' (ZZlo< `O.JOf 4``&hoO p&_LRmO Gl2 :;h 9 \l2 ;0 States States of the U.S. and the District of Columbia are identified by their Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code, which is sequenced alphabetically (e.g., Alabama=01, Wyoming=56), but with a few gaps in the numbering. State names are available in a separate file STCODE.DBF. (See Add Labels option.) Also in that file is an alternate set of state codes STCENSUS in which states are sequenced geographically within census regions and divisions (e.g., Maine=11 and all New England states share the same first digit). Special codes are also assigned in this field for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands for use in files from the Economic Censuses of Outlying Areas. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - int The record type code generally identifies the type of area summarized, though it sometimes identifies a type of table as well: 01 United States 02 State 04 MSA, CMSA, or PMSA 05 Summary for nonmetropolitan area within a state 06 County 07 Place 10 State (data correspond to published table 2) 11 State (data correspond to published table 3) 12 State (data correspond to published table 4) 20 U.S. (data correspond to published table 2) 21 U.S. (data correspond to published table 3) 12 U.S. (data correspond to published table 4) <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS error The Kind-of-Business code is an arbitrary 3-digit number which links to SIC-based kind-of-business descriptions in the file WHS87KB.DBF. (See Add Labels option.) Not every code is available for each particular geographic area. WHS87KB.DBF includes variables labelled A, B, C, D, etc., which indicate the circumstances in which a particular kind-of-business code is used. A U.S. (WC87A1) B State; and any MSA, county, or place with 10,000 or more wholesale establishments (WC87A1) C Any MSA, county, or place with 2,000 to 9,999 wholesale establishments (WC87A1) D Any MSA with fewer than 2,000 wholesale establishments, and any county or place with 200 to 1,999 wholesale establishments (WC87A1) XU U.S. (WC87A2, record type 21), showing both 1972-based and 1987 SICs XS State (WC87A2, record type 11), showing both 1972-based and 1987 SICs Y U.S. and State (WC87A2, record types 22 and 12), showing only those categories which changed in definition between 1972 and 1987. (To be shown at the state level, both XS and Y must have an "x".) Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of used products are classified on the basis of the product sold. Establishments primarily engaged in selling merchandise to contractors are included in wholesale trade, with the exception of lumber yards and paint, glass, and wallpaper stores. These exceptions are classified in retail trade if they sell to the general public, even if a higher proportion of their sales is made to contractors. Establishments covered by the census were assigned kind-of-business classifications according to the industry classifications defined in the 1972 and 1987 SIC Manuals. Establishments were classified into 1972 SIC based kinds-of-business that were detailed enough to provide a direct conversion to a 1987 SIC based kind of business. Each establishment, therefore, has both a 1972 and a 1987 SIC based kind of business which greatly simplifies tabulations of bridge tables and comparison tables in this publication. All other State tables and all substate geographic tables use the 1987 SIC based classifications. Kind-of-business classifications are not interchangeable with commodity classifications, because most businesses sell several kinds of commodities. The kind-of-business code assigned generally reflects either the individual commodity or the commodity group which is the primary source of the establishment's receipts, or some mixture of commodities which characterizes the establishment's business. Thus, the classification of establishments by kind of business generally does not make it possible to determine either the number of establishments handling a particular commodity or the sales of that commodity. For example, the groceries and related products classification excludes establishments selling food if the sale of food is not the primary source of receipts; moreover, even though establishments are classified as groceries and related products, some of their receipts may be derived from the sale of nonfood products. Information on the extent to which commodities are handled by different kinds of business is available in the 1987 Census of Wholesale Trade report, Commodity Line Sales (WC87-S-3).  The principal types of operation are: 1. Merchant wholesalers take title to the goods they sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, voluntary group wholesalers, drop shippers, retailer cooperative warehouses, terminal elevators, and cooperative buying associations. 2. Manufacturers' sales branches and sales offices, not including retail stores, maintained by manufacturing or mining enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the purpose or marketing their products. Retail stores are not included. 3. Agents, brokers, and commission merchants, who buy or sell products owned by others on a commission or agency basis. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide b Establishments -- An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted. It is not necessarily identical with a company or enterprise, which may consist of one establishment or more. Census of wholesale trade figures represent a summary of reports for individual establishments rather than companies. For cases where a census report was received, separate information was obtained for each location where business was conducted. When administrative records of other Federal agencies were used instead of a census report, no information was available on the number of locations operated. Estimates of this number were derived from a sample and will be provided in the wholesale trade report, Miscellaneous Subjects (WC87- S-4). Each wholesale establishment was tabulated according to the physical location at which the business was conducted. The count of establishments in this publication represents the number in business at any time during the year. When two activities or more were carried on at a single location under a single ownership, all activities generally were grouped together as a single establishment. The entire establishment was classified on the basis of its major activity and all data for it were included in that classification. However, when distinct and separate economic activities (for which different industry classification codes were appropriate) were conducted under the same ownership at a single location, and when conditions prescribed by the SIC manual for recognizing the existence of more than one establishment were met, separate establishment reports for each of the different activities were obtained in the census. Firms -- A firm is a business organization or entity consisting of one domestic establishment (location) or more under common ownership or control. All establishments of subsidiary firms are included as part of the owning or controlling firm. For the economic censuses, the terms "firm" and "company" are synonymous. Auxiliary establishments -- Each company included in this census was asked to identify and report separately those auxiliary locations whose primary functions were to manage, administer, service, or support the activities of the other establishments of the company. Data in this report does not include auxiliary establishments. Data for auxiliaries are presented for more detailed industry breakdowns in a subsequent report issued as part of the 1987 Enterprise Statistics reports. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS error 32.ŃB.:Fs 3 Establishments, 1982 -- The number of establishments for the 1982 census shown in these files is compatible with the number of establishments for 1987: an establishment is counted if it was in business at any time during calendar year 1987. These figures will disagree with the number of establishments as published in the original publications and data files for the 1982, where establishment counts included only those locations that were still in business at the end of the calendar year. On the other hand, sales and payroll figures included data for all establishments in business at any time during the year, including some that had gone out of business or were sold to someone else during the year. The establishment counts were broadened for 1987 for comparability with data from other censuses and County Business Patterns. Establishment counts for 1982 and 1987 as presented in bridge tables in 1987 reports and files are comparable, since 1982 data were retabulated for that purpose using the new establishment definition. On the other hand, comparisons of 1987 data with 1982 data as originally published in reports or on computer tape may show a spurious increase in establishment counts due to the broader definition in 1987. This difference will tend to be greater for kinds of business that have a high rate of going into and out of business or change of ownership, such as parking lots. Geographic Area Series reports for each of the affected censuses feature a special appendix (app. G) that serves to bridge between the different establishment definitions in the same way that the "bridge tables" discussed above interrelate the old and new SIC categories. The appendix shows the number of establishments for 1987 and 1982 by kind of business at the State level for both the old and new definitions: establishments in business any time during the year (current definition) and establishments in business at the end of the year (previous definition). <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS error 32.ŃB.:Fs 3Ѐu Each data item has a "flag" associated with it to describe any special conditions applicable. All flags other than "0" or "6" indicate that the data are not shown and the data field contains only zeroes. 0 Normal data 1 Data are withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies (D) 2 Data are not available (NA) 3 Data are not comparable (NC) 5 Data are not applicable (X) 6 1982 figure is revised since 1982 publication (R) <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS error 32.ŃB. Sales -- Sales include merchandise sold for cash or credit at wholesale and retail by establishments primarily engaged in wholesale trade; receipts from rental or leasing of vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc.; receipts for delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, storage, and other services; and gasoline, liquor, tobacco, and other excise taxes which are paid by the manufacturer and passed on to the wholesaler. Sales are net after deductions for refunds and allowances for merchan- dise returned by customers. Trade-in allowances are not deducted from total sales. Total sales do not include carrying or other credit charges; sales (or other) taxes collected from customers and forwarded to taxing authorities; and nonoperating income from such sources as investments, rental or sale of real estate, etc. Sales in this report do not include wholesale sales made by manufac- turers, retailers, service establishments, or other businesses whose primary activity is other than wholesale trade. They do include receipts other than from the sale of merchandise at wholesale, e.g., service receipts, retail sales, etc., by establishments primarily engaged in wholesale trade. Sales figures include sales of all establishments in business at any time during the year. Sales shown for agents and brokers represented the value of the goods involved in the transactions rather than the commissions received or earnings. <>R6002 - Annual payroll -- Payroll includes all forms of compensation such as salaries, wages, commissions, bonuses, vacation allowances, sick- leave pay, and the value of payments in kind (e.g., free meals and lodgings) paid during the year to all employees. For corporations, it includes amounts paid to officers and executives; for unincorporated businesses, it does not include profit or other compensation of proprietors or partners. Payroll is reported before deductions for social security, income tax, insurance, union dues, etc. This definition of payroll is the same as that used by the IRS on form 941. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS erro First quarter payroll -- This item consists of payroll, as defined above, paid to persons employed at any time during the quarter January to March 1987. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error x Paid employees for pay period including March 12 -- Paid employees consist of the full-time and part-time employees, including salaried officers and executives of corporations, who were on the payroll in the pay period including March 12. Included are employees on paid sick leave, paid holidays, and paid vacations; not included are proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses. The definition of paid employees is the same as that used on IRS form 941. <>R6002 Operating expenses -- Operating expenses include payroll as well as overhead expenses of the establishment. They do not include the cost of goods sold or income or excise taxes, or withdrawals by proprietors or partners of unincorporated businesses. <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6 1987 and 1986 inventories -- Inventories consist of stocks of merchan- dise for sale at the end of 1987 and 1986. They were reported on an ownership basis; all merchandise owned by reporting establishments is included, even though some may be held by others for sale on consign- ment. Goods held by the reporting establishment, but owned by others, are not included. Data for 1987 and 1986 inventories LIFO composition will be published in the 1987 Census of Wholesale Trade Miscellaneous Subjects report (WC87-S-4). <>R6002 - floating point not loaded R6001 - null pointer assignment : MATH - floating-point error: einvalid gdivide by 0 hoverflow nstack overflow pexplicitly generated R6000 - stack overflow R6003 - integer divide by 0 R6009 - not enough space for environment run-time error xDOMAIN error ySING error zTLOSS error 32.ŃB. 1987 and 1986 inventories -- Inventories consist of stocks of merchan- dise for sale at the end of 1987 and 1986. They were reported on an ownership basis; all merchandise owned by reporting establishments is included, even though some may be held by others for sale on consign- ment. Goods held by the reporting establishment, but owned by others, are not included. Data for 1987 and 1986 inventories LIFO composition will be published in the 1987 Census of Wholesale Trade Miscellaneous Subjects report (WC87-S-4).