U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

FORM

SM4212-A

OMB No. 0607-0190: Approval Expires 5/31/2014

 MONTHLY WHOLESALE TRADE REPORT 

(09-10-2012)

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Include data for auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in supporting services to this firm's establishment(s)

such as warehouses, garages, and central administrative offices

 

• Any significant change in this firm's operations should be noted in 5 on page 3

 

• For establishments sold or acquired during the month, report data only for the period the establishments

were operated by this firm

 

• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available

 

• Enter "0" where applicable

 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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1 FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)

Has this firm acquired any new EINs for its wholesale operation(s) since last month?

EIN (9 digits)

Yes - List here and continue with 2 . Report additional EIN(s) in 5 on page 3.

No

2 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS

How many wholesale establishments (including auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in

supporting services such as warehouses, garages, and central administrative offices) did this

firm operate in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Number

The remainder of this report refers to the establishments reported here.

3 SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE

Include:

 Exclude

 

•

 

•

 

•

 

•

Sales of products that are shipped on this firm's

orders directly to customers

Retail sales made by wholesale establishments

covered by this report

Gross value of sales made on a commission

basis (not this firm's actual commissions)

Receipts from freight, installations, rentals,

maintenance, repairs, alterations, storage, and

other such services

 

•

 

•

 

•

 

•

Sales from establishments that are primarily

selling products manufactured or mined in the

United States by this firm

Foreign sales of products that never entered the

United States

Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income,

income from investments, and receipts from the

rental or sale of real estate)

Commissions earned for the sale of products

 

• Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor,

and tobacco) that are levied on the manufacturer

and included in the cost of products purchased by

this firm

 

• Receipts from customers for carrying or other

credit charges

A.

 

What type of reporting period do this month's sales represent?

Calendar month reporting period - Go to 3 C

4-week reporting period

5-week reporting period

B.

 

If not a calendar month reporting period, what is the ending date for the period you are

reporting sales? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Ending Date

 

Month

 

Day

 

$ Bil.

 Mil. Thou. Dol.

C.

 

What were this firm's sales and other operating receipts in
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4 VALUE OF INVENTORIES

INCLUDE

 EXCLUDE

 

• All inventories of products covered by this

report, including auxiliary locations (such as

warehouses, garages, and central administrative

offices) servicing these establishments,

regardless of where held

 

•

 

•

Items such as fixtures, equipment, and

supplies not held for resale

Products owned by others that are being held

on consignment

 

• Inventory held in Foreign Trade Zones or in bond

warehouses in the United States

 

• Report at cost or market value as of the end of this

firm's reporting period

A. Did this firm own inventories, regardless of where held, at the end of the month (or the end

of the period for which you are reporting)?

Yes

No - Go to 5

B.

 

What was the value of inventories (before Last-in, First-out (LIFO)

adjustment) as of the end of the month? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

$ Bil.

 Mil. Thou. Dol.

C.

 

Were inventories reported as of

Yes - Go to 5

No

 

Month

 

Day

D.

 

If not end of the month, inventories were reported as of what date? . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 REMARKS - Please use this space to explain any significant month-to-month changes, to clarify responses, or indicate

where data were estimated.

6 CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of person to contact regarding this report (Please print) Title

Telephone 

Area code

 Number Extension

 

- Fax 

Area code

 Number

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for completing your Monthly Wholesale Trade Report.

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