ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1967  to December 1967\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1967\Feb. 1967\Mar. 1967\Apr. 1967\May. 1967\Jun. 1967\Jul. 1967\Aug. 1967\Sep. 1967\Oct. 1967\Nov. 1967\Dec. 1967\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\21341\20387\23987\23373\24881\25976\24504\24944\24953\24900\26199\31639\297084
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\17242\16485\19141\18561\19624\20485\19638\20416\20560\20144\21508\27186\240990
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\6505\6221\7497\7517\8280\8667\7854\7718\7592\7952\7974\8521\92298
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\818\785\973\1076\1233\1282\1204\1285\1224\1255\1144\1156\13435
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\743\699\849\908\1026\1101\1039\1118\1060\1089\995\984\11611
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\572\544\662\687\797\862\817\902\846\876\780\680\9025
525\HARDWARE STORES\171\155\187\221\229\239\222\216\214\213\215\304\2586
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\4099\3902\4846\4812\5257\5491\4866\4528\4393\4756\4691\4453\56094
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\3832\3648\4529\4458\4881\5066\4473\4150\4023\4368\4273\3977\51678
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\3715\3531\4361\4284\4697\4867\4286\3987\3896\4256\4140\3870\49890
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\3512\3329\4117\4047\4425\4593\4042\3748\3673\4018\3923\3663\47090
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\267\254\317\354\376\425\393\378\370\388\418\476\4416
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\980\951\1028\999\1065\1122\1057\1145\1191\1192\1293\1582\13605
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\581\562\617\626\670\690\659\711\702\718\755\847\8138
5712\FURNITURE STORES\445\425\461\477\522\537\516\556\544\543\573\668\6267
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\87\87\90\96\113\121\129\93\93\101\104\98\1212
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\332\329\347\320\335\374\341\366\404\385\438\590\4561
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\186\183\205\192\207\240\216\220\231\213\236\299\2628
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\86\75\96\126\129\118\134\139\138\122\123\168\1454
5942\BOOK STORES\47\53\75\37\47\40\44\51\84\53\53\73\657
5944\JEWELRY STORES\148\138\150\157\207\191\175\174\166\169\221\567\2463
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\14836\14166\16490\15856\16601\17309\16650\17226\17361\16948\18225\23118\204786
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2325\2283\3044\2917\3180\3344\2959\3338\3357\3334\3970\6073\40124
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\1746\1624\2195\2124\2308\2435\2109\2404\2439\2445\2935\4419\29183
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\1891\1760\2378\2302\2500\2639\2285\2604\2644\2650\3180\4789\31622
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
533\VARIETY STORES\266\280\375\333\379\395\367\402\398\384\459\851\4889
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\313\379\474\460\493\514\483\532\520\505\576\803\6052
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\5411\5266\5934\5643\5748\6107\5996\5928\6101\5727\5882\6713\70456
541\GROCERY STORES\5000\4870\5494\5252\5295\5643\5536\5452\5637\5254\5413\6190\65036
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\168\160\185\176\174\183\185\187\190\186\175\193\2162
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\115\112\125\112\119\118\110\113\118\125\126\141\1434
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\1697\1599\1765\1803\1891\1986\2009\1969\1893\1900\1914\1936\22362
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1195\1020\1497\1354\1419\1451\1281\1434\1568\1463\1618\2600\17900
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\247\194\251\255\269\308\262\270\282\278\332\571\3519
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\464\408\570\532\557\536\479\532\580\564\609\981\6812
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\381\339\473\444\461\436\387\432\476\460\493\784\5566
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\214\188\281\251\262\277\254\304\325\303\338\572\3569
566\SHOE STORES\243\206\356\288\303\302\257\293\343\286\303\426\3606
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\1653\1546\1739\1794\1898\2001\2088\2110\1978\1923\1831\1957\22518
5812\EATING PLACES\1326\1235\1395\1451\1546\1640\1704\1723\1609\1558\1472\1572\18231
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1019\942\1060\1080\1122\1174\1224\1246\1172\1142\1088\1172\13441
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\327\311\344\343\352\361\384\387\369\365\359\385\4287
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\871\852\930\885\932\947\915\927\921\926\935\1318\11359
592\LIQUOR STORES\480\467\514\505\534\546\539\541\551\537\584\854\6652
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\449\381\494\452\490\501\464\543\521\624\853\848\6620
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\514\490\324\239\227\178\174\171\200\256\360\425\3558
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\24156\23912\24153\24214\24104\24826\24654\24660\25360\24974\25561\26295\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\19444\19491\19656\19525\19468\20129\19875\20007\20722\20316\20811\21197\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\7653\7271\7364\7554\7553\7684\7756\7723\7773\7806\7932\8306\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\1124\1052\1070\1049\1087\1117\1113\1144\1159\1169\1162\1191\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\775\704\716\690\729\750\741\778\780\788\785\793\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\229\220\220\217\208\214\207\208\215\212\215\224\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\4712\4421\4497\4689\4636\4697\4779\4653\4638\4658\4750\5098\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\4379\4085\4155\4341\4289\4330\4411\4287\4253\4270\4356\4673\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\333\336\342\348\347\367\368\366\385\388\394\425\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1091\1092\1093\1109\1101\1106\1088\1144\1161\1178\1215\1207\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\656\650\646\667\655\660\677\691\703\707\713\712\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\367\376\379\376\376\378\341\380\383\383\411\406\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\16503\16641\16789\16660\16551\17142\16898\16937\17587\17168\17629\17989\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3121\3222\3319\3160\3307\3436\3202\3357\3506\3380\3448\3448\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2337\2323\2399\2291\2412\2513\2300\2448\2559\2460\2511\2488\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2531\2521\2599\2481\2615\2723\2497\2649\2769\2666\2723\2693\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\384\382\393\376\396\406\403\409\425\412\421\435\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\400\517\527\493\499\517\499\500\522\508\516\525\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\5737\5775\5822\5842\5617\5935\5897\5807\6101\5872\5986\6142\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\5274\5328\5386\5437\5176\5489\5449\5350\5643\5405\5512\5658\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\1786\1815\1796\1829\1834\1861\1890\1866\1914\1902\1935\1948\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1449\1416\1509\1444\1470\1512\1455\1463\1552\1470\1513\1568\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\270\269\283\281\279\314\300\305\306\288\297\307\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\566\548\577\561\570\570\548\558\570\550\565\601\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\301\294\321\301\310\302\292\266\306\293\301\314\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\1868\1825\1836\1840\1796\1837\1905\1879\1900\1904\1942\1995\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\908\931\933\949\935\951\950\931\954\963\970\989\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\526\551\546\548\537\550\534\537\569\560\568\607\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
(1) Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not  included in broader kind-of-business totals.\
(2) Includes establishments primarily selling merchandise through coin-operated vending machines, by house-to-house canvass or from mail-order.\
(3) The sales estimates for "total mail order", SIC 5961, are the sums of the "mail-order houses (department store merchandise)"  and the "other mail-order".\
(4) GAF represents stores which specialize in department store types of merchandise (general merchandise, apparel, furniture,
and miscellaneous shopping goods stores).\
(5) Data are adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.  For yearly total, refer to Not Adjusted section.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include data for kinds of business not shown.\