SM-44(06)FA Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report

OMB No. 0607-0104: Approval Expires 09/30/2012
U.S.
DEPT.
OF
COMMERCE
Public
reporting
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is estimated to average 5 minutes per response,
FORM SM-44(06)FA
Economic & Statistics Administration including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
(5-3-2006)
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding
this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
ADVANCE MONTHLY
reducing this burden, to: Paperwork Project; 0607-0104, U.S. Census Bureau; 4700 Silver Hill Road,
Stop 1500, Washington, DC 20233-1500. You may e-mail comments to Paperwork@census.gov; use
RETAIL TRADE REPORT
"Paperwork Project 0607-0104" as the subject.

DUE DATE:

Notice – Your report to the U.S. Census Bureau is
confidential by law (Title 13, U.S. Code,
Section 9). Only persons sworn to uphold the
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may see the questionnaires and may use them
only for statistical purposes. Additionally, all
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FAX TO

Item 1

MAILING ADDRESS

1–800–447–4613

Item 2

CONTACT PERSON (Name) Telephone (Area code, number, ext.)

Item 3

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING SALES ITEMS

FAX (Area code, number)

A. INCLUDE

B. EXCLUDE

1. Wholesale sales made by retail establishments covered by this
report

1. Commissions from vending machine operators
2. Non-operating receipts (such as interest income, income from
investments, and receipts from rental or sale of real estate)

2. Receipts from layaway purchases
3. Receipts from the rental or leasing of vehicles, equipment,
instruments, tools, etc.

3. Commissions from sales of government lottery tickets

4. Receipts from deliveries
5. Receipts from installations, maintenance, repairs, alterations,
storage, and other such services

1. Refunds and allowances for returned goods
2. The actual value of rebates and discounts granted to the purchaser,
even if granted as an increase in trade-in allowance

C. DEDUCT

6. Value of trade-ins taken as part payment for other merchandise

D. DEFINITION

7. Excise taxes (such as those on gasoline, liquor, and tobacco)
which are levied on the manufacturer or wholesaler and
included in the cost of goods purchased by this firm

E-Commerce Sales are sales of goods and services where an
order is placed by the buyer or price and terms of the sale are
negotiated over an Internet, extranet, EDI, electronic mail, or
other online system. Payment may or may not be made online.

E. INDUSTRY SPECIFIC REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS

Item 4

SALES AND REPORT PERIOD

Sales for

Sales for

Dollars

Dollars

a. Sales
• Report cash and credit sales. If none, enter "0."
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.
• Explain any significant difference in sales from the previous month.
• Include sales from e-commerce if not submitted on a separate monthly
report.
• Include leased departments and concessions operated in other
establishments.
• Exclude leased departments and concessions operated by other firms in
your retail establishments.
• Exclude sales taxes and finance charges.
b. Report period

1

Mark (X) one box to indicate the period covered by the sales entered in Item 4a.

2
3

If other than "Calendar Month" is marked, specify ending date.

c. Do the sales reported in Item 4a. represent book figures or estimates?

Item 5

Calendar month
4-week period⎫
⎬
5-week period⎭

Ending date (Mo./Day)

Book

NUMBER OF RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS

Enter the total number of retail establishments, leased departments and
concessions covered by this report.

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Estimate

1
2
3

Calendar month
4-week period⎫
⎬
5-week period⎭

Ending date (Mo./Day)

Book

Estimate