1967 Census of Business Retail trade Reports Volume I

1029 Pages·1995·83.6 MB·English

by  U.S.Government Printing office, Washington, D.C.20402

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CENSUS
BUSINE
Vol. I RETAIL TRADE - SUB,
U.S.
Sales Size, Emplo
and Single Units anc
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Acknowledgment
This report was prepared in the Business
direction of Harvey Kailin, Division Chief, wh
Greenberg, Assistant Chief, Program Develop
Wulff. Michael Farrell was responsible for ii
Trade plans. Bobby Russell, Mabel Foster, a
in resolving problems and in reviewing the
Viehman served as Coordinator and was tl
officer with other divisions. Staff assistance v
Assistant Division Chief, Program Impleme
Assistant Division Chief, Research and Mi
Assistant Division Chief, Staff and Special Prc
Systems and procedures were developed i
UREAU OF THE CENSUS
Dolleck, Chief, by Eugene Wendt, Assistan
Censuses, assisted by Samuel Schweid,
George Hay Brown, Director Manager, and Alvin Barten. Electronic compi
under the supervision of William Lorenz, as
Robert Wilner.
Robert F. Drury,
Deputy Director Production controls were established unde
Walter F. Ryan, Boucher and James R. Pepal, assisted by Can
Associate Director and related operations were performed by
Douglas Fahey, Chief, assisted by Rudolpl
Dino S. Villa,
Editorial supervision was provided by Julia
Deputy Associate Director and Publications Services Division.
Processing of retail reports was performed
Operations, Division, Joseph F. Arbena, Chie
Arthur Horowitz, in his capacity as the <
BUSINESS DIVISION censuses, made important contributions to
phases of the work.
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CONTENTS
Introduction
1967 Census of Business Final Reports
Summary of Findings
United States Summary . .
Sales Size
Employment Size
Single Units and Multiunits
APPENDIX A General Explanation
B Provisions of Law Relating to the 1967 Census of Bus
C Retail Trade General Questions
D Kind-of-Business Titles and Reporting-Form Numbers
F Qi-yo Pllaccif l
The chapters of this volume comprise the statistical portions
published reports (series BC67-RA and BC67-RS). Correctior
the original publication of the reports have been carried to
counties affected. Corrections have not been carried to
metropolitan statistical areas, States, etc., unless they significar
Introduction
AUTHORITY AND SCOPE-The Economic retail trade tabula
Censuses are required by law under 13 U.S.C., for post exchange
sections 131, 191, and 224. The 1967 Census establishments ope
of Business portion of the Economic Censuses agencies of the F<
consists of firms engaged in retail trade, arate presentation
wholesale trade, and selected services (hotels lishments appears
Neither do the bai
and motels; personal, business, and repair
for administrative
services; and amusement and recreation ser-
vices including the motion picture industry) and other units wi
which operated in the United States. In to retail establish n
addition, the Census of Business covered nization. See the
public warehouses, dental laboratories, law tions section of ap
firms, architectural and engineering firms, the kind-of-businej
travel agencies and truck and bus carriers not are shown in this n
subject to economic regulation by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. Data for the
CENSUS DISCLO!
contract construction industry also were col-
ance with Feder
lected in t his Census but published in a
separate series of reports. The Census of reports, any data
Business also covered Guam and the Virgin operations of an i
Islands. A separate 1967 Census of Business, business organizatii
Manufacturers, and Construction for Puerto ever, the number <
of business is not
Rico was conducted jointly with the Com-
monwealth Government. that this item may
other items of infc
of business or local
KINDS OF BUSINESS COVERED-Retail
trade as defined in the Standard Industrial
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1967 Census of Business
volume five
Final Reports
SELECTED SERVICES- AR
A United States summary ch
the District of Columbia,
Statistics are presented by ki
BOUND VOLUMES
volume one standard metropolitan statis'
and townships in New Engla
The kind-of -business detai
RETAIL TRADE-SUBJECT REPORTS number of service establisl
Chapter 1. United States consists of the area preprints
2. Sales Size
3. Employment Size
4. Single Units and Multiunits OTHER FINAL Rl
This volume consists of the United States summary chapter
previously issued as part of the area reports, series BC67-RA, Reports containing 1967 C
not included in the bound v(
and the subject reports issued as series BC67-RS, except RS5.
MAJOR RETAIL CENTERS
volume two
(SERIES BC67-MRC)
RETAIL TRADE-AREA STATISTICS A summary report and a rej
or more standard metropolh
A United States summary chapter and chapters for each State,
report presents statistics for
the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
retail centers (MRC's) in th
Statistics are presented by kind of business for counties, cities, district (CBD) in each city
standard metropolitan statistical areas, and for selected towns in the SMSA. Statistics for
and townships in New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
trade by kind of business .
The kind-of-business detail varies in accordance with the include (a) sales and establij
number of retail establishments in an area. This volume
and for three major sufc
consists of the area preprints, series BC67-R A. establishment counts only b
reports have been issued as s
volume three
WHOLESALE TRADE-SUBJECT REPORTS RETAIL MERCHANDISE L
Chapter 1. United States (SERIES BC67-MLS)
2. Sales Size, Employment Size, Single Units and A United States summary r
Multiunits Each report presents statisti
and total sales for establ
3. Credit Sales, Receivables, and Bad-Debt Losses
4. Sales by Class of Customer business, (b) the number
5. Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals ments reporting their sales
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Summary of Findings
GENERAL SUMMARY 1948, retail sales amounte
1967 retail sales had dec!
Sales-Sales of retail establishments totaled $310.2 billion in 1967,
an increase of 27.0 percent over the 1963 census figures. This Table A presents
increase compares with increases of 35.9 percent for the Gross economic indicators for t
National Product and 35.6 percent for personal income. As a the relative growth since
sates.
percent of personal income, retail sales has continued to decline. In
TABLE Ao Retail Sales and Other Economic Indicators: 19291
Gross Consuimnedre x price Retail Per capita
Personal Retail sales retail sales
Year Popula- tional income sales (1957-59 = 100) aso f a
tion1 proddoulc.t) dol.) dol.) All All percent rent
s(aTnhdosu)- (Biln.a - (Bil. (Mil. items coimtmioeds - peirnscoonmael dollars dollars
11996637 .118999,,411178 758933..95 466259..54 321404,,221042 110166..73 111014..21 4592..36 Cur- Csotna-n t2
11111999994553284899 111114732761401.,,,,769886388871420 43214650974730.....38615 3226917810025.....21289 1119462497981,.,,,679844664469895 10495809393.....76718 10498C0439N....A7894) 6555581556.....74729 111,,,251339885491877915288 1111,,,,f12047N933300A818404)2
gure 1
Retail Sales and Personal Income 1J
Ilions
$800
$700
$600
$500
$400
$300