TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008, AT 8:30 A.M. EDT
| Notice of Revision: Monthly retail sales and inventories were revised based on the results of the 2006 Annual Retail Trade Survey. The Annual Revision of Monthly Retail and Food Services showing revised data can be found on our website at http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/annrev08.html. |
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $378.1 billion, a decrease of 0.2 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month and 2.0 percent (±0.7%) above April 2007. Total sales for the February through April 2008 period were up 2.2 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The February to March 2008 percent change was unrevised from 0.2 percent (±0.2%)*.
Retail trade sales were down 0.3 percent (±0.7%)* from March 2008, but were 1.8 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Gasoline station sales were up 16.3 percent (±2.6%) from April 2007 and sales of food and beverage stores were up 5.7 percent (±0.8%) 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.
Percent Change in Retail and Food Services Sales
(Estimates adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday, and trading-day differences, but not for price changes)
The Advance Monthly Retail Sales for Retail and Food Services for May is scheduled to be released June 12, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
For information, visit the Census Bureau's Web site at <http://www.census.gov/retail>. This report is also available the day of issue through the Department of Commerce's STAT-USA (202-482-1986).
* 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.
SOURCE: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services--APRIL 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 Mr. Timothy Winters (301) 763-2713.TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--April 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 Apr(3) Mar Feb Apr Mar Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 378,148 378,852 378,106 370,636 371,322 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 306,191 304,815 303,690 293,041 294,134 Retail ....................................... 340,219 341,247 340,599 334,219 334,880 GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 97,827 97,551 95,920 97,276 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 71,957 74,037 74,416 77,595 77,188 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 65,628 67,677 68,047 71,323 70,850 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 9,505 9,494 9,476 10,019 10,037 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 9,511 9,377 9,372 9,142 9,161 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 7,549 7,538 7,300 7,335 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,828 1,834 1,842 1,826 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 27,126 26,608 27,020 27,686 28,765 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 22,862 23,238 24,575 25,175 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 48,784 48,546 48,179 46,151 45,997 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 43,799 43,540 43,217 41,277 41,059 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,423 3,397 3,216 3,254 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 20,286 20,208 20,220 19,710 19,602 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 16,764 16,796 16,548 16,471 447 Gasoline stations................................ 41,719 41,902 41,243 35,858 35,218 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 19,020 18,892 18,752 18,458 19,008 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S) 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 3,343 3,359 3,305 3,377 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,195 2,224 2,165 2,274 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,428 7,395 7,346 7,229 7,295 452 General merchandise stores....................... 49,327 49,103 49,065 47,323 47,950 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 16,968 16,989 17,050 17,363 17,807 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 32,114 32,015 29,960 30,143 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 28,470 28,324 26,385 26,493 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 3,644 3,691 3,575 3,650 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 9,679 9,796 9,762 9,775 9,950 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 25,877 25,889 25,748 25,273 24,709 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 17,701 17,673 17,334 17,306 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 37,929 37,605 37,507 36,417 36,442 (*) 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--April 2008
Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes. (In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change) 4 month total % Chg. 2008 2008 2008 2007 2007 NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2008 from Apr(2) Mar Feb Apr Mar Code 2007 (a) (p) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 1,446,158 3.5 371,567 378,764 348,876 362,087 377,547 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 1,156,542 5.3 297,199 300,596 278,636 284,152 293,112 Retail ....................................... 1,299,272 3.4 333,752 340,256 313,244 325,816 339,574 GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 93,800 87,385 88,362 93,296 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 289,616 -3.2 74,368 78,168 70,240 77,935 84,435 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 265,030 -3.6 67,925 71,738 64,304 71,751 77,793 44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 56,900 51,188 57,059 62,783 4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,430 5,936 6,184 6,642 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 35,710 -4.3 8,859 9,171 8,822 9,107 9,997 4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 5,109 5,063 4,925 5,443 4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 4,062 3,759 4,182 4,554 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 34,508 2.9 8,157 8,662 8,857 7,759 8,630 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,885 7,146 6,103 6,800 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,777 1,711 1,656 1,830 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 100,167 -3.5 30,780 25,698 21,783 30,415 28,657 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 21,810 19,264 25,730 24,848 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 187,556 6.1 46,646 48,578 45,351 44,512 46,184 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 169,793 6.5 42,135 43,845 40,970 39,956 41,511 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,166 2,976 2,959 3,095 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 80,972 4.1 19,901 20,774 20,078 19,296 20,308 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 17,183 16,712 16,267 16,998 447 Gasoline stations................................ 158,280 20.8 42,345 41,232 36,789 36,181 35,077 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 66,151 1.7 17,445 18,119 16,128 17,363 18,244 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 825 722 874 807 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,400 2,785 3,440 3,421 44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 6,743 5,680 6,545 7,150 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,285 1,999 2,228 2,304 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 26,146 4.5 6,403 6,670 6,024 6,116 6,697 452 General merchandise stores....................... 179,824 4.2 45,613 47,954 44,205 44,836 46,215 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 59,158 -3.4 15,239 16,017 14,490 16,122 16,547 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 16,471 14,891 16,576 17,021 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 31,937 29,715 28,714 29,668 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 28,442 26,426 25,303 26,175 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 3,495 3,289 3,411 3,493 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 36,366 1.2 8,902 9,186 9,025 8,963 9,542 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 103,976 5.5 24,333 26,044 25,942 23,333 25,588 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 16,904 16,401 16,103 17,150 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 146,886 4.6 37,815 38,508 35,632 36,271 37,973 (*) 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--April 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.)(*) Apr Mar 2008 2008 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business Mar Apr Feb Mar Code 2008 2007 2008 2007 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... -0.2 +2.0 +0.2 +2.0 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.5 +4.5 +0.4 +3.6 Retail .................................. -0.3 +1.8 +0.2 +1.9 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -2.8 -7.3 -0.5 -4.1 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... -3.0 -8.0 -0.5 -4.5 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. +0.1 -5.1 +0.2 -5.4 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... +1.4 +4.0 +0.1 +2.4 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers +1.9 -2.0 -1.5 -7.5 445 Food & beverage stores........................... +0.5 +5.7 +0.8 +5.5 4451 Grocery stores.................................. +0.6 +6.1 +0.7 +6.0 446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.4 +2.9 -0.1 +3.1 447 Gasoline stations................................ -0.4 +16.3 +1.6 +19.0 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +0.7 +3.0 +0.7 -0.6 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +0.4 +2.8 +0.7 +1.4 452 General merchandise stores....................... +0.5 +4.2 +0.1 +2.4 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -0.1 -2.3 -0.4 -4.6 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -1.2 -1.0 +0.3 -1.5 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 0.0 +2.4 +0.5 +4.8 722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.9 +4.2 +0.3 +3.2 (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--April 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.)(*) Apr Mar 2008 2008 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business Mar Apr Feb Mar Code 2008 2007 2008 2007 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... -1.9 +2.6 +8.6 +0.3 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -1.1 +4.6 +7.9 +2.6 Retail .................................. -1.9 +2.4 +8.6 +0.2 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -4.9 -4.6 +11.3 -7.4 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -5.3 -5.3 +11.6 -7.8 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -3.4 -2.7 +4.0 -8.3 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -5.8 +5.1 -2.2 +0.4 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers +19.8 +1.2 +18.0 -10.3 445 Food & beverage stores........................... -4.0 +4.8 +7.1 +5.2 4451 Grocery stores.................................. -3.9 +5.5 +7.0 +5.6 446 Health & personal care stores.................... -4.2 +3.1 +3.5 +2.3 447 Gasoline stations................................ +2.7 +17.0 +12.1 +17.5 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -3.7 +0.5 +12.3 -0.7 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -4.0 +4.7 +10.7 -0.4 452 General merchandise stores....................... -4.9 +1.7 +8.5 +3.8 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -4.9 -5.5 +10.5 -3.2 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -3.1 -0.7 +1.8 -3.7 454 Nonstore retailers............................... -6.6 +4.3 +0.4 +1.8 722 Food services & drinking places.................. -1.8 +4.3 +8.1 +1.4 (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate (*) Estimates shown in this table are derived from not adjusted estimates provided in Table 1B of this report.
Current Quarter Retail E-Commerce Sales
Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau | Last Revised: May 13, 2008
