ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1994 to December 1994\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1994\Feb. 1994\Mar. 1994\Apr. 1994\May. 1994\Jun. 1994\Jul. 1994\Aug. 1994\Sep. 1994\Oct. 1994\Nov. 1994\Dec. 1994\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\260358\264870\270473\272721\275389\276324\272441\278530\289985\307156\314283\289205
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\189681\192688\197130\199259\200700\201624\203377\208202\217135\231703\234779\206514
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\134292\136725\138992\140445\142653\143174\137974\140726\145283\152782\158283\153704
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\18608\19452\20245\20611\21018\20649\20371\20429\20118\20494\20593\20438
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\70677\72182\73343\73462\74689\74700\69064\70328\72850\75453\79504\82691
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\19899\19551\19436\20089\20381\20583\20416\21297\22794\25201\26043\23007
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\126066\128145\131481\132276\132736\133150\134467\137804\144702\154374\156000\135501
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\46712\48376\50215\51059\51700\51668\51644\53347\57585\62892\64239\51191
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\36730\38199\39505\40327\40823\40740\40880\42242\45634\49703\50758\40456
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\26246\25803\26230\25944\25860\26134\26085\25892\26460\27445\27947\27425
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\19867\20913\21702\22058\21765\21637\22712\23627\24637\26254\26246\21288
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\268507\269904\271005\272410\277195\281536\280290\285729\289187\289882\291734\293605
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\199031\200258\200938\201986\204830\207877\207250\209130\210616\212026\212950\213638
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\135777\136422\136856\137854\140677\143204\143050\147494\149783\149967\151468\152996
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\19203\19433\19560\19799\20094\20224\20371\20719\20571\20785\21121\21201
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\69476\69646\70067\70424\72365\73659\73040\76599\78571\77856\78784\79967
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\20472\20515\20037\20646\21055\21352\21289\21732\22173\22827\22966\22961
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\132730\133482\134149\134556\136518\138332\137240\138235\139404\139915\140266\140609
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\50929\51584\51707\52096\53436\54451\53404\53821\54303\54391\54674\55054
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\40055\40594\40643\41066\42129\43020\42319\42626\43092\43070\43162\43548
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\26119\26113\26354\26148\26208\26451\26550\26566\26717\26701\26714\26750
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\22223\22107\22145\22371\22531\22752\22644\22784\23047\23234\23309\23291
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.67\1.69\1.46\1.49\1.46\1.45\1.46\1.43\1.55\1.61\1.61\1.23
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.58\1.62\1.43\1.46\1.41\1.41\1.43\1.41\1.53\1.59\1.53\1.07
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.31\2.25\1.87\1.89\1.87\1.81\1.86\1.79\1.92\2.03\2.12\1.81
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.55\2.71\2.09\1.88\1.72\1.73\1.83\1.74\1.76\1.84\1.96\2.05
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2\1.9\1.55\1.59\1.63\1.56\1.56\1.5\1.62\1.69\1.88\2.01
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.44\2.43\2.11\2.27\2.24\2.16\2.15\2.11\2.31\2.48\2.27\1.53
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.29\1.33\1.19\1.22\1.19\1.19\1.2\1.19\1.3\1.34\1.29\0.91
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.76\2.76\2.34\2.41\2.33\2.31\2.4\2.3\2.65\2.65\2.27\1.22
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.89\2.89\2.4\2.49\2.41\2.38\2.48\2.35\2.72\2.71\2.29\1.22
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.84\0.88\0.8\0.81\0.78\0.78\0.77\0.77\0.81\0.84\0.85\0.75
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.14\3.13\2.46\2.55\2.53\2.52\2.68\2.42\2.77\2.81\2.49\1.36
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.5\1.48\1.47\1.47\1.51\1.51\1.5\1.51\1.52\1.5\1.51\1.52
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.44\1.44\1.42\1.43\1.45\1.45\1.45\1.44\1.45\1.44\1.45\1.45
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.96\1.93\1.9\1.89\1.95\1.96\1.96\1.97\1.98\1.94\1.96\1.98
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1.96\2.03\1.93\1.92\1.95\1.97\1.97\1.93\1.91\1.92\1.93\1.94
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.67\1.64\1.62\1.61\1.7\1.71\1.7\1.74\1.76\1.69\1.71\1.75
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.3\2.2\2.11\2.16\2.17\2.17\2.15\2.15\2.17\2.2\2.19\2.19
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.21\1.2\1.19\1.2\1.22\1.22\1.21\1.21\1.22\1.21\1.21\1.21
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.24\2.25\2.23\2.24\2.32\2.33\2.29\2.27\2.29\2.26\2.27\2.28
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.31\2.32\2.28\2.31\2.38\2.39\2.35\2.33\2.35\2.32\2.32\2.33
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.81\0.8\0.81\0.8\0.8\0.8\0.81\0.8\0.8\0.81\0.8\0.8
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.51\2.44\2.41\2.45\2.5\2.51\2.48\2.46\2.53\2.48\2.48\2.49
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\