ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1993 to December 1993\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1993\Feb. 1993\Mar. 1993\Apr. 1993\May. 1993\Jun. 1993\Jul. 1993\Aug. 1993\Sep. 1993\Oct. 1993\Nov. 1993\Dec. 1993\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\246462\251638\259555\260680\258915\256639\254713\254853\263688\280195\287858\264835
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\180917\183476\189199\190688\189655\188192\191418\193907\201957\214713\218221\192658
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\122493\125783\129561\129827\129784\128816\124196\122083\125204\133041\138724\135792
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\17037\17754\18438\18471\18706\18366\18074\17805\17764\18190\18215\18167
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\65545\68162\70356\69992\69260\68447\63295\60946\61731\65482\69637\72177
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17438\16932\17495\17623\17676\18047\18310\18712\19777\21141\22171\20364
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\123969\125855\129994\130853\129131\127823\130517\132770\138484\147154\149134\129043
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\45764\47204\50071\50822\50041\48781\49843\51332\54951\60083\61457\48441
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\35931\37206\39400\39783\39441\38343\39173\40383\43131\46932\48056\38017
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25830\25519\25847\25929\25683\25696\25442\25215\25697\26697\27115\26641
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\20188\21239\21988\22160\21744\21492\22868\23522\24326\25393\25402\20491
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\254462\256685\260100\260616\260656\261499\261355\260786\262434\264231\267160\268932
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\189850\190609\192660\193100\193478\193930\194942\194641\196042\196750\198275\199202
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\123835\125634\127568\127777\127933\128748\128230\127685\128857\130740\132920\135056
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\17564\17719\17797\17761\17866\17971\18074\18021\18182\18505\18701\18845
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\64612\66076\67440\67516\67178\67569\66413\66145\66392\67481\68885\69730
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17903\17748\17962\18075\18204\18663\19053\19094\19276\19254\19708\20243
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\130627\131051\132532\132839\132723\132751\133125\133101\133577\133491\134240\133876
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\49929\50294\51422\51670\51775\51450\51476\51754\51872\51948\52451\52119
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\39183\39497\40410\40348\40745\40532\40510\40750\40805\40669\40968\40922
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25750\25821\25997\26136\25924\25959\25870\25871\25985\25993\25966\26030
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\22582\22404\22483\22452\22463\22576\22777\22617\22756\22572\22600\22419
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.67\1.74\1.58\1.53\1.47\1.46\1.43\1.44\1.54\1.59\1.59\1.21
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.55\1.63\1.5\1.46\1.4\1.41\1.41\1.42\1.53\1.56\1.52\1.06
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.32\2.4\2.1\1.99\1.93\1.85\1.8\1.79\1.9\2.02\2.09\1.75
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.58\2.67\2.24\1.93\1.75\1.74\1.8\1.79\1.82\1.84\1.95\1.94
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.1\2.15\1.84\1.75\1.72\1.63\1.51\1.51\1.58\1.67\1.84\1.9
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.22\2.33\2.15\2.22\2.16\2.13\2.1\2.15\2.3\2.39\2.24\1.58
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.3\1.36\1.27\1.25\1.19\1.21\1.2\1.22\1.31\1.33\1.3\0.91
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.86\2.9\2.64\2.53\2.34\2.39\2.44\2.38\2.69\2.68\2.32\1.23
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.04\3.1\2.78\2.63\2.45\2.51\2.56\2.45\2.79\2.75\2.36\1.24
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.84\0.89\0.83\0.82\0.79\0.8\0.76\0.79\0.82\0.83\0.86\0.75
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.05\3.29\2.82\2.52\2.48\2.59\2.7\2.53\2.77\2.8\2.51\1.38
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.51\1.53\1.55\1.53\1.51\1.52\1.5\1.49\1.5\1.49\1.49\1.49
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.43\1.44\1.46\1.45\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.43\1.43\1.44\1.44
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.98\2.05\2.1\2.03\1.99\1.99\1.95\1.92\1.95\1.94\1.93\1.92
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2\2\2.05\2.01\1.95\1.98\1.99\1.95\1.96\1.93\1.92\1.85
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.78\1.85\1.91\1.82\1.77\1.79\1.71\1.69\1.71\1.69\1.68\1.66
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.11\2.12\2.14\2.12\2.11\2.14\2.16\2.16\2.16\2.14\2.16\2.21
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.23\1.22\1.24\1.24\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.23\1.22\1.22\1.22\1.22
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.33\2.35\2.41\2.4\2.37\2.36\2.33\2.34\2.32\2.31\2.32\2.31
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.42\2.46\2.53\2.49\2.48\2.46\2.42\2.43\2.4\2.37\2.38\2.38
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.81\0.81\0.82\0.82\0.81\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.8
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.48\2.55\2.6\2.55\2.51\2.53\2.54\2.54\2.51\2.5\2.48\2.5
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\