1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Arizona
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 13,353 W 6,664 431,711 6,689 45,899,068
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 8,513 W 3,982 263,275 4,531 27,723,171
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 756 W 265 39,705 491 5,678,317
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 551 W 290 15,733 261 659,397
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 371 W 122 11,339 249 1,050,878
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 969 W 205 15,771 764 7,301,779
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 253 W 96 8,037 157 1,871,449
4216 Electrical goods whsle 933 W 165 14,078 768 5,645,826
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 510 W 144 7,312 366 1,590,809
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,386 W 417 35,233 969 3,083,046
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 2,784 W 2,278 116,067 506 841,670
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 315 W 225 8,367 90 172,785
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 206 W 159 6,759 47 105,557
42193 Recyclable material whsle 215 W 98 5,619 117 213,341
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 483 W 371 21,510 112 189,840
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,565 W 1,425 73,812 140 160,147
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 4,840 W 2,682 168,436 2,158 18,175,897
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 304 W 93 8,464 211 969,416
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 227 W 61 3,863 166 3,239,309
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 463 W 309 14,536 154 481,048
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,498 W 765 58,125 733 7,845,166
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 107 W 65 6,169 42 464,102
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 279 W 77 5,816 202 1,050,369
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 142 W 33 1,540 109 1,848,081
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 78 W 27 3,228 51 1,103,714
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,742 W 1,252 66,695 490 1,174,692
42291 Farm supplies whsle 110 W 22 1,023 88 337,718
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 229 W 161 5,891 68 172,373
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 153 W 87 3,635 66 61,607
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 10 D
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D 36 42,552
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,182 W 960 55,399 222 D
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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