ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1991 to December 1991\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1991\Feb. 1991\Mar. 1991\Apr. 1991\May. 1991\Jun. 1991\Jul. 1991\Aug. 1991\Sep. 1991\Oct. 1991\Nov. 1991\Dec. 1991\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\235187\235783\235151\235681\234706\231666\231599\232756\240556\254608\258609\239478
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\170218\171644\173788\175090\174116\172729\174666\177779\184166\194666\196683\176344
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\121234\120328\117815\117829\117974\115812\113629\112168\115497\120924\123344\119977
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16414\16706\17246\16976\17119\16906\16439\16355\16202\16055\16114\16099
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\64969\64139\61363\60591\60590\58937\56933\54977\56390\59942\61926\63134
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17235\17029\17061\17561\17492\17369\17275\17337\18173\19298\19416\17737
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\113953\115455\117336\117852\116732\115854\117970\120588\125059\133684\135265\119501
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\39316\40788\42155\42544\41626\41164\42457\43668\46558\51330\51898\42168
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\31051\31954\33225\33641\32808\32246\33166\34058\36424\40422\41028\33257
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25331\24877\25205\25071\25320\25344\25077\24885\25091\26154\26702\26045
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\17648\18833\19267\19502\19218\19035\19684\20644\21409\22205\22372\18500
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\242378\240386\235661\235831\236199\235524\236375\237660\239622\241079\240954\243211
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\178333\178018\176468\176760\177126\177359\177520\178185\179241\179570\180019\182330
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\122442\120453\116396\116714\116570\115594\116268\116956\118557\118986\118344\119206
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16939\16673\16599\16339\16351\16446\16423\16537\16550\16450\16630\16718
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\64045\62368\59193\59071\59073\58165\58855\59475\60381\61509\60935\60881
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17677\17776\17391\17901\17885\17851\17846\17655\17799\17770\17603\17666
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\119936\119933\119265\119117\119629\119930\120107\120704\121065\122093\122610\124005
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\42980\43313\42987\42898\43107\43445\43750\43952\44099\44529\44557\45569
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\33898\33814\33800\33776\33893\34087\34298\34437\34690\35150\35097\35915
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25355\25221\25374\25269\25430\25494\25430\25460\25372\25474\25593\25580
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\19740\19783\19721\19739\19751\19911\19567\19755\20027\19879\20047\20263
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.76\1.8\1.54\1.56\1.44\1.48\1.47\1.43\1.61\1.64\1.63\1.3
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.57\1.65\1.45\1.48\1.36\1.4\1.41\1.37\1.56\1.58\1.51\1.12
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.72\2.62\2.2\2.12\1.99\2.03\1.97\1.97\2.15\2.22\2.36\2.03
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.9\2.94\2.53\2.01\1.88\1.97\1.9\1.94\2.06\1.97\2.23\2.33
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.53\2.36\1.91\1.83\1.73\1.75\1.67\1.67\1.79\1.91\2.18\2.29
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.56\2.59\2.33\2.42\2.29\2.32\2.24\2.22\2.49\2.54\2.39\1.75
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.28\1.35\1.19\1.23\1.13\1.16\1.18\1.14\1.31\1.33\1.27\0.95
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.01\3.04\2.43\2.52\2.21\2.31\2.49\2.26\2.75\2.74\2.23\1.24
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.18\3.12\2.48\2.58\2.31\2.41\2.59\2.29\2.83\2.84\2.29\1.27
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.85\0.89\0.79\0.84\0.77\0.79\0.78\0.76\0.84\0.85\0.85\0.8
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.09\3.2\2.39\2.54\2.36\2.49\2.63\2.26\2.79\2.79\2.45\1.43
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.61\1.57\1.53\1.52\1.52\1.51\1.51\1.53\1.54\1.56\1.55\1.57
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.46\1.45\1.44\1.42\1.43\1.43\1.42\1.43\1.45\1.45\1.45\1.48
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.4\2.24\2.15\2.15\2.14\2.11\2.12\2.17\2.15\2.19\2.18\2.17
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.35\2.2\2.23\2.1\2.15\2.14\2.12\2.16\2.15\2.16\2.17\2.16
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.23\2.04\1.91\1.91\1.89\1.85\1.87\1.93\1.9\1.98\1.95\1.91
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.43\2.36\2.29\2.32\2.3\2.31\2.28\2.28\2.3\2.33\2.33\2.32
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.21\1.21\1.2\1.18\1.18\1.19\1.18\1.19\1.21\1.22\1.21\1.24
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.37\2.38\2.32\2.23\2.27\2.31\2.28\2.29\2.33\2.32\2.3\2.39
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.45\2.4\2.39\2.28\2.35\2.4\2.35\2.35\2.41\2.41\2.35\2.49
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.82\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.8\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.82\0.82\0.82\0.83
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.53\2.45\2.44\2.34\2.41\2.45\2.36\2.38\2.48\2.48\2.46\2.54
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\