1997 Economic Census:
Wholesale Trade
San Antonio, TX 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 2,026 13,362,117 852,895 26,607
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,373 6,008,318 522,768 15,735
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 653 7,353,799 330,127 10,872

 

 

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 2,026 13,362,117 852,895 26,607
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,373 6,008,318 522,768 15,735
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies whsle 173 1,007,326 41,885 1,744
42111 Automobile & other motor vehicle whsle 35 804,637 21,674 829
4211101 Automobile & motorcycle whsle 17 D D (250-499)
4211105 Heavy truck & tractor (over 26,000 lb) whsle 14 D D (250-499)
42112 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts whsle 80 141,909 12,705 579
4211201 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - warehouse distributors 35 D D (100-249)
4211202 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts - jobbers 42 D D (250-499)
42113 Tire & tube whsle 13 D D (100-249)
42114 Motor vehicle parts, (used) whsle 45 D D (100-249)
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 72 194,040 22,698 789
42121 Furniture whsle 21 69,749 10,438 322
4212101 Household & lawn furniture whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4212102 Office & business furniture whsle 10 D D (250-499)
42122 Home furnishings whsle 51 124,291 12,260 467
4212202 Linens, domestics, draperies, & curtains whsle 9 14,284 2,609 102
4212203 Floor coverings whsle 25 81,547 5,800 205
4212204 Other home furnishings whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 74 524,987 33,527 1,134
42131 Lumber, plywood, millwork, & wood panel whsle 29 256,677 14,366 477
4213102 Lumber with yard whsle 6 140,756 6,792 185
4213103 Plywood, veneer, millwork, & wood panel whsle 21 D D (250-499)
42132 Brick, stone, & related construction materials whsle 17 163,879 10,495 320
4213201 Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe whsle 7 D D (100-249)
4213202 Sand, gravel, & stone whsle 4 D D (20-99)
4213203 Cement, lime, & related products whsle 6 D D (100-249)
42133 Roofing, siding, & insulation material whsle 7 64,341 4,486 174
42139 Other construction materials whsle 21 40,090 4,180 163
4213901 Flat glass & other construction glass whsle 4 9,622 1,318 53
4213902 Other construction materials whsle 17 30,468 2,862 110
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 251 1,234,553 159,101 3,902
42141 Photographic equipment & supplies whsle 6 18,051 1,948 60
42142 Office equipment whsle 41 137,727 27,388 784
42143 Computer & computer peripheral equipment & software whsle 85 557,276 68,824 1,259
4214301 Computer & peripheral equipment whsle 67 D D (1000-2499)
42143011 Computers & peripheral equipment for resale 18 D D (250-499)
42143012 Computers & peripheral equipment for end use 49 286,076 33,697 620
4214302 Computer software (packaged) whsle 18 D D (100-249)
42144 Other commercial equipment whsle 25 D D (1000-2499)
4214401 Restaurant & hotel equipment & supplies whsle 15 D D (100-249)
4214402 Store machines & equipment whsle 10 D D (500-999)
42145 Medical, dental, & hospital equipment & supplies whsle 73 D D (500-999)
4214501 Surgical, medical, & hospital supplies whsle 65 D D (500-999)
4214502 Dental equipment & supplies whsle 8 D D (20-99)
42146 Ophthalmic goods whsle 8 D D (20-99)
42149 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 13 D D (20-99)
4214902 Other professional equipment & supplies whsle 10 D D (20-99)
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 51 404,283 18,048 600
42151 Metal service centers & offices 51 404,283 18,048 600
4215101 Ferrous metal service centers & sales offices 42 D D (500-999)
42151011 Ferrous metal service centers 28 D D (250-499)
42151012 Ferrous metal sales offices 14 D D (100-249)
4216 Electrical goods whsle 174 550,533 49,686 1,355
42161 Electrical apparatus & equip, wiring supp, & const material whsle 70 259,094 17,502 509
42162 Electrical appliance, television & radio set whsle 24 75,621 5,770 182
42169 Other electronic parts & equipment whsle 80 215,818 26,414 664
4216901 Communications equipment & supplies whsle 50 168,687 22,672 515
4216902 Electronic parts (excluding communications equipment) whsle 30 47,131 3,742 149
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 118 445,083 38,550 1,296
42171 Hardware whsle 43 D D (250-499)
42172 Plumbing & heating equipment & supplies (hydronics) whsle 22 133,707 6,583 181
42173 Warm air heating & air-conditioning equipment & supplies whsle 41 180,323 16,493 584
42174 Refrigeration equipment & supplies whsle 12 D D (100-249)
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 315 1,116,241 116,401 3,235
42181 Construction & mining (except petroleum) machinery & equip whsle 31 274,822 33,224 780
42182 Farm & garden machinery & equipment whsle 22 106,174 5,907 199
4218201 Farm machinery & equipment - farm dealers 10 D D (100-249)
4218202 Farm machinery & equipment - whsle distributors 7 D D (20-99)
4218203 Lawn & garden machinery & equipment whsle 5 D D (20-99)
42183 Industrial machinery & equipment whsle 136 411,008 43,549 1,262
4218302 Hydraulic & pneumatic (fluid-power) machinery & equipment whsle 19 26,439 5,284 153
42183021 Hydraulic & pneumatic pumps & motors whsle 12 D D (20-99)
4218303 General-purpose industrial machinery & equipment whsle 51 160,959 14,144 369
4218304 Metalworking machinery & equipment whsle 6 36,253 1,031 25
4218305 Materials handling equipment whsle 15 69,070 9,519 273
4218307 Other industrial machinery & equipment whsle 29 102,142 11,062 357
42184 Industrial supplies whsle 46 109,918 12,750 392
4218401 General-line industrial supplies whsle 11 17,882 1,292 45
4218402 Mechanical power transmission supplies whsle 11 38,868 4,000 142
4218403 Welding supplies whsle 7 18,133 2,680 85
4218406 Other industrial supplies whsle 11 22,126 3,112 81
42185 Service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 37 101,163 7,084 283
4218501 Beauty & barber shop equipment & supplies whsle 8 D D (20-99)
4218502 Custodial, janitors' equipment & supplies whsle 15 D D (100-249)
4218504 Other service establishment equipment & supplies whsle 12 D D (20-99)
42186 Transportation equipment & supplies (exc motor vehicle) whsle 43 113,156 13,887 319
4218601 Aircraft & aeronautical equipment & supplies whsle 35 D D (250-499)
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 145 531,272 42,872 1,680
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 22 74,960 4,282 145
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 13 71,055 5,713 207
42193 Recyclable material whsle 34 D D (500-999)
4219301 Iron & steel scrap processors & dealers 14 48,095 6,978 290
42193011 Iron & steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment) 11 D D (250-499)
4219302 Recyclable paper & paperboard whsle 7 D D (100-249)
4219303 Other recyclable material whsle 13 D D (250-499)
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 23 25,765 2,576 117
4219401 Jewelry, watch, diamonds, precious stone, & silverware whsle 20 D D (100-249)
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 53 D D (500-999)
4219901 Musical instruments & supplies whsle 3 D D (20-99)
4219903 General merchandise (durable goods) whsle 18 85,883 4,623 161
4219904 Prerecorded media whsle 14 D D (100-249)
42199041 Compact discs/prerecorded audio tapes, & phonograph records whsle 13 D D (100-249)
4219906 Other durable goods whsle 12 10,347 1,595 57
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 653 7,353,799 330,127 10,872
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 90 295,356 28,104 937
42211 Printing & writing paper whsle 15 65,901 5,295 163
42212 Stationery & office supplies whsle 49 103,873 8,641 314
42213 Industrial & personal service paper whsle 26 125,582 14,168 460
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 41 1,155,530 32,927 711
4222101 General-line drugs whsle 23 D D (250-499)
4222102 Specialty-line drug, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, & toiletries whsle 18 D D (250-499)
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 39 100,225 7,828 460
42231 Piece goods, notions, & other dry goods whsle 8 D D (100-249)
4223101 Piece goods - jobbers 7 D D (100-249)
42232 Men's & boys' clothing & furnishings whsle 17 D D (250-499)
42233 Women's, children's, & infants' clothing & accessories whsle 12 28,561 1,489 95
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 212 3,304,608 149,511 5,210
42241 General-line grocery whsle 22 1,658,457 59,082 1,842
4224103 Other general-line grocery whsle 21 D D (1000-2499)
42242 Packaged frozen food whsle 25 536,063 10,877 368
42243 Dairy products, (except dried or canned) whsle 10 39,325 4,295 141
4224302 Dairy product (except raw milk) whsle 10 39,325 4,295 141
42244 Poultry & poultry product whsle 7 92,014 5,021 140
4224402 Poultry & poultry product (except live) whsle 7 92,014 5,021 140
42245 Confectionery whsle 18 100,001 12,032 410
42247 Meat & meat product whsle 27 274,288 11,226 473
42248 Fresh fruit & vegetable whsle 50 237,077 20,256 917
42249 Other grocery & related products whsle 49 D D (500-999)
4224901 Coffee, tea, & spice whsle 6 D D (100-249)
4224902 Bread & baked goods whsle 10 68,300 6,735 252
4224903 Soft drinks whsle 5 D D (20-99)
4224906 Other grocery specialties whsle 21 191,698 10,833 359
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 22 D D (100-249)
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 67 245,718 20,573 547
42261 Plastics materials & basic forms & shapes whsle 14 66,696 4,263 136
42269 Other chemical & allied products whsle 53 179,022 16,310 411
4226901 Industrial gases (except LP) whsle 9 22,443 2,375 63
4226902 Other chemical & allied products whsle 44 156,579 13,935 348
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 43 1,226,420 9,301 298
42271 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals 22 929,457 4,373 159
4227101 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (except LP) 21 D D (100-249)
42271011 Petroleum bulk stations (except LP) 16 D D (100-249)
42271012 Petroleum bulk terminals (except LP) 5 D D (20-99)
42272 Petroleum & petroleum prod whsle (exc bulk stations & terminals) 21 296,963 4,928 139
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 20 689,700 52,361 1,373
42281 Beer & ale whsle 13 506,739 32,038 900
42282 Wine & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 7 182,961 20,323 473
4228201 Wine & distilled alcoholic bev (licensed operation) whsle 7 182,961 20,323 473
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 119 D D (1000-2499)
42291 Farm supplies whsle 18 65,662 4,444 181
4229102 Farm supplies - whsle distributors 17 D D (100-249)
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 15 100,585 8,186 366
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 19 D D (100-249)
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle 12 25,308 3,967 121
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 54 D D (250-499)
4229901 Art goods whsle 16 D D (20-99)
4229902 General merchandise (nondurable goods) whsle 11 D D (20-99)
4229904 Other nondurable goods whsle 26 D D (100-249)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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