1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

North Dakota
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 2,375 W 771 44,553 1,604 8,618,382
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,208 W 422 23,491 786 2,380,926
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 109 W 19 1,843 90 310,928
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 36 W 26 652 10 D
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 55 W 16 3,917 39 225,965
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 83 208,982
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 18 W 10 704 8 55,664
4216 Electrical goods whsle 72 W 12 323 60 138,870
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 41 65,804
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 459 W 65 6,919 394 1,297,360
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 293 W 232 6,919 61 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle N W D D 12 16,617
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 29 W 18 336 11 7,762
42193 Recyclable material whsle N W D D 19 14,725
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 36 W 29 1,455 7 7,950
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 161 W 149 4,589 12 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,167 W 349 21,062 818 6,237,456
4221 Paper & paper product whsle N W D D 26 101,646
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 20 W 10 270 10 130,832
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 37 W 31 1,930 6 12,467
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 180 W 80 4,281 100 1,357,296
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 409 W 30 2,960 379 3,183,074
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 53 W 9 509 44 73,778
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 148 W 11 2,188 137 702,867
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 27 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 253 W 164 8,238 89 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle 84 W 25 2,198 59 418,573
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 35 W 25 408 10 19,157
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle N W D D 2 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 7 99,201
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 109 W 100 5,389 9 D
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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