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Data based on the 2003 Nonemployer Statistics. Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Introductory text includes scope and methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
Code
Description Nonemployers
Establish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
42 Wholesale trade 4,468 442,287
423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 2,429 245,989
4231 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers 179 30,290
4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers 181 20,685
4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers 76 12,404
4234 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 129 12,901
4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers 38 3,700
4236 Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers 171 22,509
4237 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 47 5,878
4238 Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers 224 27,150
4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 1,384 110,472
42391 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 178 13,594
42392 Toy and hobby goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 115 7,233
42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 26 2,469
42394 Jewelry, watch, precious stone, and precious metal merchant wholesalers 236 19,725
42399 Other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 829 67,451
424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 1,810 180,803
4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers 57 4,831
4242 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 55 2,737
42421 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 55 2,737
4243 Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers 288 21,830
4244 Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers 302 49,778
4245 Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers 45 9,514
4246 Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers 38 4,967
4247 Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers 12 1,394
4248 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers 37 3,209
4249 Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 976 82,543
42491 Farm supplies merchant wholesalers 15 2,692
42492 Book, periodical, and newspaper merchant wholesalers 144 5,637
42493 Flower, nursery stock, and florists' supplies merchant wholesalers 153 9,497
42494 Tobacco and tobacco product merchant wholesalers 16 2,673
42495 Paint, varnish, and supplies merchant wholesalers 13 766
42499 Other miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 635 61,278
425 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 229 15,495
4251 Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers 229 15,495
42511 Business to business electronic markets 49 2,787
42512 Wholesale trade agents and brokers 180 12,708
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The data in this table are based on the 2003 Nonemployer Statistics. These data are subject to nonsampling error due to nonresponse, coverage problems, misreporting, and processing error. Data users who create their own estimates using data from this report should cite the Census Bureau as the source of the original data only.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, EPCD, Nonemployer Statistics