Use of the latest sample began in 1997. EINs may represent one or more establishments and companies may have one or more EINs. New firms are represented in the sample approximately 9 months after they begin operation. To account for births during this interim period, data are imputed for all EINs that go out of business but are still active on the IRS mailing list. They contain preliminary current month estimates and final data for the previous month.
Data are both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted.
The Annual Benchmark report for Wholesale Trade are released annually each spring. Annual estimates are benchmarked to the most recent census of wholesale trade. This report also presents the results of a benchmarking operation that revises monthly sales and inventories estimates. Estimates are both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted. USES The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the estimates as an input to estimate sales and inventories for the Gross Domestic Product.