Table 3. RETAIL TRADE (NAICS SECTOR 44-45 ). Sales and Operating Expenses by Type and Kind of Business: 2002 (Part I) (Revised June 2006)

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Part 1 of 7 Sales, Total Operating Expenses, Payroll, Fringe Benefits, Contract Labor
Part 2 of 7 Computer Related Supplies, Packaging and Containers, Other Materials and Supplies, Utilities
Part 3 of 7 Transportation, Repair and Maintenance, Printing, Advertising
Part 4 of 7 Legal, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Management Consulting, Communication Services
Part 5 of 7 Custom Coded Software, System Design, Data Processing and Other Computer Services, Lease and Rental
Part 6 of 7 Insurance, Taxes and License Fees, Depreciation, Commissions
Part 7 of 7 Contract Work, Other Operating Expenses
Table 4 – Measures of sampling error for Retail Trade (NAICS Sector 44-45 )
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Data are based on the 2002 Economic Census and the 2002 Business Expenses Survey.
Dollar amounts are in thousands. Click on the column header for description.

2002 NAICS code	Kind of business	Sales	Operating expenses, total	Annual payroll		Employer costs for fringe benefits		Contract labor cost, including temporary help
2002 NAICS code	Kind of business	Sales	Operating expenses, total	Amount	Percent of total	Amount	Percent of total	Amount	Percent of total
44-45	Retail trade	3,134,317,733	789,978,386	335,107,743	42.4	58,799,192	7.4	8,691,873	1.1
441	Motor vehicle and parts dealers	820,269,631	130,355,911	62,844,037	48.2	8,411,015	6.5	824,047	0.6
442	Furniture and home furnishings stores	94,608,692	38,714,408	14,153,554	36.6	2,223,485	5.7	1,852,491	4.8
443	Electronics and appliance stores	83,896,811	24,632,651	10,267,605	41.7	1,407,970	5.7	160,094	0.6
444	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	248,886,961	70,806,364	30,548,951	43.1	5,503,922	7.8	675,506	1.0
445	Food and beverage stores	465,792,871	128,939,511	57,973,812	45.0	15,356,973	11.9	767,869	0.6
446	Health and personal care stores	180,143,095	48,745,352	22,899,587	47.0	3,178,999	6.5	486,746	1.0
447	Gasoline stations	250,769,856	37,480,003	13,987,705	37.3	2,399,878	6.4	S	S
448	Clothing and clothing accessories stores	172,617,350	66,929,835	25,779,491	38.5	3,570,800	5.3	603,377	0.9
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	76,987,819	28,653,214	10,305,165	36.0	1,567,219	5.5	S	S
452	General merchandise stores	446,647,849	104,210,485	51,288,362	49.2	9,158,652	8.8	1,109,337	1.1
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	104,162,014	40,382,886	14,801,896	36.7	2,325,552	5.8	541,185	1.3
454	Nonstore retailers	189,534,784	70,127,766	20,257,577	28.9	3,694,728	5.3	744,745	1.1

Note: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. See table 4 for estimated measures of sampling variability (coefficients of variation).
Percent columns represent percent of total operating expenses. Data on expenses include central administrative offices and other enterprise support locations such as warehouses, previously known as auxiliaries. Consequently, data presented here on sample-based payroll may not match payroll presented in other economic census reports.