About the Illinois Retail Sales Revenue Data

The retail sales data are provided by the Illinois Department of Revenue and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs. The data come from sales tax receipts which are then multiplied by the local tax rate to yield retail sales volumes. The report is categorized by Kind of Business (KOB) classification which are based on Standard Industrial Classifications (SIC) as reported to County Business Patterns data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
 
KOB Classification Description
General Merchandise (GMerch) Department stores, variety stores.
Food (Food) Grocery stores, bakeries, specialty food shops.
Drinking and Eating Places (Drink/Eat) Eating places, drinking places, hotels and motels.
Apparel (Apparel) Clothing stores, accessory and specialty stores, shoe stores.
Furniture, Household and Radio (Household) Furniture stores, floor covering stores, drapery and upholstery stores, miscellaneous home furnishings, household appliance stores, radio, television, and electronic stores, computer and software stores, record and prerecorded tape stores, musical instrument stores, radio and television repair, refrigeration service and repair, electrical repair shops, watch, clock, and jewelry repair, reupholstery and furniture repair, welding repair, armature rewinding shops, repair services.
Lumber, Building and Hardware (Building) Single-family housing construction, residential construction, operative builders, industrial buildings and warehouses, nonresidential construction, highway and street construction, bridge, tunnel, and elevated highway construction, water, sewer, and utility lines, heavy construction, plumbing, heating, air- conditioning, painting and paper hanging, electrical work, masonry and other stonework, plastering, drywall, and insulation, terrazzo, tile, marble and mosaic work, carpentry work, floor laying and floor work, roofing, siding, and sheetmetal work, concrete work, water well drilling, structural steel erection, glass and glazing work, excavation work, wrecking and demolition work, installing building equipment, special trade contractors, lumber and other building materials, paint, glass, and wallpaper stores, hardware stores, retail nurseries and garden stores, mobile home dealers.
Automotive and Filling Stations (Auto) New and used car dealers, used car dealers, auto and home supply stores, gasoline service stations, boat dealers, recreational vehicle dealers, motorcycle dealers, automotive dealers, truck rental and leasing, no drivers, passenger car rental, passenger car leasing, utility trailer rental, automobile parking, top and body repair and paint shops, auto exhaust system repair shops, tire retreading and repair shops, automotive glass replacement shops, automotive transmission repair shops, general automotive repair shops, automotive repair shops, car washes, automotive services.
Drugs and Miscellaneous Retail (Misc. Retail) Drug stores and proprietary stores, liquor stores, used merchandise stores, sporting goods and bicycle shops, book stores, stationery stores, jewelry stores, hobby, toy, and game shops, camera and photographic supply stores, gift, novelty, and souvenir shop, luggage and leather goods stores, sewing, needlework, and piece goods, catalog and mail-order houses, merchandising machine operators, direct selling establishments, fuel oil dealers, liquefied petroleum gas dealers, fuel dealers, florists, tobacco stores and stands, news dealers and newsstands, optical goods stores, miscellaneous retail stores, non-classifiable establishments.
Agriculture, Mining, Health Care, Financial Services and Other (Other) Agriculture sales, forestry, mining, oil and gas, health care, transportation, telecommunications, finance, insurance and real estate, entertainment, recreation, government.
Manufacturing (Manu) Agribusiness and other manufacturing.