1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Indiana
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 8,896 66,350,132 3,737,837 112,705
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 5,980 36,379,284 2,492,428 71,897
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,916 29,970,848 1,245,409 40,808

 

 

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 8,896 66,350,132 3,737,837 112,705
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 5,980 36,379,284 2,492,428 71,897
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 744 6,503,001 302,118 11,048
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 233 4,712,853 148,670 5,670
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 97 2,054,890 34,003 2,225
4211102 Bus & recreational vehicle whsle 23 D D (250-499)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 13 D D (500-999)
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 15 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 85 1,312,280 86,074 2,453
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 311 1,377,366 113,803 3,819
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 139 587,163 56,102 2,011
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 158 696,808 54,990 1,721
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 14 93,395 2,711 87
42113 Tire & tube whsle 61 D D (500-999)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 139 D D (500-999)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 195 1,217,193 80,659 2,319
42121 Furniture whsle 98 1,017,341 65,876 1,672
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 42 269,511 12,207 395
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 56 747,830 53,669 1,277
42122 Home furnishings whsle 97 199,852 14,783 647
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 12 54,544 1,231 67
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 21 D D (20-99)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 36 100,416 8,611 305
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 28 D D (100-249)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 292 3,032,877 132,224 3,943
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 142 2,358,553 86,765 2,333
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 27 97,334 4,720 146
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 32 224,369 15,325 501
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 83 2,036,850 66,720 1,686
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 46 225,779 16,239 573
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 17 58,158 6,798 350
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 17 54,958 5,633 138
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 12 112,663 3,808 85
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 45 275,952 14,663 497
42139 Other construction materials whsle 59 172,593 14,557 540
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 9 9,289 2,215 94
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 50 163,304 12,342 446
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 718 5,105,281 486,809 11,213
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 19 87,426 13,216 368
42142 Office equipment whsle 152 415,627 88,669 2,456
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 204 2,055,503 146,013 2,944
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 171 2,003,252 132,876 2,669
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 40 747,592 22,444 533
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 131 1,255,660 110,432 2,136
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 33 52,251 13,137 275
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 89 225,364 26,871 862
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 51 167,617 15,982 491
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 38 57,747 10,889 371
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 162 2,140,647 191,039 3,752
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 146 D D (2500-4999)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 16 D D (500-999)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 44 98,820 11,017 481
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 48 81,894 9,984 350
4214901 Religious & school supplies whsle 12 15,984 3,277 157
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 36 65,910 6,707 193
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 330 3,897,297 180,497 5,259
42151 Metal service centers & offices 316 3,799,113 177,907 5,192
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 265 3,294,537 156,841 4,702
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 187 1,971,712 141,953 4,314
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 78 1,322,825 14,888 388
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 51 504,576 21,066 490
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 31 265,845 17,295 427
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 20 238,731 3,771 63
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 14 98,184 2,590 67
4215201 Coal whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 775 5,591,942 338,895 8,714
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 297 2,231,728 125,996 3,176
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 66 458,859 22,708 609
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 412 2,901,355 190,191 4,929
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 218 1,460,715 124,504 3,200
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 194 1,440,640 65,687 1,729
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 486 1,985,212 168,993 4,882
42171 Hardware whsle 229 921,409 79,212 2,520
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 89 452,301 29,462 766
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 139 510,718 51,994 1,365
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 29 100,784 8,325 231
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,775 6,837,148 593,570 17,196
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 104 792,624 60,461 1,422
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 287 1,023,770 79,327 3,073
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 224 806,177 61,443 2,443
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 48 183,093 12,831 390
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 15 34,500 5,053 240
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 820 3,245,613 294,532 7,571
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 22 53,835 5,374 161
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 105 317,636 45,386 1,116
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 42 96,283 14,393 360
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 63 221,353 30,993 756
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 265 950,361 100,198 2,595
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 129 852,363 43,414 988
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 125 650,116 57,259 1,594
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 165 412,759 42,219 1,088
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 378 1,304,572 122,245 3,647
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 54 D D (250-499)
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 91 435,093 23,208 696
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 55 198,925 21,232 601
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 33 75,408 11,448 429
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 26 101,696 9,197 227
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 119 D D (1000-2499)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 141 262,200 28,017 1,194
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 56 83,577 12,527 607
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 17 33,635 4,516 191
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 52 D D (250-499)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 45 208,369 8,988 289
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 21 159,971 5,686 159
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 12 27,984 1,654 88
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 12 20,414 1,648 42
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 665 2,209,333 208,663 7,323
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 110 236,520 19,696 729
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 48 117,057 10,229 615
42193 Recyclable material whsle 245 1,193,752 125,471 3,789
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 113 808,360 84,989 2,400
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 80 753,933 77,627 2,098
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 33 54,427 7,362 302
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 33 67,379 10,803 340
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 99 318,013 29,679 1,049
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 46 128,774 10,628 399
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 38 D D (250-499)
4219402 Precious metal (excluding ores) whsle 8 D D (20-99)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 216 533,230 42,639 1,791
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 19 33,355 4,047 161
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 31 45,949 4,049 138
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 54 58,811 6,898 297
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 28 288,138 19,471 843
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 19 D D (500-999)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 9 D D (100-249)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 32 25,043 3,471 164
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 52 81,934 4,703 188
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,916 29,970,848 1,245,409 40,808
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 290 1,596,359 109,007 3,237
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 35 232,343 15,805 467
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 149 747,510 52,004 1,603
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 106 616,506 41,198 1,167
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 93 5,977,011 79,456 2,695
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 39 793,729 17,252 642
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 54 5,183,282 62,204 2,053
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 156 384,728 26,399 1,088
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 41 168,330 9,872 330
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 27 161,860 8,663 292
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 14 6,470 1,209 38
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 54 123,278 8,185 360
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 49 75,383 6,637 351
42234 Footwear whsle 12 17,737 1,705 47
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 569 7,179,534 407,119 14,187
42241 General-line grocery whsle 63 1,519,946 68,033 2,375
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 57 1,159,987 52,805 1,815
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 50 714,629 41,595 1,427
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 44 396,029 19,960 684
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 40 D D (500-999)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 12 103,551 5,277 218
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 9 90,439 4,110 185
42245 Confectionery whsle 62 199,242 29,739 1,138
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 9 D D (100-249)
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 48 463,865 19,511 834
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 47 434,079 36,729 1,400
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 234 D D (5000-9999)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 14 D D (20-99)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 60 244,711 22,310 820
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 57 691,188 77,842 2,378
4224904 Canned goods whsle 15 D D (20-99)
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 82 D D (1000-2499)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 422 3,824,027 91,568 3,443
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 316 3,314,156 81,559 2,845
42252 Livestock whsle 86 D D (500-999)
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 20 D D (20-99)
4225905 Other farm-product raw material whsle 18 D D (20-99)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 357 2,333,403 168,191 4,166
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 102 650,070 43,605 1,156
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 255 1,683,333 124,586 3,010
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 21 96,849 10,963 311
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 234 1,586,484 113,623 2,699
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 299 3,672,278 91,871 3,061
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 218 2,969,461 69,473 2,409
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 202 2,842,531 66,858 2,305
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 169 988,844 46,742 1,759
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 33 1,853,687 20,116 546
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 16 126,930 2,615 104
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 81 702,817 22,398 652
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 84 971,211 76,207 2,418
42281 Beer & ale whsle 58 585,474 45,370 1,495
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 26 385,737 30,837 923
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 26 385,737 30,837 923
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 646 4,032,297 195,591 6,513
42291 Farm supplies whsle 259 2,111,092 89,969 2,367
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 167 914,372 42,516 1,385
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 92 1,196,720 47,453 982
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 73 276,127 22,378 927
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 58 70,676 12,943 532
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 37 1,245,080 29,696 1,156
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 59 90,156 11,339 372
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 160 239,166 29,266 1,159
4229901 Art goods whsle 51 114,348 14,038 504
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 45 D D (250-499)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 62 D D (250-499)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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