U.S. Retail Industry Overview

Amount

Unit

Year

Source

Total Retail Sales in 2008¹

4,400

Bil. US$

2008

PRE

Total Retail Sales in 2007¹

4,483

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Total e-Commerce Retail Sales in 2008

145.6

Bil. US$

2008

PRE

Total e-Commerce Retail Sales in 2007

124.6

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

919.3

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Furniture & Home Furnishings

118.7

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Electronics & Appliance Stores

111.4

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Bldg. Materials & Garden Equip. & Supplies Dealers

337.2

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Food & Beverage Stores

560.6

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Health & Personal Care Stores

237.4

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Gasoline Stations

445.2

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Clothing & Accessories

224.7

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores

87.3

Bil. US$

2007

Census

General Merchandise Stores

576.4

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Miscellaneous Store Retailers

118.8

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Nonstore Retailers

303.4

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Food Services & Drinking Places

442.3

Bil. US$

2007

Census

Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita, 2007

33,667

Current US$

2007

BEA

Annual Disposable Personal Income per Capita, 2008

35,152

Current US$

2008²

BEA

Total Exports of Goods

1,162.7

Bil. US$

2007

ITA

Total Imports of Goods

1,953.7

Bil. US$

2007

ITA

Number of U.S. Shopping Centers³

90,786

2006

ICSC

¹ Does not include food service sales. ² Annualized as of the third quarter.

³ Methodology has changed to reflect a count of actual properties, as opposed to an extrapolation based on a database count of larger properties.

PRE = Plunkett Research estimate

BEA = U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

ICSC = International Council of Shopping Centers

ITA = International Trade Association

Census = U.S. Census Bureau

Source: Plunkett Research, Ltd. Copyright© 2008, All Rights Reserved