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The 2012 Annual Retail Trade Report was released on March 31, 2014.
A Summary of Changes provides comparability with previous surveys.
Notice of Correction:The Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS) release from March 31, 2014 was revised
on April 25, 2014 to correct the measures of sampling variability found in the "Operating Expenses, total" column
in the Detailed Operating Expenses table. These measures were incorrect for the selected NAICS that did not match
the correct sampling variability estimates that were released in "Operating Expenses" column in the Annual Sales,
Sales Taxes, End-of-Year Inventories by Location Held, Accounts Receivable by Type of Account, Operating Expenses,
Purchases, and Gross Margin table.
Annual Retail Trade Survey—2012:
Sales (1992-2012): Excel [63KB]
Sales Taxes (2004-2012): Excel [45KB]
Inventories (1992-2012): Excel [44KB]
Purchases (1992-2012): Excel [46KB]
Total Operating Expenses (2006-2012): Excel [46KB]
Gross Margin (1993-2012): Excel [46KB]
Gross Margin as a Percentage of Sales (1993-2012): Excel [47KB]
Accounts Receivable (2004-2012): Excel [41KB]
Per Capita Sales (2000-2012): Excel [39KB]
Inventories Held Inside and Outside the U.S. (2004-2012): Excel [41KB]
U.S. Retail Trade Sales - Total and E-commerce (1998-2012): Excel [42KB]
U.S. Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS 4541) - Total and E-commerce Sales by Merchandise Line (1999-2012): Excel [43KB]
Annual Accommodation and Food Services—2012:
Sales (1992-2012): Excel [37KB]
E-commerce (1998-2012): http://www.census.gov/services/, Table 9: Estimated E-Commerce Revenue for Employer Firms: 1998 through 2012.
Measures of Sampling Variability—2012:
Annual Sales, Sales Taxes, End-of-Year Inventories by Location Held, Accounts Receivable by Type of Account, Operating Expenses, Purchases, and Gross Margin: Excel [132KB]
E-commerce: Excel [38KB]
E-commerce Sales by Merchandise Line: Excel [37KB]
Detailed Operating Expenses: Excel [68KB]
Latest Detailed Operating Expenses—2012:
Detailed Operating Expenses, including Accommodation and Food Services Excel [62KB]
Visit historical releases of Detailed Operating Expenses here.
Latest Quarterly E-Commerce Report
The 1st Quarter 2014 Retail E-Commerce Sales Report was released on May 15, 2014 and available as:
The U.S. Census Bureau updated its
Application Programming Interface (API) with monthly and quarterly economic
indicators. The API allows developers to combine Census Bureau statistics with
other data sets to create tools for research on a variety of topics.
To receive the latest updates on the nation's key economic indicators, download
the America's Economy app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.
Release Schedule
The Upcoming Release Dates are below:
Advance Monthly
(June 2014) releases July 15, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Click here to access the 2013/2014 Release Schedule.
Monthly
(May 2014) Sales releases July 15, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. EDT, and Inventories releases July 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.
Click here to access the 2013/2014 Release Schedule.
Annual (2012) was released on March 31, 2014.
Quarterly E-Commerce (2nd Quarter 2014) releases
August 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Click here to access the 2013/2014 Release Schedule.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Monthly & Annual Retail Trade | (301) 763-2713 or (301) 763-2747 |
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June 12, 2014