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U.S. Retail Industry Overview

Amount

Unit

Year

Source

Total Retail Sales in 20071

4,495

Bil. US$

2007

PRE

Total Retail Sales in 20061

3,904

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Total e-Commerce Retail Sales in 2007

131

Bil. US$

2007

eMarketer

Total e-Commerce Retail Sales in 2006

122

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

901

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Furniture & Home Furnishings

121

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Electronics & Appliance Stores

109

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Bldg. Materials & Garden Equip. & Supplies Dealers

359

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Food & Beverage Stores

542

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Health & Personal Care Stores

224

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Gasoline Stations

404

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Clothing & Accessories

215

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

87

Bil. US$

2006

Census

General Merchandise Stores

552

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

119

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Nonstore Retailers

270

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Food Services & Drinking Places

426

Bil. US$

2006

Census

Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita, 2006

32,115

Bil. US$

2006

BEA

Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita, 2007

33,940

Bil. US$

20072

BEA

Total Exports of Goods

1,037

Bil. US$

2006

ITA

Total Imports of Goods

1,855

Bil. US$

2006

ITA

Number of U.S. Shopping Centers3

90,786

2006

ICSC

Sales at Shopping Centers

2.25

Tril. US$

2006

ICSC

Sales per Square Foot

329

US$

2006

ICSC

% Increase from Previous Year

6.4

%

2006

ICSC

1 Does not include food service sales. 2 Annualized as of the third quarter.

3 Methodology has changed to reflect a count of actual properties, as opposed to an extrapolation based on a database count of larger properties.

PRE = Plunkett Research estimate

BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

ICSC = International Council of Shopping Centers

ITA = International Trade Association

Census = U.S. Census Bureau

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