1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

Maine
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)
44-45 Retail trade 18,012 13,103,669 10,938 366,582 7,074 12,737,087
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,622 3,011,057 775 80,020 847 2,931,037
4411 Automobile dealers 823 2,483,978 480 59,967 343 2,424,011
44112 Used car dealers 653 204,888 480 59,967 173 144,921
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 308 210,924 167 10,869 141 200,055
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 43 51,780 16 1,075 27 50,705
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 265 159,144 151 9,794 114 149,350
441221 Motorcycle dealers 50 48,630 28 935 22 47,695
441222 Boat dealers 114 71,891 51 3,068 63 68,823
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 101 38,623 72 5,791 29 32,832
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 491 316,155 128 9,184 363 306,971
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 517 252,836 195 11,424 322 241,412
4421 Furniture stores 205 128,333 71 4,380 134 123,953
4422 Home furnishings stores 312 124,503 124 7,044 188 117,459
443 Electronics & appliance stores 367 175,535 143 9,219 224 166,316
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 228 130,975 77 4,019 151 126,956
443111 Household appliance stores 95 55,218 26 1,590 69 53,628
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 133 75,757 51 2,429 82 73,328
44312 Computer & software stores 125 40,272 62 5,173 63 35,099
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores 14 4,288 4 27 10 4,261
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 856 1,044,367 205 12,357 651 1,032,010
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 666 949,421 128 9,319 538 940,102
44411 Home centers N N D D 22 149,430
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D 38 27,081
44413 Hardware stores 206 117,383 27 2,853 179 114,530
44419 Other building material dealers 384 654,231 85 5,170 299 649,061
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 190 94,946 77 3,038 113 91,908
445 Food & beverage stores 1,364 2,381,722 409 26,408 955 2,355,314
4451 Grocery stores 938 2,225,312 165 13,368 773 2,211,944
4452 Specialty food stores 358 78,755 238 11,621 120 67,134
44521 Meat markets N N D D N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 44 3,898 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N D D N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 124 4,974 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 68 77,655 6 1,419 62 76,236
446 Health & personal care stores 558 471,795 236 4,224 322 467,571
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores N N D D 190 412,166
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 180 19,832 153 1,814 27 18,018
44613 Optical goods stores N N D D 49 15,523
44619 Other health & personal care stores 123 22,883 67 1,019 56 21,864
447 Gasoline stations 963 1,069,951 62 8,124 901 1,061,827
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 1,070 711,179 357 12,092 713 699,087
4481 Clothing stores 707 544,669 265 8,193 442 536,476
44811 Men's clothing stores 54 54,249 7 194 47 54,055
44812 Women's clothing stores 183 87,533 38 1,554 145 85,979
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 38 26,257 16 726 22 25,531
44814 Family clothing stores 193 330,785 47 1,447 146 329,338
44815 Clothing accessories stores 67 7,645 49 1,025 18 6,620
44819 Other clothing stores 172 38,200 108 3,247 64 34,953
4482 Shoe stores 155 95,497 10 337 145 95,160
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 208 71,013 82 3,562 126 67,451
44831 Jewelry stores 186 62,998 76 3,291 110 59,707
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 22 8,015 6 271 16 7,744
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 1,231 313,246 779 23,213 452 290,033
45111 Sporting goods stores 429 148,427 254 10,007 175 138,420
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 237 51,990 172 4,403 65 47,587
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 166 13,882 128 1,716 38 12,166
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 56 11,778 38 1,676 18 10,102
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 343 87,169 187 5,411 156 81,758
45121 Book stores & news dealers 268 62,289 157 3,754 111 58,535
451211 Book stores 201 58,802 97 3,006 104 55,796
451212 News dealers & newsstands 67 3,487 60 748 7 2,739
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 75 24,880 30 1,657 45 23,223
452 General merchandise stores 477 1,400,878 123 6,942 354 1,393,936
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 4,125 479,086 3,239 96,553 886 382,533
4531 Florists 309 34,838 155 4,116 154 30,722
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 1,113 164,238 752 17,067 361 147,171
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 52 72,403 21 951 31 71,452
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 1,061 91,835 731 16,116 330 75,719
4533 Used merchandise stores 1,224 72,908 1,108 34,688 116 38,220
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 1,479 207,102 1,224 40,682 255 166,420
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 129 12,233 92 3,148 37 9,085
45392 Art dealers 149 14,317 108 2,250 41 12,067
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 73 98,051 27 1,420 46 96,631
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 1,128 82,501 997 33,864 131 48,637
454 Nonstore retailers 4,862 1,792,017 4,415 76,006 447 1,716,011
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 358 1,017,906 293 6,185 65 1,011,721
4542 Vending machine operators 124 39,169 97 2,004 27 37,165
4543 Direct selling establishments 4,380 734,942 4,025 67,817 355 667,125
45431 Fuel dealers 355 617,345 76 7,349 279 609,996
45439 Other direct selling establishments 4,025 117,597 3,949 60,468 76 57,129
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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