1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for the United States
1987 SIC Basis: Wholesale Trade

 
Wholesale Trade - Industries Ranked by Growth in Sales 1992 to 1997
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
5065 Other electronic parts and equipment 20,908 17,007 22.9 217,146,922 105,414,038 106.0 280,259 192,532 45.6 14,416,583 7,123,952 102.4
5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment 5,321 5,157 3.2 44,725,989 26,120,154 71.2 87,611 73,518 19.2 3,604,644 2,388,663 50.9
5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and supplies 19,753 17,578 12.4 239,604,341 140,721,448 70.3 348,435 279,686 24.6 18,409,294 12,597,329 46.1
5093 Recyclable materials 9,088 8,928 1.8 38,748,659 24,461,997 58.4 114,992 98,005 17.3 3,229,092 2,269,134 42.3
5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 8,053 6,069 32.7 203,147,771 129,306,287 57.1 190,127 157,855 20.4 8,394,864 5,367,953 56.4
5112 Stationery and office supplies 11,942 11,807 1.1 50,433,224 32,661,393 54.4 192,328 168,825 13.9 4,728,933 3,435,849 37.6
5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 7,664 7,899 -3.0 428,356,355 278,912,873 53.6 150,947 130,098 16.0 4,638,901 3,519,906 31.8
5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 11,040 9,688 14.0 58,087,120 38,160,990 52.2 80,266 66,308 21.1 2,661,973 1,827,948 45.6
5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 33,444 30,322 10.3 131,684,528 86,649,236 52.0 315,416 259,024 21.8 13,073,826 8,772,569 49.0
5021 Furniture 7,924 7,342 7.9 34,926,416 23,025,015 51.7 79,783 69,186 15.3 2,859,398 1,985,590 44.0
5139 Footwear 1,818 1,712 6.2 24,363,745 16,252,405 49.9 23,630 21,826 8.3 1,182,466 880,203 34.3
5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 1,572 1,455 8.0 5,135,271 3,469,724 48.0 13,131 11,928 10.1 517,245 366,928 41.0
5072 Hardware 9,473 8,407 12.7 44,063,674 30,104,219 46.4 110,963 96,938 14.5 3,865,008 2,788,757 38.6
5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 7,046 7,579 -7.0 16,230,028 11,177,827 45.2 61,237 62,965 -2.7 1,833,447 1,552,156 18.1
5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 19,492 18,511 5.3 109,213,733 75,490,142 44.7 216,595 190,258 13.8 8,515,619 6,096,601 39.7
5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 10,357 9,326 11.1 39,754,443 27,893,346 42.5 104,239 87,048 19.7 3,539,788 2,488,691 42.2
5046 Other commercial equipment 5,380 4,998 7.6 15,914,735 11,203,113 42.1 52,186 42,924 21.6 1,754,684 1,207,906 45.3
5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 4,546 4,285 6.1 14,366,477 10,117,659 42.0 39,041 32,062 21.8 1,261,869 924,782 36.5
5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 7,105 7,227 -1.7 5,272,107 3,719,318 41.7 45,807 40,893 12.0 971,776 739,179 31.5
5048 Ophthalmic goods 1,781 1,783 0.1 6,865,265 4,909,583 39.8 28,260 25,561 10.6 867,808 654,390 32.6
5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 10,488 10,742 -2.4 41,097,431 29,498,767 39.3 107,690 102,068 5.5 3,029,371 2,363,322 28.2
5199 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods 19,244 15,535 23.9 67,419,123 48,969,569 37.7 122,477 101,114 21.1 3,791,079 2,645,411 43.3
5191 Farm supplies 16,103 17,469 -7.8 74,776,800 54,351,143 37.6 146,676 137,387 6.8 4,220,725 3,101,973 36.1
5039 Other construction materials 4,906 4,049 21.2 12,677,629 9,216,008 37.6 45,893 36,978 24.1 1,420,930 970,934 46.3
5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 5,524 5,486 0.7 20,062,710 14,620,789 37.2 51,252 45,129 13.6 2,013,489 1,461,380 37.8
5144 Poultry and poultry products 1,040 1,224 -15.0 13,809,561 10,118,173 36.5 17,792 19,916 -10.7 490,567 444,295 10.4
5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 6,080 5,530 9.9 28,233,685 21,084,805 33.9 59,861 52,269 14.5 1,897,111 1,405,111 35.0
5023 Home furnishings 10,679 9,115 17.2 47,781,138 35,901,553 33.1 111,920 92,274 21.3 3,572,124 2,626,740 36.0
5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies 4,762 4,322 10.2 9,048,364 6,827,063 32.5 53,918 46,096 17.0 1,216,044 908,261 33.9
5153 Grain and field beans 6,569 7,444 -11.8 120,312,556 90,903,606 32.4 56,368 60,243 -6.4 1,642,921 1,446,230 13.6
5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 9,773 8,364 16.8 74,065,602 56,004,376 32.2 136,857 111,626 22.6 4,660,526 3,242,330 43.7
5049 Other professional equipment and supplies 3,050 2,820 8.2 11,508,931 8,849,352 30.1 34,655 35,088 -1.2 1,338,471 1,116,236 19.9
5142 Packaged frozen foods 3,838 3,468 10.7 69,114,831 53,256,028 29.8 85,067 73,755 15.3 2,800,272 2,113,878 32.5
5085 Industrial supplies 17,285 16,199 6.7 73,123,745 56,684,330 29.0 167,327 152,661 9.6 6,334,668 4,814,164 31.6
5051 Metals service centers and offices 11,827 10,426 13.4 135,695,563 105,833,987 28.2 168,950 132,741 27.3 6,637,599 4,458,116 48.9
5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 1,561 1,702 -8.3 50,268,772 39,239,377 28.1 57,046 50,345 13.3 1,589,663 1,272,239 25.0
5149 Other groceries and related products 14,623 14,357 1.9 186,758,663 146,595,945 27.4 288,689 246,547 17.1 9,277,467 6,985,507 32.8
5044 Office equipment 7,319 8,631 -15.2 36,646,598 28,903,843 26.8 143,381 148,991 -3.8 5,421,076 4,721,357 14.8
5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 4,265 4,205 1.4 33,630,300 26,568,841 26.6 89,309 77,392 15.4 2,618,123 2,044,218 28.1
5145 Confectionery 2,621 2,693 -2.7 27,169,914 21,805,401 24.6 60,010 56,322 6.5 1,835,202 1,203,452 52.5
5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 1,837 1,856 -1.0 34,705,964 27,884,093 24.5 55,393 50,735 9.2 2,358,486 1,817,777 29.7
5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 4,349 3,490 24.6 35,193,271 28,573,815 23.2 43,680 33,459 30.5 1,743,650 1,160,933 50.2
5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 3,202 2,848 12.4 17,654,506 14,426,081 22.4 36,436 30,060 21.2 1,326,312 921,861 43.9
5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 6,121 6,003 2.0 46,340,833 38,512,291 20.3 109,771 101,372 8.3 3,021,175 2,372,108 27.4
5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 3,229 2,738 17.9 20,166,025 16,792,179 20.1 36,337 31,685 14.7 1,229,055 941,861 30.5
5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 4,003 3,866 3.5 23,682,313 19,873,661 19.2 40,905 39,444 3.7 1,723,585 1,375,855 25.3
5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 756 822 -8.0 14,798,047 12,487,915 18.5 5,079 5,301 -4.2 260,429 225,597 15.4
5136 Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 5,006 4,620 8.4 33,360,264 28,162,713 18.5 62,253 51,908 19.9 2,166,205 1,527,152 41.8
5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 3,895 3,785 2.9 54,683,947 46,880,306 16.6 50,922 52,910 -3.8 2,079,747 1,849,372 12.5
5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 11,013 9,521 15.7 60,278,233 51,715,199 16.6 131,501 125,470 4.8 6,056,969 5,083,316 19.2
5113 Industrial and personal service paper 5,493 5,293 3.8 45,393,964 39,031,288 16.3 71,449 63,567 12.4 2,874,737 2,115,461 35.9
5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 28,873 28,002 3.1 105,308,156 91,378,524 15.2 306,446 271,270 13.0 8,510,624 6,545,480 30.0
5146 Fish and seafoods 2,960 3,100 -4.5 13,165,780 11,481,166 14.7 27,402 29,651 -7.6 684,365 591,323 15.7
5159 Other farm-product raw materials 1,684 1,791 -6.0 22,375,228 19,540,499 14.5 13,971 16,433 -15.0 402,889 399,352 0.9
5137 Women's and children's and infants' clothing and accessories 8,217 7,581 8.4 40,603,484 35,495,901 14.4 76,256 72,485 5.2 2,799,463 2,384,546 17.4
5014 Tires and tubes 4,413 4,146 6.4 22,855,877 20,093,635 13.7 51,776 46,341 11.7 1,571,666 1,260,214 24.7
5181 Beer and ale 3,013 3,403 -11.5 34,997,239 31,603,229 10.7 96,284 91,086 5.7 3,308,583 2,851,830 16.0
5141 Groceries, general-line 4,138 4,528 -8.6 146,689,286 132,602,589 10.6 168,190 172,827 -2.7 5,541,000 5,025,821 10.3
5111 Printing and writing paper 2,309 2,561 -9.8 38,397,487 34,887,754 10.1 33,135 36,646 -9.6 1,547,334 1,387,339 11.5
5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 9,104 12,098 -24.7 181,554,365 167,696,078 8.3 116,215 130,047 -10.6 3,524,999 3,215,097 9.6
5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 3,079 3,539 -13.0 8,873,485 8,621,040 2.9 25,395 28,862 -12.0 840,199 781,604 7.5
5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1,379 1,461 -5.6 16,679,051 16,671,917 0.0 21,195 27,372 -22.6 929,865 999,597 -7.0
5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 2,862 3,378 -15.3 34,594,779 35,324,092 -2.1 47,742 50,975 -6.3 1,637,129 1,469,857 11.4
5147 Meats and meat products 3,746 4,123 -9.1 53,141,427 54,871,104 -3.2 53,818 60,537 -11.1 1,596,778 1,516,548 5.3
5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 6,225 5,640 10.4 27,532,660 29,291,930 -6.0 52,961 49,930 6.1 1,872,454 1,729,833 8.2
5094 Jewelry, watches, silverware, precious stones, and precious metals 7,689 7,421 3.6 32,398,553 35,405,983 -8.5 49,820 50,452 -1.3 1,702,770 1,467,691 16.0
5154 Livestock 2,090 2,316 -9.8 24,098,461 26,425,311 -8.8 27,182 32,034 -15.1 260,202 254,795 2.1
5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 11,571 10,703 8.1 93,730,225 103,897,369 -9.8 122,088 113,551 7.5 5,497,665 4,434,722 24.0
5172 Petroleum and petroleum products, except bulk stations and terminals 3,607 3,963 -9.0 90,904,696 113,889,062 -20.2 35,340 38,472 -8.1 1,313,953 1,231,556 6.7
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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