Huntsville MSA Retail Sales by Kind of Business, 1987 and 1992

                               ---------1992---------    ---------1987---------    -------Pct. Change, 1987-92------
                                Number of    Sales        Number of    Sales        Number of    Sales      Sales
   Kind of Business               Estab.  ($million)        Estab.  ($million)        Estab.  ($current) ($constant)

   Food                               212      419.8            195      340.4            8.7       23.3       -0.1
   General Merchandise                 49      385.5             47      254.5            4.3       51.5       22.7
   Apparel                            168      137.9            197      106.6          -14.7       29.4        4.8
   Furniture, etc.                    156      121.7            150       90.5            4.0       34.5        8.9
   Automotive                         126      505.4            144      428.2          -12.5       18.0       -4.4
   Gasoline Service Stations          143      134.7            159       95.0          -10.1       41.8       14.8
   Lumber, Hardware, etc.              73      143.6             72       96.7            1.4       48.5       20.3
   Eating and Drinking Places         449      242.2            376      174.1           19.4       39.1       12.7
   Drug Stores                         41       61.5             51       42.8          -19.6       43.7       16.4
   Miscellaneous Retail               365      160.3            327      119.9           11.6       33.7        8.3

   Total, all sales at retail       1,782    2,312.5          1,718    1,748.8            3.7       32.2        7.1


   Source:  U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1987 and 1992 Economic Censuses, and Center for
            Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama.