1992 Census of Wholesale Trade, U.S. Summary
| SIC | Description_______________________ | Estab- lishments |
Sales ($1,000) |
Employ- ment |
Payroll Annual ($1,000) |
Payroll First qtr ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade, total | 495,457 | 3,238,520,447 | 5,791,264 | 173,272,138 | 41,185,724 | |
| 50 | Durable goods | 313,464 | 1,593,873,892 | 3,349,064 | 105,155,015 | 25,130,558 |
| 501 | Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies | 47,274 | 394,104,350 | 488,602 | 12,064,779 | 2,861,358 |
| 502 | Furniture and homefurnishings | 16,457 | 58,926,568 | 161,460 | 4,612,330 | 1,091,354 |
| 503 | Lumber and other construction materials | 19,546 | 89,764,124 | 210,726 | 6,059,907 | 1,391,329 |
| 504 | Professional and commercial equipment and supplies | 46,792 | 262,974,455 | 685,092 | 26,380,131 | 6,447,617 |
| 505 | Metals and minerals, except petroleum | 11,248 | 118,321,902 | 138,042 | 4,683,713 | 1,118,695 |
| 506 | Electrical goods | 39,303 | 227,784,486 | 435,700 | 15,069,925 | 3,674,204 |
| 507 | Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies | 24,674 | 76,088,078 | 241,043 | 7,105,756 | 1,684,363 |
| 508 | Machinery, equipment, and supplies | 73,865 | 230,003,975 | 689,680 | 21,266,729 | 5,037,266 |
| 509 | Miscellaneous durable goods | 34,305 | 135,905,954 | 298,719 | 7,911,745 | 1,824,372 |
| 51 | Nondurable goods | 181,993 | 1,644,646,555 | 2,442,200 | 68,117,123 | 16,055,166 |
| 511 | Paper and paper products | 19,661 | 106,580,435 | 269,038 | 6,938,649 | 1,694,069 |
| 512 | Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries | 6,069 | 129,306,287 | 157,855 | 5,367,953 | 1,332,172 |
| 513 | Apparel, piece goods, and notions | 19,553 | 109,202,949 | 196,149 | 6,521,734 | 1,480,253 |
| 514 | Groceries and related products | 42,874 | 504,566,789 | 811,902 | 21,722,789 | 5,086,876 |
| 515 | Farm-product raw materials | 11,551 | 136,869,416 | 108,710 | 2,100,377 | 479,751 |
| 516 | Chemicals and allied products | 14,193 | 132,471,184 | 147,010 | 5,595,655 | 1,339,151 |
| 517 | Petroleum and petroleum products | 16,061 | 281,585,140 | 168,519 | 4,446,653 | 1,058,073 |
| 518 | Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages | 5,259 | 59,487,322 | 141,821 | 4,669,607 | 1,085,931 |
| 519 | Miscellaneous nondurable goods | 46,772 | 184,577,033 | 441,196 | 10,753,706 | 2,498,890 |
