1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
Grand Rapids--Muskegon--Holland, MI MSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Wholesale Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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 1,902 19,356,368 1,241,338 34,712
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,332 9,453,478 694,807 18,085
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 570 9,902,890 546,531 16,627

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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 1,902 19,356,368 1,241,338 34,712
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,332 9,453,478 694,807 18,085
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 138 1,611,349 95,982 2,754
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 42 1,021,944 44,076 1,233
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 17 681,563 17,528 587
4211104 Medium truck & tractor (14,001 lb to 26,000 lb) whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 18 D D (500-999)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 65 524,858 37,862 1,035
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 25 D D (500-999)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 39 337,886 17,162 476
42113 Tire & tube whsle 4 D D (20-99)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 27 D D (250-499)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 80 1,026,713 42,202 997
42121 Furniture whsle 46 D D (500-999)
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 12 D D (20-99)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 34 D D (500-999)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 34 D D (250-499)
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 11 D D (100-249)
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 14 D D (100-249)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 75 915,089 44,207 1,118
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 42 368,021 26,858 659
4213101 Lumber without yard whsle 10 66,054 8,534 192
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 9 119,288 7,808 199
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 23 182,679 10,516 268
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 10 D D (100-249)
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 6 D D (20-99)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42139 Other construction materials whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 4 D D (100-249)
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 165 1,004,165 95,043 2,422
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 6 19,357 1,813 52
42142 Office equipment whsle 29 D D (500-999)
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 48 D D (500-999)
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 43 D D (500-999)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 35 D D (500-999)
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 5 D D (20-99)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 31 D D (250-499)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 14 D D (20-99)
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 17 D D (250-499)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 35 135,598 13,442 318
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 31 D D (250-499)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 4 D D (20-99)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 7 31,120 9,019 359
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 78 863,188 56,754 1,474
42151 Metal service centers & offices 78 863,188 56,754 1,474
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 63 779,556 52,786 1,386
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 46 587,515 50,288 1,341
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 17 192,041 2,498 45
4215102 Nonferrous metal service centers & sales offices 15 83,632 3,968 88
42151021 Nonferrous metal service centers 10 D D (20-99)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 121 550,063 42,238 1,047
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 55 326,586 21,035 518
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 10 D D (20-99)
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 56 D D (250-499)
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 32 95,043 12,708 268
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 24 D D (100-249)
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 119 825,742 71,305 1,992
42171 Hardware whsle 58 465,952 40,236 1,251
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 21 221,457 11,858 303
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 36 D D (250-499)
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 430 1,773,019 205,433 4,891
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 26 189,240 20,453 420
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 26 168,051 17,009 432
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 18 104,313 10,827 289
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 4 D D (20-99)
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 4 D D (100-249)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 247 992,987 112,569 2,652
4218301 Food-processing machinery & equipment whsle 9 28,160 3,695 130
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 24 103,585 13,644 295
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 9 40,016 3,803 99
42183022 Hydraulic & pneumatic parts, accessories, & supplies whsle 15 63,569 9,841 196
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 63 205,370 24,701 630
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 54 296,545 22,509 411
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 38 147,771 24,320 697
4218306 Oilwell, oil refinery, & pipeline mach, equip, & supplies whsle 7 13,699 1,392 49
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 52 197,857 22,308 440
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 91 295,573 38,672 877
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 15 21,356 2,766 81
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 20 54,821 6,482 172
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 8 33,241 7,139 136
4218404 Industrial containers & supplies whsle 14 32,571 4,667 120
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 31 D D (250-499)
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 30 77,803 11,860 363
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 5 D D (100-249)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 11 26,905 4,455 107
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 12 D D (100-249)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 10 49,365 4,870 147
4218603 Other transportation equipment & supplies whsle 4 D D (100-249)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 126 884,150 41,643 1,390
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 29 97,146 5,052 162
42193 Recyclable material whsle 43 372,998 19,786 652
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 23 264,468 13,934 501
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 19 D D (250-499)
42193012 Iron & steel scrap processors (not using power processing equip) 4 D D (20-99)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 15 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 42 D D (250-499)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 2 D D (100-249)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 13 D D (20-99)
4219905 Fire extinguishers & fire safety equipment whsle 5 6,509 1,936 75
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 17 D D (100-249)
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 570 9,902,890 546,531 16,627
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 75 475,546 43,896 1,209
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 36 193,902 25,302 765
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 25 D D (100-249)
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 23 D D (100-249)
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 35 647,430 36,735 589
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 16 D D (250-499)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 14 D D (100-249)
4223102 Notions & other dry goods whsle 2 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42234 Footwear whsle 3 D D (100-249)
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 179 6,018,399 317,344 9,659
42241 General-line grocery whsle 23 3,185,924 111,868 3,275
4224101 General-line grocery whsle, voluntary group 3 D D (1000-2499)
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 18 D D (1000-2499)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 22 1,078,527 112,739 2,850
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 10 D D (250-499)
4224301 Raw milk whsle 1 D D (1-19)
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 9 D D (250-499)
42245 Confectionery whsle 18 190,393 15,716 750
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 19 D D (100-249)
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 47 D D (500-999)
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 39 D D (1000-2499)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 16 72,365 7,951 311
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 6 D D (500-999)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 15 D D (250-499)
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 11 D D (100-249)
42251 Grain & field bean whsle 4 D D (100-249)
42252 Livestock whsle 6 D D (20-99)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 93 435,511 33,964 941
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 36 169,435 9,214 307
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 57 266,076 24,750 634
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 5 13,626 2,222 65
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 52 252,450 22,528 569
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 28 640,304 18,342 602
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 21 595,480 16,132 544
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 19 D D (500-999)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 15 D D (250-499)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 4 D D (20-99)
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 17 154,756 20,265 554
42281 Beer & ale whsle 11 129,649 16,687 426
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 109 D D (2500-4999)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 16 86,243 6,077 223
4229101 Farm supplies - farm dealers 11 D D (100-249)
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 5 D D (20-99)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 14 D D (250-499)
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 20 D D (250-499)
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle 3 D D (1000-2499)
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 9 D D (20-99)
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 47 D D (100-249)
4229901 Art goods whsle 15 D D (20-99)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 21 D D (20-99)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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