ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1989 to December 1989\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1989\Feb. 1989\Mar. 1989\Apr. 1989\May. 1989\Jun. 1989\Jul. 1989\Aug. 1989\Sep. 1989\Oct. 1989\Nov. 1989\Dec. 1989\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\214797\221238\226648\229321\230974\231222\230364\230421\235362\247377\252876\233143
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\153039\156997\161373\163050\164074\164056\166233\170282\175761\185726\188298\166707
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\113765\116834\118985\120215\121574\122066\119317\116543\117241\121920\125801\122220
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\15654\16437\17085\17062\17336\17197\16784\16652\16604\16658\16583\16437
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\61758\64241\65275\66271\66900\67166\64131\60139\59601\61651\64578\66436
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\16059\16000\16325\16244\16352\16521\16552\16927\17422\18732\18956\17297
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\101032\104404\107663\109106\109400\109156\111047\113878\118121\125457\127075\110923
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\35253\37415\39315\40162\39814\39422\40541\41876\44481\48637\49564\39487
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\26961\28714\30264\31128\30928\30597\31294\32239\34368\37788\39052\30916
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\21635\21607\21891\22036\22368\22528\22491\22418\22816\24059\24638\23821
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\16367\17806\18455\18628\18657\18473\19372\20228\20801\21669\21764\17713
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\221466\224632\226063\228626\231837\233856\234443\235845\235092\235439\237062\237234
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\160825\162641\163516\164131\166524\167893\168779\170132\170933\172087\173349\173162
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\114612\116221\116841\118603\119961\121226\121481\122215\120914\120581\121400\121347
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16188\16437\16475\16406\16621\16680\16717\16753\16908\17120\17149\17122
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\60641\61991\62547\64495\65313\65963\65664\65713\64159\63352\63713\64072
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\16488\16598\16607\16491\16635\16858\17029\17150\17097\17409\17503\17280
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\106854\108411\109222\110023\111876\112630\112962\113630\114178\114858\115662\115887
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\38725\39575\39937\40220\41081\41438\41698\41958\42195\42424\42902\43107
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\29563\30289\30663\30973\31786\32207\32395\32565\32857\33031\33608\33678
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\21724\21909\22001\22231\22490\22610\22739\22861\23023\23429\23662\23543
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\18308\18704\18832\18854\19096\19263\19314\19375\19458\19452\19590\19422
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.72\1.82\1.59\1.62\1.52\1.53\1.57\1.48\1.61\1.71\1.67\1.3
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.57\1.68\1.48\1.51\1.41\1.42\1.47\1.44\1.56\1.62\1.54\1.09
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.46\2.57\2.19\2.22\2.04\2.06\2.13\1.91\2.09\2.3\2.36\2.08
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.62\2.95\2.48\2.13\1.88\1.93\2.01\1.9\2.07\2.04\2.19\2.37
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.23\2.32\1.92\2\1.85\1.87\1.9\1.62\1.76\2.02\2.21\2.43
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.3\2.46\2.26\2.31\2.19\2.17\2.26\2.16\2.34\2.49\2.27\1.73
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.28\1.38\1.21\1.25\1.18\1.19\1.22\1.2\1.31\1.36\1.29\0.92
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3\3.19\2.55\2.59\2.41\2.43\2.68\2.48\2.8\2.88\2.3\1.2
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.99\3.18\2.51\2.54\2.42\2.42\2.66\2.43\2.76\2.87\2.35\1.21
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.81\0.85\0.76\0.8\0.76\0.76\0.75\0.75\0.78\0.84\0.85\0.74
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.87\3.34\2.52\2.62\2.51\2.56\2.81\2.47\2.72\2.83\2.47\1.36
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.54\1.58\1.58\1.57\1.58\1.6\1.59\1.58\1.57\1.59\1.59\1.59
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.44\1.47\1.47\1.45\1.46\1.47\1.47\1.48\1.48\1.48\1.48\1.47
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.1\2.19\2.2\2.17\2.19\2.22\2.2\2.14\2.15\2.21\2.2\2.23
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.07\2.19\2.25\2.13\2.16\2.18\2.16\2.14\2.19\2.21\2.17\2.18
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.89\1.99\1.98\2\2.03\2.06\2.02\1.92\1.92\2\1.99\2.04
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.14\2.2\2.23\2.18\2.19\2.19\2.25\2.23\2.23\2.27\2.26\2.27
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.2\1.22\1.22\1.21\1.22\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.24\1.22
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.3\2.43\2.41\2.38\2.44\2.43\2.44\2.45\2.4\2.42\2.43\2.42
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.25\2.39\2.37\2.34\2.42\2.42\2.43\2.43\2.41\2.43\2.47\2.45
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.77\0.77\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.8\0.8\0.79
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.38\2.55\2.57\2.47\2.5\2.51\2.53\2.51\2.51\2.48\2.47\2.46
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\