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The World's Richest Market

Concentrated within 800 miles of Saratoga County is 54% of the U.S. and Canada population and 60% of its industry. This region accounts for 55% of the U.S. and Canadian income; Trends which begin in this diversified area establish patterns that are felt, in varying degrees, throughout the rest of the country. The following depicts just this.

MANUFACTURER'S SUMMARY DATA

 

Number Estab.

Value Added By Manuf. ($000)

New Capital Expenditure ($000)

Payroll ($000)

Number Employee

Avg. Wage Of Employee

Capital District

1982

651

2,176,100

N/A

1,052,500

45,600

23,081

1987

705

2,787,700

181,200

1,105,200

40,700

27,154

1992

707

3,048,400

225,000

1,196,900

35,300

33,906

1997

640

2,865,140

286,627

1,000,363

25,622

39,043

Saratoga County

1982

129

336,300

92,100

129,000

6,300

20,476

1987

134

518,800

69,700

171,800

6,200

27,709

1992

140

522,700

74,100

227,300

6,800

33,426

1997

139

720,515

100,484

263,210

6,400

41,126

WHOLESALE TRADE
(Dollars Unadjusted)

All Establishments

 

Number

Sales ($000)

Annual Payroll ($000)

Total Paid Employees

Ave. Wage of Employee

Capital District

1982

1,415

4,940,553

313,150

16,767

18,676

1987

1,280

5,431,331

402,125

16,862

23,848

1992

1,268

7,085,830

499,705

16,520

30,248

1997

1,857

11,891,987

864,365

25,180

34,327

Saratoga County

1982

126

230,623

15,122

876

17,262

1987

183

326,574

24,943

1,200

20,785

1992

200

1,092,354

55,565

1,929

28,805

1997

350

2,520,847

138,653

4,129

33,580

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997
Census of Wholesale Trade - Geographic Area Series


RETAIL TRADE
(Dollars Unadjusted)

All Establishments

 

Number

Sales ($000)

Annual Payroll ($000)

Total Paid Employees

Ave. Wage of Employee

Capital District

1982

8,319

4,349,440

467,265

57,203

8,168

1987

4,834

5,298,178

610,584

61,411

9,942

1992

4,884

6,173,220

727,611

59,488

12,231

1997

5,029

7,950,372

931,190

68,162

13,661

Saratoga County

1982

1,213

579,287

62,876

7,798

8,063

1987

991

1,019,594

113,961

11,655

9,777

1992

1,103

1,288,368

151,089

12,494

12,092

1997

1,101

1,707,035`

197,435

14,494

13,621

Note: The Capital District only consists of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997 Census of Manufacturers & Census of Retail Trade-Geographic Area Series i.e. Capital Region Regional Planning Commission.

REAL RETAIL SALES ($000)

 

1977

1982

1987

1992

Capital District

4,415,335

4,054,954

5,298,178

6,173,220

Urban Areas

2,421,335

2,101,931

2,711,077

3,445,954

Other Areas

1,944,000

1,953,023

2,587,101

2,727,266

Saratoga County

779,855

682,080

1,019,594

1,288,368

Urban Areas

454,298

363,505

531,613

701,513

Saratoga Springs

215,236

181,076

279,352

361,007

Other

239,062

182,429

252,261

340,506

Rest of County

325,557

318,575

487,981

586,855

Urban Areas: Defined as either cities or villages with 25,000 inhabitants or more. 1977 and 1982 adjusted using CPI-U for all items.

Note: The Capital District only consists of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties

Source: Capital Region Regional Planning Commission i.e. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census - Retail Trade - Geographic Area Series

RETAIL SLAES BY TYPE OF BUSNIESS
(Thousands of Dollars)

Capital District
 

1982

1987

1992

1997

All Retail Stores

4,349,440

5,298,178

6,173,220

7,950,372

Building Material, Hardware, Garden Supplies, Mobile Home Dealers

187,785

304,875

336,909

656,014

General Merchandise Group Stores

(D)

667,224

715,100

749,498

Food Stores

1,089,013

1,111,349

1,270,717

1,069,374

Automotive Dealers

711,059

1,209,488

1,349,687

2,031,588

Gasoline Service Stations

351,187

277,650

349,759

574,604

Apparel-Accessory Stores

243,686

278,371

376,942

392,925

Home Furnishings, Equip. Stores

161,429

264,829

260,135

330,743

Eating-Drinking Places

364,838

470,186

583,392

845,138

Other Retail Stores

(D)

528,167

636,013

1,094,814

Note: Figures refer to the Capital District consisting of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties

Saratoga County
 

1982

1987

1992

1997

All Retail Stores

579,287

1,019,594

1,288,368

1,707,035

Building Material, Hardware, Garden Supplies, Mobile Home Dealers

33,354

97,134

89,763

101,497

General Merchandise Group Stores

55,106

96,086

115,229

166,759

Food Stores

155,198

221,859

300,279

389,230

Automotive Dealers

88,944

254,549

276,058

494,401

Gasoline Service Stations

53,905

65,631

88,827

169,205

Apparel-Accessory Stores

21,962

32,534

75,112

73,777

Home Furnishings, Equip. Stores

15,599

34,321

38,866

41,487

Eating-Drinking Places

54,881

101,097

130,538

197,272

Other Retail Stores

82,226

89,168

122,390

206,910

(D) Data withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data is included in broader
type-of-business totals

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997 Census of Retail Trade
Geographic Area Series

Building Permits (000's)
 

NEW NON-RESIDENTIAL

NEW RESIDENTIAL
 

TOTAL Bldgs.

Commercial / Industrial Bldgs.

TOTAL Bldgs.

One-Family Units

2-or More Units

Mobile Home Units

CAPITAL REGION

1980

1,102

142

972

899

43

30

1981

720

120

1,127

982

102

43

1982

923

105

926

761

127

38

1983

1,061

112

1,913

1,726

146

41

1984

1,088

171

2,595

2,291

243

61

1985

670

204

3,658

3,286

312

63

1986

845

184

4,323

3,976

291

56

1987

988

222

4,056

3,820

236

N/A

1988

1,213

278

3,591

3,309

282

N/A

1989

1,157

176

2,890

2,662

228

N/A

1990

1,137

208

2,755

1,964

155

N/A

1991

N/A

148

2,798

N/A

N/A

N/A

1992

1,629

146

2,990

2,449

541

N/A

1993

1,621

129

2,994

2,541

401

N/A

1994

N/A

142

2,775

N/A

N/A

N/A

1995

N/A

N/A

1,714

TOTAL UNITS:

2,393

$217,000,000

SARATOGA COUNTY 

1980

564

70

368

274

25

8

1981

621

46

376

308

57

35

1982

508

29

375

261

87

23

1983

527

25

653

593

60

27

1984

554

67

1,016

938

86

43

1985

440

51

1,570

1,406

157

40

1986

392

53

1,871

1,800

79

30

1987

523

95

1,797

1,770

73

N/A

1988

588

61

1,391

1,296

97

N/A

1989

556

43

1,307

1,181

48

N/A

1990

613

74

817

779

38

N/A

1991

494

42

986

N/A

N/A

N/A

1992

409

52

925

N/A

N/A

N/A

1993

447

55

1,051

1,019

32

N/A

1994

385

43

906

N/A

N/A

N/A

1995

N/A

N/A

706

TOTAL UNITS:

900

$85,900,000

Note: The Capital District is comprised of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties.

Source: Capital Region Regional Planning Commission i.e. U.S. Bureau of Census

N/A Note: As of January 1996, the US Dept. Of Commerce, Bureau of Census, discontinued collecting, reporting building permit data on non-residential publicly-owned residential construction activity.

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