1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

South Carolina
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 9,978 W 4,943 321,750 5,035 34,179,799
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 6,126 W 2,843 194,182 3,283 19,985,591
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 638 W 223 32,490 415 6,350,633
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 357 W 207 9,879 150 D
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 265 W 107 10,274 158 1,021,909
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 552 W 154 12,836 398 2,268,206
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 199 W 67 4,531 132 781,097
4216 Electrical goods whsle 386 W 93 8,582 293 1,093,813
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 354 W 93 5,097 261 2,349,684
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,430 W 370 35,050 1,060 3,673,743
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,945 W 1,529 75,443 416 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 243 W 170 9,440 73 576,543
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 135 W 113 3,285 22 88,096
42193 Recyclable material whsle 195 W 69 3,726 126 694,329
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 174 W 135 4,985 39 51,274
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,198 W 1,042 54,007 156 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 3,852 W 2,100 127,568 1,752 14,194,208
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 270 W 101 5,885 169 947,545
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 110 W 43 2,235 67 629,638
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 454 W 252 16,964 202 2,441,650
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 868 W 481 30,159 387 4,046,288
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 151 W 57 4,279 94 608,179
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 318 W 89 7,481 229 887,884
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 221 W 34 3,034 187 2,145,407
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 85 W 23 2,271 62 983,810
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,375 W 1,020 55,260 355 1,503,807
42291 Farm supplies whsle 101 W 27 1,334 74 232,175
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 172 W 136 3,158 36 84,267
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 160 W 116 4,261 44 46,038
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 46 W 16 514 30 276,124
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 43 W 9 435 34 40,406
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 853 W 716 45,558 137 824,797
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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