Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of nondurable goods (except printing and writing paper; stationery and office supplies; industrial and personal service paper; drugs and druggists' sundries; apparel, piece goods, and notions; grocery and related products; farm product raw materials; chemical and allied products; petroleum and petroleum products; beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages; farm supplies; books, periodicals, and newspapers; flowers, nursery stock, and florists' supplies; tobacco and tobacco products; and paint, varnishes, wallpaper, and supplies). Illustrative Examples: Artists' supplies merchant wholesalers Pet supplies (except pet food) merchant wholesalers Burlap merchant wholesalers Statuary (except religious) merchant wholesalers Christmas trees (e.g., artificial, cut) merchant wholesalers Textile bags merchant wholesalers Industrial yarns merchant wholesalers Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--