ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1982 to December 1982\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1982\Feb. 1982\Mar. 1982\Apr. 1982\May. 1982\Jun. 1982\Jul. 1982\Aug. 1982\Sep. 1982\Oct. 1982\Nov. 1982\Dec. 1982\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\126023\126940\130519\130778\129656\131370\131804\132934\137094\142060\142844\130797
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\97807\99540\102362\103066\102319\102726\102845\105052\108651\113247\114481\102360
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\59678\59122\60122\60084\59626\60707\60732\60265\61547\62630\62470\60492
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\9738\10000\10105\10251\10241\10157\10034\9933\9727\9804\9880\9805
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\28216\27400\28157\27712\27337\28644\28959\27882\28443\28813\28363\28437
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\9473\9395\9409\9394\9444\9521\9469\9675\9895\10096\10064\9607
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\66345\67818\70397\70694\70030\70663\71072\72669\75547\79430\80374\70305
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\22511\23596\25113\25537\25196\25480\25907\26669\28095\30319\30560\24068
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\16696\17558\18761\19162\18837\18824\18934\19567\20669\22516\22939\17897
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\14557\14684\14846\14820\14696\14859\14501\14352\14581\15214\15638\15473
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\11205\11589\12181\12052\11976\11923\12075\12769\13305\13635\13560\11698
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\131428\130100\130823\130813\130011\132165\133599\134273\135937\135205\134546\134628
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\103490\103267\103590\103871\103706\104413\104253\104579\105358\105512\105969\106276
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\60420\59144\59378\59278\58555\59927\61414\62045\63241\62338\61279\61316
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\10081\10010\9839\9914\9885\9938\10014\9933\9845\9953\10102\10203
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\27938\26833\27233\26942\26305\27752\29346\29694\30579\29693\28577\28352
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\9706\9606\9523\9527\9530\9521\9584\9656\9778\9698\9594\9714
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\71008\70956\71445\71535\71456\72238\72185\72228\72696\72867\73267\73312
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\25725\25641\25791\25806\25630\26106\26245\26195\26221\26519\26526\26548
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19125\19085\19222\19220\19047\19307\19320\19392\19408\19751\19758\19645
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\14687\14817\14836\14869\14825\14904\14775\14699\14754\14838\14969\15248
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\12273\12238\12304\12198\12385\12394\12259\12433\12481\12328\12283\12392
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.65\1.68\1.52\1.5\1.44\1.49\1.46\1.49\1.56\1.56\1.52\1.16
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.52\1.62\1.49\1.46\1.41\1.43\1.39\1.44\1.52\1.51\1.49\1.06
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.75\2.51\2.12\2.13\2\2.1\2.13\2.13\2.19\2.23\2.1\1.87
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\3.22\3.28\2.61\2.36\2.06\2.07\2.11\2.16\2.12\2.12\2.33\2.43
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.29\1.93\1.61\1.64\1.54\1.73\1.77\1.72\1.77\1.8\1.66\1.81
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.82\2.86\2.53\2.6\2.59\2.49\2.42\2.5\2.61\2.58\2.35\1.73
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.21\1.3\1.22\1.19\1.16\1.19\1.15\1.19\1.27\1.27\1.26\0.88
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.21\3.35\2.82\2.65\2.48\2.66\2.71\2.69\2.94\2.89\2.43\1.19
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.96\3.12\2.6\2.48\2.31\2.45\2.47\2.45\2.69\2.67\2.29\1.12
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.74\0.8\0.75\0.73\0.71\0.73\0.66\0.71\0.72\0.72\0.78\0.67
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.98\3.26\2.91\2.65\2.71\2.91\2.81\2.73\3\2.89\2.65\1.5
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.53\1.47\1.5\1.49\1.46\1.51\1.5\1.52\1.52\1.49\1.46\1.46
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.45\1.43\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.42\1.43\1.44\1.42\1.43\1.42
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.32\2.15\2.17\2.14\2.06\2.23\2.24\2.27\2.23\2.18\2.02\2.07
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.47\2.41\2.34\2.35\2.28\2.36\2.35\2.38\2.31\2.3\2.35\2.32
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.92\1.7\1.74\1.7\1.59\1.85\1.91\1.92\1.87\1.8\1.57\1.64
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.62\2.52\2.5\2.47\2.47\2.46\2.43\2.5\2.53\2.48\2.42\2.35
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.19\1.17\1.19\1.19\1.18\1.19\1.17\1.18\1.19\1.17\1.19\1.17
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.6\2.54\2.55\2.53\2.5\2.55\2.51\2.53\2.54\2.53\2.53\2.45
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.4\2.36\2.35\2.35\2.31\2.35\2.3\2.34\2.35\2.36\2.36\2.27
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.73\0.73\0.74\0.73\0.73\0.73\0.72\0.72\0.72\0.71\0.73\0.72
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.68\2.55\2.66\2.68\2.7\2.79\2.61\2.69\2.71\2.66\2.64\2.63
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\