1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Utah
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  42 Wholesale trade 3,277 21,271,857 1,420,376 44,312
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,216 11,202,675 913,356 26,716
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,061 10,069,182 507,020 17,596

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
42 Wholesale trade 3,277 21,271,857 1,420,376 44,312
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,216 11,202,675 913,356 26,716
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 218 2,624,627 84,743 3,144
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 50 2,123,290 35,453 1,252
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 25 D D (500-999)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 13 638,064 21,898 583
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 97 D D (1000-2499)
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 40 D D (250-499)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 52 183,437 19,744 797
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 5 D D (20-99)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 19 D D (250-499)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 52 31,850 5,504 324
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 112 310,948 33,117 1,137
42121 Furniture whsle 45 170,243 12,463 332
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 24 107,410 4,006 133
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 21 62,833 8,457 199
42122 Home furnishings whsle 67 140,705 20,654 805
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 11 23,554 3,143 151
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 14 38,868 7,016 271
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 21 50,422 6,556 183
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 21 27,861 3,939 200
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 121 722,808 42,189 1,427
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 53 522,857 22,947 707
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 10 72,022 3,434 107
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 13 339,663 10,909 308
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 30 111,172 8,604 292
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 29 105,936 8,221 343
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 12 D D (20-99)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 11 75,662 3,705 111
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 10 21,366 1,069 29
42139 Other construction materials whsle 29 72,649 9,952 348
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 23 D D (100-249)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 357 1,708,582 179,235 4,813
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 7 22,858 3,176 81
42142 Office equipment whsle 48 239,648 49,908 1,313
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 135 919,460 72,598 1,827
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 110 665,965 58,773 1,381
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 38 271,369 14,224 437
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 72 394,596 44,549 944
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 25 253,495 13,825 446
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 44 141,329 14,262 541
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 28 87,886 6,868 291
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 16 53,443 7,394 250
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 88 293,370 26,959 635
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 84 274,041 23,903 576
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 4 19,329 3,056 59
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 16 D D (100-249)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 19 D D (250-499)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 15 67,945 8,636 244
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 92 578,333 45,435 1,509
42151 Metal service centers & offices 82 468,492 40,940 1,397
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 68 433,805 37,960 1,269
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 47 375,681 33,154 1,086
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 21 58,124 4,806 183
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 14 34,687 2,980 128
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 10 109,841 4,495 112
4215201 Coal whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4215202 Other mineral & ore whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 285 1,389,996 151,701 3,061
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 111 492,911 35,651 989
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 32 103,708 8,834 292
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 142 793,377 107,216 1,780
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 62 319,952 80,281 1,177
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 80 473,425 26,935 603
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 172 619,656 55,569 1,644
42171 Hardware whsle 80 219,759 21,350 778
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 38 159,439 14,369 368
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 38 138,458 14,866 354
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 16 102,000 4,984 144
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 596 2,115,406 237,551 6,887
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 65 582,273 64,210 1,398
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 56 196,052 21,601 981
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 36 94,818 7,806 374
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 9 D D (250-499)
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 284 811,585 86,740 2,445
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 15 48,402 5,113 155
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 38 75,542 10,216 288
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 22 53,432 7,042 197
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 16 22,110 3,174 91
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 89 263,310 30,225 840
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 21 77,804 5,398 145
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 40 176,842 21,772 599
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 39 84,390 7,359 227
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 42 85,295 6,657 191
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 109 303,356 34,050 977
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 16 20,809 3,133 107
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 22 54,928 4,731 165
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 12 60,672 10,230 259
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 10 31,382 3,632 111
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 11 24,861 3,033 68
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 38 110,704 9,291 267
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 64 157,190 21,448 718
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 13 18,000 2,695 138
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 21 50,560 9,134 292
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 20 D D (100-249)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 18 64,950 9,502 368
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 11 D D (250-499)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 263 1,132,319 83,816 3,094
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 68 351,355 13,301 556
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 28 49,650 8,868 567
42193 Recyclable material whsle 64 D D (500-999)
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 24 D D (100-249)
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 20 60,672 8,165 200
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 4 D D (1-19)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 9 21,098 3,023 147
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 31 D D (250-499)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 30 276,127 29,377 440
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 28 D D (250-499)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 73 D D (500-999)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 27 30,568 1,659 73
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 18 D D (500-999)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 12 91,137 5,281 493
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 14 51,069 4,583 248
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,061 10,069,182 507,020 17,596
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 87 452,601 35,887 1,093
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 11 D D (250-499)
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 54 140,830 14,279 586
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 114 2,732,101 107,101 3,081
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 46 765,048 24,608 819
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 68 1,967,053 82,493 2,262
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 91 159,017 11,299 706
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 11 D D (20-99)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 32 57,050 3,715 174
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 35 56,717 4,443 348
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 308 4,266,102 217,500 7,485
42241 General-line grocery whsle 34 1,926,438 84,099 2,530
4224102 General-line grocery whsle, retail cooperative 3 D D (500-999)
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 28 D D (1000-2499)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 23 220,310 11,422 417
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 26 191,975 10,290 389
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 26 191,975 10,290 389
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 6 147,396 2,516 69
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 6 147,396 2,516 69
42245 Confectionery whsle 19 165,865 14,645 619
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 24 220,264 7,784 295
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 31 169,691 14,617 567
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 142 D D (2500-4999)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 16 23,392 2,384 101
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 31 157,682 11,855 529
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 21 217,682 29,067 1,112
4224904 Canned goods whsle 11 256,548 4,519 178
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 11 43,268 3,003 93
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 52 D D (500-999)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 30 152,461 2,990 327
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 15 D D (20-99)
42252 Livestock whsle 12 110,991 1,257 235
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 3 D D (1-19)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 131 405,384 44,450 1,185
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 36 152,114 14,936 326
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 95 253,270 29,514 859
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 85 D D (500-999)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 69 1,030,854 23,627 954
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 41 821,529 17,742 681
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 40 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 37 D D (500-999)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 3 412,535 1,903 51
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 1 D D (20-99)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 28 209,325 5,885 273
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 20 D D (250-499)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 15 166,386 15,201 480
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 5 D D (1-19)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 211 D D (1000-2499)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 31 229,621 5,414 210
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 13 18,948 1,277 45
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 18 210,673 4,137 165
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 47 149,261 15,420 714
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 26 D D (250-499)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 5 133,655 6,078 235
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 21 47,772 4,868 175
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 81 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 31 53,739 6,775 315
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 15 24,542 2,068 88
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 33 D D (100-249)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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