Sales & Marketing
Management Magazine's Survey of Buying Power for 1985, 1990, 1995 &
2002 For Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon PMSA
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1985
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1990
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1995
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2002
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1985-1995
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1990-1995
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1990-2002
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Categories
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(000s)
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(000s)
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(000s)
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(000s)
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Change
(000s)
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Percent
Change
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Change
(000s)
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Percent
Change
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Change
(000s)
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Percent
Change
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| Population |
920.0
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1,031.4
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1,074.6
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1,193.6
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154.6
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16.8%
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43.2
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4.2%
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162.2
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15.7%
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| Household |
320.0
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369.4
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385.5
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426.8
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65.5
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20.5%
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16.1
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4.4%
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57.4
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15.5%
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| Effective Buying Income |
13,084,092.0
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22,492,632
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29,153,476
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30,973,172
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16,069,384.0
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122.8%
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6,660,844.0
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29.6%
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8,480,540.0
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37.7%
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| Median HH EBI |
38,100.0
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48,591
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65,871
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58,635
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27,771.0
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72.9%
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17,280.0
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35.6%
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10,044.0
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20.7%
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| Total Retail Sales |
5,808,892.0
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8,568,355
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10,643,189
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15,375,445
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4,834,297.0
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83.2%
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2,074,834.0
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24.2%
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6,807,090
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79.4%
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| Buying Power Index |
0.5
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0.5459
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0.5529
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0.5024
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0.1
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18.7%
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0.0
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0.0%
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(0.0435)
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8.0%
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| Automotive Sales |
828,398.0
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1,785,263
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2,425,551
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4,227,397
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1,597,153.0
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192.8%
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640,288.0
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35.9%
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2,442,134.0
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136.8%
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| Food Store Sales |
1,255,360.0
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1,797,432
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1,920,272
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1,915,153
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664,912.0
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53.0%
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122,840.0
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6.8%
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117,721.0
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6.5%
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| Eat & Drink Pl. Sls. |
467,731.0
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754,754
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854,736
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1,224,462
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387,005.0
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82.7%
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99,982.0
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13.2%
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469,708.0
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62.2%
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| Gen. Merch. St. Sls. |
649,983.0
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978,976
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1,244,309
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1,593,819
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594,326.0
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91.4%
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265,333.0
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27.1%
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619,843.0
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62.8%
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| Furnt. & Frnsh./Appl. |
409,087.0
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659,745
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693,930
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1,829,711
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284,843.0
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69.6%
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34,185.0
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5.2%
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169,966.0
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25.8%
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| Source: | 2002
Sales & Marketing Magazine |
For more information contact:
Middlesex County Department of Economic Development
(732) 745-3433
Prepared by:
Middlesex County Economic Development
JFK Square
New Brunswick, N.J. 08901
