1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

New Jersey
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 81,755 81,965,057 46,918 2,050,165 34,837 79,914,892
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 4,765 20,690,683 1,946 213,825 2,819 20,476,858
4411 Automobile dealers 2,369 18,426,925 1,128 153,676 1,241 18,273,249
44112 Used car dealers 1,592 752,090 1,128 153,676 464 598,414
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 643 572,975 370 26,264 273 546,711
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 60 91,349 26 1,621 34 89,728
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 583 481,626 344 24,643 239 456,983
441221 Motorcycle dealers 145 145,919 67 2,203 78 143,716
441222 Boat dealers 209 299,826 60 5,114 149 294,712
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 229 35,881 217 17,326 12 18,555
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 1,753 1,690,783 448 33,885 1,305 1,656,898
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 3,093 2,628,304 1,031 68,067 2,062 2,560,237
4421 Furniture stores 1,281 1,364,917 353 25,414 928 1,339,503
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,812 1,263,387 678 42,653 1,134 1,220,734
443 Electronics & appliance stores 2,008 2,583,669 766 55,819 1,242 2,527,850
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 1,125 1,412,433 379 28,598 746 1,383,835
443111 Household appliance stores 414 570,462 142 7,794 272 562,668
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 711 841,971 237 20,804 474 821,167
44312 Computer & software stores 693 1,089,407 315 22,698 378 1,066,709
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 190 81,829 72 4,523 118 77,306
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 3,047 6,081,071 705 49,193 2,342 6,031,878
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 2,438 5,680,699 526 39,259 1,912 5,641,440
44411 Home centers 118 N 17 1,145 101 D
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 306 N 75 5,842 231 D
44413 Hardware stores 569 322,355 157 12,473 412 309,882
44419 Other building material dealers 1,445 3,490,759 277 19,799 1,168 3,470,960
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 609 400,372 179 9,934 430 390,438
445 Food & beverage stores 10,371 15,603,333 3,771 370,059 6,600 15,233,274
4451 Grocery stores 5,862 13,391,597 2,017 207,383 3,845 13,184,214
4452 Specialty food stores 2,571 663,680 1,482 118,425 1,089 545,255
44521 Meat markets N N 132 12,399 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 104 9,875 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 268 22,877 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 978 73,274 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 1,938 1,548,056 272 44,251 1,666 1,503,805
446 Health & personal care stores 4,359 4,795,727 1,343 47,814 3,016 4,747,913
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 1,784 4,097,413 99 8,593 1,685 4,088,820
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 951 138,264 699 17,759 252 120,505
44613 Optical goods stores 639 247,228 93 7,970 546 239,258
44619 Other health & personal care stores 985 312,822 452 13,492 533 299,330
447 Gasoline stations 3,443 4,669,733 288 51,324 3,155 4,618,409
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 9,129 6,004,746 3,377 198,291 5,752 5,806,455
4481 Clothing stores 5,898 4,429,875 2,354 126,022 3,544 4,303,853
44811 Men's clothing stores 635 495,329 138 10,171 497 485,158
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,033 1,424,178 526 35,325 1,507 1,388,853
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 454 409,172 140 9,757 314 399,415
44814 Family clothing stores 1,040 1,662,556 466 20,048 574 1,642,508
44815 Clothing accessories stores 595 85,156 365 18,049 230 67,107
44819 Other clothing stores 1,141 353,484 719 32,672 422 320,812
4482 Shoe stores 1,295 847,836 148 12,268 1,147 835,568
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 1,936 727,035 875 60,001 1,061 667,034
44831 Jewelry stores 1,827 678,165 833 57,091 994 621,074
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 109 48,870 42 2,910 67 45,960
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 4,396 2,465,696 2,373 119,551 2,023 2,346,145
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,138 689,065 478 33,457 660 655,608
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 931 810,870 566 29,226 365 781,644
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 378 75,465 240 7,677 138 67,788
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 258 155,218 159 12,066 99 143,152
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 1,691 735,078 930 37,125 761 697,953
45121 Book stores & news dealers 1,221 485,226 740 27,617 481 457,609
451211 Book stores 557 410,153 247 10,726 310 399,427
451212 News dealers & newsstands 664 75,073 493 16,891 171 58,182
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 470 249,852 190 9,508 280 240,344
452 General merchandise stores 1,397 8,192,582 571 31,229 826 8,161,353
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 14,564 2,918,409 10,987 452,536 3,577 2,465,873
4531 Florists 1,463 274,192 566 23,412 897 250,780
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 3,250 1,536,296 1,860 78,240 1,390 1,458,056
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 466 968,030 230 15,005 236 953,025
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 2,784 568,266 1,630 63,235 1,154 505,031
4533 Used merchandise stores 1,899 143,155 1,615 52,506 284 90,649
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 7,952 964,766 6,946 298,378 1,006 666,388
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 646 227,716 350 22,448 296 205,268
45392 Art dealers 522 90,734 406 19,947 116 70,787
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 49 5,815 41 2,649 8 3,166
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 6,735 640,501 6,149 253,334 586 387,167
454 Nonstore retailers 21,183 5,331,104 19,760 392,457 1,423 4,938,647
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 2,001 3,215,785 1,632 38,115 369 3,177,670
4542 Vending machine operators 964 167,245 783 18,103 181 149,142
4543 Direct selling establishments 18,218 1,948,074 17,345 336,239 873 1,611,835
45431 Fuel dealers 526 1,128,587 85 8,864 441 1,119,723
45439 Other direct selling establishments 17,692 819,487 17,260 327,375 432 492,112
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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