Oklahoma

Commerce

In 1997, Oklahoma had 6,037 wholesale establishments, with sales of over $30 billion. Retail sales totaled $28 billion in 1997. Retail establishments had personal incomes totaling $3 billion in 1997. Automotive dealers accounted for 15% of the total number of establishments in 1997, followed by food stores, 13%; and eating and drinking places, 28%. Food sales totaled $4.3 billion, while general merchandise sales totaled $4.2 billion. The value of foreign exports produced within Oklahoma in 1998 was $2.9 billion. Major exports included industrial machinery (33%) to Europe, and transportation equipment (20%) to Canada.