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Annual Wholesale Trade Survey
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This section answers the most frequently asked questions about Survey. Other sections answer additional questions about census coverage and forms. If you don't find answers to all your census questions, please contact staff.

• General
• Form Completion
• Sample Selection
• Publication Information
• Glossary
• AWTS's FAQ

Questions and Answers - by Category

• General
  
  

  1.	Is this survey mandatory?
  2.	What are the annual business surveys?
  3.	Who uses the data?
  4.	My firm is no longer in business. What should I do?
  5.	Why don't you get the information you need from the IRS?
  6.	Why can't you just sum the monthly data I report?
  7.	What are Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices(MSBO)?
  8.	Why are you collecting information on Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices (MSBO)?

  
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• Form Completion
  
  

  9.	Besides mailing the form back, are there any other ways to report?
  10.	About how long will it take to complete this form?
  11.	I need more time. Can I obtain an extension?
  12.	Are estimates acceptable?
  13.	Why do you need to know if I own other companies or if another company owns my firm?
  14.	Can I report cost of goods sold instead of purchases?
  15.	I have returned my form. Why have I received another just like it?
  16.	If I need another copy of the questionnaire(s), how can I obtain one?
  17.	Can I be paid for completing the survey?

  
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• Sample Selection
  
  

  18.	How was I selected for the survey?
  19.	How long will I be in the survey?
  20.	I am a very small business. Why do you want information from me?
  21.	What industries will be covered in the survey?

  
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• Publication Information
  
  

  21.	When will the survey data be available?
  22.	How can I obtain the published data?

  
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