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Listed below are several key terms used in E-Stats. For more definitions, please visit the Census Bureau glossary which covers all topics, censuses, surveys, and programs. We welcome your feedback if a word or phrase is missing. Please click on the Send Feedback tab above the glossary search window. Thank you

  1. Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)
  2. Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)
  3. Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)
  4. Brick-and-mortar-retailers
  5. Business-to-business (B-to-B or B2B)
  6. Business-to-consumer (B-to-C or B2C)
  7. E-Commerce
  8. E-Revenues
  9. E-Sales – In regards to the E-Stats report, this term describes market value of e-commerce activity for merchant wholesale trade and retail sales.
  10. E-Shipments
  11. E-Stats
  12. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
  13. Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses
  14. Manufacturing Sales Branches and Offices (MSBOs) – This term refers to establishments maintained by manufacturing, refining, or mining enterprises apart from their plants or mines for the purpose of marketing their products. Sales branches will typically carry inventories, while sales offices typically do not.
  15. Merchant Wholesalers
  16. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  17. Selected Service Industries
  18. Service Annual Survey

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