ITEM 3

ITEM 4

ITEM 5

ITEM 1

CONTACT PERSON

EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)

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REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Sales – Enter total monthly sales including receipts from services.

SALES AND REPORTING PERIOD (See instructions on reverse side)

Mark one box to indicate the period covered by the sales entered 

in item 4a. If other than "Calendar month" is marked, specify ending date.

Mil. Thou. Dol.

Report period Ending date (Month and day)

Mil.

Month

VALUE OF INVENTORIES (See instructions on reverse side)

Are the data reported in item 5a for a date other than the end of the month?

Yes – Enter the date that the data represents and continue with item 6

Thou. Dol.

Day Year

Inventories

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Note: Exclude sales from establishments that are primarily selling products manufactured or mined in the United States by your firm.

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• Enter "NA" if inventory data are NOT AVAILABLE or "0" if inventory data are ZERO. Do not leave blank.

NOTICE — Your report to the Census

Bureau is confidential by law (Title 13,

U.S. Code). It may be seen only 

by persons sworn to uphold the

confidentiality of Census Bureau

information and may be used only for

statistical purposes. The law also

provides that copies retained in your

files are immune from legal process.

FORM

(10-2-2008)

SM4206-E MONTHLY WHOLESALE TRADE REPORT

RETURN COMPLETED FORM IN

THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE

Name

DUE DATE:

(Please correct any error in name, address, and ZIP Code)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

MAILING ADDRESS

b.

a.

a.

b. Date of inventories

No – Continue with item 6

• Explain any significant difference in sales from previous month in the "Remarks" section.

• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.

• Explain any significant difference in inventories from previous month in the "Remarks" section.

ITEM 2

For help call: 1–800–772–7852

Title

Telephone (Area code, number, ext.)

FAX (Area code, number)

or FAX: 1–800–447–4613

• Report inventories of products covered by this report which are owned as of the end of the month, 

regardless of where they are held. If book values are not available estimates are acceptable.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

Total inventories (before Last-in, First-out (LIFO) adjustment, if any) ........................

End of Month

End of Month

Calendar month

4-week period

5-week period

ITEM 6 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Enter the total number of wholesale establishments covered by this report, including auxiliary locations

(such as warehouses, garages, and central administrative offices) servicing these establishments.

Number of establishments

For assistance in completing this form you may visit http://www.census.gov/econhelp/whl

USCENSUSBUREAU

Yes – Continue with next section.

No – Enter current EIN and 

continue with next section

This report covers all wholesale distributor establishments and their auxiliary locations reporting payroll under the firm’s EIN referenced in item 3.

OMB No. 0607-0190: Approval Expires 05/31/2011
Remarks

FORM SM4206-E (10-2-2008) Page 2

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS

ITEM 4 – SALES AND REPORTING PERIOD

INCLUDE

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•

Retail sales made by wholesale establishments covered by 

this report

Receipts from freight, installations, rentals, maintenance, repairs, 

alterations, storage, and other such services

Sales of products that are shipped on this firm’s orders directly

to customers

Gross value of sales made on a commission basis 

(not your actual commissions)

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

EXCLUDE

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•

Taxes (sales, excise, and other) collected directly from

customers and paid directly to a local, State, or Federal tax

agency

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

Sales from establishments that are primarily selling products

manufactured or mined in the United States by your firm

• All inventories of products, covered by this report, which

are owned as of the end of the month, regardless of where

held

EXCLUDE

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Report end-of-month inventories at cost or market for all wholesale

establishments and internet operations covered by this report, 

including auxiliary locations (such as warehouses, garages, and 

central administrative offices) servicing these establishments. If 

any part of the inventory is valued using the LIFO method, report the

amount of inventories before any adjustment for LIFO reserve.

(Carefully prepared estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.)

•

Foreign sales of products that never enter the United States

•

DEDUCT

• The actual value of rebates and discounts granted to the

purchaser, even if granted as an increase in trade-in

allowance

Sales of nonconsumer durable goods (such as Industrial 

machinery, construction machinery, heavy trucks, and tractors)

• Refunds and allowances for returned products

ITEM 5 – VALUE OF INVENTORIES

INCLUDE

• Items such as fixtures, equipment, and supplies not held for

resale

• Products owned by others that are being held on

consignment

•

Public reporting burden for this collection of voluntary information is estimated to average 7 minutes per response, including the time for

assembling data from existing records and completing the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project 0607-0190, U.S. Census Bureau, 4600 Silver

Hill Road, AMSD-3K138, Washington, DC 20233. You may e-mail comments to Paperwork@census.gov; use "Paperwork Project 0607-0190"

as the subject. Respondents are not required to respond to any information collection unless it displays a valid approval number from the

Office of Management and Budget. This 8-digit number appears in the top right corner of this form.

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• E-commerce sales

• Receipts from customers for carrying or other credit charges

• Sales to farmers for farm use (such as farm equipment, seeds, 

fertilizer, and feed)