SA-42A-MSBO Annual Wholesale Trade Report - Manufacturers' Sales Bra

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

SA-42A-MSBO_412019

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

OMB: 0607-0195

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OMB No. 0607-0195: Approval Expires 1/31/2021
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
FORM

SA-42A-MSBO

(DRAFT)

2018 ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE SURVEY
MANUFACTURERS' SALES BRANCHES AND OFFICES - FOR
TESTING ONLY

DUE DATE

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YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED
BY LAW. Title 13 United States
Code (U.S.C.), Sections 131 and
182 authorizes this collection.
Sections 224 and 225 require your
response. The U.S. Census Bureau
is required by Section 9 of the
same law to keep your information
CONFIDENTIAL and can use your
responses only to produce statistics.
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to publicly release your responses
in a way that could identify your
business, organization, or institution.
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This collection has been approved
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
approval number is 0607-0195 and
appears at the upper right of this
page. Without this approval we
could not conduct this survey.

INTERNET REPORTING - This survey should be completed online at:
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Include data for auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in supporting services to this firm's establishment(s) such
as warehouses, garages, and central administrative offices.
• Any significant change in this firm's operations should be noted in 19 on page 6.
• For establishments sold or acquired in 2018, report data only for the period the establishments were operated by
this firm.
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.
• Enter "0" where applicable.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

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1

Not Applicable.

2

REPORTING PERIOD
NOTE: Calendar year data is preferred. If it is not available, please report for the fiscal year
that includes at least six months of data for the 2018 calendar year.
What time period is covered by the data provided in this report?
Calendar year - Go to

3

2018
Beginning Date
Month Day
Year

Fiscal or partial year - Report beginning and ending dates . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ending Date
Month

3

Day

Year

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
A. Did this EIN experience any acquisitions, sales, mergers, and/or divestitures in 2018?
Yes
No - Go to

4

B. Which of the following organizational changes occurred in 2018?
Check all that apply. If more than one organizational change occurred during the reporting period, explain in
page 6.
Acquisition
Sale
Merger

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on

Month

Day

Year

Month

Day

Year

Date of organizational change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AND
Enter detailed information below

Divestiture
Ceased Operation - Date of organizational change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Name of company

EIN (9 digits)

Address (Number and street, P.O. Box, etc.)

City, town, village, etc.

State

ZIP Code

42014027

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NUMBER OF MANUFACTURERS' SALES BRANCHES AND OFFICES
INCLUDE
• Sales locations where more than half of the
goods sold consist of goods manufactured,
assembled or mined in the United States by
this firm or by a parent, subsidiary, or affiliated
manufacturer or mine
• Sales locations that are co-located with
manufacturing plants, but for which separate
records are kept
• Sales locations located separately from a
warehouse, manufacturing, or other operating
location
• Sales locations regardless of whether they held
inventory
• Centers where orders are taken or solicited,
and offices of marketing or sales managers, for
which records are kept separately from those of
manufacturing plants

EXCLUDE
• Agents or brokers primarily selling goods on
consignment
• Locations where more than half of the goods
sold consist of goods manufactured outside the
United States and/or goods purchased from other
companies
• Manufacturing locations without separate sales
personnel
• Locations selling directly to the general public

2018
Number

A. What was the total number of sales branches and offices that met the criteria above on
December 31, 2018? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. Did this firm or its parent, subsidiaries, or affiliates have any manufacturing or mining operations in
the United States in 2018?
Yes
No - Please describe your type of business in

19

on page 6 after completing this report.

C. Did this firm or its subsidiaries have any sales locations that sold (or distributed) products
manufactured or mined in the United States either by this firm, or by a parent, subsidiary, or
affiliated company in 2018?
Yes
No - Please describe your type of business in

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5

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on page 6 after completing this report.

SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE
INCLUDE
• All sales of your sales branches and offices whether
they are your own products or products you
purchased
• Gross value of sales made on a commission basis
for non-affiliated firms
• Receipts from freight, installations, rentals,
maintenance, repairs, alterations, storage, and other
such services
• Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and
tobacco) that are levied on the manufacturer and
included in the cost of products purchased by this
firm
• Value of liquor and tobacco tax stamps for only the
sales branches and offices

EXCLUDE
• Direct sales made by manufacturing plant personnel
• Foreign sales of products that are not owned by
establishments in the United States
• Commissions or fees for products that never
entered the United States
• Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income,
income from investments, and receipts from the
rental or sale of real estate)
• Finance charges

Mark "X"
if None

$ Bil.

Mil.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

What were this firm's sales and other operating receipts in 2018?

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E-COMMERCE, INCLUDING EDI
E-commerce is the sale of goods and services where the buyer places an order, or the price and terms of the sale
are negotiated, over an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), the Internet, mobile device (M-Commerce), or any other
online system. Payment may or may not be made online.
A. Did this firm have any e-commerce sales in 2018?
Yes
No - Go to

9

on the next page
Mark "X"
if None

B. What were the total e-commerce sales in 2018?
This amount should equal the sum of 6 B1 and 6 B2 shown below.

$ Bil.

Mil.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

1. What were the EDI network sales in 2018, if any?
• EDI is the exchange of documents in standardized electronic form
between organizations in an automated manner directly from
a computer application in one organization to an application in
another. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. What were the online system sales in 2018, if any?
• Online systems include the Internet, mobile device (M-commerce),
extranets, e-mail, and instant messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not Applicable.

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7 and 8

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VALUE OF INVENTORIES
INCLUDE
• All inventories of products covered by this report,
including auxiliary locations (such as warehouses,
garages, and central administrative offices)
servicing these establishments, regardless of where
held
• Inventory held in Foreign Trade Zones or in bond
warehouses in the United States
• Report at cost or market value as of December 31
(or the end of the period for which you are
reporting)

EXCLUDE
• Items such as fixtures, equipment, and supplies not
held for resale
• Products owned by others that are being held on
consignment

A. Did this firm own inventories, regardless of where held, at the end of 2018 (or the end of the period
for which you are reporting)?
Yes
No - Go to

16

on the next page

B. What was the value of inventories as of December 31 in 2018?

Mark "X"
if None

$ Bil.

Mil.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

1. Total inventories (if applicable, before Last-in, First-out (LIFO)
adjustment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. LIFO reserve (if applicable) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Total inventories after LIFO adjustment
9 B1 minus 9 B2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C. Were inventories reported as of December 31?
Yes - Go to

9

E

No
Month

D. If not December 31, inventories were reported as of what date?
E. Were any of the inventories reported in
District of Columbia in 2018?

9

2018
Day

Year

. . . . . . . . .

B1 stored outside, or en route to, the 50 states and the

Yes
No - Go to

10

F. What was the value of the inventories stored outside, or en route to,
the 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2018?
Exclude inventory held in Foreign Trade Zones or in bond warehouses in
the U.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ Bil.

Mil.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

10 INVENTORY VALUATION METHOD

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A. Were any of the inventories reported in

9

B1 subject to the LIFO valuation method?

9

B1 was subject to:

Yes
No - Go to

16

on the next page

B. How much of the inventory reported in

Mark "X"
if None

$ Bil.

Mil.

1. LIFO valuation method before adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Any other valuation method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Verify Total
Sum of 10 B1 and

10 B2.

Total must equal

9

B1.

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

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11 – 15 Not Applicable.
16 OPERATING EXPENSES
INCLUDE
• Expenses arising from the normal course of
business, including non-manufacturing payroll

EXCLUDE
• Bad debt/customer related loss
• Interest expense
• Purchases of goods for resale or cost of goods sold
• Income taxes
• Impairment (reduction in value of long-lived assets
due to reappraisal)
• Transfers made within the company
Mark "X"
if None

What were the total operating expenses for this firm in 2018?

$ Bil.

Mil.

2018
Thou.

Dol.

. . .

17 and 18 Not Applicable.

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19 REMARKS - Please use this space to explain any significant year-to-year changes, to clarify responses, or indicate where
data were estimated.

20 CONTACT INFORMATION
Name of person to contact regarding this report (Please print)

Area code
Telephone
E-mail address

Number

Title

Extension

Area code
Fax

Website
www.

THANK YOU for completing your Annual Wholesale Trade Survey.
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