1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Massachusetts
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 58,472 60,182,882 32,263 1,604,834 26,209 58,578,048
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 4,484 14,016,200 2,172 293,677 2,312 13,722,523
4411 Automobile dealers 2,496 12,347,142 1,453 223,297 1,043 12,123,845
44112 Used car dealers 1,876 818,613 1,453 223,297 423 595,316
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 607 465,933 383 41,905 224 424,028
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 57 108,844 22 2,171 35 106,673
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 550 357,089 361 39,734 189 317,355
441221 Motorcycle dealers 96 124,113 37 1,975 59 122,138
441222 Boat dealers 208 181,326 92 7,150 116 174,176
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 246 51,650 232 30,609 14 21,041
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 1,381 1,203,125 336 28,475 1,045 1,174,650
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 2,331 1,920,970 870 63,937 1,461 1,857,033
4421 Furniture stores 869 927,435 310 24,186 559 903,249
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,462 993,535 560 39,751 902 953,784
443 Electronics & appliance stores 1,521 1,621,354 536 47,668 985 1,573,686
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 841 771,005 275 17,874 566 753,131
443111 Household appliance stores 321 237,908 117 7,859 204 230,049
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 520 533,097 158 10,015 362 523,082
44312 Computer & software stores 524 776,509 218 25,960 306 750,549
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 156 73,840 43 3,834 113 70,006
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 2,404 5,092,672 511 39,852 1,893 5,052,820
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 1,968 4,773,120 369 30,126 1,599 4,742,994
44411 Home centers 106 1,241,147 21 1,731 85 1,239,416
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores 250 195,741 43 4,940 207 190,801
44413 Hardware stores 459 367,940 74 5,261 385 362,679
44419 Other building material dealers 1,153 2,968,292 231 18,194 922 2,950,098
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 436 319,552 142 9,726 294 309,826
445 Food & beverage stores 6,164 11,504,169 1,821 209,884 4,343 11,294,285
4451 Grocery stores 3,335 9,743,894 961 120,206 2,374 9,623,688
4452 Specialty food stores 1,370 459,894 717 62,566 653 397,328
44521 Meat markets N N 82 8,645 N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 62 7,789 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 116 8,195 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 457 37,937 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 1,459 1,300,381 143 27,112 1,316 1,273,269
446 Health & personal care stores 2,648 3,540,802 829 21,274 1,819 3,519,528
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 1,023 3,117,061 31 1,176 992 3,115,885
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 604 86,495 440 7,298 164 79,197
44613 Optical goods stores 411 156,386 50 3,569 361 152,817
44619 Other health & personal care stores 610 180,860 308 9,231 302 171,629
447 Gasoline stations 2,703 3,845,700 166 31,948 2,537 3,813,752
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 5,966 4,414,414 1,996 105,213 3,970 4,309,201
4481 Clothing stores 3,808 3,341,535 1,337 63,015 2,471 3,278,520
44811 Men's clothing stores 366 294,653 63 4,015 303 290,638
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,248 904,474 222 12,439 1,026 892,035
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 253 190,178 70 2,723 183 187,455
44814 Family clothing stores 744 1,663,829 220 10,241 524 1,653,588
44815 Clothing accessories stores 443 72,347 286 12,287 157 60,060
44819 Other clothing stores 754 216,054 476 21,310 278 194,744
4482 Shoe stores 815 471,068 81 5,039 734 466,029
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 1,343 601,811 578 37,159 765 564,652
44831 Jewelry stores 1,254 559,492 550 35,050 704 524,442
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 89 42,319 28 2,109 61 40,210
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 3,887 2,002,286 2,049 98,778 1,838 1,903,508
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,114 539,509 497 27,628 617 511,881
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 741 436,140 462 24,163 279 411,977
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 424 98,718 274 7,794 150 90,924
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 233 95,728 124 7,244 109 88,484
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 1,375 832,191 692 31,949 683 800,242
45121 Book stores & news dealers 1,032 593,674 575 25,279 457 568,395
451211 Book stores 651 544,985 277 13,354 374 531,631
451212 News dealers & newsstands 381 48,689 298 11,925 83 36,764
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 343 238,517 117 6,670 226 231,847
452 General merchandise stores 1,064 5,926,272 390 28,514 674 5,897,758
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 11,331 2,222,259 8,377 368,144 2,954 1,854,115
4531 Florists 1,254 220,993 612 23,184 642 197,809
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 2,695 1,050,229 1,598 58,602 1,097 991,627
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 297 596,578 126 7,092 171 589,486
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 2,398 453,651 1,472 51,510 926 402,141
4533 Used merchandise stores 2,556 230,629 2,173 96,950 383 133,679
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 4,826 720,408 3,994 189,408 832 531,000
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 402 146,697 210 9,693 192 137,004
45392 Art dealers 514 89,061 341 20,202 173 68,859
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 33 N 29 2,567 4 D
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 3,877 N 3,414 156,946 463 D
454 Nonstore retailers 13,969 4,075,784 12,546 295,945 1,423 3,779,839
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 1,311 1,938,471 1,046 26,689 265 1,911,782
4542 Vending machine operators 707 167,246 514 16,984 193 150,262
4543 Direct selling establishments 11,951 1,970,067 10,986 252,272 965 1,717,795
45431 Fuel dealers 840 1,359,567 157 22,626 683 1,336,941
45439 Other direct selling establishments 11,111 610,500 10,829 229,646 282 380,854
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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