National Retail Federation - Economic Activity of Retail Sales

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Effects of Economic Activity of Retail Sales by Share, 2009

Value of Economic Activity Generated by Retail Sales, 2009

Summary Points:

Every dollar of retail sales requires economic activity from other sectors of the economy.
In 2009, retail sales generated up-stream and down-stream benefits to a host of sectors.
For example, the business services sector earned $155.5 billion;
The manufacturing sector, $147.2 billion;
The real estate sector, $97.0 billion; and
The financial services sector, $88.9 billion.

Value of Economic Activity Generated by Retail Sales, 2009
(NAICS Definitions, Millions of Dollars)

Sector	Direct and Indirect Economic Activity Generated by Retail Sales
Total Economic Activity Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation Information Services Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Financial Services Real Estate Business Services Government Other	$2,011,566.1 15,579.5 14,714.0 10,358.6 147,227.0 48,310.1 37,859.7 16,713.7 32,467.1 1,291,244.3 88,943.2 97,004.4 155,450.7 29,697.9 25,996.1

Source: Derived from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis data.


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