Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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

• General
• Form Completion
• Sample Selection
• Publication Information

Questions and Answers - by Category

• General
  
  

  1.  What is the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)?

  2.  Why should my company fill out this form?

  3.  What if my company is no longer in business?

  4.  What if my company is not a wholesale distributor?

  5.  Why don't you get the information you need from the IRS?

  6.  Will my information be kept confidential?

  7.  How did you get my Employee Identification Number (EIN)?

  
  
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• Form Completion
  
  

  8.  Besides mailing the form back, are there alternative methods of reporting?

  9.  Are estimates acceptable?

  10.  I reported estimates last month; do you want my book figures now?

  11.  Why do you need to know if I own other companies or if another company owns my firm?

  12.  If I need another copy of the questionnaire(s), how can I obtain one?

  13.  What if I need more time?

  14.  Can I be paid for completing the survey?

  
  
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• Sample Selection
  
  

  15.  What industries are covered in the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)?

  16.  What is NAICS?

  17.  How did my company get selected for this survey?

  18.  How long will I have to do this?

  
  
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• Publication Information
  
  

  19.  When are the estimates from this survey released?

  20.  How can I obtain the published data?

  
  
  
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