# General Merchandise Stores

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SIC major group 53. Parent division: [Retail Trade](/division/G/). As of: 2026-03-13

## Industries
- [SIC 5331](/industry/5331/): Retail-Variety Stores

## Macro Context
- [CPIAUCSL](/indicator/CPIAUCSL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average
- [CPIUFDSL](/indicator/CPIUFDSL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food
- [PCEPI](/indicator/PCEPI/): Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- [CES0500000003](/indicator/CES0500000003/): Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private
- [PAYEMS](/indicator/PAYEMS/): All Employees, Total Nonfarm

## Sources
Macro data:
- [CPIAUCSL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL): FRED series CPIAUCSL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- [CPIUFDSL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUFDSL): FRED series CPIUFDSL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- [PCEPI](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEPI): FRED series PCEPI, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- [CES0500000003](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003): FRED series CES0500000003, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- [PAYEMS](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS): FRED series PAYEMS, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

SEC data: