No. 1275. Retail Trade--Sales, by Kind of Business
 
[In billions of dollars (2,359.0 represents $2,359,000,000,000).
Sales and inventories for leased departments and concessions are
tabulated in the kind-of-business category of the leased department
or concession.
Based on Current Business Survey, see Appendix III and summary below]
 
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                                             1987
              Kind of Business               SIC                 1995       1998       1999
                                             code \1
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      Retail trade, total                    (X)              2,359.0    2,745.6    2,994.9
 
    Durable goods stores, total \2                              947.3    1,136.4    1,255.0
Building materials and garden supplies \2    52                 130.6      162.6      179.7
  Building materials, supply stores          521,3               98.1      123.5      138.4
  Hardware stores                            525                 13.8       14.8       15.7
 
Automotive dealers                           55 exc. 554        562.7      670.1      749.0
  Motor vehicle, misc. automotive dealers    551,2,5,6,7,9      528.7      632.0      709.0
    Motor vehicle dealers                    551,2              502.7      597.9      668.2
      New and used car dealers               551                464.5      545.1      606.6
  Auto and home supply stores                553                 34.1       38.2       40.1
 
Furniture and homefurnishings stores \2      57                 128.3      150.5      161.5
  Furniture, homefurnishings stores \2       571                 61.0       72.3       77.3
    Furniture stores                         5712                35.6       42.4       45.1
    Floor covering stores                    5713                12.1       13.6       14.8
  Household appliance, radio, TV, and
   computer stores                           5722,31,34          56.2       65.9       71.6
    Household appliance stores               5722                 9.9       10.8       11.4
    Radio, TV, and computer stores           5731,34             46.2       55.1       60.1
 
Sporting goods and bicycle shops             5941                19.9       22.5       23.6
Book stores                                  5942                11.2       13.4       13.9
Jewelry stores                               5944                19.2       21.6       23.9
 
    Nondurable goods stores, total \2                         1,411.7    1,609.2    1,739.9
General merchandise stores                   53                 297.6      349.6      378.9
  Department stores \3                       531                231.3      276.0      296.6
  Variety stores                             533                  9.8       11.8       14.3
  Misc. general merchandise stores           539                 56.5       61.8       68.0
 
Food stores                                  54                 402.5      435.4      458.3
  Grocery stores                             541                382.2      412.7      434.7
Gasoline service stations                    554                157.2      163.2      181.0
 
Apparel and accessory stores \2              56                 111.4      127.0      135.1
  Men's and boys' clothing stores            561                  9.3       10.6       11.1
  Women's clothing specialty stores          562,3               33.4       34.6       36.8
    Women's clothing stores                  562                 28.7       28.7       30.3
  Family clothing stores                     565                 40.1       49.6       53.9
  Shoe stores                                566                 19.7       21.5       21.6
 
Eating and drinking places                   58                 229.8      266.4      285.4
  Eating places \2                           5812               217.3      252.4      271.3
    Restaurants, lunchrooms, cafeterias      5812 pt            116.8      137.7      143.6
    Refreshment places                       5812 pt             97.4      110.2      122.8
  Drinking places                            5813                12.6       14.0       14.1
 
Drug stores and proprietary stores           591                 85.8      108.3      120.7
Liquor stores                                592                 22.0       25.5       28.0
Nonstore retailers                           596                 73.2       99.3      113.7
  Catalog and mail-order houses              5961                50.8       75.4       89.6
Fuel dealers                                 598                 16.8       15.3       17.2
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X Not applicable.  NA Not available.
\1 Based on 1987 Standard Industrial Classification code;
see text, Section 13, Labor Force.
\2 Includes kinds of business, not shown separately.
\3 Excludes leased departments.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,
Current Business Reports, Annual Benchmark Report for
Retail Trade, January 1990 Through December 1999, (BR/99-A) and
prior issues.
 
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