1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for Texas
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.
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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 37,984 36,610 3.8 D 274,614,352 N (100,000+) 408,613 N D 11,787,629 N
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 25,646 23,943 7.1 D 112,795,657 N (100,000+) 241,971 N D 7,452,124 N
51 Wholesale trade - nondurable goods 12,338 12,667 -2.6 D 161,818,695 N (100,000+) 166,642 N D 4,335,505 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 37,984 36,610 3.8 D 274,614,352 N (100,000+) 408,613 N D 11,787,629 N
50 Wholesale trade - durable goods 25,646 23,943 7.1 D 112,795,657 N (100,000+) 241,971 N D 7,452,124 N
501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 3,227 3,118 3.5 42,300,057 26,683,877 58.5 37,305 31,395 18.8 1,058,675 784,769 34.9
5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 527 558 -5.6 34,010,792 19,528,427 74.2 10,049 8,496 18.3 316,027 228,710 38.2
5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 1,822 1,699 7.2 6,963,245 5,374,734 29.6 20,756 16,804 23.5 588,705 430,000 36.9
5014 Tires and tubes 313 294 6.5 926,550 1,484,595 -37.6 3,000 2,971 1.0 83,324 72,727 14.6
5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 565 567 -0.4 399,470 296,121 34.9 3,500 3,124 12.0 70,619 53,332 32.4
502 Furniture and home furnishings 1,274 1,124 13.3 6,141,239 4,362,370 40.8 13,408 11,125 20.5 434,305 290,853 49.3
5021 Furniture 555 523 6.1 2,324,936 1,455,735 59.7 6,325 5,126 23.4 206,503 131,328 57.2
5023 Home furnishings 719 601 19.6 3,816,303 2,906,635 31.3 7,083 5,999 18.1 227,802 159,525 42.8
503 Lumber and other construction materials 1,492 1,258 18.6 7,913,727 5,860,325 35.0 20,629 13,323 54.8 643,358 369,900 73.9
5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 502 423 18.7 3,804,817 3,205,799 18.7 8,758 5,921 47.9 284,378 163,847 73.6
5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 424 347 22.2 1,432,964 799,915 79.1 4,357 2,732 59.5 124,944 73,935 69.0
5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 202 171 18.1 1,566,732 1,159,900 35.1 3,403 2,005 69.7 109,727 66,842 64.2
5039 Other construction materials 364 317 14.8 1,109,214 694,711 59.7 4,111 2,665 54.3 124,309 65,276 90.4
504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 3,586 3,422 4.8 30,421,806 16,231,301 87.4 53,176 46,341 14.7 2,575,386 1,709,306 50.7
5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 82 91 -9.9 790,073 1,058,368 -25.3 994 1,776 -44.0 44,439 60,445 -26.5
5044 Office equipment 544 642 -15.3 3,695,614 2,110,635 75.1 11,193 11,574 -3.3 418,305 371,528 12.6
5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and supplies 1,487 1,364 9.0 20,349,690 9,025,598 125.5 26,371 19,937 32.3 1,561,663 876,476 78.2
5046 Other commercial equipment 359 345 4.1 1,317,276 669,527 96.7 4,119 2,559 61.0 128,415 72,018 78.3
5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 813 704 15.5 3,522,290 2,791,625 26.2 7,372 7,564 -2.5 334,536 258,794 29.3
5048 Ophthalmic goods 89 83 7.2 309,792 195,809 58.2 1,681 1,416 18.7 39,932 27,811 43.6
5049 Other professional equipment and supplies 212 193 9.8 437,071 379,739 15.1 1,446 1,515 -4.6 48,096 42,234 13.9
505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 1,109 1,068 3.8 12,851,719 8,841,047 45.4 13,756 11,656 18.0 549,990 382,735 43.7
5051 Metals service centers and offices 1,085 1,042 4.1 12,733,151 8,504,215 49.7 13,559 11,379 19.2 543,076 376,166 44.4
5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 24 26 -7.7 118,568 336,832 -64.8 197 277 -28.9 6,914 6,569 5.3
506 Electrical goods 3,285 2,945 11.5 31,931,094 18,235,191 75.1 43,613 31,570 38.1 2,084,266 1,102,526 89.0
5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 1,420 1,332 6.6 9,006,424 5,596,704 60.9 17,053 13,198 29.2 651,036 421,418 54.5
5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 269 287 -6.3 2,822,322 3,546,965 -20.4 2,636 3,755 -29.8 109,119 129,039 -15.4
5065 Other electronic parts and equipment 1,596 1,326 20.4 20,102,348 9,091,522 121.1 23,924 14,617 63.7 1,324,111 552,069 139.8
507 Hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 2,006 1,856 8.1 8,586,411 5,671,589 51.4 21,213 17,187 23.4 720,957 514,631 40.1
5072 Hardware 702 642 9.3 2,785,385 1,834,317 51.8 7,598 6,307 20.5 263,510 173,247 52.1
5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 660 607 8.7 2,636,673 1,556,508 69.4 6,615 5,112 29.4 208,551 130,222 60.2
5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 521 499 4.4 2,722,527 2,014,226 35.2 5,807 4,669 24.4 209,839 176,970 18.6
5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 123 108 13.9 441,826 266,538 65.8 1,193 1,099 8.6 39,057 34,192 14.2
508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 7,379 7,037 4.9 32,135,373 21,059,242 52.6 73,782 62,008 19.0 2,802,079 1,903,487 47.2
5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment 379 378 0.3 4,433,769 1,551,373 185.8 6,984 5,082 37.4 281,152 167,622 67.7
5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 746 754 -1.1 3,228,297 2,380,600 35.6 7,114 6,808 4.5 199,366 161,648 23.3
5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 3,724 3,440 8.3 15,280,556 10,074,776 51.7 35,005 27,158 28.9 1,416,128 879,945 60.9
5085 Industrial supplies 1,554 1,472 5.6 5,978,326 4,737,746 26.2 16,808 14,960 12.4 623,028 467,801 33.2
5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 572 601 -4.8 1,306,051 779,700 67.5 4,362 4,018 8.6 122,153 91,364 33.7
5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 404 392 3.1 1,908,374 1,535,047 24.3 3,509 3,982 -11.9 160,252 135,107 18.6
509 Miscellaneous durable goods 2,288 2,115 8.2 D 5,850,715 N (10k-24999) 17,366 N D 393,917 N
5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 341 341 0.0 1,157,210 883,275 31.0 2,891 2,539 13.9 73,469 61,914 18.7
5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 174 149 16.8 999,101 866,190 15.3 1,696 1,674 1.3 50,252 43,838 14.6
5093 Recyclable materials 602 556 8.3 2,575,696 1,438,008 79.1 9,341 6,347 47.2 226,198 127,289 77.7
5094 Jewelry, watches, silverware, precious stones, and precious metals 426 441 -3.4 1,257,506 1,034,753 21.5 2,915 2,708 7.6 87,251 68,714 27.0
5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 745 628 18.6 D 1,628,489 N (2500-4999) 4,098 N D 92,162 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 12,338 12,667 -2.6 D 161,818,695 N (100,000+) 166,642 N D 4,335,505 N
511 Paper and paper products 1,351 1,341 0.7 7,686,217 5,592,742 37.4 20,613 17,396 18.5 538,198 392,469 37.1
5111 Printing and writing paper 157 201 -21.9 1,388,063 1,767,519 -21.5 2,157 2,351 -8.3 80,058 71,499 12.0
5112 Stationery and office supplies 883 854 3.4 4,037,128 2,226,839 81.3 14,730 11,703 25.9 328,911 225,239 46.0
5113 Industrial and personal service paper 311 286 8.7 2,261,026 1,598,384 41.5 3,726 3,342 11.5 129,229 95,731 35.0
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 560 458 22.3 10,848,480 7,113,246 52.5 9,360 7,731 21.1 421,383 254,779 65.4
5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists' sundries 560 458 22.3 10,848,480 7,113,246 52.5 9,360 7,731 21.1 421,383 254,779 65.4
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 1,019 1,005 1.4 D 4,033,438 N (5000-9999) 8,191 N D 203,893 N
5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 247 221 11.8 D 841,287 N (1000-2499) 1,965 N D 42,702 N
5136 Men's and boys' clothing and furnishings 253 265 -4.5 1,489,965 1,459,851 2.1 3,052 2,673 14.2 89,221 66,357 34.5
5137 Women's and children's and infants' clothing and accessories 427 434 -1.6 1,094,673 1,257,737 -13.0 3,028 2,792 8.5 71,952 67,323 6.9
5139 Footwear 92 85 8.2 844,812 474,563 78.0 618 761 -18.8 26,010 27,511 -5.5
514 Groceries and related products 2,243 2,367 -5.2 36,278,758 30,982,278 17.1 55,438 55,580 -0.3 1,552,552 1,335,843 16.2
5141 Groceries, general-line 194 247 -21.5 12,434,024 10,829,702 14.8 13,825 12,685 9.0 404,038 354,049 14.1
5142 Packaged frozen foods 221 193 14.5 4,413,608 3,006,514 46.8 5,456 5,219 4.5 163,236 130,198 25.4
5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 114 153 -25.5 2,098,994 1,357,695 54.6 2,337 2,947 -20.7 81,140 75,834 7.0
5144 Poultry and poultry products 66 86 -23.3 684,107 604,193 13.2 1,576 1,193 32.1 40,646 22,699 79.1
5145 Confectionery 164 160 2.5 1,868,022 1,576,211 18.5 4,585 5,796 -20.9 137,253 98,490 39.4
5146 Fish and seafoods 123 144 -14.6 538,494 409,242 31.6 1,012 1,216 -16.8 25,572 21,795 17.3
5147 Meats and meat products 228 251 -9.2 2,425,922 2,659,799 -8.8 3,367 3,756 -10.4 84,999 85,040 0.0
5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 395 385 2.6 2,514,201 2,500,578 0.5 7,809 8,143 -4.1 170,699 146,626 16.4
5149 Other groceries and related products 738 748 -1.3 9,301,386 8,038,344 15.7 15,471 14,625 5.8 444,969 401,112 10.9
515 Farm-product raw materials 743 885 -16.0 8,726,477 9,376,051 -6.9 7,923 9,294 -14.8 148,873 145,617 2.2
5153 Grain and field beans 325 445 -27.0 2,980,904 3,845,686 -22.5 2,524 3,424 -26.3 72,209 72,545 -0.5
5154 Livestock 232 231 0.4 2,886,396 3,081,392 -6.3 4,024 4,131 -2.6 36,587 32,377 13.0
5159 Other farm-product raw materials 186 209 -11.0 2,859,177 2,448,973 16.8 1,375 1,739 -20.9 40,077 40,695 -1.5
516 Chemicals and allied products 1,492 1,337 11.6 16,748,285 15,946,738 5.0 16,172 13,902 16.3 704,891 530,532 32.9
5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 329 278 18.3 3,360,822 2,451,862 37.1 3,576 2,557 39.9 138,327 88,313 56.6
5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 1,163 1,059 9.8 13,387,463 13,494,876 -0.8 12,596 11,345 11.0 566,564 442,219 28.1
517 Petroleum and petroleum products 1,284 1,597 -19.6 58,622,258 74,793,648 -21.6 17,399 15,975 8.9 672,759 531,139 26.7
5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 824 1,074 -23.3 30,321,732 29,828,176 1.7 11,446 10,803 6.0 424,315 308,987 37.3
5172 Petroleum and petroleum products, except bulk stations and terminals 460 523 -12.0 28,300,526 44,965,472 -37.1 5,953 5,172 15.1 248,444 222,152 11.8
518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 304 360 -15.6 D 4,638,242 N (10k-24999) 11,379 N D 351,773 N
5181 Beer and ale 217 253 -14.2 D 2,423,139 N (5000-9999) 7,752 N D 233,529 N
5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 87 107 -18.7 1,894,579 2,215,103 -14.5 3,131 3,627 -13.7 126,619 118,244 7.1
519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 3,342 3,317 0.8 D 9,342,312 N (25k-49999) 27,194 N D 589,460 N
5191 Farm supplies 1,259 1,339 -6.0 3,117,067 2,587,679 20.5 8,738 8,897 -1.8 207,800 175,195 18.6
5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 256 244 4.9 2,227,870 1,807,457 23.3 4,296 3,924 9.5 115,501 102,600 12.6
5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies 334 331 0.9 590,800 474,522 24.5 3,931 3,658 7.5 77,417 62,611 23.6
5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 61 71 -14.1 2,929,224 2,425,861 20.7 2,974 2,638 12.7 90,123 60,235 49.6
5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 266 309 -13.9 653,205 557,366 17.2 2,051 2,091 -1.9 64,294 54,895 17.1
5199 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods 1,166 1,023 14.0 D 1,489,427 N (5000-9999) 5,986 N D 133,924 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