1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Alaska
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)
42 Wholesale trade 1,519 W 735 39,929 784 2,989,820
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 818 W 402 19,840 416 1,129,456
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 49 W 15 1,587 34 108,812
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 25 W 12 417 13 22,469
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 31 W 16 2,618 15 40,061
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 76 W 16 1,781 60 160,651
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 25 W 8 256 17 30,559
4216 Electrical goods whsle 57 W 9 540 48 138,717
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 39 W 12 599 27 67,685
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 193 W 38 1,547 155 482,633
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 323 W 276 10,495 47 77,869
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle N W D D 14 11,879
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle N W D D 6 5,183
42193 Recyclable material whsle 23 W 18 489 5 6,609
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 50 W 44 850 6 10,310
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 185 W 169 8,160 16 43,888
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 701 W 333 20,089 368 1,860,364
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 30 W 12 279 18 68,719
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D 12 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 42 W 32 2,193 10 12,880
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 270 W 81 4,209 189 727,088
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle N W D D N N
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle N W D D 31 97,826
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 77 W 10 1,255 67 739,241
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 9 96,286
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 205 W 173 11,368 32 D
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 42 W 35 382 7 D
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle N W D D 2 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 1 D
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 147 W 128 10,480 19 D
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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