1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Michigan
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 13,936 159,432,288 7,629,585 189,057
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 9,860 112,190,472 5,295,933 121,271
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 4,076 47,241,816 2,333,652 67,786

 

 

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 13,936 159,432,288 7,629,585 189,057
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 9,860 112,190,472 5,295,933 121,271
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 1,473 55,737,073 1,192,176 25,919
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 278 31,184,928 233,556 5,702
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 153 16,304,281 95,062 3,053
4211102 Bus & recreational vehicle whsle 20 D D (100-249)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 29 D D (500-999)
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 65 D D (1000-2499)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 864 23,985,596 886,033 17,570
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 245 5,677,097 196,794 4,127
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 597 18,275,409 684,636 13,270
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 22 33,090 4,603 173
42113 Tire & tube whsle 66 D D (500-999)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 265 D D (1000-2499)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 373 2,437,006 173,362 4,634
42121 Furniture whsle 202 1,731,413 98,338 2,365
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 73 293,513 24,527 711
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 129 1,437,900 73,811 1,654
42122 Home furnishings whsle 171 705,593 75,024 2,269
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 24 D D (100-249)
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 35 D D (250-499)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 58 265,240 37,725 1,246
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 54 D D (250-499)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 434 2,638,757 177,182 4,738
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 223 1,414,354 103,861 2,857
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 44 199,947 15,193 360
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 51 443,726 29,869 840
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 128 770,681 58,799 1,657
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 86 316,938 26,217 650
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 31 130,230 10,932 264
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 41 D D (100-249)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 47 648,572 20,490 509
42139 Other construction materials whsle 78 258,893 26,614 722
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 23 88,489 10,020 318
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 55 170,404 16,594 404
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 1,266 7,158,945 873,878 18,222
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 35 170,014 16,671 386
42142 Office equipment whsle 196 946,197 157,866 4,016
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 432 3,664,589 438,416 7,060
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 358 2,826,361 402,468 6,424
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 98 536,702 46,703 899
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 260 2,289,659 355,765 5,525
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 74 838,228 35,948 636
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 172 376,557 52,401 1,528
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 81 195,652 22,083 675
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 91 180,905 30,318 853
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 300 1,747,583 166,217 3,787
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 274 1,590,774 145,596 3,212
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 26 156,809 20,621 575
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 51 D D (500-999)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 80 D D (500-999)
4214901 Religious & school supplies whsle 12 20,100 4,346 128
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 68 D D (500-999)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 647 D D (10k-24999)
42151 Metal service centers & offices 636 14,617,429 459,939 10,024
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 536 12,638,053 380,462 8,490
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 341 5,562,920 319,632 7,412
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 195 7,075,133 60,830 1,078
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 100 1,979,376 79,477 1,534
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 65 1,243,933 64,318 1,351
42151022 Nonferrous metal sales offices 35 735,443 15,159 183
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4215201 Coal whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 986 7,786,001 501,516 10,528
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 397 3,109,416 225,283 4,571
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 98 1,205,931 41,239 889
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 491 3,470,654 234,994 5,068
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 281 1,289,109 163,677 3,402
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 210 2,181,545 71,317 1,666
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 708 3,554,311 310,510 8,005
42171 Hardware whsle 354 1,998,974 174,513 4,544
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 128 741,686 52,947 1,373
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 188 640,856 69,630 1,740
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 38 172,795 13,420 348
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 2,940 14,231,682 1,311,346 30,051
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 146 941,123 104,225 2,239
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 243 913,304 76,442 2,390
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 174 591,806 50,898 1,703
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 49 224,740 15,056 373
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 20 96,758 10,488 314
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 1,697 7,063,555 781,972 16,972
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 39 125,813 15,595 429
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 170 662,064 93,021 2,048
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 64 158,483 24,030 550
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 106 503,581 68,991 1,498
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 508 1,820,219 188,524 4,211
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 386 2,145,291 211,777 4,252
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 214 835,201 116,065 2,920
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 60 111,508 13,277 339
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 320 1,363,459 143,713 2,773
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 586 4,431,886 247,475 5,587
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 80 189,933 21,805 579
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 107 1,510,228 45,307 1,093
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 71 191,835 28,631 647
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 79 618,971 23,816 500
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 41 210,548 22,878 506
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 208 1,710,371 105,038 2,262
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 203 662,118 78,468 2,255
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 28 103,254 16,254 578
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 89 168,422 27,969 891
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 15 60,558 4,119 123
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 71 329,884 30,126 663
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 65 219,696 22,764 608
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 23 97,482 8,420 199
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 17 40,141 5,630 149
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 25 82,073 8,714 260
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,033 D D (5000-9999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 175 535,348 37,403 1,291
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 68 169,301 15,981 576
42193 Recyclable material whsle 357 1,671,632 145,572 4,448
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 181 1,144,801 86,907 2,573
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 126 D D (1000-2499)
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 55 D D (250-499)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 34 156,012 9,758 352
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 142 370,819 48,907 1,523
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 82 311,178 20,213 667
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 76 D D (500-999)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 351 D D (1000-2499)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 9 D D (100-249)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 58 85,462 11,456 327
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 102 99,754 10,676 385
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 49 508,278 19,766 504
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 36 D D (250-499)
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 28 D D (100-249)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 105 D D (500-999)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 4,076 47,241,816 2,333,652 67,786
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 485 2,391,731 217,495 5,524
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 63 776,516 38,553 797
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 265 855,491 105,963 2,913
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 157 759,724 72,979 1,814
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 158 4,067,512 124,700 3,316
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 73 1,978,689 47,859 1,714
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 85 2,088,823 76,841 1,602
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 250 2,167,790 108,787 2,854
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 80 944,044 33,607 687
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 63 839,926 27,552 540
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 17 104,118 6,055 147
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 71 620,638 38,653 1,414
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 78 D D (500-999)
42234 Footwear whsle 21 D D (100-249)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,199 20,149,368 1,000,268 30,303
42241 General-line grocery whsle 119 6,839,484 228,206 6,930
4224101 General-line grocery whsle, voluntary group 9 3,055,240 104,688 3,031
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 105 D D (2500-4999)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 123 2,540,204 164,837 4,185
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 94 1,197,791 61,369 1,986
4224301 Raw milk whsle 4 D D (100-249)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 90 D D (1000-2499)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42245 Confectionery whsle 95 762,217 57,650 2,237
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 22 88,496 7,826 267
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 126 1,013,431 45,265 1,618
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 192 1,129,768 73,829 2,185
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 417 D D (10k-24999)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 37 91,349 11,727 398
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 150 686,185 82,112 2,301
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 81 1,260,420 145,450 4,189
4224904 Canned goods whsle 15 700,448 19,445 586
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 10 D D (100-249)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 124 D D (2500-4999)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 185 1,675,952 43,839 1,608
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 132 D D (1000-2499)
42252 Livestock whsle 30 442,725 4,027 284
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 23 D D (20-99)
4225901 Hides, skins, & pelts whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4225905 Other farm-product raw material whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 536 4,989,438 271,467 5,780
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 198 3,208,953 110,169 2,337
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 338 1,780,485 161,298 3,443
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 46 122,375 18,034 513
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 292 1,658,110 143,264 2,930
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 279 6,011,864 122,863 3,664
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 180 4,737,264 95,373 2,784
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 169 4,551,062 89,040 2,614
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 131 1,623,004 64,131 2,017
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 38 2,928,058 24,909 597
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 11 186,202 6,333 170
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 99 1,274,600 27,490 880
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 205 1,972,977 192,745 5,740
42281 Beer & ale whsle 97 D D (2500-4999)
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 108 D D (1000-2499)
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 45 D D (1000-2499)
4228202 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage (State operated) whsle 63 D D (250-499)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 779 3,815,184 251,488 8,997
42291 Farm supplies whsle 155 543,897 43,250 1,446
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 91 267,894 16,337 665
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 64 276,003 26,913 781
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 118 500,029 57,738 1,949
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 102 231,370 25,932 1,189
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 34 1,779,363 50,959 2,109
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 63 319,256 25,711 713
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 307 441,269 47,898 1,591
4229901 Art goods whsle 89 122,068 14,320 503
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 68 D D (250-499)
4229903 Textile bags, bagging, & burlap whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 143 D D (500-999)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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