ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1987 to December 1987\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1987\Feb. 1987\Mar. 1987\Apr. 1987\May. 1987\Jun. 1987\Jul. 1987\Aug. 1987\Sep. 1987\Oct. 1987\Nov. 1987\Dec. 1987\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\183228\189420\196169\197876\197496\198748\198969\196541\200336\213724\217853\203210
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\133834\136700\141235\143825\143344\143915\146022\148376\153131\160925\161862\145410
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\92287\96122\99626\99673\100721\101673\99821\95461\95445\103262\107075\105654
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\13193\14134\14657\14705\15192\15213\14878\14911\14525\14340\14255\14184
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\49394\52720\54934\54051\54152\54833\52947\48165\47205\52799\55991\57800
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\13911\13710\13739\13954\14116\14146\14168\14329\14951\15762\15824\15005
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\90941\93298\96543\98203\96775\97075\99148\101080\104891\110462\110778\97556
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\32463\34090\35461\36626\35529\35299\36695\37617\39748\43178\43367\34874
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\23855\25122\26216\27302\26491\26181\27246\27972\29609\32419\32697\26032
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19286\19425\19719\19709\19642\19942\19773\19600\19667\20251\20559\20019
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\14627\15524\16589\16693\16528\16272\16832\17770\18358\18999\19201\15880
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\189541\191827\194900\196165\197910\200516\202135\201347\200086\204306\205366\207836
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\141086\141556\142981\144439\145312\147030\148071\148056\148528\149269\149482\151675
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\92933\94885\96969\97234\99088\100611\101367\100542\99146\103129\104360\105481
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\13657\14162\14203\14139\14650\14856\14775\14911\14731\14618\14681\14868
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\48455\50271\51919\51726\52598\53486\54064\53291\51558\55037\55884\56161
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\14253\14178\13977\14095\14316\14303\14502\14445\14745\14828\14803\15050
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\96608\96942\97931\98931\98822\99905\100768\100805\100940\101177\101006\102355
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\36089\36202\36144\36582\36428\36884\37597\37468\37534\37811\37761\38285
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\26535\26641\26642\27058\27004\27386\28176\28113\28172\28463\28260\28450
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19411\19642\19790\19871\19830\19985\19976\19986\19782\19724\19683\19898
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\16216\16307\16790\16845\16917\17003\16951\17186\17238\17101\17267\17280
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.72\1.77\1.61\1.56\1.5\1.51\1.51\1.46\1.57\1.63\1.68\1.27
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.55\1.65\1.52\1.48\1.42\1.45\1.46\1.46\1.57\1.56\1.56\1.09
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.53\2.46\2.14\2.04\2.02\1.93\1.93\1.82\1.93\2.13\2.33\1.93
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.61\2.84\2.3\2.02\1.92\1.91\1.92\1.97\1.97\1.86\2.1\2.12
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.39\2.2\1.88\1.78\1.79\1.68\1.65\1.48\1.57\1.85\2.17\2.15
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.32\2.47\2.23\2.31\2.28\2.24\2.18\2.17\2.33\2.4\2.32\1.69
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.29\1.38\1.28\1.25\1.19\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.34\1.33\1.32\0.92
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.19\3.2\2.74\2.59\2.35\2.52\2.76\2.5\2.9\2.81\2.38\1.19
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.96\3.02\2.54\2.45\2.22\2.36\2.58\2.33\2.7\2.65\2.26\1.13
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.77\0.84\0.79\0.78\0.74\0.77\0.73\0.75\0.77\0.76\0.82\0.72
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.95\3.21\2.74\2.53\2.57\2.65\2.85\2.6\2.86\2.81\2.68\1.42
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.59\1.53\1.55\1.54\1.56\1.56\1.56\1.52\1.53\1.57\1.57\1.57
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.47\1.44\1.46\1.46\1.47\1.47\1.48\1.47\1.48\1.48\1.48\1.48
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.22\2.06\2.06\2.06\2.1\2.09\2.07\1.97\2.01\2.12\2.13\2.12
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.08\2.08\2.07\2.1\2.13\2.2\2.11\2.12\2.1\2.04\2.03\2.06
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.08\1.87\1.85\1.83\1.88\1.84\1.83\1.69\1.73\1.91\1.91\1.89
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.19\2.18\2.14\2.18\2.22\2.23\2.21\2.2\2.24\2.27\2.28\2.32
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.25\1.22\1.24\1.24\1.23\1.24\1.25\1.24\1.25\1.24\1.24\1.24
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.51\2.43\2.46\2.45\2.41\2.43\2.5\2.45\2.46\2.46\2.46\2.46
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.31\2.26\2.29\2.29\2.27\2.29\2.36\2.33\2.34\2.34\2.33\2.31
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.76\0.77\0.78\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.76\0.76\0.76\0.76
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.6\2.46\2.52\2.57\2.59\2.57\2.56\2.6\2.59\2.59\2.61\2.57
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\