More 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		41,060	40,935	0.3	328,515,445	288,944,095	13.7	450,559	433,815	3.9	18,292,181	15,231,668	20.1
	50	Wholesale trade - durable goods		22,368	22,000	1.7	138,640,446	112,774,036	22.9	231,619	218,942	5.8	9,369,564	7,664,453	22.2
	51	Wholesale trade - nondurable goods		18,692	18,935	-1.3	189,874,999	176,170,059	7.8	218,940	214,873	1.9	8,922,617	7,567,215	17.9

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.
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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		41,060	40,935	0.3	328,515,445	288,944,095	13.7	450,559	433,815	3.9	18,292,181	15,231,668	20.1
50	Wholesale trade - durable goods		22,368	22,000	1.7	138,640,446	112,774,036	22.9	231,619	218,942	5.8	9,369,564	7,664,453	22.2
501	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies		2,573	2,620	-1.8	D	15,232,686	N	(25k-49999)	23,676	N	D	573,117	N
5012	Automobiles and other motor vehicles		403	380	6.1	11,323,239	10,831,955	4.5	5,200	5,188	0.2	141,962	141,382	0.4
5013	Motor vehicle supplies and new parts		1,623	1,691	-4.0	D	3,518,485	N	(10k-24999)	14,455	N	D	335,980	N
5014	Tires and tubes		185	169	9.5	D	653,709	N	(1000-2499)	1,664	N	D	46,092	N
5015	Motor vehicle parts, used		362	380	-4.7	D	228,537	N	(2500-4999)	2,369	N	D	49,663	N
502	Furniture and home furnishings		1,818	1,713	6.1	8,340,959	7,124,262	17.1	15,130	15,872	-4.7	625,828	546,892	14.4
5021	Furniture		624	616	1.3	2,582,577	1,795,812	43.8	5,206	5,508	-5.5	220,903	180,246	22.6
5023	Home furnishings		1,194	1,097	8.8	5,758,382	5,328,450	8.1	9,924	10,364	-4.2	404,925	366,646	10.4
503	Lumber and other construction materials		1,188	1,143	3.9	D	3,995,182	N	(10k-24999)	11,517	N	D	354,968	N
5031	Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels		488	460	6.1	2,939,170	2,400,591	22.4	6,339	6,032	5.1	222,082	186,038	19.4
5032	Brick, stone, and related construction materials		284	288	-1.4	613,658	621,180	-1.2	1,769	2,130	-16.9	66,993	67,331	-0.5
5033	Roofing, siding, and insulation materials		147	157	-6.4	624,044	545,429	14.4	1,583	1,613	-1.9	61,603	53,234	15.7
5039	Other construction materials		269	238	13.0	D	427,982	N	(1000-2499)	1,742	N	D	48,365	N
504	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies		3,222	3,089	4.3	D	20,180,151	N	(25k-49999)	49,283	N	D	2,111,023	N
5043	Photographic equipment and supplies		176	190	-7.4	3,933,250	2,499,160	57.4	3,432	4,363	-21.3	157,616	175,099	-10.0
5044	Office equipment		435	532	-18.2	2,796,201	2,303,926	21.4	9,059	10,550	-14.1	401,685	369,006	8.9
5045	Computers and computer peripheral equipment and supplies		1,090	944	15.5	11,176,003	9,101,042	22.8	19,626	16,298	20.4	1,021,964	858,298	19.1
5046	Other commercial equipment		445	401	11.0	D	810,131	N	(2500-4999)	2,880	N	D	86,640	N
5047	Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies		703	643	9.3	3,967,479	3,726,591	6.5	9,318	9,488	-1.8	477,324	429,339	11.2
5048	Ophthalmic goods		188	185	1.6	897,161	1,044,731	-14.1	2,633	2,998	-12.2	108,773	93,630	16.2
5049	Other professional equipment and supplies		185	194	-4.6	D	694,570	N	(1000-2499)	2,706	N	D	99,011	N
505	Metals and minerals, except petroleum		779	721	8.0	D	13,088,514	N	(5000-9999)	7,062	N	D	315,908	N
5051	Metals service centers and offices		722	653	10.6	8,349,101	11,623,103	-28.2	8,173	6,585	24.1	349,017	289,328	20.6
5052	Coal and other minerals and ores		57	68	-16.2	D	1,465,411	N	(250-499)	477	N	D	26,580	N
506	Electrical goods		3,113	2,989	4.1	20,803,834	15,133,340	37.5	34,756	32,658	6.4	1,602,367	1,139,713	40.6
5063	Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials		1,205	1,210	-0.4	4,852,740	4,755,622	2.0	12,219	13,259	-7.8	479,815	441,435	8.7
5064	Electrical appliances, television and radio sets		352	365	-3.6	2,823,703	2,375,681	18.9	2,992	3,202	-6.6	107,463	99,211	8.3
5065	Other electronic parts and equipment		1,556	1,414	10.0	13,127,391	8,002,037	64.1	19,545	16,197	20.7	1,015,089	599,067	69.4
507	Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies		1,658	1,722	-3.7	5,395,015	4,757,824	13.4	15,014	16,262	-7.7	580,059	525,498	10.4
5072	Hardware		577	587	-1.7	1,840,889	1,415,002	30.1	5,185	5,747	-9.8	191,723	184,979	3.6
5074	Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies		727	745	-2.4	2,270,105	2,185,255	3.9	6,614	7,148	-7.5	241,611	221,189	9.2
5075	Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies		270	302	-10.6	918,325	913,792	0.5	2,351	2,486	-5.4	111,921	89,566	25.0
5078	Refrigeration equipment and supplies		84	88	-4.5	365,696	243,775	50.0	864	881	-1.9	34,804	29,764	16.9
508	Machinery, equipment, and supplies		3,315	3,476	-4.6	D	10,834,307	N	(25k-49999)	30,441	N	D	1,019,928	N
5082	Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment		178	209	-14.8	902,756	694,831	29.9	2,264	2,437	-7.1	89,387	76,518	16.8
5083	Farm and garden machinery and equipment		311	356	-12.6	805,813	578,632	39.3	2,714	2,837	-4.3	68,187	60,699	12.3
5084	Industrial machinery and equipment		1,452	1,483	-2.1	5,995,604	5,041,184	18.9	12,338	12,180	1.3	531,828	433,584	22.7
5085	Industrial supplies		728	760	-4.2	D	2,154,329	N	(5000-9999)	6,735	N	D	236,928	N
5087	Service establishment equipment and supplies		458	443	3.4	1,408,859	733,868	92.0	3,612	3,342	8.1	123,774	88,783	39.4
5088	Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles		188	225	-16.4	1,633,637	1,631,463	0.1	2,306	2,910	-20.8	104,101	123,416	-15.7
509	Miscellaneous durable goods		4,702	4,527	3.9	34,796,064	22,427,770	55.1	38,649	32,171	20.1	1,476,889	1,077,406	37.1
5091	Sporting and recreational goods and supplies		328	314	4.5	1,263,644	1,360,342	-7.1	2,940	2,620	12.2	96,746	81,533	18.7
5092	Toys and hobby goods and supplies		336	336	0.0	2,482,270	2,063,259	20.3	5,004	2,726	83.6	176,691	100,814	75.3
5093	Recyclable materials		623	660	-5.6	2,395,829	1,792,598	33.7	7,975	6,684	19.3	222,734	155,110	43.6
5094	Jewelry, watches, silverware, precious stones, and precious metals		2,563	2,339	9.6	12,713,567	9,098,580	39.7	15,542	13,750	13.0	612,557	497,879	23.0
5099	Durable goods, n.e.c.		852	878	-3.0	15,940,754	8,112,991	96.5	7,188	6,391	12.5	368,161	242,070	52.1
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		18,692	18,935	-1.3	189,874,999	176,170,059	7.8	218,940	214,873	1.9	8,922,617	7,567,215	17.9
511	Paper and paper products		1,572	1,689	-6.9	11,937,207	10,699,254	11.6	23,365	20,645	13.2	746,080	622,949	19.8
5111	Printing and writing paper		203	227	-10.6	4,443,321	4,727,051	-6.0	2,722	3,181	-14.4	150,607	150,459	0.1
5112	Stationery and office supplies		835	889	-6.1	3,706,773	2,602,912	42.4	14,348	11,311	26.8	344,610	249,771	38.0
5113	Industrial and personal service paper		534	573	-6.8	3,787,113	3,369,291	12.4	6,295	6,153	2.3	250,863	222,719	12.6
512	Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries		827	674	22.7	15,940,718	12,744,216	25.1	23,591	19,303	22.2	1,195,745	697,962	71.3
5122	Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries		827	674	22.7	15,940,718	12,744,216	25.1	23,591	19,303	22.2	1,195,745	697,962	71.3
513	Apparel, piece goods, and notions		6,130	5,895	4.0	44,915,944	41,572,886	8.0	59,045	57,958	1.9	2,759,084	2,478,250	11.3
5131	Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods		1,917	1,929	-0.6	11,733,248	14,651,442	-19.9	16,943	17,138	-1.1	754,740	822,681	-8.3
5136	Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings		1,041	1,024	1.7	7,593,631	7,852,781	-3.3	9,063	10,088	-10.2	445,645	407,564	9.3
5137	Women's and children's and infants' clothing and accessories		2,817	2,590	8.8	21,349,821	16,212,657	31.7	29,467	27,428	7.4	1,359,984	1,084,844	25.4
5139	Footwear		355	352	0.9	4,239,244	2,856,006	48.4	3,572	3,304	8.1	198,715	163,161	21.8
514	Groceries and related products		4,578	4,797	-4.6	D	41,764,771	N	(50k-99999)	54,264	N	D	1,627,504	N
5141	Groceries, general-line		413	444	-7.0	10,319,088	7,184,002	43.6	9,620	8,297	15.9	334,820	253,473	32.1
5142	Packaged frozen foods		290	277	4.7	3,526,175	3,059,038	15.3	4,356	4,184	4.1	140,676	126,611	11.1
5143	Dairy products, except dried or canned		350	382	-8.4	4,537,725	3,418,153	32.8	4,159	4,609	-9.8	141,384	130,731	8.1
5144	Poultry and poultry products		93	95	-2.1	1,986,455	726,673	173.4	1,221	1,071	14.0	43,256	29,555	46.4
5145	Confectionery		217	243	-10.7	1,238,424	1,094,122	13.2	2,783	2,810	-1.0	83,735	62,516	33.9
5146	Fish and seafoods		310	319	-2.8	D	907,661	N	(1000-2499)	2,135	N	D	56,008	N
5147	Meats and meat products		571	586	-2.6	3,868,980	3,717,492	4.1	5,143	6,269	-18.0	154,905	159,529	-2.9
5148	Fresh fruits and vegetables		519	494	5.1	3,390,200	2,692,848	25.9	5,352	5,495	-2.6	187,337	160,592	16.7
5149	Other groceries and related products		1,815	1,957	-7.3	D	18,964,782	N	(10k-24999)	19,394	N	D	648,489	N
515	Farm-product raw materials		240	259	-7.3	13,938,042	6,654,493	109.5	1,427	1,856	-23.1	55,298	61,674	-10.3
5153	Grain and field beans		74	84	-11.9	12,387,786	5,041,212	145.7	498	536	-7.1	19,950	22,702	-12.1
5154	Livestock		42	46	-8.7	D	186,823	N	(250-499)	392	N	D	3,811	N
5159	Other farm-product raw materials		124	129	-3.9	D	1,426,458	N	(500-999)	928	N	D	35,161	N
516	Chemicals and allied products		975	963	1.2	6,454,962	7,679,751	-15.9	8,130	8,534	-4.7	378,345	351,172	7.7
5162	Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes		291	250	16.4	1,648,916	1,530,531	7.7	2,430	2,178	11.6	91,511	82,760	10.6
5169	Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.		684	713	-4.1	4,806,046	6,149,220	-21.8	5,700	6,356	-10.3	286,834	268,412	6.9
517	Petroleum and petroleum products		417	543	-23.2	15,258,251	16,534,998	-7.7	6,396	8,391	-23.8	224,519	286,904	-21.7
5171	Petroleum bulk stations and terminals		239	305	-21.6	6,394,586	6,108,270	4.7	3,740	5,134	-27.2	136,717	161,004	-15.1
5172	Petroleum and petroleum products, except bulk stations and terminals		178	238	-25.2	8,863,665	10,426,728	-15.0	2,656	3,257	-18.5	87,802	125,900	-30.3
518	Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages		408	455	-10.3	D	5,932,594	N	(10k-24999)	11,108	N	D	416,480	N
5181	Beer and ale		246	305	-19.3	D	2,732,408	N	(5000-9999)	5,865	N	D	174,066	N
5182	Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages		162	150	8.0	4,937,978	3,200,186	54.3	5,699	5,243	8.7	343,256	242,414	41.6
519	Miscellaneous nondurable goods		3,545	3,660	-3.1	30,092,469	32,587,096	-7.7	30,576	32,814	-6.8	1,160,192	1,024,320	13.3
5191	Farm supplies		456	642	-29.0	1,409,907	2,095,127	-32.7	2,851	4,913	-42.0	76,384	110,499	-30.9
5192	Books, periodicals, and newspapers		479	522	-8.2	3,989,123	4,237,180	-5.9	8,823	9,141	-3.5	333,143	279,871	19.0
5193	Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies		312	322	-3.1	618,107	497,745	24.2	2,762	2,677	3.2	80,108	65,878	21.6
5194	Tobacco and tobacco products		177	199	-11.1	3,517,270	3,047,130	15.4	3,271	3,174	3.1	103,263	95,713	7.9
5198	Paints, varnishes, and supplies		149	242	-38.4	452,057	555,399	-18.6	1,437	2,154	-33.3	58,676	59,847	-2.0
5199	Other miscellaneous nondurable goods		1,972	1,733	13.8	20,106,005	22,154,515	-9.2	11,432	10,755	6.3	508,618	412,512	23.3

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