1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Montana
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 2,862 W 1,288 68,959 1,574 7,596,802
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,589 W 703 39,071 886 2,707,788
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 150 W 38 7,873 112 615,947
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 64 W 37 2,227 27 D
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 120 W 40 2,786 80 544,497
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 126 141,877
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle N W D D 23 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 82 W 17 588 65 142,168
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 83 W 22 1,528 61 166,403
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 374 W 89 3,887 285 668,671
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 524 W 417 19,165 107 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 92 W 69 2,470 23 181,284
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 42 W 32 460 10 7,376
42193 Recyclable material whsle 51 W 17 2,383 34 48,996
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 63 W 52 2,395 11 7,835
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 276 W 247 11,457 29 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,273 W 585 29,888 688 4,889,014
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 54 W 11 850 43 71,531
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 25 W 4 133 21 93,192
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 70 W 50 1,910 20 36,160
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 254 W 124 5,933 130 1,088,785
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 170 W 29 3,193 141 1,867,066
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 58 W 14 1,190 44 56,510
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 143 W 17 2,477 126 1,235,168
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 45 W 9 793 36 152,107
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 454 W 327 13,409 127 288,495
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D 72 163,737
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 55 W 48 1,337 7 D
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 45 W 40 1,365 5 10,952
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 9 51,691
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 258 W 227 10,156 31 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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