This sector includes establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and in rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. Merchandise is generally sold to other businesses from an office or warehouse. The locations are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic and generally have a limited display of merchandise. The two main types of wholesalers are those that sell on their own account and those that arrange sales and purchases for others for a commission or fee.

Ninety-nine percent of the Rhode Island employment classified in the Wholesale Trade sector was previously classified in the Wholesale Trade division under SIC. A small portion of the sector employment is from the Construction division (1%).

Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
Labor Market Information
1511 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920-4407
Sandra M. Powell, Director

Phone: (401) 462-8740
Fax: (401) 462-8766
TDD: (401) 462-8006
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