Wholesalers in South Dakota numbered 1,796 in 1997 and had sales totaling $10 billion (showing the 5th highest growth in sales between 1992 and 1997 in the country). The state had $9.9 billion in sales from retail trade that year; automotive dealers accounted for 16% of establishments; food stores, 10%; and eating and drinking places, 29%. Growth in retail sales between 1992 and 1997 was the largest in the country (at 93%). The state's exports were valued at $446 million in 1998, ranked as the 3rd-smallest export market in the country.