1977 Census of Wholesale Trade: Geographic Area Series, File 3 WC77A3 These files present summary statistics, by type of operation (but not by kind of business), for the state (RECTYPE=02), all counties (RECTYPE=06) and all incorporated places with 2,500 or more inhabitants (RECTYPE=07). Data correspond to Table 8 in the 1982 printed report. Places crossing county boundaries have multiple records, one for each part-within-county. DATA HAVE NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR COMPARABILITY WITH 1987 CENSUS (establishment counts changed and used auto parts were added from retail trade for 1987) On the FILE SELECTION MENU - Select one state. On the MAIN MENU you may 1 Select ITEMS select specific statistics to display out of each record 2 Select RECORDS select which counties, places or record types to display 3 Add LABELS add state, MSA, or untruncated county or place names 4 Select an INDEX resequence records by MSA or place (advanced option) 5 Format options select a columnar report or rowwise listing 6 Display to Screen 7 Print send output to printer (use option 5 to configure) 8 EXTRACT DATA create an extract file in any of 3 formats