About this application: This application provides summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various US Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, and counties.
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) - (Thousands of USD)
County
Value
Adams
43,133
Barnes
121,730
Benson
12,279
Bottineau
95,482
Bowman
93,240
Burke
38,542
Burleigh
1,995,081
Cass
3,790,350
Cavalier
125,663
Dickey
96,296
Divide
21,115
Dunn
69,086
Eddy
16,729
Emmons
30,672
Foster
133,040
Golden Valley
72,731
Grand Forks
1,562,238
Grant
7,182
Griggs
18,142
Hettinger
128,558
Kidder
48,363
LaMoure
133,074
Logan
30,492
McHenry
26,498
McIntosh
52,115
McKenzie
166,074
McLean
132,480
Mercer
125,187
Morton
586,075
Mountrail
273,970
Nelson
31,455
Pembina
82,885
Pierce
92,558
Ramsey
311,701
Ransom
66,215
Renville
81,116
Richland
277,250
Rolette
132,860
Sargent
20,872
Sheridan
5,513
Stark
883,353
Steele
34,424
Stutsman
379,132
Towner
30,368
Traill
97,203
Walsh
123,142
Ward
1,902,314
Wells
80,395
Williams
797,514
Value for North Dakota (Thousands of USD): 15,519,816
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census, 2012. Economic Census of the Island Areas, Puerto Rico, 2012. Both are updated every 5 years.
Definitions:
The retail trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are, therefore, organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. The 2007 Economic Census classifies businesses according to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2012.
Sales include merchandise sold for cash or credit at retail and wholesale by establishments primarily engaged in retail trade; amounts received from customers for layaway purchases; receipts from rental of vehicles, equipment, instruments, tools, etc.; receipts for delivery, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, storage, and other services; the total value of service contracts; and gasoline, liquor, tobacco, and other excise taxes which are paid by the manufacturer or wholesaler and passed on to the retailer.
Sales are net after deductions for refunds and allowances for merchandise returned by customers. Trade-in allowances are not deducted from sales. Sales do not include carrying or other credit charges; sales (or other) taxes collected from customers and forwarded to taxing authorities; gross sales and receipts of departments or concessions operated by other companies; and commissions or receipts from the sale of government lottery tickets.
Sales do not include retail sales made by manufacturers, wholesalers, service establishments, or other businesses whose primary activity is other than retail trade. They do include receipts other than from the sale of merchandise at retail, such as service receipts, sales to industrial users, and sales to other retailers by establishments primarily engaged in retail trade.
