1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

West Virginia
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 3,591 W 1,635 89,891 1,956 10,290,356
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,312 W 945 53,092 1,367 6,183,972
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 240 W 69 5,493 171 1,551,827
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 105 W 63 3,774 42 93,891
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 117 W 42 2,746 75 286,840
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 206 W 53 3,612 153 347,851
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 119 W 32 2,676 87 1,575,196
4216 Electrical goods whsle 145 W 31 2,092 114 235,881
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 135 W 35 2,168 100 251,487
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 570 W 112 12,484 458 1,588,734
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 675 W 508 18,047 167 252,265
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 80 W 57 1,382 23 24,203
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 46 W 35 1,075 11 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle 117 W 36 2,497 81 150,256
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 42 W 38 1,511 4 1,848
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 390 W 342 11,582 48 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,279 W 690 36,799 589 4,106,384
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 73 W 18 494 55 125,598
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 44 W 14 682 30 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 73 W 57 2,228 16 D
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 369 W 210 17,564 159 1,139,772
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 35 W 14 423 21 D
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 81 W 12 697 69 367,762
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 113 W 18 1,872 95 767,278
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 62 W 11 1,035 51 256,404
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 429 W 336 11,804 93 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D 12 D
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 98 W 83 1,883 15 D
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 48 W 33 986 15 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 19 302,136
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D 7 D
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 225 W 200 8,275 25 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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