Table 4. RETAIL TRADE (NAICS SECTOR 44-45 ). Estimated Relative Standard Errors by Kind of Business: 2002 (Part I) (RevisedJune 2006)

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Part 1 of 4 Total Operating Expenses, Payroll, Fringe Benefits, Contract Labor, Computer Related Supplies, Packaging and Containers, Other Materials and Supplies
Part 2 of 4 Utilities, Transportation, Repair and Maintenance, Printing, Advertising, Legal, Accounting and Bookkeeping, Management Consulting
Part 3 of 4 Communication Services, Custom Coded Software, System Design, Data Processing and Other Computer Services, Lease and Rental, Insurance, Taxes and License Fees
Part 4 of 4 Depreciation, Commissions, Contract Work, Other Operating Expenses
Table 3 – Retail Trade (NAICS Sector 44-45 )
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Data are based on the 2002 Economic Census and the 2002 Business Expenses Survey.
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2002 NAICS code	Kind of business	Operating expenses total	Annual payroll	Employer costs for fringe benefits	Cost of contract labor	Expensed computer related supplies	Packaging and containers	Other materials and supplies not for resale
44-45	Retail trade	0.2	0.4	0.4	3.5	2.0	1.4	2.7
441	Motor vehicle and parts dealers	0.8	1.1	1.2	5.8	2.8	12.0	5.4
442	Furniture and home furnishings stores	0.5	1.0	1.3	10.3	7.4	3.8	9.7
443	Electronics and appliance stores	1.1	1.6	1.8	7.8	8.9	3.4	14.5
444	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers	1.4	1.0	2.2	17.1	S	S	S
445	Food and beverage stores	0.4	0.6	0.8	6.8	4.8	0.6	7.4
446	Health and personal care stores	0.6	1.2	2.1	11.3	5.9	S	8.1
447	Gasoline stations	1.8	3.5	3.5	S	6.8	S	10.6
448	Clothing and clothing accessories stores	0.7	0.8	0.9	8.9	2.4	1.2	6.7
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	1.0	1.2	1.2	S	4.8	S	7.0
452	General merchandise stores	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.2	3.3	0.4	0.6
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	0.9	2.1	2.6	10.0	S	13.2	7.1
454	Nonstore retailers	1.1	1.8	2.5	7.0	4.4	10.0	4.9

Note: 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.