1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Wisconsin
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 15,307 W 7,282 424,604 8,025 57,192,863
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 9,529 W 4,189 246,099 5,340 27,896,722
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 728 W 190 26,046 538 6,063,514
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 487 W 280 14,193 207 559,316
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 448 W 182 16,325 266 1,526,847
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 892 W 218 10,577 674 2,947,480
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 327 W 113 8,844 214 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 732 W 138 8,035 594 3,404,098
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 528 W 129 9,204 399 1,724,132
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 2,382 W 559 45,524 1,823 7,584,595
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 3,005 W 2,380 107,351 625 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 457 W 326 15,168 131 923,210
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 258 W 204 5,291 54 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle 375 W 162 9,983 213 911,631
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 273 W 216 9,718 57 68,309
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,642 W 1,472 67,191 170 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 5,778 W 3,093 178,505 2,685 29,296,141
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 431 W 142 10,124 289 1,946,890
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 163 W 65 2,462 98 1,635,300
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 406 W 274 15,449 132 511,354
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,328 W 617 48,217 711 13,070,906
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 288 W 107 8,630 181 1,560,517
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 396 W 95 7,974 301 3,348,840
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 310 W 63 8,283 247 2,919,082
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 206 W 69 4,739 137 1,216,047
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 2,250 W 1,661 72,627 589 3,087,205
42291 Farm supplies whsle 299 W 107 5,747 192 748,170
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 418 W 346 6,981 72 429,356
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 191 W 140 3,523 51 72,223
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 61 W 28 3,363 33 695,888
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 56 W 10 312 46 75,461
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,225 W 1,030 52,701 195 1,066,107
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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