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Census of

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Montana

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
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Many persons participated in the various activities of the 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade. The

overall planning and review of the census operations were performed by the Economic Census

Staff of the Economic Planning and Coordination Division.

This report was prepared in the Services Division. Bobby E. Russell,Assistant Chief for Census

Programs, was responsible for the overall planning, management, and coordination of the census

of wholesale trade. Planning and implementation were under the direction of John R. Trimble,

Chief, Wholesale Census Branch, with primary staff assistance by Steven L. Barron, John L.

Vignali, Gary E. Swenson, Scott P. Handmaker, Daniel C. Collier, Barbara A. Collier, Cary L.

Fletcher, Dennis R. Johnson, and Karen K. Sigmon.

Systems and procedures for mailout, receipt, correspondence, data input, industry classification, other clerical processing, administrative record processing, quality control, and the

associated electronic computer programs, were developed in the Economic Planning and

Coordination Division.

Mailout preparation and receipt operations, clerical and analytical review activities, data keying,

and geocoding review were performed by the staff of the Data Preparation Division, Judith N.

Petty, Chief.

Geographic coding procedures and associated computer programs were developed by the staff

of the Geography Division, Robert W. Marx, Chief.

The computer processing systems were developed and coordinated in the Economic Statistical

Methods and Programming Division, Charles P. Pautler, Jr.,Chief. H. Ray Dennis, Assistant Chief

for Business Programs, was responsible for the design and implementation of the computer

systems. The computer programs were prepared under the supervision of Steven G. McCraith,

Chief, Utilities and Financial Census Branch, and William C. Wester, Chief, Business Census

Branch, assisted by Dennis P. Kelly, Barbara L. Lambert, Josephine S. McLaughlin, William D.

McClain, David Wang, and David L. Sipes.

Computer processing was performed in the Computer Services Division, Marvin D. Raines,

Chief.

The staff of the Administrative and Publications Services Division, Walter C. Odom, Chief,

performed planning, design, composition, editorial review, and printing planning and procurement

for publications and report forms. Gladys Rea provided publication coordination and editing.

Special acknowledgment is also due the many businesses whose cooperation has contributed

to the publication of these data.

If you have any questions concerning the statistics in this report, call 301-763-5281.

Acknowledgments
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Census of

Wholesale Trade

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Montana

U.S. Department of Commerce

Ronald H. Brown, Secretary

David J. Barram, Deputy Secretary

Economics and Statistics Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director

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Charles A. Waite, Associate Director for

Economic Programs

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Assistant Director for

Economic Programs

ECONOMIC PLANNING AND COORDINATION DIVISION

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Acting Chief

SERVICES DIVISION

Thomas L. Mesenbourg, Acting Chief

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Harry A. Scarr, Acting Director

Paula J. Schneider, Principal Associate

Director for Programs

Economics and Statistics

Administration

Everett M. Ehrlich, Under Secretary

for Economic Affairs

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Introduction to

the Economic Census

PURPOSES AND USES OF THE ECONOMIC

CENSUS

The economic census is the major source of facts about

the structure and functioning of the Nation’s economy. It

provides essential information for government, business,

industry, and the general public.

The economic census furnishes an important part of the

framework for such composite measures as the gross

domestic product, input/output measures, production and

price indexes, and other statistical series that measure

short-term changes in economic conditions.

Policymaking agencies of the Federal Government use

the data, especially in monitoring economic activity and

providing assistance to business.

State and local governments use the data to assess

business activities and tax bases within their jurisdictions

and to develop programs to attract business.

Trade associations study trends in their own and competing industries and keep their members informed of

market changes.

Individual businesses use the data to locate potential

markets and to analyze their own production and sales

performance relative to industry or area averages.

AUTHORITY AND SCOPE

Title 13 of the United States Code (sections 131, 191,

and 224) directs the Census Bureau to take the economic

census every 5 years, covering years ending in 2 and 7.

The 1992 Economic Census consists of the following eight

censuses:

• Census of Retail Trade

• Census of Wholesale Trade

• Census of Service Industries

• Census of Financial, Insurance, and Real Estate

Industries

• Census of Transportation, Communications, and

Utilities

• Census of Manufactures

• Census of Mineral Industries

• Census of Construction Industries

Special programs also cover enterprise statistics and

minority-owned and women-owned businesses. (The 1992

Census of Agriculture and 1992 Census of Governments

are conducted separately.) The next economic census is

scheduled to be taken in 1998 covering the year 1997.

AVAILABILITY OF THE DATA

The results of the economic census are available in

printed reports for sale by the U.S. Government Printing

Office and on compact discs for sale by the Census

Bureau. Order forms for all types of products are available

on request from Customer Services, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, DC 20233-8300. A more complete description of publications being issued from this census is on the

inside back cover of this document.

Census facts are also widely disseminated by trade

associations, business journals, and newspapers. Volumes containing census statistics are available in most

major public and college libraries. Finally, State data

centers in every State as well as business and industry

data centers in many States also supply economic census

statistics.

WHAT’S NEW IN 1992

The 1992 Economic Census covers more of the economy

than any previous census. New for 1992 are data on

communications, utilities, finance, insurance, and real estate,

as well as coverage of more transportation industries. The

economic, agriculture, and governments censuses now

collectively cover nearly 98 percent of all economic activity.

Among other changes, new 1992 definitions affect the

boundaries of about a third of all metropolitan areas. Also,

the Survey of Women-Owned Businesses has now been

expanded to include all corporations.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

The economic census has been taken as an integrated

program at 5-year intervals since 1967 and before that for

1963, 1958, and 1954. Prior to that time, the individual

subcomponents of the economic census were taken separately at varying intervals.

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The economic census traces its beginnings to the 1810

Decennial Census, when questions on manufacturing were

included with those for population. Coverage of economic

activities was expanded for 1840 and subsequent censuses to include mining and some commercial activities. In

1902, Congress established a permanent Census Bureau

and directed that a census of manufactures be taken every

5 years. The 1905 Manufactures Census was the first time

a census was taken apart from the regular every-10-year

population census.

The first census of business was taken in 1930, covering 1929. Initially it covered retail and wholesale trade and

construction industries, but it was broadened in 1933 to

include some of the service trades.

The 1954 Economic Census was the first census to be

fully integrated—providing comparable census data across

economic sectors, using consistent time periods, concepts, definitions, classifications, and reporting units. It

was the first census to be taken by mail, using lists of firms

provided by the administrative records of other Federal

agencies. Since 1963, administrative records also have

been used to provide basic statistics for very small firms,

reducing or eliminating the need to send them census

questionnaires. The Enterprise Statistics Program, which

publishes combined data from the economic census, was

made possible with the implementation of the integrated

census program in 1954.

The range of industries covered in the economic censuses has continued to expand. The census of construction industries began on a regular basis in 1967, and the

scope of service industries was broadened in 1967, 1977,

and 1987. The census of transportation began in 1963 as

a set of surveys covering travel, transportation of commodities, and trucks, but expanded in 1987 to cover business

establishments in several transportation industries. For

1992, these statistics are incorporated into a broadened

census of transportation, communications, and utilities.

Also new for 1992 is the census of financial, insurance,

and real estate industries. This is part of a gradual expansion in coverage of industries previously subjected to

government regulation.

The Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises

was first conducted as a special project in 1969 and was

incorporated into the economic census in 1972 along with

the Survey of Women-Owned Businesses.

An economic census has also been taken in Puerto

Rico since 1909, in the Virgin Islands of the United States

and Guam since 1958, and in the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands since 1982.

Statistical reports from the 1987 and earlier censuses

provide historical figures for the study of long-term time

series and are available in some large libraries. All of the

census data published since 1967 are still available for

sale on microfiche from the Census Bureau.

AVAILABILITY OF MORE FREQUENT

ECONOMIC DATA

While the census provides complete enumerations every

5 years, there are many needs for more frequent data as

well. The Census Bureau conducts a number of monthly,

quarterly, and annual surveys, with the results appearing in

publication series such as Current Business Reports (retail

and wholesale trade and service industries), the Annual

Survey of Manufactures, Current Industrial Reports, and

the Quarterly Financial Report. Most of these surveys,

while providing more frequent observations, yield less

kind-of-business and geographic detail than the census.

The County Business Patterns program offers annual

statistics on the number of establishments, employment,

and payroll classified by industry within each county.

SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION

More information about the scope, coverage, classification system, data items, and publications for each of the

economic censuses and related surveys is published in the

Guide to the 1992 Economic Census and Related Statistics. More information on the methodology, procedures,

and history of the census will be published in the History of

the 1992 Economic Census. Contact Customer Services

for information on availability.

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Census of Wholesale Trade

GENERAL

The 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade, part of the 1992

Economic Census, covered wholesale trade as defined in

the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual.1 It

included all establishments with one or more paid employees primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers;

other wholesalers; or industrial, commercial, institutional,

farm, or professional users. Companies selling products to

which they have title, as well as those acting as agents or

brokers in buying or selling merchandise to others, are

included. The census excluded governmental organizations classified in the covered industries except for wholesale liquor establishments operated by State and local

governments.

The basic tabulations in this report do not include data

for establishments which are ‘‘auxiliary’’ (primary function

is providing a service, such as warehouses) to other

establishments within the same organization. Data for

auxiliaries are presented in a subsequent report issued as

part of the 1992 Enterprise Statistics reports.

Wholesale firms without employees are excluded from

the census. In the census of retail trade, the sales of firms

with no paid employees are derived from administrative

records of other Federal agencies rather than from a direct

canvass. These sources proved impractical for wholesale

firms without paid employees. In the census of wholesale

trade, the sales value is the gross volume of business

conducted. Firms which operated wholly or partly on a

commission basis must provide both the gross volume of

business conducted and commission receipts on census

forms. Agents and brokers do not report to other Federal

agencies the gross selling value of goods. Moreover,

administrative records make no distinction between commission receipts and sales of products by wholesalers.

Appendix A gives a more detailed explanation of census

coverage and methodology.

CENSUS DISCLOSURE RULES

In accordance with Federal law governing census reports,

no data are published that would disclose the operations

of an individual establishment or business. However,

the number of establishments in a kind-of-business

classification is not considered a disclosure, therefore, this

information may be released even though other information is withheld.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS COVERED

This report series presents data for the following areas:

1. The United States as a whole.

2. Each State and the District of Columbia

3. Each consolidated metropolitan statistical area (CMSA)

and primary metropolitan statistical area (PMSA) defined

by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of

June 30, 1993. A CMSA is an area used to facilitate the

presentation and analysis of data for large concentrations of metropolitan populations. It includes two or

more contiguous PMSA’s which have a population of at

least 1,000,0002 and which meet specific criteria of urban

character and of social and economic integration.

4. Each metropolitan statistical area (MSA) defined by

the OMB as of June 30, 1993. An MSA is an integrated

economic and social unit with a population nucleus of

at least 50,000 inhabitants.2 Each MSA consists of

one or more counties meeting standards of metropolitan character; in New England, cities and towns rather

than counties are the component geographic units.

5. The area within the State outside metropolitan areas

(MA’s).

6. Each county or county equivalent.3 Counties are the

primary divisions of States, except in Louisiana where

they are called parishes and in Alaska where they are

called boroughs and census areas. Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia have one place or more

that is independent of any county organization and

constitutues primary divisions of their States. These

places are treated as counties and as places.

7. Each consolidated city.3 Consolidated cities are consolidated governments which consists of separately

incorporated municipalities.

8. Each municipality of 2,500 inhabitants or more incorporated as a city, borough, village, or town.2 3

1

Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-00314-2.

2

According to 1990 Census of Population or subsequent special

census. 3

Those defined as of January 1, 1992.

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For the economic census, boroughs and census areas

in Alaska, and boroughs in New York, are not included

in this category.

9. Special economic urban areas (SEUA’s), which include

townships in Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania

and towns in New York, Wisconsin, and the six New

England States with 10,000 inhabitants or more.4

DOLLAR VALUES

All dollar values presented in this report are expressed

in current dollars, i.e., 1992 data are expressed in 1992

dollars and 1987 data in 1987 dollars. Consequently, when

making comparisons to prior years, users of the data

should consider the inflation that has occurred

RELIABILITY OF DATA

All data compiled in this report originated from either

census questionnaires or administrative records of other

Federal agencies and, therefore, are not subject to sampling errors. However, the data are subject to nonsampling

errors. Nonsampling errors can be attributed to many

sources: inability to identify all cases in the actual universe;

definition and classification difficulties; differences in the

interpretation of questions; errors in recording or coding

the data obtained; and other errors of collection, response,

coverage, and estimation for missing or misreported data.

The accuracy of these tabulated data is determined by

the joint effects of the various nonsampling errors. No

direct measurement of these effects has been obtained

except for estimation for missing or misreported data;

however, precautionary steps were taken in all phases of

the collection, processing, and tabulation of the data in an

effort to minimize the effects of nonsampling errors.

The Census Bureau obtains on computer tape limited

information extracted from administrative records of other

Federal agencies. This information is used in conjunction

with other information available to the Census Bureau to

develop estimates for nonemployers, small employers,

and other establishments for which responses were not

received in time for publication. For an indication of the

extent that data included in these reports were obtained

from the administrative records of other Federal agencies

and from estimation, rather than reports directly from

respondents, see appendix E. Also, see appendix A for a

more detailed explanation of census coverage and methodology.

SPECIAL TABULATIONS

Special tabulations of data collected in the 1992 Census

of Wholesale Trade may be obtained, depending on availability of time and personnel, on diskette, computer tape,

or in tabular form. The data will be in summary form and

subject to the same rules prohibiting disclosure of confidential information (including name, address, kind of business, or other data for individual business establishments

or companies) as are the regular publications.

Special tabulations are prepared on a cost basis. A

request for a cost estimate, as well as exact specifications

on the type and format of the data to be provided, should

be directed to the Chief, Services Division, Bureau of the

Census, Washington, DC 20233.

To discuss a special tabulation before submitting specifications, call 1-800-541-8345.

ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

The following abbreviations and symbols are used in

this publication:

– Represents zero.

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual

companies; data are included in broader kindof-business totals.

(IC) Independent city.

(NA) Not available.

(NC) Not comparable.

(X) Not applicable.

CMSA Consolidated metropolitan statistical area.

MA Metropolitan area.

MSA Metropolitan statistical area.

n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.

PMSA Primary metropolitan statistical area.

pt. Part.

r Revised.

SEUA Standard economic urban area.

SIC Standard Industrial Classification.

The following symbols are used in this publication to

show employment size ranges for employment data that

has been withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual

companies (employment size range codes are provided for

the first time in the 1992 Economic Census):

Symbol Employment size

AA 0—19

BB 20—99

CC 100—249

EE 250—499

FF 500—999

GG 1,000—2,499

HH 2,500—4,999

II 5,000—9,999

JJ 10,000—24,999

KK 25,000—49,999

LL 50,000—99,999

MM 100,000 or more

4

According to 1990 Census of Population or subsequent special

census.

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Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in This Report

by Table Number

Information shown in tables

Table

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

The State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X

Metropolitan Areas (MA’s) in the State. . . . . . . . . . X

Area of the State not in any MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Counties in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 1

X X

Places in the State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

X 1X 2X

DATA ITEMS3

Establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 4X 4X 4X 4X 4X

Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 4X 4X 4X 4X 4X X X

Annual payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 4X 4X 4X 4X 4X

First-quarter payroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Paid employees for pay period including

March 12, 1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 5

X 5X 5X 5X 5X

Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Operating expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Sales per establishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Sales per employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Annual payroll per employee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Annual payroll as a percent of operating

expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Employees per establishment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Operating expenses as a percent of sales . . . . . . X

End-of-year inventories as a percent of sales. . . . X

1987 to 1992 comparative statistics

(sales, payroll, etc.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Counties ranked by volume of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . X

Places ranked by volume of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2X

1

Includes areas with 200 wholesale establishments or more.

2

Includes places with 2,500 inhabitants or more, according to the 1990 Census of Population.

3

See Explanation of Terms, appendix A.

4

Manufacturers’ sales branches and offices, and agents, brokers, and commission merchants are combined and displayed as ‘‘other types of

operation.’’ 5

Presented for total and merchant wholesalers only.

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Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in the

1992 Census of Wholesale Trade Reports

Report and geographic area

Information shown in reports by kind of business or industry category

Number

of establishments

Sales

($1,000)

Payroll

($1,000)

Number

of employees

Inventories

($1,000)

Operating

expenses

($1,000)

Commodity

line

sales

($1,000)

Sales

size and

employment

size1

Legal

form of

organization

Petroleum

bulk stations and

terminals

Selected

topics

GEOGRAPHIC AREA

SERIES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X

MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X

County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X

Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X

ESTABLISHMENT AND

FIRM SIZE (INCLUDING

LEGAL FORM OF

ORGANIZATION)

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X 2

X 2X 2X 2X X X

MEASURES OF VALUE

PRODUCED, CAPITAL

EXPENDITURES,

DEPRECIABLE ASSETS,

AND OPERATING

EXPENSES

United States2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X 3X

COMMODITY LINE SALES

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

State4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

MA4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X

MISCELLANEOUS

SUBJECTS

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X X 5X

State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X

County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X

1

Establishments and firms.

2

Merchant wholesalers only.

3

Value produced, capital expenditures, depreciable assets, and selected operating expenses detail.

4

Available on CD ROM only.

5

Class of customer; employment by principal activity; detailed type of operation; inventory detail; commissions of agents and brokers; and gross

margins, gross profits, and their components of merchant wholesalers.

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Contents

Montana

[Page numbers listed here omit the prefix that

appears as part of the number of each page]

Page

Introduction to the Economic Census III ...............................................

Census of Wholesale Trade V .......................................................

Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in This Report by Table Number VII ..................

Users’ Guide for Locating Statistics in the 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade Reports VIII ...

Summary of Findings ............................................................. 2

FIGURES

1. Percent of Wholesale Sales by Type of Operation: 1992 and 1987 3 ..............

2. Wholesale Sales by Industry Group: 1992 and 1987 4 ...........................

3. Wholesale Employment by Industry Group: 1992 and 1987 5 .....................

Maps ........................................................................... 6

TABLES

1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 7 .......................................

2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992 11 ..........................................

3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 14 ...........................

4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

1992 ...................................................................... 17

5. Summary Statistics for Places With 200 Establishments or More: 1992 19 ...........

6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 200 Establishments or More: 1992 19 .........

7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992 20 ...............................

8. Summary Statistics for the Area Outside Metropolitan Areas: 1992 21 ..............

9. Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992 22 ........

10. Counties Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992 23 ...................................

APPENDIXES

A. General Explanation A–1 .........................................................

B. Sample Report Form and Instructions B–1 .........................................

C. Kind-of-Business Titles and Reporting-Form Numbers C–1 ...........................

D. Metropolitan Areas D–1 ..........................................................

E. Percent of Sales Data Based on Administrative Records and Estimation for the

State: 1992 ............................................................... E–1

F. Geographic Notes F–1 ...........................................................

G. Establishments in Business Any Time During Year and Establishments in Business

at End of Year for the State: 1992 and 1987 G–1 .................................

Publication Program Inside back cover ...................................................

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Summary of Findings

Montana had 1,853 wholesale establishments in 1992

with $5.9 billion in sales. This represents a 2.7 percent

increase in wholesale establishments and a 34.0 percent

increase in sales over 1987 according to the 1992 Census

of Wholesale Trade conducted by the Bureau of the

Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Merchant wholesalers accounted for 90.4 percent or

1,676 of the total establishments and 81.6 percent or $4.8

billion of the total sales in 1992 compared with 90.2

percent of the establishments and 75.4 percent of the

sales in 1987. Manufacturers’ sales branches and offices

with 92 establishments and $452.5 million in sales and

agents, brokers, and commission merchants with 85 establishments and $631.9 million in sales made up the rest of

the wholesale trade total in 1992.

Grain and field beans wholesalers were the largest

group of wholesalers by kind of business in terms of sales

with $983.6 million followed by petroleum bulk stations and

terminals with $665.0 million and general-line groceries

wholesalers with $631.5 million. Out of 69 kind of business

groups, these three accounted for 38.7 percent of the total

sales in the State.

Annual payroll for all wholesalers in the State was up

from $264.2 million in 1987 to $343.0 million in 1992.

Merchant wholesalers had annual payroll of $310.5 million

in 1992 while manufacturers’ sales branches and offices

recorded $23.3 million and agents, brokers, and commission merchants had $9.3 million.

Employment by all wholesalers in Montana as of midMarch 1992 was 16,401, an increase of 10.6 percent since

1987. Merchant wholesalers with 14,808 employees accounted

for 90.3 percent of the total wholesale employment in 1992

compared with 89.7 percent in 1987.

Inventories of $564.7 million were held at wholesale

establishments in the State at the end of 1992. Merchant

wholesalers held 95.4 percent of these inventories while

manufacturers’ sales branches and sales offices held 4.4

percent and agent, brokers, and commission merchants

held .2 percent. Inventories of all wholesalers increased

during 1992 by 2.7 percent while those of merchant

wholesalers increased 3.0 percent.

Payroll per employee in the State averaged $20.9

thousand for all wholesalers in 1992, an increase of 17.4

percent since 1987. Merchant wholesalers averaged $21.0

thousand per employee while manufacturers’ sales branches

and offices was $27.2 thousand and agents, brokers, and

commission merchants were $12.6 thousand in 1992.

Annual payroll as a percent of operating expenses for all

wholesalers decreased from 49.5 percent in 1987 to 48.3

percent in 1992. The ratio for merchant wholesalers was

48.8 percent; for manufacturers’ sales branches and offices

it was 43.3 percent; and for agents, brokers and commission merchants it was 47.1 percent.

MT–2 MONTANA WHOLESALE TRADE—GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES
WHOLESALE TRADE—GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES MONTANA MT–3

Figure 1. Percent of Wholesale Sales by Type of Operation: 1992 and 1987

(Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding. For meaning of abbreviations

and symbols, see introductory text)

Merchant

wholesalers

(81.6%)

Manufacturers’

sales branches

and offices

(7.7%)

Agents, brokers,

and commission

merchants

(10.7%)

1992

1987

Merchant

wholesalers

(75.4%)

Manufacturers’

sales branches

and offices

(12.2%)

Agents, brokers,

and commission

merchants

(12.3%)
Figure 2. Wholesale Sales by Industry Group: 1992 and 1987

(Millions of dollars. For meaning of abbreviations

and symbols, see introductory text)

1992

1987

 MT–4 MONTANA WHOLESALE TRADE—GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle

 parts and supplies (SIC 501)

Paper and paper products

(SIC 511)

Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic

beverages (SIC 518)

Furniture and homefurnishings

(SIC 502)

Lumber and other construction 

materials (SIC 503)

Professional and commercial

equipment and supplies (SIC 504)

Metals and minerals, except 

petroleum (SIC 505)

Electrical goods

(SIC 506)

Hardware and plumbing and heating

equipment and supplies (SIC 507)

Machinery, equipment, and supplies

(SIC 508)

Drugs, drug proprietaries, and

druggists’ sundries (SIC 512)

Apparel, piece goods,and notions

(SIC 513)

Groceries and related products

(SIC 514)

Farm–product raw materials

(SIC 515)

Chemicals and allied products

(SIC 516)

Petroleum and petroleum products

(SIC 517)

Wholesale trade

4,392

5,884

531

296

22

20

339

256

193

122

63

138

59

(D)

121

78

499

59

58

43

1,019

802

1,325

924

41

63

814

709

129

111

9

23

47

(D)
1987

1992

 WHOLESALE TRADE—GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle

 parts and supplies (SIC 501)

Paper and paper products

(SIC 511)

Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic

beverages (SIC 518)

Furniture and homefurnishings

(SIC 502)

Lumber and other construction 

materials (SIC 503)

Professional and commercial

equipment and supplies (SIC 504)

Metals and minerals, except 

petroleum (SIC 505)

Electrical goods

(SIC 506)

Hardware and plumbing and heating

equipment and supplies (SIC 507)

Machinery, equipment, and supplies

(SIC 508)

Drugs, drug proprietaries, and

druggists’ sundries (SIC 512)

Apparel, piece goods,and notions

(SIC 513)

Groceries and related products

(SIC 514)

Farm–product raw materials

(SIC 515)

Chemicals and allied products

(SIC 516)

Petroleum and petroleum products

(SIC 517)

Wholesale trade

MONTANA MT–5

Figure 3. Wholesale Employment by Industry Group: 1992 and 1987

 (Number. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text)

14,824

16,401

EE

GG

2,431

1,873

148

116

750

645

1,081

1,257

305

484

488

556

485

2,297

414

312

91

108

364

69

2,156

1,859

1,002

1,142

217

222

1,365

1,130

617

612
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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Operating

expenses

($1,000)

End-of-1991

inventories

($1,000)

End-of-1992

inventories

($1,000)

Wholesale trade 1 ----------------------------- 853 5 884 442 343 022 81 778 16 401 709 745 549 761 564 690

TYPES OF OPERATION

Merchant wholesalers 1 -------------------------- 676 4 800 055 310 476 73 605 14 808 636 341 523 206 538 727

Wholesale distributors and jobbers 1 ------------------------ 543 3 892 914 295 413 70 163 14 121 589 272 452 870 465 051

Importers 10 ----------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

Exporters 16 ----------------------------------------------- 243 348 2 613 578 104 7 143 16 481 16 579

Terminal grain elevators 1 --------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

Country grain elevators 89 ---------------------------------- 598 273 7 749 1 804 371 29 527 49 302 49 001

Assemblers of farm products, except country grain

elevators 17 ---------------------------------------------- 43 208 1 815 397 88 4 168 2 140 2 933

Manufacturers’ sales branches and sales

offices 92 ---------------------------------------- 452 457 23 260 5 840 855 53 694 25 604 24 843

Sales branches (with stock) 76 ------------------------------ 423 507 20 855 5 274 766 48 643 25 604 24 843 Sales offices (without stock) 16 ------------------------------ 28 950 2 405 566 89 5 051 – –

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants 85 ---- 631 930 9 286 2 333 738 19 710 951 1 120

Auction companies 13 -------------------------------------- 354 633 3 169 1 033 485 7 201 43 23

Brokers 24 ------------------------------------------------ 190 958 3 485 771 129 6 894 483 483

Commission merchants 15 ---------------------------------- 16 476 324 89 25 823 40 7

Import agents – ------------------------------------------- – – – – – – –

Export agents – ------------------------------------------- – – – – – – –

Manufacturers’ agents 33 ----------------------------------- 69 863 2 308 440 99 4 792 385 607

TYPES OF OPERATION BY KIND OF BUSINESS

Wholesale trade 1 ----------------------------- 853 5 884 442 343 022 81 778 16 401 709 745 549 761 564 690

50 Durable goods 1 ----------------------------------------- 044 2 080 062 193 781 46 415 8 722 378 839 321 201 325 708

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 245 ------ 531 248 43 362 10 475 2 431 86 070 75 732 75 245

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 40 ----------------- 281 727 12 256 3 179 837 22 760 27 281 26 186

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 148 ----------------- 179 713 22 674 5 463 1 204 46 208 39 455 39 131

5014 Tires and tubes 33 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 24 ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 28 -------------------------- 22 339 3 237 739 148 6 169 2 452 2 781 5021 Furniture 14 ------------------------------------------- 8 986 1 973 467 80 3 469 904 1 036 5023 Homefurnishings 14 ------------------------------------ 13 353 1 264 272 68 2 700 1 548 1 745

503 Lumber and other construction materials 95 ---------------- 339 366 19 256 4 222 750 36 967 19 326 21 230 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 57 ----------- 289 424 14 279 3 240 541 27 835 16 510 18 236 5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 9 -------- 18 804 1 379 189 32 2 479 255 284 5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 12 --------------- 11 432 1 036 273 55 2 368 1 124 1 213 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 17 ------------------------- 19 706 2 562 520 122 4 285 1 437 1 497

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 139 ----- 193 143 27 832 6 732 1 081 51 728 15 858 16 135

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5044 Office equipment 34 ------------------------------------ 28 832 6 462 1 564 279 10 750 3 077 3 611

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software 45 ------------------------------------------- 105 399 11 832 2 955 396 23 349 7 640 7 267

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 18 ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 19 --- 26 408 4 031 814 131 7 364 1 434 1 556

5048 Ophthalmic goods 8 ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 14 ------------ 12 848 2 282 617 108 3 694 1 808 1 622

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 25 ------------------ 62 980 6 542 1 545 305 12 946 8 963 8 199

5051 Metals service centers and offices 23 -------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 2 --------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

506 Electrical goods 84 --------------------------------------- 137 571 11 941 2 992 488 22 603 20 137 18 199 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 48 ------------------------------ 103 009 7 747 1 983 302 14 763 14 158 12 594 5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 7 --------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 29 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 61 --------------------------------------------- 121 461 13 133 3 034 556 24 463 17 044 18 083

5072 Hardware 15 ------------------------------------------- 23 465 3 637 868 178 7 217 5 056 4 493

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 28 ---------------------------------------- 73 557 6 712 1 588 287 11 799 9 559 10 354

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 11 ------------------------------------------- 16 565 1 959 395 54 3 830 1 459 2 001

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 7 ----------------- 7 874 825 183 37 1 617 970 1 235

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 276 --------------------- 498 600 55 506 13 502 2 297 106 732 141 804 145 886 5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery

and equipment 37 ------------------------------------- 153 038 17 166 4 429 581 29 665 51 139 55 117 5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 99 ----------- 188 555 18 217 4 201 861 36 535 67 757 66 949 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 65 ------------------- 62 652 7 112 1 673 288 14 056 9 321 9 593 5085 Industrial supplies 39 ----------------------------------- 55 476 6 956 1 790 276 13 904 8 996 9 549 5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 34 --------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 2 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 91 --------------------------- 173 354 12 972 3 174 666 31 161 19 885 19 950

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 23 ---------- 104 439 4 080 1 083 219 9 939 9 112 8 589

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 9 ------------------ 7 029 1 016 205 54 2 639 702 1 508 5093 Scrap and waste materials 29 --------------------------- 31 467 5 127 1 186 259 10 613 6 384 5 864 5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals 5 - (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 25 -------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Operating

expenses

($1,000)

End-of-1991

inventories

($1,000)

End-of-1992

inventories

($1,000)

TYPES OF OPERATION BY KIND OF BUSINESS

mCon.

Wholesale trade mCon.

51 Nondurable goods 809 ------------------------------------- 3 804 380 149 241 35 363 7 679 330 906 228 560 238 982

511 Paper and paper products 49 ------------------------------ 59 329 8 099 1 913 414 14 633 5 345 5 813

5111 Printing and writing paper 7 ---------------------------- 18 479 1 677 414 60 3 496 1 288 1 384

5112 Stationery and office supplies 34 ------------------------ 24 193 4 090 992 254 7 347 2 738 2 531

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 8 ------------------ 16 657 2 332 507 100 3 790 1 319 1 898

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 12 --------- 58 134 2 395 520 91 4 534 9 133 9 562

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 12 ------- 58 134 2 395 520 91 4 534 9 133 9 562

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 20 ---------------------- 23 296 4 992 1 102 364 10 009 2 623 3 094 5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 10 -------------- 17 867 3 195 692 174 7 535 1 922 2 138 5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and accessories 5 ---------------------------------------- 810 153 35 12 350 51 157 5139 Footwear 2 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

514 Groceries and related products 143 ------------------------- 1 018 996 49 667 11 741 2 156 97 947 58 158 52 108

5141 Groceries, general line 17 ------------------------------- 631 461 27 691 6 918 1 067 47 404 45 985 39 768

5142 Packaged frozen foods 7 ------------------------------ 72 549 3 833 748 151 7 181 1 502 1 913

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 27 ---------------- 16 694 882 190 71 2 252 466 526

5144 Poultry and poultry products 3 -------------------------- 19 708 469 129 37 991 172 178

5145 Confectionery 6 --------------------------------------- 6 775 217 47 21 517 352 373

5146 Fish and seafoods 6 ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5147 Meats and meat products 18 ---------------------------- 36 115 1 424 338 76 2 898 729 655

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 6 -------------------------- 10 434 1 044 254 67 1 974 364 343

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 53 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 143 ---------------------------- 1 325 197 14 530 3 653 1 002 47 508 68 308 72 768 5153 Grain and field beans 116 -------------------------------- 983 647 11 849 2 744 538 40 009 67 000 71 218 5154 Livestock 23 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 4 -------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 30 -------------------------- 41 449 5 648 1 450 217 10 437 5 003 3 485

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – --------- – – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 30 ------------------ 41 449 5 648 1 450 217 10 437 5 003 3 485

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 161 ---------------------- 814 131 23 626 5 378 1 365 59 824 26 550 29 733

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 141 ----------------- 664 967 19 904 4 462 1 127 51 405 22 389 24 986

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals 20 -------------------------- 149 164 3 722 916 238 8 419 4 161 4 747

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 41 ------------- 128 759 14 356 3 435 617 28 954 10 009 9 815 5181 Beer and ale 37 --------------------------------------- 124 536 13 932 3 335 590 27 989 9 406 9 246 5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 ---------------- 4 223 424 100 27 965 603 569

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 210 ----------------------- 335 089 25 928 6 171 1 453 57 060 43 431 52 604 5191 Farm supplies 146 -------------------------------------- 228 104 15 738 3 982 837 36 189 32 408 43 015 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 12 ------------------- 23 256 3 108 671 205 5 825 1 813 2 145 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 4 ----------- 5 553 281 65 30 1 672 324 264 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 10 ----------------------- 53 202 3 390 737 152 5 791 3 816 3 075 5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 4 ----------------------- 2 112 225 41 11 488 280 293 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 34 ---------------------------- 22 862 3 186 675 218 7 095 4 790 3 812

Merchant wholesalers 1 -------------------------- 676 4 800 055 310 476 73 605 14 808 636 341 523 206 538 727

50 Durable goods 963 ----------------------------------------- 1 856 380 178 235 42 377 8 185 346 019 306 857 312 774

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 235 ------ 460 119 40 572 9 764 2 274 80 274 73 253 72 989 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 38 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 141 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) GG (D) (D) (D) 5014 Tires and tubes 32 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 24 ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 26 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D) 5021 Furniture 13 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5023 Homefurnishings 13 ------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

503 Lumber and other construction materials 82 ---------------- 307 916 17 917 3 896 706 34 015 19 299 21 198 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 47 ----------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 8 -------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 12 --------------- 11 432 1 036 273 55 2 368 1 124 1 213 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 15 ------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 128 ----- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5044 Office equipment 32 ------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software 42 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 17 ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 16 --- 23 482 3 941 797 126 7 052 1 418 1 535

5048 Ophthalmic goods 6 ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 14 ------------ 12 848 2 282 617 108 3 694 1 808 1 622

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 25 ------------------ 62 980 6 542 1 545 305 12 946 8 963 8 199

5051 Metals service centers and offices 23 -------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 2 --------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

506 Electrical goods 69 --------------------------------------- 121 581 10 816 2 580 421 20 494 18 173 18 014

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 37 ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 6 --------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 26 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Operating

expenses

($1,000)

End-of-1991

inventories

($1,000)

End-of-1992

inventories

($1,000)

TYPES OF OPERATION BY KIND OF BUSINESS

mCon.

Merchant wholesalersmCon.

50 Durable goodsmCon.

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 55 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5072 Hardware 15 ------------------------------------------- 23 465 3 637 868 178 7 217 5 056 4 493

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 26 ---------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 7 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 7 ----------------- 7 874 825 183 37 1 617 970 1 235

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 258 --------------------- 477 199 53 636 13 065 2 231 102 677 137 441 140 731 5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery

and equipment 35 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 94 ----------- 178 009 17 481 4 037 836 35 049 64 920 63 327 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 57 ------------------- 57 920 6 632 1 560 271 12 657 8 408 8 659 5085 Industrial supplies 36 ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 34 --------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 2 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 85 --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D)

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 21 ---------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 8 ------------------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5093 Scrap and waste materials 28 --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals 5 - (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 23 -------------------------------- 16 364 2 314 595 111 5 681 2 020 1 717

51 Nondurable goods 713 ------------------------------------- 2 943 675 132 241 31 228 6 623 290 322 216 349 225 953

511 Paper and paper products 45 ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5111 Printing and writing paper 7 ---------------------------- 18 479 1 677 414 60 3 496 1 288 1 384

5112 Stationery and office supplies 30 ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 8 ------------------ 16 657 2 332 507 100 3 790 1 319 1 898

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 11 --------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 11 ------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 19 ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 9 -------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 5 ---------------------------------------- 810 153 35 12 350 51 157

5139 Footwear 2 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

514 Groceries and related products 104 ------------------------- 738 192 40 297 9 622 1 763 78 251 54 295 48 523

5141 Groceries, general line 14 ------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG (D) (D) (D)

5142 Packaged frozen foods 5 ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 21 ---------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5144 Poultry and poultry products 1 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5145 Confectionery 3 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5146 Fish and seafoods 5 ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

5147 Meats and meat products 16 ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 6 -------------------------- 10 434 1 044 254 67 1 974 364 343

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 33 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) EE (D) (D) (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 128 ---------------------------- 1 013 230 12 433 2 876 597 41 683 68 238 72 744 5153 Grain and field beans 116 -------------------------------- 983 647 11 849 2 744 538 40 009 67 000 71 218 5154 Livestock 8 ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 4 -------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 22 -------------------------- 32 172 4 782 1 229 183 8 510 4 189 2 517

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – --------- – – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 22 ------------------ 32 172 4 782 1 229 183 8 510 4 189 2 517

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 143 ---------------------- 577 605 21 079 4 828 1 219 51 693 20 124 22 559

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 125 ----------------- (D) (D) (D) GG (D) (D) (D)

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals 18 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 40 ------------- (D) (D) (D) FF (D) (D) (D) 5181 Beer and ale 37 --------------------------------------- 124 536 13 932 3 335 590 27 989 9 406 9 246 5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 3 ---------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 201 ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) GG (D) (D) (D)

5191 Farm supplies 140 -------------------------------------- 212 008 14 178 3 660 781 32 492 31 370 41 737

5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 12 ------------------- 23 256 3 108 671 205 5 825 1 813 2 145

5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 4 ----------- 5 553 281 65 30 1 672 324 264

5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 10 ----------------------- 53 202 3 390 737 152 5 791 3 816 3 075

5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 4 ----------------------- 2 112 225 41 11 488 280 293

5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 31 ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

Manufacturers’ sales branches and sales

offices 92 ---------------------------------------- 452 457 23 260 5 840 855 53 694 25 604 24 843

50 Durable goods 34 ----------------------------------------- 113 418 12 210 3 260 358 25 783 13 950 12 322

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 7 ------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings – -------------------------- – – – – – – –

503 Lumber and other construction materials 3 ---------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 5 ----- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ------------------ – – – – – – – 506 Electrical goods 7 --------------------------------------- 7 785 892 379 58 1 695 1 964 18

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Table 1. Summary Statistics for the State: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Firstquarter

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Operating

expenses

($1,000)

End-of-1991

inventories

($1,000)

End-of-1992

inventories

($1,000)

TYPES OF OPERATION BY KIND OF BUSINESS

mCon.

Manufacturers’ sales branches and sales

officesmCon.

50 Durable goodsmCon.

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 1 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 9 --------------------- 13 466 1 428 332 43 3 232 4 162 4 974

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 2 --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

51 Nondurable goods 58 ------------------------------------- 339 039 11 050 2 580 497 27 911 11 654 12 521

511 Paper and paper products 4 ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 1 --------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions – ---------------------- – – – – – – – 514 Groceries and related products 23 ------------------------- 74 390 5 643 1 366 248 13 232 3 376 3 101 515 Farm-product raw materials – ---------------------------- – – – – – – – 516 Chemicals and allied products 7 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 17 ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) CC (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages – ------------- – – – – – – – 519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 6 ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants 85 ---- 631 930 9 286 2 333 738 19 710 951 1 120

50 Durable goods 47 ----------------------------------------- 110 264 3 336 778 179 7 037 394 612

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 3 ------ (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 2 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D) 503 Lumber and other construction materials 10 ---------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 6 ----- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ------------------ – – – – – – – 506 Electrical goods 8 --------------------------------------- 8 205 233 33 9 414 – 167

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 5 --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) BB (D) (D) (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 9 --------------------- 7 935 442 105 23 823 201 181

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 4 --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

51 Nondurable goods 38 ------------------------------------- 521 666 5 950 1 555 559 12 673 557 508

511 Paper and paper products – ------------------------------ – – – – – – –

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries – --------- – – – – – – –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 1 ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

514 Groceries and related products 16 ------------------------- 206 414 3 727 753 145 6 464 487 484

515 Farm-product raw materials 15 ---------------------------- 311 967 2 097 777 405 5 825 70 24

516 Chemicals and allied products 1 -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 1 ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 1 ------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 3 ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) AA (D) (D) (D)

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Table 2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Sales Annual payroll

Per establishment

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

As percent

of operating expenses

Employees

per establishment1

(number)

Operating

expenses

as percent of sales

End-of-1992

inventories

as percent of sales

Wholesale trade 3 ----------------------------- 175 630 358 786 20 915 48.3 9 12.1 9.6

50 Durable goods 1 ----------------------------------------- 992 397 238 485 22 217 51.2 8 18.2 15.7

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 2 ------ 168 359 218 531 17 837 50.4 10 16.2 14.2

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 7 ----------------- 043 175 336 591 14 643 53.8 21 8.1 9.3

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 1 ----------------- 214 277 149 263 18 832 49.1 8 25.7 21.8

5014 Tires and tubes (D) ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (D) ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 797 -------------------------- 821 150 939 21 872 52.5 5 27.6 12.4

5021 Furniture 641 ------------------------------------------- 857 112 325 24 663 56.9 6 38.6 11.5

5023 Homefurnishings 953 ------------------------------------ 786 196 368 18 588 46.8 5 20.2 13.1

503 Lumber and other construction materials 3 ---------------- 572 274 452 488 25 675 52.1 8 10.9 6.3 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 5 ----------- 077 614 534 980 26 394 51.3 9 9.6 6.3 5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 2 -------- 089 333 587 625 43 094 55.6 4 13.2 1.5 5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 952 --------------- 667 207 855 18 836 43.8 5 20.7 10.6 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 1 ------------------------- 159 176 161 525 21 000 59.8 7 21.7 7.6

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 1 ----- 389 518 178 671 25 747 53.8 8 26.8 8.4

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5044 Office equipment 848 ------------------------------------ 000 103 341 23 161 60.1 8 37.3 12.5

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software 2 ------------------------------------------- 342 200 266 159 29 879 50.7 9 22.2 6.9

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. (D) ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 1 --- 389 895 201 588 30 771 54.7 7 27.9 5.9

5048 Ophthalmic goods (D) ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 917 ------------ 714 118 963 21 130 61.8 8 28.8 12.6

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 2 ------------------ 519 200 206 492 21 449 50.5 12 20.6 13.0

5051 Metals service centers and offices (D) -------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores (D) --------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

506 Electrical goods 1 --------------------------------------- 637 750 281 908 24 469 52.8 6 16.4 13.2 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 2 ------------------------------ 146 021 341 089 25 652 52.5 6 14.3 12.2 5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 1 --------------------------------------------- 991 164 218 455 23 621 53.7 9 20.1 14.9

5072 Hardware 1 ------------------------------------------- 564 333 131 826 20 433 50.4 12 30.8 19.1

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 2 ---------------------------------------- 627 036 256 296 23 387 56.9 10 16.0 14.1

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 1 ------------------------------------------- 505 909 306 759 36 278 51.1 5 23.1 12.1

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 1 ----------------- 124 857 212 811 22 297 51.0 5 20.5 15.7

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 1 --------------------- 806 522 217 066 24 165 52.0 8 21.4 29.3

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery

and equipment 4 ------------------------------------- 136 162 263 404 29 546 57.9 16 19.4 36.0

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 1 ----------- 904 596 218 995 21 158 49.9 9 19.4 35.5

5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 963 ------------------- 877 217 542 24 694 50.6 4 22.4 15.3

5085 Industrial supplies 1 ----------------------------------- 422 462 201 000 25 203 50.0 7 25.1 17.2

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor

vehicles (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 1 --------------------------- 904 989 260 291 19 477 41.6 7 18.0 11.5

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 4 ---------- 540 826 476 890 18 630 41.1 10 9.5 8.2

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 781 ------------------ 000 130 167 18 815 38.5 6 37.5 21.5

5093 Scrap and waste materials 1 --------------------------- 085 069 121 494 19 795 48.3 9 33.7 18.6

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (D) -------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

51 Nondurable goods 4 ------------------------------------- 702 571 495 426 19 435 45.1 9 8.7 6.3

511 Paper and paper products 1 ------------------------------ 210 796 143 307 19 563 55.3 8 24.7 9.8 5111 Printing and writing paper 2 ---------------------------- 639 857 307 983 27 950 48.0 9 18.9 7.5 5112 Stationery and office supplies 711 ------------------------ 559 95 248 16 102 55.7 7 30.4 10.5 5113 Industrial and personal service paper 2 ------------------ 082 125 166 570 23 320 61.5 13 22.8 11.4

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 4 --------- 844 500 638 835 26 319 52.8 8 7.8 16.4

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 4 ------- 844 500 638 835 26 319 52.8 8 7.8 16.4

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 1 ---------------------- 164 800 64 000 13 714 49.9 18 43.0 13.3

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods (D) ------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 1 -------------- 786 700 102 684 18 362 42.4 17 42.2 12.0

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 162 ---------------------------------------- 000 67 500 12 750 43.7 2 43.2 19.4

5139 Footwear (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

514 Groceries and related products 7 ------------------------- 125 846 472 633 23 037 50.7 15 9.6 5.1 5141 Groceries, general line 37 ------------------------------- 144 765 591 810 25 952 58.4 63 7.5 6.3

5142 Packaged frozen foods 10 ------------------------------ 364 143 480 457 25 384 53.4 22 9.9 2.6

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 618 ---------------- 296 235 127 12 423 39.2 3 13.5 3.2

5144 Poultry and poultry products 6 -------------------------- 569 333 532 649 12 676 47.3 12 5.0 .9

5145 Confectionery 1 --------------------------------------- 129 167 322 619 10 333 42.0 4 7.6 5.5

5146 Fish and seafoods (D) ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5147 Meats and meat products 2 ---------------------------- 006 389 475 197 18 737 49.1 4 8.0 1.8

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 1 -------------------------- 739 000 155 731 15 582 52.9 11 18.9 3.3

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 9 ---------------------------- 267 112 1 322 552 14 501 30.6 7 3.6 5.5 5153 Grain and field beans 8 -------------------------------- 479 716 1 828 340 22 024 29.6 5 4.1 7.2 5154 Livestock (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (D) -------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 1 -------------------------- 381 633 191 009 26 028 54.1 7 25.2 8.4

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – --------- – – – – – – 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 1 ------------------ 381 633 191 009 26 028 54.1 7 25.2 8.4

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Table 2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Sales Annual payroll

Per establishment

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

As percent

of operating expenses

Employees

per establishment1

(number)

Operating

expenses

as percent of sales

End-of-1992

inventories

as percent of sales

Wholesale trade mCon.

51 Nondurable goodsmCon.

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 5 ---------------------- 056 714 596 433 17 308 39.5 8 7.3 3.7

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 4 ----------------- 716 078 590 033 17 661 38.7 8 7.7 3.8

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals 7 -------------------------- 458 200 626 739 15 639 44.2 12 5.6 3.2

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 3 ------------- 140 463 208 686 23 267 49.6 15 22.5 7.6

5181 Beer and ale 3 --------------------------------------- 365 838 211 078 23 614 49.8 16 22.5 7.4

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 1 ---------------- 055 750 156 407 15 704 43.9 7 22.9 13.5

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 1 ----------------------- 595 662 230 619 17 844 45.4 7 17.0 15.7 5191 Farm supplies 1 -------------------------------------- 562 356 272 526 18 803 43.5 6 15.9 18.9 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 1 ------------------- 938 000 113 444 15 161 53.4 17 25.0 9.2 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 1 ----------- 388 250 185 100 9 367 16.8 8 30.1 4.8 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 5 ----------------------- 320 200 350 013 22 303 58.5 15 10.9 5.8 5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 528 ----------------------- 000 192 000 20 455 46.1 3 23.1 13.9 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 672 ---------------------------- 412 104 872 14 615 44.9 6 31.0 16.7

Merchant wholesalers 2 -------------------------- 863 995 324 153 20 967 48.8 9 13.3 11.2

50 Durable goods 1 ----------------------------------------- 927 705 226 803 21 776 51.5 8 18.6 16.8

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 1 ------ 957 953 202 339 17 842 50.5 10 17.4 15.9

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5014 Tires and tubes (D) ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (D) ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5021 Furniture (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5023 Homefurnishings (D) ------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

503 Lumber and other construction materials 3 ---------------- 755 073 436 142 25 378 52.7 9 11.0 6.9

5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels (D) ----------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials (D) -------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 952 --------------- 667 207 855 18 836 43.8 5 20.7 10.6

5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. (D) ------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies (D) ----- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5044 Office equipment (D) ------------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. (D) ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 1 --- 467 625 186 365 31 278 55.9 8 30.0 6.5

5048 Ophthalmic goods (D) ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 917 ------------ 714 118 963 21 130 61.8 8 28.8 12.6

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 2 ------------------ 519 200 206 492 21 449 50.5 12 20.6 13.0 5051 Metals service centers and offices (D) -------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores (D) --------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

506 Electrical goods 1 --------------------------------------- 762 043 288 791 25 691 52.8 6 16.9 14.8 5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and

construction materials (D) ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies (D) --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5072 Hardware 1 ------------------------------------------- 564 333 131 826 20 433 50.4 12 30.8 19.1

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) (D) ---------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 1 ----------------- 124 857 212 811 22 297 51.0 5 20.5 15.7

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 1 --------------------- 849 609 213 895 24 041 52.2 9 21.5 29.5

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery

and equipment (D) ------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 1 ----------- 893 713 212 929 20 910 49.9 9 19.7 35.6

5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 1 ------------------- 016 140 213 727 24 472 52.4 5 21.9 14.9

5085 Industrial supplies (D) ----------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor

vehicles (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

509 Miscellaneous durable goods (D) --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies (D) ---------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies (D) ------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5093 Scrap and waste materials (D) --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals (D) - (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 711 -------------------------------- 478 147 423 20 847 40.7 5 34.7 10.5

51 Nondurable goods 4 ------------------------------------- 128 576 444 462 19 967 45.5 9 9.9 7.7

511 Paper and paper products (D) ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5111 Printing and writing paper 2 ---------------------------- 639 857 307 983 27 950 48.0 9 18.9 7.5

5112 Stationery and office supplies (D) ------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 2 ------------------ 082 125 166 570 23 320 61.5 13 22.8 11.4

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries (D) ------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (D) ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods (D) ------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings (D) -------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 162 ---------------------------------------- 000 67 500 12 750 43.7 2 43.2 19.4 5139 Footwear (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 2. Selected Ratios for the State: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Sales Annual payroll

Per establishment

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

Per employee1

(dollars)

As percent

of operating expenses

Employees

per establishment1

(number)

Operating

expenses

as percent of sales

End-of-1992

inventories

as percent of sales

Merchant wholesalersmCon.

51 Nondurable goodsmCon.

514 Groceries and related products 7 ------------------------- 098 000 418 714 22 857 51.5 17 10.6 6.6 5141 Groceries, general line (D) ------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5142 Packaged frozen foods (D) ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned (D) ---------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5144 Poultry and poultry products (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5145 Confectionery (D) --------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5146 Fish and seafoods (D) ---------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5147 Meats and meat products (D) ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 1 -------------------------- 739 000 155 731 15 582 52.9 11 18.9 3.3 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 7 ---------------------------- 915 859 1 697 203 20 826 29.8 5 4.1 7.2

5153 Grain and field beans 8 -------------------------------- 479 716 1 828 340 22 024 29.6 5 4.1 7.2

5154 Livestock (D) ------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (D) -------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 1 -------------------------- 462 364 175 803 26 131 56.2 8 26.5 7.8

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – --------- – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 1 ------------------ 462 364 175 803 26 131 56.2 8 26.5 7.8

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 4 ---------------------- 039 196 473 835 17 292 40.8 9 8.9 3.9 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (D) ----------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages (D) ------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5181 Beer and ale 3 --------------------------------------- 365 838 211 078 23 614 49.8 16 22.5 7.4

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages (D) ---------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods (D) ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

5191 Farm supplies 1 -------------------------------------- 514 343 271 457 18 154 43.6 6 15.3 19.7

5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 1 ------------------- 938 000 113 444 15 161 53.4 17 25.0 9.2

5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 1 ----------- 388 250 185 100 9 367 16.8 8 30.1 4.8

5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 5 ----------------------- 320 200 350 013 22 303 58.5 15 10.9 5.8

5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 528 ----------------------- 000 192 000 20 455 46.1 3 23.1 13.9

5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (D) ---------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Manufacturers’ sales branches and sales

offices 4 ---------------------------------------- 918 011 529 189 27 205 43.3 9 11.9 5.5

50 Durable goods 3 ----------------------------------------- 335 824 316 810 34 106 47.4 11 22.7 10.9

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies (D) ------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings – -------------------------- – – – – – – 503 Lumber and other construction materials (D) ---------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies (D) ----- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ------------------ – – – – – – 506 Electrical goods 1 --------------------------------------- 112 143 134 224 15 379 52.6 8 21.8 .2

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies (D) --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 1 --------------------- 496 222 313 163 33 209 44.2 5 24.0 36.9

509 Miscellaneous durable goods (D) --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

51 Nondurable goods 5 ------------------------------------- 845 500 682 171 22 233 39.6 9 8.2 3.7

511 Paper and paper products (D) ------------------------------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries (D) --------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions – ---------------------- – – – – – – 514 Groceries and related products 3 ------------------------- 234 348 299 960 22 754 42.6 11 17.8 4.2 515 Farm-product raw materials – ---------------------------- – – – – – – 516 Chemicals and allied products (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products (D) ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages – ------------- – – – – – – 519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods (D) ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants 7 ---- 434 471 856 274 12 583 47.1 9 3.1 .2

50 Durable goods 2 ----------------------------------------- 346 043 616 000 18 637 47.4 4 6.4 .6

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies (D) ------ (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

503 Lumber and other construction materials (D) ---------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies (D) ----- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ------------------ – – – – – –

506 Electrical goods 1 --------------------------------------- 025 625 911 667 25 889 56.3 1 5.0 2.0

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies (D) --------------------------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 881 --------------------- 667 345 000 19 217 53.7 3 10.4 2.3

509 Miscellaneous durable goods (D) --------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

51 Nondurable goods 13 ------------------------------------- 728 053 933 213 10 644 47.0 15 2.4 .1

511 Paper and paper products – ------------------------------ – – – – – – 512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries – --------- – – – – – – 513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions (D) ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

514 Groceries and related products 12 ------------------------- 900 875 1 423 545 25 703 57.7 9 3.1 .2 515 Farm-product raw materials 20 ---------------------------- 797 800 770 289 5 178 36.0 27 1.9 – 516 Chemicals and allied products (D) -------------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products (D) ---------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages (D) ------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods (D) ----------------------- (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D)

1Based on number of employees for pay period including March 12.

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

Wholesale trade 1 --------------------------- 853 1 804 5 884 442 4 392 084 34.0 343 022 264 178 29.8 16 401 14 824

50 Durable goods 1 --------------------------------------- 044 987 2 080 062 1 392 286 49.4 193 781 146 593 32.2 8 722 8 094

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 245 --- 225 531 248 295 579 79.7 43 362 31 515 37.6 2 431 1 873 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 40 -------------- 40 281 727 136 791 106.0 12 256 8 734 40.3 837 550 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 148 --------------- 146 179 713 129 312 39.0 22 674 19 311 17.4 1 204 1 102 5014 Tires and tubes 33 ----------------------------------- 16 (D) 23 446 (D) (D) 2 393 (D) EE 135

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 24 -------------------------- 23 (D) 6 030 (D) (D) 1 077 (D) BB 86

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 28 ----------------------- 21 22 339 19 558 14.2 3 237 2 112 53.3 148 116 5021 Furniture 14 ----------------------------------------- 13 8 986 12 740 –29.5 1 973 1 423 38.7 80 72 5023 Homefurnishings 14 ---------------------------------- 8 13 353 6 818 95.8 1 264 689 83.5 68 44

503 Lumber and other construction materials 95 -------------- 86 339 366 255 850 32.6 19 256 13 450 43.2 750 645 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 57 -------- 44 289 424 183 546 57.7 14 279 9 004 58.6 541 385 5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 9 ------ 17 18 804 49 070 –61.7 1 379 1 525 –9.6 32 65 5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 12 ------------- 7 11 432 5 010 128.2 1 036 480 115.8 55 30 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 17 ----------------------- 18 19 706 18 224 8.1 2 562 2 441 5.0 122 165

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 139 --- 137 193 143 122 136 58.1 27 832 23 662 17.6 1 081 1 257 5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1 --------------- – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

5044 Office equipment 34 --------------------------------- 40 28 832 17 182 67.8 6 462 4 413 46.4 279 275 5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and software 45 ---------------------------------------- 37 105 399 60 606 73.9 11 832 11 874 –.4 396 536 5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 18 ---------------------- 21 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB CC

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 19 - 17 26 408 14 427 83.0 4 031 1 916 110.4 131 116 5048 Ophthalmic goods 8 -------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 14 ---------- 14 12 848 13 332 –3.6 2 282 2 007 13.7 108 122

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 25 ---------------- 25 62 980 59 476 5.9 6 542 6 986 –6.4 305 484 5051 Metals service centers and offices 23 ------------------ 25 (D) 59 476 (D) (D) 6 986 (D) EE 484

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 2 ------------------ – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

506 Electrical goods 84 ------------------------------------ 70 137 571 (D) (D) 11 941 (D) (D) 488 EE

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 48 ------------------------ r

39 103 009 (D) (D) 7 747 (D) (D) 302 CC

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 7 ------- 9 (D) 35 976 (D) (D) 2 517 (D) BB 123

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 29 --------------- 22 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 61 ------------------------------------------- 71 121 461 78 033 55.7 13 133 8 986 46.1 556 485 5072 Hardware 15 ---------------------------------------- 17 23 465 (D) (D) 3 637 (D) (D) 178 CC

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 28 -------------------------------------- 31 73 557 47 845 53.7 6 712 4 935 36.0 287 270

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 11 ----------------------------------------- 21 16 565 14 489 14.3 1 959 1 846 6.1 54 92

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 7 --------------- 2 7 874 (D) (D) 825 (D) (D) 37 AA

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 276 ------------------ 295 498 600 (D) (D) 55 506 (D) (D) 2 297 GG

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum)

machinery and equipment 37 ------------------------ 39 153 038 92 413 65.6 17 166 11 544 48.7 581 466

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 99 --------- 118 188 555 149 729 25.9 18 217 16 332 11.5 861 939

5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 65 ----------------- r69 62 652 (D) (D) 7 112 (D) (D) 288 EE

5085 Industrial supplies 39 --------------------------------- 32 55 476 36 514 51.9 6 956 5 409 28.6 276 250

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 34 ------- 30 (D) 33 845 (D) (D) 5 739 (D) EE 448

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor

vehicles 2 ----------------------------------------- 7 (D) 6 635 (D) (D) 993 (D) BB 55

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 91 ------------------------ 57 173 354 78 562 120.7 12 972 5 144 152.2 666 341

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 23 -------- 11 104 439 47 518 119.8 4 080 1 895 115.3 219 102

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 9 ---------------- 3 7 029 (D) (D) 1 016 (D) (D) 54 BB

5093 Scrap and waste materials 29 ------------------------- 21 31 467 17 576 79.0 5 127 1 692 203.0 259 123

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious

metals 5 ------------------------------------------ 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 25 ------------------------------ 16 (D) 8 822 (D) (D) 1 052 (D) CC 65

51 Nondurable goods 809 ----------------------------------- 817 3 804 380 2 999 798 26.8 149 241 117 585 26.9 7 679 6 730

511 Paper and paper products 49 --------------------------- 42 59 329 43 242 37.2 8 099 5 228 54.9 414 312

5111 Printing and writing paper 7 -------------------------- 6 18 479 (D) (D) 1 677 (D) (D) 60 BB

5112 Stationery and office supplies 34 ---------------------- 27 24 193 16 913 43.0 4 090 2 713 50.8 254 194

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 8 --------------- 9 16 657 (D) (D) 2 332 (D) (D) 100 BB

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 12 ------ 9 58 134 47 311 22.9 2 395 1 912 25.3 91 108

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 12 ---- 9 58 134 47 311 22.9 2 395 1 912 25.3 91 108

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 20 -------------------- 7 23 296 8 722 167.1 4 992 1 275 291.5 364 69

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ---------- 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC AA

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 10 ------------ 2 17 867 (D) (D) 3 195 (D) (D) 174 BB

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 5 ------------------------------------- 2 810 (D) (D) 153 (D) (D) 12 AA

5139 Footwear 2 ---------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB AA

514 Groceries and related products 143 ----------------------- 157 1 018 996 801 601 27.1 49 667 37 472 32.5 2 156 1 859

5141 Groceries, general line 17 ---------------------------- 22 631 461 435 364 45.0 27 691 19 611 41.2 1 067 846

5142 Packaged frozen foods 7 ---------------------------- 10 72 549 20 539 253.2 3 833 1 105 246.9 151 57

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 27 -------------- 35 16 694 31 157 –46.4 882 1 595 –44.7 71 114

5144 Poultry and poultry products 3 ----------------------- 2 19 708 (D) (D) 469 (D) (D) 37 BB

5145 Confectionery 6 ------------------------------------ 6 6 775 2 872 135.9 217 134 61.9 21 18

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

Wholesale trade mCon.

51 Nondurable goodsmCon.

514 Groceries and related products mCon. 5146 Fish and seafoods 6 -------------------------------- 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB AA

5147 Meats and meat products 18 -------------------------- 13 36 115 52 325 –31.0 1 424 1 082 31.6 76 73 5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 6 ------------------------ 14 10 434 32 184 –67.6 1 044 2 695 –61.3 67 181 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 53 --------------- 51 (D) 215 421 (D) (D) 10 749 (D) FF 536

515 Farm-product raw materials 143 -------------------------- 165 1 325 197 923 943 43.4 14 530 15 526 –6.4 1 002 1 142

5153 Grain and field beans 116 ----------------------------- 131 983 647 671 180 46.6 11 849 13 076 –9.4 538 691

5154 Livestock 23 ---------------------------------------- 28 (D) 249 839 (D) (D) 2 189 (D) EE 431

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 4 ------------------ 6 (D) 2 924 (D) (D) 261 (D) AA 20

516 Chemicals and allied products 30 ------------------------ 28 41 449 62 795 –34.0 5 648 4 523 24.9 217 222

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – ------- – – – – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 30 ---------------- 28 41 449 62 795 –34.0 5 648 4 523 24.9 217 222

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 161 -------------------- 164 814 131 708 610 14.9 23 626 17 969 31.5 1 365 1 130 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 141 --------------- 131 664 967 592 947 12.1 19 904 13 861 43.6 1 127 935 5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers,

except bulk stations and terminals 20 ----------------- 33 149 164 115 663 29.0 3 722 4 108 –9.4 238 195

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 41 ----------- 47 128 759 111 474 15.5 14 356 12 674 13.3 617 612

5181 Beer and ale 37 ------------------------------------- 42 124 536 109 518 13.7 13 932 12 369 12.6 590 590

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 -------------- 5 4 223 1 956 115.9 424 305 39.0 27 22

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 210 --------------------- 198 335 089 292 100 14.7 25 928 21 006 23.4 1 453 1 276

5191 Farm supplies 146 ------------------------------------ 135 228 104 194 126 17.5 15 738 13 342 18.0 837 836

5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 12 ---------------- 9 23 256 10 580 119.8 3 108 1 429 117.5 205 88

5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 4 --------- 10 5 553 2 997 85.3 281 580 –51.6 30 63

5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 10 --------------------- 11 53 202 62 779 –15.3 3 390 3 191 6.2 152 146

5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 4 --------------------- 13 2 112 8 668 –75.6 225 1 015 –77.8 11 50

5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 34 -------------------------- 20 22 862 12 950 76.5 3 186 1 449 119.9 218 93

Merchant wholesalers 1 ------------------------ 676 1 627 4 800 055 3 313 578 44.9 310 476 235 853 31.6 14 808 13 304

50 Durable goods 963 --------------------------------------- 908 1 856 380 1 160 655 59.9 178 235 130 681 36.4 8 185 7 461

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 235 --- 219 460 119 273 956 68.0 40 572 30 317 33.8 2 274 1 771

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 38 -------------- 36 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) FF EE

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 141 --------------- 144 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) GG GG

5014 Tires and tubes 32 ----------------------------------- 16 (D) 23 446 (D) (D) 2 393 (D) EE 135

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 24 -------------------------- 23 (D) 6 030 (D) (D) 1 077 (D) BB 86

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 26 ----------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC 5021 Furniture 13 ----------------------------------------- 12 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5023 Homefurnishings 13 ---------------------------------- 8 (D) 6 818 (D) (D) 689 (D) BB 44

503 Lumber and other construction materials 82 -------------- 70 307 916 153 775 100.2 17 917 10 831 65.4 706 537 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 47 -------- 35 (D) 134 497 (D) (D) 8 086 (D) FF 353

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 8 ------ 13 (D) 4 994 (D) (D) 742 (D) AA 44

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 12 ------------- 7 11 432 5 010 128.2 1 036 480 115.8 55 30 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 15 ----------------------- 15 (D) 9 274 (D) (D) 1 523 (D) CC 110

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 128 --- 126 (D) 81 102 (D) (D) 15 811 (D) FF 1 031

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1 --------------- – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

5044 Office equipment 32 --------------------------------- 39 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE EE

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software 42 ---------------------------------------- 30 (D) 21 531 (D) (D) 4 176 (D) EE 316

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 17 ---------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB CC

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 16 - 16 23 482 (D) (D) 3 941 (D) (D) 126 CC

5048 Ophthalmic goods 6 -------------------------------- 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 14 ---------- 13 12 848 (D) (D) 2 282 (D) (D) 108 CC

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 25 ---------------- 24 62 980 (D) (D) 6 542 (D) (D) 305 EE

5051 Metals service centers and offices 23 ------------------ 24 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE EE

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 2 ------------------ – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

506 Electrical goods 69 ------------------------------------ 61 121 581 (D) (D) 10 816 (D) (D) 421 EE

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 37 ------------------------ r

32 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 6 ------- 9 (D) 35 976 (D) (D) 2 517 (D) BB 123

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 26 --------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 55 ------------------------------------------- 64 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) FF EE

5072 Hardware 15 ---------------------------------------- 17 23 465 (D) (D) 3 637 (D) (D) 178 CC

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 26 -------------------------------------- 30 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE EE

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 7 ----------------------------------------- 15 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 7 --------------- 2 7 874 (D) (D) 825 (D) (D) 37 AA

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 258 ------------------ 269 477 199 (D) (D) 53 636 (D) (D) 2 231 GG

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum)

machinery and equipment 35 ------------------------ 38 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) FF EE

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 94 --------- 112 178 009 136 659 30.3 17 481 15 021 16.4 836 886 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 57 ----------------- r

53 57 920 (D) (D) 6 632 (D) (D) 271 CC

5085 Industrial supplies 36 --------------------------------- 31 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE CC

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 34 ------- 28 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE EE

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 2 ----------------------------------------- 7 (D) 6 635 (D) (D) 993 (D) BB 55

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 85 ------------------------ 55 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) FF EE

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 21 -------- 11 (D) 47 518 (D) (D) 1 895 (D) CC 102

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 8 ---------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5093 Scrap and waste materials 28 ------------------------- 20 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE CC

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals 5 ------------------------------------------ 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 23 ------------------------------ 15 16 364 (D) (D) 2 314 (D) (D) 111 BB

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

Merchant wholesalersmCon.

51 Nondurable goods 713 ----------------------------------- 719 2 943 675 2 152 923 36.7 132 241 105 172 25.7 6 623 5 843

511 Paper and paper products 45 --------------------------- 37 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE EE

5111 Printing and writing paper 7 -------------------------- 6 18 479 (D) (D) 1 677 (D) (D) 60 BB

5112 Stationery and office supplies 30 ---------------------- 22 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 8 --------------- 9 16 657 (D) (D) 2 332 (D) (D) 100 BB

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 11 ------ 9 (D) 47 311 (D) (D) 1 912 (D) BB 108

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 11 ---- 9 (D) 47 311 (D) (D) 1 912 (D) BB 108

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 19 -------------------- 6 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) EE BB

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ---------- 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC AA

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 9 ------------ 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC BB

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 5 ------------------------------------- 2 810 (D) (D) 153 (D) (D) 12 AA

5139 Footwear 2 ---------------------------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB AA

514 Groceries and related products 104 ----------------------- 116 738 192 518 859 42.3 40 297 30 651 31.5 1 763 1 522 5141 Groceries, general line 14 ---------------------------- 16 (D) 390 547 (D) (D) 18 841 (D) GG 803

5142 Packaged frozen foods 5 ---------------------------- 10 (D) 20 539 (D) (D) 1 105 (D) CC 57

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 21 -------------- 25 (D) 6 992 (D) (D) 564 (D) BB 64

5144 Poultry and poultry products 1 ----------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5145 Confectionery 3 ------------------------------------ 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

5146 Fish and seafoods 5 -------------------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

5147 Meats and meat products 16 -------------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 6 ------------------------ 13 10 434 (D) (D) 1 044 (D) (D) 67 CC

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 33 --------------- 33 (D) 50 195 (D) (D) 6 324 (D) EE 321

515 Farm-product raw materials 128 -------------------------- 152 1 013 230 706 864 43.3 12 433 13 979 –11.1 597 777 5153 Grain and field beans 116 ----------------------------- 131 983 647 671 180 46.6 11 849 13 076 –9.4 538 691 5154 Livestock 8 ---------------------------------------- 15 (D) 32 760 (D) (D) 642 (D) BB 66

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 4 ------------------ 6 (D) 2 924 (D) (D) 261 (D) AA 20

516 Chemicals and allied products 22 ------------------------ 18 32 172 (D) (D) 4 782 (D) (D) 183 CC

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – ------- – – – – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 22 ---------------- 18 32 172 (D) (D) 4 782 (D) (D) 183 CC

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 143 -------------------- 149 577 605 (D) (D) 21 079 (D) (D) 1 219 GG

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 125 --------------- 117 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) GG FF

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers,

except bulk stations and terminals 18 ----------------- 32 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 40 ----------- 47 (D) 111 474 (D) (D) 12 674 (D) FF 612 5181 Beer and ale 37 ------------------------------------- 42 124 536 109 518 13.7 13 932 12 369 12.6 590 590 5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 3 -------------- 5 (D) 1 956 (D) (D) 305 (D) BB 22

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 201 --------------------- 185 (D) 276 998 (D) (D) 19 977 (D) GG 1 228

5191 Farm supplies 140 ------------------------------------ 134 212 008 (D) (D) 14 178 (D) (D) 781 FF

5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 12 ---------------- 9 23 256 10 580 119.8 3 108 1 429 117.5 205 88 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 4 --------- 10 5 553 2 997 85.3 281 580 –51.6 30 63 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 10 --------------------- 11 53 202 62 779 –15.3 3 390 3 191 6.2 152 146 5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 4 --------------------- 4 2 112 (D) (D) 225 (D) (D) 11 AA

5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 31 -------------------------- 17 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC BB

Manufacturers’ sales branches and sales

offices 92 ------------------------------------- 98 452 457 541 308 –16.4 23 260 20 282 14.7 855 790

50 Durable goods 34 --------------------------------------- 43 113 418 145 802 –22.2 12 210 13 350 –8.5 358 458

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 7 --- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

502 Furniture and homefurnishings – ----------------------- – – – – – – – – – 503 Lumber and other construction materials 3 -------------- 8 (D) 61 260 (D) (D) 1 966 (D) BB 85

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 5 --- 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC CC

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ---------------- 1 – (D) (D) – (D) (D) – AA

506 Electrical goods 7 ------------------------------------ 5 7 785 (D) (D) 892 (D) (D) 58 AA

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 1 ------------------------------------------- – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 9 ------------------ 18 13 466 (D) (D) 1 428 (D) (D) 43 BB

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 2 ------------------------ – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

51 Nondurable goods 58 ----------------------------------- 55 339 039 395 506 –14.3 11 050 6 932 59.4 497 332

511 Paper and paper products 4 --------------------------- 4 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 1 ------ – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions – -------------------- – – – – – – – – –

514 Groceries and related products 23 ----------------------- 20 74 390 61 674 20.6 5 643 3 450 63.6 248 175 515 Farm-product raw materials – -------------------------- – – – – – – – – – 516 Chemicals and allied products 7 ------------------------ 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 17 -------------------- 13 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) CC BB

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages – ----------- – – – – – – – – –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 6 --------------------- 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants 85 - 79 631 930 537 198 17.6 9 286 8 043 15.5 738 730

50 Durable goods 47 --------------------------------------- 36 110 264 85 829 28.5 3 336 2 562 30.2 179 175

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 3 --- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 2 ----------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

503 Lumber and other construction materials 10 -------------- 8 (D) 40 815 (D) (D) 653 (D) AA 23

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 6 --- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum – ---------------- – – – – – – – – – 506 Electrical goods 8 ------------------------------------ 4 8 205 (D) (D) 233 (D) (D) 9 AA

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Table 3. Comparative Statistics for the State: 1992 and 1987 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC

code Type of operation and kind of business

Establishments Sales Annual payroll

Paid employees for pay

period including March 12

1992 (number)1987 (number)1992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 ($1,000)1987 ($1,000)

Percent

change

1987 to 19921992 (number)1987 (number)

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants

mCon.

50 Durable goodsmCon.

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 5 ------------------------------------------- 7 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) BB BB

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 9 ------------------ 8 7 935 11 762 –32.5 442 737 –40.0 23 52 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 4 ------------------------ 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

51 Nondurable goods 38 ----------------------------------- 43 521 666 451 369 15.6 5 950 5 481 8.6 559 555

511 Paper and paper products – --------------------------- 1 – (D) (D) – (D) (D) – AA

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries – ------ – – – – – – – – –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 1 -------------------- 1 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

514 Groceries and related products 16 ----------------------- 21 206 414 221 068 –6.6 3 727 3 371 10.6 145 162

515 Farm-product raw materials 15 -------------------------- 13 311 967 217 079 43.7 2 097 1 547 35.6 405 365

516 Chemicals and allied products 1 ------------------------ 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 1 -------------------- 2 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 1 ----------- – (D) – (X) (D) – (X) AA –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 3 --------------------- 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) AA AA

Table 4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Montana 1 --------------------------- 853 5 884 442 343 022 16 401 1 676 4 800 055 310 476 14 808 177 1 084 387

Beaverhead County 22 ------------------------- 26 441 2 435 167 21 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

Dillon 14 ------------------------------------ 17 504 1 539 96 14 17 504 1 539 96 – –

Balance of county 8 ------------------------ 8 937 896 71 7 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Big Horn County 9 ---------------------------- 24 137 1 185 63 9 24 137 1 185 63 – – Hardin 9 ----------------------------------- 24 137 1 185 63 9 24 137 1 185 63 – – Balance of county – ------------------------ – – – – – – – – –

Blaine County 13 ------------------------------ (D) (D) BB 12 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Broadwater County 11 -------------------------- 23 631 1 158 65 11 23 631 1 158 65 – –

Carbon County 7 ----------------------------- (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Carter County 2 ------------------------------ (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

Cascade County 193 ---------------------------- 752 216 38 946 1 767 176 628 262 35 810 1 615 17 123 954

Great Falls 161 ------------------------------- 639 842 34 801 1 574 150 588 602 32 378 1 467 11 51 240

Balance of county 32 ------------------------ 112 374 4 145 193 26 39 660 3 432 148 6 72 714

Chouteau County 24 --------------------------- 155 936 2 443 124 24 155 936 2 443 124 – –

Custer County 27 ------------------------------ 63 606 4 399 265 23 52 222 3 757 229 4 11 384

Miles City 22 -------------------------------- 53 881 3 627 207 19 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Balance of county 5 ------------------------ 9 725 772 58 4 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Daniels County 12 ----------------------------- 31 263 1 133 70 12 31 263 1 133 70 – –

Dawson County 25 ----------------------------- 34 832 3 005 197 22 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Glendive 22 --------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 19 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Balance of county 3 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 3 (D) (D) BB – –

Deer Lodge County 4 ------------------------- 2 675 460 27 4 2 675 460 27 – –

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 4 ------------- 2 675 460 27 4 2 675 460 27 – –

Fallon County 10 ------------------------------ 8 652 536 56 9 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Fergus County 40 ------------------------------ 144 468 3 540 225 37 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Lewistown 20 ------------------------------- 94 235 1 743 129 19 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

Balance of county 20 ------------------------ 50 233 1 797 96 18 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

Flathead County 98 ---------------------------- 214 862 15 632 734 94 207 983 15 018 702 4 6 879

Columbia Falls 5 ---------------------------- 3 159 395 22 5 3 159 395 22 – –

Kalispell 59 --------------------------------- 145 592 11 704 554 56 (D) (D) FF 3 (D)

Whitefish 8 --------------------------------- 3 734 425 18 8 3 734 425 18 – –

Balance of county 26 ------------------------ 62 377 3 108 140 25 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

Gallatin County 125 ----------------------------- 276 747 20 926 995 116 208 870 20 078 941 9 67 877 Belgrade 14 --------------------------------- 33 209 3 156 126 14 33 209 3 156 126 – – Bozeman 78 -------------------------------- 159 603 13 862 690 74 (D) (D) FF 4 (D)

Balance of county 33 ------------------------ 83 935 3 908 179 28 (D) (D) CC 5 (D)

Garfield County 2 ----------------------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

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Table 4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

1992mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

MontanamCon.

Glacier County 21 ----------------------------- 50 152 1 664 80 20 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Cut Bank 20 -------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 19 49 645 1 572 73 1 (D)

Balance of county 1 ------------------------ (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

Golden Valley County 3 ----------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

Granite County 2 ----------------------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

Hill County 42 --------------------------------- 110 280 4 127 233 39 103 297 3 658 204 3 6 983 Havre 27 ------------------------------------ 47 819 3 132 180 25 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

Balance of county 15 ------------------------ 62 461 995 53 14 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Jefferson County 6 --------------------------- 3 731 201 14 6 3 731 201 14 – –

Judith Basin County 7 ------------------------- 17 286 273 18 6 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

Lake County 27 ------------------------------- 24 306 2 057 136 24 (D) (D) CC 3 (D) Polson 14 ----------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 13 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Balance of county 13 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 11 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

Lewis and Clark County 99 --------------------- 280 788 22 538 1 016 86 168 146 14 858 849 13 112 642

Helena 83 ---------------------------------- 251 661 21 323 937 71 (D) (D) FF 12 (D)

Balance of county 16 ------------------------ 29 127 1 215 79 15 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Liberty County 7 ------------------------------ (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Lincoln County 13 ----------------------------- 8 987 818 49 12 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Libby 8 ------------------------------------ (D) (D) AA 7 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

Balance of county 5 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 5 (D) (D) BB – –

McCone County 5 ---------------------------- 25 814 820 48 5 25 814 820 48 – –

Madison County 5 ---------------------------- 4 453 233 13 5 4 453 233 13 – –

Meagher County 4 ---------------------------- 1 742 82 5 4 1 742 82 5 – –

Mineral County 2 ----------------------------- (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

Missoula County 189 ---------------------------- 604 588 40 868 1 887 165 457 120 38 328 1 716 24 147 468

Missoula 147 --------------------------------- 455 371 36 085 1 619 132 422 259 34 284 1 528 15 33 112

Balance of county 42 ------------------------ 149 217 4 783 268 33 34 861 4 044 188 9 114 356

Musselshell County 10 ------------------------- 7 147 655 38 9 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Park County 22 -------------------------------- 22 037 2 037 114 22 22 037 2 037 114 – –

Livingston 16 -------------------------------- 18 077 1 684 87 16 18 077 1 684 87 – –

Balance of county 6 ------------------------ 3 960 353 27 6 3 960 353 27 – –

Petroleum County 1 --------------------------- (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

Phillips County 12 ------------------------------ 17 614 1 308 71 12 17 614 1 308 71 – –

Pondera County 28 ---------------------------- 78 736 3 394 163 25 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Conrad 20 ---------------------------------- 54 112 2 529 126 18 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

Balance of county 8 ------------------------ 24 624 865 37 7 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Powder River County 1 ------------------------ (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

Powell County 7 ------------------------------ (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Deer Lodge 6 ------------------------------ (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB – –

Balance of county 1 ------------------------ (D) (D) AA – – – – 1 (D)

Prairie County 4 ------------------------------ 4 528 294 20 4 4 528 294 20 – –

Ravalli County 41 ------------------------------ 76 654 5 609 271 34 62 874 5 142 260 7 13 780

Hamilton 15 --------------------------------- 53 236 3 003 137 11 (D) (D) CC 4 (D)

Balance of county 26 ------------------------ 23 418 2 606 134 23 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Richland County 32 ---------------------------- 79 280 4 020 237 27 38 992 3 199 155 5 40 288

Sidney 18 ----------------------------------- 32 975 2 692 140 15 (D) (D) CC 3 (D)

Balance of county 14 ------------------------ 46 305 1 328 97 12 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

Roosevelt County 21 --------------------------- (D) (D) BB 19 (D) (D) BB 2 (D) Wolf Point 11 -------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 9 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

Balance of county 10 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 10 (D) (D) BB – –

Rosebud County 5 ---------------------------- 1 902 202 15 5 1 902 202 15 – –

Sanders County 13 ---------------------------- 19 618 754 59 13 19 618 754 59 – –

Sheridan County 14 ---------------------------- 18 808 1 092 70 13 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Silver Bow County 68 -------------------------- 211 754 10 602 580 64 (D) (D) EE 4 (D)

Butte-Silver Bow consolidated city ó------ 68 211 754 10 602 580 64 (D) (D) EE 4 (D)

Butte-Silver Bow (balance) ó--------------- 68 211 754 10 602 580 64 (D) (D) EE 4 (D)

Stillwater County 10 ---------------------------- (D) (D) BB 9 10 432 751 44 1 (D)

Sweet Grass County 4 ------------------------ 2 459 312 23 4 2 459 312 23 – –

Teton County 20 ------------------------------- 43 139 2 770 117 20 43 139 2 770 117 – –

Toole County 23 ------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 22 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Shelby 17 ----------------------------------- 32 884 1 181 67 16 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Balance of county 6 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB – –

Treasure County 3 ---------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

Valley County 21 ------------------------------ 43 247 2 134 160 19 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

Glasgow 16 --------------------------------- 24 443 1 419 91 15 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

Balance of county 5 ------------------------ 18 804 715 69 4 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

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Table 4. Summary Statistics for Counties and for Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More:

1992mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

MontanamCon.

Wheatland County 3 -------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

Wibaux County 2 ----------------------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

Yellowstone County 432 ------------------------- 2 099 248 130 559 5 725 375 1 653 662 117 915 5 182 57 445 586

Billings 374 ----------------------------------- 1 864 590 117 579 5 073 322 (D) (D) HH 52 (D)

Laurel 9 ----------------------------------- 6 806 831 53 7 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

Balance of county 49 ------------------------ 227 852 12 149 599 46 (D) (D) EE 3 (D)

Yellowstone National Park – ------------------- – – – – – – – – –

Table 5. Summary Statistics for Places With 200 Establishments or More: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC

code Geographic area and kind of business

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Establishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Establishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Establishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

BILLINGS

Wholesale trade 374 -------------------------- 1 864 590 117 579 5 073 322 (D) (D) HH 52 (D)

50 Durable goods 255 ----------------------------------- 743 618 66 449 2 932 228 (D) (D) HH 27 (D)

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and

supplies 43 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) FF 39 211 532 12 078 821 4 (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 9 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 9 (D) (D) BB – –

503 Lumber and other construction materials 27 ----------- (D) (D) EE 25 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and

supplies 42 --------------------------------------- 52 538 8 521 368 37 41 047 7 038 330 5 11 491 505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 3 ------------ (D) (D) BB 3 (D) (D) BB – –

506 Electrical goods 27 --------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 20 (D) (D) CC 7 (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 19 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 17 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 71 --------------- 150 300 19 094 701 65 140 841 18 414 677 6 9 459 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 14 --------------------- 38 741 2 948 138 13 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

51 Nondurable goods 119 -------------------------------- 1 120 972 51 130 2 141 94 (D) (D) GG 25 (D)

511 Paper and paper products 11 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 10 17 845 1 722 88 1 (D)

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 4 --- 7 045 950 37 3 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 6 ---------------- 10 265 1 822 121 6 10 265 1 822 121 – –

514 Groceries and related products 36 ------------------- (D) (D) GG 22 (D) (D) FF 14 (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 8 ----------------------- (D) (D) BB 7 42 960 1 382 59 1 (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 10 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 6 6 664 1 166 43 4 (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 13 ---------------- (D) (D) CC 11 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 ------- 22 650 2 481 86 4 22 650 2 481 86 – –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 27 ------------------ (D) (D) EE 25 61 801 5 530 305 2 (D)

Table 6. Summary Statistics for Counties With 200 Establishments or More: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

SIC

code Geographic area and kind of business

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid

employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Establishments

(number)

Sales

($1,000)

YELLOWSTONE COUNTY

 (Coextensive with Billings, MT MSA; see

table 7.)

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Table 7. Summary Statistics for Metropolitan Areas: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For definitions of CMSA’s, MSA’s, and

PMSA’s, see appendix D]

SIC

code Geographic area and kind of business

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

BILLINGS, MT MSA

Wholesale trade 432 -------------------------- 2 099 248 130 559 5 725 375 1 653 662 117 915 5 182 57 445 586

50 Durable goods 289 ----------------------------------- 870 419 74 760 3 378 261 767 693 69 514 3 140 28 102 726

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and

supplies 56 --------------------------------------- 310 805 17 385 1 113 51 (D) (D) FF 5 (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 9 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 9 (D) (D) BB – – 503 Lumber and other construction materials 30 ----------- 117 586 7 147 275 28 (D) (D) EE 2 (D)

504 Professional and commercial equipment and

supplies 42 --------------------------------------- 52 538 8 521 368 37 41 047 7 038 330 5 11 491 505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 5 ------------ 25 799 2 212 112 5 25 799 2 212 112 – – 506 Electrical goods 30 --------------------------------- 75 942 6 572 229 23 (D) (D) CC 7 (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 21 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 19 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 81 --------------- 174 780 22 072 840 75 165 321 21 392 816 6 9 459 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 15 --------------------- (D) (D) CC 14 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

51 Nondurable goods 143 -------------------------------- 1 228 829 55 799 2 347 114 885 969 48 401 2 042 29 342 860

511 Paper and paper products 12 ------------------------ 19 122 1 814 99 11 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 5 --- (D) (D) BB 4 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 6 ---------------- 10 265 1 822 121 6 10 265 1 822 121 – –

514 Groceries and related products 43 ------------------- 673 071 31 679 1 206 27 474 006 26 621 995 16 199 065

515 Farm-product raw materials 11 ----------------------- 148 335 1 923 103 10 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 13 -------------------- 19 540 2 646 80 8 (D) (D) BB 5 (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 15 ---------------- (D) (D) CC 13 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 ------- 22 650 2 481 86 4 22 650 2 481 86 – –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 34 ------------------ (D) (D) EE 31 (D) (D) EE 3 (D)

GREAT FALLS, MT MSA

Wholesale trade 193 -------------------------- 752 216 38 946 1 767 176 628 262 35 810 1 615 17 123 954

50 Durable goods 113 ----------------------------------- 189 006 21 266 984 109 182 544 20 675 962 4 6 462

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and

supplies 24 --------------------------------------- 34 807 4 244 238 23 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 7 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

503 Lumber and other construction materials 7 ----------- 36 890 2 120 79 7 36 890 2 120 79 – –

504 Professional and commercial equipment and

supplies 19 --------------------------------------- 27 237 3 312 150 19 27 237 3 312 150 – –

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 2 ------------ (D) (D) BB 2 (D) (D) BB – –

506 Electrical goods 10 --------------------------------- 7 929 1 035 54 10 7 929 1 035 54 – –

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 7 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 6 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 26 --------------- 45 660 4 269 194 25 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 11 --------------------- (D) (D) CC 11 (D) (D) CC – –

51 Nondurable goods 80 -------------------------------- 563 210 17 680 783 67 445 718 15 135 653 13 117 492

511 Paper and paper products 8 ------------------------ (D) (D) BB 7 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 1 --- (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 3 ---------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

514 Groceries and related products 13 ------------------- 144 889 4 917 210 6 (D) (D) CC 7 (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 12 ----------------------- 282 744 2 303 108 10 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products 3 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 3 (D) (D) BB – –

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 11 ---------------- (D) (D) BB 10 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 ------- 15 491 1 963 92 4 15 491 1 963 92 – –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 25 ------------------ (D) (D) CC 24 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

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Table 8. Summary Statistics for the Area Outside Metropolitan Areas: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For definitions of CMSA’s, MSA’s, and

PMSA’s, see appendix D]

SIC

code Kind of business

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Wholesale trade 1 ------------------------ 228 3 032 978 173 517 8 909 1 125 2 518 131 156 751 8 011 103 514 847

50 Durable goods 642 ----------------------------------- 1 020 637 97 755 4 360 593 906 143 88 046 4 083 49 114 494

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and

supplies 165 --------------------------------------- 185 636 21 733 1 080 161 (D) (D) GG 4 (D)

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 22 ----------- (D) (D) CC 21 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 107 ------------ (D) (D) FF 104 (D) (D) FF 3 (D)

5014 Tires and tubes 21 ------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 21 (D) (D) CC – –

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 15 ----------------------- (D) (D) BB 15 (D) (D) BB – –

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 12 -------------------- (D) (D) BB 11 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

5021 Furniture 7 -------------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 7 (D) (D) BB – –

5023 Homefurnishings 5 ------------------------------- 354 99 14 4 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

503 Lumber and other construction materials 58 ----------- 184 890 9 989 396 47 (D) (D) EE 11 (D)

5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 39 ----- 170 317 7 869 307 29 (D) (D) EE 10 (D)

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 5 --- (D) (D) BB 4 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 7 ---------- 3 566 462 21 7 3 566 462 21 – – 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 7 ------------------- (D) (D) BB 7 (D) (D) BB – –

504 Professional and commercial equipment and

supplies 78 --------------------------------------- 113 368 15 999 563 72 (D) (D) EE 6 (D)

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 1 ------------ (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

5044 Office equipment 20 ------------------------------ 21 753 4 806 193 19 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment

and software 25 --------------------------------- 66 602 7 380 217 24 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 11 ------------------- (D) (D) BB 10 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and

supplies 10 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 8 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

5048 Ophthalmic goods 5 ----------------------------- (D) (D) BB 4 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 6 ------ (D) (D) AA 6 (D) (D) AA – –

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 18 ------------ (D) (D) CC 18 (D) (D) CC – –

5051 Metals service centers and offices 16 -------------- (D) (D) CC 16 (D) (D) CC – –

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 2 --------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

506 Electrical goods 44 --------------------------------- 53 700 4 334 205 36 (D) (D) CC 8 (D)

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring

supplies, and construction materials 27 ------------ 44 930 3 321 156 21 (D) (D) CC 6 (D)

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 2 ---- (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA 1 (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 15 ----------- (D) (D) BB 14 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 33 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) EE 30 54 552 6 334 295 3 (D)

5072 Hardware 9 ------------------------------------- 13 569 2 521 125 9 13 569 2 521 125 – –

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 18 ----------------------------------- (D) (D) CC 17 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment

and supplies 3 --------------------------------- (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA 2 (D)

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 3 ------------ (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 169 --------------- 278 160 29 165 1 263 158 (D) (D) GG 11 (D)

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum)

machinery and equipment 19 --------------------- 61 162 7 179 237 18 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 77 ------ 145 546 13 584 674 75 (D) (D) FF 2 (D)

5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 33 ------------- 27 391 2 991 123 26 (D) (D) CC 7 (D)

5085 Industrial supplies 21 ----------------------------- (D) (D) CC 20 (D) (D) CC 1 (D)

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 17 ---- (D) (D) BB 17 (D) (D) BB – –

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 2 ------------------------------- (D) (D) BB 2 (D) (D) BB – –

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 65 --------------------- 114 499 6 265 361 60 (D) (D) EE 5 (D)

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 18 ---- (D) (D) CC 16 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 5 ------------- (D) (D) BB 5 (D) (D) BB – –

5093 Scrap and waste materials 18 --------------------- (D) (D) BB 17 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious

metals 3 --------------------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 21 -------------------------- (D) (D) CC 19 (D) (D) BB 2 (D)

51 Nondurable goods 586 -------------------------------- 2 012 341 75 762 4 549 532 1 611 988 68 705 3 928 54 400 353

511 Paper and paper products 29 ------------------------ (D) (D) EE 27 (D) (D) EE 2 (D)

5111 Printing and writing paper – ---------------------- – – – – – – – – –

5112 Stationery and office supplies 25 ------------------- (D) (D) CC 23 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 4 ------------ (D) (D) BB 4 (D) (D) BB – –

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 6 --- (D) (D) AA 6 (D) (D) AA – –

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 6 - (D) (D) AA 6 (D) (D) AA – –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 11 ---------------- (D) (D) CC 11 (D) (D) CC – –

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ------- (D) (D) CC 3 (D) (D) CC – –

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 5 -------- (D) (D) BB 5 (D) (D) BB – –

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 3 ---------------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

5139 Footwear – ------------------------------------- – – – – – – – – –

514 Groceries and related products 87 ------------------- 201 036 13 071 740 71 (D) (D) FF 16 (D)

5141 Groceries, general line 5 ------------------------- (D) (D) CC 5 (D) (D) CC – –

5142 Packaged frozen foods 3 ------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 23 ---------- (D) (D) BB 18 (D) (D) BB 5 (D)

5144 Poultry and poultry products 1 -------------------- (D) (D) AA – – – – 1 (D)

5145 Confectionery 2 --------------------------------- (D) (D) AA 2 (D) (D) AA – –

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Table 8. Summary Statistics for the Area Outside Metropolitan Areas: 1992 mCon.

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For definitions of CMSA’s, MSA’s, and

PMSA’s, see appendix D]

SIC

code Kind of business

Merchant wholesalers Other operating types

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Annual

payroll

($1,000)

Paid employees

for pay

period

including

March 12

(number)

Estab- lishments (number)

Sales

($1,000)

Wholesale trade mCon.

51 Nondurable goodsmCon.

514 Groceries and related products mCon.

5146 Fish and seafoods 3 ----------------------------- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

5147 Meats and meat products 10 ---------------------- (D) (D) BB 10 (D) (D) BB – –

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 5 --------------------- (D) (D) BB 5 (D) (D) BB – –

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 35 ----------- 100 548 6 987 345 25 (D) (D) EE 10 (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 120 ----------------------- 894 118 10 304 791 108 (D) (D) EE 12 (D)

5153 Grain and field beans 99 -------------------------- (D) (D) EE 99 (D) (D) EE – –

5154 Livestock 17 ------------------------------------- (D) (D) EE 5 (D) (D) BB 12 (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 4 --------------- (D) (D) AA 4 (D) (D) AA – –

516 Chemicals and allied products 14 -------------------- (D) (D) CC 11 (D) (D) BB 3 (D)

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – --- – – – – – – – – –

5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 14 ------------ (D) (D) CC 11 (D) (D) BB 3 (D)

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 135 ---------------- (D) (D) GG 120 399 104 15 604 924 15 (D)

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 120 ----------- (D) (D) FF 106 (D) (D) FF 14 (D)

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers,

except bulk stations and terminals 15 -------------- (D) (D) CC 14 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 33 ------- 90 618 9 912 439 32 (D) (D) EE 1 (D)

5181 Beer and ale 29 ---------------------------------- 86 395 9 488 412 29 86 395 9 488 412 – –

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 ----------- 4 223 424 27 3 (D) (D) BB 1 (D)

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 151 ------------------ 194 238 14 534 913 146 (D) (D) FF 5 (D)

5191 Farm supplies 103 --------------------------------- 114 480 7 955 516 100 (D) (D) EE 3 (D)

5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 9 ------------- 14 411 1 606 142 9 14 411 1 606 142 – –

5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 3 ----- (D) (D) AA 3 (D) (D) AA – –

5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 8 ----------------- (D) (D) CC 8 (D) (D) CC – –

5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 1 ------------------ (D) (D) AA 1 (D) (D) AA – –

5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 27 ----------------------- 17 828 2 264 122 25 (D) (D) CC 2 (D)

Table 9. Places With 2,500 Inhabitants or More Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent

of

State

total

Montana (X) --------------------- 5 884 442 5 884 442 100.0

Billings 1 ------------------------------- 1 864 590 1 864 590 31.7

Great Falls 2 --------------------------- 639 842 2 504 432 42.6

Missoula 3 ----------------------------- 455 371 2 959 803 50.3

Helena 4 ------------------------------- 251 661 3 211 464 54.6

Butte-Silver Bow 5 ---------------------- 211 754 3 423 218 58.2

Bozeman 6 ----------------------------- 159 603 3 582 821 60.9

Kalispell 7 ------------------------------ 145 592 3 728 413 63.4

Lewistown 8 ---------------------------- 94 235 3 822 648 65.0

Conrad 9 ------------------------------- 54 112 3 876 760 65.9

Miles City 10 ---------------------------- 53 881 3 930 641 66.8

Hamilton 11 ----------------------------- 53 236 3 983 877 67.7

Havre 12 -------------------------------- 47 819 4 031 696 68.5

Belgrade 13 ----------------------------- 33 209 4 064 905 69.1

Sidney 14 ------------------------------- 32 975 4 097 880 69.6

Shelby 15 ------------------------------- 32 884 4 130 764 70.2

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent

of

State

total

MontanamCon.

Glasgow 16 ----------------------------- 24 443 4 155 207 70.6

Hardin 17 ------------------------------- 24 137 4 179 344 71.0

Livingston 18 ---------------------------- 18 077 4 197 421 71.3

Dillon 19 -------------------------------- 17 504 4 214 925 71.6

Laurel 20 -------------------------------- 6 806 4 221 731 71.7

Whitefish 21 ----------------------------- 3 734 4 225 465 71.8

Columbia Falls 22 ------------------------ 3 159 4 228 624 71.9

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County 23 ---------- 2 675 4 231 299 71.9

Cut Bank (X) ----------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Deer Lodge (X) --------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Glendive (X) ----------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Libby (X) -------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Polson (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Wolf Point (X) ---------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

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Table 10. Counties Ranked by Volume of Sales: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A. For information on geographic areas

followed by ó, see appendix F]

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of State

total

Montana (X) --------------------- 5 884 442 5 884 442 100.0

Yellowstone 1 -------------------------- 2 099 248 2 099 248 35.7 Cascade 2 ----------------------------- 752 216 2 851 464 48.5 Missoula 3 ----------------------------- 604 588 3 456 052 58.7 Lewis and Clark 4 ----------------------- 280 788 3 736 840 63.5 Gallatin 5 ------------------------------ 276 747 4 013 587 68.2

Flathead 6 ----------------------------- 214 862 4 228 449 71.9

Silver Bow 7 ---------------------------- 211 754 4 440 203 75.5

Chouteau 8 ----------------------------- 155 936 4 596 139 78.1

Fergus 9 ------------------------------- 144 468 4 740 607 80.6

Hill 10 ---------------------------------- 110 280 4 850 887 82.4

Richland 11 ----------------------------- 79 280 4 930 167 83.8

Pondera 12 ------------------------------ 78 736 5 008 903 85.1

Ravalli 13 ------------------------------- 76 654 5 085 557 86.4

Custer 14 ------------------------------- 63 606 5 149 163 87.5

Glacier 15 ------------------------------- 50 152 5 199 315 88.4

Valley 16 -------------------------------- 43 247 5 242 562 89.1

Teton 17 -------------------------------- 43 139 5 285 701 89.8

Dawson 18 ------------------------------ 34 832 5 320 533 90.4

Daniels 19 ------------------------------- 31 263 5 351 796 90.9

Beaverhead 20 -------------------------- 26 441 5 378 237 91.4

McCone 21 ------------------------------ 25 814 5 404 051 91.8

Lake 22 --------------------------------- 24 306 5 428 357 92.2

Big Horn 23 ----------------------------- 24 137 5 452 494 92.7

Broadwater 24 --------------------------- 23 631 5 476 125 93.1

Park 25 --------------------------------- 22 037 5 498 162 93.4

Geographic area

Cumulative

Rank1 Sales

($1,000)

Sales

($1,000)

Percent of State

total

MontanamCon.

Sanders 26 ------------------------------ 19 618 5 517 780 93.8

Sheridan 27 ----------------------------- 18 808 5 536 588 94.1

Phillips 28 ------------------------------- 17 614 5 554 202 94.4

Judith Basin 29 -------------------------- 17 286 5 571 488 94.7

Lincoln 30 ------------------------------- 8 987 5 580 475 94.8

Fallon 31 -------------------------------- 8 652 5 589 127 95.0

Musselshell 32 --------------------------- 7 147 5 596 274 95.1

Prairie 33 -------------------------------- 4 528 5 600 802 95.2

Madison 34 ------------------------------ 4 453 5 605 255 95.3

Jefferson 35 ----------------------------- 3 731 5 608 986 95.3

Deer Lodge 36 --------------------------- 2 675 5 611 661 95.4

Sweet Grass 37 -------------------------- 2 459 5 614 120 95.4

Rosebud 38 ----------------------------- 1 902 5 616 022 95.4

Meagher 39 ----------------------------- 1 742 5 617 764 95.5

Yellowstone National Park (X) ------------- – 5 617 764 95.5

Blaine (X) -------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Carbon (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Carter (X) -------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Garfield (X) ------------------------------ (D) (X) (X)

Golden Valley (X) ------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Granite (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Liberty (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Mineral (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Petroleum (X) ---------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Powder River (X) ------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Powell (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Roosevelt (X) ---------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Stillwater (X) ----------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Toole (X) -------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Treasure (X) ----------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Wheatland (X) ---------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

Wibaux (X) ------------------------------- (D) (X) (X)

1Counties with suppressed sales (if applicable) are listed at end of table rather than by rank to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.

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Appendix A.

General Explanation

CENSUS COVERAGE AND METHODOLOGY

Structure and method of enumeration. All wholesale

firms that had at least one quarter of payroll in 1992 were

included in the census of wholesale trade and were mailed

either a regular census form or a short form designed to

collect basic data and classification information only. The

coverage and the method of obtaining census information

from each follow:

1. Large companies, i.e., all multiunit firms and all single

unit firms above the payroll size cutoff established to

separate large from small employers, and a 10-percent

sample of the small employers were mailed the appropriate 1992 Census of Distributive Trades establishment report forms. Although the payroll cutoff varied

by kind of business, small employers generally included

firms with one to three employees and represented

about 10 percent of total wholesale sales. For the

large companies, a report of company organization is

conducted periodically to identify firms which operated

establishments at more than one location and to

obtain information on payroll and mid-March employment at each location. The 1991 Report of Company

Organization was used as a coverage check in the

census. In the 1992 Census, all multiestablishment

firms were asked to notify the Census Bureau of any

establishments for which a form was not received.

Report forms were subsequently provided to the firms

for these establishments.

2. Small companies other than those included in the

10-percent sample described above were mailed the

short forms, which did not include questions on sales

by commodity lines and employment by principal activity.

Method of classifying kinds of business. Establishments receiving the regular census forms were classified

on the basis of their answers to questions on sales by

commodity lines and other inquiries. Those that received

short forms were classified on the basis of their selfdesignation and answers to other inquiries.

COMPARABILITY OF THE 1987 AND 1992

CENSUSES

The 1987 and 1992 censuses were conducted under

similar conditions and procedures except for the following:

Classifications. In both 1992 and 1987, classifications

are based on the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification

(SIC) Manual.1 As a result of a later clarification in 1992,

the sale of industrial controls has been classified in

electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and

construction materials (SIC 5063) as it was in 1982 and all

previous censuses. In 1987, the sale of industrial controls

was classified in industrial machinery and equipment (SIC

5084).

Geographic areas. The boundaries of a number of areas

for which data are shown in the 1992 census are not the

same as in the 1987 census because of annexations; other

boundary changes; and redefinitions of metropolitan statistical areas (MSA’s), primary metropolitan statistical areas

(PMSA’s), and consolidated metropolitan statistical areas

(CMSA’s).2 In addition, data for consolidated cities are

included in the 1992 census.

Data for special economic urban areas (SEUA’s) with

10,000 inhabitants or more in Michigan, Minnesota, New

York, and Wisconsin qualified for publication in the 1992

census. This included townships in Michigan and Minnesota and towns in New York and Wisconsin. However,

Minnesota did not have any townships that met the

publication criteria.

EXPLANATION OF TERMS

Establishments. An establishment is a single physical

location at which business is conducted. It is not necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may

consist of one establishment or more. Census of wholesale trade figures represent a summary of reports for

individual establishments rather than companies. For cases

where a census report was received, separate information

was obtained for each location where business was conducted. When administrative records of other Federal

agencies were used instead of a census report, no information was available on the number of locations operated.

Estimates of this number were derived from a sample and

are provided in the wholesale trade report, Miscellaneous

1

Standard Industrial Classification Manual: 1987. For sale by Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,

DC 20402. Stock No. 041-001-00314-2. 2

Newly defined metropolitan areas (MA’s) were announced by the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) effective June 30, 1993.

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Subjects (WC92-S-4). Each wholesale establishment was

tabulated according to the physical location at which the

business was conducted. The count of establishments

represents the number in business at any time during

1992. Appendix G provides a comparison of the number of

establishments active any time during the year versus the

number in business at the end of the year.

When two activities or more were carried on at a single

location under a single ownership, all activities generally

were grouped together as a single establishment. The

entire establishment was classified on the basis of its

major activity and all data for it were included in that

classification. However, when distinct and separate economic activities (for which different industry classification

codes were appropriate) were conducted at a single

location under a single ownership, and when conditions

prescribed by the SIC manual for recognizing the existence

of more than one establishment were met, separate establishment reports for each of the different activities were

obtained in the census.

Firms. A firm is a business organization or entity consisting

of one domestic establishment (location) or more under

common ownership or control. All establishments of subsidiary firms are included as part of the owning or controlling firm. For the economic census, the terms ‘‘firm’’ and

‘‘company’’ are synonymous.

Sales. Sales include merchandise sold for cash or credit at

wholesale and retail by establishments primarily engaged

in wholesale trade; receipts from rental or leasing of

vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc.; receipts for

delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, storage, and other services; and gasoline, liquor, tobacco, and

other excise taxes which are paid by the manufacturer and

passed on to the wholesaler.

Sales are net after deductions for refunds and allowances for merchandise returned by customers. Trade-in

allowances are not deducted from total sales. Total sales

do not include carrying or other credit charges; sales (or

other) taxes collected from customers and forwarded to

taxing authorities; and nonoperating income from such

sources as investments, rental or sale of real estate, etc.

Sales in this report do not include wholesale sales made

by manufacturers, retailers, service establishments, or

other businesses whose primary activity is other than

wholesale trade. They do include receipts other than from

the sale of merchandise at wholesale, e.g., service receipts,

retail sales, etc., by establishments primarily engaged in

wholesale trade.

Sales figures include sales of all establishments in

business at any time during the year. Sales shown for

agents and brokers represented the value of the goods

involved in the transactions rather than the commissions

received or earnings.

Annual payroll. Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick-leave pay, employee contributions to

qualified pension plans, and the value of payments in kind

(e.g., free meals and lodgings) paid during the year to all

employees. For corporations, payroll includes amounts

paid to officers and executives; for unincorporated businesses, it does not include profit or other compensation of

proprietors or partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security, income tax, insurance, union dues,

etc. This definition of payroll is the same as that used on

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form 941.

First quarter payroll. This item consists of payroll, as

defined above, paid to persons employed at any time

during the quarter January to March 1992.

Paid employees for pay period including March 12.

Paid employees consist of the full- and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll during the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on paid sick

leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are

proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses.

The definition of paid employees is the same as that used

on IRS form 941.

1992 and 1991 inventories. Inventories consist of stocks

of merchandise for sale at the end of 1992 and 1991. They

were reported on an ownership basis; all merchandise

owned by reporting establishments is included, even though

some may be held by others for sale on consignment.

Goods held by the reporting establishment, but owned

by others, are not included. Data for 1992 and 1991

inventories LIFO composition are published in the 1992

Census of Wholesale Trade report, Miscellaneous Subjects (WC92-S-4).

Operating expenses. Operating expenses include payroll

as well as overhead expenses of the establishment. They

do not include the cost of goods sold; income or excise

taxes; or withdrawals by proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses.

Auxiliary establishments. Each company included in this

census was asked to identify and separately report auxiliary locations whose primary functions were to manage,

administer, service, or support the activities of the other

establishments of the company. Data presented in this

report do not include auxiliary establishments. Data for

auxiliaries are presented in a subsequent report issued as

part of the 1992 Enterprise Statistics reports.

KIND-OF-BUSINESS CLASSIFICATIONS

Wholesale trade, major groups 50 and 51 in the 1987

SIC manual, includes establishments primarily engaged in

selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial,

institutional, farm, or professional business users; or to

other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying

merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or

companies.

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The principal types of establishments included are:

1. Merchant wholesalers who take title to the goods they

sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, voluntary group wholesalers, drop

shippers, retailer cooperative warehouses, terminal

elevators, and cooperative buying associations.

2. Manufacturers’ sales branches and offices (but not

retail stores) maintained by manufacturing or mining

enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the

purpose of marketing their products. Sales branches

and offices located at plants are included when separate records are available.

3. Agents, brokers, and commission merchants who buy

or sell products owned by others on a commission or

agency basis.

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of used products are classified on the basis of the

product sold. Establishments primarily engaged in selling

merchandise to contractors are included in wholesale

trade, with the exception of lumber yards and paint, glass,

and wallpaper stores. These exceptions are classified in

retail trade if they consider themselves retail, sell to the

general public, and their sales to contractors and the

general public is more than half their total sales.

Establishments covered by the census were assigned

kind-of-business classifications according to the industry

classifications defined in the 1987 SIC manual. When a

more detailed classification than defined in the SIC manual

was needed, additional kinds-of-business were identified

within an SIC industry.

Kind-of-business classifications are not interchangeable

with commodity classifications, because most businesses

sell several kinds of commodities. The kind-of-business

code assigned generally reflects either the individual commodity or the commodity group which is the primary source

of the establishment’s receipts, or some mixture of commodities which characterizes the establishment’s business. Thus, the classification of establishments by kind of

business does not make it possible to determine either the

number of establishments handling a particular commodity

or the sales of that commodity. For example, the groceries

and related products classification excludes establishments selling food if the sale of food is not the primary

source of receipts; moreover, even though establishments

are classified as groceries and related products, some of

their receipts may be derived from the sale of nonfood

products. Information on the extent to which commodities

are handled by different kinds of business is available in

the 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade report, Commodity

Line Sales (WC92-S-3). Descriptions of the 1992 Census

of Wholesale Trade kind-of-business classifications follow:

Durable Goods

(SIC Major Group 50)

This major group includes establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of durable goods.

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and

supplies (SIC 501)

Automobiles and other motor vehicles (SIC 5012).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of new and used passenger automobiles, trucks,

trailers, and other motor vehicles, including motorcycles,

motor homes, and snowmobiles. Automobile distributors

primarily engaged in selling at retail to individual customers

for personal use, and also selling a limited amount of new

and used passenger automobiles and trucks at wholesale,

are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5511.

SIC 5012 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Automobile, light trucks, motorcycles, busses and recreational vehicles.

a. Automobiles and motorcycles.

b. Buses and recreational vehicles.

c. Light trucks and vans (14,000 lb or less).

2. Medium and heavy trucks and tractors (over 14,000

lb).

a. Medium trucks (14,001 to 26,000 lb).

b. Heavy trucks and tractors (over 26,000 lb).

Motor vehicle supplies and new parts (SIC 5013).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of motor vehicle supplies, accessories, tools, and

equipment; and new motor vehicle parts.

SIC 5013 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Motor vehicle supplies and new parts—warehouse

distributors.

2. Motor vehicle supplies and new parts—jobbers.

3. Petroleum products marketing equipment.

Tires and tubes (SIC 5014). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of tires and tubes for

passenger and commercial vehicles.

Motor vehicle parts, used (SIC 5015). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution at wholesale or retail of used motor vehicle parts. This industry

includes establishments primarily engaged in dismantling

motor vehicles for the purpose of selling parts. Establishments primarily engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for

scrap are classified in Industry 5093.

Furniture and homefurnishings (SIC 502)

Furniture (SIC 5021). Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of furniture, including bedsprings,

mattresses, and other household furniture; office furniture;

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and furniture for public parks and buildings. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

partitions, shelving, lockers, and store fixtures are classified in Industry 5046.

SIC 5021 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Household and lawn furniture.

2. Office and business furniture.

Homefurnishings (SIC 5023). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of homefurnishings

and housewares, including antiques; china; glassware and

earthenware; lamps (including electric), curtains and draperies; linens and towels; and carpets, linoleum, and all

other types of hard and soft surface floor coverings.

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of other electrical household goods are classified in

Industry 5064, and those distributing precious metal flatware are classified in Industry 5094.

SIC 5023 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Household china, glassware, and crockery.

2. Linens, domestics, draperies, and curtains.

3. Floor coverings.

4. Other homefurnishings.

Lumber and other construction materials

(SIC 503)

Lumber, plywood, millwork and wood panels (SIC

5031). Establishments, with or without yards, primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of rough, dressed,

and finished lumber (but not timber); plywood; reconstituted wood fiber products; doors and windows and their

frames (all materials); wood fencing; and other wood or

metal millwork.

SIC 5031 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Lumber—without yard.

2. Lumber—with yard.

3. Plywood, millwork, and wood panels

Brick, stone, and related construction materials (SIC

5032). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of stone, cement, lime construction sand, and

gravel; brick (except refractory); asphalt and concrete

mixtures; and concrete, stone, and structural clay products

(other than refractories). Distributors of industrial sand and

of refractory materials are classified in Industry 5085.

Establishments primarily engaged in producing ready-mixed

concrete are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 3273.

SIC 5032 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Brick, block, tile, clay/cement sewer pipe.

2. Sand, gravel, and stone.

3. Cement, lime, and related products.

Roofing, siding, and insulation materials (SIC 5033).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of roofing, siding (except wood), and insulation

materials.

Construction materials, n.e.c. (SIC 5039). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

mobile homes and of construction materials, not elsewhere classified, including prefabricated buildings and

glass. Establishments selling construction materials to the

general public and known as retail in the trade are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5211. Establishments primarily engaged in marketing heavy structural metal products

are classified in Industry 5051.

SIC 5039 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Flat glass and other construction glass.

2. Other construction materials.

Professional and commercial equipment and

supplies (SIC 504)

Photographic equipment and supplies (SIC 5043).Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of photographic equipment and supplies. Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of photocopy, microfilm, and similar equipment are classified in

Industry 5044.

Office equipment (SIC 5044). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of office machines

and related equipment, including photocopy and microfilm

equipment, and safes and vaults. These establishments

frequently also sell office supplies. However, establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling most office supplies are classified in Industry Group 511. Establishments

primarily engaged in wholesaling office furniture are classified in Industry 5021; and those wholesaling computers

and peripheral equipment are classified in Industry 5045.

Computers and computer peripheral equipment and

software (SIC 5045). Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of computers, computer peripheral equipment, and computer software. These establishments frequently may sell related supplies, but establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling supplies are classified

according to the individual product (for example, computer

paper in Industry 5112). Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of modems and other electronic communications equipment are classified in Industry

5065. Establishments primarily engaged in selling computers and computer peripheral equipment and software for

other than business or professional use are classified in

Retail Trade, Industry 5734.

SIC 5045 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Computers and peripheral equipment (selling primarily

to business customers).

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a. Computers and peripheral equipment sold for resale.

b. Computers and peripheral equipment sold for end

use.

2. Computer software (prepackaged, off-the-shelf).

Commercial equipment, n.e.c. (SIC 5046). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

commercial and related machines and equipment, not

elsewhere classified, such as commercial cooking and

food service equipment; partitions, shelving, lockers, and

store fixtures; electrical signs; and balances and scales,

except laboratory.

SIC 5046 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Restaurant and hotel equipment and supplies.

2. Store machines and equipment.

Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies

(SIC 5047). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of surgical and other medical instruments,

apparatus, and equipment; dentist equipment; artificial

limbs; operating room and hospital equipment; X-ray machines;

and other electromedical equipment and apparatus used

by physicians and in hospitals. Also included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of professional supplies used by medical and

dental practitioners.

SIC 5047 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Medical and hospital equipment.

2. Dental equipment and supplies.

Ophthalmic Goods (SIC 5048). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of professional equipment and goods used, prescribed, or sold by ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians, including ophthalmic

frames, lenses, and sunglass lenses.

Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. (SIC 5049).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of professional equipment and supplies, not elsewhere classified, such as drafting instruments, laboratory

equipment, and scientific instruments.

SIC 5049 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Religious and school supplies.

2. Other professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. Establishments primarily engaged in selling specialty lines of

professional equipment and supplies not mentioned

above, such as veterinarian equipment and supplies,

drafting supplies, and scientific equipment.

Metals and minerals, except petroleum (SIC 505)

Metals service centers and offices (SIC 5051). Establishments primarily engaged in marketing semifinished

metal products, except precious metals. Establishments in

this industry may operate with warehouses (metals service

centers) or without warehouses (metals sales offices).

Establishments primarily engaged in marketing precious

metals are classified in Industry 5092.

SIC 5051 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Ferrous metals service centers and offices.

a. Ferrous metals service centers.

b. Ferrous metals sales offices.

2. Nonferrous metals service centers and offices.

a. Nonferrous metals service centers.

b. Nonferrous metals sales offices.

Coal and other minerals and ores (SIC 5052). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

coal and coke; copper, iron, lead, and other metallic ores,

including precious metal ores; and crude nonmetalic minerals (including concentrates), except crude petroleum.

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of nonmetallic minerals used in construction, such

as sand and gravel, are classified in Industry 5032. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of crude petroleum are classified in Industry Group 517.

SIC 5052 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Coal.

2. Other minerals and ores.

Electrical goods (SIC 506)

This industry group includes establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of electrical generating, distributing, and wiring equipment. It also includes

household appliances, whether electrically, manually, or

mechanically powered. This industry group does not include

electrical commercial and industrial machines, in which

electricity does the work directly, e.g., heating, turning a

shaft, or ionizing a substance, or electrically powered

commercial and industrial machines which are classified in

Industry Group 504 or 508.

Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies,

and construction materials (SIC 5063). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of electrical

power equipment for the generation, transmission, distribution, or control of electric energy; electrical construction

materials for outside power transmission lines and for

electrical systems and electric light fixtures and bulbs.

Construction contractors primarily engaged in installing

electrical systems and equipment from their own stock are

classified in Construction, Industry 1731.

Electrical appliances, television and radio sets (SIC

5064). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of radio and television receiving sets, other

household electronic sound or video equipment, selfcontained air-conditioning room units, and household

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electrical appliances. Also included are establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of household gas and electric laundry equipment and refrigerators

and freezers.

Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. (SIC 5065).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of electronic parts and electronic communications

equipment, not elsewhere classified, such as telephone

and telegraph equipment; radio and television broadcasting and communications equipment; and intercommunications equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in the

wholesale distribution of radio and television receiving

sets, phonographs, CD-players, and other household sound

or video equipment are classified in Industry 5064.

SIC 5065 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Communications equipment.

2. Other electronic parts and equipment.

Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment

and supplies (SIC 507)

Hardware (SIC 5072). Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of cutlery and general hardware, including hand saws; saw blades; brads, staples, and

tacks; and bolts, nuts, rivets, and screws. Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of nails,

noninsulated wire, and screening are classified in Industry

5051.

Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (hydronics) (SIC 5074). Establishments primarily engaged in the

wholesale distribution of hydronic plumbing and heating

equipment and supplies. Construction contractors primarily engaged in installing plumbing and heating equipment

from their own stock are classified in Construction, Industry 1711.

Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies (SIC 5075). Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of warm air heating and airconditioning equipment and supplies. Construction contractors primarily engaged in installing warm air heating

and air-conditioning equipment are classified in Construction, Industry 1711.

Refrigeration equipment and supplies (SIC 5078). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of refrigeration equipment and supplies. Construction contractors primarily engaged in installation of refrigeration

equipment from their own stock are classified in Construction, Industry 1711.

Machinery, equipment, and supplies (SIC 508)

Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment (SIC 5082). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of construction or

mining cranes, excavating machinery and equipment, power

shovels, road construction and maintenance machinery,

tractor-mounting equipment, and other specialized machinery and equipment used in the construction, mining, and

logging industries. Establishments engaged in marketing

oil well machinery and equipment are classified in Industry

5084.

Farm and garden machinery and equipment (SIC 5083).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of agricultural machinery and equipment for use in

preparation and maintenance of the soil, the planting and

harvesting of crops, and other operations and processes

pertaining to work on the farm, lawn, or garden; and dairy

and other livestock equipment.

SIC 5083 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Farm machinery and equipment—farm dealers.

2. Farm machinery and equipment—wholesale distributors.

3. Lawn and garden machinery and equipment.

Industrial machinery and equipment (SIC 5084). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of industrial machinery and equipment, not elsewhere

classified.

SIC 5084 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Food-processing machinery and equipment.

2. General-purpose industrial machinery, equipment, and

parts.

3. Metalworking machinery and equipment.

4. Materials handling equipment.

5. Oil well, oil refinery, and pipeline machinery, equipment, and supplies.

6. Other industrial machinery and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in selling special purpose

industrial machinery not elsewhere classified, including printing machinery, paper and paper products

machinery, smelting and metal refining machinery and

equipment, cigar and cigarette machinery, and similar

special industry machinery.

Industrial supplies (SIC 5085). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of industrial supplies,

not elsewhere classified.

SIC 5085 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. General-line industrial supplies.

2. Mechanical power transmission equipment.

3. Hydraulic and pneumatic (fluid-power) parts, accessories, and supplies.

4. Welding supplies.

5. Industrial containers and supplies.

6. Industrial valves and fittings, except fluid-power.

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7. Otherindustrialsupplies—Establishmentsprimarilyengaged

in selling a specialty line of industrial materials and

supplies not elsewhere classified, such as abrasives,

mechanical rubber goods, ropes, cordage, and industrial diamonds.

Service establishment equipment and supplies (SIC

5087). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of equipment and supplies for barber shops,

beauty parlors, power laundries, dry-cleaning plants, upholsterers, undertakers, and related personal service establishments.

SIC 5087 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Beauty and barber equipment and supplies.

2. Custodial (janitors’) equipment and supplies.

3. Laundry and dry-cleaning equipment and supplies.

4. Other service establishment equipment and supplies—

Establishments primarily engaged in selling a specialty

line of service establishment supplies, such as upholsterers’

equipment and supplies, seamstresses’ supplies, tailors’

supplies, undertakers’ supplies, municipality equipment and supplies, and shoe repair supplies.

Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor

vehicles (SIC 5088). Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of transportation equipment and

supplies. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts

are classified in Industry Group 501, and those distributing

pleasure boats are classified in Industry 5091.

SIC 5088 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Aircraft and aeronautical equipment and supplies.

2. Marine machinery, equipment, and supplies.

3. Othertransportationequipmentandsupplies—Establishments

primarily engaged in selling equipment and supplies

used in the operation, maintenance, and repair of

railroads, streetcars, buses, tramways, aerial hoists,

and horsedrawn vehicles.

Miscellaneous durable goods (SIC 509)

Sporting and recreational goods and supplies (SIC

5091). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of sporting goods and accessories; billiard and

pool supplies; sporting firearms and ammunition; and

marine pleasure craft, equipment and supplies. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

motor vehicles and trailers are classified in Industry 5012;

those distributing self-propelled golf carts are classified in

Industry 5088; and those distributing athletic apparel and

footwear are classified in Industry Group 513.

Toys and hobby goods and supplies (SIC 5092). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of games, toys, hobby goods and supplies, and related

goods, such as fireworks and playing cards.

Scrap and waste materials (SIC 5093). Establishments

primarily engaged in assembling, breaking up, sorting, and

wholesale distribution of scrap and waste materials. This

industry includes auto wreckers engaged in dismantling

automobiles for scrap. However, those engaged in dismantling automobiles for the purpose of selling secondhand

parts at retail are classified in Industry 5015.

SIC 5093 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Iron and steel scrap processors and dealers.

a. Iron and steel scrap processors (using power processing equipment).

b. Iron and steel scrap dealers (not using power

processing equipment).

2. Nonferrous recyclable materials.

Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals (SIC 5094). Establishments primarily engaged in the

wholesale distribution of jewelry, precious stones and

metals, costume jewelry, watches, clocks, silverware, and

jewelers’ findings. Establishments primarily engaged in the

wholesale distribution of precious metal ores are classified

in Industry 5052.

SIC 5094 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Jewelry, watches, diamonds, precious stones, and

silverware.

2. Precious metals (excluding ores).

Durable goods, n.e.c. (SIC 5099). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of durable goods,

not elsewhere classified, such as musical instruments and

forest products, except lumber.

SIC 5099 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Musical instruments and supplies.

2. Forest products, except lumber.

3. General merchandise—durable.

4. Compact disks, prerecorded audio tapes, and phonograph records.

5. Fire extinguishers and fire safety equipment.

6. Other durable goods.

Nondurable Goods

(SIC Major Group 51)

This major group includes establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of nondurable goods.

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Paper and paper products (SIC 511)

Printing and writing paper (SIC 5111). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of printing

and writing paper, including envelope paper; fine paper;

and groundwood paper.

Stationery and office supplies (SIC 5112). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

stationery and office supplies, including computer and

photocopy supplies, envelopes, typewriter paper, file cards

and folders, pens, pencils, social stationery, and greeting

cards.

Industrial and personal service paper (SIC 5113). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of wrapping and other coarse paper, paperboard, and

converted paper and related disposable plastic products,

such as bags, boxes, dishes, eating utensils, napkins, and

shipping supplies.

Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’

sundries (SIC 512)

Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries

(SIC 5122). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, proprietary drugs,

druggists’ sundries, and toiletries. Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of surgical, dental,

and hospital equipment are classified in Industry 5047.

SIC 5122 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. General-line drugs—These are wholesalers who reported

a substantial portion of their sales in "drugs and

pharmaceuticals" and a combination of "proprietary

(patent) medicines," "cosmetics," "perfumes," and

"other toiletries and druggists’ sundries."

2. Specialty-line drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and

toiletries. These are wholesale establishments engaged

in selling limited lines among the above products.

Apparel, piece goods, and notions (SIC 513)

Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods (SIC 5131).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of piece goods or yard goods of natural or manmade fibers, notions (sewing and hair accessories, etc.),

and other dry goods. Converters who buy fabric goods

(except knit goods) in the grey, have them finished on

contract, and sell at wholesale are included here. Converters of knit goods are classified in Manufacturing, Industry

Group 225. This industry does not include establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of homefurnishings which are classified in Industry 5023.

SIC 5131 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Piece goods.

a. Piece goods—jobbers.

b. Piece goods—converters.

2. Notions and other dry goods.

Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings (SIC 5136).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of men’s and boys’ apparel and furnishings, sportswear, hosiery, underwear, nightwear, and work clothing.

Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and accessories (SIC 5137). Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of women’s, children’s, and

infants’ clothing and accessories, including hosiery, lingerie, millinery, and furs.

Footwear (SIC 5139). Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of footwear (including athletic)

made of leather, rubber, and other materials.

Groceries and related products (SIC 514)

Groceries, general-line (SIC 5141). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of a general

line of groceries. Establishments primarily engaged in

roasting coffee, blending tea, or grinding and packaging

spices are classified in Manufacturing Major Group 20.

SIC 5141 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Voluntary.

2. Retail cooperative.

3. Other general-line.

Packaged frozen foods (SIC 5142). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of packaged

quick-frozen vegetables, juices, meats, fish, poultry, pastries, and other ‘‘deep freeze’’ products. Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of frozen

dairy products are classified in Industry 5143, and those

distributing frozen poultry, fish, and meat which are not

packaged are classified in Industries 5144, 5146, and

5147, respectively.

Dairy products, except dried or canned (SIC 5143).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of dairy products, such as butter, cheese, ice cream

and ices, and fluid milk and cream. This industry does not

include establishments primarily engaged in pasteurizing

and bottling milk, which are classified in Manufacturing,

Industry Group 202. Establishments primarily engaged in

the wholesale distribution of dried or canned dairy products are classified in Industry 5149.

SIC 5143 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Raw milk.

2. Dairy products, except raw milk.

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Poultry and poultry products (SIC 5144). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

poultry and poultry products, except canned and packaged

frozen products. This industry does not include establishments primarily engaged in the killing and dressing of

poultry, which are classified in Manufacturing, Industry

2015. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of packaged frozen poultry are classified in

Industry 5142, and those distributing canned poultry are

classified in Industry 5149.

SIC 5144 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Live poultry.

2. Poultry and poultry products, except live.

Confectionery (SIC 5145). Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of confectionery and related

products, such as candy, chewing gum, fountain fruits,

salted or roasted nuts, popcorn, fountain syrups, and

potato, corn, and similar chips.

Fish and seafoods (SIC 5146). Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution (but not packaging)

of fresh, cured, or frozen fish and seafoods, except canned

or packaged frozen. The preparation of fresh or frozen

packaged fish and other seafood, and the shucking and

packing of fresh oysters in nonsealed containers, are

classified in Manufacturing, Industry 2092. Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of canned

seafood are classified in Industry 5149, and those distributing packaged frozen foods are classified in Industry

5142.

Meats and meat products (SIC 5147). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of fresh,

cured, and processed (but not canned) meats and lard.

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of frozen packaged meats are classified in Industry

5142, and those distributing canned meats are classified in

Industry 5149.

SIC 5147 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Meats and meat products, except boxed beef.

2. Packaging boxed beef.

Fresh fruits and vegetables (SIC 5148). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of fresh

fruits and vegetables.

Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (SIC 5149). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of groceries and related products, not elsewhere classified. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of soft drinks, and in bottling and distributing

natural spring and mineral waters, are classified in this

industry, but establishments primarily engaged in bottling

soft drinks are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 20.

This industry does not include establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of farm-product raw

materials classified in Industry Group 515, nor those

distributing beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages of

Industry Group 518.

SIC 5149 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Coffee, tea, and spices.

2. Bread and baked goods.

3. Soft drinks.

4. Canned goods.

5. Food and beverage basic materials.

6. Other grocery specialties.

Farm-product raw materials (SIC 515)

Grain and field beans (SIC 5153). Establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or marketing grain (such as

corn, wheat, oats, barley, and unpolished rice), dry beans,

soybeans, and other inedible beans. Country grain elevators primarily engaged in buying or receiving grain from

farmers are included, as well as terminal elevators and

other merchants marketing grain. Establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of field and garden

seeds are classified in Industry 5191.

Livestock (SIC 5154). Establishments primarily engaged

in buying and/or marketing cattle, hogs, sheep, and goats.

This industry also includes the operation of livestock

auction markets.

Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (SIC 5159). Establishments primarily engaged in buying and/or marketing

farm products, not elsewhere classified. Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of milk are

classified in Industry 5143, and those distributing live

poultry are classified in Industry 5144.

SIC 5159 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Hides, skins, and pelts.

2. Leaf tobacco.

3. Wool, wool tops, and mohair.

4. Cotton.

5. Other farm-product raw materials.

Chemicals and allied products (SIC 516)

Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes (SIC

5162). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of plastics materials, and of unsupported plastics film, sheets, sheeting, rods, tubes, and other basic

forms and shapes.

Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. (SIC 5169).Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of chemicals and allied products, not elsewhere classified,

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such as acids, industrial and heavy chemicals, dyestuffs,

industrial salts, rosin, and turpentine. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of ammunition

are classified in Industry Group 509; those distributing

agricultural chemicals and pesticides are classified in

Industry 5191; those distributing drugs are classified in

Industry 5122; and those distributing pigments, paints, and

varnishes are classified in Industry 5198.

SIC 5169 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Industrial gases, except LP.

2. Other chemicals and allied products.

Petroleum and petroleum products (SIC 517)

This industry group includes establishments primarily

engaged in the wholesale distribution of crude petroleum

and petroleum products. Included are establishments primarily engaged in the distribution of liquefied petroleum

gas. Establishments primarily engaged in the transmission

and/or distribution of natural gas are classified in Utilities,

Industry Group 492.

Petroleum bulk stations and terminals (SIC 5171).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of crude petroleum and petroleum products from

bulk liquid storage facilities. These establishments have a

bulk liquid storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or more.

SIC 5171 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Petroleum bulk stations and terminals, except LP.

2. Liquefied petroleum gas bulk stations and terminals.

Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals (SIC 5172). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of crude

petroleum and petroleum products. These establishments

do not have a bulk liquid storage capacity of 10,000

gallons or more. Included are packaged and bottled petroleum products distributors, truck jobbers, and others marketing petroleum and its products at wholesale.

Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages

(SIC 518)

Beer and ale (SIC 5181). Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of beer, ale, porter, and other

fermented malt beverages.

Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages (SIC 5182).

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of distilled spirits, including neutral spirits and ethyl

alcohol used in blended wines and distilled liquors.

SIC 5182 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages—licensed.

2. Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages—State operated.

Miscellaneous nondurable goods (SIC 519)

Farm supplies (SIC 5191).Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of animal feeds, fertilizers,

agricultural chemicals, pesticides, seeds, and other farm

supplies, except grains. Establishments primarily engaged

in the wholesale distribution of pet food are classified in

Industry 5149, and those distributing pet supplies are

classified in Industry 5199.

SIC 5191 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Farm supplies—farm dealers.

2. Farm supplies—wholesale distributors.

Books, periodicals, and newspapers (SIC 5192). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution

of books, periodicals, and newspapers.

Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies (SIC

5193). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale

distribution of flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies.

Tobacco and tobacco products (SIC 5194). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

tobacco and its products. Leaf tobacco wholesalers are

classified in Industry 5159, and establishments primarily

engaged in stemming and redrying tobacco are classified

in Manufacturing, Industry 2141.

Paints, varnishes, and supplies (SIC 5198). Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of

paints, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies. Establishments

selling to the general public and known as retail in the

trade are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5231.

Nondurable goods, n.e.c. (SIC 5199). Establishments

primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of nondurable goods, not elsewhere classified, such as art goods,

industrial yarns, textile bags, and bagging and burlap.

SIC 5199 is subdivided in some tables into—

1. Art goods.

2. General merchandise—nondurable.

3. Textile bags and bagging.

4. Specialty advertising (sale of merchandise).

5. Other nondurable goods.

TYPE-OF-OPERATION CLASSIFICATIONS

In addition to being classified by kind of business, each

wholesale establishment was classified for the census by

type of operation according to the ownership of the

business, ownership of the goods sold, or character of the

principal transactions. Establishments in wholesale trade

are grouped into the following three major types of operation and related subgroups:

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Merchant wholesalers. Establishments primarily engaged

in buying and selling merchandise on their own account.

Included here are such types of establishments as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, voluntary

group wholesalers, importers, exporters, cash and carry

wholesalers, retailer cooperative warehouses, terminal and

country grain elevators, farm products assemblers, wholesale cooperative associations, and petroleum bulk plants

and terminals operated by nonrefining companies.

Wholesale distributors and jobbers. Establishments

primarily engaged in buying and selling merchandise in

the domestic market not manufactured by the parent

company.

Importers. Establishments buying and selling goods at

wholesale on their own account, whose principal source

of purchases was foreign.

Exporters. Establishments primarily engaged in purchasing goods in the United States and selling them to

foreign customers.

Terminal grain elevators. Grain elevators primarily engaged

in buying and selling grain received from country grain

elevators and grain marketing establishments. They

have sizable space for grain storage, and products are

received primarily by rail or barge rather than by truck.

Country grain elevators. Grain elevators, cooperative or

other, buying and receiving grain directly from farmers

by truck and selling at wholesale.

Assemblers of farm products, except country grain

elevators. Establishments primarily engaged in purchasing directly from farmers and assembling and marketing

farm products at wholesale.

Manufacturers’ sales branches and offices. Establishments maintained by manufacturing, refining, and mining

companies apart from their plants or mines for marketing

their products at wholesale. Branch stores selling to household consumers and individual users are classified in retail

trade. Sales branches and offices located at plants and

administrative offices are included when separate records

are available.

Manufacturers’ sales branches. A branch with a stock

of merchandise for sale. Included are refiner—marketers

owned and operated by petroleum refining companies

primarily for marketing their products.

Manufacturers’ sales offices. An office without a stock

of merchandise for sale.

Agents, brokers, and commission merchants. Establishments whose operators are in business for themselves

and are primarily engaged in selling or buying goods for

others. Included here are such types of operations as

auction companies, import agents, export agents, selling

agents, merchandise brokers, and commission merchants.

‘‘Sales’’ as shown in census publications for agents,

brokers, and commission merchants represent the gross

sales (or purchase) value of the goods in the transactions

negotiated.

Auction companies. Wholesale establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise on an agency basis

by auction.

Brokers (representing buyers or sellers). Wholesale establishments primarily engaged in selling or buying merchandise in the domestic market on a brokerage basis

but not receiving the goods on consignment.

Commission merchants. Wholesale establishments operating in the domestic market receiving goods for sale on

consignment.

Import agents. Merchandise agents and brokers in the

domestic market buying merchandise from or selling

merchandise for foreign firms.

Export agents. Merchandise agents and brokers in the

domestic market selling to or buying for foreign customers.

Manufacturers’ agents. Wholesale establishments in

the domestic market selling for a limited number of

manufacturers on a continuing agency basis.

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Appendix C.

Kind-of-Business Titles and Reporting-Form Numbers

[Listed below are wholesale kind-of-business titles and their corresponding reporting-form numbers. Requests for copies of any of these forms, including the inquiries used to classify establishment

by kind of business, should be directed to the Business Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233]

SIC

code Title Standardform CBShort formCBDURABLE GOODS

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies:

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 5012 ------------------------ 5003

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 5013 ------------------------- 5003

5014 Tires and tubes 5013 -------------------------------------------- 5003

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used 5013 ------------------------------------ 5003

502 Furniture and homefurnishings:

5021 Furniture 5020 --------------------------------------------------- 5001 5023 Homefurnishings 5020 -------------------------------------------- 5001

503 Lumber and other construction materials:

5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 5030 ------------------ 5001

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 5030 ---------------- 5001

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 5030 ----------------------- 5001

5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. 5030 -------------------------------- 5001

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies:

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies 5043 ------------------------- 5003

5044 Office equipment 5045 ------------------------------------------- 5002

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and software 5045 --- 5002

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. 5043 -------------------------------- 5002

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 5047 ---------- 5002

5048 Ophthalmic goods 5047 ------------------------------------------ 5002

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 5047 ------------------- 5002

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum:

5051 Metals service centers and offices 5051 --------------------------- 5003 5052 Coal and other minerals and ores 5052 ---------------------------- 5003

506 Electrical goods:

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 5060 -------------------------------------- 5001 5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 5060 ----------------- 5001 5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 5060 ------------------------ 5001

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies:

5072 Hardware 5070 -------------------------------------------------- 5001

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (hydronics) 5070 ------ 5001

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 5070 -- 5001

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies 5070 ------------------------- 5001

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies:

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and

equipment 5082 ------------------------------------------------ 5002 5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 5083 ------------------- 5002 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 5084 -------------------------- 5002 5085 Industrial supplies 5085 ------------------------------------------ 5002 5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 5087 ----------------- 5002 5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 5088 -- 5002

SIC

code Title Standardform CBShort formCBDURABLE GOODSmCon.

509 Miscellaneous durable goods:

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 5091 ----------------- 5003

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 5091 -------------------------- 5003

5093 Scrap and waste materials 5093 ---------------------------------- 5003

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals 5094 -------- 5003

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. 5099 --------------------------------------- 5003

NONDURABLE GOODS

511 Paper and paper products:

5111 Printing and writing paper 5110 ----------------------------------- 5102

5112 Stationery and office supplies 5110 -------------------------------- 5102

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 5110 ------------------------- 5102

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries:

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 5122 -------------- 5102

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions:

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 5131 -------------------- 5102

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 5136 --------------------- 5102

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and accessories 5136 ----- 5102

5139 Footwear 5136 -------------------------------------------------- 5102

514 Groceries and related products:

5141 Groceries, general line 5141 -------------------------------------- 5101

5142 Packaged frozen foods 5142 -------------------------------------- 5101

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 5143 ----------------------- 5101

5144 Poultry and poultry products 5144 --------------------------------- 5101

5145 Confectionery 5145 ---------------------------------------------- 5101

5146 Fish and seafoods 5146 ------------------------------------------ 5101

5147 Meats and meat products 5147 ----------------------------------- 5101

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables 5148 ---------------------------------- 5101

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 5141 ------------------------ 5101

515 Farm-product raw materials:

5153 Grain and field beans 5150 --------------------------------------- 5103

5154 Livestock 5150 -------------------------------------------------- 5103

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. 5150 ---------------------------- 5103

516 Chemicals and allied products:

5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes 5160 ---------------- 5102 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. 5160 ------------------------- 5102

517 Petroleum and petroleum products:

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 5170 ------------------------ 1NA

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk

stations and terminals 5170 -------------------------------------- 1NA

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages:

5181 Beer and ale 5180 ----------------------------------------------- 5103

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 5180 ------------------------ 5103

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods:

5191 Farm supplies 5191 ---------------------------------------------- 5102 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 5192 -------------------------- 5102 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 5192 ------------------ 5102 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products 5194 ------------------------------ 5102 5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 5198 ------------------------------- 5102 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 5199 ------------------------------------ 5102

1Petroleum wholesalers were all sent form CB-5170.

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Appendix D.

Metropolitan Areas

(Titles and definitions shown for MSA’s, CMSA’s, and PMSA’s are those established by the Office of

Management and Budget, as of June 30, 1993)

MONTANA

Billings, MT MSA

Yellowstone County, MT

Great Falls, MT MSA

Cascade County, MT

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Appendix E.

Percent of Sales Data Based on Administrative Records

and Estimation for the State: 1992

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols and for more information on reliability of data, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see

appendix A]

SIC

code Kind of business

Percent of sales‡m

From administrative records 1 Estimated2

Wholesale trade 3.5 ------------------------------ 3.1

50 Durable goods 4.0 ------------------------------------------ 3.3

501 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies 4.7 ------ 2.4 5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 6.7 ----------------- .5 5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 2.9 ------------------ 5.3 5014 Tires and tubes (D) -------------------------------------- (D)

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used (D) ----------------------------- (D)

502 Furniture and homefurnishings 4.4 -------------------------- .1

5021 Furniture 4.4 -------------------------------------------- .3

5023 Homefurnishings 4.4 ------------------------------------- –

503 Lumber and other construction materials 1.6 ----------------- 5.1

5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 1.6 ----------- 2.0

5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials .8 --------- 27.4

5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 5.1 ---------------- –

5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. – -------------------------- 32.9

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 3.4 ------ 3.3 5043 Photographic equipment and supplies (D) ------------------ (D)

5044 Office equipment 1.6 ------------------------------------ 6.7 5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and software .5 ------------------------------------------- 2.3 5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. (D) ------------------------- (D)

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 16.4 ---- 5.1

5048 Ophthalmic goods (D) ----------------------------------- (D)

5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. .4 ------------- –

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum 1.1 ------------------- 6.3 5051 Metals service centers and offices (D) --------------------- (D)

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores (D) --------------------- (D)

506 Electrical goods 2.4 --------------------------------------- 6.2

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and

construction materials 1.6 ------------------------------- 7.5

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets (D) ---------- (D)

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. (D) ------------------ (D)

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and

supplies 6.5 ---------------------------------------------- 1.2

5072 Hardware 17.5 ------------------------------------------- –

5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

(hydronics) 1.9 ----------------------------------------- 2.0

5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and

supplies 14.7 -------------------------------------------- –

5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies – ------------------ –

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies 5.3 --------------------- 3.4 5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery

and equipment 3.3 ------------------------------------- .8 5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 7.8 ------------ .8 5084 Industrial machinery and equipment 6.5 -------------------- 12.2 5085 Industrial supplies 1.5 ------------------------------------ 8.6 5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies (D) ---------- (D)

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor

vehicles (D) -------------------------------------------- (D)

SIC

code Kind of business

Percent of sales‡m

From administrative records 1 Estimated2

Wholesale trade mCon.

50 Durable goodsmCon.

509 Miscellaneous durable goods 4.4 --------------------------- .8

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 4.0 ----------- .7

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies 17.3 ------------------- –

5093 Scrap and waste materials .7 ---------------------------- .7

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals (D) - (D)

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. (D) --------------------------------- (D)

51 Nondurable goods 3.2 -------------------------------------- 3.0

511 Paper and paper products 7.1 ------------------------------ .5

5111 Printing and writing paper 2.9 ----------------------------- –

5112 Stationery and office supplies 1.3 ------------------------- 1.2

5113 Industrial and personal service paper 20.3 ------------------ –

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 1.0 --------- – 5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries 1.0 ------- –

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions 32.3 ----------------------- –

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods (D) ------------- (D)

5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 40.6 --------------- –

5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and

accessories 14.6 ---------------------------------------- –

5139 Footwear (D) ------------------------------------------- (D)

514 Groceries and related products 1.2 -------------------------- 1.2

5141 Groceries, general line – ------------------------------- 1.1

5142 Packaged frozen foods – ------------------------------- –

5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 6.4 ----------------- 14.0

5144 Poultry and poultry products – -------------------------- –

5145 Confectionery – --------------------------------------- 4.4

5146 Fish and seafoods (D) ----------------------------------- (D)

5147 Meats and meat products 1.2 ----------------------------- –

5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables – --------------------------- –

5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. (D) ------------------ (D)

515 Farm-product raw materials 1.5 ----------------------------- 4.0

5153 Grain and field beans 1.4 -------------------------------- 4.1

5154 Livestock (D) ------------------------------------------- (D)

5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. (D) --------------------- (D)

516 Chemicals and allied products .3 --------------------------- 16.5 5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – ---------- – 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. .3 ------------------- 16.5

517 Petroleum and petroleum products 6.1 ----------------------- 2.4

5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 6.4 ------------------ 1.1

5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except

bulk stations and terminals 4.9 --------------------------- 7.8

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 1.9 -------------- .9

5181 Beer and ale 2.0 ---------------------------------------- .9

5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages – ----------------- –

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods 7.8 ------------------------ 6.6 5191 Farm supplies 10.1 --------------------------------------- 9.3 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers 5.2 ------------------- – 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 22.0 ------------ – 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products – ------------------------ – 5198 Paints, varnishes, and supplies 2.7 ------------------------ – 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. 3.7 ----------------------------- 4.1

1Includes sales information obtained from administrative records of other Federal agencies.

2Includes sales information which was imputed based on historic company ratios or administrative records, or on industry averages.

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Appendix F.

Geographic Notes

MONTANA

Butte-Silver Bow (balance). See ‘‘Butte-Silver Bow consolidated city.’’

Butte-Silver Bow consolidated city is coextensive with

Silver Bow County. It includes the city of Walkerville, which

is not populous enough for separate tabulation. Therefore,

‘‘Butte-Silver Bow (balance),’’ which is a place equivalent,

refers to the whole consolidated city.

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Appendix G.

Establishments in Business Any Time During Year and

Establishments in Business at End of Year for the State:

1992 and 1987

[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text. For explanation of terms and comparability of 1987 and 1992 censuses, see appendix A]

SIC code Kind of business

Establishments in business m

Any time during year At end of year

1992 1987 1992 1987

Wholesale trade --------------------------------------------------------- 1 853 1 804 1 753 1 713

50 Durable goods --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 044 987 993 941

501 Motor vehicles and automotive parts and supplies 245 ------------------------------------ 225 236 215

5012 Automobiles and other motor vehicles 40 --------------------------------------------- 40 38 37

5013 Motor vehicle supplies and new parts 148 --------------------------------------------- 146 141 140

5014 Tires and tubes ----------------------------------------------------------------- 33 16 33 16

5015 Motor vehicle parts, used -------------------------------------------------------- 24 23 24 22

502 Furniture and homefurnishings ------------------------------------------------------ 28 21 27 21

5021 Furniture ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 13 14 13

5023 Homefurnishings ---------------------------------------------------------------- 14 8 13 8

503 Lumber and other construction materials 95 -------------------------------------------- 86 88 80 5031 Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panels 57 --------------------------------------- 44 52 41 5032 Brick, stone, and related construction materials 9 ------------------------------------ 17 9 16 5033 Roofing, siding, and insulation materials 12 ------------------------------------------- 7 11 6 5039 Construction materials, n.e.c. ----------------------------------------------------- 17 18 16 17

504 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies 139 --------------------------------- 137 134 128

5043 Photographic equipment and supplies --------------------------------------------- 1 – 1 –

5044 Office equipment ---------------------------------------------------------------- 34 40 33 39

5045 Computers and computer peripheral equipment and software 45 ------------------------ 37 42 34

5046 Commercial equipment, n.e.c. ---------------------------------------------------- 18 21 18 17

5047 Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies 19 ------------------------------- 17 19 17 5048 Ophthalmic goods --------------------------------------------------------------- 8 8 8 7 5049 Professional equipment and supplies, n.e.c. 14 ---------------------------------------- 14 13 14

505 Metals and minerals, except petroleum ---------------------------------------------- 25 25 24 25

5051 Metals service centers and offices ------------------------------------------------ 23 25 22 25

5052 Coal and other minerals and ores ------------------------------------------------- 2 – 2 –

506 Electrical goods ------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 70 76 69

5063 Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and construction materials 48 -------- r39 44 39

5064 Electrical appliances, television and radio sets 7 ------------------------------------- 9 5 8

5065 Electronic parts and equipment, n.e.c. 29 --------------------------------------------- 22 27 22

507 Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 61 -------------------------- 71 58 67 5072 Hardware----------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 17 14 17 5074 Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies (hydronics) 28 --------------------------- 31 26 28 5075 Warm air heating and air-conditioning equipment and supplies 11 ----------------------- 21 11 20 5078 Refrigeration equipment and supplies --------------------------------------------- 7 2 7 2

508 Machinery, equipment, and supplies ------------------------------------------------- 276 295 263 285

5082 Construction and mining (except petroleum) machinery and equipment 37 ---------------- 39 37 38

5083 Farm and garden machinery and equipment 99 --------------------------------------- 118 92 114

5084 Industrial machinery and equipment ----------------------------------------------- 65 r69 62 67

5085 Industrial supplies --------------------------------------------------------------- 39 32 37 32

5087 Service establishment equipment and supplies 34 ------------------------------------- 30 33 28

5088 Transportation equipment and supplies, except motor vehicles 2 ----------------------- 7 2 6

509 Miscellaneous durable goods ------------------------------------------------------- 91 57 87 51

5091 Sporting and recreational goods and supplies 23 -------------------------------------- 11 23 11

5092 Toys and hobby goods and supplies ---------------------------------------------- 9 3 9 3

5093 Scrap and waste materials ------------------------------------------------------- 29 21 27 18

5094 Jewelry, watches, precious stones, and precious metals 5 ----------------------------- 6 5 5

5099 Durable goods, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------------------ 25 16 23 14

51 Nondurable goods ----------------------------------------------------------------- 809 817 760 772

511 Paper and paper products ---------------------------------------------------------- 49 42 48 41 5111 Printing and writing paper -------------------------------------------------------- 7 6 7 5 5112 Stationery and office supplies ---------------------------------------------------- 34 27 33 27 5113 Industrial and personal service paper ---------------------------------------------- 8 9 8 9

512 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists sundries 12 ------------------------------------- 9 11 9

5122 Drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists sundries 12 ----------------------------------- 9 11 9

513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions -------------------------------------------------- 20 7 20 6

5131 Piece goods, notions, and other dry goods 3 ----------------------------------------- 1 3 – 5136 Men’s and boys’ clothing and furnishings 10 ------------------------------------------ 2 10 2 5137 Women’s, children’s, and infants’ clothing and accessories 5 -------------------------- 2 5 2 5139 Footwear ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 2 2 2

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SIC code Kind of business

Establishments in business m

Any time during year At end of year

1992 1987 1992 1987

51 Nondurable goodsmCon.

514 Groceries and related products ----------------------------------------------------- 143 157 135 146 5141 Groceries, general line ----------------------------------------------------------- 17 22 15 21 5142 Packaged frozen foods ---------------------------------------------------------- 7 10 7 10 5143 Dairy products, except dried or canned 27 -------------------------------------------- 35 26 30 5144 Poultry and poultry products ------------------------------------------------------ 3 2 3 2 5145 Confectionery ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 6 6 5

5146 Fish and seafoods -------------------------------------------------------------- 6 4 6 4 5147 Meats and meat products -------------------------------------------------------- 18 13 17 11 5148 Fresh fruits and vegetables ------------------------------------------------------ 6 14 5 13 5149 Groceries and related products, n.e.c. 53 --------------------------------------------- 51 50 50

515 Farm-product raw materials -------------------------------------------------------- 143 165 132 163 5153 Grain and field beans ------------------------------------------------------------ 116 131 109 130 5154 Livestock ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 23 28 21 27 5159 Farm-product raw materials, n.e.c. ------------------------------------------------ 4 6 2 6

516 Chemicals and allied products ------------------------------------------------------ 30 28 28 27 5162 Plastics materials and basic forms and shapes – ------------------------------------- – – – 5169 Chemicals and allied products, n.e.c. ---------------------------------------------- 30 28 28 27

517 Petroleum and petroleum products -------------------------------------------------- 161 164 156 150 5171 Petroleum bulk stations and terminals 141 --------------------------------------------- 131 137 121 5172 Petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers, except bulk stations and terminals 20 ---- 33 19 29

518 Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages 41 ----------------------------------------- 47 40 46 5181 Beer and ale ------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 42 36 41 5182 Wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 4 -------------------------------------------- 5 4 5

519 Miscellaneous nondurable goods --------------------------------------------------- 210 198 190 184 5191 Farm supplies ------------------------------------------------------------------ 146 135 132 125 5192 Books, periodicals, and newspapers ----------------------------------------------- 12 9 12 9 5193 Flowers, nursery stock, and florists’ supplies 4 --------------------------------------- 10 4 10 5194 Tobacco and tobacco products --------------------------------------------------- 10 11 9 11 5198 Paints, varnishes and supplies ---------------------------------------------------- 4 13 4 13 5199 Nondurable goods, n.e.c. -------------------------------------------------------- 34 20 29 16

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1992 CENSUS OF WHOLESALE TRADE

Publications of the 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade, containing data on wholesale trade establishments with payroll in the

United States, are described below. Publications order forms for

specific reports may be obtained from any Department of Commerce district office or from Data User Services Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233-

8300. The first results were issued in press releases. Final

detailed statistics are issued in separate paperbound reports and

compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM).

Final Reports

Geographic area series—52 reports

(WC92-A-1 to -52)

A separate paperbound report containing data for establishments with payroll is published for each State, the District of

Columbia, and the United States. Each report presents general

statistics for establishments with payroll, on number of establishments, sales, payroll, employment, operating expenses, and

inventories. At the State level, data also are presented separately

for the following types of wholesale operations: merchant wholesalers; manufacturers’ sales branches and offices; and agents,

brokers, and commission merchants. Less type-of-operation detail

is shown below the State level. For States, MA’s, and counties

and places with 200 wholesale establishments or more, statistics

are presented by kind of business. Greater kind-of-business

detail is shown for larger areas. In addition, data are shown for all

places with 2,500 inhabitants or more and all counties (with no

kind-of-business detail). For each State, the District of Columbia,

and the United States, 1992 data are provided on sales and

employees per establishment, sales and payroll per employee,

payroll as a percent of operating expenses, and operating

expenses and end-of-year inventories as percentages of sales.

Comparative statistics showing percent changes in sales and

payroll between 1987 and 1992 also are shown by kind of

business.

Subject series—4 reports

(WC92-S-1 to -4)

The Establishment and Firm Size report (WC92-S-1) presents

data for establishments with payroll, based on size of establishment, size of company or firm, and legal form of organization.

Establishment statistics are presented by sales size and by

employment size; statistics for firms by sales size (including

concentration by largest firms), by employment size, and by

number of establishments operated (single units and multiunits).

Statistics are presented by kind of business on the number of

establishments, sales, payroll, and employment for the United

States.

The Measures of Value Produced, Capital Expenditures, Depreciable Assets, and Operating Expenses report (WC92-S-2) presents data on measures of value produced, capital expenditures,

depreciable assets, and operating expenses for firms with payroll

for the United States by major kinds of business. Measures of

value produced include gross margin, value added, and net

income produced at market prices and factor costs. Operating

expenses include annual payroll, supplemental labor costs, purchased services, etc. Sales, purchases, and beginning and

ending inventories data also are provided.

The Commodity Line Sales report (WC92-S-3) presents data

on major categories of commodities sold by wholesale kinds of

business for the United States. Data for 15 selected MA’s and 15

selected States will be available on electronic media only. Tables

present data for each kind of business and show, for each

commodity line, the number of establishments handling the line

and their sales of the line; the percentage of total sales of the

kind of business accounted for by each of the lines carried; and,

for establishments actually handling a specific line, the percentage of total sales represented by sales of that line. Summary

statistics also are provided for the broad commodity line categories, including counts of establishments and the amount and

percentage of the line sold by various kinds of wholesale

businesses.

The Miscellaneous Subjects report (WC92-S-4) contains data

by kind of business on employment by principal activity; sales by

class of customer; inventory valuation methods; commissions

and gross selling value of business conducted for others by

agents and brokers; gross margins, gross profits, and their

components; and on petroleum bulk stations and terminals. Data

are presented for the United States as a whole; for petroleum

bulk stations and terminals, States, and counties.

Electronic Media

All data included in the printed reports are available on

CD-ROM. The CD-ROM’s provide the same information found in

the final reports as well as additional information not published in

the final reports, such as commodity line sales data for States

(WC92-S-3). Electronic media products are available for users

who wish to summarize, rearrange, or process large amounts of

data. These products, with corresponding technical documentation, are sold by Data User Services Division, Customer Services,

Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233-8300.

OTHER ECONOMIC CENSUS REPORTS

Data on retail trade, service industries, transportation, communications, utilities, financial, insurance, real estate, construction industries, manufactures, mineral industries, enterprise statistics, minority-owned business enterprises, and women-owned

businesses also are available from the 1992 Economic Census. A

separate series of reports covers the census of outlying areas:

Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, and the

Northern Marianas. Separate announcements describing these

reports are available free of charge from Data User Services

Division, Customer Services, Bureau of the Census, Washington,

DC 20233-8300.

Publication Program