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Pull Factors r i Category <br /> • Ramsey County <br /> The following tables and charts depict pull factors in Ramsey County from 1990 to 2000*by merchandise category. <br /> Pull factors are a measure of trade area size that provide a useful measure of changes over time because they account <br /> for changes in population and state-wide industry trends. <br /> Category Descriptions <br /> Pull Factors by Merchandise Category (2 of 3) <br /> 2.50 <br /> Furniture:This group includes retail <br /> stores selling goods used for furnishing <br /> the home such as furniture,floor 2.00 <br /> coverings,draperies,glass and <br /> chinaware,domestic stoves,refrigerator s <br /> and other household electric and gas $ 1.50 - .. _ <br /> appliances. o - II III <br /> u- X <br /> 3 1.00 - <br /> am,. <br /> Automotive: Establishments selling <br /> new and used automobiles,boats, 0.50 -- - <br /> recreational vehicles and utility trailers, <br /> and motorcycles and <br /> mopeds;dealers selling new automobile 0.00 , ' <br /> parts and accessories;and gasoline <br /> service stations. 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 <br /> 4110 <br /> Eating&Drinking: this major group <br /> includes retail establishments engaged in -U-Furniture Year <br /> Automotive <br /> selling prepared food and drinks for -44-Eating&Drinking --• Misc. Retail <br /> consumption on the premises. Also <br /> included are caterers which serve <br /> prepared food other than at the place of <br /> business and lunch counters and Pull Factors by Merchandise Category <br /> refreshment stands selling prepared Ramsey County, 1990-2000 <br /> foods and drinks for immediate <br /> consumption. <br /> Eating& <br /> Year Furniture Automotive Drinking Misc. Retail <br /> 1990 1.41 0.97 1.30 1.96 <br /> Miscellaneous Retail: This category 1991 1.48 0.90 1.36 1.44 <br /> includes retail establishments not 1992 1.33 0.99 1.35 1.35 <br /> elsewhere classified,These <br /> establishments fall into the following 1993 1.26 0.93 1.26 1.23 <br /> categories:liquor stores;used 1994 1.12 0.91 1.14 1.06 <br /> merchandise stores;miscellaneous 1995 1.34 0.80 1.17 1.08 <br /> shopping goods stores;nonstore <br /> retailers,fuel dealers,florists,cigar store# 1996 1.50 0.97 1.24 1.15 <br /> and stands,news dealers and 1997 NA NA NA NA <br /> newsstands,and miscellaneous retail 1998 1.39 0.80 1.27 1.13 <br /> stores not elsewhere classified. 1999 NA NA NA NA <br /> 2000 1.35 0.77 1.24 1.08 <br /> %Change,'90 <br /> to'00 -4.73% -20.87% -5.03% -44.73% <br /> Change,'98 <br /> *Due to a change tri how firms are to'00 -3.34% -3.64% -2.30% -4.38% <br /> 0 categorized <br /> onlydata through fiscal beginning with fiscal <br /> yearar 200These pull factors are calculated using taxable sales.Although taxable sales do not capture the full extent of <br /> y , sales in stores with a large number of un-taxed goods,like grocery and apparel stores,these data are audited <br /> year 2000 are presented in this by the Minnesota Department of Revenue.Since sales tax laws apply statewide,all cities are compared on the <br /> section. same basis. <br /> Page 21 <br />