1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Connecticut
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 34,493 35,894,767 19,919 955,874 14,574 34,938,893
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 2,215 8,428,250 864 108,707 1,351 8,319,543
4411 Automobile dealers 1,040 7,463,751 443 67,959 597 7,395,792
44112 Used car dealers 645 385,437 443 67,959 202 317,478
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 359 285,833 214 22,132 145 263,701
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 26 46,320 8 530 18 45,790
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 333 239,513 206 21,602 127 217,911
441221 Motorcycle dealers 75 99,954 29 2,152 46 97,802
441222 Boat dealers 146 121,450 72 8,107 74 113,343
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 112 18,109 105 11,343 7 6,766
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 816 678,666 207 18,616 609 660,050
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 1,443 1,033,219 513 34,833 930 998,386
4421 Furniture stores 564 503,705 186 12,717 378 490,988
4422 Home furnishings stores 879 529,514 327 22,116 552 507,398
443 Electronics & appliance stores 903 1,004,956 317 21,806 586 983,150
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 554 594,179 172 11,042 382 583,137
443111 Household appliance stores 197 208,524 64 5,284 133 203,240
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 357 385,655 108 5,758 249 379,897
44312 Computer & software stores 266 379,450 122 8,853 144 370,597
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 83 31,327 23 1,911 60 29,416
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 1,486 3,237,616 303 21,452 1,183 3,216,164
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 1,150 2,970,253 209 16,990 941 2,953,263
44411 Home centers 38 N 6 291 32 D
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 161 N 28 1,925 133 D
44413 Hardware stores 249 197,480 50 5,574 199 191,906
44419 Other building material dealers 702 1,920,111 125 9,200 577 1,910,911
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 336 267,363 94 4,462 242 262,901
445 Food & beverage stores 3,662 6,415,632 1,467 194,789 2,195 6,220,843
4451 Grocery stores 1,730 5,573,557 597 75,676 1,133 5,497,881
4452 Specialty food stores 775 180,116 441 31,946 334 148,170
44521 Meat markets N N 41 4,291 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 30 3,726 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 57 3,976 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 313 19,953 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 1,157 661,959 429 87,167 728 574,792
446 Health & personal care stores 1,611 1,915,209 537 13,035 1,074 1,902,174
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 602 1,655,947 24 1,353 578 1,654,594
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 403 51,726 314 5,930 89 45,796
44613 Optical goods stores 242 111,102 22 1,093 220 110,009
44619 Other health & personal care stores 364 96,434 177 4,659 187 91,775
447 Gasoline stations 1,490 2,189,792 129 22,859 1,361 2,166,933
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 3,143 2,384,846 1,017 52,257 2,126 2,332,589
4481 Clothing stores 2,078 1,861,155 712 35,277 1,366 1,825,878
44811 Men's clothing stores 222 213,955 49 3,681 173 210,274
44812 Women's clothing stores 712 501,392 142 9,023 570 492,369
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 150 103,518 48 2,142 102 101,376
44814 Family clothing stores 405 892,377 113 4,239 292 888,138
44815 Clothing accessories stores 200 36,995 123 4,742 77 32,253
44819 Other clothing stores 389 112,918 237 11,450 152 101,468
4482 Shoe stores 420 245,744 39 3,351 381 242,393
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 645 277,947 266 13,629 379 264,318
44831 Jewelry stores 610 259,261 260 13,479 350 245,782
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 35 18,686 6 150 29 18,536
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 2,247 1,026,979 1,244 57,009 1,003 969,970
45111 Sporting goods stores 664 291,577 318 18,012 346 273,565
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 465 274,550 290 16,374 175 258,176
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 262 55,683 176 3,573 86 52,110
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 123 46,812 72 5,843 51 40,969
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 733 358,357 388 13,207 345 345,150
45121 Book stores & news dealers 539 239,657 332 10,384 207 229,273
451211 Book stores 340 219,165 172 6,446 168 212,719
451212 News dealers & newsstands 199 20,492 160 3,938 39 16,554
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 194 118,700 56 2,823 138 115,877
452 General merchandise stores 556 3,335,026 219 12,432 337 3,322,594
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 6,483 1,254,609 4,922 226,289 1,561 1,028,320
4531 Florists 604 118,802 287 11,263 317 107,539
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 1,344 521,344 794 26,137 550 495,207
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 166 302,462 65 3,444 101 299,018
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 1,178 218,882 729 22,693 449 196,189
4533 Used merchandise stores 1,549 154,689 1,308 58,163 241 96,526
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 2,986 459,774 2,533 130,726 453 329,048
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 272 97,475 146 10,624 126 86,851
45392 Art dealers 243 29,256 199 10,653 44 18,603
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 22 11,595 15 2,808 7 8,787
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 2,449 321,448 2,173 106,641 276 214,807
454 Nonstore retailers 9,254 3,668,633 8,387 190,406 867 3,478,227
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 908 1,848,625 720 21,487 188 1,827,138
4542 Vending machine operators 426 81,285 350 9,226 76 72,059
4543 Direct selling establishments 7,920 1,738,723 7,317 159,693 603 1,579,030
45431 Fuel dealers 518 983,801 98 16,833 420 966,968
45439 Other direct selling establishments 7,402 754,922 7,219 142,860 183 612,062
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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