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| Employers | Nonemployers | Compare to '97 | States | Products, Size, etc. | ||
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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Sales
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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44-45 | Retail trade | 1,114,637 | 3,056,421,997 | 302,113,581 | 14,647,675 | |
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454 | Nonstore retailers | 54,921 | 172,864,966 | 17,094,498 | 571,438 | |
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4543 | Direct selling establishments | 33,090 | 45,087,735 | 6,771,428 | 241,666 | |
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45431 | Fuel dealers | 11,079 | 23,609,510 | 3,099,852 | 98,574 | |
| 454311 | Heating oil dealers | 4,672 | 14,259,058 | 1,708,778 | 50,109 | ||
| NAICS code |
NAICS Title |
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Establish- ments |
Receipts ($1,000) | Establishments | Receipts |
Establish- ments |
Sales ($1,000) | |||||
| Number | % of all | $1,000 | % of all | |||||||
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| 44-45 | Retail trade | 2,953,629 | 3,134,317,733 | 1,838,992 | 62.3 | 77,895,736 | 2.5 | 1,114,637 | 3,056,421,997 | |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 897,741 | 189,534,784 | 842,820 | 93.9 | 16,669,818 | 8.8 | 54,921 | 172,864,966 | |
| 4543 | Direct selling establishments | 794,364 | 59,226,043 | 761,274 | 95.8 | 14,138,308 | 23.9 | 33,090 | 45,087,735 | |
| 45431 | Fuel dealers | 14,557 | 23,987,839 | 3,478 | 23.9 | 378,329 | 1.6 | 11,079 | 23,609,510 | |
| 454311 | Heating oil dealers | N | N | N | N | N | N | 4,672 | 14,259,058 | |
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing heating oil via direct selling.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
NAICS
454311, Heating oil dealers,
is comparable between 2002 and 1997.
For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.
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Data for the Retail trade sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.




















































| Product code | Product description | Sales of this line ($000) |
Percent of industry sales (%) |
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| 20000 | Industry total | 14,259,058 | 100.00 | |
| 20783 | No. 2 distillate fuel oil | 7,840,144 | 54.98 | |
| 20725 | Diesel fuel | 1,118,528 | 7.84 | |
| 20721 | Unleaded regular gasoline | 1,009,889 | 7.08 | |
| 20781 | LP gas, including bulk & bottled | 770,926 | 5.41 | |
| -Other | 3,519,571 | 24.68 |
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