1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

District of Columbia
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 589 W 241 15,802 348 3,918,622
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 289 W 113 7,234 176 D
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers N W D D 16 D
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 47 W 11 459 36 D
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle N W D D 5 D
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 33 D
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle N W D D 1 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle N W D D 29 D
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 10 D
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 39 W 15 1,711 24 D
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 89 W 67 4,000 22 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle N W D D 2 D
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle N W D D 1 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle N W D D 5 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle N W D D 2 D
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 58 W 46 3,307 12 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 300 W 128 8,568 172 D
4221 Paper & paper product whsle N W D D 9 D
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D 9 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 43 W 22 865 21 D
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 88 W 22 3,040 66 395,439
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle N W D D 1 D
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle N W D D 3 D
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle N W D D 4 D
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 11 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 110 W 62 3,041 48 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D 1 D
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle N W D D 18 D
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle N W D D 5 12,570
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 1 D
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 62 W 40 2,406 22 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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