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ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - June 2007
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $373.9 billion, a decrease of 0.9 percent (±0.7%) from the previous month, but 3.8 percent (±0.7%) above June 2006. Total sales for the April through June 2007 period were up 3.9 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The April to May 2007 percent change was revised from +1.4 percent (± 0.7%) to +1.5 percent (± 0.3%).
Retail trade sales were down 1.0 percent (±0.7%) from May 2007, but were 3.5 percent (±0.8%) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 9.5 percent (±4.5%) from June 2006 and sales of health and personal care stores were up 7.0 percent (±1.7%) from last year.
The Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services for July is scheduled to be released August 13, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
* The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. The Census Bureau does not have sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different than zero.
TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 2007
Estimates adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.
(Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(2)
(In Millions of dollars)
2007 2007 2007 2006 2006
NAICS(1) Kind of Business Jun(3) May Apr Jun May
Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 373,946 377,287 371,651 360,358 359,363
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 298,737 299,818 295,041 286,591 285,736
Retail ....................................... 336,727 340,096 334,693 325,223 324,199
GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 98,039 96,819 93,860 93,261
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 75,209 77,469 76,610 73,767 73,627
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 68,917 71,124 70,404 67,648 67,569
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 10,022 10,331 10,299 10,207 10,016
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 9,179 9,305 9,202 9,018 8,954
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 7,528 7,401 7,292 7,211
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,777 1,801 1,726 1,743
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 29,727 30,417 29,042 29,764 29,992
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 26,700 25,633 26,302 26,722
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 47,552 47,375 47,189 45,122 44,853
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 42,225 42,141 42,063 40,281 40,028
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,400 3,298 3,131 3,117
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 19,974 19,745 19,653 18,662 18,573
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 16,643 16,631 15,790 15,696
447 Gasoline stations................................ 35,845 36,262 34,842 35,148 34,837
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 18,711 18,980 18,518 17,856 17,626
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S)
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 3,467 3,339 3,308 3,248
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,255 2,223 2,235 2,232
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,535 7,507 7,368 7,256 7,280
452 General merchandise stores....................... 48,028 47,897 47,418 45,849 45,721
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 17,367 17,550 17,323 17,738 17,668
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 30,347 30,095 28,111 28,053
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 26,777 26,572 24,610 24,593
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 3,570 3,523 3,501 3,460
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 10,140 10,302 10,059 9,922 9,954
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 24,805 24,506 24,493 22,652 22,766
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 16,554 16,242 15,086 14,916
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 37,219 37,191 36,958 35,135 35,164
(*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business.
(NA) Not available (S) Suppressed (a) Advance estimate (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate
(1) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
(2) Estimates are concurrently adjusted for seasonal variation and for holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes. Concurrent seasonal adjustment
uses all available unadjusted estimates as input to the X-12 ARIMA program. The factors derived from the program are used in calculating all seasonally
adjusted estimates shown in this table. Year-to-date seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated. Adjustment factors and explanatory material can be found
on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html
(3) Advance estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample.
All other estimates are from the MRTS sample.
(4) GAFO represents firms which specialize in department store types of merchandise and is comprised of furniture & home furnishings (442), electronics & appliances (443),
clothing & clothing accessories(448), sporting goods, hobby, book, and music (451), general merchandise(452), office supply, stationery, and gift stores(4532).
(5) Estimates include data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line are not included in broader kind-of-business totals.
TABLE 1B. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 2007
Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes.
(In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change)
6 month total
% Chg. 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006
NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2007 from Jun(2) May Apr Jun May
Code 2006 (a) (p) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 2,183,916 4.0 381,702 397,784 364,267 369,852 376,795
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 1,716,305 4.2 300,809 311,632 286,029 289,298 295,340
Retail ....................................... 1,964,287 3.8 343,180 359,068 327,420 333,698 340,330
GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 95,839 89,099 89,882 90,552
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 467,611 3.0 80,893 86,152 78,238 80,554 81,455
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 430,398 3.1 74,293 79,445 72,094 74,007 75,137
44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 63,510 57,967 60,213 60,716
4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,707 6,144 6,547 6,318
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 58,843 3.0 9,952 10,228 9,413 10,156 9,866
4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 5,476 5,112 5,311 5,164
4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 4,752 4,301 4,845 4,702
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 50,861 3.1 8,508 8,572 7,808 8,392 8,243
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,971 6,187 6,789 6,685
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,601 1,621 1,603 1,558
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 179,762 -2.5 33,310 37,911 31,873 34,205 36,763
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 30,919 26,684 29,563 30,704
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 277,609 6.1 48,160 49,142 45,538 45,435 46,201
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 248,413 5.8 42,689 43,784 40,717 40,523 41,269
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,451 3,037 3,190 3,145
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 117,504 7.1 19,794 20,219 19,240 18,550 19,130
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 17,026 16,298 15,601 16,136
447 Gasoline stations................................ 204,193 1.8 38,569 39,236 34,877 37,503 37,485
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 101,250 6.7 17,446 18,755 17,381 16,628 17,234
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 868 853 775 760
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,675 3,469 3,245 3,404
44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 7,056 6,676 6,420 6,345
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,248 2,279 2,096 2,223
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 39,546 1.2 7,188 6,779 6,233 6,770 6,545
452 General merchandise stores....................... 267,398 5.0 46,941 47,707 44,863 44,576 45,214
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 94,275 -1.1 16,309 16,899 16,070 16,599 16,912
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 17,341 16,492 17,067 17,396
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 30,808 28,793 27,977 28,302
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 27,152 25,429 24,536 24,814
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 3,656 3,364 3,441 3,488
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 58,235 1.5 10,126 11,038 9,239 10,101 10,631
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 141,475 9.2 22,293 23,329 22,717 20,828 21,563
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 16,190 15,154 14,286 14,543
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 219,629 5.5 38,522 38,716 36,847 36,154 36,465
(*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business.
(NA) Not available (a) Advance estimate (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate
(1) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
(2) Advance estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample.
All other estimates are from the MRTS sample.
(3) GAFO represents firms which specialize in department store types of merchandise and is comprised of furniture & home furnishings (442), electronics & appliances (443),
clothing & clothing accessories(448), sporting goods, hobby, book, and music (451), general merchandise(452), office supply, stationery, and gift stores(4532).
(4) Estimates include data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line are not included in broader kind-of-business totals.
TABLE 2A. ESTIMATED CHANGE IN SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 2007
Estimates adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes
(Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey,
Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(*)
Jun May
2007 2007
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May
Code 2007 2006 2007 2006
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... -0.9 +3.8 +1.5 +5.0
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -0.4 +4.2 +1.6 +4.9
Retail .................................. -1.0 +3.5 +1.6 +4.9
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -2.9 +2.0 +1.1 +5.2
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... -3.1 +1.9 +1.0 +5.3
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -3.0 -1.8 +0.3 +3.1
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -1.4 +1.8 +1.1 +3.9
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -2.3 -0.1 +4.7 +1.4
445 Food & beverage stores........................... +0.4 +5.4 +0.4 +5.6
4451 Grocery stores.................................. +0.2 +4.8 +0.2 +5.3
446 Health & personal care stores.................... +1.2 +7.0 +0.5 +6.3
447 Gasoline stations................................ -1.1 +2.0 +4.1 +4.1
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -1.4 +4.8 +2.5 +7.7
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +0.4 +3.8 +1.9 +3.1
452 General merchandise stores....................... +0.3 +4.8 +1.0 +4.8
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -1.0 -2.1 +1.3 -0.7
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -1.6 +2.2 +2.4 +3.5
454 Nonstore retailers............................... +1.2 +9.5 +0.1 +7.6
722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.1 +5.9 +0.6 +5.8
(p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate
(*) Estimates shown in this table are derived from adjusted estimates provided in Table 1A of this report.
TABLE 2B. ESTIMATED CHANGE IN SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 2007
Data not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes.
(Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey,
Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(*)
Jun May
2007 2007
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May
Code 2007 2006 2007 2006
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... -4.0 +3.2 +9.2 +5.6
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -3.5 +4.0 +9.0 +5.5
Retail .................................. -4.4 +2.8 +9.7 +5.5
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -6.1 +0.4 +10.1 +5.8
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -6.5 +0.4 +10.2 +5.7
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -2.7 -2.0 +8.7 +3.7
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -0.7 +1.4 +9.8 +4.0
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -12.1 -2.6 +18.9 +3.1
445 Food & beverage stores........................... -2.0 +6.0 +7.9 +6.4
4451 Grocery stores.................................. -2.5 +5.3 +7.5 +6.1
446 Health & personal care stores.................... -2.1 +6.7 +5.1 +5.7
447 Gasoline stations................................ -1.7 +2.8 +12.5 +4.7
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -7.0 +4.9 +7.9 +8.8
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +6.0 +6.2 +8.8 +3.6
452 General merchandise stores....................... -1.6 +5.3 +6.3 +5.5
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -3.5 -1.7 +5.2 -0.1
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -8.3 +0.2 +19.5 +3.8
454 Nonstore retailers............................... -4.4 +7.0 +2.7 +8.2
722 Food services & drinking places.................. -0.5 +6.5 +5.1 +6.2
(p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate
(*) Estimates shown in this table are derived from not adjusted estimates provided in Table 1B of this report.
SOURCE: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services--JUNE 2007 (Press Release available without
charge from Public Information Office,Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233). Survey methodology and
measures of sampling variability are documented in the Advance Press Release.Questions concerning this report
should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 763-2713.