Wholesale trade in Delaware totaled $13 billion, conducted by 1,118 establishments in 1997. Retail sales totaled $8.6 billion, conducted by 5,040 establishments. The leading types of retail enterprises were food stores, 10%; automotive dealers, 12%; and eating and drinking places, 28%. Food sales totaled $1.3 billion, and general merchandise sales totaled one billion in 1997. In 1998, Delaware exported $2.2 billion worth of products to foreign markets.