1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service ALABAMA Table 1 - General Statistics by Sector Number Sales or Annual Number of Receipts Payroll of Sector Year Estabs ($million) ($million) Employees ALABAMA Retail Trade 1992 24,059 27,733.6 2,988.7 269,662 1987 24,092 21,260.9 2,357.5 249,847 1982 20,581 13,927.5 1,563.6 192,402 Wholesale Trade 1992 7,066 31,971.4 1,950.7 80,080 1987 6,671 24,343.6 1,548.5 77,559 1982 5,913 19,645.2 1,073.9 67,829 Service Industries ** 1992 22,982 13,649.2 5,162.2 248,289 1987 20,474 8,397.2 3,066.9 189,566 1982 15,902 4,338.9 1,606.1 125,561 United States Retail Trade 1992 1,526,215 1,894,880.2 222,867.9 18,407,453 1987 1,503,593 1,493,308.8 177,547.9 17,792,663 1982 1,421,988 1,037,917.9 123,393.0 14,448,489 Wholesale Trade 1992 495,457 3,249,874.0 173,272.5 5,971,401 1987 466,680 2,523,688.4 133,153.3 5,593,777 1982 435,143 1,997,894.8 95,208.7 4,984,880 Service Industries ** 1992 1,825,435 1,202,613.0 452,697.5 19,290,352 1987 1,626,017 772,194.1 289,806.5 16,054,738 1982 1,339,229 426,982.0 158,624.5 11,106,144 Table 2 - Selected Ratios by Sector -------Retail----- -----Wholesale----- --- Services ** --- Sales Payroll Sales Payroll Receipts Payroll per per per per per per Capita Employee Capita Employee Capita Employee Year Population ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ALABAMA 1992 4,137,511 6,703.0 11,083.1 7,727.2 24,359.5 3,298.9 20,791.0 1987 4,015,262 5,295.0 9,435.7 6,062.8 19,965.1 2,091.3 16,178.5 1982 3,925,263 3,548.2 8,126.5 5,004.8 15,832.2 1,105.4 12,791.7 United States 1992 255,077,536 7,428.6 12,107.5 12,740.7 29,017.1 4,714.7 23,467.6 1987 242,288,936 6,163.3 9,978.7 10,416.0 23,803.8 3,187.1 18,051.2 1982 231,664,432 4,480.3 8,540.2 8,624.1 19,099.5 1,843.1 14,282.6 [See explanatory notes at end of Table 6B] Source: 1992 Economic Census 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service ALABAMA Table 3 - Top Counties in ALABAMA in terms of 1992 population --- Retail --- -- Wholesale -- --- Services--- Popu- Number Number Number lation of Sales of Sales of Rcpts Geo Area Name (1992) Estabs ($mil) Estabs ($mil) Estabs ($mil) Jefferson 657,674 4,066 5,910 1,711 11,122 5,036 4,292 Mobile 389,234 2,140 2,785 843 2,822 2,443 1,396 Madison 251,229 1,512 2,024 467 2,438 1,968 2,299 Montgomery 214,996 1,397 1,889 465 2,994 1,697 1,059 Tuscaloosa 153,677 912 1,110 207 594 847 423 Calhoun 116,406 676 781 148 645 609 206 Shelby 107,261 440 494 266 2,364 551 298 Baldwin 106,349 814 811 160 373 632 206 Morgan 103,770 688 805 205 624 657 283 Etowah 99,832 549 612 148 447 535 253 * The reports and databases include more Kind-of-Business detail for this area Table 4 - Percent Change in Employment and Sales from Prior Census ----- Retail ------ ---- Wholesale ---- ---- Service** ---- Number of Number of Number of Years Sales Employees Sales Employees Receipts Employees ALABAMA 1987 - 1992 30.44 7.93 31.33 3.25 62.55 30.98 1982 - 1987 52.65 29.86 23.92 14.34 93.53 50.98 United States 1987 - 1992 26.89 3.46 28.77 6.75 55.74 20.15 1982 - 1987 43.88 23.15 26.32 12.21 80.85 44.56 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service ALABAMA Table 5A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: ALABAMA |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Jefferson ALABAMA State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Retail Trade 4,066 5,909.5 24,059 27,733.6 100.0 1894,880.2 1.5 Bldg Materials & Etc 141 204.8 1,227 1,626.8 5.9 98,832.1 1.6 Gen Mdse Stores 103 811.3 818 3,903.0 14.1 245,329.7 1.6 Food Stores 470 1,027.3 3,128 5,681.7 20.5 369,198.6 1.5 Auto Dealers 290 1,433.7 2,208 6,174.8 22.3 395,147.9 1.6 Gas Stations 305 385.3 2,185 2,137.5 7.7 134,705.4 1.6 Apparel & Accessories 412 421.7 2,045 1,479.1 5.3 101,714.5 1.5 Furniture & Misc 348 298.9 1,826 1,202.5 4.3 93,206.0 1.3 Eating & Drinking 1,001 547.1 5,326 2,496.2 9.0 195,317.0 1.3 Drug Stores 183 241.1 1,022 1,132.9 4.1 77,487.6 1.5 Misc Retail 813 538.4 4,274 1,899.1 6.8 183,941.5 1.0 Wholesale Trade 1,711 11,121.6 7,066 31,971.4 100.0 3249,874.0 1.0 Merchant Wholesalers 1,314 5,434.9 6,023 20,676.1 64.7 1858,627.1 1.1 Other Wholesalers 397 5,686.6 1,043 11,295.4 35.3 1391,246.8 0.8 Table 5B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: ALABAMA |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Jefferson ALABAMA State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Service Indust. ** 5,036 4,292.4 22,982 13,649.2 100.0 1202,613.0 1.1 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 79 96.4 545 451.5 3.3 69,203.9 0.7 Personal Services 591 145.6 2,981 583.6 4.3 43,279.8 1.3 Business Services 857 716.7 3,316 2,335.5 17.1 274,892.2 0.8 Auto Repair & Garages 469 256.1 2,471 822.5 6.0 70,032.6 1.2 Misc Repair Services 251 196.8 1,169 491.5 3.6 30,731.8 1.6 Amusements 237 108.1 1,275 470.8 3.4 92,915.5 0.5 Health Services ** 1,206 1,418.9 5,519 4,925.1 36.1 299,066.6 1.6 Legal Services 473 428.7 1,979 959.5 7.0 101,114.2 0.9 Social Services 158 35.8 914 150.3 1.1 13,349.2 1.1 Professional Services 657 876.7 2,589 2,392.6 17.5 192,818.6 1.2 [See explanatory notes at end of Table 6B] Source: 1992 Economic Census. 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service ALABAMA Table 6A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: ALABAMA |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Jefferson ALABAMA Sales KB Sls % Chg # of Sales # of by KB pct of in Sls Sales > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) 92/87 ($mil) Retail Trade 4,237 4,673.5 24,092 21,260.9 100.0 30.4 1493,308.8 Bldg Materials & Etc 189 183.7 1,346 1,259.5 5.9 29.2 81,486.6 Gen Mdse Stores 100 615.0 831 2,652.3 12.5 47.2 181,147.3 Food Stores 523 842.4 3,233 4,475.6 21.1 26.9 301,846.8 Auto Dealers 322 1,275.3 2,314 5,393.4 25.4 14.5 333,420.0 Gas Stations 339 282.6 2,229 1,452.9 6.8 47.1 101,997.4 Apparel & Accessories 495 348.1 2,458 1,149.6 5.4 28.7 77,390.8 Furniture & Misc 378 222.1 1,889 893.4 4.2 34.6 74,782.5 Eating & Drinking 928 429.2 4,644 1,818.8 8.6 37.2 148,776.5 Drug Stores 211 160.3 1,162 762.8 3.6 48.5 53,824.5 Misc Retail 752 314.7 3,986 1,402.6 6.6 35.4 139,439.7 Wholesale Trade 1,799 9,903.2 6,671 24,343.6 100.0 31.3 2523,688.4 Merchant Wholesalers 1,372 5,070.0 5,674 15,419.2 63.3 34.1 1477,131.6 Other Wholesalers 427 4,833.1 997 8,924.4 36.7 26.6 1046,556.8 Table 6B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: ALABAMA |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Jefferson ALABAMA Sales KB Sls % Chg # of Sales # of by KB pct of in Sls Sales > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) 92/87 ($mil) Service Indust. ** 4,667 2,769.6 20,474 8,397.2 100.0 62.5 772,194.1 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 84 77.3 547 350.7 4.2 28.7 51,864.7 Auto Repair & Garages 434 190.7 2,124 589.5 7.0 39.5 51,423.0 Amusements 202 75.5 1,068 321.8 3.8 46.3 57,637.6 Health Services ** 1,125 773.0 5,105 2,874.5 34.2 71.3 182,289.2 Legal Services 411 232.2 1,734 562.0 6.7 70.7 66,997.5 (D) - Withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies. ESTABS - Establishments. SALES - value of sales (retail/wholesale), or service for establs with paid employees. See the reports for other definitions. 1/ The PERCENT of SALES (RECEIPTS) for the SECTOR by the KIND OF BUSINESS ** Services includes only taxable estabs. Census-to-census comparisons are affected by coverage of hospitals, some other services. Private hospitals are included in 1987, excluded in 1982. How to Purchase Printed Reports and Electronic Data Products The 1992 Economic Censuses data presented in this profile can be obtained from printed reports sold by the Government Printing Office, or from electronic data products sold by the Bureau of the Census. _____________________________________________________________________________ | Printed reports for || Subscriptions for | | ||all reports in series| Sector/Report Series | || Subscr. | | ALABAMA | GPO Stock No. |Price|Timing|| Code | Price | -------------------------|---------------|-----|------||----------|----------| Retail Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CRTGF | $175.00| ALABAMA 803-024-00054-5 5.50 Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Wholesale Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CWTGF | 170.00| ALABAMA 803-033-00054-4 4.75 Service Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CSIGF | 266.00| ALABAMA 803-029-00054-7 7.50 Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Transp, Commun, Util | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Finan, Insur, Real Est | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Manufactures | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CMFGF | 147.00| ALABAMA 803-016-00052-6 4.75 Mineral Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CMNGF | 31.00| East South Central 803-020-00015-9 3.75 Construction Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CCIGF | 46.00| East South Central 803-012-00016-4 6.00 Census of Agric--Volume 1| | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CAFR | 300.00| ALABAMA 803-010-00055-2 28.00 Census of Governments | | | || | | Compendium of Govt Finan| (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Compendium of Public Emp| (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Taxable Property Values | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Govt. 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