1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for the United States
1987 SIC Basis: Retail Trade

 
Retail Trade - Industries Ranked by Growth in Sales 1992 to 1997
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Sales
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
5993 Tobacco stores and stands 3,884 1,477 163.0 3,068,352 781,826 292.5 14,880 5,530 169.1 213,374 61,805 245.2
559 Automotive dealers, not elsewhere classified 1,678 829 102.4 2,517,267 736,214 241.9 9,145 3,762 143.1 204,593 71,539 186.0
5734 Computer and computer software stores 8,933 5,438 64.3 18,305,008 6,550,436 179.4 65,943 29,852 120.9 1,483,473 607,091 144.4
527 Mobile home dealers 5,485 4,053 35.3 13,347,491 5,712,146 133.7 40,401 22,814 77.1 1,122,749 478,226 134.8
552 Motor vehicle dealers (used only) 23,340 18,672 25.0 34,680,468 16,031,345 116.3 92,752 62,793 47.7 2,197,396 1,131,834 94.1
5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 9,943 7,773 27.9 64,312,338 34,579,632 86.0 206,098 150,089 37.3 5,247,810 3,079,071 70.4
5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, not elsewhere classified 50,118 39,998 25.3 27,124,958 14,829,633 82.9 263,591 170,475 54.6 4,421,138 2,541,989 73.9
557 Motorcycle dealers 3,635 3,585 1.4 7,369,260 4,162,684 77.0 29,026 22,184 30.8 712,065 427,155 66.7
555 Boat dealers 5,262 4,773 10.2 8,934,230 5,537,133 61.4 35,134 27,282 28.8 839,296 557,982 50.4
549 Miscellaneous food stores 9,516 7,606 25.1 4,284,110 2,665,077 60.7 51,017 35,248 44.7 623,627 369,737 68.7
556 Recreational vehicle dealers 3,014 2,826 6.7 10,069,749 6,313,817 59.5 29,463 22,304 32.1 813,962 514,269 58.3
564 Children's and infants' wear stores 5,115 5,637 -9.3 4,638,006 2,956,680 56.9 46,520 38,509 20.8 474,416 323,039 46.9
5731 Radio, television, and consumer electronics stores 16,870 17,324 -2.6 30,964,477 19,791,236 56.5 166,904 121,115 37.8 2,969,331 2,111,930 40.6
551 Motor vehicle dealers (new and used) 25,897 24,380 6.2 518,971,824 333,801,369 55.5 1,046,243 860,139 21.6 35,202,751 24,421,298 44.1
5942 Book stores 12,363 12,887 -4.1 12,375,058 8,014,885 54.4 121,473 92,480 31.4 1,447,308 928,048 56.0
5989 Fuel dealers, not elsewhere classified 252 297 -15.2 98,127 64,020 53.3 783 719 8.9 11,389 8,968 27.0
521 Lumber and other building materials dealers 25,664 25,401 1.0 103,414,057 68,300,659 51.4 523,636 386,260 35.6 11,103,440 7,519,456 47.7
5719 Miscellaneous homefurnishings stores 17,716 16,492 7.4 13,867,974 9,270,504 49.6 131,388 100,658 30.5 1,815,192 1,299,504 39.7
5963 Direct selling establishments 17,295 13,641 26.8 15,175,591 10,170,286 49.2 126,968 119,417 6.3 2,618,238 1,969,292 33.0
5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 6,022 5,651 6.6 7,106,109 4,867,046 46.0 42,836 36,841 16.3 1,051,908 771,224 36.4
5632 Women's accessory and specialty stores 8,946 8,796 1.7 5,201,502 3,585,665 45.1 54,029 43,919 23.0 687,093 479,486 43.3
593 Used merchandise stores 23,571 19,826 18.9 8,094,776 5,650,584 43.3 120,428 93,267 29.1 1,649,040 1,123,986 46.7
5736 Musical instrument stores 4,477 4,149 7.9 3,800,713 2,684,847 41.6 29,675 23,605 25.7 567,363 402,567 40.9
5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 2,126 1,907 11.5 1,424,960 1,007,851 41.4 11,543 10,684 8.0 187,682 146,945 27.7
5311 Department stores (excluding leased departments) $$ 11,100 11,001 0.9 259,920,058 186,422,670 39.4 2,091,955 1,719,276 21.7 25,739,515 20,135,723 27.8
5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 24,424 23,314 4.8 20,043,321 14,460,994 38.6 176,190 137,417 28.2 2,387,903 1,733,111 37.8
5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 37,285 34,647 7.6 14,497,296 10,553,525 37.4 208,371 164,311 26.8 2,056,666 1,466,864 40.2
565 Family clothing stores 20,450 19,452 5.1 44,796,060 32,787,133 36.6 392,269 309,516 26.7 4,797,129 3,468,875 38.3
569 Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores 9,138 8,659 5.5 4,312,844 3,161,637 36.4 48,253 40,686 18.6 617,307 452,377 36.5
5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 10,824 10,860 -0.3 14,388,277 10,627,271 35.4 111,757 94,804 17.9 1,368,645 991,855 38.0
5995 Optical goods stores 15,192 14,160 7.3 6,432,078 4,806,183 33.8 73,049 64,986 12.4 1,401,239 1,114,180 25.8
5944 Jewelry stores 28,336 28,077 0.9 18,511,350 14,001,976 32.2 154,877 147,888 4.7 2,836,030 2,224,398 27.5
5712 Furniture stores 31,680 32,478 -2.5 39,134,905 30,416,124 28.7 255,370 232,668 9.8 5,530,292 4,354,734 27.0
526 Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores 10,908 10,857 0.5 8,105,713 6,327,846 28.1 78,192 71,499 9.4 1,279,403 1,017,708 25.7
5912 Drug stores and proprietary stores 43,615 48,142 -9.4 98,630,857 77,487,573 27.3 703,752 587,943 19.7 11,587,516 9,060,316 27.9
554 Gasoline service stations 98,846 105,334 -6.2 170,660,068 134,705,359 26.7 741,040 675,080 9.8 9,488,181 7,569,143 25.4
5735 Record and prerecorded tape stores 8,158 7,924 3.0 7,366,835 5,860,230 25.7 66,623 60,438 10.2 727,980 592,529 22.9
523 Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores 9,664 10,188 -5.1 7,738,469 6,200,579 24.8 50,297 48,944 2.8 1,132,272 903,050 25.4
544 Candy, nut, and confectionery stores 4,473 5,029 -11.1 1,515,510 1,223,598 23.9 26,306 25,504 3.1 255,911 209,126 22.4
572 Household appliance stores 10,484 9,743 7.6 10,082,894 8,155,425 23.6 60,220 53,782 12.0 1,217,530 964,697 26.2
5713 Floor covering stores 14,473 13,648 6.0 11,798,571 9,615,699 22.7 75,801 68,643 10.4 1,787,737 1,381,802 29.4
553 Auto and home supply stores 40,565 41,308 -1.8 35,028,316 28,565,320 22.6 300,953 269,069 11.8 6,044,147 4,683,064 29.1
5994 News dealers and newsstands 2,313 2,260 2.3 853,806 704,285 21.2 9,770 8,696 12.4 119,269 91,091 30.9
5983 Fuel oil dealers 4,844 5,025 -3.6 10,582,894 8,944,160 18.3 46,433 43,946 5.7 1,332,897 1,147,811 16.1
543 Fruit and vegetable markets 3,179 2,971 7.0 2,106,828 1,809,287 16.4 17,251 16,258 6.1 236,967 198,503 19.4
5661 Shoe stores 31,399 37,206 -15.6 20,543,252 17,883,367 14.9 185,803 184,415 0.8 2,348,605 2,184,510 7.5
5992 Florists 26,200 27,341 -4.2 6,555,088 5,719,237 14.6 125,195 122,114 2.5 1,396,389 1,207,332 15.7
5411 Grocery stores 126,546 133,263 -5.0 397,254,457 352,558,184 12.7 2,838,687 2,682,153 5.8 39,605,719 34,425,343 15.0
592 Liquor stores 29,613 31,386 -5.6 22,684,120 20,319,081 11.6 130,635 132,989 -1.8 1,699,287 1,522,808 11.6
525 Hardware stores 15,748 18,984 -17.0 13,605,263 12,290,916 10.7 137,831 136,230 1.2 2,095,331 1,871,358 12.0
5813 Drinking places (alcoholic beverages) 52,825 55,848 -5.4 12,295,709 11,113,777 10.6 321,294 304,046 5.7 2,649,481 2,262,996 17.1
5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 7,070 6,391 10.6 6,884,497 6,330,079 8.8 66,348 69,628 -4.7 1,333,428 1,232,016 8.2
546 Retail bakeries 18,502 20,418 -9.4 5,580,429 5,386,894 3.6 130,797 157,136 -16.8 1,464,122 1,407,147 4.0
5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 2,843 3,012 -5.6 2,251,690 2,207,491 2.0 17,508 17,407 0.6 323,973 285,357 13.5
5943 Stationery stores 3,219 4,344 -25.9 1,746,089 1,725,094 1.2 18,854 22,228 -15.2 274,985 269,992 1.8
561 Men's and boys' clothing and accessory stores 12,143 15,566 -22.0 9,864,629 10,013,646 -1.5 83,581 104,520 -20.0 1,325,198 1,439,925 -8.0
542 Meat and fish (seafood) markets, including freezer provisioners 7,081 8,941 -20.8 4,881,306 5,040,901 -3.2 39,552 45,139 -12.4 570,468 555,662 2.7
5714 Drapery, curtain, and upholstery stores 2,333 2,877 -18.9 771,621 861,542 -10.4 9,681 11,403 -15.1 163,138 153,796 6.1
562 Women's clothing stores 39,672 50,174 -20.9 27,257,683 31,326,346 -13.0 305,685 423,022 -27.7 3,365,846 3,690,312 -8.8
5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 6,287 8,264 -23.9 3,074,152 3,576,322 -14.0 44,133 62,728 -29.6 473,802 515,964 -8.2
545 Dairy products stores 1,760 2,340 -24.8 424,734 514,643 -17.5 5,726 7,879 -27.3 51,835 62,267 -16.8
533 Variety stores 14,065 12,561 12.0 D 9,056,820 N (100,000+) 115,861 N D 1,088,465 N
5399 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 9,734 11,044 -11.9 D 49,850,205 N (100,000+) 243,393 N D 3,278,512 N
5812 Eating places 423,082 377,760 12.0 D 184,203,215 N (100,000+) 6,243,862 N D 50,306,719 N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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