Percent Change in Retail Sales in Alabama MSAs, 1987-92

                          Sales        Sales      Number of    Number of
   MSA                 ($current)  ($constant)    Employees     Estab.

   Anniston                  27.0          2.8          5.9          0.6
   Birmingham                29.0          4.5          1.8         -0.9
   Decatur                   34.8          9.2         13.9          5.5
   Dothan                    18.8         -3.8          0.6         -7.5
   Florence                  40.8         14.1         13.6         -0.3
   Gadsden                   14.0         -7.7         -2.3        -10.9
   Huntsville                32.2          7.1         10.4          3.7
   Mobile                    32.5          7.3          4.5         -0.9
   Montgomery                31.2          6.3         14.9          9.8
   Tuscaloosa                29.5          4.9         13.2         -0.9

   Alabama                   30.4          5.7          7.9         -0.1

   U.S.                      26.9          2.8          3.5          1.5


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