1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Retail Trade

New Hampshire
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 15,472 16,194,819 8,827 382,792 6,645 15,812,027
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers 1,427 4,223,628 693 83,719 734 4,139,909
4411 Automobile dealers 746 3,640,392 410 54,733 336 3,585,659
44112 Used car dealers 551 296,799 410 54,733 141 242,066
4412 Other motor vehicle dealers 263 246,875 164 17,541 99 229,334
44121 Recreational vehicle dealers 40 77,980 14 916 26 77,064
44122 Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers 223 168,895 150 16,625 73 152,270
441221 Motorcycle dealers 52 75,195 23 2,378 29 72,817
441222 Boat dealers 61 58,361 28 1,496 33 56,865
441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 110 35,339 99 12,751 11 22,588
4413 Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores 418 336,361 119 11,445 299 324,916
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores 561 432,565 190 15,022 371 417,543
4421 Furniture stores 204 229,961 67 6,881 137 223,080
4422 Home furnishings stores 357 202,604 123 8,141 234 194,463
443 Electronics & appliance stores 446 522,499 139 11,410 307 511,089
44311 Appliance, television, & other electronics stores 246 267,488 69 5,302 177 262,186
443111 Household appliance stores 95 78,981 32 3,030 63 75,951
443112 Radio, television, & other electronics stores 151 188,507 37 2,272 114 186,235
44312 Computer & software stores N N D D 98 225,994
44313 Camera & photographic supplies stores N N D D 32 22,909
444 Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers 769 1,355,348 177 14,558 592 1,340,790
4441 Building material & supplies dealers 595 1,255,144 116 11,208 479 1,243,936
44411 Home centers N N D D 29 357,592
44412 Paint & wallpaper stores N N D D 45 40,586
44413 Hardware stores 134 90,061 17 3,616 117 86,445
44419 Other building material dealers 366 764,625 78 5,312 288 759,313
4442 Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores 174 100,204 61 3,350 113 96,854
445 Food & beverage stores 1,015 2,859,779 264 24,695 751 2,835,084
4451 Grocery stores 698 2,556,786 122 17,889 576 2,538,897
4452 Specialty food stores N N D D 94 D
44521 Meat markets N N D D N N
44522 Fish & seafood markets N N 8 527 N N
44523 Fruit & vegetable markets N N 24 834 N N
44529 Other specialty food stores N N 100 4,686 N N
4453 Beer, wine, & liquor stores N N D D 81 D
446 Health & personal care stores 577 552,144 188 3,298 389 548,846
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores 197 464,563 4 163 193 464,400
44612 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores 141 18,244 107 1,171 34 17,073
44613 Optical goods stores 82 30,765 7 616 75 30,149
44619 Other health & personal care stores 157 38,572 70 1,348 87 37,224
447 Gasoline stations 676 960,191 31 4,361 645 955,830
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores 1,228 825,202 343 15,344 885 809,858
4481 Clothing stores 771 570,633 238 9,011 533 561,622
44811 Men's clothing stores 65 48,333 8 289 57 48,044
44812 Women's clothing stores 252 141,734 41 1,836 211 139,898
44813 Children's & infants' clothing stores 49 27,401 17 773 32 26,628
44814 Family clothing stores 179 299,881 42 1,426 137 298,455
44815 Clothing accessories stores 75 10,556 46 1,345 29 9,211
44819 Other clothing stores 151 42,728 84 3,342 67 39,386
4482 Shoe stores 206 127,222 15 1,173 191 126,049
4483 Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores 251 127,347 90 5,160 161 122,187
44831 Jewelry stores 225 120,018 83 4,836 142 115,182
44832 Luggage & leather goods stores 26 7,329 7 324 19 7,005
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores 1,170 507,985 630 25,562 540 482,423
45111 Sporting goods stores 443 200,303 208 11,297 235 189,006
45112 Hobby, toy, & game stores 210 119,207 127 4,375 83 114,832
45113 Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores 158 26,447 114 2,943 44 23,504
45114 Musical instrument & supplies stores 54 16,647 30 2,309 24 14,338
4512 Book, periodical, & music stores 305 145,381 151 4,638 154 140,743
45121 Book stores & news dealers 227 96,604 131 3,880 96 92,724
451211 Book stores 160 89,407 76 2,567 84 86,840
451212 News dealers & newsstands 67 7,197 55 1,313 12 5,884
45122 Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores 78 48,777 20 758 58 48,019
452 General merchandise stores 336 2,070,399 93 5,157 243 2,065,242
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 3,105 557,979 2,284 88,259 821 469,720
4531 Florists 260 47,086 110 3,090 150 43,996
4532 Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores 750 231,996 434 15,106 316 216,890
45321 Office supplies & stationery stores 57 129,890 18 3,149 39 126,741
45322 Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores 693 102,106 416 11,957 277 90,149
4533 Used merchandise stores 896 64,451 774 27,447 122 37,004
4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 1,199 214,446 966 42,616 233 171,830
45391 Pet & pet supplies stores 128 44,714 62 1,745 66 42,969
45392 Art dealers 76 6,810 62 2,029 14 4,781
45393 Manufactured (mobile) home dealers 43 34,326 21 2,455 22 31,871
45399 All other miscellaneous store retailers 952 128,596 821 36,387 131 92,209
454 Nonstore retailers 4,162 1,327,100 3,795 91,407 367 1,235,693
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses 421 745,425 334 8,318 87 737,107
4542 Vending machine operators 152 25,505 117 4,670 35 20,835
4543 Direct selling establishments 3,589 556,170 3,344 78,419 245 477,751
45431 Fuel dealers 181 425,039 18 1,960 163 423,079
45439 Other direct selling establishments 3,408 131,131 3,326 76,459 82 54,672
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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