Guide to the
1997 Economic Census

What is retail trade?
    NAICS definition of retail trade
    Changes between SIC and NAICS
    Retail classifications

How are the data collected?

How have retail trade data been used?

Major data items published in retail trade reports by geographic level
    Establishments and firms, employment, payroll, sales
    Inventories, other
    Miscellaneous subjects for specific kinds of business

1997 Economic Census Reports

Schedule

    What's new for 1997?

Other sources that include retail trade data... Bridge between NAICS and SIC Comparative Statistics Nonemployer Statistics Outlying Areas Company Statistics Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses Business Expenses Annual Capital Expenditures Survey County Business Patterns Quarterly Financial Report Population and Housing, for characteristics of persons employed in retail trade

    Geographic Area Series
    ZIP Code Statistics
    Subject Series
        Merchandise Line Sales
        Establishment and Firm Size
        Miscellaneous Subjects
    Summary

Current Retail Trade Statistics
    Advance Monthly Retail Sales
    Monthly Retail Trade: Sales and Inventories
    Annual Retail Trade

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