1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Alabama
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 11,718 W 5,403 361,846 6,315 40,986,328
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 7,585 W 3,182 228,039 4,403 21,329,648
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 835 W 305 48,524 530 2,962,352
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 440 W 285 13,491 155 409,360
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 461 W 144 14,666 317 2,022,682
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 654 W 158 11,172 496 1,693,947
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 327 W 77 5,561 250 3,403,486
4216 Electrical goods whsle 587 W 101 4,886 486 3,373,011
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 483 W 126 7,421 357 1,254,770
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,608 W 369 33,906 1,239 4,115,605
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 2,190 W 1,617 88,412 573 2,094,435
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 253 W 168 7,552 85 435,422
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 149 W 129 6,655 20 128,175
42193 Recyclable material whsle 264 W 94 6,729 170 778,065
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 189 W 152 7,856 37 39,243
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,335 W 1,074 59,620 261 713,530
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 4,133 W 2,221 133,807 1,912 19,656,680
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 294 W 95 5,701 199 635,254
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 155 W 62 6,713 93 4,090,242
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 347 W 221 10,881 126 1,252,287
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,015 W 575 44,227 440 6,030,784
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 149 W 53 3,179 96 1,150,947
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 247 W 62 3,131 185 945,016
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 327 W 33 4,661 294 3,134,138
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 83 W 14 694 69 657,160
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,516 W 1,106 54,620 410 1,760,852
42291 Farm supplies whsle 185 W 35 1,807 150 652,047
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 160 W 120 3,666 40 167,389
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 228 W 162 6,906 66 126,449
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 35 W 14 1,970 21 679,685
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 58 W 18 594 40 44,408
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 850 W 757 39,677 93 90,874
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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