U.S. - Retail trade - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	693,137	9.3%	1.6%	0.3%	15,614,757	82.4%	69.6%	61.5%
	2007	712,947	9.4%	1.5%	0.3%	15,759,928	82.2%	68.9%	61.0%
	2006	725,577	9.5%	1.5%	0.3%	15,767,866	82.1%	68.3%	60.0%
	2005	736,940	9.4%	1.5%	0.3%	15,338,672	81.4%	67.3%	58.9%
	2004	734,984	9.8%	1.5%	0.3%	15,351,431	81.2%	66.5%	57.8%
	2003	732,854	9.7%	1.5%	0.3%	14,867,825	80.7%	65.8%	56.9%
	2002	736,130	9.6%	1.5%	0.3%	14,819,904	80.5%	65.6%	57.1%
	2001	735,135	9.8%	1.5%	0.3%	14,890,289	80.4%	65.2%	56.6%
	2000	731,444	9.9%	1.6%	0.3%	14,840,775	80.3%	65.0%	56.3%
	1999	730,303	9.8%	1.5%	0.3%	14,476,628	79.9%	64.5%	55.9%
	1998	738,890	9.6%	1.5%	0.3%	14,241,512	79.3%	63.7%	55.1%

Retail Trade by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	738,890	9.6%	1.5%	0.3%	14,241,512	79.3%	63.7%	55.1%
	Alabama	13,755	12.6%	4.7%	3.2%	226,505	77.1%	60.7%	52.6%
	Alaska	2,208	13.7%	5.8%	4.0%	32,186	74.8%	57.9%	49.3%
	Arizona	10,635	15.2%	6.5%	4.1%	241,097	83.0%	69.7%	59.5%
	Arkansas	9,400	11.6%	4.4%	3.1%	134,135	72.7%	56.3%	48.1%
	California	71,858	10.6%	2.4%	0.9%	1,382,643	79.5%	63.8%	54.8%
	Colorado	12,803	13.2%	5.4%	3.6%	232,599	79.2%	64.5%	57.3%
	Connecticut	10,583	14.1%	5.4%	3.8%	189,957	78.8%	61.8%	55.1%
	Delaware	2,800	22.4%	13.1%	10.4%	47,633	78.7%	61.4%	52.3%
	District of Columbia	1,627	18.9%	11.8%	8.7%	18,727	71.3%	57.7%	50.4%
	Florida	44,233	8.6%	2.8%	1.5%	872,452	82.4%	71.9%	65.3%
	Georgia	21,606	12.0%	4.4%	2.7%	431,835	81.4%	68.3%	60.4%
	Hawaii	3,251	16.6%	7.8%	5.0%	60,620	77.9%	62.7%	49.0%
	Idaho	4,371	17.5%	7.1%	5.0%	65,665	74.0%	51.9%	41.4%
	Illinois	29,475	13.7%	3.8%	2.1%	632,653	81.4%	64.8%	57.5%
	Indiana	16,080	15.8%	5.2%	3.2%	344,448	80.7%	63.3%	54.9%
	Iowa	10,225	14.5%	5.1%	3.3%	177,724	75.7%	58.3%	50.8%
	Kansas	8,948	14.6%	5.8%	4.0%	149,276	76.6%	59.6%	51.3%
	Kentucky	12,246	14.3%	5.3%	3.5%	221,580	77.8%	61.4%	53.7%
	Louisiana	12,255	14.1%	5.0%	3.1%	226,587	77.8%	60.6%	50.8%
	Maine	5,367	13.1%	5.8%	4.2%	74,220	71.8%	54.7%	46.0%
	Maryland	13,068	15.2%	5.9%	3.7%	273,036	80.7%	65.9%	56.8%
	Massachusetts	18,337	12.6%	4.2%	2.5%	340,552	79.3%	63.6%	55.7%
	Michigan	27,147	12.9%	3.6%	2.0%	537,991	79.7%	62.3%	52.8%
	Minnesota	14,685	15.3%	4.9%	2.9%	295,681	78.9%	60.4%	49.8%
	Mississippi	9,278	12.1%	4.6%	3.2%	138,422	74.9%	58.1%	49.3%
	Missouri	16,435	14.7%	5.2%	3.1%	304,013	79.3%	61.5%	52.1%
	Montana	4,149	12.8%	4.7%	3.2%	48,285	66.7%	43.5%	35.9%
	Nebraska	6,091	15.1%	6.2%	4.5%	104,867	75.7%	58.9%	50.7%
	Nevada	4,444	22.1%	11.9%	8.0%	95,508	82.0%	67.1%	56.9%
	New Hampshire	4,777	17.7%	7.9%	5.8%	85,813	78.4%	61.2%	53.5%
	New Jersey	26,371	9.7%	3.2%	1.9%	417,835	77.2%	62.7%	55.2%
	New Mexico	5,195	16.6%	8.0%	5.9%	89,883	78.1%	62.3%	52.0%
	New York	57,484	8.1%	2.0%	1.1%	800,626	75.5%	60.0%	53.6%
	North Carolina	23,289	11.4%	3.6%	2.1%	430,691	79.2%	64.8%	57.2%
	North Dakota	2,781	16.3%	7.0%	4.7%	41,411	71.1%	51.5%	40.7%
	Ohio	26,995	14.8%	4.2%	2.3%	632,318	82.6%	66.3%	58.1%
	Oklahoma	10,294	12.3%	5.2%	3.4%	165,855	76.4%	61.0%	50.4%
	Oregon	10,352	15.5%	5.6%	3.5%	182,719	77.8%	58.5%	47.4%
	Pennsylvania	32,375	13.6%	3.9%	2.0%	645,495	80.1%	62.5%	52.0%
	Rhode Island	3,372	14.5%	7.7%	6.1%	46,785	75.6%	60.5%	53.9%
	South Carolina	12,301	12.3%	4.9%	3.5%	213,807	78.8%	65.1%	58.6%
	South Dakota	3,482	15.6%	6.6%	4.7%	47,784	70.1%	50.0%	39.7%
	Tennessee	16,691	13.2%	5.0%	3.2%	311,723	80.1%	64.7%	56.7%
	Texas	46,550	10.3%	3.1%	1.5%	977,718	81.8%	69.7%	60.8%
	Utah	5,272	19.1%	8.0%	5.3%	117,341	81.7%	63.7%	52.1%
	Vermont	3,182	14.7%	7.1%	5.4%	37,213	64.8%	44.7%	35.3%
	Virginia	17,841	14.4%	5.5%	3.4%	381,557	81.6%	68.0%	59.5%
	Washington	16,169	13.6%	4.1%	2.4%	288,388	77.6%	58.9%	50.6%
	West Virginia	5,598	15.9%	6.5%	4.8%	89,474	75.9%	56.6%	49.3%
	Wisconsin	15,222	16.4%	5.2%	2.8%	309,204	79.7%	59.8%	46.6%
	Wyoming	2,354	15.9%	7.5%	5.5%	26,975	67.9%	46.0%	39.0%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Retail Trade by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	44-45	Retail Trade	738,890	9.6%	1.5%	0.3%	14,241,512	79.3%	63.7%	55.1%
	441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers	95,985	20.5%	2.8%	0.2%	1,757,248	78.9%	38.1%	17.0%
	442	Furniture & home furnishings stores	48,289	8.0%	1.3%	0.4%	509,738	60.1%	39.5%	30.5%
	443	Electronics & appliance stores	32,389	6.4%	1.0%	0.4%	361,907	65.4%	50.3%	45.2%
	444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers	68,461	13.9%	2.0%	0.5%	1,131,200	71.8%	47.4%	37.2%
	445	Food & beverage stores	111,771	10.7%	1.9%	0.4%	2,943,821	86.1%	73.7%	65.2%
	446	Health & personal care stores	44,128	8.1%	1.4%	0.8%	940,248	78.0%	68.1%	65.2%
	447	Gasoline stations	70,411	9.7%	1.7%	0.3%	946,463	64.9%	46.0%	32.4%
	448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores	70,545	5.6%	1.3%	0.5%	1,280,391	79.6%	72.0%	66.8%
	451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores	46,397	6.4%	1.1%	0.4%	579,860	70.9%	56.8%	50.3%
	452	General merchandise stores	10,637	8.2%	2.4%	1.1%	2,479,161	98.5%	97.6%	96.9%
	453	Miscellaneous store retailers	108,934	5.2%	0.9%	0.3%	796,044	51.7%	33.8%	26.2%
	454	Nonstore retailers	35,625	11.3%	2.8%	1.1%	515,431	75.3%	56.3%	42.3%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Retail Trade by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	441	Motor vehicle & parts dealers				95,985	20.5%	2.8%	0.2%	1,757,248	78.9%	38.1%	17.0%
	4411		Automobile dealers			46,639	32.6%	4.6%	0.2%	1,151,397	87.9%	36.5%	8.8%
	44111			New car dealers		23,762	61.6%	8.9%	0.5%	1,049,621	93.5%	38.8%	8.8%
	44112			Used car dealers		23,079	3.4%	0.5%	0.1%	101,776	30.3%	12.8%	7.8%
	4412		Other motor vehicle dealers			12,981	9.4%	0.7%	0.1%	107,073	43.8%	11.4%	4.4%
	44121			Recreational vehicle dealers		2,789	13.7%	1.5%	0.4%	31,000	55.3%	18.3%	5.2%
	44122			Motorcycle, boat, & other motor vehicle dealers		10,196	8.3%	0.5%	0.1%	76,073	39.1%	8.5%	4.1%
	441221				Motorcycle dealers	3,644	11.2%	0.3%	0.0%	30,401	39.5%	D	D
	441222				Boat dealers	4,690	7.7%	0.7%	0.1%	35,577	41.7%	D	D
	441229				All other motor vehicle dealers	1,871	4.4%	0.4%	0.0%	10,095	28.7%	8.1%	0.0%
	4413		Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores			36,474	9.1%	1.4%	0.3%	498,778	65.6%	47.6%	38.8%
	44131			Automotive parts & accessories stores		26,068	8.9%	1.5%	0.4%	345,427	66.4%	48.8%	40.0%
	44132			Tire dealers		10,528	10.6%	1.6%	0.4%	153,351	63.7%	45.0%	36.2%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	442	Furniture & home furnishings stores				48,289	8.0%	1.3%	0.4%	509,738	60.1%	39.5%	30.5%
	4421		Furniture stores			21,728	10.4%	1.6%	0.4%	267,041	62.9%	39.8%	27.8%
	4422		Home furnishings stores			26,629	6.2%	1.0%	0.4%	242,697	57.0%	39.2%	33.4%
	44221			Floor covering stores		14,277	6.5%	0.6%	0.2%	99,924	40.5%	12.5%	7.2%
	44229			Other home furnishings stores		12,356	5.9%	1.5%	0.7%	142,773	68.6%	57.9%	51.7%
	442291				Window treatment stores	1,814	4.0%	1.3%	0.5%	9,337	37.0%	22.7%	12.8%
	442299				All other home furnishings stores	10,553	6.3%	1.6%	0.7%	133,436	70.8%	60.3%	54.4%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	443	Electronics & appliance stores				32,389	6.4%	1.0%	0.4%	361,907	65.4%	50.3%	45.2%
	44311			Appliance, television, & other electronics stores		19,526	6.2%	1.0%	0.4%	238,445	67.8%	54.7%	50.1%
	443111				Household appliance stores	9,101	5.4%	0.7%	0.3%	61,698	38.9%	18.3%	13.0%
	443112				Radio, television, & other electronics stores	10,456	7.0%	1.3%	0.6%	176,747	77.9%	67.5%	63.1%
	44312			Computer & software stores		11,431	6.5%	1.1%	0.4%	103,453	59.3%	40.5%	34.3%
	44313			Camera & photographic supplies stores		1,450	10.4%	1.2%	0.4%	20,009	68.4%	48.6%	43.6%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	444	Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers				68,461	13.9%	2.0%	0.5%	1,131,200	71.8%	47.4%	37.2%
	4441		Building material & supplies dealers			51,011	15.1%	2.2%	0.5%	963,574	74.6%	51.2%	40.8%
	44411			Home centers		1,510	24.6%	6.6%	2.0%	284,442	97.7%	94.4%	92.0%
	44412			Paint & wallpaper stores		3,648	7.2%	1.8%	0.5%	43,799	65.2%	51.7%	43.1%
	44413			Hardware stores		13,445	11.1%	1.1%	0.3%	138,849	51.4%	22.2%	14.4%
	44419			Other building material dealers		32,622	17.6%	2.7%	0.6%	496,484	68.7%	34.5%	18.6%
	4442		Lawn & garden equipment & supplies stores			17,520	10.9%	1.6%	0.4%	167,626	55.6%	26.0%	16.7%
	44421			Outdoor power equipment stores		4,527	5.8%	0.8%	0.2%	26,580	31.2%	10.3%	5.9%
	44422			Nursery & garden centers		13,014	12.8%	1.9%	0.4%	141,046	60.2%	29.0%	18.7%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	445	Food & beverage stores				111,771	10.7%	1.9%	0.4%	2,943,821	86.1%	73.7%	65.2%
	4451		Grocery stores			68,126	14.6%	2.8%	0.6%	2,689,076	90.7%	79.0%	70.4%
	44511			Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores		45,597	19.8%	3.8%	0.8%	2,533,012	93.5%	81.9%	73.0%
	44512			Convenience stores		22,657	4.5%	1.1%	0.4%	156,064	45.8%	32.9%	27.9%
	4452		Specialty food stores			19,025	6.6%	1.0%	0.3%	125,616	46.8%	22.3%	14.4%
	44521			Meat markets		6,188	5.5%	0.6%	0.1%	38,887	34.9%	11.4%	5.8%
	44522			Fish & seafood markets		1,727	4.3%	0.3%	0.1%	7,857	28.7%	D	D
	44523			Fruit & vegetable markets		3,094	6.4%	0.6%	0.0%	17,533	46.5%	13.0%	0.0%
	44529			Other specialty food stores		8,033	8.1%	1.6%	0.6%	61,339	56.7%	D	D
	445291				Baked goods stores	2,167	11.0%	2.9%	0.9%	17,267	61.4%	38.8%	24.8%
	445292				Confectionery & nut stores	2,138	8.9%	1.7%	0.5%	20,650	64.1%	D	D
	445299				All other specialty food stores	3,732	6.1%	1.0%	0.5%	23,422	46.7%	22.9%	17.9%
	4453		Beer, wine, & liquor stores			24,830	3.5%	0.6%	0.2%	129,129	28.1%	12.1%	6.3%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	446	Health & personal care stores				44,128	8.1%	1.4%	0.8%	940,248	78.0%	68.1%	65.2%
	44611			Pharmacies & drug stores		22,073	10.8%	1.7%	1.1%	722,779	82.1%	73.6%	71.7%
	44612			Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores		4,197	4.2%	1.1%	0.5%	58,182	77.9%	71.4%	66.0%
	44613			Optical goods stores		6,683	4.5%	1.0%	0.4%	74,368	67.6%	58.1%	51.6%
	44619			Other health & personal care stores		11,316	7.2%	1.5%	0.8%	84,919	51.8%	27.7%	21.0%
	446191				Food (health) supplement stores	5,334	5.7%	0.6%	0.2%	40,942	54.4%	32.0%	26.2%
	446199				All other health & personal care stores	5,982	8.6%	2.3%	1.4%	43,977	49.5%	23.7%	16.2%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	447	Gasoline stations				70,411	9.7%	1.7%	0.3%	946,463	64.9%	46.0%	32.4%
	44711			Gasoline stations with convenience stores		38,342	12.9%	2.7%	0.5%	647,007	70.7%	52.5%	37.4%
	44719			Other gasoline stations		33,441	9.2%	2.2%	0.5%	299,456	52.5%	31.8%	21.4%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	448	Clothing & clothing accessories stores				70,545	5.6%	1.3%	0.5%	1,280,391	79.6%	72.0%	66.8%
	4481		Clothing stores			43,299	6.2%	1.5%	0.7%	928,945	82.9%	76.1%	71.5%
	44811			Men's clothing stores		6,218	8.5%	2.3%	1.0%	87,451	71.2%	58.5%	50.2%
	44812			Women's clothing stores		16,723	5.2%	1.5%	0.7%	294,306	79.2%	72.8%	68.0%
	44813			Children's & infants' clothing stores		2,857	5.7%	1.7%	0.6%	47,442	80.0%	72.8%	66.8%
	44814			Family clothing stores		7,911	10.8%	3.3%	1.7%	393,745	92.3%	87.8%	84.6%
	44815			Clothing accessories stores		2,325	5.5%	1.8%	0.9%	29,089	77.5%	69.9%	62.4%
	44819			Other clothing stores		7,733	6.7%	1.7%	0.7%	76,912	66.7%	53.2%	47.7%
	4482		Shoe stores			7,289	8.5%	2.0%	0.8%	195,504	84.7%	77.2%	71.6%
	4483		Jewelry, luggage, & leather goods stores			20,145	3.7%	0.7%	0.2%	155,942	53.4%	41.4%	33.2%
	44831			Jewelry stores		19,306	3.4%	0.6%	0.2%	144,380	51.8%	40.4%	33.0%
	44832			Luggage & leather goods stores		841	10.9%	3.6%	1.4%	11,562	74.3%	53.6%	36.1%
More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
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	451	Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores				46,397	6.4%	1.1%	0.4%	579,860	70.9%	56.8%	50.3%
	4511		Sporting goods, hobby, & musical instrument stores			34,258	6.1%	0.9%	0.3%	378,358	66.9%	51.8%	46.2%
	45111			Sporting goods stores		19,882	6.2%	0.8%	0.3%	181,428	60.2%	41.0%	35.9%
	45112			Hobby, toy, & game stores		6,529	6.5%	1.3%	0.4%	118,603	81.1%	72.8%	66.5%
	45113			Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores		4,040	4.0%	0.8%	0.4%	47,828	70.3%	62.0%	58.9%
	45114			Musical instrument & supplies stores		3,818	7.5%	0.8%	0.2%	30,499	46.6%	18.0%	8.5%
	4512		Book, periodical, & music stores			12,168	7.6%	1.7%	0.5%	201,502	78.3%	66.3%	57.8%
	45121			Book stores & news dealers		8,536	8.0%	1.9%	0.6%	137,149	77.2%	64.1%	54.9%
	451211				Book stores	6,585	9.1%	2.2%	0.7%	127,184	79.8%	67.5%	58.6%
	451212				News dealers & newsstands	1,970	5.2%	1.4%	0.4%	9,965	44.4%	21.9%	8.7%
	45122			Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores		3,640	6.6%	1.5%	0.5%	64,353	80.7%	71.0%	64.0%
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	452	General merchandise stores				10,637	8.2%	2.4%	1.1%	2,479,161	98.5%	97.6%	96.9%
	4521		Department stores (excl leased depts)			167	53.3%	44.3%	29.9%	1,783,556	D	D	99.7%
	4529		Other general merchandise stores			10,510	7.9%	2.1%	1.0%	695,605	D	D	89.5%
	45291			Warehouse clubs & superstores		138	13.8%	12.3%	8.0%	449,645	D	D	99.7%
	45299			All other general merchandise stores		10,374	7.8%	2.0%	0.9%	245,960	84.8%	76.7%	70.9%
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	453	Miscellaneous store retailers				108,934	5.2%	0.9%	0.3%	796,044	51.7%	33.8%	26.2%
	4531		Florists			24,471	3.1%	0.2%	0.1%	123,263	22.3%	4.7%	1.4%
	4532		Office supplies, stationery, & gift stores			33,004	6.4%	1.1%	0.4%	324,212	63.2%	46.6%	41.4%
	45321			Office supplies & stationery stores		4,688	9.3%	1.6%	0.7%	110,228	82.4%	72.3%	70.0%
	45322			Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores		28,370	6.1%	1.1%	0.4%	213,984	53.3%	33.4%	26.6%
	4533		Used merchandise stores			14,705	6.3%	2.4%	0.5%	105,357	61.3%	45.1%	23.6%
	4539		Other miscellaneous store retailers			36,917	5.4%	0.8%	0.3%	243,212	47.0%	26.7%	19.7%
	45391			Pet & pet supplies stores		6,768	5.2%	0.6%	0.2%	63,650	58.4%	D	D
	45392			Art dealers		5,614	2.5%	0.5%	0.1%	21,509	27.0%	D	D
	45393			Manufactured (mobile) home dealers		4,050	11.2%	1.0%	0.3%	43,234	55.3%	24.1%	16.4%
	45399			All other miscellaneous store retailers		20,499	5.1%	1.0%	0.3%	114,819	41.3%	21.3%	13.7%
	453991				Tobacco stores	3,408	6.3%	1.7%	0.5%	18,506	39.4%	17.6%	7.9%
	453998				All other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores)	17,092	4.9%	0.8%	0.3%	96,313	41.6%	22.0%	14.8%
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	454	Nonstore retailers				35,625	11.3%	2.8%	1.1%	515,431	75.3%	56.3%	42.3%
	4541		Electronic shopping & mail-order houses			8,956	14.2%	5.1%	2.4%	229,954	86.6%	73.7%	58.7%
	4542		Vending machine operators			5,791	9.4%	2.2%	0.6%	66,330	71.8%	48.5%	28.0%
	4543		Direct selling establishments			20,908	10.8%	2.1%	0.7%	219,147	64.5%	40.5%	29.4%
	45431			Fuel dealers		8,053	15.7%	3.1%	0.8%	106,044	64.3%	38.6%	26.8%
	454311				Heating oil dealers	4,889	17.0%	3.3%	0.6%	55,588	59.8%	29.0%	15.3%
	454312				Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers	2,931	16.9%	3.9%	1.5%	49,543	70.2%	D	D
	454319				Other fuel dealers	304	2.3%	0.7%	0.3%	913	20.2%	D	D
	45439			Other direct selling establishments		12,857	7.7%	1.5%	0.6%	113,103	64.6%	42.2%	31.8%

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Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?