1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade

	1997 Economic Census: Retail Trade United States

See also 2002 Economic Census data.

Retail Trade by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
44-45	Retail trade	1,118,447	2,460,886,012	237,195,503	13,991,103
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	122,633	645,367,776	50,238,931	1,718,963
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	64,725	71,690,813	9,959,441	482,845
443	Electronics & appliance stores	43,373	68,561,331	7,064,114	345,042
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	93,117	227,566,101	25,608,856	1,117,912
445	Food & beverage stores	148,528	401,764,499	40,581,095	2,893,074
446	Health & personal care stores	82,941	117,700,863	15,190,635	903,694
447	Gasoline stations	126,889	198,165,786	11,482,092	922,062
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	156,601	136,397,645	16,597,371	1,280,153
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	69,149	62,010,926	7,113,235	560,839
452	General merchandise stores	36,171	330,444,460	30,870,965	2,507,540
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	129,838	78,109,161	10,165,424	752,986
454	Nonstore retailers	44,482	123,106,651	12,323,344	505,993

Retail Trade by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

44-45 Retail trade 1,118,447 2,460,886,012 237,195,503 13,991,103

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 122,633 645,367,776 50,238,931 1,718,963

4411 Automobile dealers 49,237 553,652,292 37,400,147 1,138,995

44111 New car dealers 25,897 518,971,824 35,202,751 1,046,243

44112 Used car dealers 23,340 34,680,468 2,197,396 92,752

4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 13,589 28,890,506 2,569,916 102,768

44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 3,014 10,069,749 813,962 29,463

44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 10,575 18,820,757 1,755,954 73,305

441221 Motorcycle dealers 3,635 7,369,260 712,065 29,026

441222 Boat dealers 5,262 8,934,230 839,296 35,134

441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 1,678 2,517,267 204,593 9,145

4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 59,807 62,824,978 10,268,868 477,200

44131 Automotive parts & accessories stores 42,519 43,165,668 6,718,215 334,556

44132 Tire dealers 17,288 19,659,310 3,550,653 142,644

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 64,725 71,690,813 9,959,441 482,845

4421 Furniture stores 29,461 40,968,335 5,619,603 251,300

4422 Home furnishings stores 35,264 30,722,478 4,339,838 231,545

44221 Floor covering stores 16,603 16,471,814 2,458,208 96,186

44229 Other home furnishings stores 18,661 14,250,664 1,881,630 135,359

442291 Window treatment stores 2,126 915,301 148,564 8,548

442299 All other home furnishings stores 16,535 13,335,363 1,733,066 126,811

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

443 Electronics & appliance stores 43,373 68,561,331 7,064,114 345,042

44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 28,789 42,250,978 4,462,377 237,033

443111 Household appliance stores 10,484 10,082,894 1,217,530 60,220

443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 18,305 32,168,084 3,244,847 176,813

44312 Computer & software stores 11,741 24,058,663 2,277,764 90,501

4431201 Computer stores (custom assembly) 3,801 3,983,465 395,184 17,013

4431202 Other computer stores 5,670 17,230,438 1,465,645 58,592

4431203 Prepackaged software stores 2,270 2,844,760 416,935 14,896

44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 2,843 2,251,690 323,973 17,508

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 93,117 227,566,101 25,608,856 1,117,912

4441 Building material & supplies dealers 71,916 195,888,196 22,313,100 952,296

44411 Home centers 3,997 51,627,926 4,996,451 283,853

44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 8,429 7,943,420 1,011,136 43,517

44413 Hardware stores 15,748 13,605,263 2,095,331 137,831

44419 Other building material dealers 43,742 122,711,587 14,210,182 487,095

4441901 Retail lumber yards 11,046 41,846,016 4,451,507 171,556

4441902 All other building material dealers 32,696 80,865,571 9,758,675 315,539

4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 21,201 31,677,905 3,295,756 165,616

44421 Outdoor power equipment stores 4,769 4,069,193 535,455 26,479

44422 Nursery & garden centers 16,432 27,608,712 2,760,301 139,137

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

445 Food & beverage stores 148,528 401,764,499 40,581,095 2,893,074

4451 Grocery stores 96,542 368,250,471 37,426,166 2,643,608

44511 Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores 69,461 351,402,705 35,827,805 2,489,721

44512 Convenience stores 27,081 16,847,766 1,598,361 153,887

4452 Specialty food stores 22,373 10,829,908 1,455,642 118,831

44521 Meat markets 7,214 4,347,021 544,414 39,866

44522 Fish & seafood markets 1,634 1,037,553 101,933 7,120

44523 Fruit & vegetable markets 3,179 2,106,828 236,967 17,251

44529 Other specialty food stores 10,346 3,338,506 572,328 54,594

445291 Baked goods stores 2,790 890,310 191,036 14,810

445292 Confectionery & nut stores 3,684 1,227,942 190,786 21,578

445299 All other specialty food stores 3,872 1,220,254 190,506 18,206

4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 29,613 22,684,120 1,699,287 130,635

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

446 Health & personal care stores 82,941 117,700,863 15,190,635 903,694

44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 43,615 98,630,857 11,587,516 703,752

4461101 Pharmacies & drug stores 41,743 96,989,832 11,380,631 687,330

4461102 Proprietary stores 1,872 1,641,025 206,885 16,422

44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 9,014 4,418,998 603,595 46,527

44613 Optical goods stores 15,192 6,432,078 1,401,239 73,049

44619 Other health & personal care stores 15,120 8,218,930 1,598,285 80,366

446191 Food (health) supplement stores 7,404 3,488,590 484,956 38,537

446199 All other health & personal care stores 7,716 4,730,340 1,113,329 41,829

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

447 Gasoline stations 126,889 198,165,786 11,482,092 922,062

44711 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 81,684 127,609,117 7,228,587 613,957

44719 Other gasoline stations 45,205 70,556,669 4,253,505 308,105

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 156,601 136,397,645 16,597,371 1,280,153

4481 Clothing stores 94,740 95,918,083 11,225,054 927,930

44811 Men's clothing stores 12,143 9,864,629 1,325,198 83,581

44812 Women's clothing stores 39,672 27,257,683 3,365,846 305,685

44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 5,115 4,638,006 474,416 46,520

44814 Family clothing stores 20,450 44,796,060 4,797,129 392,269

44815 Clothing accessories stores 5,860 2,132,281 313,776 25,754

44819 Other clothing stores 11,500 7,229,424 948,689 74,121

4482 Shoe stores 31,399 20,543,252 2,348,605 185,803

4482101 Men's shoe stores 2,376 1,317,461 177,238 9,879

4482102 Women's shoe stores 4,466 2,343,324 325,172 26,825

4482103 Children's & juveniles' shoe stores 1,047 459,463 67,030 5,632

4482104 Family shoe stores 18,233 10,498,695 1,159,247 93,308

4482105 Athletic footwear stores 5,277 5,924,309 619,918 50,159

4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 30,462 19,936,310 3,023,712 166,420

44831 Jewelry stores 28,336 18,511,350 2,836,030 154,877

44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 2,126 1,424,960 187,682 11,543

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 69,149 62,010,926 7,113,235 560,839

4511 Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores 46,315 41,415,227 4,818,678 362,973

45111 Sporting goods stores 24,424 20,043,321 2,387,903 176,190

4511101 General-line sporting goods stores 7,458 9,311,810 1,005,295 80,671

4511102 Specialty-line sporting goods stores 16,966 10,731,511 1,382,608 95,519

45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 10,824 14,388,277 1,368,645 111,757

45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 6,590 3,182,916 494,767 45,351

45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 4,477 3,800,713 567,363 29,675

4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 22,834 20,595,699 2,294,557 197,866

45121 Book stores & news dealers 14,676 13,228,864 1,566,577 131,243

451211 Book stores 12,363 12,375,058 1,447,308 121,473

4512111 Book stores, general 7,693 8,167,174 964,743 78,897

4512112 Specialty book stores 2,980 1,418,656 199,287 18,517

4512113 College book stores 1,690 2,789,228 283,278 24,059

451212 News dealers & newsstands 2,313 853,806 119,269 9,770

45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 8,158 7,366,835 727,980 66,623

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

452 General merchandise stores 36,171 330,444,460 30,870,965 2,507,540

4521 Department stores (excl leased depts) 10,366 220,108,157 22,083,291 1,795,577

45210009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 10,366 223,232,158 N N

45211009 Department stores (incl leased depts) ## 10,366 223,232,158 N N

4521101 Conventional department stores (excl leased depts) 2,100 52,453,180 6,060,867 414,940

45211019 Conventional department stores (incl leased depts) ## 2,100 53,292,653 N N

4521102 Discount or mass merchandising dept stores (excl leased depts) 6,378 126,122,830 11,329,683 1,031,941

45211029 Discount or mass merch dept stores (incl leased depts) ## 6,378 128,213,745 N N

4521103 National chain department stores (excl leased depts) 1,888 41,532,147 4,692,741 348,696

45211039 National chain department stores (incl leased depts) ## 1,888 41,725,760 N N

4529 Other general merchandise stores 25,805 110,336,303 8,787,674 711,963

45291 Warehouse clubs & superstores 1,530 81,918,756 5,862,565 428,357

45299 All other general merchandise stores 24,275 28,417,547 2,925,109 283,606

4529901 Variety stores 14,065 D D (100,000+)

4529902 Catalog showrooms 671 D D (50k-99999)

4529903 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores 9,539 13,437,528 1,419,918 112,045

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

453 Miscellaneous store retailers 129,838 78,109,161 10,165,424 752,986

4531 Florists 26,200 6,555,088 1,396,389 125,195

4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 44,615 31,573,035 3,637,361 306,492

45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 7,330 17,075,739 1,580,695 98,121

4532101 Stationery stores 1,202 512,924 75,050 6,156

4532102 Office supplies stores 6,128 16,562,815 1,505,645 91,965

45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 37,285 14,497,296 2,056,666 208,371

4533 Used merchandise stores 17,990 6,043,642 1,203,591 97,965

4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 41,033 33,937,396 3,928,083 223,334

45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 8,318 5,492,749 709,075 61,192

45392 Art dealers 5,698 3,000,798 401,152 19,510

45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 5,485 13,347,491 1,122,749 40,401

45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 21,532 12,096,358 1,695,107 102,231

453991 Tobacco stores 3,884 3,068,352 213,374 14,880

453998 All other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores) 17,648 9,028,006 1,481,733 87,351

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Sales
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

454 Nonstore retailers 44,482 123,106,651 12,323,344 505,993

4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 10,013 79,018,305 5,743,431 218,406

4542 Vending machine operators 7,070 6,884,497 1,333,428 66,348

4543 Direct selling establishments 27,399 37,203,849 5,246,485 221,239

45431 Fuel dealers 12,532 22,622,249 2,755,293 103,778

454311 Heating oil dealers 5,657 13,866,783 1,527,865 54,106

454312 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 6,623 8,657,339 1,216,039 48,889

454319 Other fuel dealers 252 98,127 11,389 783

45439 Other direct selling establishments 14,867 14,581,600 2,491,192 117,461

4543901 Direct selling, furniture, home furnishings, electronics, & appl 4,284 3,617,293 551,054 29,503

4543902 Direct selling, books, periodicals, videos, & compact discs 1,263 1,751,884 324,225 19,475

4543903 Direct selling, other merchandise 9,320 9,212,423 1,615,913 68,483

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
44-45	Retail trade	1,118,447	2,460,886,012	237,195,503	13,991,103
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	122,633	645,367,776	50,238,931	1,718,963
4411	Automobile dealers	49,237	553,652,292	37,400,147	1,138,995
44111	New car dealers	25,897	518,971,824	35,202,751	1,046,243
44112	Used car dealers	23,340	34,680,468	2,197,396	92,752
4412	Other motor vehicle dealers	13,589	28,890,506	2,569,916	102,768
44121	Recreational vehicle dealers	3,014	10,069,749	813,962	29,463
44122	Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers	10,575	18,820,757	1,755,954	73,305
441221	Motorcycle dealers	3,635	7,369,260	712,065	29,026
441222	Boat dealers	5,262	8,934,230	839,296	35,134
441229	All other motor vehicle dealers	1,678	2,517,267	204,593	9,145
4413	Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores	59,807	62,824,978	10,268,868	477,200
44131	Automotive parts & accessories stores	42,519	43,165,668	6,718,215	334,556
44132	Tire dealers	17,288	19,659,310	3,550,653	142,644
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	64,725	71,690,813	9,959,441	482,845
4421	Furniture stores	29,461	40,968,335	5,619,603	251,300
4422	Home furnishings stores	35,264	30,722,478	4,339,838	231,545
44221	Floor covering stores	16,603	16,471,814	2,458,208	96,186
44229	Other home furnishings stores	18,661	14,250,664	1,881,630	135,359
442291	Window treatment stores	2,126	915,301	148,564	8,548
442299	All other home furnishings stores	16,535	13,335,363	1,733,066	126,811
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
443	Electronics & appliance stores	43,373	68,561,331	7,064,114	345,042
44311	Appliance, television, & other electronics stores	28,789	42,250,978	4,462,377	237,033
443111	Household appliance stores	10,484	10,082,894	1,217,530	60,220
443112	Radio, television, & other electronics stores	18,305	32,168,084	3,244,847	176,813
44312	Computer & software stores	11,741	24,058,663	2,277,764	90,501
4431201	Computer stores (custom assembly)	3,801	3,983,465	395,184	17,013
4431202	Other computer stores	5,670	17,230,438	1,465,645	58,592
4431203	Prepackaged software stores	2,270	2,844,760	416,935	14,896
44313	Camera & photographic supplies stores	2,843	2,251,690	323,973	17,508
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	93,117	227,566,101	25,608,856	1,117,912
4441	Building material & supplies dealers	71,916	195,888,196	22,313,100	952,296
44411	Home centers	3,997	51,627,926	4,996,451	283,853
44412	Paint & wallpaper stores	8,429	7,943,420	1,011,136	43,517
44413	Hardware stores	15,748	13,605,263	2,095,331	137,831
44419	Other building material dealers	43,742	122,711,587	14,210,182	487,095
4441901	Retail lumber yards	11,046	41,846,016	4,451,507	171,556
4441902	All other building material dealers	32,696	80,865,571	9,758,675	315,539
4442	Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores	21,201	31,677,905	3,295,756	165,616
44421	Outdoor power equipment stores	4,769	4,069,193	535,455	26,479
44422	Nursery & garden centers	16,432	27,608,712	2,760,301	139,137
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
445	Food & beverage stores	148,528	401,764,499	40,581,095	2,893,074
4451	Grocery stores	96,542	368,250,471	37,426,166	2,643,608
44511	Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores	69,461	351,402,705	35,827,805	2,489,721
44512	Convenience stores	27,081	16,847,766	1,598,361	153,887
4452	Specialty food stores	22,373	10,829,908	1,455,642	118,831
44521	Meat markets	7,214	4,347,021	544,414	39,866
44522	Fish & seafood markets	1,634	1,037,553	101,933	7,120
44523	Fruit & vegetable markets	3,179	2,106,828	236,967	17,251
44529	Other specialty food stores	10,346	3,338,506	572,328	54,594
445291	Baked goods stores	2,790	890,310	191,036	14,810
445292	Confectionery & nut stores	3,684	1,227,942	190,786	21,578
445299	All other specialty food stores	3,872	1,220,254	190,506	18,206
4453	Beer, wine, & liquor stores	29,613	22,684,120	1,699,287	130,635
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
446	Health & personal care stores	82,941	117,700,863	15,190,635	903,694
44611	Pharmacies & drug stores	43,615	98,630,857	11,587,516	703,752
4461101	Pharmacies & drug stores	41,743	96,989,832	11,380,631	687,330
4461102	Proprietary stores	1,872	1,641,025	206,885	16,422
44612	Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores	9,014	4,418,998	603,595	46,527
44613	Optical goods stores	15,192	6,432,078	1,401,239	73,049
44619	Other health & personal care stores	15,120	8,218,930	1,598,285	80,366
446191	Food (health) supplement stores	7,404	3,488,590	484,956	38,537
446199	All other health & personal care stores	7,716	4,730,340	1,113,329	41,829
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
447	Gasoline stations	126,889	198,165,786	11,482,092	922,062
44711	Gasoline stations with convenience stores	81,684	127,609,117	7,228,587	613,957
44719	Other gasoline stations	45,205	70,556,669	4,253,505	308,105
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	156,601	136,397,645	16,597,371	1,280,153
4481	Clothing stores	94,740	95,918,083	11,225,054	927,930
44811	Men's clothing stores	12,143	9,864,629	1,325,198	83,581
44812	Women's clothing stores	39,672	27,257,683	3,365,846	305,685
44813	Children's & infants' clothing stores	5,115	4,638,006	474,416	46,520
44814	Family clothing stores	20,450	44,796,060	4,797,129	392,269
44815	Clothing accessories stores	5,860	2,132,281	313,776	25,754
44819	Other clothing stores	11,500	7,229,424	948,689	74,121
4482	Shoe stores	31,399	20,543,252	2,348,605	185,803
4482101	Men's shoe stores	2,376	1,317,461	177,238	9,879
4482102	Women's shoe stores	4,466	2,343,324	325,172	26,825
4482103	Children's & juveniles' shoe stores	1,047	459,463	67,030	5,632
4482104	Family shoe stores	18,233	10,498,695	1,159,247	93,308
4482105	Athletic footwear stores	5,277	5,924,309	619,918	50,159
4483	Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores	30,462	19,936,310	3,023,712	166,420
44831	Jewelry stores	28,336	18,511,350	2,836,030	154,877
44832	Luggage & leather goods stores	2,126	1,424,960	187,682	11,543
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	69,149	62,010,926	7,113,235	560,839
4511	Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores	46,315	41,415,227	4,818,678	362,973
45111	Sporting goods stores	24,424	20,043,321	2,387,903	176,190
4511101	General-line sporting goods stores	7,458	9,311,810	1,005,295	80,671
4511102	Specialty-line sporting goods stores	16,966	10,731,511	1,382,608	95,519
45112	Hobby, toy, & game stores	10,824	14,388,277	1,368,645	111,757
45113	Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores	6,590	3,182,916	494,767	45,351
45114	Musical instrument & supplies stores	4,477	3,800,713	567,363	29,675
4512	Book, periodical, & music stores	22,834	20,595,699	2,294,557	197,866
45121	Book stores & news dealers	14,676	13,228,864	1,566,577	131,243
451211	Book stores	12,363	12,375,058	1,447,308	121,473
4512111	Book stores, general	7,693	8,167,174	964,743	78,897
4512112	Specialty book stores	2,980	1,418,656	199,287	18,517
4512113	College book stores	1,690	2,789,228	283,278	24,059
451212	News dealers & newsstands	2,313	853,806	119,269	9,770
45122	Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores	8,158	7,366,835	727,980	66,623
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
452	General merchandise stores	36,171	330,444,460	30,870,965	2,507,540
4521	Department stores (excl leased depts)	10,366	220,108,157	22,083,291	1,795,577
45210009	Department stores (incl leased depts) ##	10,366	223,232,158	N	N
45211009	Department stores (incl leased depts) ##	10,366	223,232,158	N	N
4521101	Conventional department stores (excl leased depts)	2,100	52,453,180	6,060,867	414,940
45211019	Conventional department stores (incl leased depts) ##	2,100	53,292,653	N	N
4521102	Discount or mass merchandising dept stores (excl leased depts)	6,378	126,122,830	11,329,683	1,031,941
45211029	Discount or mass merch dept stores (incl leased depts) ##	6,378	128,213,745	N	N
4521103	National chain department stores (excl leased depts)	1,888	41,532,147	4,692,741	348,696
45211039	National chain department stores (incl leased depts) ##	1,888	41,725,760	N	N
4529	Other general merchandise stores	25,805	110,336,303	8,787,674	711,963
45291	Warehouse clubs & superstores	1,530	81,918,756	5,862,565	428,357
45299	All other general merchandise stores	24,275	28,417,547	2,925,109	283,606
4529901	Variety stores	14,065	D	D	(100,000+)
4529902	Catalog showrooms	671	D	D	(50k-99999)
4529903	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	9,539	13,437,528	1,419,918	112,045
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
453	Miscellaneous store retailers	129,838	78,109,161	10,165,424	752,986
4531	Florists	26,200	6,555,088	1,396,389	125,195
4532	Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores	44,615	31,573,035	3,637,361	306,492
45321	Office supplies & stationery stores	7,330	17,075,739	1,580,695	98,121
4532101	Stationery stores	1,202	512,924	75,050	6,156
4532102	Office supplies stores	6,128	16,562,815	1,505,645	91,965
45322	Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores	37,285	14,497,296	2,056,666	208,371
4533	Used merchandise stores	17,990	6,043,642	1,203,591	97,965
4539	Other miscellaneous store retailers	41,033	33,937,396	3,928,083	223,334
45391	Pet & pet supplies stores	8,318	5,492,749	709,075	61,192
45392	Art dealers	5,698	3,000,798	401,152	19,510
45393	Manufactured (mobile) home dealers	5,485	13,347,491	1,122,749	40,401
45399	All other miscellaneous store retailers	21,532	12,096,358	1,695,107	102,231
453991	Tobacco stores	3,884	3,068,352	213,374	14,880
453998	All other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores)	17,648	9,028,006	1,481,733	87,351
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
454	Nonstore retailers	44,482	123,106,651	12,323,344	505,993
4541	Electronic shopping & mail-order houses	10,013	79,018,305	5,743,431	218,406
4542	Vending machine operators	7,070	6,884,497	1,333,428	66,348
4543	Direct selling establishments	27,399	37,203,849	5,246,485	221,239
45431	Fuel dealers	12,532	22,622,249	2,755,293	103,778
454311	Heating oil dealers	5,657	13,866,783	1,527,865	54,106
454312	Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	6,623	8,657,339	1,216,039	48,889
454319	Other fuel dealers	252	98,127	11,389	783
45439	Other direct selling establishments	14,867	14,581,600	2,491,192	117,461
4543901	Direct selling, furniture, home furnishings, electronics, & appl	4,284	3,617,293	551,054	29,503
4543902	Direct selling, books, periodicals, videos, & compact discs	1,263	1,751,884	324,225	19,475
4543903	Direct selling, other merchandise	9,320	9,212,423	1,615,913	68,483

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