The 2010 Statistical Abstract
The National Data Book
Wholesale & Retail Trade
This section presents statistics relating to the distributive trades, specifically wholesale trade and retail trade. Data shown for the trades are classified by kind of business and cover sales, establishments, employees, payrolls, and other items.
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Establishments, Sales, Payroll and Employees
1008 - Wholesale and Retail Trade - Establishments, Sales, Payroll, and Employees [Excel 27K] | [PDF 448K]
1010 - Wholesale Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [Excel 36k] | [PDF 448k]
1013 - Wholesale and Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll by State [Excel 55k] | [PDF 448k]
1014 - Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [Excel 86k] | [PDF 449k]
1015 - Retail Trade--Nonemployer Establishments and Receipts by Kind of Business [Excel 55k] | [PDF 449k]
1016 - Retail Industries - Employees, Average Weekly Hours, and Hourly Earnings [Excel 56K] | [PDF 449K]
Motor Vehicle Sales
1023 - Franchised New Car Dealerships--Summary [Excel 25k] | [PDF 460k]
1024 - Retail Sales and Leases of New and Used Vehicles [Excel 40k] | [PDF 460k]
1026 - New Motor Vehicle Sales and Car Production [Excel 49k] | [PDF 401k]
Online Retail Sales
1021 - Retail Trade Sales-Total and E-Commerce by Kind of Business [Excel 34k] | [PDF 460k]
1022 - Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses--Total and E-Commerce Sales by Merchandise Line [Excel 34k] | [PDF 460k]
Retail Trade Sales
1017 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Kind of Business [Excel 42k] | [PDF 460k]
1018 - Retail Trade Corporations--Sales, Net Profit, and Profit Per Dollar of Sales [Excel 33k] | [PDF 460k]
1019 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Estimated Per Capita Sales by Selected Kinds of Business [Excel 37k] | [PDF 460k]
1020 - Retail Trade--Merchandise Inventories and Inventory/Sales Ratio by Kind of Business [Excel 30k] | [PDF 460k]
1025 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Type of Store and State: 2008 [Excel 47k] | [PDF 453]
1027 - Retail Food stores--Number and Sales by Type [Excel 40k] | [PDF 461k]
1028 - Food and Alcoholic Beverage Sales by Sales Outlet [Excel 29k] | [PDF 451k]
Wholesale Trade Sales
1009 - Wholesale Trade - Nonemployer Establishments and Receipts by Kind of Business [Excel 37K] | [PDF 448K]
1011 - Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales--Total and E-Commerce [Excel 42k] | [PDF 448k]
1012 - Merchant Wholesalers--Summary [Excel 30k] | [PDF 466k]
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