Operating Expenses by Type and Kind of Business for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1997 Page 1 of 3 (excerpts from publication EC97CS-8, Table 2) Data are shown only for establishments with payroll. 1987 Industry Description Opera- Annual Fringe Contract Taxes & Depre- SIC ting payroll, bene- labor, license ciation, code expenses fits, fees, amorti- total, zation, amt amt amt amt amt amt ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) F Wholesale trade 438,158 195,743 33,596 8,236 8,739 20,176 50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 269,641 124,825 20,859 5,689 4,513 12,119 501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts 36,849 13,908 2,464 407 605 1,751 502 Furniture and home furnishings 12,576 5,614 799 718 S 325 503 Lumber and other construction materials 15,787 7,824 1,350 S 285 944 504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 54,722 26,339 4,125 S S S 505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 13,358 6,425 1,363 S 317 692 506 Electrical goods 42,110 19,402 3,233 954 450 1,947 507 Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment 16,481 9,154 1,543 S 203 517 508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 52,498 25,804 4,343 750 823 2,650 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 25,260 10,355 1,639 S 314 887 51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 168,517 70,918 12,737 2,547 4,226 8,056 511 Paper and paper products 15,757 8,183 1,250 226 201 403 512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggist 12,771 5,494 1,025 S 114 379 513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 18,657 7,259 1,086 464 102 399 514 Groceries and related products 44,836 19,675 3,795 575 827 2,045 515 Farm-product raw materials 6,778 2,238 463 85 149 674 516 Chemicals and allied products 11,891 5,185 946 151 164 875 517 Petroleum and petroleum products 11,619 4,986 799 S 450 1,008 518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 11,827 5,474 1,062 96 724 455 519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 34,381 12,424 2,310 433 S 1,818 SIC -- Standard Industrial Classification S -- Withheld because estimates did not meet publication standards. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census, 1997 Business Expenses, http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/e97cs-8.pdf Note: For footnotes, explanations, and associated measures of sampling error, see source table on the Internet. Operating Expenses by Type and Kind of Business for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1997 Page 2 of 3 (excerpts from publication EC97CS-8, Table 2) (Cont.) Data are shown only for establishments with payroll. Lease & Tele- Purch. Purch. Purch. Adver- rental phone util. office packg., tising 1987 Industry Description payments, & other suppl., matrls serv., SIC purch. code commun. amt amt amt amt amt amt ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) F Wholesale trade 22,246 7,713 7,040 5,825 6,460 15,453 50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 13,667 5,357 3,575 3,699 2,349 10,556 501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts 1,801 573 472 332 224 S 502 Furniture and home furnishings S 216 152 170 163 443 503 Lumber and other construction materials 957 284 S 218 S 172 504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 2,326 1,264 493 752 324 1,897 505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 562 188 S 136 287 62 506 Electrical goods 1,980 958 478 663 425 1,842 507 Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment 985 350 219 261 121 371 508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 2,932 1,185 705 885 346 959 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 1,023 339 439 282 303 1,059 51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 8,580 2,356 3,465 2,126 4,111 4,897 511 Paper and paper products 1,013 250 203 195 S 469 512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggist 441 196 66 164 S S 513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 1,107 266 130 217 226 1,207 514 Groceries and related products 2,265 530 1,100 513 1,314 S 515 Farm-product raw materials 185 83 386 73 S 56 516 Chemicals and allied products 527 212 385 148 234 143 517 Petroleum and petroleum products S 143 304 143 27 S 518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 553 103 147 107 S 545 519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 1,670 573 744 566 S 1,040 SIC -- Standard Industrial Classification S -- Withheld because estimates did not meet publication standards. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census, 1997 Business Expenses, http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/e97cs-8.pdf Note: For footnotes, explanations, and associated measures of sampling error, see source table on the Internet. Operating Expenses by Type and Kind of Business for U.S. Merchant Wholesalers: 1997 Page 3 of 3 (excerpts from publication EC97CS-8, Table 2) (Cont.) Data are shown only for establishments with payroll. Commis- Contract Purch. Legal Acctg, Data Other sions work repair serv, auditg, proc. oper. 1987 Industry Description paid serv. bookpg serv. expen., SIC code amt amt amt amt amt amt amt ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) ($mil) F Wholesale trade 11,366 5,537 7,395 2,793 2,421 3,085 74,334 50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 6,157 2,796 3,743 1,658 1,476 2,137 44,466 501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts S S 435 244 161 386 8,694 502 Furniture and home furnishings 750 S 129 71 93 65 1,424 503 Lumber and other construction materials S S 581 74 74 64 2,035 504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies S S 354 356 262 421 7,891 505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 166 S 297 70 57 82 1,849 506 Electrical goods 1,309 S 436 292 215 498 6,759 507 Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment 190 S 226 88 106 127 1,835 508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 963 S 826 277 346 403 8,149 509 Miscellaneous durable goods S S 458 186 162 92 S 51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 5,209 2,741 3,652 1,135 945 948 29,868 511 Paper and paper products 448 S 186 60 69 119 2,125 512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggist S S S S S S 2,512 513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 995 1,695 117 119 132 117 S 514 Groceries and related products 648 S 1,021 195 170 176 S 515 Farm-product raw materials 169 S 370 42 45 31 S 516 Chemicals and allied products 196 S 327 94 61 64 2,112 517 Petroleum and petroleum products 188 41 540 98 70 57 1,648 518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 117 S 228 99 56 52 1,892 519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 1,597 S 753 246 S S 6,238 SIC -- Standard Industrial Classification S -- Withheld because estimates did not meet publication standards. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census, 1997 Business Expenses, http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/e97cs-8.pdf Note: For footnotes, explanations, and associated measures of sampling error, see source table on the Internet.