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Merchandise Sold
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Summary Points:
Merchandise Sold by General Merchandise Stores, 2007
Merchandise Sold by Health and Personal Care Stores, 2007
Merchandise Sold by E-Shopping and Mail-Order Houses, 2007
Summary Points:
- Apparel was the largest category of items sold by general merchandise stores in 2007, totaling $121.6 billion. Apparel sales combined with footwear sales totaled $132.6 billion in 2007.
- Groceries and foods constituted the second largest category of items purchased in general merchandise stores by consumers in 2007. Sales totaled $121.1 billion.
- Drugs and health and beauty aids were the third largest category of purchased goods, totaling $60.1 billion in 2007.
- Drugs and health and beauty aids were the largest category of purchased items in health and personal care stores, totaling $198.8 billion in 2007.
- Of greater interest, food is the third largest category of purchased goods in health and personal care stores. Sales totaled $7.5 billion.
- Drugs and health and beauty aids rank as the largest category of goods purchased from E-shopping and mail-order houses. Consumers spent $64.5 billion on these items.
- Consumers spent $32.0 billion on computer hardware, software and related supplies in 2007, ranking these categories, as a group, the second largest category of items purchased from E-shopping and mail-order houses.
- Apparel was the third largest category, totaling $20.4 billion of purchases from E-shopping and mail-order houses.
| Merchandise Sold by General Merchandise Stores, 2007 (NAICS Definitions, Millions of Dollars, and Percent) | ||
| Merchandise Line | Sales | Share of Total |
| Total | $578,007.7 | 100.0% |
| Apparel | $121,645.0 | 21.00 |
| Children's wear | 50,139.4 | 8.7 |
| Women's, juniors', and misses' wear | 46,633.8 | 8.0 |
| Men's wear | 24,871.8 | 4.3 |
| Groceries and other foods | 121,139.9 | 21.0 |
| Drugs, health aids and beauty aids | 60,051.5 | 10.4 |
| Toys, hobby goods, and games | 43,904.7 | 7.6 |
| Paper and related products | 14,538.9 | 2.5 |
| Televisions, video equipment, and videotapes | 14,002.0 | 2.4 |
| Kitchenware and home furnishings | 13,105.1 | 2.3 |
| Footwear | 10,991.1 | 1.9 |
| Major household appliances | 10,567.3 | 1.8 |
| Pets, pet foods and pet supplies | 9,254.1 | 1.6 |
| Sporting goods | 8,864.4 | 1.5 |
| Furniture and sleep equipment | 7,855.9 | 1.4 |
| Computers, software and supplies | 7,741.5 | 1.3 |
| Cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco | 7,708.3 | 1.3 |
| Lawn and garden equipment | 7,463.1 | 1.3 |
| Hardware, tools, and related goods | 7,389.1 | 1.3 |
| Jewelry | 7,370.1 | 1.3 |
| Audio equipment and musical instruments | 6,732.5 | 1.2 |
| Packaged alcoholic beverages | 5,828.9 | 1.0 |
| Small electric appliances | 5,617.7 | 1.0 |
| Photographic equipment and supplies | 3,307.5 | 0.6 |
| Non-merchandise receipts | 2,934.3 | 0.5 |
| Meals, unpackaged foods, and nonalcoholic drinks | 2,245.8 | 0.4 |
| Books | 2,151.1 | 0.4 |
| Optical goods | 2,096.7 | 0.3 |
| Floor and floor coverings | 1,634.2 | 0.3 |
| Paint and related supplies | 1,085.2 | 0.2 |
| Sewing, knitting and needlework goods | 897.7 | 0.1 |
| Lumber, other building materials and supplies | 102.9 | 0.0 |
| All other merchandise | 69,781.2 | 12.1 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. | ||
| Merchandise Sold by Health & Personal Care Stores (NAICS Definitions, Millions of Dollars, and Percent) | ||
| Merchandise Line | Sales | Share of Total |
| Total | $235,601.6 | 100.0% |
| Prescription and non-prescription medicines | 158,290.5 | 67.2 |
| Cosmetic and hygiene products | 22,203.0 | 9.4 |
| Vitamins and health aids (incl. hearing aids) | 18,349.2 | 7.8 |
| Optical goods | 7,861.9 | 3.3 |
| Food | 7,469.5 | 3.2 |
| Non-merchandise receipts | 3,240.0 | 1.4 |
| Packaged alcoholic beverages | 2,117.9 | 0.9 |
| Bottles, canned, or packaged soft drinks | 2,041.8 | 0.9 |
| Cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco | 1,885.7 | 0.8 |
| Soaps, detergents, and cleaners | 1,367.3 | 0.6 |
| Paper and related products | 1,20%.1 | 0.5 |
| Greeting cards | 1,213.4 | 0.5 |
| Stationery products | 1,048.9 | 0.4 |
| Toys, hobby goods, and games | 918.0 | 0.4 |
| Televisions, video equipment, and videotapes | 792.1 | 0.3 |
| Small electric appliances | 760.4 | 0.3 |
| Hardware, tools, and related goods | 406.6 | 0.2 |
| Office and school equipment and supplies | 399.6 | 0.2 |
| Photographic equipment and supplies | 309.9 | 0.1 |
| Kitchenware and home furnishings | 243.3 | 0.1 |
| Apparel | 174.6 | 0.1 |
| Women's, juniors', and misses' wear | 88.4 | 0.0 |
| Men's wear | 75.6 | 0.0 |
| Children's wear | 10.6 | 0.0 |
| Magazines and newspapers | 169.2 | 0.1 |
| Footwear | 158.2 | 0.1 |
| Pets, pet foods and pet supplies | 154.6 | 0.1 |
| Books | 102.9 | 0.1 |
| Meals, unpackaged foods, and alcoholic drinks | 80.1 | 0.0 |
| Lawn and garden equipment | 75.2 | 0.0 |
| Jewelry | 73.5 | 0.0 |
| Audio equipment and musical instruments | 46.4 | 0.0 |
| Sporting goods | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Sewing, knitting and needlework goods | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| All other merchandise | 2,410.9 | 1.0 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. | ||
| Merchandise Sold by E-Shopping and Mail-Order Houses (NAICS Definitions, Millions of Dollars, and Percent) | ||
| Merchandise Line | Sales | Share of Total |
| Total | $215,963.2 | 100.0% |
| Prescriptions | 55,618.9 | 25.8 |
| Computers and peripheral equipment | 28,483.6 | 13.2 |
| Apparel | 20,369.6 | 9.4 |
| Women's, juniors', and misses' wear | 14,809.5 | 6.9 |
| Men's wear | 4,032.4 | 1.9 |
| Children's wear | 1,527.7 | 0.7 |
| Nonprescription drugs,vitamins, health and beauty aids | 8,908.4 | 4.1 |
| Jewelry | 7,738.7 | 3.6 |
| Books | 7,607.6 | 3.5 |
| Televisions, video equipment, and videotapes | 6,430.9 | 3.0 |
| Kitchenware and home furnishings | 6,316.2 | 2.9 |
| Audio equipment and musical instruments | 6,149.7 | 2.8 |
| Sporting goods | 5,607.1 | 2.6 |
| Toys, hobby goods, and games | 5,145.8 | 2.4 |
| Furniture and sleep equipment | 5,050.2 | 2.3 |
| Office and school equipment and supplies | 4,869.1 | 2.3 |
| Automobile parts and accessories | 4,721.7 | 2.2 |
| Groceries and other foods | 4,531.0 | 2.1 |
| Curtains, draperies and furniture coverings | 4,473.9 | 2.1 |
| Footwear | 3,915.8 | 1.8 |
| Prepackaged computer software | 3,490.2 | 1.6 |
| Lawn and garden equipment | 2,508.4 | 1.2 |
| Non-merchandise receipts | 1,986.2 | 0.9 |
| Hardware, tools, and related goods | 1,795.8 | 0.8 |
| Small electric appliances | 1,791.2 | 0.8 |
| Pets, pet foods and pet supplies | 1,768.2 | 0.8 |
| Automobiles | 1,366.0 | 0.6 |
| Major household appliances | 1,041.9 | 0.5 |
| Photographic equipment and supplies | 626.8 | 0.3 |
| Cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco | 548.2 | 0.3 |
| Floor coverings | 436.3 | 0.2 |
| Packaged alcoholic beverages | 418.7 | 0.2 |
| Sewing, knitting and needlework goods | 368.7 | 0.2 |
| Paper and related products | 74.1 | 0.0 |
| All other merchandise | 11,804.3 | 5.5 |
| Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. | ||
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