1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Maryland
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. 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 6,283 54,906,650 3,656,274 92,458
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 4,282 35,064,096 2,384,487 56,129
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,001 19,842,554 1,271,787 36,329

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Includes only establishments with payroll. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. 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 6,283 54,906,650 3,656,274 92,458
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 4,282 35,064,096 2,384,487 56,129
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 433 11,372,838 192,183 5,868
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 127 10,260,273 98,419 2,516
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 62 5,112,631 35,737 965
4211102 Bus & recreational vehicle whsle 7 D D (20-99)
4211103 Light truck & van (14,000 lb or less) whsle 11 4,716,987 23,123 410
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 10 D D (100-249)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 37 D D (500-999)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 178 844,496 58,266 1,959
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 86 348,582 25,142 940
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 86 461,386 29,460 919
4211203 Petroleum products marketing equipment whsle 6 34,528 3,664 100
42113 Tire & tube whsle 30 D D (250-499)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 98 D D (500-999)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 278 1,187,339 120,498 3,331
42121 Furniture whsle 145 D D (1000-2499)
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 51 D D (100-249)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 94 D D (1000-2499)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 133 D D (1000-2499)
4212201 Household china, glassware, & crockery whsle 20 D D (100-249)
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 25 98,133 9,856 308
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 52 D D (500-999)
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 36 D D (250-499)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 221 1,015,191 79,588 2,561
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 97 651,408 46,793 1,489
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 14 D D (20-99)
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 17 D D (250-499)
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 66 415,702 30,679 956
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 42 D D (100-249)
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 22 31,456 3,225 112
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 4 D D (20-99)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 29 176,600 9,489 330
42139 Other construction materials whsle 53 D D (500-999)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 10 D D (100-249)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 43 D D (250-499)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 896 6,456,996 907,175 16,467
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 29 D D (100-249)
42142 Office equipment whsle 145 D D (2500-4999)
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 349 4,047,298 608,769 9,136
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 298 D D (5000-9999)
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 89 D D (500-999)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 209 D D (5000-9999)
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 51 D D (250-499)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 109 407,938 41,158 1,204
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 68 306,453 27,890 859
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 41 101,485 13,268 345
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 182 1,195,995 112,364 2,445
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 163 D D (1000-2499)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 23 D D (250-499)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 59 D D (500-999)
4214901 Religious & school supplies whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 48 D D (500-999)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 148 2,025,945 83,891 2,130
42151 Metal service centers & offices 136 D D (1000-2499)
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 111 832,790 59,659 1,685
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 67 D D (1000-2499)
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 44 D D (250-499)
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 25 D D (250-499)
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 15 D D (100-249)
42152 Coal & other mineral & ore whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4215201 Coal whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4215202 Other mineral & ore whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 610 5,975,507 367,715 8,085
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 193 1,199,689 85,417 2,082
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 50 D D (500-999)
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 367 D D (5000-9999)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 177 D D (2500-4999)
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 190 D D (1000-2499)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 375 D D (2500-4999)
42171 Hardware whsle 143 552,230 51,685 1,735
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 95 D D (500-999)
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 114 469,325 43,287 1,039
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 23 D D (100-249)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 906 3,632,202 373,200 9,569
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 86 849,369 52,139 1,223
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 78 D D (500-999)
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 56 184,349 17,940 701
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 13 D D (20-99)
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 9 D D (100-249)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 390 1,508,392 160,832 3,854
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 21 D D (250-499)
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 43 143,921 12,442 289
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 29 D D (100-249)
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 132 609,094 64,259 1,519
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 24 D D (100-249)
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 74 263,234 38,231 976
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 5 29,463 1,628 24
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 91 D D (500-999)
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 166 432,372 45,899 1,249
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 31 78,049 6,136 188
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 26 53,139 6,210 189
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 23 D D (100-249)
4218405 Industrial valves & fittings (except fluid-power) whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 51 D D (250-499)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 134 D D (1000-2499)
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 23 D D (500-999)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 45 D D (250-499)
4218503 Laundry & dry-cleaning equipment & supplies whsle 17 D D (20-99)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 49 D D (500-999)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 52 D D (500-999)
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 24 207,235 32,022 559
4218602 Marine machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 23 D D (20-99)
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 415 D D (2500-4999)
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 64 D D (500-999)
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 42 D D (500-999)
42193 Recyclable material whsle 116 601,694 48,476 1,687
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 21 152,660 16,387 489
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 17 D D (250-499)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 25 D D (250-499)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 70 D D (500-999)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 61 D D (100-249)
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 54 D D (100-249)
4219402 Precious metal (excluding ores) whsle 7 D D (20-99)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 132 D D (1000-2499)
4219902 Forest products (except lumber) whsle 14 D D (20-99)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 37 D D (100-249)
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 30 448,210 18,297 678
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 18 377,878 12,675 460
42199042 Prerecorded video tapes whsle 12 70,332 5,622 218
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 13 20,324 2,461 75
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 33 D D (100-249)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 2,001 19,842,554 1,271,787 36,329
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 251 2,309,683 190,130 4,389
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 31 D D (500-999)
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 138 D D (1000-2499)
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 82 880,081 70,432 1,735
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 91 D D (2500-4999)
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 39 854,774 27,697 912
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 52 D D (1000-2499)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 158 D D (1000-2499)
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 37 D D (100-249)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 30 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 60 184,462 21,054 728
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 48 D D (250-499)
42234 Footwear whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 672 9,278,372 521,248 16,200
42241 General-line grocery whsle 59 2,557,101 139,307 3,526
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 55 D D (2500-4999)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 63 975,537 30,740 908
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 30 D D (500-999)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 28 D D (500-999)
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 25 341,139 12,659 359
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 25 341,139 12,659 359
42245 Confectionery whsle 40 D D (1000-2499)
42246 Fish & seafood whsle 97 D D (1000-2499)
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 42 D D (250-499)
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 68 647,213 49,007 1,648
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 248 D D (5000-9999)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 27 D D (100-249)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 55 583,944 65,238 2,338
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 48 609,145 64,534 1,909
4224904 Canned goods whsle 25 148,151 12,310 565
4224905 Food & beverage basic materials whsle 14 177,652 9,108 256
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 79 D D (1000-2499)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 50 425,816 5,876 429
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 24 304,217 3,679 135
42252 Livestock whsle 15 D D (100-249)
42259 Other farm product raw material whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 185 736,638 72,639 1,788
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 38 D D (250-499)
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 147 D D (1000-2499)
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 16 44,191 10,454 269
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 131 D D (1000-2499)
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 78 D D (1000-2499)
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 45 1,046,024 31,832 1,005
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 42 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 32 D D (500-999)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 10 655,148 10,741 392
4227102 Liquefied petroleum bulk stations & terminals 3 D D (1-19)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 33 D D (250-499)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 80 D D (2500-4999)
42281 Beer & ale whsle 41 549,951 54,976 1,463
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 39 D D (1000-2499)
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 39 D D (1000-2499)
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 436 D D (5000-9999)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 50 301,119 21,051 657
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 20 64,064 3,651 156
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 30 237,055 17,400 501
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 88 521,267 44,398 1,661
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 53 D D (500-999)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 20 626,323 20,513 899
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 51 188,091 15,441 488
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 174 D D (500-999)
4229901 Art goods whsle 54 D D (100-249)
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 47 145,721 11,382 294
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 71 D D (250-499)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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