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

DUE DATE:

SM-44(06)FAE

FORM
(5-3-2006)

U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE
Economic & Statistics Administration
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

ADVANCE MONTHLY
RETAIL TRADE REPORT

OMB No. 0607-0104: Approval Expires 09/30/2012
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining
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
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
"Paperwork Project 0607-0104" as the subject.

Item 1

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
confidentiality of U.S. Census Bureau information
may see the questionnaires and may use them
only for statistical purposes. Additionally, all
reports are immune from legal process.

MAILING ADDRESS

1–800–447–4613

FAX TO
Item 2

CONTACT PERSON (Name)

Item 3

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REPORTING SALES ITEMS

Telephone (Area code, number, ext.)

FAX (Area code, number)

A. INCLUDE

B. EXCLUDE

1. Wholesale sales made by retail establishments covered by this
report
2. Receipts from layaway purchases

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)
3. Commissions from sales of government lottery tickets

3. Receipts from the rental or leasing of vehicles, equipment,
instruments, tools, etc.
4. Receipts from deliveries
5. Receipts from installations, maintenance, repairs, alterations,
storage, and other such services
6. Value of trade-ins taken as part payment for other merchandise

C. DEDUCT
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

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

Percentage

Percentage

• Report cash and credit sales. If none, enter "0."
• Estimates are acceptable if book figures are not available.

• Include sales from e-commerce if not submitted on a separate
monthly report.
• Include leased departments and concessions operated in other
establishments and exclude similar operations by other firms in your
retail establishments.

• Exclude sales taxes, carrying or other finance charges.

a. Sales
(1) Total Sales – Report total sales, including e-commerce.
(2) E-Commerce Sales – Report e-commerce sales (See definition in
Item 3D.)
OR
(3) If e-commerce sales are not available – Enter percent of total
sales in Item 4a.(1) that represents e-commerce.
b. Report period
Mark (X) one box to indicate the period covered by the sales entered in
Item 4a.(1).
If other than "Calendar Month" is marked, specify ending date.

c. Do the sales reported in Item 4a.(1) represent book figures or estimates?

Item 5

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

1
2
3

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