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NAICS Category Descriptions <br />*Caution should be used when comparing pull factors before 2003 to those in later years due to the switch from <br />SIC to NAICS. <br />Electronics: Establishments primarily engaged in retailing household-type appliances, sewing machines, cameras, <br />computers, and other electronic goods. <br />Gas and Convenience Store: Retailers that sell fuel along with convenience store items. <br />Leisure Goods: Sporting goods, books, music, hobby stores, fabric shops, and toy stores. <br />Building Materials: Establishments that sell lumber, hardware, paint, wallpaper, tile, hardwood floors, roofing, fencing, <br />ceiling fans, lawn equipment, and garden centers. <br />Motor Vehicles & Parts: Establishments that sell new & used autos, boats, motorcycles, golf carts, RV's, campers, <br />snowmobiles, trailers, tires, and parts. <br />Pull Factors By Merchandise Category <br />The following tables and charts depict pull factors in Ramsey County from 2003 to 2016* by merchandise category. Pull <br />factors are a measure of trade area size that provide a useful measure of changes over time because they account for <br />changes in population and state-wide industry trends. <br />Ramsey County <br />Health & Personal: Pharmacies, food supplements, vision supplies, cosmetics, & hearing aid stores. <br />Food: Grocery stores, deli's, bakery, & butcher shops that sell food to be prepared at home. Liquor stores. <br />Furniture: Stores that sell furniture, beds, carpeting, window coverings, lamps, china, kitchenware, & woodburning stoves. <br />Clothing: New clothing and accessories, jewelry, shoes, bridal shops, clock shops, and luggage stores. <br />Vehicles <br />& Parts Furniture Elec- <br />tronics <br />Building <br />Materials Food Health & <br />Personal <br />Gas & <br />Conven.Clothing Leisure <br />Goods <br />2003 0.91 1.20 1.37 0.63 0.98 1.36 0.88 1.51 1.16 <br />2005 0.90 0.93 1.43 0.64 1.03 1.42 0.86 1.33 1.11 <br />2007 0.90 0.82 1.11 0.68 1.03 1.33 0.81 1.36 1.13 <br />2008 0.90 0.84 1.23 0.86 1.08 1.39 0.97 1.34 1.12 <br />2009 0.89 0.92 1.98 0.68 1.10 1.42 0.79 1.46 1.13 <br />2010 0.88 1.02 1.86 0.65 1.12 1.33 0.79 1.41 1.14 <br />2011 0.91 0.94 1.92 0.58 1.13 1.27 0.82 1.41 1.14 <br />2012 0.88 0.92 1.78 0.55 1.13 1.24 0.76 1.38 1.09 <br />2013 0.95 0.97 2.03 0.55 1.17 1.29 0.77 1.45 1.11 <br />2014 0.97 0.96 1.96 0.54 1.21 1.29 0.72 1.39 1.15 <br />2015 0.98 1.00 2.01 0.52 1.23 1.30 0.71 1.36 1.08 <br />2016 0.98 0.95 1.99 0.52 1.19 1.30 0.69 1.33 1.07 <br />0.00 <br />0.50 <br />1.00 <br />1.50 <br />2.00 <br />2.50 <br />Pull FactorsPull Factors by NAICS <br />Merchandise Category (1 of 2) <br />23