1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

North Dakota
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)
44-45 Retail trade 9,386 6,868,357 5,817 166,223 3,569 6,702,134
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 790 1,971,494 316 32,371 474 1,939,123
4411 Automobile dealers 361 1,609,883 172 20,959 189 1,588,924
44112 Used car dealers 226 96,611 172 20,959 54 75,652
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 139 123,388 74 7,759 65 115,629
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 24 49,796 8 287 16 49,509
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 115 73,592 66 7,472 49 66,120
441221 Motorcycle dealers N N D D 17 23,653
441222 Boat dealers N N D D 13 19,803
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 73 29,306 54 6,642 19 22,664
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 290 238,223 70 3,653 220 234,570
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 240 154,897 69 4,668 171 150,229
4421 Furniture stores 98 79,732 13 686 85 79,046
4422 Home furnishings stores 142 75,165 56 3,982 86 71,183
443 Electronics & appliance stores 255 139,037 109 5,695 146 133,342
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 168 92,634 71 3,116 97 89,518
443111 Household appliance stores 62 26,859 22 1,584 40 25,275
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 106 65,775 49 1,532 57 64,243
44312 Computer & software stores N N D D 40 39,123
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores N N D D 9 4,701
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 525 1,006,634 86 4,301 439 1,002,333
4441 Building material & supplies dealers N N D D 325 665,819
44411 Home centers N N D D 7 D
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D 18 D
44413 Hardware stores 128 N 23 1,893 105 D
44419 Other building material dealers 227 436,195 32 1,846 195 434,349
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores N N D D 114 336,514
445 Food & beverage stores 609 832,722 175 11,391 434 821,331
4451 Grocery stores 303 731,569 55 5,168 248 726,401
4452 Specialty food stores 136 21,895 75 2,409 61 19,486
44521 Meat markets N N 17 998 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N D D N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N D D N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 49 1,241 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 170 79,258 45 3,814 125 75,444
446 Health & personal care stores 524 256,856 253 3,839 271 253,017
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 185 209,902 12 1,132 173 208,770
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 193 18,328 170 1,799 23 16,529
44613 Optical goods stores 45 12,114 4 417 41 11,697
44619 Other health & personal care stores 101 16,512 67 491 34 16,021
447 Gasoline stations 525 724,878 60 11,233 465 713,645
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 500 220,224 154 5,756 346 214,468
4481 Clothing stores 339 136,501 113 3,153 226 133,348
44811 Men's clothing stores N N D D 25 14,796
44812 Women's clothing stores 125 43,433 31 594 94 42,839
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores N N D D 6 D
44814 Family clothing stores 78 58,919 20 712 58 58,207
44815 Clothing accessories stores N N D D 14 D
44819 Other clothing stores 69 10,968 40 1,095 29 9,873
4482 Shoe stores 74 39,062 15 541 59 38,521
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 87 44,661 26 2,062 61 42,599
44831 Jewelry stores N N D D 61 42,599
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores N N D D N N
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 457 153,379 287 8,927 170 144,452
45111 Sporting goods stores 152 85,440 97 4,407 55 81,033
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 110 15,750 82 2,254 28 13,496
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores N N D D 23 7,361
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores N N D D 14 10,093
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 109 33,886 59 1,417 50 32,469
45121 Book stores & news dealers N N D D 24 15,417
451211 Book stores N N D D 20 14,808
451212 News dealers & newsstands N N D D 4 609
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores N N D D 26 17,052
452 General merchandise stores 167 937,187 61 3,250 106 933,937
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 1,333 180,242 971 27,879 362 152,363
4531 Florists 133 16,635 42 886 91 15,749
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 328 49,509 208 4,520 120 44,989
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores N N D D 13 14,432
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores N N D D 107 30,557
4533 Used merchandise stores 159 8,493 120 2,616 39 5,877
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 713 105,605 601 19,857 112 85,748
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores N N D D 21 9,056
45392 Art dealers N N D D 7 726
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers N N D D 22 43,221
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 583 50,868 521 18,123 62 32,745
454 Nonstore retailers 3,461 290,807 3,276 46,913 185 243,894
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses N N D D 16 34,000
4542 Vending machine operators N N D D 13 6,310
4543 Direct selling establishments 3,232 246,437 3,076 42,853 156 203,584
45431 Fuel dealers 116 154,134 20 5,583 96 148,551
45439 Other direct selling establishments 3,116 92,303 3,056 37,270 60 55,033
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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