More detail	SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
				1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
		Retail trade		3,645	3,847	-5.3	D	3,586,625	N	(25k-49999)	46,890	N	D	642,123	N
	52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers		28	28	0.0	D	48,948	N	(500-999)	394	N	D	8,222	N
	53	General merchandise stores		29	34	-14.7	D	204,096	N	(1000-2499)	1,917	N	D	30,303	N
	54	Food stores		392	426	-8.0	D	639,633	N	(2500-4999)	4,985	N	D	88,565	N
	55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations		148	164	-9.8	D	332,745	N	(1000-2499)	1,587	N	D	27,933	N
	56	Apparel and accessory stores		377	449	-16.0	D	359,581	N	(2500-4999)	3,750	N	D	49,227	N
	57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores		172	198	-13.1	D	226,664	N	(1000-2499)	1,571	N	D	28,756	N
	58	Eating and drinking places		1,577	1,568	0.6	D	1,021,145	N	(25k-49999)	25,907	N	D	296,702	N
	59	Miscellaneous retail		922	980	-5.9	D	753,813	N	(5000-9999)	6,779	N	D	112,415	N

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

Retail Trade by Industry (4-digit SIC)
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SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
	Retail trade		3,645	3,847	-5.3	D	3,586,625	N	(25k-49999)	46,890	N	D	642,123	N
52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers		28	28	0.0	D	48,948	N	(500-999)	394	N	D	8,222	N
521	Lumber and other building materials dealers		8	7	14.3	D	D	N	(250-499)	(100-249)	N	D	D	N
523	Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores		5	6	-16.7	D	D	N	(20-99)	(20-99)	N	D	D	N
525	Hardware stores		15	13	15.4	D	D	N	(100-249)	(100-249)	N	D	D	N
526	Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores		0	1	N	0	D	N	0	(1-19)	N	0	D	N
527	Mobile home dealers		0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
53	General merchandise stores		29	34	-14.7	D	204,096	N	(1000-2499)	1,917	N	D	30,303	N
531	Department stores (excluding leased departments) $$		4	6	-33.3	D	172,953	N	(1000-2499)	1,609	N	D	26,181	N
533	Variety stores		12	10	20.0	9,333	D	N	76	(100-249)	N	1,097	D	N
539	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores		13	18	-27.8	16,712	D	N	108	(100-249)	N	2,058	D	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
54	Food stores		392	426	-8.0	D	639,633	N	(2500-4999)	4,985	N	D	88,565	N
541	Grocery stores		299	312	-4.2	602,927	565,989	6.5	4,143	4,079	1.6	77,304	78,658	-1.7
542	Meat and fish (seafood) markets, including freezer provisioners		31	32	-3.1	52,682	49,388	6.7	312	360	-13.3	4,862	5,016	-3.1
543	Fruit and vegetable markets		4	2	100.0	669	D	N	19	(1-19)	N	141	D	N
544	Candy, nut, and confectionery stores		11	15	-26.7	D	3,536	N	(20-99)	72	N	D	602	N
545	Dairy products stores		1	3	-66.7	D	D	N	(1-19)	(1-19)	N	D	D	N
546	Retail bakeries		24	46	-47.8	D	12,683	N	(100-249)	343	N	D	2,980	N
549	Miscellaneous food stores		22	16	37.5	D	7,093	N	(250-499)	113	N	D	1,181	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations		148	164	-9.8	D	332,745	N	(1000-2499)	1,587	N	D	27,933	N
551	Motor vehicle dealers (new and used)		5	7	-28.6	83,152	91,544	-9.2	250	446	-43.9	7,987	12,155	-34.3
552	Motor vehicle dealers (used only)		14	12	16.7	15,042	D	N	37	(20-99)	N	781	D	N
553	Auto and home supply stores		19	27	-29.6	D	22,179	N	(100-249)	280	N	D	3,859	N
554	Gasoline service stations		109	117	-6.8	215,067	206,614	4.1	854	815	4.8	13,896	10,893	27.6
555	Boat dealers		1	1	0.0	D	D	N	(1-19)	(1-19)	N	D	D	N
556	Recreational vehicle dealers		0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N
557	Motorcycle dealers		0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N
559	Automotive dealers, not elsewhere classified		0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N	0	0	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
56	Apparel and accessory stores		377	449	-16.0	D	359,581	N	(2500-4999)	3,750	N	D	49,227	N
561	Men's and boys' clothing and accessory stores		50	60	-16.7	50,773	64,322	-21.1	400	492	-18.7	6,649	9,488	-29.9
562	Women's clothing stores		115	140	-17.9	85,703	134,949	-36.5	954	1,585	-39.8	12,323	18,284	-32.6
563	Women's accessory and specialty stores		21	37	-43.2	D	21,295	N	(100-249)	221	N	D	3,437	N
564	Children's and infants' wear stores		13	14	-7.1	4,709	6,427	-26.7	81	79	2.5	677	813	-16.7
565	Family clothing stores		74	73	1.4	106,274	68,410	55.3	939	697	34.7	12,714	7,725	64.6
566	Shoe stores		80	96	-16.7	55,275	55,989	-1.3	460	563	-18.3	6,750	8,193	-17.6
569	Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores		24	29	-17.2	D	8,189	N	(20-99)	113	N	D	1,287	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores		172	198	-13.1	D	226,664	N	(1000-2499)	1,571	N	D	28,756	N
571	Home furniture and furnishings stores		95	112	-15.2	D	77,589	N	(500-999)	671	N	D	12,650	N
572	Household appliance stores		3	10	-70.0	1,786	8,605	-79.2	30	59	-49.2	595	1,446	-58.9
573	Radio, television, consumer electronics, and music stores		74	76	-2.6	D	140,470	N	(500-999)	841	N	D	14,660	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
58	Eating and drinking places		1,577	1,568	0.6	D	1,021,145	N	(25k-49999)	25,907	N	D	296,702	N
581	Eating and drinking places		1,577	1,568	0.6	D	1,021,145	N	(25k-49999)	25,907	N	D	296,702	N
5812	Eating places		1,512	1,502	0.7	D	982,290	N	(25k-49999)	24,710	N	D	285,013	N
5813	Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)		65	71	-8.5	58,202	42,614	36.6	1,640	1,197	37.0	18,936	r	48.4
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments			Sales ($1,000)			Paid employees			Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg	1997	1992	% chg
59	Miscellaneous retail		922	980	-5.9	D	753,813	N	(5000-9999)	6,779	N	D	112,415	N
591	Drug stores and proprietary stores		94	113	-16.8	260,041	216,579	20.1	1,737	1,715	1.3	26,538	28,259	-6.1
592	Liquor stores		193	211	-8.5	173,194	162,027	6.9	887	1,015	-12.6	17,651	17,567	0.5
593	Used merchandise stores		56	56	0.0	D	20,324	N	(250-499)	310	N	D	r	N
594	Miscellaneous shopping goods stores		287	322	-10.9	D	213,828	N	(1000-2499)	2,175	N	D	33,815	N
596	Nonstore retailers		57	43	32.6	D	35,807	N	(250-499)	401	N	D	5,955	N
598	Fuel dealers		4	3	33.3	D	D	N	(20-99)	(20-99)	N	D	D	N
599	Retail stores, not elsewhere classified		231	227	1.8	111,377	96,050	16.0	1,161	1,116	4.0	25,045	21,410	17.0

N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure
$$ 1992 sales data include sales from catalog order desks. 1997 sales data exclude sales from catalog order desks.

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- Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics   - Questions?
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