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SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRIES: RECEIPTS VS. PROFITS

Industry Sector

Percent of
Total Business
Receipts

Percent of
Total
Business

Profits

Ratio: Percent
Profits/Percent
Receipts

Profit Margin:
Profit/Receipts

$ of Sales per
$ of Profit

Construction

15.9

13.6

0.86

18.4

5.45

Wholesale Trade

4.4

2.5

0.57

12.1

8.26

Retail Trade

19.1

5.5

0.29

6.2

16.25

Transportation and Warehousing

4.7

3.5

0.74

15.7

6.39

Finance and Insurance

8.9

6.9

0.78

16.7

6.00

Real Estate Rental and Leasing

4.4

8.8

2.00

42.7

2.34

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

11.0

21.7

1.97

42.3

2.37

Administrative and Support and Waste-Management Services

3.8

5.1

1.34

28.4

3.52

Health-Care and Social-Assistance and Child Day-Care Services

8.5

17.1

2.01

43.0

2.33

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

2.0

2.6

1.30

27.7

3.61

Other Services, Including Personal and Laundry Services

6.8

7.1

1.04

22.5

4.41

All Other Industries

10.2

5.5

0.54

11.5

8.70

All Industry Sectors

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21.5

4.67

Source: MRI Database 2002 and Brian Balkovic and Michael Parisi, "Sole Proprietorship Returns 1999," Statistics of Income Bulletin (Internal Revenue Service), Summer 2001, pp. 12-13. Note: Detail may not add to totals because of rounding.

 

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