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1282. Food Sales by Nontraditional Retailers
[268,477,412 represents $268,477,412,000]
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1992
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1997
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Retail
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Share of
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Retail
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Share of
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Sales outlet
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food
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total retail
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food
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total retail
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sales
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food sales
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sales
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food sales
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($1,000)
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(percent)
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($1,000)
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(percent)
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Traditional foodstores, total
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268,477,412
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87.7
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308,780,000
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82.6
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Supermarkets
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197,042,608
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64.3
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222,002,648
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59.4
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Convenience stores
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14,674,422
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4.8
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14,216,118
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3.8
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Other grocery stores
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41,445,824
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13.5
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50,331,234
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13.5
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Specialized food stores
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15,314,558
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5.0
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22,230,000
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5.9
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Nontraditional foodstores, total
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37,748,377
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12.3
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64,867,269
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17.4
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General merchandise stores:
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Department stores
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255,000
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0.1
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244,000
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0.1
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Discount/mass merchandise stores
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7,724,000
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2.5
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26,336,000
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7.0
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Variety stores
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740,000
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0.2
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896,000
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0.2
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Warehouse club stores
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7,166,000
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2.3
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7,964,000
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2.1
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Other general merchandise stores
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893,000
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0.3
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795,000
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0.2
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Other stores:
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Auto and home supply stores
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13,794
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(Z)
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18,339
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(Z)
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Drugstores
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3,603,546
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1.2
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5,007,000
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1.3
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Eating and drinking places
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771,709
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0.3
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923,000
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0.2
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Furniture stores
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84,692
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(Z)
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133,280
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(Z)
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Gasoline service stations
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8,567,422
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2.8
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10,398,000
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2.8
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Hardware stores
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28,668
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(Z)
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34,089
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(Z)
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Lawn and Garden supply stores
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27,154
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(Z)
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41,331
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(Z)
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Miscellaneous stores:
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Bookstores
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9,014
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(Z)
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14,270
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(Z)
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Florists
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31,124
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(Z)
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44,116
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(Z)
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Fuel dealers
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15,714
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(Z)
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20,011
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(Z)
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Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops
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140,351
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(Z)
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198,938
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0.1
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Hobby, toy, and game shops
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187,780
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0.1
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266,165
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0.1
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Jewelry stores
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18,103
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(Z)
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25,660
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(Z)
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Liquor stores
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1,098,404
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0.4
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1,234,000
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0.3
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Pet shops
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1,517
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(Z)
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2,150
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(Z)
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Sporting goods
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24,029
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(Z)
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36,780
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(Z)
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Tobacco stores and stands
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28,356
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(Z)
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41,140
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(Z)
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Nonstore retailers, total
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Catalog and mail order
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736,000
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0.2
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1,008,000
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0.3
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Vending machine operators
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2,478,627
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0.8
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4,133,700
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1.1
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Direct sales (mobile, door to door)
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3,104,373
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1.0
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5,052,300
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1.4
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Z Less than 0.05 percent.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Retail Trade, Merchandise Line Sales, 1992;U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1998, Food Marketing Review, annual.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/1282_food_sales_by_nontraditional_retailers.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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