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Section 22. Wholesale and Retail Trade

Section 22. Wholesale and Retail Trade

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Section 22. Wholesale and Retail Trade

Report Number: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2012 (131st Edition)

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This section presents statistics relating to the distributive trades, specifically wholesale trade and retail trade. Data shown for the trades are classified by kind of business and cover sales, establishments, employees, payrolls, and other items.

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Establishments, Sales, Payroll And Employees

1042 - Wholesale and Retail Trade - Establishments, Sales, Payroll, and Employees [<1.0 MB]
1044 - Wholesale Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [<1.0 MB]
1047 - Wholesale and Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll by State [<1.0 MB]
1048 - Retail Trade--Establishments, Employees, and Payroll [<1.0 MB]
1049 - Retail Trade--Nonemployer Firms and Receipts by Industry Type [<1.0 MB]
1050 - Retail Industries - Employees, Average Weekly Hours, and Average Hourly Earnings [<1.0 MB]

Motor Vehicle Sales

1057 - Franchised New Car Dealerships--Summary [<1.0 MB]
1058 - Retail Sales and Leases of New and Used Vehicles [<1.0 MB]
1060 - New Motor Vehicle Sales and Car Production [<1.0 MB]

Online Retail Sales

1055 - Retail Trade Sales--Total and E-Commerce by Kind of Business [<1.0 MB]
1056 - Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses--Total and E-Commerce Sales by Merchandise Line [<1.0 MB]

Retail Trade Sales

1051 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Kind of Business [<1.0 MB]
1052 - Retail Trade Corporations--Sales, Net Profit, and Profit Per Dollar of Sales [<1.0 MB]
1053 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Estimated Per Capita Sales by Selected Kinds of Business [<1.0 MB]
1054 - Retail Trade--Merchandise Inventories and Inventory/Sales Ratio by Kind of Business [<1.0 MB]
1059 - Retail Trade and Food Services--Sales by Type of Store and State: 2009 [<1.0 MB]
1061 - Shopping Centers--Number and Gross Leasable Area [<1.0 MB]
1062 - Food and Alcoholic Beverage Sales by Sales Outlet [<1.0 MB]

Wholesale Trade Sales

1043 - Wholesale Trade - Nonemployer Establishments and Receipts by Industry Type [<1.0 MB]
1045 - Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales--Total and E-Commerce [<1.0 MB]
1046 - Merchant Wholesalers--Summary [<1.0 MB]

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