1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Kentucky
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 9,552 W 4,501 297,545 5,051 37,242,872
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 6,016 W 2,756 181,350 3,260 16,032,579
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 605 W 195 25,908 410 2,391,510
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 305 W 179 9,046 126 291,245
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 330 W 131 8,638 199 957,119
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 546 W 138 9,237 408 2,693,615
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 261 W 67 3,452 194 2,261,675
4216 Electrical goods whsle 411 W 99 5,199 312 1,549,384
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 359 W 105 6,998 254 804,052
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 1,352 W 318 28,079 1,034 4,004,183
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,847 W 1,524 84,793 323 1,079,796
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 208 W 158 9,635 50 116,697
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 128 W 109 5,134 19 16,209
42193 Recyclable material whsle 218 W 82 4,930 136 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 179 W 147 11,589 32 D
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 1,114 W 1,028 53,505 86 357,001
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 3,536 W 1,745 116,195 1,791 21,210,293
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 221 W 71 5,748 150 575,388
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 111 W 40 4,688 71 1,823,939
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 243 W 168 10,514 75 747,050
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 852 W 456 39,750 396 4,259,806
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 275 W 70 5,933 205 3,335,390
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 239 W 55 4,406 184 1,259,258
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 277 W 43 4,279 234 2,806,095
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 85 W 18 1,253 67 719,839
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 1,233 W 824 39,624 409 5,683,528
42291 Farm supplies whsle 177 W 22 1,891 155 689,847
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 175 W 134 3,141 41 150,262
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 118 W 85 3,163 33 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 87 W 35 6,203 52 4,445,996
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 37 W 5 85 32 D
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 639 W 543 25,141 96 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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