TABLE XXXI-A.-Average costs and profits of drug stores in 1953 and 1952

The Lilly Digest of Retail Drug-Store income and Expense Statements for 1953, by Eli Lilly & Co.

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, BSB No. 68, November 1954,

TABLE XXXI-B.-Operating experiences of men's wear stores, 1945-53

Highlights of Operating Experience of Men's Wear Stores in 1953, National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers.

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, BSB No. 82, December 1954, p. 3.

TABLE XXXI-C.-Operating results of specialty stores, 1952 and 1953

1 Usable data not available.

Operating Results of Department and Specialty Stores in 1953, Harvard University.

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, BSB No. 71, Nevena

1954, p. 2.

TABLE XXXI-D.-Retail hardware stores: Operating ratios, 1954

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, BSB No. 73, November 1954.

TABLE XXXI-E.-Automobile dealers sales, expense, and operating profit before taxes: Percentage of total sales

Source: U. S. Dept. of Commerce Small Business Administration, BSB No. 60, September 1954, p. 3.

TABLE XXXI-F.-Farm equipment dealers-7-year trends in average sales, margins, expenses, and net profits

National Retail Farm Equipment Association, Cost of Doing Business.

Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Small Business Administration, BSB, No. 61, September 1954, p. 3.