[Shipments are in millions of dollars. Data are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and reflect coverage in the Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM). Measures of sampling variability for these estimates are provided in Table 1A.]
Table 1. U.S. Manufacturing Shipments1 - Total and E-commerce: 1998
NAICS Code
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Food products Beverage and tobacco Textile mills Textile product mills Apparel Leather and allied products Wood products Paper Printing and related support activities Petroleum and coal products Chemicals Plastics and rubber products Nonmetallic mineral products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Computer and electronic products Electrical equipment, appliances, and components Transportation equipment Furniture and related products Miscellaneous
The 1999 ASM Supplement only collected data for 1999; no 1998 data were collected.
(S) Data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction should be used with caution and not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information on methodology visit www.census.gov/estats. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
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Includes data only for manufacturing plants with paid employees. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1999 Annual Survey of Manufactures
Table 2. U.S. Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales1 - Total and E-commerce: 1998
[Sales are in millions of dollars. Data are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and reflect coverage in the Annual Trade Survey. Measures of sampling variability for these estimates are provided in Table 2A.]
NAICS Code
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2,381,100 1,265,752 173,240 40,423 63,660 254,067 150,784 97,108 186,720 60,352 242,530 147,652 1,115,348 71,217 124,564 84,190 344,437 107,993 55,073 116,397 61,822 149,655 108,862 59,100 29,533 (S) 1,432 16,077 8,432 (S) 3,728 4,326 (S) 2,343 49,762 1,322 37,705 3,484 (S) (D) (S) (D) (D) (S) 4.6 4.7 17.0 (S) 2.2 6.3 5.6 (S) 2.0 7.2 (S) 1.6 4.5 1.9 30.3 4.1 (S) (D) (S) (D) (D) (S) 100.0 54.3 27.1 (S) 1.3 14.8 7.7 (S) 3.4 4.0 (S) 2.2 45.7 1.2 34.6 3.2 (S) (D) (S) (D) (D) (S)
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(S) Data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction should be used with caution and not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information on methodology visit www.census.gov/estats. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
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Table 4. U.S. Retail Trade Sales1 - Total and E-commerce: 1998
NAICS Code
Description
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Value of Sales Total E-commerce
2,634,000 699,552 78,576 75,977 243,494 421,578 130,234 191,750 149,443 69,459 351,799 99,553 122,585 79,545 5,005 421 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (Z) 12 (S) (S) (S) 3,974 3,965
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0.2 0.1 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (Z) (Z) (S) (S) (S) 3.2 5.0
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100.0 8.4 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (Z) 0.2 (S) (S) (S) 79.4 79.2
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(S) Data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction should be used with caution and not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information on methodology visit www.census.gov/estats. (Z) Value of sales is less than $500,000; percent is less than 0.05%. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
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Includes data for retailers with and without paid employees. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1998 Annual Retail Trade Survey
Table 5. U.S. Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses Sales1 (NAICS 454110) by Merchandise Line - Total and E-commerce: 1998
[Sales are in millions of dollars. Data are grouped according to merchandise categories used in the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS). Measures of sampling variability for these estimates are provided in Table 5A.]
Merchandise Lines
Total Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS 454110) Books and magazines Clothing and clothing accessories (includes footwear) Computer hardware Computer software Drugs, health aids, beauty aids Electronics and appliances Food, beer and wine Furniture and home furnishings Music and videos Office equipment and supplies Toys, hobby goods, and games Other merchandise2 Nonmerchandise receipts3
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Percent Distribution of Total Sales
The 1999 ARTS collected Merchandise Line data for 1999; no 1998 data were collected.
(S) Data do not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction should be used with caution and not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For more information on methodology visit www.census.gov/estats. Note: Detail may not add to total due to rounding.
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Table 1A. Measures of Sampling Variability - U.S. Manufacturing Shipments – Total and E-commerce: 1998
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Coefficient of Variation (%) for Value of Shipments NAICS Code
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E-commerce
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Table 2A. Measures of Sampling Variability - U.S. Merchant Wholesale Trade Sales – Total and E-commerce: 1998
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Coefficient of Variation (%) for Value of Sales NAICS Code Description
Total Merchant Wholesale Trade 421 4211 4212 4213 4214 42143 4215 4216 4217 4218 4219 422 4221 4222 4223 4224 4225 4226 4227 4228 4229 Durable goods Motor vehicles, parts and supplies Furniture and home furnishings Lumber and other construction materials Professional and commercial equipment and supplies Computer, peripheral equipment and software Metals and minerals, excluding petroleum Electrical goods Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies Machinery, equipment and supplies Miscellaneous durable goods Nondurable goods Paper and paper products Drugs and druggists' sundries Apparel, piece goods and notions Groceries and related products Farm product raw materials Chemical and allied products Petroleum and petroleum products Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages Miscellaneous nondurable goods
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