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Industry Facts

Data Sponsored By:U.S. Census Bureau
**Data Source: Econ Census/All Sectors/2002/Economy-Wide Key Statistics

Sales per Employee

The top 4 companies account for 66% of sales in this industry.

General merchandise stores (NAICS 452)

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in 2002

Data Sponsored By:U.S. Census Bureau
**Data Source: Econ Census/All Sectors/2002/Economy-Wide Key Statistics

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Industry Ratios 2002 1997
Total sales (Mil $) 445,225 330,444r
Sales per establishment ($000) 10,933 9,136r
Sales per employee ($) 176,346 131,780r
Sales per $ of payroll ($) 10 10
Annual payroll per employee ($) 16,892 12,311r
Employees per establishment 62 69
Sales per capita ($) 1,545 1,211
Establishments per million residents 141 132

Total Sales

2002 1997
Sales (Mil $) 445,225 330,444r
Payroll (Mil $) 42,647 30,871r
Employees 2,524,729 2,507,540
Establishments 40,723 36,171

Sales Per Capita ($)

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