1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Tennessee
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 15,912 W 7,678 572,429 8,234 82,626,370
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 10,401 W 4,765 379,238 5,636 43,339,073
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 1,016 W 319 44,400 697 15,519,348
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 610 W 365 22,666 245 876,457
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 569 W 207 17,378 362 2,043,017
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 1,086 W 273 23,997 813 4,997,304
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 365 W 112 9,396 253 4,755,542
4216 Electrical goods whsle 827 W 192 18,071 635 4,940,062
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 666 W 186 14,950 480 2,480,150
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 2,182 W 640 60,582 1,542 5,696,937
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 3,080 W 2,471 167,798 609 2,030,256
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 356 W 246 12,978 110 281,925
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 196 W 154 8,400 42 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle 291 W 122 8,613 169 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 326 W 262 14,673 64 91,432
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,911 W 1,687 123,134 224 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 5,511 W 2,913 193,191 2,598 39,287,297
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 425 W 128 9,936 297 1,347,882
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 206 W 74 3,902 132 6,247,981
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 539 W 311 18,177 228 3,337,136
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,238 W 674 54,970 564 10,789,578
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 281 W 83 6,487 198 5,806,421
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 404 W 113 6,477 291 1,202,472
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 310 W 42 5,584 268 4,549,921
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 86 W 26 1,498 60 982,265
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 2,022 W 1,462 86,160 560 5,023,641
42291 Farm supplies whsle 156 W 40 2,600 116 1,732,992
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 291 W 194 4,829 97 1,500,087
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 275 W 183 6,284 92 100,523
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 78 W 36 6,445 42 1,165,321
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 61 W 13 929 48 58,724
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,161 W 996 65,073 165 465,994
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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