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Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) - (Thousands of USD)
County
Value
Big Horn
20,769
Blaine
197,240
Broadwater
17,699
Chouteau
195,817
Custer
64,342
Daniels
38,353
Dawson
323,923
Flathead
1,283,451
Gallatin
600,704
Glacier
108,740
Granite
5,750
Hill
367,135
Jefferson
13,596
Judith Basin
13,033
Lake
21,760
Lewis and Clark
332,664
Liberty
59,254
Lincoln
35,407
Missoula
1,220,690
Musselshell
6,736
Park
5,956
Phillips
98,871
Pondera
244,547
Ravalli
182,895
Richland
470,489
Sanders
9,625
Silver Bow
189,298
Stillwater
74,877
Sweet Grass
2,866
Teton
114,010
Toole
222,317
Valley
248,035
Yellowstone
3,193,324
Value for Montana (Thousands of USD): 12,645,824
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census, 2012. Economic Census of the Island Areas, Puerto Rico, 2012. Both are updated every 5 years.
Definitions:
The wholesale trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The wholesaling process is an intermediate step in the distribution of merchandise. Wholesalers are organized to sell or arrange the purchase or sale of goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers), capital or durable non-consumer goods, or raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production. Wholesalers sell merchandise to other businesses and normally operate from a warehouse or office.
The 2012 Economic Census classifies businesses according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2012.
Sales includes merchandise sold for cash or credit by establishments primarily engaged in wholesale trade; receipts from rental of vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc.; receipts for delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, storage, and other services; gasoline, liquor, tobacco, and other excise taxes that are paid by the manufacturer and passed on to the wholesaler; and shipping and handling receipts.
Sales are net after deductions for refunds and allowances for merchandise returned by customers. Trade-in allowances are not deducted from sales. Sales do not include carrying or other credit charges; sales and other taxes (including Hawaii's General Excise Tax) collected from customers and forwarded to taxing authorities; and nonoperating income from such sources as investments, rental or sales of real estate, and interest.
Sales do not include wholesale sales made by manufacturers, 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.
