1997 Economic Census: Wholesale Trade

NAICS Code	Type of Business	Number of Establishments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	Paid Employees¹
42	Wholesale Trade	145	1,457,862	183,435	3,696
421	Wholesale Trade - Durable Goods	87	897,283	107,675	1,995
4211	Motor Vehicles and Parts and Supplies	7	12,439	857	27
42112	Motor Vehicles Parts and Supplies	5	D	D	a
4213	Lumber and Other Construction	2	D	D	a
42131	Lumber	1	D	D	a
4214	Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies	36	555,705	76,039	1,219
42141	Photographic Equipment	2	D	D	c
42142	Office Equipment	4	D	D	b
42143	Computer Equipment and Software	23	485,768	67,118	1,030
4215	Metal and Mineral	5	101,645	6,778	206
42151	Metal Service Centers	5	101,645	6,778	206
4217	Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies	8	D	D	c
42172	Plumbing and Heating Equipment (Hydronics) and Supplies	2	D	D	b
4218	Machinery Equipment and Supplies	13	D	D	c
42183	Industrial Machinery Equipment and Supplies	8	10,123	2,396	77
42185	Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies	3	D	D	b
4219	Miscellaneous Durable Goods	5	D	D	c
42191	Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies	2	D	D	b
42199	Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods	3	D	D	c
422	Wholesale Trade - Nondurable Goods	58	560,579	75,760	1,701
4221	Paper and Paper Products	2	D	D	a
4223	Apparel, Piecework and Notions	9	D	D	e
42234	Footwear	3	D	D	e
4224	Grocery and Related Products	14	123,845	9,852	238
42244	Poultry Products	2	D	D	b
42249	Other Grocery Products	8	D	D	c
4226	Chemical and Allied Products	6	24,613	3,869	91
42269	Other Chemical and Allied Products	5	D	D	b
4227	Petroleum and Petroleum Products	1	D	D	b
42271	Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals	1	D	D	b
4228	Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages	1	D	D	c
42282	Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages	1	D	D	c
4229	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods	20	99,151	26,880	677
42292	Books, Periodicals and Newspapers	10	81,481	25,518	618

1. Some statistics are withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. If employment is 500 or more, number of establishments is shown and employment size range is indicated by one of the following symbols: c-100 to 249 employees; e-250 to 499 employees; f-500 to 999 employees; g-1,000 to 2,499 employees, h-2,500 to 4,999 employees; i-5,000 to 9,999 employees; j-10,000 to 24,999 employees; k-25,000 to 49,999 employees; l-50,000 to 99,999 employees; m-100,000 employees or more.
D - Withheld to avoid disclosing information about individual companies. Data is included in broader categories.

Source: U. S. Census, , 1997 Economic Census, Wholesale Trade, Geographic Area Series, March 2000.

For full documentation on the 1997 Economic Census, visit the Census Bureau's 1997 Economic Census home page. For more information about this industry sector in Cambridge, visit the report for Massachusetts Educational Services.This file is in PDF format and requires use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.For more information about NAICS, visit the official NAICS web page maintained by the U. S. Census Bureau. For information about the comparability of NAICS and SIC codes, visit the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Classification Systems.

The figures presented here should not compared to the employment by industry figures generated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The methodology and intended uses of the information differ, making direct comparisons impracticable.

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For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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