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[null,"Table 3. Comparative Statistics and Selected Ratios: 1992 and 1987"]
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[null,"(Since data are ratios, detail will not add to total. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols,"]
[null," see introductory text. For explanation of terms see appendix A)"]
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[{"$nulls":8},"        Operating",null,"     End-of-year"]
[null,null,"               Sales per",null,"        Sales per",null,"       Payroll per",null,"        expenses",null,"     inventories"]
[null," SIC           Type of operation and kind of business","             establishment",null,"        employee",null,"        employee",null,"       as percent",null,"      as percent"]
[null,"code","               ($1,000)",null,"        ($1,000)",null,"         ($1,000)",null,"        of sales",null,"       of sales"]
[null,null,"   1992","    1987","     1992","    1987","    1992","    1987","    1992","    1987","    1992","    1987"]
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[2,"       Wholesale trade",3843,3695,291,255,19,15,176,191,167,153]
[]
[1,"         Merchant wholesalers",3527,3390,296,253,17,14,159,193,181,167]
[2,"         Other operating types",6970,6076,268,263,29,18,262,181,100,92]
[]
[2,"50 Durable goods",2586,2754,236,221,19,15,191,215,166,207]
[]
[1,"501   Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies",5986,4915,447,345,18,14,145,157,158,231]
[1,"502   Furniture and home furnishings",1646,2566,163,211,14,13,219,203,170,131]
[1,"503   Lumber and construction materials",1737,2298,176,211,12,11,171,161,227,185]
[1,"504   Professional and commercial equipment",2480,2564,207,176,25,18,251,250,130,200]
[2,"505   Metals and minerals, except petroleum",2148,4652,213,521,14,12,157,118,185,79]
[]
[1,"506   Electrical goods",2481,2698,235,246,20,21,200,243,177,210]
[1,"507   Hardware, plumbing, and heating equipment",2200,2035,190,186,19,13,227,258,177,232]
[1,"508   Machinery, equipment, and supplies",1782,2513,174,188,18,15,195,254,171,235]
[2,"509   Miscellaneous durable goods",1526,1683,192,181,14,11,175,224,212,172]
[]
[2,"51 Nondurable goods",5134,4640,331,280,20,14,168,176,168,120]
[]
[1,"511   Paper and paper products",6272,3763,353,284,22,19,195,259,127,177]
[1,"512   Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries",8038,6732,252,225,25,21,243,297,144,198]
[1,"513   Apparel, piece goods, and notions",1644,1291,236,154,16,11,164,198,142,180]
[1,"514   Groceries and related products",5601,5576,315,275,17,11,158,157,228,115]
[2,"515   Farm-product raw materials",1303,3075,198,243,11,16,158,185,64,88]
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[1,"516   Chemicals and allied products",2820,1747,228,180,18,15,169,240,135,191]
[1,"517   Petroleum and petroleum products",8391,9002,980,943,20,20,103,80,108,56]
[1,"518   Beer, wine, and distilled beverages",20884,17103,527,477,23,19,130,165,144,77]
[null,"519   Miscellaneous nondurable goods",1494,2650,204,194,17,10,229,176,143,116]