SA-42A(AGBR) Annual Wholesale Trade Report (Agents, Brokers, Represen

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OMB No. 0607-0195: Approval Expires 9/30/2014
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
FORM

SA-42A(AGBR)

(DRAFT)

2011 ANNUAL WHOLESALE TRADE REPORT
AGENTS, BROKERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND ELECTRONIC
MARKETS

DUE DATE

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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 7 on page 4.
• For establishments sold or acquired in 2011 or 2010, 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.

42005017

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

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AGENTS, BROKERS, REPRESENTATIVES, OR ELECTRONIC MARKETS
This report applies to firms that primarily arrange for the sale or purchase of goods owned by others, generally
on a fee or commission basis. Examples include:
• Auction companies
• Commission merchants
• Electronic markets (business to business)
• Import or export agents
• Manufacturers' agents

2

Not Applicable.

3

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE

• Manufacturers' representatives
• Merchandise brokers
• Purchasing agents
• Selling agents

A. Did this firm experience any acquisitions, sales, mergers, and/or divestitures in 2011 or 2010?
Yes
No - Go to

4

B. Which of the following organizational changes occurred in 2011 or 2010?
Check all that apply. If more than one organizational change occurred during the reporting period, explain in
page 4.
Month

Acquisition

Day

7

on

Year

Date of organizational change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sale
AND
Merger
Enter detailed information below
Divestiture
Name of company

EIN (9 digits)

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

City, town, village, etc.

State

ZIP Code

4

REPORTING PERIOD
What time period is covered by the data provided in this report?
Calendar year

2011
Beginning Date
Month Day
Year

2010
Beginning Date
Month Day
Year

42005025

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

Ending Date
Day
Year

Month

Ending Date
Day
Year

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SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE
INCLUDE
• All revenue from locations identified in 1
• 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

A. What were this firm's commissions
and selling or listing fees earned in
2011 and 2010? . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ Bil.

EXCLUDE
• Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income,
income from investments, and receipts from the
rental or sale of real estate)
• Taxes (sales, excise, and other) collected directly
from customers and paid directly to a local, state, or
federal tax agency
• Commissions or fees for goods that never entered
the United States
• Receipts from customers for carrying or other credit
changes
• Refunds and allowances for returned products
• The actual value of rebates and discounts granted
to the purchaser, even if granted as an increase in
trade-in allowance

Mil.

2011
Thou.

Dol.

$ Bil.

2010
Thou.

Mil.

Dol.

B. What were product sales of goods
that this firm owned (took title to),
if any, or other operating revenue
earned in 2011 and 2010? . . . . . . .
C. What were the TOTAL commissions,
fees, sales, and operating revenue in
2011 and 2010? ( 5 A + 5 B = 5 C) . . . .
D. What was the gross selling value of the
goods this firm earned commission or
fees for in Item 5 A in 2011 and 2010?
Gross selling value is the total value of
the goods sold
• Include any e-commerce sales conducted
for others
• Exclude commissions and fees reported
in 5 A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2011
Percent

42005033

E. What was the AVERAGE commission rate earned in 2011 and 2010?
• 5 A divided by 5 D X 100
• Round to the nearest whole percent

. . . . . . . . . .

%

2010
Percent

%

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OPERATING EXPENSES
INCLUDE
• Expenses arising from the normal course of
business, including payroll

What were the total operating
expenses for this firm's agent, broker,
representative and electronic market
locations ONLY in 2011 and 2010? . . . .

EXCLUDE
• Bad debt/customer related loss
• Purchases of goods for resale or cost of goods sold
• Income taxes
• Taxes (sales, excise, and other) collected directly
from customers and paid directly to a local, State,
or Federal tax agency
• Interest expenses
• Impairment (reduction in value of long-lived assets
due to reappraisal)
• Capitalized expenses (except payroll and fringe
benefits)
• Transfers made within the company

$ Bil.

Mil.

Dol.

$ Bil.

Mil.

2010
Thou.

Dol.

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

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

42005041

2011
Thou.

Area code
Telephone

Number

-

Title

Extension

Area code
Fax

Number

-

Website

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