1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Maine
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 3,696 W 1,970 124,687 1,726 7,305,592
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 2,094 W 1,110 61,494 984 2,736,974
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 191 W 55 8,182 136 425,917
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 102 W 74 4,570 28 133,786
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 115 W 55 3,125 60 262,598
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 187 W 43 2,924 144 284,941
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 50 W 24 613 26 D
4216 Electrical goods whsle 136 W 42 2,467 94 333,230
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 86 W 34 4,464 52 195,200
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 381 W 105 5,866 276 789,300
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 846 W 678 29,283 168 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 98 W 68 2,939 30 48,463
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 89 W 79 1,393 10 9,548
42193 Recyclable material whsle 116 W 61 2,916 55 101,357
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 98 W 82 1,770 16 10,282
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 445 W 388 20,265 57 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,602 W 860 63,193 742 4,568,618
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 94 W 32 1,600 62 252,490
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle 32 W 14 1,047 18 341,200
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 132 W 91 5,028 41 188,937
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 603 W 225 24,174 378 1,940,926
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle 41 W 23 1,323 18 D
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 67 W 26 1,093 41 104,296
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle 78 W 16 844 62 D
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle 21 W 4 496 17 D
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 534 W 429 27,588 105 D
42291 Farm supplies whsle 29 W 10 1,315 19 12,673
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 86 W 68 1,616 18 49,888
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle 55 W 45 907 10 11,436
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 4 217,365
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D 3 1,798
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 352 W 301 23,648 51 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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