1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

North Carolina
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 23,626 W 11,342 706,399 12,284 98,080,086
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 14,547 W 6,486 424,803 8,061 52,065,273
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 1,249 W 413 53,968 836 10,567,701
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 1,184 W 650 44,461 534 3,238,568
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 805 W 272 20,457 533 3,284,476
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 1,427 W 359 25,932 1,068 5,965,359
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 378 W 111 9,092 267 2,543,843
4216 Electrical goods whsle 1,143 W 205 14,921 938 9,058,014
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 920 W 218 15,813 702 3,244,119
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 3,089 W 742 53,855 2,347 11,733,114
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 4,352 W 3,516 186,304 836 2,430,079
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 497 W 365 21,863 132 356,648
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 267 W 225 7,370 42 115,318
42193 Recyclable material whsle 396 W 148 9,188 248 552,167
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 466 W 395 22,201 71 D
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 2,726 W 2,383 125,682 343 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 9,079 W 4,856 281,596 4,223 46,014,813
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 641 W 200 12,682 441 2,906,698
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 240 W 95 6,465 145 4,936,661
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 1,192 W 635 31,118 557 3,567,400
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 1,920 W 1,010 67,961 910 14,374,753
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 392 W 131 9,492 261 2,916,928
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 668 W 187 17,088 481 3,894,850
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 415 W 59 6,577 356 5,080,594
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 150 W 32 2,194 118 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 3,461 W 2,507 128,019 954 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle 246 W 51 1,927 195 2,294,748
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 456 W 380 9,732 76 313,559
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 368 W 248 10,312 120 119,376
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 109 W 52 4,667 57 2,389,766
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 78 W 18 577 60 192,927
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 2,204 W 1,758 100,804 446 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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