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Section G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

This section includes wholesale and retail sale (i.e. sale without transformation) of any type of goods and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of these goods. Wholesaling and retailing are the final steps in the distribution of goods. Goods bought and sold are also referred to as merchandise.

Also included in this section are the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles.

Sale without transformation is considered to include the usual operations (or manipulations) associated with trade, for example sorting, grading and assembling of goods, mixing (blending) of goods (for example sand), bottling (with or without preceding bottle cleaning), packing, breaking bulk and repacking for distribution in smaller lots, storage (whether or not frozen or chilled), cleaning and drying of agricultural products, cutting out of wood fibreboards or metal sheets as secondary activities.

Division 45 includes all activities related to the sale and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, while divisions 46 and 47 include all other sale activities. The distinction between division 46 (wholesale) and division 47 (retail sale) is based on the predominant type of customer.

Wholesale is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying goods for, or selling goods to, such persons or companies. The principal types of businesses included are merchant wholesalers, i.e. wholesalers who take title to the goods they sell, such as wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributors, exporters, importers, and cooperative buying associations, sales branches and sales offices (but not retail stores) that are maintained by manufacturing or mining units apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products and that do not merely take orders to be filled by direct shipments from the plants or mines. Also included are merchandise brokers, commission merchants and agents and assemblers, buyers and cooperative associations engaged in the marketing of farm products. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort and grade goods in large lots, break bulk, repack and redistribute in smaller lots, for example pharmaceuticals; store, refrigerate, deliver and install goods, engage in sales promotion for their customers and label design.

Retailing is the resale (sale without transformation) of new and used goods mainly to the general public for personal or household consumption or utilization, by shops, department stores, stalls, mail-order houses, door-to-door sales persons, hawkers and peddlers, consumer cooperatives, auction houses etc. Most retailers take title to the goods they sell, but some act as agents for a principal and sell either on consignment or on a commission basis.

These are the divisions, groups and classes the description of which is included in the e-book “Hashtags for economic activities and functions of government” or can be consulted online via G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles:

#isic45 - Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- #isic451 - Sale of motor vehicles
  - #isic4510 - Sale of motor vehicles
- #isic452 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
  - #isic4520 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles
- #isic453 - Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
  - #isic4530 - Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- #isic454 - Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
  - #isic4540 - Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories
#isic46 - Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- #isic461 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
  - #isic4610 - Wholesale on a fee or contract basis
- #isic462 - Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals
  - #isic4620 - Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals
- #isic463 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
  - #isic4630 - Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
- #isic464 - Wholesale of household goods
  - #isic4641 - Wholesale of textiles, clothing and footwear
  - #isic4649 - Wholesale of other household goods
- #isic465 - Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies
  - #isic4651 - Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
  - #isic4652 - Wholesale of electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts
  - #isic4653 - Wholesale of agricultural machinery, equipment and supplies
  - #isic4659 - Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
- #isic466 - Other specialized wholesale
  - #isic4661 - Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products
  - #isic4662 - Wholesale of metals and metal ores
  - #isic4663 - Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
  - #isic4669 - Wholesale of waste and scrap and other products n.e.c.
- #isic469 - Non-specialized wholesale trade
  - #isic4690 - Non-specialized wholesale trade
#isic47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- #isic471 - Retail sale in non-specialized stores
  - #isic4711 - Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
  - #isic4719 - Other retail sale in non-specialized stores
- #isic472 - Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores
  - #isic4721 - Retail sale of food in specialized stores
  - #isic4722 - Retail sale of beverages in specialized stores
  - #isic4723 - Retail sale of tobacco products in specialized stores
- #isic473 - Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores
  - #isic4730 - Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialized stores
- #isic474 - Retail sale of information and communications equipment in specialized stores
  - #isic4741 - Retail sale of computers, peripheral units, software and telecommunications equipment in specialized stores
  - #isic4742 - Retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialized stores
- #isic475 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialized stores
  - #isic4751 - Retail sale of textiles in specialized stores
  - #isic4752 - Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialized stores
  - #isic4753 - Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialized stores
  - #isic4759 - Retail sale of electrical household appliances, furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles …
- #isic476 - Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores
  - #isic4761 - Retail sale of books, newspapers and stationary in specialized stores
  - #isic4762 - Retail sale of music and video recordings in specialized stores
  - #isic4763 - Retail sale of sporting equipment in specialized stores
  - #isic4764 - Retail sale of games and toys in specialized stores
- #isic477 - Retail sale of other goods in specialized stores
  - #isic4771 - Retail sale of clothing, footwear and leather articles in specialized stores
  - #isic4772 - Retail sale of pharmaceutical and medical goods, cosmetic and toilet articles in specialized stores
  - #isic4773 - Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores
  - #isic4774 - Retail sale of second-hand goods
- #isic478 - Retail sale via stalls and markets
  - #isic4781 - Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
  - #isic4782 - Retail sale via stalls and markets of textiles, clothing and footwear
  - #isic4789 - Retail sale via stalls and markets of other goods
- #isic479 - Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets
  - #isic4791 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  - #isic4799 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

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