1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Kern County, CA
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 1,073 W 461 39,150 612 4,313,945
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 652 W 251 17,051 401 1,058,576
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 67 W 14 467 53 D
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle N W 16 480 N N
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle N W D D 7 D
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 49 W 11 871 38 92,912
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle N W D D 22 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle N W D D 25 75,779
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 36 W 10 1,157 26 42,217
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 237 W 38 3,871 199 574,362
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 170 W 143 8,487 27 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle N W 14 844 N N
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle N W 17 960 N N
42193 Recyclable material whsle N W D D 18 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle N W D D N N
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle N W 86 5,595 N N
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 421 W 210 22,099 211 3,255,369
4221 Paper & paper product whsle N W D D 11 D
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D N N
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle N W 12 269 N N
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 148 W 66 7,561 82 660,843
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 34 W 21 7,041 13 978,183
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle N W D D 20 67,112
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle N W D D 35 1,092,978
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 2 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 127 W 86 4,693 41 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D 18 111,281
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle N W 14 470 N N
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle N W 10 534 N N
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D N N
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 70 W 58 3,334 12 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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