Annual Retail Trade Survey

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000086",
  "term": "Annual Retail Trade Survey",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Provides national estimates of total annual sales, e-commerce sales, end-of-year inventories, inventory-to-sales ratios, purchases, total operating expenses, inventories held outside the United States, gross margins, end-of-year accounts receivable for retail businesses, total operating expenses, and e-commerce sales for accommodation and food service firms located in the United States.",
  "abbreviation": "ARTS",
  "see_also": [
    "Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS)",
    "Business and Industry",
    "Economic Census",
    "Economic Indicators",
    "Economy-Wide Statistics",
    "Industry Statistics Portal",
    "Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey (MRTS)",
    "North American Industry Classification System",
    "Retail Trade"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/annual-retail-trade-survey/"
}