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32. 1997 Economic Census

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1275. Retail Trade--Sales, by Kind of Business
[In billions of dollars (375.2 represents $375,200,000,000).Sales and inventories for leased departments and concessions aretabulated in the kind-of-business category of the
leased departmentor concession.Based on Current Business Survey, see Appendix III and summary below]
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Kind of Business
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SIC
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1970
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1991
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1995
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1997
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1998
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1999
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Retail trade, total
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(X)
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375.2
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957.4
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1,038.7
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1,069.4
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1,170.2
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1,286.9
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1,375.0
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1,449.6
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1,541.3
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1,656.2
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1,759.0
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1,844.6
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1,855.9
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1,951.6
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2,082.1
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2,248.2
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2,359.0
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2,502.4
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2,610.6
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2,745.6
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2,994.9
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Durable goods stores, total 2
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114.8
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299.2
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324.8
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336.2
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390.8
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454.5
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498.1
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540.7
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575.9
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629.2
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657.2
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668.8
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650.0
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703.6
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781.9
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886.7
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947.3
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1,019.0
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1,063.2
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1,136.4
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1,255.0
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Building materials and garden supplies 2
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52
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18.1
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50.8
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52.2
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51.0
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58.7
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67.1
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71.2
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77.1
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83.5
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91.1
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92.4
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94.6
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91.5
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100.8
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110.7
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125.2
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130.6
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140.4
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148.4
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162.6
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179.7
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Building materials, supply stores
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521,3
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11.3
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35.0
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35.7
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35.1
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41.3
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47.1
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50.8
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56.5
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61.3
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66.8
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67.5
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70.3
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68.2
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75.4
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83.1
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94.6
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98.1
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105.4
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112.2
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123.5
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138.4
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Hardware stores
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525
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3.0
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8.3
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8.5
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8.7
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9.1
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10.4
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10.5
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10.7
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11.0
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11.9
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12.6
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12.5
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12.1
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12.7
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13.1
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13.8
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13.8
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14.0
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14.0
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14.8
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15.7
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Automotive dealers
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55 exc. 554
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65.2
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164.1
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181.9
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192.4
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230.0
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273.3
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303.2
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326.1
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342.9
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372.6
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386.0
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387.6
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372.6
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406.9
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459.3
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525.3
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562.7
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608.5
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632.5
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670.1
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749.0
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Motor vehicle, misc. automotive dealers
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551,2,5,6,7,9
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59.2
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146.2
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162.3
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172.4
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207.9
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250.2
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278.0
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301.1
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316.3
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343.2
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356.5
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356.8
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343.0
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377.1
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428.5
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492.4
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528.7
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572.9
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596.1
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632.0
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709.0
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Motor vehicle dealers
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551,2
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57.2
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137.7
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153.0
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162.9
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198.0
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236.7
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263.1
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284.5
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298.8
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324.9
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337.7
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338.7
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325.2
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359.3
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408.1
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469.1
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502.7
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545.6
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565.8
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597.9
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668.2
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New and used car dealers
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551
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54.3
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130.5
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144.5
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154.7
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187.7
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225.9
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251.6
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270.4
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280.5
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303.3
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311.6
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316.0
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301.3
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333.8
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379.5
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435.7
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464.5
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503.0
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519.0
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545.1
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606.6
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Auto and home supply stores
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553
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6.0
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18.0
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19.6
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20.1
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22.1
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23.1
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25.2
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25.1
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26.6
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29.4
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29.5
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30.8
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29.6
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29.8
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30.8
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32.9
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34.1
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35.7
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36.4
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38.2
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40.1
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Furniture and homefurnishings stores 2
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57
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17.0
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44.2
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46.9
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46.8
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54.7
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61.4
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68.3
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75.7
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78.1
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85.4
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91.3
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91.5
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91.7
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96.9
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105.5
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119.1
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128.3
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135.0
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140.2
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150.5
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161.5
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Furniture, homefurnishings stores 2
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571
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10.4
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26.3
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27.5
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27.1
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31.3
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35.6
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38.3
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43.0
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44.5
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47.6
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51.2
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50.5
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49.5
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52.3
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54.8
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59.2
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61.0
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64.2
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68.0
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72.3
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77.3
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Furniture stores
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5712
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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19.8
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22.3
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23.9
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26.0
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26.7
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28.2
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31.9
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30.8
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30.2
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31.2
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32.8
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34.8
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35.6
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37.5
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40.1
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42.4
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45.1
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Floor covering stores
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5713
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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7.6
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7.9
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8.7
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9.9
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11.1
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10.7
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10.7
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10.1
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10.4
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10.8
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11.7
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12.1
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12.3
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12.7
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13.6
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14.8
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Household appliance, radio, TV, and
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computer stores
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5722,31,34
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5.6
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14.0
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15.4
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15.8
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19.3
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21.5
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25.1
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27.0
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27.1
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30.6
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32.7
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33.0
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33.6
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35.8
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41.3
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49.5
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56.2
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59.3
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60.7
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65.9
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71.6
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Household appliance stores
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5722
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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6.7
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7.4
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8.4
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9.3
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8.6
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8.7
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9.3
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8.8
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8.3
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8.4
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9.1
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9.0
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9.9
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10.2
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10.3
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10.8
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11.4
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Radio, TV, and computer stores
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5731,34
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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12.6
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14.1
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16.7
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17.8
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18.5
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21.9
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23.4
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24.3
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25.3
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27.4
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32.2
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40.5
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46.2
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49.1
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50.4
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55.1
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60.1
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Sporting goods and bicycle shops
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5941
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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8.3
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8.7
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9.2
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11.3
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12.8
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14.2
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15.0
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15.1
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15.6
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16.8
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18.9
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19.9
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20.8
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21.2
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22.5
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23.6
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Book stores
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5942
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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4.1
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4.5
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4.8
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5.3
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6.0
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6.5
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7.4
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7.7
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8.3
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9.1
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10.1
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11.2
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11.9
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12.7
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13.4
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13.9
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Jewelry stores
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5944
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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9.6
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10.8
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11.2
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12.2
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12.9
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14.3
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14.4
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15.2
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14.8
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15.3
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16.7
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18.1
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19.2
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20.4
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19.9
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21.6
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23.9
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Nondurable goods stores, total 2
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260.3
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658.1
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713.9
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733.2
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779.3
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832.4
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876.9
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908.9
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965.4
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1,027.0
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1,101.8
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1,175.8
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1,206.0
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1,248.0
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1,300.2
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1,361.5
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1,411.7
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1,483.4
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1,547.3
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1,609.2
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1,739.9
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General merchandise stores
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53
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49.1
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109.0
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120.4
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124.6
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136.0
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150.3
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158.6
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169.4
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