1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service RHODE ISLAND Table 1 - General Statistics by Sector Number Sales or Annual Number of Receipts Payroll of Sector Year Estabs ($million) ($million) Employees RHODE ISLAND Retail Trade 1992 6,412 6,734.3 838.9 67,276 1987 6,682 6,314.7 772.4 76,449 1982 5,811 4,061.4 477.7 60,774 Wholesale Trade 1992 1,771 6,648.1 551.3 19,538 1987 1,724 6,056.7 490.8 22,284 1982 1,549 4,970.2 307.1 17,743 Service Industries ** 1992 7,649 3,663.6 1,412.8 64,411 1987 7,133 2,603.8 1,006.6 60,638 1982 5,393 1,351.0 514.3 41,329 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 ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) ($) RHODE ISLAND 1992 1,001,344 6,725.2 12,469.2 6,639.1 28,217.6 3,658.7 21,934.8 1987 989,605 6,381.0 10,103.0 6,120.3 22,024.9 2,631.2 16,600.1 1982 954,170 4,256.5 7,861.0 5,208.9 17,308.1 1,415.9 12,444.4 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 RHODE ISLAND Table 3 - Top Counties in RHODE ISLAND 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 ($mil) Providence 590,591 3,431 3,383 1,163 4,667 4,575 2,293 Kent 162,493 1,181 1,677 328 1,433 1,324 595 Washington 112,688 802 831 140 317 821 311 Newport 86,717 735 615 91 149 684 390 Bristol 48,855 263 228 49 82 245 74 * The reports and databases include more Kind-of-Business detail for this area Table 4 - Percent Change in Employment and Sales from Prior Census ----- Retail ------ ---- Wholesale ---- ---- Service** ---- Number of Number of Number of Years Sales Employees Sales Employees Receipts Employees RHODE ISLAND 1987 - 1992 6.65 -12.00 9.76 -12.32 40.70 6.22 1982 - 1987 55.48 25.79 21.86 25.59 92.74 46.72 United States 1987 - 1992 26.89 3.46 28.77 6.75 55.74 20.15 1982 - 1987 43.88 23.15 26.32 12.21 80.85 44.56 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service RHODE ISLAND Table 5A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: RHODE ISLAND |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Providence RHODE ISLAND State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Retail Trade 3,431 3,382.9 6,412 6,734.3 100.0 1894,880.2 0.4 Bldg Materials & Etc 132 99.4 251 290.0 4.3 98,832.1 0.3 Gen Mdse Stores 50 281.7 90 721.2 10.7 245,329.7 0.3 Food Stores 441 790.6 753 1,418.3 21.1 369,198.6 0.4 Auto Dealers 159 484.9 315 1,060.8 15.8 395,147.9 0.3 Gas Stations 253 298.0 430 514.3 7.6 134,705.4 0.4 Apparel & Accessories 243 170.8 541 370.6 5.5 101,714.5 0.4 Furniture & Misc 199 121.9 392 267.5 4.0 93,206.0 0.3 Eating & Drinking 1,131 388.0 2,072 768.8 11.4 195,317.0 0.4 Drug Stores 132 242.9 208 402.4 6.0 77,487.6 0.5 Misc Retail 691 504.7 1,360 920.3 13.7 183,941.5 0.5 Wholesale Trade 1,163 4,667.0 1,771 6,648.1 100.0 3249,874.0 0.2 Merchant Wholesalers 1,010 3,403.4 1,534 4,574.9 68.8 1858,627.1 0.2 Other Wholesalers 153 1,263.7 237 2,073.2 31.2 1391,246.8 0.1 Table 5B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1992: RHODE ISLAND |--Top County--| |------- State -------| |- US -| Providence RHODE ISLAND State Sales KB Sls Sales # of Sales # of by KB pct of Sales % of > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) ($mil) US Service Indust. ** 4,575 2,293.2 7,649 3,663.6 100.0 1202,613.0 0.3 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 28 35.8 137 129.6 3.5 69,203.9 0.2 Personal Services 622 123.3 1,014 182.5 5.0 43,279.8 0.4 Business Services 783 519.6 1,268 801.0 21.9 274,892.2 0.3 Auto Repair & Garages 427 118.9 701 249.0 6.8 70,032.6 0.4 Misc Repair Services 151 64.7 289 107.7 2.9 30,731.8 0.4 Amusements 193 109.9 424 197.5 5.4 92,915.5 0.2 Health Services ** 1,186 680.5 1,898 1,060.1 28.9 299,066.6 0.4 Legal Services 481 308.7 686 367.6 10.0 101,114.2 0.4 Social Services 117 15.6 231 48.4 1.3 13,349.2 0.4 Professional Services 523 296.2 887 479.7 13.1 192,818.6 0.2 [See explanatory notes at end of Table 6B] Source: 1992 Economic Census. 1992 Economic Census Profile: Retail, Wholesale, Service RHODE ISLAND Table 6A- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: RHODE ISLAND |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Providence RHODE ISLAND Sales KB Sls % Chg # of Sales # of by KB pct of in Sls Sales > Kind of Business < Estab ($mil) Estab ($mil) sctr(1) 92/87 ($mil) Retail Trade 3,689 3,294.0 6,682 6,314.7 100.0 6.6 1493,308.8 Bldg Materials & Etc 173 173.0 309 390.5 6.2 -25.7 81,486.6 Gen Mdse Stores 69 381.7 122 772.8 12.2 -6.7 181,147.3 Food Stores 489 642.8 835 1,178.6 18.7 20.3 301,846.8 Auto Dealers 217 635.1 409 1,268.5 20.1 -16.4 333,420.0 Gas Stations 281 235.4 487 429.1 6.8 19.9 101,997.4 Apparel & Accessories 310 178.4 627 358.5 5.7 3.4 77,390.8 Furniture & Misc 242 157.1 418 254.1 4.0 5.3 74,782.5 Eating & Drinking 1,057 328.9 1,925 642.6 10.2 19.6 148,776.5 Drug Stores 145 175.8 229 286.8 4.5 40.3 53,824.5 Misc Retail 706 385.6 1,321 733.2 11.6 25.5 139,439.7 Wholesale Trade 1,212 4,809.6 1,724 6,056.7 100.0 9.8 2523,688.4 Merchant Wholesalers 1,069 3,608.8 1,510 4,579.2 75.6 -0.1 1477,131.6 Other Wholesalers 143 1,200.8 214 1,477.5 24.4 40.3 1046,556.8 Table 6B- Sales by Kind of Business - 1987: RHODE ISLAND |--Top County--| |------- State ---------------||- US -| Providence RHODE ISLAND 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. ** 4,430 1,656.3 7,133 2,603.8 100.0 40.7 772,194.1 Hotels, Motels, Etc. 32 37.2 132 96.2 3.7 34.7 51,864.7 Auto Repair & Garages 412 113.0 663 215.3 8.3 15.7 51,423.0 Amusements 199 81.7 423 153.8 5.9 28.4 57,637.6 Health Services ** 1,180 436.2 1,832 679.7 26.1 56.0 182,289.2 Legal Services 420 214.7 579 248.0 9.5 48.2 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. | | RHODE ISLAND | GPO Stock No. |Price|Timing|| Code | Price | -------------------------|---------------|-----|------||----------|----------| Retail Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CRTGF | $175.00| RHODE ISLAND 803-024-00093-6 4.25 Nonemployer Statistics | (call) |call |Spr 95||----------|----------| Wholesale Trade | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CWTGF | 170.00| RHODE ISLAND 803-033-00093-5 3.75 Service Industries | | | || | | Geographic Area Series | | | || | | -- | | |avail.|| CSIGF | 266.00| RHODE ISLAND 803-029-00093-8 6.00 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| RHODE ISLAND 803-016-00091-7 3.50 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| RHODE ISLAND 803-010-00092-7 14.00 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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