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Nonemployer Statistics originate from tax return information of the Internal Revenue Service. The 2004 and 2005 Nonemployer totals may be low due to late tax reporting in hurricane impacted counties/regions. The data are subject to nonsampling error such as errors of self-classification by industry on tax forms, as well as errors of response, nonreporting and coverage. Values provided by each firm are slightly modified to protect the respondent's confidentiality. For further information about methodology and data limitations, see Survey Methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
Code
Description Nonemployers
Firms Receipts
($1,000)
42 Wholesale trade 381,137 34,090,906
423 Durable goods merchant wholesalers 203,327 19,240,375
4231 Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers 16,470 2,300,302
4232 Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers 16,286 1,316,910
4233 Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers 7,859 1,031,684
4234 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 10,386 1,034,164
4235 Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers 3,175 460,721
4236 Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers 10,885 1,180,175
4237 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 5,514 557,058
4238 Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers 20,318 2,627,355
4239 Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 112,434 8,732,006
42391 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 11,631 801,426
42392 Toy and hobby goods and supplies merchant wholesalers 9,348 428,909
42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers 5,204 509,205
42394 Jewelry, watch, precious stone, and precious metal merchant wholesalers 22,250 1,645,375
42399 Other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers 64,001 5,347,091
424 Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 150,848 12,864,828
4241 Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers 6,831 550,604
4242 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 3,180 249,549
42421 Drugs and druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers 3,180 249,549
4243 Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers 23,201 1,732,613
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