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Retail Industry Financial Summary

The Retail industry includes 1,240,860 companies with combined annual revenues of $3,681.0 billions. Major companies include Wal-Mart, Tesco, and METRO AG. Companies average about 13 employees per company and employees average about $22,619 in pay per year. An average company generates about $3.0 million a year in revenues.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Retail industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
325611Soap & other detergent mfg761$16,622,184$1,082,28423,296
325620Toilet preparation mfg867$33,202,372$2,754,52467,317
334612Prerecorded CD (except software), tape, & record reproducing585$4,498,204$955,70328,509
339913Jewelers' material & lapidary work mfg294$1,028,634$151,1525,502
339920Sporting & athletic goods mfg2,235$11,855,949$2,075,45762,166
423120Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers14,628$96,019,705$7,223,780199,547
423210Furniture merchant wholesalers6,124$27,797,696$2,682,68665,755
423310Lumber, plywood, & wood panel merchant wholesalers8,722$75,237,563$5,454,378135,058
423320Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers3,592$14,998,551$1,244,78831,022
423410Photo equip & supp merchant wholesalers1,134$20,925,793$1,229,61222,017
423490Other professional equip & supp merchant wholesalers2,624$15,126,650$1,575,80835,177
423620Electric appliance, TV & radio merchant wholesalers3,055$59,830,490$2,202,14845,621
423920Toy & hobby goods & supplies merchant wholesalers2,886$19,182,762$1,396,73234,162
423940Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers8,289$33,026,804$1,925,66250,094
423990Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers12,574$53,183,957$3,782,880102,842
424120Stationery & office supplies merchant wholesalers6,887$34,477,603$3,616,045115,373
424320Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers4,472$34,053,052$2,446,72666,189
424330Women's & child clthng & access merchant wholesalers7,144$46,834,782$3,543,46179,193
424340Footwear merchant wholesalers1,725$21,076,032$1,396,49026,965
424920Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers3,464$30,896,829$2,416,77176,072
424930Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers4,854$10,039,094$1,588,02959,954
441110New car dealers26,670$645,759,322$46,306,2691,143,753
441120Used car dealers25,061$48,080,931$3,001,794109,047
441210Recreational vehicle dealers3,080$14,835,723$1,230,73235,227
441221Motorcycle dealers4,898$15,990,128$1,535,99750,225
441222Boat dealers5,523$12,353,714$1,151,38439,924
441229All other motor vehicle dealers2,209$3,956,336$372,15213,852
441310Automotive parts & accessories stores39,441$39,142,504$6,685,452304,718
441320Tire dealers18,257$21,621,504$4,264,983148,750
442110Furniture stores28,244$50,221,652$6,918,840249,807
442210Floor covering stores15,290$18,206,361$2,890,98493,706
442291Window treatment stores2,163$1,127,570$189,3299,033
442299All other home furnishings stores19,507$22,258,627$2,844,147182,483
443111Household appliance stores10,330$13,927,911$1,776,45469,168
443112Radio, television, & other electronics stores23,536$48,450,657$5,286,948228,170
443120Computer & software stores10,134$16,695,567$1,832,46573,935
443130Camera & photographic supplies stores2,779$3,153,882$433,96019,742
444110Home centers5,644$94,759,588$9,401,241411,656
444120Paint & wallpaper stores7,857$7,987,141$1,163,18341,720
444130Hardware stores15,103$16,601,582$2,591,062142,881
444190Other building material dealers38,586$96,292,608$13,127,010392,450
444210Outdoor power equipment stores4,421$4,517,469$605,84124,725
444220Nursery, garden center, & farm supply stores16,703$26,402,463$3,178,334146,584
445110Supermarkets & other grocery (except convenience) stores66,150$395,233,897$42,790,1662,437,750
445120Convenience stores29,212$20,379,975$1,785,856138,316
445210Meat markets5,848$4,423,938$574,36235,597
445220Fish & seafood markets2,042$1,501,257$170,4289,902
445230Fruit & vegetable markets3,239$2,770,917$316,09818,983
445291Baked goods stores4,511$1,395,372$499,24626,169
445292Confectionery & nut stores3,436$1,352,804$208,59017,251
445299All other specialty food stores5,409$1,637,702$273,48121,650
445310Beer, wine, & liquor stores28,957$28,246,426$2,067,939133,035
446110Pharmacies & drug stores40,234$153,748,566$15,477,928783,392
446120Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & perfume stores10,796$6,281,436$919,10975,836
446130Optical goods stores13,037$6,649,362$1,629,81770,175
446191Food (health) supplement stores9,526$4,654,310$691,02046,897
446199All other health & personal care stores8,204$6,613,417$1,548,28348,129
447110Gasoline stations with convenience stores93,691$186,735,177$10,091,473722,047
447190Other gasoline stations27,755$62,406,235$3,609,477204,745
448110Men's clothing stores9,437$7,914,715$1,272,37462,223
448120Women's clothing stores33,955$30,594,591$3,790,125293,840
448130Children's & infants' clothing stores6,558$7,082,266$784,56167,010
448140Family clothing stores24,539$63,852,108$7,441,014522,164
448150Clothing accessories stores5,810$2,731,046$460,49326,669
448190Other clothing stores10,655$7,955,963$1,269,12290,617
448210Shoe stores28,499$22,955,111$2,681,315205,067
448310Jewelry stores28,625$23,304,320$3,483,351148,752
448320Luggage & leather goods stores1,732$1,543,948$208,74510,231
451110Sporting goods stores22,239$25,007,062$3,015,429188,091
451120Hobby, toy, & game stores10,392$16,194,791$1,790,547145,065
451130Sewing, needlework, & piece goods stores5,427$3,911,957$530,49440,036
451140Musical instrument & supplies stores4,484$5,002,873$750,09433,919
451211Book stores10,860$15,060,984$1,763,155133,484
451212News dealers & newsstands1,847$808,916$111,3587,902
451220Prerecorded tape, compact disc, & record stores6,987$7,225,622$742,19462,647
452112Discount department stores5,650$133,886,174$12,597,867762,309
452910Warehouse clubs & supercenters2,912$191,252,396$15,770,197830,845
452990All other general merchandise stores28,456$33,229,707$3,463,908263,116
453110Florists22,750$6,624,783$1,493,387114,186
453210Office supplies & stationery stores8,561$20,617,623$2,214,170111,381
453220Gift, novelty, & souvenir stores35,795$16,001,184$2,431,415206,706
453310Used merchandise stores18,132$7,767,350$1,737,101116,596
453910Pet & pet supplies stores7,626$7,592,596$1,024,91673,536
453920Art dealers6,328$4,236,526$631,55821,923
453991Tobacco stores6,184$6,527,871$388,71025,782
453998All other miscellaneous store retailers (except tobacco stores)18,535$11,934,400$2,031,58190,218
454111Electronic shopping5,498$24,057,284$1,672,54051,049
454112Electronic auctions95$903,901$468,8892,899
454113Mail-order houses10,317$95,767,540$6,788,504215,304
454390Other direct selling establishments22,011$21,478,225$3,671,576143,092
512110Motion picture & video production11,163$46,761,808$7,389,791111,112
512120Motion picture & video distribution484$1,161,901$200,4263,760
512220Integrated record production/distribution437$10,511,732$1,452,35513,975
532120Truck, utility trailer, & RV rental & leasing6,313$13,096,131$1,785,68851,741
532220Formal wear & costume rental2,564$921,581$247,86415,160
532230Video tape & disc rental18,689$9,363,597$1,666,276150,153
561499All other business support services2,410$4,300,635$1,515,91950,310
561790Other services to buildings & dwellings9,335$3,819,076$1,201,57649,254
721211RV (recreational vehicle) parks & campgrounds4,170$1,723,663$367,82518,511
 All NAICS Sectors1,240,860$3,680,972,694$352,495,36015,583,896

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