1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service MASSACHUSETTS Table 1 - General Statistics by Sector Number Sales or Annual Number of Receipts Payroll of Sector Year Estabs ($million) ($million) Employees MASSACHUSETTS Retail Trade 1992 38,491 47,663.2 5,985.9 469,519 1987 38,905 44,818.5 5,492.7 529,891 1982 34,421 28,222.8 3,285.3 423,874 Wholesale Trade 1992 10,950 86,657.4 5,034.9 141,497 1987 11,087 74,697.6 4,389.9 160,791 1982 9,709 49,758.7 2,654.0 132,348 Service Industries ** 1992 46,552 38,949.2 15,103.5 545,398 1987 44,387 27,016.0 10,434.4 523,188 1982 33,947 13,316.9 5,362.9 353,348 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 ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) MASSACHUSETTS 1992 5,992,712 7,953.5 12,749.1 14,460.5 35,583.0 6,499.4 27,692.6 1987 5,935,205 7,551.3 10,365.7 12,585.5 27,302.2 4,551.8 19,943.8 1982 5,771,222 4,890.3 7,750.7 8,621.9 20,053.4 2,307.5 15,177.5 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 MASSACHUSETTS Table 3 - Top Counties in MASSACHUSETTS 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 ($mil) Middlesex 1,394,408 8,275 11,139 3,120 28,588 12,579 15,144 Worcester 708,164 4,028 5,290 1,126 7,866 4,407 2,446 Essex 669,984 4,075 4,929 1,171 7,307 4,803 2,508 Suffolk 639,192 4,285 4,746 1,084 8,778 6,045 8,708 Norfolk 620,957 3,715 5,636 1,567 20,327 5,729 4,031 Bristol 506,593 3,287 3,984 772 5,986 2,978 1,272 Hampden 452,140 2,817 3,424 699 2,362 2,859 1,617 Plymouth 439,659 2,677 3,739 733 3,781 2,787 1,429 Barnstable 189,006 2,321 2,147 254 353 1,906 762 Hampshire 147,474 927 792 127 293 789 290 * The reports and databases include more Kind-of-Business detail for this area Table 4 - Percent Change in Employment and Sales from Prior Census ----- Retail ------ ---- Wholesale ---- ---- Service** ---- Number of Number of Number of Years Sales Employees Sales Employees Receipts Employees MASSACHUSETTS 1987 - 1992 6.35 -11.39 16.01 -12.00 44.17 4.25 1982 - 1987 58.80 25.01 50.12 21.49 102.87 48.07 United States 1987 - 1992 26.89 3.46 28.77 6.75 55.74 20.15 1982 - 1987 43.88 23.15 26.32 12.21 80.85 44.56 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service MASSACHUSETTS Table 5A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: MASSACHUSETTS |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Middlesex MASSACHUSETTS State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Retail Trade 8,275 11,139.3 38,491 47,663.2 100.0 1894,880.2 2.5 Bldg Materials & Etc 283 427.1 1,429 2,175.7 4.6 98,832.1 2.2 Gen Mdse Stores 128 1,131.8 712 4,900.2 10.3 245,329.7 2.0 Food Stores 977 2,136.2 4,483 9,442.7 19.8 369,198.6 2.6 Auto Dealers 313 2,135.1 1,677 8,339.0 17.5 395,147.9 2.1 Gas Stations 551 662.6 2,463 2,982.9 6.3 134,705.4 2.2 Apparel & Accessories 840 913.5 3,791 3,465.9 7.3 101,714.5 3.4 Furniture & Misc 606 541.9 2,514 2,118.0 4.4 93,206.0 2.3 Eating & Drinking 2,410 1,144.6 11,684 5,411.1 11.4 195,317.0 2.8 Drug Stores 274 541.8 1,236 2,287.0 4.8 77,487.6 3.0 Misc Retail 1,893 1,504.9 8,502 6,540.9 13.7 183,941.5 3.6 Wholesale Trade 3,120 28,588.4 10,950 86,657.4 100.0 3249,874.0 2.7 Merchant Wholesalers 2,356 13,446.9 8,830 46,153.1 53.3 1858,627.1 2.5 Other Wholesalers 764 15,141.5 2,120 40,504.2 46.7 1391,246.8 2.9 Table 5B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: MASSACHUSETTS |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Middlesex MASSACHUSETTS State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Service Indust. ** 12,579 15,144.2 46,552 38,949.2 100.0 1202,613.0 3.2 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 104 331.4 979 1,554.1 4.0 69,203.9 2.2 Personal Services 1,421 316.6 5,622 1,203.2 3.1 43,279.8 2.8 Business Services 2,689 6,100.9 8,010 11,425.7 29.3 274,892.2 4.2 Auto Repair & Garages 1,005 439.4 4,082 1,802.2 4.6 70,032.6 2.6 Misc Repair Services 359 173.6 1,487 671.0 1.7 30,731.8 2.2 Amusements 586 305.3 2,572 1,605.1 4.1 92,915.5 1.7 Health Services ** 2,709 1,859.8 10,602 7,626.2 19.6 299,066.6 2.5 Legal Services 807 273.0 4,462 3,267.7 8.4 101,114.2 3.2 Social Services 310 95.8 1,225 317.7 0.8 13,349.2 2.4 Professional Services 2,308 5,055.6 6,635 8,993.4 23.1 192,818.6 4.7 [See explanatory notes at end of Table 6B] Source: 1992 Economic Census. 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service MASSACHUSETTS Table 6A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: MASSACHUSETTS |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Middlesex MASSACHUSETTS Sales KB Sls % Chg # of Sales # of by KB pct of in Sls Sales > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) 92/87 ($mil) Retail Trade 8,223 10,713.7 38,905 44,818.5 100.0 6.3 1493,308.8 Bldg Materials & Etc 333 627.6 1,663 2,492.4 5.6 -12.7 81,486.6 Gen Mdse Stores 135 1,231.1 805 4,927.0 11.0 -0.5 181,147.3 Food Stores 1,028 1,968.3 4,632 8,075.3 18.0 16.9 301,846.8 Auto Dealers 377 2,518.4 2,055 9,855.5 22.0 -15.4 333,420.0 Gas Stations 621 573.9 2,738 2,516.8 5.6 18.5 101,997.4 Apparel & Accessories 816 689.8 3,893 2,778.6 6.2 24.7 77,390.8 Furniture & Misc 661 526.6 2,725 2,097.6 4.7 1.0 74,782.5 Eating & Drinking 2,176 968.5 10,649 4,708.1 10.5 14.9 148,776.5 Drug Stores 307 400.7 1,371 1,613.3 3.6 41.8 53,824.5 Misc Retail 1,769 1,208.8 8,374 5,754.0 12.8 13.7 139,439.7 Wholesale Trade 3,219 27,569.3 11,087 74,697.6 100.0 16.0 2523,688.4 Merchant Wholesalers 2,423 13,400.6 8,963 42,673.4 57.1 8.2 1477,131.6 Other Wholesalers 796 14,168.7 2,124 32,024.2 42.9 26.5 1046,556.8 Table 6B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: MASSACHUSETTS |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Middlesex MASSACHUSETTS 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. ** 11,686 9,788.4 44,387 27,016.0 100.0 44.2 772,194.1 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 89 281.3 938 1,326.1 4.9 17.2 51,864.7 Auto Repair & Garages 992 402.3 4,086 1,635.9 6.1 10.2 51,423.0 Amusements 541 192.0 2,458 1,110.4 4.1 44.6 57,637.6 Health Services ** 2,576 1,041.8 10,265 4,680.6 17.3 62.9 182,289.2 Legal Services 697 186.2 4,042 2,137.4 7.9 52.9 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. | | MASSACHUSETTS | GPO Stock No. |Price|Timing|| Code | Price | -------------------------|---------------|-----|------||----------|----------| Retail Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CRTGF | $175.00| MASSACHUSETTS 803-024-00075-8 6.50 Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Wholesale Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CWTGF | 170.00| MASSACHUSETTS 803-033-00075-7 5.50 Service Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CSIGF | 266.00| MASSACHUSETTS 803-029-00075-0 12.00 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| MASSACHUSETTS 803-016-00073-9 5.50 Mineral Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CMNGF | 31.00| New England 803-020-00010-8 4.75 Construction Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CCIGF | 46.00| New England 803-012-00011-3 9.50 Census of Agric--Volume 1| | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CAFR | 300.00| MASSACHUSETTS 803-010-00074-9 17.00 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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