U.S. Department of Commerce

The 2012 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

1042 - Wholesale and Retail Trade - Establishments, Sales, Payroll, and Employees [Excel 31k] | [PDF 57k]

1044 - Wholesale Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [Excel 39k] | [PDF 54k]

1047 - Wholesale and Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll by State [Excel 71k] | [PDF 64k]

1048 - Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [Excel 92k] | [PDF 63k]

1049 - Retail Trade--Nonemployer Firms and Receipts by Industry Type [Excel 39k] | [PDF 63k]

1050 - Retail Industries - Employees, Average Weekly Hours, and Average Hourly Earnings [Excel 37k] | [PDF 67k]

Motor Vehicle Sales

1057 - Franchised New Car Dealerships--Summary [Excel 30k] | [PDF 64k]

1058 - Retail Sales and Leases of New and Used Vehicles [Excel 20k] | [PDF 64k]

1060 - New Motor Vehicle Sales and Car Production [Excel 31k] | [PDF 58k]

Online Retail Sales

1055 - Retail Trade Sales--Total and E-Commerce by Kind of Business [Excel 43k] | [PDF 64k]

1056 - Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses--Total and E-Commerce Sales by Merchandise Line [Excel 33k] | [PDF 60k]

Retail Trade Sales

1051 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Kind of Business [Excel 46k] | [PDF 64k]

1052 - Retail Trade Corporations--Sales, Net Profit, and Profit Per Dollar of Sales [Excel 31k] | [PDF 69k]

1053 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Estimated Per Capita Sales by Selected Kinds of Business [Excel 34k] | [PDF 59k]

1054 - Retail Trade--Merchandise Inventories and Inventory/Sales Ratio by Kind of Business [Excel 33k] | [PDF 64k]

1059 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Type of Store and State: 2009 [Excel 43k] | [PDF 142k]

1061 - Shopping Centers--Number and Gross Leasable Area [Excel 28k] | [PDF 62k]

1062 - Food and Alcoholic Beverage Sales by Sales Outlet [Excel 37k] | [PDF 62k]

Wholesale Trade Sales

1043 - Wholesale Trade - Nonemployer Establishments and Receipts by Industry Type [Excel 33k] | [PDF 57k]

1045 - Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales--Total and E-Commerce [Excel 51k] | [PDF 58k]

1046 - Merchant Wholesalers--Summary [Excel 39k] | [PDF 60k]

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau  |  The 2012 Statistical Abstract  |  Page Last Modified: June 27, 2012