1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

New Jersey
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 32,589 W 14,777 1,296,954 17,812 227,309,002
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 18,446 W 7,885 659,405 10,561 116,944,541
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 1,352 W 422 48,729 930 31,944,151
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 1,227 W 533 41,436 694 5,728,222
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 589 W 183 20,647 406 2,279,880
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 2,374 W 415 37,934 1,959 20,011,117
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 688 W 198 21,734 490 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 2,010 W 403 43,503 1,607 28,943,305
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 1,004 W 272 27,053 732 2,920,603
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 3,364 W 980 93,498 2,384 11,907,684
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 5,838 W 4,479 324,871 1,359 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 604 W 411 29,921 193 1,008,970
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 475 W 301 20,423 174 1,435,343
42193 Recyclable material whsle 517 W 135 12,206 382 1,390,668
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 757 W 511 45,024 246 996,960
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 3,485 W 3,121 217,297 364 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 14,143 W 6,892 637,549 7,251 110,364,461
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 1,242 W 385 42,245 857 7,682,492
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 758 W 203 22,302 555 25,811,756
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 2,184 W 990 85,967 1,194 9,759,379
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 3,685 W 1,651 189,392 2,034 30,826,918
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 195 W 117 11,059 78 1,043,880
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 1,233 W 292 31,018 941 11,945,054
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 323 W 89 9,777 234 11,210,339
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 203 W 86 6,939 117 2,960,324
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 4,320 W 3,079 238,850 1,241 9,124,319
42291 Farm supplies whsle 179 W 38 2,856 141 943,357
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 503 W 324 13,902 179 3,068,265
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 306 W 182 12,661 124 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 135 W 56 6,616 79 1,968,907
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 113 W 21 1,904 92 421,816
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 3,084 W 2,458 200,911 626 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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