1992 Census of Retail Trade - U.S. Summary
Miscellaneous retail stores

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SIC Description_______________________ Estab
lish-
ments		 Sales
($1,000)		 Employ-
ment		 Payroll
Annual
($1,000)		 Payroll
First Qtr
($1,000)
59 ex. 591 Miscellaneous retail stores 302,538 183,941,46 1,768,644 24,434,107 5,768,112
592 Liquor stores 31,386 20,319,081 132,989 1,522,808 363,602
593 Used merchandise stores 19,826 5,650,584 93,267 1,123,986 258,577
594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 127,312 66,175,409 749,947 8,562,534 2,009,244
5941 Sporting goods stores and bicycle shops 23,314 14,460,994 137,417 1,733,111 399,012
5941 pt. General line sporting goods stores 7,714 6,892,098 63,543 776,283 181,884
5941 pt. Specialty line sporting goods stores 15,600 7,568,896 73,874 956,828 217,128
5942 Book stores 12,887 8,014,885 92,480 928,048 219,890
5944 Jewelry stores 28,077 14,001,976 147,888 2,224,398 550,558
5943,5,6,7,8,9 Other miscellaneous shopping goods stores 63,034 29,697,554 372,162 3,676,977 839,784
5943 Stationery stores 4,344 1,725,094 22,228 269,992 66,914
5945 Hobby, toy, and game shops 10,860 10,627,271 94,804 991,855 217,805
5946 Camera and photographic supply stores 3,012 2,207,491 17,407 285,357 66,902
5947 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops 34,647 10,553,525 164,311 1,466,864 326,652
5948 Luggage and leather goods stores 1,907 1,007,851 10,684 146,945 34,423
5949 Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores 8,264 3,576,322 62,728 515,964 127,088
596 Nonstore retailers 27,805 51,079,997 339,134 6,280,379 1,475,682
5961 Catalog and mail-order houses 7,773 34,579,632 150,089 3,079,071 711,047
5961 pt. Mail order - department store merchandise 1,859 3,049,241 18,559 336,533 83,483
5961 pt. Mail order - other general merchandise 868 6,814,875 26,406 580,080 122,567
5961 pt. Mail order - specialized merchandise 5,046 24,715,516 105,124 2,162,458 504,997
5962 Automatic merchandising machine operators 6,391 6,330,079 69,628 1,232,016 295,348
5963 Direct selling establishments 13,641 10,170,286 119,417 1,969,292 469,287
5963 pt. Direct Selling - furniture, homefurnishings, and equipment 3,164 1,863,766 21,505 361,222 92,558
5963 pt. Direct selling - mobile food service 1,965 728,229 13,527 149,269 34,188
5963 pt. Direct selling - books and stationery 450 663,847 8,764 112,511 28,596
5963 pt. Direct selling - other 8,062 6,914,444 75,621 1,346,290 313,945
598 Fuel dealers 10,973 13,875,226 81,506 1,928,003 483,351
5983 Fuel oil dealers 5,025 8,944,160 43,946 1,147,811 292,262
5984 Liquefied petroleum gas (bottled gas) dealers 5,651 4,867,046 36,841 771,224 189,105
5989 Fuel dealers, n.e.c. 297 64,020 719 8,968 1,984
5992 Florists 27,341 5,719,237 122,114 1,207,332 291,953
5993 Tobacco stores and stands 1,477 781,826 5,530 61,805 14,202
5994 News dealers and newsstands 2,260 704,285 8,696 91,091 21,667
5995 Optical goods stores 14,160 4,806,183 64,986 1,114,180 268,715
5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 39,998 14,829,633 170,475 2,541,989 581,119
5999 pt. Pet shops 7,160 2,677,913 38,408 378,899 89,579
5999 pt. Art dealers 5,010 2,080,789 16,982 307,437 72,504
5999 pt. Other miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 27,828 10,070,931 115,085 1,855,653 419,036

Source: 1992 Economic Census: Census of Retail Trade
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