1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Worcester 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 2,064 W 1,038 75,773 1,026 12,038,267
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,400 W 646 48,972 754 9,381,520
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 105 W 36 4,294 69 D
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 80 W 41 2,691 39 166,154
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 60 W 20 1,758 40 208,224
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 149 W 37 2,185 112 1,586,005
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 51 W 16 531 35 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 146 W 29 3,322 117 1,595,913
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 74 W 26 1,758 48 187,076
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 311 W 96 12,186 215 1,321,388
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 424 W 345 20,247 79 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 39 W 23 1,666 16 187,660
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle N W D D N N
42193 Recyclable material whsle N W D D 31 D
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle N W 36 1,692 N N
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 265 W 246 15,985 19 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 664 W 392 26,801 272 2,656,747
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 55 W 22 1,858 33 385,921
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D 9 221,194
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 51 W 33 3,197 18 D
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 165 W 88 8,522 77 949,056
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle N W 10 1,522 N N
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 71 W 10 888 61 490,355
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 24 W 11 936 13 D
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 6 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 261 W 208 9,389 53 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle N W D D N N
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 46 W 32 541 14 81,551
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 31 W 22 989 9 9,120
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 3 D
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D N N
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 167 W 148 7,495 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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