FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN)

ITEM 1 MAILING ADDRESS

ITEM 3

MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE REPORT

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DUE DATE:

ITEM 2

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FORM SM-44(06)B

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

(11-8-2007)

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

USCENSUSBUREAU

COVERAGE INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS OF DEPARTMENT STORES, 

E-COMMERCE SALES, AUXILIARY ESTABLISHMENTS, LEASED DEPARTMENTS AND CONCESSIONS

I. Coverage Instructions Auxiliary Establishments are facilities primarily

engaged in furnishing supporting services (such as

warehouses, garages and central administrative offices)

to your retail establishments.

Leased Departments and Concessions are separate

businesses that lease space on the premises of another

business.

IV.

III.

E-Commerce Sales are sales of goods and services

where an order is placed by the buyer or price and terms

of the sale are negotiated over an Internet, extranet, EDI

network, electronic mail, or other online system.

Payment may or may not be made online.

II.

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REMARKS – Please use this space for comments or to explain any large differences in data from the prior month.

FORM SM-44(06)B (11-8-2007) Page 2

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Calendar month

4-week period

5-week period

SALES AND REPORT PERIOD

Mark (X) one box to indicate the period covered by the sales entered in item 4a(1).

If other than "Calendar month" is marked, specify ending date.

Dollars

b.Report period Ending date (Month and day)

ITEM 5 MERCHANDISE INVENTORIES

ITEM 4

Merchandise in retail stores covered by this report. Include leased departments and concessions operated by

your firm in other establishments. .................................................

a.

b. Merchandise in warehouses, offices, or in transit for distribution to your retail stores. ................

TOTAL merchandise inventories (before Last-in, First-out adjustment if any) – Sum of items 5a and 5b...

d.

c.

Are the data reported in items 5a through 5c for a date other than the end of the month specified?

No Yes – Enter the date the data represent

NUMBER OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

Enter the total number of retail establishments, leased departments, and concessions covered by this report. . .

Month Day Year

c. Do the sales reported in item 4a(1) represent book figures or estimates? Book Estimate

a.Sales

Dollars

ITEM 6

INCLUDE

• Cash and credit sales of merchandise whether or not 

 payment was received. If none, enter "0"

• Receipts from other activities at your retail establishments 

 such as wholesale sales, deliveries, installation, repairs, 

 etc.

• Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and 

 tobacco) which are levied on the manufacturer or 

 wholesaler.

EXCLUDE

• Sales taxes collected from customers and paid directly to a

 local, State, or Federal tax agency

INCLUDE

• Merchandise under contract for sale

• Merchandise owned by this firm but held by others for

 sale on consignment

EXCLUDE

• Fixtures, equipment, and supplies not held for resale

• E-commerce sales if not submitted on a separate monthly 

 retail report

• Leased departments and concessions operated by your firm 

 in other establishments

Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available

Report merchandise inventories covered by this report, regardless of where held, owned as of the end of the month.

• Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income, income 

 from investments, and receipts from the rental or sale of 

 real estate)

• Commissions from sales of government lottery tickets

• Sales from auxiliary extablishments