1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Maine
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. 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 1,726 7,305,592 616,202 19,932
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 984 2,736,974 322,211 9,735
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 742 4,568,618 293,991 10,197

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. 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 1,726 7,305,592 616,202 19,932
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 984 2,736,974 322,211 9,735
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 136 425,917 40,267 1,522
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 44 265,388 21,127 704
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 20 72,016 2,134 186
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 2 D D (20-99)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 17 152,003 13,494 414
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 41 107,903 11,412 478
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 18 D D (100-249)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 20 31,150 4,277 199
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 37 D D (100-249)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 28 133,786 18,149 510
42121 Furniture whsle 15 55,172 6,712 183
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 8 D D (100-249)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 13 78,614 11,437 327
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 5 75,662 10,831 288
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 60 262,598 17,475 570
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 37 201,140 13,268 448
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 16 D D (100-249)
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 16 117,146 7,873 227
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 9 5,037 276 14
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 8 45,142 3,446 96
42139 Other construction materials whsle 6 11,279 485 12
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 2 D D (1-19)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 144 284,941 46,293 1,283
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 8 14,838 1,860 88
42142 Office equipment whsle 28 44,541 9,290 281
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 43 79,314 14,375 315
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 35 D D (250-499)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 26 47,962 11,312 252
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 23 27,517 2,948 118
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 9 15,137 1,449 63
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 14 12,380 1,499 55
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 27 99,419 13,774 334
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 24 D D (250-499)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 7 5,608 1,377 66
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 8 13,704 2,669 81
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 26 D D (250-499)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 25 D D (250-499)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 20 D D (100-249)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 15 52,796 5,682 202
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 1 D D (1-19)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 94 333,230 47,632 1,122
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 42 163,768 15,733 405
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 6 D D (20-99)
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 46 D D (500-999)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 34 54,354 13,726 322
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 12 D D (250-499)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 52 195,200 18,311 588
42171 Hardware whsle 21 122,658 11,935 399
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 14 38,267 3,636 113
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 12 D D (20-99)
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 5 D D (1-19)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 276 789,300 103,360 2,897
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 30 175,598 15,682 428
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 39 56,261 5,636 230
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 27 42,374 4,452 183
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 91 306,095 46,982 1,236
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 13 21,512 3,683 90
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 30 150,233 24,062 608
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 8 25,925 4,545 95
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 13 32,727 5,848 194
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 24 D D (100-249)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 74 195,083 27,524 731
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 11 27,069 5,792 133
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 21 57,857 7,128 190
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 9 39,206 4,565 124
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 22 51,361 6,502 162
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 26 25,744 3,528 146
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 7 6,357 1,016 54
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 11 11,868 1,094 41
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 16 30,519 4,008 126
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 9 17,477 3,044 103
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 168 D D (500-999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 30 48,463 4,015 162
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 10 9,548 912 36
42193 Recyclable material whsle 55 101,357 11,583 521
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 17 27,839 2,876 138
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 11 24,815 2,568 123
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 26 D D (100-249)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 16 10,282 1,403 66
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 16 10,282 1,403 66
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 57 D D (100-249)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 35 68,896 3,490 125
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 6 7,049 1,340 45
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 742 4,568,618 293,991 10,197
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 62 252,490 23,302 711
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 8 129,080 5,703 135
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 33 D D (250-499)
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 18 341,200 11,572 349
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 41 188,937 23,130 509
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 8 D D (1-19)
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 19 D D (100-249)
42234 Footwear whsle 7 D D (250-499)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 378 1,940,926 138,457 4,878
42241 General-line grocery whsle 18 298,186 14,913 535
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 17 D D (500-999)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 16 131,121 10,245 281
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 12 38,990 2,725 109
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 12 38,990 2,725 109
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 3 D D (20-99)
42245 Confectionery whsle 7 D D (20-99)
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 183 533,802 28,875 1,473
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 8 142,727 8,080 220
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 34 101,851 8,993 411
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 97 D D (1000-2499)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 40 88,401 12,554 421
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 17 103,346 15,043 476
4224904 Canned goods whsle 5 104,034 5,394 176
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 26 D D (500-999)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 18 D D (20-99)
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 10 12,390 715 33
42252 Livestock whsle 3 D D (1-19)
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 5 D D (1-19)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 41 104,296 9,318 219
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 8 12,348 1,071 22
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 33 91,948 8,247 197
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 28 87,421 7,513 177
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 62 D D (1000-2499)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 43 902,781 23,048 846
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 40 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 24 D D (250-499)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 16 D D (500-999)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 19 D D (500-999)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 17 D D (500-999)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 13 176,172 20,809 714
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 105 D D (1000-2499)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 19 12,673 1,086 53
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 14 D D (20-99)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 18 49,888 4,286 229
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 10 11,436 1,502 68
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 4 217,365 12,744 416
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 3 1,798 318 13
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 51 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 18 D D (100-249)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 26 D D (250-499)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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