ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1996 to December 1996\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1996\Feb. 1996\Mar. 1996\Apr. 1996\May. 1996\Jun. 1996\Jul. 1996\Aug. 1996\Sep. 1996\Oct. 1996\Nov. 1996\Dec. 1996\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\302278\306653\308481\310297\309489\306026\305594\308388\318751\339607\343696\314819
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\211924\214800\218563\221020\219967\217438\222069\225610\233992\250506\252624\220954
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\164328\166868\166734\167926\168036\166104\161644\161655\165744\175935\178060\171195
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\21824\22458\23511\23781\23815\23646\23258\22687\22638\22944\22848\22739
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\90354\91853\89918\89277\89522\88588\83525\82778\84759\89101\91072\93865
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\23325\23478\23710\24339\24330\23890\24120\24775\25973\28291\28267\24444
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\137950\139785\141747\142371\141453\139922\143950\146733\153007\163672\165636\143624
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\53620\54767\56244\56695\56320\55507\56983\58927\62912\68622\69939\54837
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\42737\44026\45238\45640\45304\44591\45736\47497\50605\55281\56657\44329
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\27603\27232\27397\27478\27317\27172\27355\27232\27761\29080\29769\29177
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\20293\21374\22247\21799\21301\21111\22378\23149\23828\25611\26042\20843
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\311076\311360\308750\308847\311246\311887\315792\317499\318049\320678\319248\319985
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\222608\223228\223196\224101\224494\224148\226520\226813\226825\229034\228848\229032
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\165914\165945\163913\163714\165791\166561\168678\170175\170779\172242\170354\170775
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\22545\22503\22716\22757\22833\23182\23281\23032\23100\23223\23434\23613
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\88468\88132\85554\84746\86752\87739\89272\90686\91224\91644\90400\90953
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\24171\24636\24621\24963\25186\24860\25073\25229\25266\25419\24774\24641
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\145162\145415\144837\145133\145455\145326\147114\147324\147270\148436\148894\149210
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\58396\58163\58150\58087\58204\58443\59075\59511\59299\59363\59407\59046
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\46605\46638\46733\46667\46753\47037\47444\47977\47786\47862\48055\47820
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\27426\27568\27530\27757\27789\27603\27873\27899\27979\28253\28358\28456
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\22674\22666\22655\22176\22074\22129\22311\22431\22269\22605\23128\22879
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.71\1.66\1.51\1.53\1.42\1.46\1.46\1.42\1.59\1.59\1.59\1.26
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.59\1.58\1.46\1.47\1.36\1.39\1.42\1.38\1.55\1.56\1.5\1.07
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.33\2.21\1.97\1.97\1.81\1.88\1.83\1.8\2.01\2.02\2.16\1.86
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.6\2.62\2.31\1.91\1.71\1.75\1.75\1.76\1.86\1.79\2.02\2.11
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.08\1.91\1.66\1.7\1.58\1.66\1.56\1.54\1.71\1.7\1.96\2.1
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.32\2.4\2.2\2.36\2.26\2.24\2.23\2.16\2.39\2.5\2.26\1.56
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.3\1.28\1.19\1.21\1.12\1.16\1.19\1.15\1.3\1.3\1.25\0.91
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.87\2.66\2.41\2.41\2.17\2.23\2.4\2.23\2.64\2.64\2.25\1.22
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.99\2.77\2.49\2.49\2.25\2.31\2.49\2.3\2.71\2.73\2.3\1.23
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.84\0.85\0.8\0.83\0.77\0.79\0.77\0.76\0.83\0.84\0.85\0.78
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.07\2.85\2.48\2.38\2.23\2.33\2.55\2.19\2.59\2.64\2.38\1.36
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.54\1.53\1.5\1.5\1.5\1.5\1.52\1.53\1.51\1.51\1.5\1.5
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.46\1.46\1.44\1.43\1.43\1.42\1.44\1.44\1.43\1.43\1.42\1.41
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.04\2\1.95\1.95\1.96\1.96\1.98\2.02\1.98\1.99\1.98\1.99
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.06\2.05\2.06\1.98\1.98\1.93\1.95\1.94\1.94\1.94\1.95\1.97
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.81\1.74\1.68\1.7\1.72\1.74\1.77\1.82\1.77\1.77\1.77\1.78
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.23\2.26\2.19\2.21\2.23\2.21\2.24\2.24\2.19\2.23\2.19\2.19
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.21\1.21\1.19\1.18\1.18\1.18\1.19\1.19\1.18\1.18\1.18\1.17
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.32\2.29\2.3\2.25\2.24\2.26\2.27\2.27\2.25\2.23\2.23\2.2
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.37\2.36\2.38\2.31\2.3\2.33\2.33\2.34\2.31\2.29\2.3\2.27
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.8\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.8\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.41\2.36\2.39\2.3\2.3\2.31\2.33\2.35\2.29\2.3\2.4\2.37
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\