More detail	SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
				1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
		Retail trade		63,662	-0.1	107,417,375	35.9	971,264	15.9	12,234,786	32.2
	52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers		2,927	-1.4	5,872,413	43.2	38,489	28.9	710,334	40.7
	53	General merchandise stores		1,538	5.6	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
	54	Food stores		6,791	-9.0	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
	55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations		8,348	-4.4	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
	56	Apparel and accessory stores		4,483	-17.3	D	N	(25k-49999)	N	D	N
	57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores		4,451	3.8	5,714,553	63.8	37,878	38.3	665,331	46.7
	58	Eating and drinking places		20,566	5.0	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
	59	Miscellaneous retail		14,558	5.6	15,881,466	45.0	132,826	23.2	2,030,714	48.2

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

Retail Trade by Industry (4-digit SIC)
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Introductory text includes scope and methodology.
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SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
	Retail trade		63,662	-0.1	107,417,375	35.9	971,264	15.9	12,234,786	32.2
52	Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers		2,927	-1.4	5,872,413	43.2	38,489	28.9	710,334	40.7
521	Lumber and other building materials dealers		1,064	8.5	4,170,590	49.8	23,285	44.9	467,114	45.3
523	Paint, glass, and wallpaper stores		496	-1.6	322,929	36.9	2,248	8.9	46,886	44.7
525	Hardware stores		685	-14.1	597,896	12.6	7,537	8.4	95,586	18.7
526	Retail nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores		545	-2.7	485,905	34.9	4,362	10.3	71,840	35.3
527	Mobile home dealers		137	7.9	295,093	55.6	1,057	31.0	28,908	67.5
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
53	General merchandise stores		1,538	5.6	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
531	Department stores (excluding leased departments) $$		556	1.8	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
533	Variety stores		715	20.4	677,805	20.6	7,220	3.3	74,949	15.5
539	Miscellaneous general merchandise stores		267	-15.5	D	N	(10k-24999)	N	D	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
54	Food stores		6,791	-9.0	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
541	Grocery stores		4,953	-8.4	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
542	Meat and fish (seafood) markets, including freezer provisioners		303	-21.7	186,280	-12.8	1,971	-13.2	28,393	2.0
543	Fruit and vegetable markets		115	3.6	68,879	5.2	668	0.1	8,788	6.7
544	Candy, nut, and confectionery stores		242	-15.1	75,141	10.3	1,722	-7.7	12,461	7.2
545	Dairy products stores		84	-22.2	17,847	-26.6	290	-23.3	2,346	-12.1
546	Retail bakeries		736	-11.9	200,569	-0.2	5,263	-18.5	56,830	7.3
549	Miscellaneous food stores		358	16.2	154,598	61.8	1,882	37.3	21,486	76.6
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
55	Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations		8,348	-4.4	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
551	Motor vehicle dealers (new and used)		1,156	3.6	23,295,280	63.8	47,940	22.6	1,489,685	46.3
552	Motor vehicle dealers (used only)		995	21.6	1,637,645	135.1	4,060	46.3	92,883	94.4
553	Auto and home supply stores		1,648	-0.1	D	N	(10k-24999)	N	D	N
554	Gasoline service stations		4,082	-13.4	7,704,806	23.2	33,891	4.1	401,678	22.5
555	Boat dealers		153	6.2	235,103	56.1	978	26.2	22,097	31.2
556	Recreational vehicle dealers		111	-3.5	294,791	37.3	1,048	32.5	27,709	50.7
557	Motorcycle dealers		150	2.0	330,727	77.7	1,256	21.4	29,031	67.7
559	Automotive dealers, not elsewhere classified		53	55.9	69,392	208.7	263	176.8	5,537	205.4
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
56	Apparel and accessory stores		4,483	-17.3	D	N	(25k-49999)	N	D	N
561	Men's and boys' clothing and accessory stores		459	-21.4	312,120	-7.5	3,358	-20.7	45,125	-6.6
562	Women's clothing stores		1,314	-28.2	884,111	-25.2	11,509	-34.4	107,322	-17.3
563	Women's accessory and specialty stores		348	-9.6	187,530	30.5	2,179	12.7	23,906	30.5
564	Children's and infants' wear stores		152	-5.6	165,534	64.2	1,538	31.9	14,690	57.5
565	Family clothing stores		633	25.6	1,121,745	50.7	11,016	47.2	117,986	69.1
566	Shoe stores		1,273	-23.1	779,336	14.2	7,852	-0.3	87,613	6.6
569	Miscellaneous apparel and accessory stores		304	0.3	D	N	(1000-2499)	N	D	N
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
57	Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores		4,451	3.8	5,714,553	63.8	37,878	38.3	665,331	46.7
571	Home furniture and furnishings stores		2,520	-1.4	2,759,747	38.7	20,974	28.6	393,956	39.3
572	Household appliance stores		387	2.9	302,433	28.2	2,187	7.9	40,819	30.9
573	Radio, television, consumer electronics, and music stores		1,544	13.9	2,652,373	109.8	14,717	62.7	230,556	65.3
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
58	Eating and drinking places		20,566	5.0	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
581	Eating and drinking places		20,566	5.0	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
5812	Eating places		17,033	7.4	D	N	(100,000+)	N	D	N
5813	Drinking places (alcoholic beverages)		3,533	-5.0	624,273	10.5	16,487	1.1	120,790	14.8
SIC	1987 SIC Description		Establishments		Sales ($1,000)		Paid employees		Annual payroll ($1,000)
			1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg	1997	% chg
59	Miscellaneous retail		14,558	5.6	15,881,466	45.0	132,826	23.2	2,030,714	48.2
591	Drug stores and proprietary stores		1,846	-9.0	4,849,896	31.6	35,034	25.0	550,661	41.9
592	Liquor stores		1,175	-9.3	792,394	16.4	5,915	-4.8	65,317	17.1
593	Used merchandise stores		694	7.8	213,779	35.2	4,158	34.9	52,343	49.6
594	Miscellaneous shopping goods stores		4,910	1.1	3,208,515	31.6	35,480	15.4	417,877	34.5
596	Nonstore retailers		1,496	27.6	4,503,951	73.1	27,837	30.7	565,544	69.8
598	Fuel dealers		288	3.2	551,368	55.4	2,608	24.2	60,640	41.4
599	Retail stores, not elsewhere classified		4,149	18.2	1,761,563	66.5	21,794	32.9	318,332	54.2

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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