2012 Economic Census Covering the Wholesale Trade Sector

Attachment C-7
2012 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Variable Content for Item 26 – Special Inquiries

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#L EMPLOYMENT BY PRIMARY FUNCTION
(List the number of employees reported in
function.)
1. Selling

?

, line A, by the employee's primary

Census
use

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1131

2. Sales support - including office, clerical, warehousing, customer service, maintenance
employees, and drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1132

3. General support of other establishments in your company - including central
administrative, accounting, research, and other support employees . . . . . . . . . . .

1133

4. Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1135

5. Production - including employees who manufacture products from raw materials or
semi-finished products (Report 'knockdown' assembly employees on line 6 below.) . . .

1136

6. 'Knockdown' assembly - assembling prefabricated components designed for a single
application or reassembly of completed products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1134

7. Other - Specify

1137

0837

8. TOTAL (Add lines 1 through 7. Total should equal

?

, line A.) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1138

2012
Paid employees

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#L PERCENT OF DROP SHIPPED SALES
2012
Whole percent
of sales and
receipts

Percentage of sales (reported in ? , line A) that were drop shipped and did not enter this
establishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1111

%

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#L PURCHASE OF CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
1. Did this establishment purchase contract manufacturing services from other companies or foreign plants of
your company in 2012?
Include:
• Products for which the manufacturing (i.e., transforming or otherwise processing materials or
components based on specifications provided by your company) was outsourced to other companies.
• Products for which the manufacturing was performed by your company's foreign plants.
Exclude:
• Services for packaging and assembling.
• Purchases of merchandise for resale (sale of products bought and sold without further processing or
transformation).
1011

Yes - Go to line 2

1012

No - Go to

2012
?

$ Bil.

2. Report the costs incurred by this establishment for contract manufacturing
purchased in 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1013

3. Report the value of sales, shipments, receipts, or revenue generated in 2012
from products whose purchases were reported as contract manufacturing
costs in line 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1015

Mil.

Thou.

Dol.

WH-42409, WH-42411, WH-42413, WH-42415, WH-42417, and WH-42419
#L GENERAL LINE GROCERIES
Mark "X" only ONE box if this establishment is a:
1181

Voluntary group wholesaler (An establishment affiliated with independent retailers engaged in joint sales
promotions under a group name)

1182

Retail-cooperative wholesaler (An establishment owned and operated cooperatively by independent retailers
buying collectively)

1183

Other grocery wholesaler

WH-42409, WH-42413, WH-42415, WH-42419, WH-42421, and WH-42429
#L GOODS PURCHASED FROM FARMERS
Were 50 percent or more of the goods sold by this establishment in 2012 purchased directly from farmers?
1171

Yes

1172

No

WH-42425
#L FUEL PUMPS
Did this establishment have public-access fuel pumps in 2012?
1217

Yes

1218

No

WH-42425
#L BULK PETROLEUM
1. Did this establishment have bulk petroleum storage capacity of more than 60,000 gallons in 2012?
1221

Yes

1222

No

2. Which ONE of the following is the primary method of receiving bulk liquid products?
(Mark "X" only ONE box.)
1231

Truck

1232

Railroad car

1233

Tanker (ship)

1234

Barge

1235

Pipeline

WH-42425
#L STORAGE CAPACITY
Report the maximum storage capacity, including underground, that this establishment
had on its last day of business in 2012. Report capacity in thousands of gallons for the
following types of petroleum:
1. Refined petroleum products capacity

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1251

2. Liquefied petroleum gases (excluding natural gas) capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . 1252
3. Crude oil capacity

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1253

4. TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY (Sum lines 1 through 3.)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250

2012
Mark "X"
Maximum Capacity in
if None Thousands of Gallons

WH-42427
#L FRANCHISE
1. Was this establishment operating under a trademark(s) or brand name(s) authorized by a franchisor in 2012?
(Mark "X" only ONE box.)
0237

Yes - franchisee-owned establishment

0238

Yes - franchisor-owned establishment

0239

No

2. If yes, provide the trademark(s) or brand name(s) below.

0236