1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service DELAWARE Table 1 - General Statistics by Sector Number Sales or Annual Number of Receipts Payroll of Sector Year Estabs ($million) ($million) Employees DELAWARE Retail Trade 1992 4,865 6,491.9 762.7 60,197 1987 4,416 4,975.7 565.7 56,077 1982 3,836 3,076.1 352.1 41,968 Wholesale Trade 1992 1,088 12,258.1 673.8 16,082 1987 999 7,899.6 452.6 15,526 1982 819 7,307.4 314.1 13,627 Service Industries ** 1992 5,302 2,822.7 1,170.3 54,186 1987 4,447 2,108.1 767.0 46,209 1982 3,210 849.7 330.2 27,433 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 ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) DELAWARE 1992 690,884 9,396.6 12,669.4 17,742.6 41,899.8 4,085.7 21,597.5 1987 636,946 7,811.8 10,087.4 12,402.3 29,152.6 3,309.7 16,597.5 1982 599,148 5,134.1 8,390.1 12,196.4 23,048.0 1,418.1 12,036.4 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 DELAWARE Table 3 - Top Counties in DELAWARE 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 ($mil) New Castle 455,006 2,841 4,273 731 11,126 3,744 2,298 Sussex 119,816 1,228 1,154 187 520 865 259 Kent 116,062 796 1,066 170 613 693 266 * The reports and databases include more Kind-of-Business detail for this area Table 4 - Percent Change in Employment and Sales from Prior Census ----- Retail ------ ---- Wholesale ---- ---- Service** ---- Number of Number of Number of Years Sales Employees Sales Employees Receipts Employees DELAWARE 1987 - 1992 30.47 7.35 55.17 3.58 33.90 17.26 1982 - 1987 61.75 33.62 8.10 13.94 148.11 68.44 United States 1987 - 1992 26.89 3.46 28.77 6.75 55.74 20.15 1982 - 1987 43.88 23.15 26.32 12.21 80.85 44.56 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service DELAWARE Table 5A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: DELAWARE |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| New Castle DELAWARE State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Retail Trade 2,841 4,272.5 4,865 6,491.9 100.0 1894,880.2 0.3 Bldg Materials & Etc 123 188.5 233 383.0 5.9 98,832.1 0.4 Gen Mdse Stores 65 653.3 124 969.9 14.9 245,329.7 0.4 Food Stores 300 782.2 535 1,173.1 18.1 369,198.6 0.3 Auto Dealers 120 815.1 247 1,242.7 19.1 395,147.9 0.3 Gas Stations 158 248.2 287 429.5 6.6 134,705.4 0.3 Apparel & Accessories 271 190.4 477 304.4 4.7 101,714.5 0.3 Furniture & Misc 240 268.2 389 365.1 5.6 93,206.0 0.4 Eating & Drinking 778 413.3 1,279 634.2 9.8 195,317.0 0.3 Drug Stores 86 (D) 139 265.8 4.1 77,487.6 0.3 Misc Retail 700 (D) 1,155 724.2 11.2 183,941.5 0.4 Wholesale Trade 731 11,125.5 1,088 12,258.1 100.0 3249,874.0 0.4 Merchant Wholesalers 608 2,301.9 937 3,090.4 25.2 1858,627.1 0.2 Other Wholesalers 123 8,823.6 151 9,167.6 74.8 1391,246.8 0.7 Table 5B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: DELAWARE |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| New Castle DELAWARE State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Service Indust. ** 3,744 2,297.9 5,302 2,822.7 100.0 1202,613.0 0.2 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 49 74.5 132 112.5 4.0 69,203.9 0.2 Personal Services 392 92.2 607 127.4 4.5 43,279.8 0.3 Business Services 803 624.8 1,051 708.0 25.1 274,892.2 0.3 Auto Repair & Garages 302 116.5 476 152.0 5.4 70,032.6 0.2 Misc Repair Services 128 69.7 197 86.5 3.1 30,731.8 0.3 Amusements 201 97.0 351 143.8 5.1 92,915.5 0.2 Health Services ** 869 603.8 1,199 789.8 28.0 299,066.6 0.3 Legal Services 225 273.1 293 308.9 10.9 101,114.2 0.3 Social Services 131 39.7 184 46.8 1.7 13,349.2 0.4 Professional Services 551 263.1 706 301.3 10.7 192,818.6 0.2 [See explanatory notes at end of Table 6B] Source: 1992 Economic Census. 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service DELAWARE Table 6A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: DELAWARE |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| New Castle DELAWARE Sales KB Sls % Chg # of Sales # of by KB pct of in Sls Sales > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) 92/87 ($mil) Retail Trade 2,584 3,357.3 4,416 4,975.7 100.0 30.5 1493,308.8 Bldg Materials & Etc 114 164.0 236 319.8 6.4 19.8 81,486.6 Gen Mdse Stores 56 499.9 117 696.0 14.0 39.3 181,147.3 Food Stores 308 622.8 531 901.3 18.1 30.1 301,846.8 Auto Dealers 144 741.8 273 1,139.2 22.9 9.1 333,420.0 Gas Stations 172 194.0 279 284.9 5.7 50.8 101,997.4 Apparel & Accessories 268 142.1 445 218.9 4.4 39.1 77,390.8 Furniture & Misc 210 198.6 325 266.9 5.4 36.8 74,782.5 Eating & Drinking 601 281.0 1,023 438.6 8.8 44.6 148,776.5 Drug Stores 83 117.3 130 164.2 3.3 61.9 53,824.5 Misc Retail 628 395.7 1,057 545.9 11.0 32.7 139,439.7 Wholesale Trade 674 6,895.5 999 7,899.6 100.0 55.2 2523,688.4 Merchant Wholesalers 560 1,783.8 850 2,467.9 31.2 25.2 1477,131.6 Other Wholesalers 114 5,111.7 149 5,431.7 68.8 68.8 1046,556.8 Table 6B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: DELAWARE |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| New Castle DELAWARE 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. ** 3,150 1,769.1 4,447 2,108.1 100.0 33.9 772,194.1 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 51 68.3 129 95.4 4.5 17.9 51,864.7 Auto Repair & Garages 251 (D) 389 385.6 18.3 -60.6 51,423.0 Amusements 181 69.0 310 103.2 4.9 39.3 57,637.6 Health Services ** 824 402.0 1,094 497.3 23.6 58.8 182,289.2 Legal Services 191 149.9 251 171.5 8.1 80.1 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. | | DELAWARE | GPO Stock No. |Price|Timing|| Code | Price | -------------------------|---------------|-----|------||----------|----------| Retail Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CRTGF | $175.00| DELAWARE 803-024-00061-8 4.00 Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Wholesale Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CWTGF | 170.00| DELAWARE 803-033-00061-7 3.50 Service Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CSIGF | 266.00| DELAWARE 803-029-00061-0 5.50 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| DELAWARE 803-016-00059-3 3.25 Mineral Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CMNGF | 31.00| South Atlantic 803-020-00014-1 5.50 Construction Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CCIGF | 46.00| South Atlantic 803-012-00015-6 12.00 Census of Agric--Volume 1| | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CAFR | 300.00| DELAWARE 803-010-00061-7 15.00 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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