The number of retail outlets in Scotland was as follows (separate figures are not available for newsagents and confectionery): Number of business sites Business Activity 1998 2004 (a) Retail sale of fruit and vegetables 1160 620 (b) Retail sale of meat and meat products 1310 880 (c) Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery 1050 890 (d) Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 425 315 (g) Retail sale of tobacco products 1220 505 (e,f,g) Retail sale by confectioners, tobacconists and newsagents (CTNs) 910 1205 The total number of wholesalers in Scotland was as follows: Number of Enterprises Business Activity 1998 2004 Wholesale Trade and Commission Trade, Except of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles 6615 6325 Of this, the number active in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco was: Number of Enterprises Business Activity 1998 2004 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 1210 1150 Source: Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) which is maintained by the Office for National Statistics.