Miscellaneous Subjects: 2002
2002 Economic Census
Retail Trade
Subject Series
Issued December 2005
EC02-44SX-SB
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
This report was prepared in the Service Sector Statistics Division under the direction of Bobby E.
Russell, Assistant Division Chief for Census Programs. Planning, management, and coordination of this
report were under the supervision of Fay Dorsett, Chief, Retail Census Branch, assisted by Thomas G.
Dassel, Darrell S. Dow, Peter H. Lee, John W. Nogle II, Barbara T. Parlett, and Maria A.
Poschinger. Primary staff assistance was provided by Craig A. Carpenter, Maunda M. C. Charles,
Jamie R. English, Stephanie L. Harrison, Donna J. Pickeral, Katherine J. Russell, Shane E.
Sallee, Jonathan L. Schuyler, Amber L. Spriggs, Jeremy R. Stash, Latroy M. Wands, and
Jessica A. Watts.
Mathematical and statistical techniques, as well as the coverage operations were provided by Ruth E.
Detlefsen, Assistant Division Chief for Research and Methodology, assisted by Scot A. Dahl, Leader,
Census/Current Integration Group, with staff assistance from Samson A. Adeshiyan and Anthony G.
Tersine Jr.
Eddie J. Salyers, Assistant Division Chief of Economic Planning and Coordination Division, was
responsible for overseeing the editing and tabulation procedures and the interactive analytical software.
Dennis Shoemaker and Kim Wortman, Special Assistants, John D. Ward, Chief, Analytical Branch,
and Brandy L. Yarbrough, Chief, Edit Branch, were responsible for developing the systems and
procedures for data collection, editing, review, and correction. Donna L. Hambric, Chief of the
Economic Planning Staff, was responsible for overseeing the systems and information for dissemination.
Douglas J. Miller, Chief, Tables and Dissemination Branch, assisted by Lisa Aispuro, Jamie Fleming,
Keith Fuller, Andrew W. Hait, and Kathy G. Padgett were responsible for developing the data
dissemination systems and procedures. The Geography Division staff, Robert LaMac