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ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - June 2008
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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 $384.2 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month and 3.0 percent (±0.7%) above June 2007. Total sales for the April through June 2008 period were up 2.6 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The April to May 2008 percent change was revised from +1.0 percent (±0.5%) to +0.8 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5%)* from May 2008 and were 3.0 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Gasoline station sales were up 24.5 percent (±2.1%) from June 2007 and sales of nonstore retailers were up 8.1 percent (±2.0%) from last year.
The advance estimates are based on a subsample of the Census Bureau’s full retail and food services sample. A stratified random sampling method is used to select approximately 5,000 retail and food services firms whose sales are then weighted and benchmarked to represent the complete universe of over three million retail and food services firms. Responding firms account for approximately 65% of the MARTS dollar volume estimate. For an explanation of the measures of sampling variability included in this report, please see the Reliability of Estimates section on the last page of this publication.
* 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.
The Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services for July is scheduled to be released August 13, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 2008
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)
2008 2008 2008 2007 2007
NAICS(1) Kind of Business Jun(3) May Apr Jun May
Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 384,211 383,944 380,788 372,878 376,206
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 315,251 312,611 309,029 296,711 298,330
Retail ....................................... 345,939 345,582 342,733 335,943 339,627
GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 99,680 98,619 96,587 96,881
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 68,960 71,333 71,759 76,167 77,876
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 62,519 64,836 65,354 69,826 71,513
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 9,350 9,487 9,455 9,881 9,987
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 9,605 9,667 9,504 9,101 9,191
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 7,830 7,672 7,287 7,354
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,837 1,832 1,814 1,837
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 27,707 27,961 27,339 28,139 29,093
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 24,140 23,656 24,832 25,694
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 49,240 48,895 48,960 46,615 46,393
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 44,062 43,788 43,865 41,631 41,431
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,462 3,449 3,342 3,311
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 20,565 20,438 20,408 19,763 19,746
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 16,841 16,846 16,486 16,531
447 Gasoline stations................................ 45,971 43,958 42,552 36,910 38,312
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 19,241 19,118 18,973 18,691 18,948
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S)
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 3,392 3,404 3,341 3,469
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,276 2,257 2,184 2,185
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,561 7,510 7,453 7,353 7,384
452 General merchandise stores....................... 50,484 50,267 49,615 47,817 47,659
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 17,153 17,108 17,018 17,386 17,618
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 33,159 32,597 30,431 30,041
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 29,361 28,854 26,841 26,436
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 3,798 3,743 3,590 3,605
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 9,953 9,875 9,912 10,250 9,964
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 27,302 27,073 26,803 25,256 25,074
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 18,425 18,258 17,633 17,468
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 38,272 38,362 38,055 36,935 36,579
(*) 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 2008
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. 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007
NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2008 from Jun(2) May Apr Jun May
Code 2007 (a) (p) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 2,239,718 3.1 384,310 405,426 375,400 380,587 395,495
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 1,800,332 5.5 313,706 327,323 299,984 299,831 309,461
Retail ....................................... 2,013,108 2.9 345,579 364,570 337,459 342,285 357,416
GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 99,699 89,438 93,141 95,021
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 439,386 -5.7 70,604 78,103 75,416 80,756 86,034
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 401,296 -6.3 63,957 71,320 68,883 74,085 79,308
44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 55,240 53,731 58,581 62,685
4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,783 6,533 6,671 6,726
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 54,053 -5.1 8,957 9,468 8,812 9,792 9,877
4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 5,156 4,817 5,160 5,282
4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 4,312 3,995 4,632 4,595
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 52,224 3.4 8,779 8,980 8,117 8,468 8,487
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 7,384 6,483 6,828 6,854
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,596 1,634 1,640 1,633
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 165,928 -3.3 31,141 34,384 31,011 31,779 35,979
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 27,399 25,501 27,464 29,677
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 288,014 5.8 48,724 51,471 46,930 47,254 48,105
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 259,521 6.1 43,577 46,065 42,242 42,131 43,005
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,659 3,197 3,486 3,371
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 122,116 3.9 20,051 20,908 20,081 19,526 20,240
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 17,296 16,610 16,189 16,994
447 Gasoline stations................................ 255,333 20.5 49,281 47,431 42,637 39,974 40,841
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 103,045 1.6 17,555 19,400 17,384 17,550 18,772
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 908 851 863 888
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,643 3,452 3,304 3,653
44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 7,173 6,395 6,668 6,934
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,365 2,207 2,073 2,202
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 40,094 3.5 6,964 6,969 6,439 7,044 6,675
452 General merchandise stores....................... 280,334 4.9 49,144 51,428 45,576 46,908 47,678
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 91,791 -2.9 15,994 16,823 15,134 16,325 16,954
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 17,287 15,557 16,782 17,429
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 34,605 30,442 30,583 30,724
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 30,682 26,950 27,083 27,018
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 3,923 3,492 3,500 3,706
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 57,500 0.6 10,029 10,647 9,322 10,475 10,737
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 155,081 6.8 24,350 25,381 25,734 22,759 23,991
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 17,817 17,765 16,346 17,154
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 226,610 4.5 38,731 40,856 37,941 38,302 38,079
(*) 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 2008
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
2008 2008
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May
Code 2008 2007 2008 2007
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... +0.1 +3.0 +0.8 +2.1
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.8 +6.2 +1.2 +4.8
Retail .................................. +0.1 +3.0 +0.8 +1.8
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -3.3 -9.5 -0.6 -8.4
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... -3.6 -10.5 -0.8 -9.3
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -1.4 -5.4 +0.3 -5.0
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -0.6 +5.5 +1.7 +5.2
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -0.9 -1.5 +2.3 -3.9
445 Food & beverage stores........................... +0.7 +5.6 -0.1 +5.4
4451 Grocery stores.................................. +0.6 +5.8 -0.2 +5.7
446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.6 +4.1 +0.1 +3.5
447 Gasoline stations................................ +4.6 +24.5 +3.3 +14.7
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +0.6 +2.9 +0.8 +0.9
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +0.7 +2.8 +0.8 +1.7
452 General merchandise stores....................... +0.4 +5.6 +1.3 +5.5
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... +0.3 -1.3 +0.5 -2.9
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... +0.8 -2.9 -0.4 -0.9
454 Nonstore retailers............................... +0.8 +8.1 +1.0 +8.0
722 Food services & drinking places.................. -0.2 +3.6 +0.8 +4.9
(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 2008
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
2008 2008
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May
Code 2008 2007 2008 2007
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... -5.2 +1.0 +8.0 +2.5
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -4.2 +4.6 +9.1 +5.8
Retail .................................. -5.2 +1.0 +8.0 +2.0
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -9.6 -12.6 +3.6 -9.2
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -10.3 -13.7 +3.5 -10.1
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -5.4 -8.5 +7.4 -4.1
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -2.2 +3.7 +10.6 +5.8
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -9.4 -2.0 +10.9 -4.4
445 Food & beverage stores........................... -5.3 +3.1 +9.7 +7.0
4451 Grocery stores.................................. -5.4 +3.4 +9.1 +7.1
446 Health & personal care stores.................... -4.1 +2.7 +4.1 +3.3
447 Gasoline stations................................ +3.9 +23.3 +11.2 +16.1
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -9.5 0.0 +11.6 +3.3
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -0.1 -1.1 +8.2 +4.4
452 General merchandise stores....................... -4.4 +4.8 +12.8 +7.9
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -4.9 -2.0 +11.2 -0.8
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -5.8 -4.3 +14.2 -0.8
454 Nonstore retailers............................... -4.1 +7.0 -1.4 +5.8
722 Food services & drinking places.................. -5.2 +1.1 +7.7 +7.3
(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 2008 (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 Ms. Aneta Lukasik (301) 763-2713.