1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Wholesale Trade

Philadelphia County, PA
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 2,232 W 829 63,667 1,403 12,004,023
421 Wholesale trade, durable goods 1,223 W 445 32,552 778 4,310,647
4211 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle parts & supplies wholesalers 112 W 27 3,052 85 D
4212 Furniture & home furnishings whsle 108 W 31 2,962 77 476,257
4213 Lumber & other construction materials whsle 47 W 16 1,439 31 D
4214 Professional & commercial equipment & supplies whsle 131 W 23 999 108 1,165,311
4215 Metal & mineral (except petroleum) whsle 49 W 13 472 36 509,362
4216 Electrical goods whsle 86 W 12 1,384 74 589,756
4217 Hardware, & plumbing & heating equipment & supplies whsle 99 W 25 1,673 74 289,686
4218 Machinery, equipment, & supplies whsle 179 W 47 3,871 132 D
4219 Miscellaneous durable goods whsle 412 W 251 16,700 161 D
42191 Sporting & recreational goods & supplies whsle 35 W 23 858 12 D
42192 Toy & hobby goods & supplies whsle 31 W 19 817 12 14,779
42193 Recyclable material whsle N W D D 67 304,314
42194 Jewelry/watch/silverware/precious stone, & precious metal whsle 90 W 40 4,049 50 D
42199 Other miscellaneous durable goods whsle 181 W 161 10,726 20 D
422 Wholesale trade, nondurable goods 1,009 W 384 31,115 625 7,693,376
4221 Paper & paper product whsle 80 W 23 2,828 57 828,485
4222 Drugs, & druggists' sundries whsle N W D D 15 D
4223 Apparel, piece goods, & notions whsle 135 W 49 3,363 86 597,733
4224 Grocery & related products whsle 370 W 113 11,630 257 2,563,481
4225 Farm-product raw material whsle N W D D N N
4226 Chemical & allied products whsle 52 W 11 1,240 41 890,309
4227 Petroleum & petroleum products whsle N W D D 16 D
4228 Beer, wine, & distilled alcoholic beverage whsle N W D D 40 304,831
4229 Miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 276 W 163 9,771 113 D
42292 Book, periodical, & newspaper whsle 47 W 27 625 20 106,084
42293 Flower, nursery stock, & florists' supplies whsle N W D D 7 D
42294 Tobacco & tobacco product whsle N W D D 17 189,855
42295 Paint, varnish, & supplies whsle N W D D 9 D
42299 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods whsle 178 W 126 8,650 52 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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