1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Arizona
1987 SIC Basis: Wholesale Trade

 
Wholesale Trade by Major Group (2-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

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detail		 SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
  Wholesale trade 7,708 6,518 18.3 49,465,094 27,974,530 76.8 93,586 68,836 36.0 3,117,675 1,836,957 69.7
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 5,308 4,394 20.8 30,706,663 14,856,569 106.7 58,970 42,446 38.9 2,074,109 1,160,825 78.7
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 2,400 2,124 13.0 18,758,431 13,117,961 43.0 34,616 26,390 31.2 1,043,566 676,132 54.3
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

 

 

Wholesale Trade by Industry (4-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
  Wholesale trade 7,708 6,518 18.3 49,465,094 27,974,530 76.8 93,586 68,836 36.0 3,117,675 1,836,957 69.7
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 5,308 4,394 20.8 30,706,663 14,856,569 106.7 58,970 42,446 38.9 2,074,109 1,160,825 78.7
501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 751 677 10.9 6,107,596 1,523,623 300.9 7,531 6,098 23.5 187,715 124,177 51.2
5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 123 104 18.3 5,061,864 770,628 556.8 2,056 1,532 34.2 53,761 32,044 67.8
5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 446 386 15.5 764,747 499,853 53.0 4,010 3,260 23.0 95,953 62,606 53.3
5014 Tires and tubes 72 69 4.3 D 202,650 N (500-999) 683 N D 18,888 N
5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 110 118 -6.8 D 50,492 N (500-999) 623 N D 10,639 N
502 Furniture and home furnishings 337 243 38.7 848,616 471,083 80.1 3,341 1,975 69.2 98,938 48,876 102.4
5021 Furniture 142 109 30.3 393,854 211,850 85.9 1,412 779 81.3 41,264 18,905 118.3
5023 Home furnishings 195 134 45.5 454,762 259,233 75.4 1,929 1,196 61.3 57,674 29,971 92.4
503 Lumber and other construction materials 410 329 24.6 D 1,024,223 N (5000-9999) 3,273 N D 82,767 N
5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 154 118 30.5 D 526,661 N (1000-2499) 1,390 N D 35,218 N
5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 108 92 17.4 265,748 132,012 101.3 1,064 632 68.4 29,539 16,468 79.4
5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 35 35 0.0 227,058 217,577 4.4 546 497 9.9 17,486 13,079 33.7
5039 Other construction materials 113 84 34.5 292,653 147,973 97.8 1,100 754 45.9 30,802 18,002 71.1
504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 837 712 17.6 8,095,945 3,920,464 106.5 13,580 9,122 48.9 566,047 314,153 80.2
5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 13 14 -7.1 24,291 114,939 -78.9 87 221 -60.6 2,999 7,576 -60.4
5044 Office equipment 122 126 -3.2 451,459 304,559 48.2 2,737 2,429 12.7 87,753 68,324 28.4
5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and supplies 320 271 18.1 6,583,978 2,767,320 137.9 7,438 3,901 90.7 360,838 161,587 123.3
5046 Other commercial equipment 97 75 29.3 206,781 95,739 116.0 904 457 97.8 23,271 10,967 112.2
5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 208 158 31.6 616,617 549,525 12.2 1,663 1,555 6.9 63,806 51,032 25.0
5048 Ophthalmic goods 30 22 36.4 90,772 33,631 169.9 429 310 38.4 14,754 6,507 126.7
5049 Other professional equipment and supplies 47 46 2.2 122,047 54,751 122.9 322 249 29.3 12,626 8,160 54.7
505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 157 108 45.4 1,871,449 1,012,794 84.8 1,607 1,082 48.5 53,092 26,195 102.7
5051 Metals service centers and offices 146 99 47.5 D D N (1000-2499) (500-999) N D D N
5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 11 9 22.2 D D N (100-249) (100-249) N D D N
506 Electrical goods 874 696 25.6 6,136,202 2,987,191 105.4 9,520 5,848 62.8 415,689 178,147 133.3
5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 330 291 13.4 1,595,519 852,339 87.2 3,356 2,486 35.0 125,977 67,347 87.1
5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 60 56 7.1 895,225 604,454 48.1 810 525 54.3 30,303 16,637 82.1
5065 Other electronic parts and equipment 484 349 38.7 3,645,458 1,530,398 138.2 5,354 2,837 88.7 259,409 94,163 175.5
507 Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 454 367 23.7 1,992,741 1,020,113 95.3 4,905 3,480 40.9 164,804 88,283 86.7
5072 Hardware 153 122 25.4 848,224 432,170 96.3 2,017 1,534 31.5 61,237 34,741 76.3
5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 178 140 27.1 688,425 353,363 94.8 1,779 1,157 53.8 57,205 28,731 99.1
5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 81 74 9.5 361,629 177,282 104.0 898 598 50.2 38,771 19,853 95.3
5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 42 31 35.5 94,463 57,298 64.9 211 191 10.5 7,591 4,958 53.1
508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 987 862 14.5 D 2,402,546 N (5000-9999) 8,646 N D 242,210 N
5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment 120 117 2.6 632,965 443,571 42.7 1,809 1,406 28.7 75,154 46,581 61.3
5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 101 86 17.4 322,806 179,122 80.2 1,170 754 55.2 38,549 19,295 99.8
5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 385 326 18.1 1,241,087 588,829 110.8 3,447 2,652 30.0 126,697 72,426 74.9
5085 Industrial supplies 201 157 28.0 460,287 268,905 71.2 1,336 1,102 21.2 45,765 30,874 48.2
5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 112 117 -4.3 D 152,979 N (1000-2499) 1,328 N D 28,729 N
5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 68 59 15.3 280,472 769,140 -63.5 610 1,404 -56.6 22,309 44,305 -49.6
509 Miscellaneous durable goods 501 400 25.2 D 494,532 N (2500-4999) 2,922 N D 56,017 N
5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 90 76 18.4 172,785 102,490 68.6 630 501 25.7 15,211 10,113 50.4
5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 47 33 42.4 105,557 56,499 86.8 291 267 9.0 12,732 4,527 181.2
5093 Recyclable materials 117 95 23.2 213,341 158,775 34.4 1,457 1,229 18.6 30,455 21,484 41.8
5094 Jewelry, watches, silverware, precious stones, and precious metals 112 96 16.7 189,840 106,633 78.0 875 454 92.7 24,515 10,976 123.4
5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 135 100 35.0 D 70,135 N (500-999) 471 N D 8,917 N
SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 2,400 2,124 13.0 18,758,431 13,117,961 43.0 34,616 26,390 31.2 1,043,566 676,132 54.3
511 Paper and paper products 269 230 17.0 1,278,884 776,071 64.8 3,809 2,440 56.1 103,583 62,219 66.5
5111 Printing and writing paper 23 31 -25.8 271,000 200,051 35.5 420 427 -1.6 17,446 13,894 25.6
5112 Stationery and office supplies 184 145 26.9 648,890 323,002 100.9 2,692 1,476 82.4 60,539 33,600 80.2
5113 Industrial and personal service paper 62 54 14.8 358,994 253,018 41.9 697 537 29.8 25,598 14,725 73.8
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 166 96 72.9 3,239,309 1,261,055 156.9 2,894 1,264 129.0 150,260 48,903 207.3
5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 166 96 72.9 3,239,309 1,261,055 156.9 2,894 1,264 129.0 150,260 48,903 207.3
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 156 130 20.0 D 180,705 N (1000-2499) 1,119 N D 20,369 N
5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 49 34 44.1 D 27,306 N (250-499) 170 N D 3,416 N
5136 Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 47 40 17.5 193,704 97,294 99.1 625 617 1.3 14,782 11,304 30.8
5137 Women's and children's and infants' clothing and accessories 49 49 0.0 187,904 46,914 300.5 517 283 82.7 12,480 4,708 165.1
5139 Footwear 11 7 57.1 7,126 9,191 -22.5 34 49 -30.6 813 941 -13.6
514 Groceries and related products 734 699 5.0 D 6,542,492 N (10k-24999) 12,264 N D 305,267 N
5141 Groceries, general-line 67 75 -10.7 2,182,570 2,246,922 -2.9 2,937 2,788 5.3 103,702 85,997 20.6
5142 Packaged frozen foods 53 47 12.8 1,344,522 461,044 191.6 1,285 800 60.6 46,879 24,870 88.5
5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 44 51 -13.7 561,687 655,349 -14.3 627 717 -12.6 17,110 20,174 -15.2
5144 Poultry and poultry products 15 16 -6.2 87,671 75,342 16.4 94 133 -29.3 2,488 2,578 -3.5
5145 Confectionery 34 34 0.0 200,559 153,199 30.9 933 680 37.2 25,462 10,414 144.5
5146 Fish and seafoods 12 15 -20.0 73,781 58,988 25.1 172 171 0.6 4,405 3,693 19.3
5147 Meats and meat products 45 49 -8.2 D 656,257 N (500-999) 684 N D 16,691 N
5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 191 183 4.4 1,340,454 1,017,589 31.7 4,042 2,603 55.3 80,701 56,915 41.8
5149 Other groceries and related products 273 229 19.2 1,389,420 1,217,802 14.1 4,164 3,688 12.9 115,116 83,935 37.1
515 Farm-product raw materials 42 41 2.4 464,102 213,890 117.0 232 228 1.8 7,149 4,900 45.9
5153 Grain and field beans 15 14 7.1 160,419 55,500 189.0 92 79 16.5 2,712 2,135 27.0
5154 Livestock 12 16 -25.0 D 83,099 N (20-99) 82 N D 854 N
5159 Other farm-product raw materials 15 11 36.4 D 75,291 N (100-249) 67 N D 1,911 N
516 Chemicals and allied products 202 153 32.0 1,050,369 459,695 128.5 1,799 1,176 53.0 66,328 39,495 67.9
5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 50 41 22.0 427,474 133,976 219.1 548 380 44.2 18,499 11,016 67.9
5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 152 112 35.7 622,895 325,719 91.2 1,251 796 57.2 47,829 28,479 67.9
517 Petroleum and petroleum products 122 177 -31.1 D 1,676,354 N (1000-2499) 1,740 N D 43,160 N
5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 95 129 -26.4 D 1,494,434 N (1000-2499) 1,323 N D 31,668 N
5172 Petroleum and petroleum products, except bulk stations and terminals 27 48 -43.8 98,675 181,920 -45.8 197 417 -52.8 4,829 11,492 -58.0
518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 51 53 -3.8 1,103,714 838,582 31.6 2,715 2,090 29.9 92,566 64,646 43.2
5181 Beer and ale 29 33 -12.1 616,811 493,059 25.1 1,573 1,337 17.7 55,472 42,844 29.5
5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 22 20 10.0 486,903 345,523 40.9 1,142 753 51.7 37,094 21,802 70.1
519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 658 545 20.7 D 1,169,117 N (5000-9999) 4,069 N D 87,173 N
5191 Farm supplies 163 181 -9.9 486,677 365,234 33.3 1,175 1,089 7.9 34,875 26,566 31.3
5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 68 50 36.0 172,373 192,871 -10.6 870 748 16.3 18,819 15,679 20.0
5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies 84 65 29.2 85,223 59,476 43.3 747 591 26.4 14,308 8,782 62.9
5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 10 7 42.9 D 373,021 N (250-499) 373 N D 10,822 N
5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 46 51 -9.8 56,140 50,706 10.7 291 307 -5.2 7,876 6,576 19.8
5199 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods 287 191 50.3 D 127,809 N (1000-2499) 961 N D 18,748 N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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- Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   - Questions?
Last revised: July 13, 2011