ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1988 to December 1988\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1988\Feb. 1988\Mar. 1988\Apr. 1988\May. 1988\Jun. 1988\Jul. 1988\Aug. 1988\Sep. 1988\Oct. 1988\Nov. 1988\Dec. 1988\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\200614\204168\208675\209655\208815\209463\208531\209811\216374\226012\230103\214824
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\144330\147876\152632\154143\152790\152746\154396\158650\163546\170784\172117\153909
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\104162\104835\106093\106277\107148\107656\105311\103431\106252\110272\113813\112970
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\14537\15124\15811\15805\15636\15619\15442\15407\15263\15180\15280\15462
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\56284\56292\56043\55512\56025\56717\54135\51161\52828\55228\57986\60915
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\14723\14642\15275\15576\15612\15668\15507\15999\16789\17358\17516\16295
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\96452\99333\102582\103378\101667\101807\103220\106380\110122\115740\116290\101854
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\34720\36649\38548\39334\37679\37308\37749\39161\41257\44635\44955\35768
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\26117\27602\28993\29793\28418\27917\27941\29161\30853\33825\34501\27468
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19896\19991\20433\20351\20393\20712\20791\20996\21177\22043\22226\21812
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\15406\16391\17078\17085\17101\16837\17734\18624\19253\20152\20049\16524
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\207145\207192\207877\208624\209626\211644\211960\214632\216156\215440\216239\219047
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\151952\153235\154583\155001\155013\156179\156685\158389\158870\158286\158771\160140
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\104859\103992\103843\104441\105718\106744\107013\108530\109914\109452\110231\112453
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\15049\15154\15276\15197\15020\15179\15365\15453\15511\15553\15769\16157
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\55193\53957\53294\53623\54613\55465\55275\56243\57286\57154\57468\58907
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\15101\15157\15539\15781\15866\15923\15921\16177\16508\16192\16264\16311
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\102286\103200\104034\104183\103908\104900\104947\106102\106242\105988\106008\106594
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\38354\38813\39195\39313\38764\39097\38742\39114\39075\38995\39026\39179
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\28827\29178\29405\29557\29087\29294\28924\29396\29468\29619\29742\29987
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19979\20253\20510\20543\20539\20783\21018\21413\21327\21462\21340\21601
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\17175\17217\17373\17275\17504\17557\17752\17908\18027\18106\18046\18079
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.73\1.73\1.55\1.56\1.49\1.48\1.52\1.47\1.6\1.63\1.61\1.23
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.6\1.66\1.5\1.51\1.44\1.44\1.46\1.45\1.55\1.57\1.51\1.06
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.44\2.3\2\2.01\1.93\1.88\1.99\1.87\2.08\2.15\2.2\1.89
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.78\2.67\2.2\1.95\1.74\1.79\1.93\1.85\1.91\1.89\2.05\2.1
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.15\1.96\1.67\1.71\1.67\1.62\1.69\1.54\1.76\1.85\2\2.11
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.43\2.46\2.3\2.37\2.32\2.21\2.25\2.21\2.41\2.43\2.2\1.61
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.31\1.37\1.25\1.27\1.21\1.21\1.22\1.22\1.31\1.32\1.27\0.89
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.21\3.29\2.69\2.73\2.45\2.48\2.71\2.53\2.82\2.77\2.27\1.14
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.09\3.18\2.56\2.62\2.35\2.36\2.54\2.38\2.65\2.65\2.22\1.12
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.79\0.82\0.77\0.77\0.75\0.76\0.73\0.75\0.78\0.81\0.82\0.72
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.99\3.27\2.53\2.6\2.57\2.61\2.8\2.54\2.74\2.75\2.47\1.31
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.56\1.55\1.53\1.54\1.54\1.55\1.54\1.55\1.57\1.53\1.53\1.53
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.49\1.5\1.48\1.48\1.47\1.48\1.47\1.48\1.47\1.45\1.44\1.45
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.08\2.02\1.99\2.02\2.03\2.03\2.06\2.09\2.15\2.06\2.05\2.05
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.13\2.04\2.02\2.01\1.97\2.01\2.07\2.07\2.04\2.01\2.05\2
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.81\1.74\1.71\1.76\1.77\1.78\1.79\1.83\1.94\1.82\1.8\1.83
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.26\2.26\2.26\2.26\2.26\2.23\2.24\2.27\2.3\2.22\2.19\2.18
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.25\1.26\1.24\1.25\1.23\1.24\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.21\1.2\1.21
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.5\2.57\2.51\2.52\2.46\2.48\2.45\2.45\2.43\2.38\2.36\2.35
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.37\2.45\2.39\2.42\2.35\2.36\2.32\2.35\2.32\2.29\2.29\2.3
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.77\0.78
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.55\2.57\2.53\2.55\2.53\2.55\2.52\2.54\2.5\2.46\2.46\2.44
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\