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LEGISLATIVE REPORT
Furniture, electronics, appliance, and clothing stores were other large business sectors that saw substantial sales declines as a result of the pandemic.
Overall, box shipments saw windfall growth from record-breaking online sales growth, as well as from the above-average growth at building supply and grocery stores, both of which sell products requiring above-average amounts of corrugated packaging per unit of sales.
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Dick Storat is president of Richard Storat & Associates. He can be reached at 610-282-6033 or storatre@aol.com.
2020 Retail Sales Change by Business
Nonstore Retailers Building Materials Food & Beverage Sporting Goods General Merchandise Retail ex Auto & Gas Health & Personal Care Motor Vehicle & Parts Retail & Food Service Miscellaneous Stores Furniture Electronic & Appliances Food Services & Drinking Places Clothing
- 15.1% -19.3% -26.0%
-1.0% -5.9%
13.3% 11.1%
4.4% 2.3% 2.0% 1.4% 1.1% 0.4% 21.3%
Source: Census, RSA INC.
-35.0% -25.0% -15.0% -5.0% 5.0% 15.0% 25.0%
