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Total retail sales per capita, 2012 - (US Dollars)
County
Value
Alcona
4,935
Alger
6,775
Allegan
8,479
Alpena
15,353
Antrim
7,248
Arenac
9,741
Baraga
6,119
Barry
4,849
Bay
12,185
Benzie
7,331
Berrien
10,772
Branch
9,921
Calhoun
12,601
Cass
4,917
Charlevoix
7,562
Cheboygan
12,008
Chippewa
11,669
Clare
8,497
Clinton
9,858
Crawford
15,316
Delta
13,747
Dickinson
16,447
Eaton
13,453
Emmet
19,073
Genesee
12,686
Gladwin
5,533
Gogebic
9,922
Grand Traverse
19,838
Gratiot
8,183
Hillsdale
8,008
Houghton
9,020
Huron
11,149
Ingham
11,573
Ionia
6,731
Iosco
12,902
Iron
8,771
Isabella
10,902
Jackson
11,488
Kalamazoo
12,292
Kalkaska
9,119
Kent
14,156
Keweenaw
1,738
Lake
5,232
Lapeer
9,834
Leelanau
6,445
Lenawee
9,714
Livingston
13,182
Luce
12,917
Mackinac
10,948
Macomb
13,340
Manistee
9,399
Marquette
11,623
Mason
12,913
Mecosta
11,271
Menominee
6,530
Midland
12,117
Missaukee
7,981
Monroe
9,740
Montcalm
9,537
Montmorency
7,042
Muskegon
11,279
Newaygo
7,862
Oakland
17,111
Oceana
6,099
Ogemaw
18,080
Ontonagon
7,550
Osceola
7,568
Oscoda
6,931
Otsego
22,008
Ottawa
9,909
Presque Isle
8,448
Roscommon
13,748
Saginaw
14,688
Sanilac
8,853
Schoolcraft
14,939
Shiawassee
10,312
St. Clair
10,956
St. Joseph
10,391
Tuscola
8,816
Van Buren
8,411
Washtenaw
12,712
Wayne
9,713
Wexford
15,253
Value for Michigan (US Dollars): $12,071
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 2012 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.
