1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Nevada
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 2,253 12,806,893 918,454 27,251
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,421 6,580,063 571,159 16,204
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 832 6,226,830 347,295 11,047

 

 

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 2,253 12,806,893 918,454 27,251
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,421 6,580,063 571,159 16,204
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 147 1,751,373 79,154 2,614
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 33 825,369 27,909 1,174
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 16 687,643 9,473 730
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 2 D D (20-99)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 11 100,791 14,924 367
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 66 782,707 39,981 977
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 28 D D (250-499)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 36 D D (500-999)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 15 119,962 6,516 230
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 33 23,335 4,748 233
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 64 137,987 14,451 406
42121 Furniture whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 6 D D (1-19)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 15 D D (100-249)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 43 D D (250-499)
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 14 52,659 4,647 133
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 21 43,460 4,495 106
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 95 259,437 22,931 766
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 39 95,215 10,456 343
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 30 77,645 9,067 291
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 35 79,160 8,245 263
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 16 32,207 3,244 112
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 5 11,598 2,337 70
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 14 35,355 2,664 81
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 5 D D (20-99)
42139 Other construction materials whsle 16 D D (100-249)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 4 8,557 1,202 48
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 12 D D (20-99)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 255 842,888 105,594 2,989
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 7 17,977 1,561 46
42142 Office equipment whsle 44 156,484 30,804 907
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 74 228,768 29,543 694
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 62 212,251 25,625 632
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 13 11,680 1,546 50
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 49 200,571 24,079 582
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 12 16,517 3,918 62
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 47 D D (250-499)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 32 D D (250-499)
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 15 D D (100-249)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 51 289,937 21,784 621
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 43 178,429 12,166 294
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 8 111,508 9,618 327
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 10 16,871 2,473 66
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 35 D D (250-499)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 32 119,065 17,623 432
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 24 105,931 15,494 342
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 21 D D (250-499)
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 3 D D (1-19)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 206 841,446 75,807 1,994
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 83 416,305 35,703 966
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 18 42,374 5,617 190
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 105 382,767 34,487 838
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 61 199,934 23,630 596
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 44 182,833 10,857 242
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 136 473,919 48,568 1,286
42171 Hardware whsle 54 160,846 20,197 544
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 31 146,007 14,109 364
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 39 149,749 12,654 337
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 12 17,317 1,608 41
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 310 1,295,085 141,045 3,501
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 56 555,537 60,834 1,433
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 23 59,934 5,921 209
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 12 29,693 2,367 94
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 11 30,241 3,554 115
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 108 277,245 31,041 726
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 10 20,222 3,306 69
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 41 103,185 9,444 237
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 7 14,277 1,547 44
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 17 32,969 4,947 132
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 27 D D (100-249)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 66 219,896 18,276 517
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 5 10,758 1,426 38
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 15 85,230 2,835 78
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 11 17,743 2,636 77
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 12 60,241 5,672 171
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 21 D D (100-249)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 38 98,362 16,676 464
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 14 46,879 8,557 212
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 7 31,406 4,120 121
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 9 D D (20-99)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 19 84,111 8,297 152
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 173 D D (1000-2499)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 41 187,777 11,745 454
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 22 93,055 13,549 344
42193 Recyclable material whsle 25 47,474 7,940 336
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 7 17,907 2,808 94
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 7 12,837 2,531 133
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 11 16,730 2,601 109
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 30 49,034 5,591 194
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 26 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 55 D D (500-999)
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 13 D D (250-499)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 7 D D (250-499)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 26 D D (250-499)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 832 6,226,830 347,295 11,047
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 77 264,475 20,052 544
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 10 54,635 3,033 56
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 45 130,622 12,421 346
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 22 79,218 4,598 142
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 91 D D (500-999)
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 34 D D (500-999)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 57 D D (250-499)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 59 403,877 28,378 970
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 17 D D (20-99)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 14 D D (20-99)
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 3 D D (1-19)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 20 259,933 17,635 502
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 16 D D (250-499)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 242 1,737,558 130,538 4,537
42241 General-line grocery whsle 30 475,528 34,687 1,223
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 30 475,528 34,687 1,223
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 23 235,653 11,640 359
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 18 46,920 5,327 160
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 18 46,920 5,327 160
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 4 24,711 1,036 38
42245 Confectionery whsle 16 74,470 5,904 237
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 15 40,560 2,990 86
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 15 268,174 11,846 361
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 28 126,997 14,288 627
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 93 444,545 42,820 1,446
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 17 36,238 3,401 106
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 23 57,163 6,131 299
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 16 234,782 27,072 876
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 26 89,588 4,217 98
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 9 D D (20-99)
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 4 D D (1-19)
42252 Livestock whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 2 D D (20-99)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 82 194,344 18,641 501
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 24 47,506 4,573 141
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 58 146,838 14,068 360
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 52 D D (250-499)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 55 675,429 15,274 420
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 33 592,050 11,848 322
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 33 592,050 11,848 322
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 25 217,235 5,414 191
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 8 374,815 6,434 131
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 22 83,379 3,426 98
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 24 668,236 62,535 1,453
42281 Beer & ale whsle 15 306,756 31,035 842
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 9 361,480 31,500 611
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 9 361,480 31,500 611
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 193 D D (1000-2499)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 28 40,787 3,750 121
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 9 D D (1-19)
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 19 D D (100-249)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 26 D D (250-499)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 21 D D (20-99)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 14 213,946 6,568 279
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 13 D D (20-99)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 91 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 46 66,349 8,347 342
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 18 D D (20-99)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 23 D D (100-249)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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