1987 Census of Retail Trade

		All Establishments and Operations					Unincorporated Businesses or Operations
SIC Code	Type of Business	Number of Estab.	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	First Quarter Payroll ($1,000)	Paid Employees for Period Ending March 12	Individual Proprietorships	Partnerships
52	Building Materials, Garden Supplies	17	21813	3201	717	238	2	0
53	General Merchandise	10	126222	9588	2350	1231	1	0
54	Food Stores	93	159,264	21,133	4,898	2,154	12	4
55, except 554	Auto Dealers, Auto Supply Stores	13	64,527	5,956	1,624	296	1	0
554	Gasoline Service Stations	39	32,265	1,982	485	183	10	1
56	Apparel and Accessory Stores	81	66,879	8,179	1,966	789	7	3
57	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (appliances, TVs, etc.)	83	72,700	9,349	2,118	693	6	2
58	Eating and Drinking Places	282	138,978	38,240	9,365	5,125	28	11
591	Drug and Proprietary Stores	29	39,884	4,984	1,171	456	2	0
59, except 591	Miscellaneous Retail Stores	179	121,717	17,956	4,122	1,525	31	8
592	Liquor Stores	25	21,749	1,972	478	208	1	0
593	Used Merchandise Stores	17	5,214	832	270	90	8	1
NA	All Cambridge Establishments and Operations	826	844,249	120,568	28,816	12,690	100	29

Source: U. S. Census, Census of Retail Trade, 1987.

The figures presented here should not compared to the employment by industry figures generated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The methodology and intended uses of the information differ, making direct comparisons impracticable.

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For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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