1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Maryland
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)
42 Wholesale trade 12,293 W 6,010 421,959 6,283 54,906,650
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 7,724 W 3,442 259,748 4,282 35,064,096
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 682 W 249 51,769 433 11,372,838
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 567 W 289 21,279 278 1,187,339
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 327 W 106 9,287 221 1,015,191
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 1,104 W 208 19,410 896 6,456,996
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 216 W 68 3,336 148 2,025,945
4216 Electrical goods whsle 737 W 127 10,072 610 5,975,507
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 503 W 128 11,983 375 D
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,261 W 355 26,928 906 3,632,202
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 2,327 W 1,912 105,684 415 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 257 W 193 7,881 64 D
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 193 W 151 4,453 42 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle 182 W 66 3,461 116 601,694
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 276 W 215 15,083 61 D
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,419 W 1,287 74,806 132 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 4,569 W 2,568 162,211 2,001 19,842,554
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 356 W 105 5,361 251 2,309,683
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 140 W 49 1,460 91 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 424 W 266 18,238 158 D
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,316 W 644 57,568 672 9,278,372
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 110 W 60 3,199 50 425,816
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 261 W 76 5,604 185 736,638
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 113 W 35 4,329 78 D
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 118 W 38 2,076 80 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,731 W 1,295 64,376 436 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle 70 W 20 1,736 50 301,119
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 257 W 169 5,972 88 521,267
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 169 W 116 2,601 53 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 46 W 26 1,868 20 626,323
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 63 W 12 832 51 188,091
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,126 W 952 51,367 174 D
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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