U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

FORM

SM-4417BS-A MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE REPORT

(08-31-2021)

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Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the

Census Bureau to conduct this collection

and to request your assistance. The U.S.

Census Bureau is required by Section 9

of the same law to keep your information

confidential and can use your responses

only to produce statistics. The Census

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your responses in a way that could identify

your business, organization, or institution.

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systems that transmit your data.

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The eight-digit OMB approval number is

0607-0717 and appears at the upper right of

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not conduct this survey.

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 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Any significant change in this firm's operations should be noted in 5

 

• For establishments sold or acquired during the month, report data only for the period the establishment was operated by this firm

 

• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available

 

• Enter "0" where applicable

INCLUDE

 EXCLUDE

 

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Data for auxiliary facilities primarily engaged in supporting services

to this firm's establishment(s) such as warehouses, garages, central

administrative offices, and repair services

Leased departments and concessions operated in other establishments

 

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Leased departments and concessions operated by other firms in this

firm's establishments

Sales taxes and finance charges

Data for establishments operated by other firms, such as franchises

 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

We estimate this survey will take an average of 7 minutes to complete. More information about this estimate and an address where you may write

with comments is on the back of this form.

1 FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION (EIN)

Has this firm acquired any new EINs for its retail operation(s) since last month? EIN (9 digits)

Yes - List here and continue with 2 . Report additional EIN(s) in 5 . . . . . . . . . . .

No

2 NUMBER OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

 Number

How many retail establishments did this firm operate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The remainder of this report refers to the establishments reported here.
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3 SALES, RECEIPTS, OR REVENUE

INCLUDE

 EXCLUDE

 

• Cash and credit sales of merchandise whether or not payment was

received 

• Commissions from vending machine operators and from sales of

government lottery tickets

 

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E-commerce sales if not submitted on a separate monthly retail report

Wholesale sales and services revenue made by retail establishments

covered by this report

Value of trade-ins taken as part payment for other merchandise

 

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Nonoperating receipts (such as interest income, income from

investments, and receipts from the rental or sale of real estate)

Refunds and allowances for returned goods

The actual value of rebates and discounts granted to the purchaser,

even if granted as an increase in trade-in allowance

A.

 

What type of reporting period do this month's sales represent?

Calendar month reporting period - Go to 3 C

 4-week reporting period 5-week reporting period

 

Ending Date

 

Month

 

Day

B.

 

If not a calendar month reporting period, what is the ending date for the period you are reporting sales?

 Dollars

C.

 

What were the total sales in

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D.

 

Do the sales reported in 3 C represent book figures or estimates?

Book Figure

 Estimate

E.

 

Did this firm have any e-commerce sales in

F.

Yes

 No - Go to 4

 Dollars

What were the total e-commerce sales in

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

OR Percent

If e-commerce sales not available - What was the percent of total sales in 3 C that represents e-commerce? 

%

4 VALUE OF INVENTORIES

INCLUDE

 EXCLUDE

 

• The cost value of all merchandise for the end of the month

 • Items such as fixtures, equipment, and supplies not held for resale

 

• Merchandise owned by this firm but held by others for consignment

 • Merchandise owned by others such as those held on consignment

 

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Merchandise under contract for sale

Merchandise if title has passed to you, including merchandise in transit 

• Merchandise of leased departments and concessions operated by

other firms in this retail establishment

 

• Inventory held in Foreign Trade Zones or in bond warehouses in the U.S.

A.

 

What was the value of merchandise inventories, regardless of where held, owned as of the end of the month?

1. Merchandise inventories in retail stores

Include leased departments and concessions operated by this firm in other

establishments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 Dollars

2. Merchandise inventories in warehouses, offices, or in transit for distribution to retail

stores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.

 

Total inventories (if applicable, before Last-in, First-out (LIFO) adjustment) . . . . . .

 

Month

 

Day

B.

 

Inventories were reported as of what date? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 REMARKS - Please use this space to explain any significant month-to-month changes, to clarify responses, or indicate where data were

estimated.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Name of person to contact regarding this report Title

Telephone

Area code

 Number

 

- Extension E-mail address

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

 

• E-commerce is the sale of goods and services where the buyer places an order, or the price and terms of the sale are negotiated, over an Internet, mobile device (M-Commerce),

extranet, EDI network, electronic mail, or other comparable online system. Payment may or may not be made online.

 

• Auxiliary Establishments are facilities primarily engaged in furnishing supporting services (such as warehouses, garages and central administrative offices) to this firm's

establishments.

 

• Leased Departments and Concessions are separate businesses that lease space on the premises of another business.

We estimate this survey will take an average of 7 minutes to complete, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this voluntary collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing this burden, to: eid.retail.indicator.branch@census.gov. Be sure to use "EID Survey Comments 0607-0717" as the subject.