CENSUS OF WHOLESALE TRADE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERIES

Abstract

=>CITATION

Census of Wholesale Trade on CD-ROM, 1987:  Geographic Area Series /
prepared by the Bureau of the Census.  Washington:  The Bureau
[producer and distributor], 1995.

=>TYPE OF FILE 

Summary statistics

=>UNIVERSE DESCRIPTION

The universe is all wholesale trade establishments with payroll.  
Wholesalers are businesses that sell primarily to other businesses 
and institutions.

=>SUBJECT-MATTER DESCRIPTION

The information included in the 1987 Geographic Area Series file 
of this CD-ROM is the same as that shown in the printed Geographic 
Area Series, WC87-A-1 to 52. 

This file (WC87A1.dbf) provides selected 1987 data by SIC category.
Data items include:  Establishments, Sales, Annual payroll, First 
quarter payroll, Employment, Inventories, and Operating expenses.

=>GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE

Data are provided for the following geographic levels:  U.S., States,
Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA's), Consolidated Metropolitan 
Statistical Areas (CMSA's), Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas
(PMSA's), Area Outside Metropolitan Areas by State (non-MA's), Counties,
and Places with populations of 2,500 or more as defined for the 1987
Economic Census.

=>SIC/KIND-OF-BUSINESS DETAIL

The 1992 Census of Wholesale Trade covers wholesale trade as defined in
the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual.  This
includes establishments classified in Major Groups 50 and 51. 

The Geographic Area Series presents data for selected SIC or kind-of-
business (KB) codes.  The level of kind-of-business detail varies by
geography.  The categories included in each "stub" may be compared 
in SICKEY87.dbf.

                                                            Number        
Stub Selection Criteria                                     of KB's  Stub
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The United States..........................................  193       A 

States
  with 10,000 or more establishments.

    Total and merchant wholesalers.........................  193       A 
    Manufacturers' sales branches and offices and 
     agents, brokers, and commission merchants.............   90       B 

  with less than 10,000 establishments.

    Total and merchant wholesalers.........................   90       B 
    Manufacturers' sales branches and offices and 
     agents, brokers, and commission merchants.............   21       C 

Metropolitan Areas and areas outside Metropolitan Areas
  with 500 or more establishments..........................   90       B 
  with less than 500 establishments........................   21       C 

Counties and Places with populations of 2500 or more
  with 500 or more establishments..........................   90       B 
  with 200-499 establishments..............................   21       C 
  with less than 200 establishments........................    1     None 

Note:  SICKEY codes used for 1987 are not the same as those used for 1992.
Nonetheless SICKEY92.dbf shows the 1987 SICKEY corresponding to each 
1992 code.

=>SOFTWARE ACCESS

EXTRACT   This software system, included on this CD-ROM, provides
access to every file and data item discussed in the Technical Description
section of this abstract.

=>FILE CHARACTERISTICS

=>  WC87A1 - General Statistics:  Sls., Payroll, Emp., Exp., and Inv's.

File sequence:  
     US records followed by records for States, Counties, and Places in 
     hierarchic order, followed by metropolitan areas nationwide and by 
     summaries for the non metropolitan parts for each state.

Available indexes:
     WC87A1GS.ndx:  Type of geography by State, place, and county by kind of
                     business by type of operation
     WC87A1CO.ndx:  State, county, and place by kind of business by
                     type of operation
     WC87A1MA.ndx:  Metropolitan area by kind of business by type 
                     of operation
     WC87A1KS.ndx:  Kind of business by type of geography, by State,
                     place, and county, by type of operation
     WC87A1KM.ndx:  Kind of business by type of geography, by metropolitan
                     area, by type of operation
     WC92A1TS.ndx:  Type of geography by State, place, and county, by type
                     of operation by kind of business

Linkable label files:
     SICKEY87 (kind-of-business code)
     GEOREF87 (geographic area names)
     EC87MISC (type of operation codes, descriptions for data flags, and
               types of geography)