1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Bristol County, MA
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 1,373 W 664 51,592 709 11,586,281
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 818 W 394 28,358 424 6,407,381
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 84 W 30 3,048 54 D
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 42 W 22 991 20 128,731
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 36 W 13 1,137 23 D
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 79 W 18 833 61 389,379
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle N W D D 25 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 67 W 16 3,989 51 369,063
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle N W D D 30 120,299
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 137 W 42 3,736 95 254,865
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 300 W 235 13,756 65 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 35 W 19 1,725 16 D
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 16 W 12 104 4 D
42193 Recyclable material whsle 34 W 15 567 19 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle N W 39 2,382 N N
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 166 W 150 8,978 16 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 555 W 270 23,234 285 5,178,900
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 44 W 15 1,793 29 D
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D 12 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 55 W 24 1,220 31 406,796
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 205 W 73 7,105 132 2,778,201
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle N W D D N N
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle N W D D 14 D
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle N W D D 9 196,560
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 11 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 178 W 135 10,460 43 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D 4 D
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 27 W 23 652 4 D
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 17 W 10 378 7 36,877
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 3 D
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D 6 47,129
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 116 W 97 9,318 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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