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		6,929	6,455	7.3	D	42,415,081	N	(50k-99999)	72,100	N	D	2,021,255	N
	50	Wholesale trade - durable goods		4,705	4,268	10.2	30,019,820	19,687,332	52.5	51,100	43,548	17.3	1,850,868	1,287,516	43.8
	51	Wholesale trade - nondurable goods		2,224	2,187	1.7	D	22,727,749	N	(25k-49999)	28,552	N	D	733,739	N

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		6,929	6,455	7.3	D	42,415,081	N	(50k-99999)	72,100	N	D	2,021,255	N
50	Wholesale trade - durable goods		4,705	4,268	10.2	30,019,820	19,687,332	52.5	51,100	43,548	17.3	1,850,868	1,287,516	43.8
501	Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies		675	655	3.1	7,592,629	4,420,901	71.7	8,121	7,232	12.3	243,127	180,155	35.0
5012	Automobiles and other motor vehicles		123	104	18.3	6,272,423	3,314,736	89.2	2,494	1,820	37.0	89,066	56,365	58.0
5013	Motor vehicle supplies and new parts		382	358	6.7	D	869,505	N	(2500-4999)	4,067	N	D	93,623	N
5014	Tires and tubes		52	66	-21.2	D	174,809	N	(500-999)	681	N	D	17,275	N
5015	Motor vehicle parts, used		118	127	-7.1	D	61,851	N	(500-999)	664	N	D	12,892	N
502	Furniture and home furnishings		205	180	13.9	D	422,557	N	(1000-2499)	1,493	N	D	38,138	N
5021	Furniture		71	67	6.0	D	185,251	N	(500-999)	683	N	D	16,733	N
5023	Home furnishings		134	113	18.6	382,734	237,306	61.3	1,280	810	58.0	37,558	21,405	75.5
503	Lumber and other construction materials		539	487	10.7	D	5,187,000	N	(5000-9999)	5,373	N	D	192,832	N
5031	Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels		362	336	7.7	6,712,937	4,794,048	40.0	4,220	3,930	7.4	204,317	153,842	32.8
5032	Brick, stone, and related construction materials		47	44	6.8	D	76,076	N	(250-499)	323	N	D	9,813	N
5033	Roofing, siding, and insulation materials		46	50	-8.0	219,281	179,959	21.9	548	496	10.5	20,305	12,853	58.0
5039	Other construction materials		84	57	47.4	D	136,917	N	(1000-2499)	624	N	D	16,324	N
504	Professional and commercial equipment and supplies		639	589	8.5	2,281,168	1,815,939	25.6	7,393	6,518	13.4	300,587	214,691	40.0
5043	Photographic equipment and supplies		14	14	0.0	D	D	N	(100-249)	(100-249)	N	D	D	N
5044	Office equipment		104	114	-8.8	319,620	209,784	52.4	1,782	1,563	14.0	67,376	48,727	38.3
5045	Computers and computer peripheral equipment and supplies		264	228	15.8	1,050,158	997,154	5.3	2,701	2,640	2.3	119,578	98,869	20.9
5046	Other commercial equipment		77	74	4.1	D	139,113	N	(500-999)	646	N	D	17,884	N
5047	Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies		119	96	24.0	392,340	326,643	20.1	956	956	0.0	40,669	32,103	26.7
5048	Ophthalmic goods		21	25	-16.0	77,516	49,049	58.0	257	238	8.0	7,850	5,126	53.1
5049	Other professional equipment and supplies		40	38	5.3	203,387	D	N	811	(250-499)	N	33,242	D	N
505	Metals and minerals, except petroleum		124	110	12.7	D	651,034	N	(1000-2499)	1,733	N	D	52,703	N
5051	Metals service centers and offices		119	107	11.2	955,888	626,550	52.6	2,078	1,726	20.4	77,417	52,099	48.6
5052	Coal and other minerals and ores		5	3	66.7	D	24,484	N	(20-99)	7	N	D	604	N
506	Electrical goods		598	484	23.6	4,110,925	1,948,182	111.0	6,180	4,557	35.6	250,315	145,497	72.0
5063	Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials		269	247	8.9	1,401,651	884,847	58.4	2,835	2,259	25.5	105,119	66,955	57.0
5064	Electrical appliances, television and radio sets		40	35	14.3	282,433	261,736	7.9	663	502	32.1	20,396	14,710	38.7
5065	Other electronic parts and equipment		289	202	43.1	2,426,841	801,599	202.8	2,682	1,796	49.3	124,800	63,832	95.5
507	Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies		363	297	22.2	1,653,198	1,145,438	44.3	3,924	3,299	18.9	137,866	95,657	44.1
5072	Hardware		146	120	21.7	628,504	509,851	23.3	1,203	1,353	-11.1	40,320	36,489	10.5
5074	Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies		145	110	31.8	632,599	382,073	65.6	2,020	1,385	45.8	69,844	40,118	74.1
5075	Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies		54	49	10.2	366,449	225,446	62.5	623	466	33.7	25,083	15,607	60.7
5078	Refrigeration equipment and supplies		18	18	0.0	25,646	28,068	-8.6	78	95	-17.9	2,619	3,443	-23.9
508	Machinery, equipment, and supplies		1,082	1,029	5.2	3,614,092	2,328,950	55.2	10,984	9,585	14.6	385,124	277,637	38.7
5082	Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment		95	106	-10.4	735,050	419,678	75.1	1,944	1,495	30.0	69,697	44,789	55.6
5083	Farm and garden machinery and equipment		149	137	8.8	460,149	337,183	36.5	1,441	1,379	4.5	47,309	34,954	35.3
5084	Industrial machinery and equipment		383	353	8.5	1,225,361	745,565	64.4	3,646	3,012	21.0	135,669	95,753	41.7
5085	Industrial supplies		290	271	7.0	852,398	583,113	46.2	2,552	2,368	7.8	90,723	67,863	33.7
5087	Service establishment equipment and supplies		105	104	1.0	168,103	118,371	42.0	879	864	1.7	23,948	20,998	14.0
5088	Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles		60	58	3.4	173,031	125,040	38.4	522	467	11.8	17,778	13,280	33.9
509	Miscellaneous durable goods		480	437	9.8	1,810,245	1,767,331	2.4	4,264	3,758	13.5	127,726	90,206	41.6
5091	Sporting and recreational goods and supplies		113	103	9.7	383,475	285,588	34.3	988	840	17.6	39,721	19,904	99.6
5092	Toys and hobby goods and supplies		42	33	27.3	68,146	78,799	-13.5	342	314	8.9	5,752	6,624	-13.2
5093	Recyclable materials		112	112	0.0	491,775	253,959	93.6	1,464	1,216	20.4	44,294	26,782	65.4
5094	Jewelry, watches, silverware, precious stones, and precious metals		39	32	21.9	68,626	77,570	-11.5	182	229	-20.5	5,217	4,664	11.9
5099	Durable goods, n.e.c.		174	157	10.8	798,223	1,071,415	-25.5	1,288	1,159	11.1	32,742	32,232	1.6
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		2,224	2,187	1.7	D	22,727,749	N	(25k-49999)	28,552	N	D	733,739	N
511	Paper and paper products		264	234	12.8	D	923,141	N	(2500-4999)	2,682	N	D	69,554	N
5111	Printing and writing paper		27	33	-18.2	528,791	398,319	32.8	446	565	-21.1	19,455	17,366	12.0
5112	Stationery and office supplies		171	149	14.8	D	301,219	N	(2500-4999)	1,681	N	D	38,582	N
5113	Industrial and personal service paper		66	52	26.9	674,029	223,603	201.4	993	436	127.8	44,877	13,606	229.8
512	Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries		95	73	30.1	1,114,155	997,837	11.7	1,224	784	56.1	39,091	21,730	79.9
5122	Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries		95	73	30.1	1,114,155	997,837	11.7	1,224	784	56.1	39,091	21,730	79.9
513	Apparel, piece goods, and notions		134	99	35.4	D	1,892,403	N	(1000-2499)	2,243	N	D	81,112	N
5131	Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods		44	33	33.3	D	D	N	(250-499)	(250-499)	N	D	D	N
5136	Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings		43	29	48.3	D	D	N	(500-999)	(100-249)	N	D	D	N
5137	Women's and children's and infants' clothing and accessories		28	24	16.7	D	309,133	N	(100-249)	564	N	D	19,780	N
5139	Footwear		19	13	46.2	1,808,592	D	N	1,102	(500-999)	N	68,100	D	N
514	Groceries and related products		579	586	-1.2	D	6,162,699	N	(10k-24999)	10,665	N	D	265,995	N
5141	Groceries, general-line		73	68	7.4	2,270,781	D	N	2,865	(2500-4999)	N	79,860	D	N
5142	Packaged frozen foods		52	45	15.6	1,079,248	798,151	35.2	989	674	46.7	27,367	19,469	40.6
5143	Dairy products, except dried or canned		25	38	-34.2	176,631	286,710	-38.4	361	392	-7.9	11,989	11,743	2.1
5144	Poultry and poultry products		9	8	12.5	D	D	N	(100-249)	(100-249)	N	D	D	N
5145	Confectionery		30	34	-11.8	241,046	102,620	134.9	771	322	139.4	21,184	8,564	147.4
5146	Fish and seafoods		22	35	-37.1	116,299	129,872	-10.5	372	481	-22.7	8,845	7,321	20.8
5147	Meats and meat products		53	55	-3.6	534,061	460,774	15.9	805	684	17.7	26,997	18,245	48.0
5148	Fresh fruits and vegetables		100	91	9.9	622,858	468,509	32.9	3,047	2,242	35.9	71,291	41,313	72.6
5149	Other groceries and related products		215	212	1.4	D	D	N	(2500-4999)	(2500-4999)	N	D	D	N
515	Farm-product raw materials		76	102	-25.5	4,691,925	6,218,688	-24.6	678	830	-18.3	21,138	19,752	7.0
5153	Grain and field beans		49	63	-22.2	4,561,923	5,999,294	-24.0	424	458	-7.4	18,367	15,878	15.7
5154	Livestock		14	19	-26.3	D	184,993	N	(100-249)	256	N	D	1,563	N
5159	Other farm-product raw materials		13	20	-35.0	D	34,401	N	(20-99)	116	N	D	2,311	N
516	Chemicals and allied products		156	133	17.3	547,811	566,543	-3.3	1,193	1,026	16.3	43,452	30,890	40.7
5162	Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes		42	32	31.2	181,374	96,791	87.4	290	189	53.4	10,652	5,302	100.9
5169	Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c.		114	101	12.9	366,437	469,752	-22.0	903	837	7.9	32,800	25,588	28.2
517	Petroleum and petroleum products		186	267	-30.3	D	2,942,424	N	(2500-4999)	2,647	N	D	61,260	N
5171	Petroleum bulk stations and terminals		161	218	-26.1	D	2,615,983	N	(1000-2499)	2,356	N	D	53,355	N
5172	Petroleum and petroleum products, except bulk stations and terminals		25	49	-49.0	283,036	326,441	-13.3	156	291	-46.4	6,202	7,905	-21.5
518	Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages		89	98	-9.2	557,006	465,689	19.6	1,978	1,765	12.1	62,325	49,783	25.2
5181	Beer and ale		56	68	-17.6	339,605	375,252	-9.5	1,318	1,421	-7.2	40,998	40,622	0.9
5182	Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages		33	30	10.0	217,401	90,437	140.4	660	344	91.9	21,327	9,161	132.8
519	Miscellaneous nondurable goods		645	595	8.4	D	2,558,325	N	(5000-9999)	5,910	N	D	133,663	N
5191	Farm supplies		271	269	0.7	1,328,231	921,678	44.1	2,946	2,465	19.5	86,195	56,540	52.4
5192	Books, periodicals, and newspapers		68	67	1.5	D	241,901	N	(1000-2499)	1,017	N	D	24,391	N
5193	Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies		78	70	11.4	D	110,875	N	(500-999)	691	N	D	13,059	N
5194	Tobacco and tobacco products		14	13	7.7	424,782	344,724	23.2	487	392	24.2	12,847	9,174	40.0
5198	Paints, varnishes, and supplies		33	41	-19.5	D	96,034	N	(250-499)	293	N	D	8,531	N
5199	Other miscellaneous nondurable goods		181	135	34.1	D	843,113	N	(500-999)	1,052	N	D	21,968	N

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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