1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Alaska
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  42 Wholesale trade 784 2,989,820 256,844 6,860
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 416 1,129,456 129,424 3,302
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 368 1,860,364 127,420 3,558

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
42 Wholesale trade 784 2,989,820 256,844 6,860
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 416 1,129,456 129,424 3,302
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 34 108,812 11,034 354
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 7 40,527 4,234 108
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 17 51,771 4,245 151
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 10 42,719 3,006 100
42113 Tire & tube whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 13 22,469 2,188 66
42121 Furniture whsle 5 D D (20-99)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 15 40,061 3,753 93
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 8 22,606 1,925 47
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 2 D D (1-19)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 2 D D (1-19)
42139 Other construction materials whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 60 160,651 25,939 571
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 1 D D (1-19)
42142 Office equipment whsle 23 65,509 14,486 309
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 18 66,073 7,363 141
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 16 D D (100-249)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 11 60,109 6,550 120
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 6 D D (20-99)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 9 15,738 1,948 44
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 17 30,559 4,149 125
42151 Metal service centers & offices 14 D D (100-249)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 13 D D (100-249)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 10 D D (20-99)
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 3 D D (1-19)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 48 138,717 13,854 425
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 25 89,802 7,995 228
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 3 22,311 1,739 73
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 20 26,604 4,120 124
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 13 D D (20-99)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 27 67,685 8,595 244
42171 Hardware whsle 10 28,704 4,645 145
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 7 18,727 1,792 46
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 7 D D (20-99)
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 3 D D (1-19)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 155 482,633 53,580 1,239
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 24 152,756 12,719 330
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 2 D D (1-19)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 74 226,114 27,992 554
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 12 20,027 2,743 56
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 35 124,397 13,217 223
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 29 56,315 6,358 187
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 6 22,095 1,659 44
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 6 16,728 2,346 67
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 15 D D (20-99)
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 5 6,664 1,664 48
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 11 30,073 3,152 65
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 47 77,869 6,332 185
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 14 11,879 891 32
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 6 5,183 501 17
42193 Recyclable material whsle 5 6,609 1,259 39
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 6 10,310 811 23
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 16 43,888 2,870 74
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 3 12,217 528 17
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 3 12,217 528 17
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 368 1,860,364 127,420 3,558
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 18 68,719 8,894 243
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 12 33,783 5,636 168
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 10 12,880 1,514 59
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 3 578 44 4
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 189 727,088 62,266 1,745
42241 General-line grocery whsle 23 250,054 17,991 435
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 21 D D (250-499)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 21 42,971 2,718 96
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 4 D D (20-99)
42245 Confectionery whsle 5 D D (100-249)
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 80 90,312 7,480 249
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 9 30,359 1,995 54
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 7 28,791 2,301 68
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 40 D D (500-999)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 7 20,326 1,309 55
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 18 D D (250-499)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 11 57,636 2,504 99
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 31 97,826 9,639 216
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 4 6,144 691 22
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 27 91,682 8,948 194
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 67 739,241 27,255 719
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 55 687,386 23,602 629
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 42 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 17 D D (250-499)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 25 477,549 10,848 237
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 13 D D (20-99)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 12 51,855 3,653 90
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 9 96,286 9,483 225
42281 Beer & ale whsle 6 D D (100-249)
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 32 D D (100-249)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 3 D D (1-19)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 7 D D (20-99)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 2 D D (1-19)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 1 D D (1-19)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4229901 Art goods whsle 9 14,166 2,426 81
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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