1997 Economic Census: Comparative Statistics for United States (1987 SIC Basis)

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

Retail Trade by Major Group (2-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. 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.

More
detail 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

Retail trade 1,561,195 1,526,215 2.3 2,545,881,473 1,894,880,209 34.4 21,165,862 18,407,453 15.0 290,525,257 222,867,879 30.4

52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers 67,469 69,483 -2.9 146,210,993 98,832,146 47.9 830,357 665,747 24.7 16,733,195 11,789,798 41.9

53 General merchandise stores 34,899 34,606 0.8 D 245,329,695 N (100,000+) 2,078,530 N D 24,502,700 N

54 Food stores 171,057 180,568 -5.3 416,047,374 369,198,584 12.7 3,109,336 2,969,317 4.7 42,808,649 37,227,785 15.0

55 Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations 202,237 201,707 0.3 788,231,182 529,853,241 48.8 2,283,756 1,942,613 17.6 55,502,391 39,376,284 41.0

56 Apparel and accessory stores 126,863 145,490 -12.8 116,613,976 101,714,474 14.6 1,116,140 1,144,587 -2.5 13,615,594 12,038,524 13.1

57 Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores 115,124 110,073 4.6 136,092,998 93,206,043 46.0 861,605 702,164 22.7 16,262,036 11,868,650 37.0

58 Eating and drinking places 475,907 433,608 9.8 D 195,316,992 N (100,000+) 6,547,908 N D 52,569,715 N

59 Miscellaneous retail 367,639 350,680 4.8 365,915,784 261,429,034 40.0 2,795,472 2,356,587 18.6 45,439,916 33,494,423 35.7

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

More detail	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
		Retail trade	1,561,195	1,526,215	2.3	2,545,881,473	1,894,880,209	34.4	21,165,862	18,407,453	15.0	290,525,257	222,867,879	30.4
	52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers	67,469	69,483	-2.9	146,210,993	98,832,146	47.9	830,357	665,747	24.7	16,733,195	11,789,798	41.9
	53	General merchandise stores	34,899	34,606	0.8	D	245,329,695	N	(100,000+)	2,078,530	N	D	24,502,700	N
	54	Food stores	171,057	180,568	-5.3	416,047,374	369,198,584	12.7	3,109,336	2,969,317	4.7	42,808,649	37,227,785	15.0
	55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations	202,237	201,707	0.3	788,231,182	529,853,241	48.8	2,283,756	1,942,613	17.6	55,502,391	39,376,284	41.0
	56	Apparel and accessory stores	126,863	145,490	-12.8	116,613,976	101,714,474	14.6	1,116,140	1,144,587	-2.5	13,615,594	12,038,524	13.1
	57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores	115,124	110,073	4.6	136,092,998	93,206,043	46.0	861,605	702,164	22.7	16,262,036	11,868,650	37.0
	58	Eating and drinking places	475,907	433,608	9.8	D	195,316,992	N	(100,000+)	6,547,908	N	D	52,569,715	N
	59	Miscellaneous retail	367,639	350,680	4.8	365,915,784	261,429,034	40.0	2,795,472	2,356,587	18.6	45,439,916	33,494,423	35.7

Retail Trade by Industry (4-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. 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.

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bility 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

Retail trade 1,561,195 1,526,215 2.3 2,545,881,473 1,894,880,209 34.4 21,165,862 18,407,453 15.0 290,525,257 222,867,879 30.4

52 Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers 67,469 69,483 -2.9 146,210,993 98,832,146 47.9 830,357 665,747 24.7 16,733,195 11,789,798 41.9

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

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

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

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

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

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bility 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

53 General merchandise stores 34,899 34,606 0.8 D 245,329,695 N (100,000+) 2,078,530 N D 24,502,700 N

531 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

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

53111 Conventional department stores (excluding leased departments) $$ 2,100 2,388 -12.1 52,453,180 49,747,724 5.4 414,940 484,662 -14.4 6,060,867 6,281,993 -3.5

53112 Discount or mass merchandising department stores (excluding leased departments) $$ 7,112 6,737 5.6 165,934,731 101,270,187 63.9 1,328,319 899,398 47.7 14,985,907 9,602,112 56.1

53113 National chain department stores (excluding leased departments) $$ 1,888 1,876 0.6 41,532,147 35,404,759 17.3 348,696 335,216 4.0 4,692,741 4,251,618 10.4

533 Variety stores 14,065 12,561 12.0 D 9,056,820 N (100,000+) 115,861 N D 1,088,465 N

539 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

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

53991 Other miscellaneous general merchandise stores 8,296 9,511 -12.8 11,865,301 12,821,696 -7.5 100,486 109,836 -8.5 1,233,882 1,270,436 -2.9

53992 Catalog showrooms 671 917 -26.8 D 6,337,962 N (50k-99999) 43,100 N D 476,771 N

53993 Warehouse clubs 767 616 24.5 41,397,261 30,690,547 34.9 127,532 90,457 41.0 2,140,042 1,531,305 39.8

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bility 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

54 Food stores 171,057 180,568 -5.3 416,047,374 369,198,584 12.7 3,109,336 2,969,317 4.7 42,808,649 37,227,785 15.0

541 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

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

54111 Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores 66,694 73,357 -9.1 350,880,814 314,132,652 11.7 2,479,125 2,337,897 6.0 35,707,283 31,194,647 14.5

54112 Convenience food stores 27,081 30,748 -11.9 16,847,766 17,310,965 -2.7 153,887 172,270 -10.7 1,598,361 1,617,097 -1.2

54113 Convenience food/gasoline stores 28,043 23,035 21.7 27,505,718 19,338,037 42.2 181,022 142,183 27.3 1,993,911 1,334,373 49.4

54114 Delicatessens 4,728 6,123 -22.8 2,020,159 1,776,530 13.7 24,653 29,803 -17.3 306,164 279,226 9.6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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bility 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

55 Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations 202,237 201,707 0.3 788,231,182 529,853,241 48.8 2,283,756 1,942,613 17.6 55,502,391 39,376,284 41.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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bility 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

56 Apparel and accessory stores 126,863 145,490 -12.8 116,613,976 101,714,474 14.6 1,116,140 1,144,587 -2.5 13,615,594 12,038,524 13.1

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

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

563 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

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

56321 Other women's accessory and specialty stores 8,374 8,016 4.5 4,840,747 3,188,416 51.8 51,042 40,081 27.3 617,399 403,341 53.1

56322 Furriers and fur shops 572 780 -26.7 360,755 397,249 -9.2 2,987 3,838 -22.2 69,694 76,145 -8.5

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

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

566 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

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

56611 Men's shoe stores 2,376 2,946 -19.3 1,317,461 1,213,629 8.6 9,879 10,961 -9.9 177,238 176,129 0.6

56612 Women's shoe stores 4,466 7,088 -37.0 2,343,324 3,004,220 -22.0 26,825 33,994 -21.1 325,172 410,276 -20.7

56613 Children's and juveniles' shoe stores 1,047 1,205 -13.1 459,463 350,775 31.0 5,632 5,541 1.6 67,030 59,214 13.2

56614 Family shoe stores 18,233 21,358 -14.6 10,498,695 9,709,613 8.1 93,308 100,209 -6.9 1,159,247 1,146,139 1.1

56615 Athletic footwear stores 5,277 4,609 14.5 5,924,309 3,605,130 64.3 50,159 33,710 48.8 619,918 392,752 57.8

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

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bility 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

57 Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores 115,124 110,073 4.6 136,092,998 93,206,043 46.0 861,605 702,164 22.7 16,262,036 11,868,650 37.0

571 Home furniture and furnishings stores 66,202 65,495 1.1 65,573,071 50,163,869 30.7 472,240 413,372 14.2 9,296,359 7,189,836 29.3

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

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

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

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

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

573 Radio, television, consumer electronics, and music stores 38,438 34,835 10.3 60,437,033 34,886,749 73.2 329,145 235,010 40.1 5,748,147 3,714,117 54.8

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

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

57341 Computer stores 6,999 2,976 135.2 16,083,475 4,741,992 239.2 54,429 19,089 185.1 1,210,966 416,837 190.5

57342 Computer software stores 1,934 2,462 -21.4 2,221,533 1,808,444 22.8 11,514 10,763 7.0 272,507 190,254 43.2

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

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

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bility 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

58 Eating and drinking places 475,907 433,608 9.8 D 195,316,992 N (100,000+) 6,547,908 N D 52,569,715 N

581 Eating and drinking places 475,907 433,608 9.8 D 195,316,992 N (100,000+) 6,547,908 N D 52,569,715 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

58121 Restaurants 191,429 170,183 12.5 D 85,178,356 N (100,000+) 2,988,535 N D 25,369,098 N

58123 Cafeterias 4,172 5,513 -24.3 2,578,922 3,619,172 -28.7 72,324 109,063 -33.7 799,108 1,036,681 -22.9

58124 Refreshment places 190,677 164,341 16.0 100,042,695 77,685,530 28.8 3,101,501 2,651,779 17.0 25,418,432 18,807,954 35.1

5812a Other eating places 36,804 37,723 -2.4 20,952,747 17,720,157 18.2 534,034 494,485 8.0 6,156,928 5,092,986 20.9

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

Com-
para-
bility 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

59 Miscellaneous retail 367,639 350,680 4.8 365,915,784 261,429,034 40.0 2,795,472 2,356,587 18.6 45,439,916 33,494,423 35.7

591 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

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

59121 Drug stores 41,743 46,304 -9.9 96,989,832 75,960,792 27.7 687,330 573,790 19.8 11,380,631 8,903,671 27.8

59122 Proprietary stores 1,872 1,838 1.8 1,641,025 1,526,781 7.5 16,422 14,153 16.0 206,885 156,645 32.1

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

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

594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 127,707 127,312 0.3 88,312,193 66,175,409 33.5 864,706 749,947 15.3 11,356,994 8,562,534 32.6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

596 Nonstore retailers 34,308 27,805 23.4 86,372,426 51,079,997 69.1 399,414 339,134 17.8 9,199,476 6,280,379 46.5

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

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

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

598 Fuel dealers 11,118 10,973 1.3 17,787,130 13,875,226 28.2 90,052 81,506 10.5 2,396,194 1,928,003 24.3

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

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

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

599 Retail stores, not elsewhere classified 97,707 85,236 14.6 44,034,282 26,841,164 64.1 486,485 371,801 30.8 7,551,409 5,016,397 50.5

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

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

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

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

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

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure
$$ 1992 sales data include sales from catalog order desks. 1997 sales data exclude sales from catalog order desks.

Com- para- bility	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
		Retail trade	1,561,195	1,526,215	2.3	2,545,881,473	1,894,880,209	34.4	21,165,862	18,407,453	15.0	290,525,257	222,867,879	30.4
	52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers	67,469	69,483	-2.9	146,210,993	98,832,146	47.9	830,357	665,747	24.7	16,733,195	11,789,798	41.9
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	53	General merchandise stores	34,899	34,606	0.8	D	245,329,695	N	(100,000+)	2,078,530	N	D	24,502,700	N
	531	Department stores (excluding leased departments) $$	11,100	11,001	0.9	259,920,058	186,422,670	39.4	2,091,955	1,719,276	21.7	25,739,515	20,135,723	27.8
	5311	Department stores (excluding leased departments) $$	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
	53111	Conventional department stores (excluding leased departments) $$	2,100	2,388	-12.1	52,453,180	49,747,724	5.4	414,940	484,662	-14.4	6,060,867	6,281,993	-3.5
	53112	Discount or mass merchandising department stores (excluding leased departments) $$	7,112	6,737	5.6	165,934,731	101,270,187	63.9	1,328,319	899,398	47.7	14,985,907	9,602,112	56.1
	53113	National chain department stores (excluding leased departments) $$	1,888	1,876	0.6	41,532,147	35,404,759	17.3	348,696	335,216	4.0	4,692,741	4,251,618	10.4
	533	Variety stores	14,065	12,561	12.0	D	9,056,820	N	(100,000+)	115,861	N	D	1,088,465	N
	539	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
	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
	53991	Other miscellaneous general merchandise stores	8,296	9,511	-12.8	11,865,301	12,821,696	-7.5	100,486	109,836	-8.5	1,233,882	1,270,436	-2.9
	53992	Catalog showrooms	671	917	-26.8	D	6,337,962	N	(50k-99999)	43,100	N	D	476,771	N
	53993	Warehouse clubs	767	616	24.5	41,397,261	30,690,547	34.9	127,532	90,457	41.0	2,140,042	1,531,305	39.8
Com- para- bility	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
	54	Food stores	171,057	180,568	-5.3	416,047,374	369,198,584	12.7	3,109,336	2,969,317	4.7	42,808,649	37,227,785	15.0
	541	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
	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
	54111	Supermarkets and other general-line grocery stores	66,694	73,357	-9.1	350,880,814	314,132,652	11.7	2,479,125	2,337,897	6.0	35,707,283	31,194,647	14.5
	54112	Convenience food stores	27,081	30,748	-11.9	16,847,766	17,310,965	-2.7	153,887	172,270	-10.7	1,598,361	1,617,097	-1.2
	54113	Convenience food/gasoline stores	28,043	23,035	21.7	27,505,718	19,338,037	42.2	181,022	142,183	27.3	1,993,911	1,334,373	49.4
	54114	Delicatessens	4,728	6,123	-22.8	2,020,159	1,776,530	13.7	24,653	29,803	-17.3	306,164	279,226	9.6
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations	202,237	201,707	0.3	788,231,182	529,853,241	48.8	2,283,756	1,942,613	17.6	55,502,391	39,376,284	41.0
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	56	Apparel and accessory stores	126,863	145,490	-12.8	116,613,976	101,714,474	14.6	1,116,140	1,144,587	-2.5	13,615,594	12,038,524	13.1
	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
	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
	563	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
	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
	56321	Other women's accessory and specialty stores	8,374	8,016	4.5	4,840,747	3,188,416	51.8	51,042	40,081	27.3	617,399	403,341	53.1
	56322	Furriers and fur shops	572	780	-26.7	360,755	397,249	-9.2	2,987	3,838	-22.2	69,694	76,145	-8.5
	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
	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
	566	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
	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
	56611	Men's shoe stores	2,376	2,946	-19.3	1,317,461	1,213,629	8.6	9,879	10,961	-9.9	177,238	176,129	0.6
	56612	Women's shoe stores	4,466	7,088	-37.0	2,343,324	3,004,220	-22.0	26,825	33,994	-21.1	325,172	410,276	-20.7
	56613	Children's and juveniles' shoe stores	1,047	1,205	-13.1	459,463	350,775	31.0	5,632	5,541	1.6	67,030	59,214	13.2
	56614	Family shoe stores	18,233	21,358	-14.6	10,498,695	9,709,613	8.1	93,308	100,209	-6.9	1,159,247	1,146,139	1.1
	56615	Athletic footwear stores	5,277	4,609	14.5	5,924,309	3,605,130	64.3	50,159	33,710	48.8	619,918	392,752	57.8
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores	115,124	110,073	4.6	136,092,998	93,206,043	46.0	861,605	702,164	22.7	16,262,036	11,868,650	37.0
	571	Home furniture and furnishings stores	66,202	65,495	1.1	65,573,071	50,163,869	30.7	472,240	413,372	14.2	9,296,359	7,189,836	29.3
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	573	Radio, television, consumer electronics, and music stores	38,438	34,835	10.3	60,437,033	34,886,749	73.2	329,145	235,010	40.1	5,748,147	3,714,117	54.8
	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
	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
	57341	Computer stores	6,999	2,976	135.2	16,083,475	4,741,992	239.2	54,429	19,089	185.1	1,210,966	416,837	190.5
	57342	Computer software stores	1,934	2,462	-21.4	2,221,533	1,808,444	22.8	11,514	10,763	7.0	272,507	190,254	43.2
	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
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	58	Eating and drinking places	475,907	433,608	9.8	D	195,316,992	N	(100,000+)	6,547,908	N	D	52,569,715	N
	581	Eating and drinking places	475,907	433,608	9.8	D	195,316,992	N	(100,000+)	6,547,908	N	D	52,569,715	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
	58121	Restaurants	191,429	170,183	12.5	D	85,178,356	N	(100,000+)	2,988,535	N	D	25,369,098	N
	58123	Cafeterias	4,172	5,513	-24.3	2,578,922	3,619,172	-28.7	72,324	109,063	-33.7	799,108	1,036,681	-22.9
	58124	Refreshment places	190,677	164,341	16.0	100,042,695	77,685,530	28.8	3,101,501	2,651,779	17.0	25,418,432	18,807,954	35.1
	5812a	Other eating places	36,804	37,723	-2.4	20,952,747	17,720,157	18.2	534,034	494,485	8.0	6,156,928	5,092,986	20.9
	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
Com- para- bility	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
	59	Miscellaneous retail	367,639	350,680	4.8	365,915,784	261,429,034	40.0	2,795,472	2,356,587	18.6	45,439,916	33,494,423	35.7
	591	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
	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
	59121	Drug stores	41,743	46,304	-9.9	96,989,832	75,960,792	27.7	687,330	573,790	19.8	11,380,631	8,903,671	27.8
	59122	Proprietary stores	1,872	1,838	1.8	1,641,025	1,526,781	7.5	16,422	14,153	16.0	206,885	156,645	32.1
	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
	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
	594	Miscellaneous shopping goods stores	127,707	127,312	0.3	88,312,193	66,175,409	33.5	864,706	749,947	15.3	11,356,994	8,562,534	32.6
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	596	Nonstore retailers	34,308	27,805	23.4	86,372,426	51,079,997	69.1	399,414	339,134	17.8	9,199,476	6,280,379	46.5
	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
	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
	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
	598	Fuel dealers	11,118	10,973	1.3	17,787,130	13,875,226	28.2	90,052	81,506	10.5	2,396,194	1,928,003	24.3
	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
	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
	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
	599	Retail stores, not elsewhere classified	97,707	85,236	14.6	44,034,282	26,841,164	64.1	486,485	371,801	30.8	7,551,409	5,016,397	50.5
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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

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(Drawbridge open.) Not comparable SIC sales or receipts cannot be estimated within 3% from NAICS data.

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(Bridge complete.)	Comparable	SIC derivable from NAICS data.
(Drawbridge slightly open.)	Almost comparable	Sales or receipts from NAICS are within 3% of SIC sales or receipts.
(Drawbridge open.)	Not comparable	SIC sales or receipts cannot be estimated within 3% from NAICS data.

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

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