ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1969  to December 1969\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1969\Feb. 1969\Mar. 1969\Apr. 1969\May. 1969\Jun. 1969\Jul. 1969\Aug. 1969\Sep. 1969\Oct. 1969\Nov. 1969\Dec. 1969\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\25987\24633\27694\28470\30606\29621\29230\29704\28867\30898\30185\36562\352457
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\20850\19572\21959\22506\24327\23380\23528\24550\23314\24708\24683\31335\284712
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\8284\8187\9159\9671\10262\10223\9582\8992\9427\10182\9336\10257\113562
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1062\1096\1267\1522\1608\1615\1569\1544\1529\1584\1360\1419\17175
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\886\906\1040\1223\1285\1318\1308\1272\1246\1273\1107\1141\14005
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\694\723\829\958\1002\1047\1036\1017\1007\1023\866\803\11005
525\HARDWARE STORES\192\183\211\265\283\271\272\255\239\250\241\338\3000
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\5137\5061\5735\5964\6279\6241\5702\5154\5553\6190\5502\5227\67745
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\4777\4717\5330\5496\5781\5733\5206\4693\5127\5722\5037\4704\62323
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\4696\4592\5161\5267\5472\5451\4960\4513\4999\5599\4934\4574\60218
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\4452\4353\4897\5006\5188\5192\4719\4276\4782\5386\4724\4372\57347
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\360\344\405\468\498\508\496\461\426\468\465\523\5422
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1200\1161\1230\1219\1322\1355\1332\1316\1366\1405\1416\1830\16152
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\734\724\793\795\859\859\823\833\827\864\872\1029\10012
5712\FURNITURE STORES\527\517\575\577\633\651\628\632\630\651\653\781\7455
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\118\125\132\135\136\125\118\124\118\129\125\140\1525
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\397\372\370\362\400\433\449\415\447\454\467\654\5220
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\215\203\204\220\245\272\267\242\245\250\253\340\2956
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\126\113\131\148\165\165\164\174\157\154\154\231\1882
5942\BOOK STORES\68\71\72\57\59\60\60\67\127\75\72\112\900
5944\JEWELRY STORES\186\181\186\192\250\230\188\202\182\193\230\617\2837
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\17703\16446\18535\18799\20344\19398\19648\20712\19440\20716\20849\26305\238895
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2833\2676\3374\3574\3806\3661\3577\3939\3666\3987\4439\7027\46559
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2114\1974\2540\2665\2831\2727\2643\2912\2737\2983\3359\5269\34754
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2292\2139\2753\2888\3067\2954\2863\3156\2966\3233\3640\5710\37661
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\322\336\398\439\456\440\432\466\419\460\502\927\5597
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\397\366\436\470\519\494\502\561\510\544\578\831\6208
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\6519\6062\6538\6371\7148\6576\6878\7159\6601\7115\6849\7442\81258
541\GROCERY STORES\6034\5606\6032\5861\6603\6037\6323\6594\6054\6551\6303\6838\74836
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\191\176\193\193\204\193\206\207\198\204\198\219\2382
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\114\110\121\118\129\127\119\128\131\143\146\146\1532
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2051\1896\2126\2151\2277\2283\2331\2323\2173\2242\2179\2269\26301
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1451\1258\1602\1728\1756\1644\1564\1799\1764\1870\1904\3044\21384
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\331\259\299\332\356\343\302\333\328\376\416\707\4382
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\539\487\612\641\659\589\579\626\648\697\693\1072\7842
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\438\404\512\544\560\498\493\540\556\599\583\888\6615
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\275\241\315\356\340\309\315\366\328\363\366\630\4204
566\SHOE STORES\278\244\343\366\372\377\341\441\431\403\395\586\4577
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\1954\1857\2048\2151\2387\2447\2481\2589\2341\2401\2255\2262\27173
5812\EATING PLACES\1613\1533\1699\1797\1998\2052\2073\2173\1953\2001\1867\1869\22628
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1118\1069\1190\1220\1305\1304\1327\1398\1265\1308\1233\1225\14962
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\341\324\349\354\389\395\408\416\388\400\388\393\4545
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1034\972\1028\1028\1110\1057\1071\1107\1083\1105\1087\1518\13200
592\LIQUOR STORES\605\537\575\588\656\623\661\668\603\639\669\915\7739
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\523\513\585\623\645\623\627\656\687\768\800\912\7962
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\468\411\385\267\214\184\182\175\215\280\349\465\3595
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\28774\28983\28750\28915\29192\29008\29025\29365\29769\30095\30070\30346\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\23052\23235\23162\23356\23568\23505\23654\23922\23971\24290\24185\24532\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\9475\9595\9377\9392\9435\9327\9148\9212\9601\9645\9713\9726\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\1413\1455\1426\1457\1428\1424\1414\1422\1422\1442\1438\1432\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\910\935\921\944\929\927\916\910\910\900\902\900\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\255\259\252\261\254\245\248\248\242\243\243\252\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\5722\5748\5588\5559\5624\5503\5371\5443\5798\5805\5885\5814\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\5284\5294\5140\5113\5166\5047\4921\4993\5352\5348\5440\5345\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\438\454\448\446\458\456\450\450\446\457\445\469\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1304\1335\1321\1318\1345\1373\1338\1329\1362\1364\1353\1400\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\810\835\842\828\838\846\825\821\842\835\835\859\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\426\428\408\416\434\451\443\433\436\445\445\452\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\19299\19388\19373\19523\19757\19681\19877\20153\20168\20450\20357\20620\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3734\3771\3774\3819\3820\3852\3883\3947\3920\3957\3891\4018\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2796\2816\2832\2853\2848\2871\2898\2944\2930\2953\2896\2995\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3032\3051\3073\3089\3092\3116\3139\3188\3179\3201\3133\3248\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\447\458\453\466\458\467\474\470\462\471\468\480\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\491\497\489\500\514\514\511\533\528\533\527\543\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\6640\6647\6590\6583\6741\6608\6740\6871\6884\7013\6991\6972\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\6101\6133\6075\6067\6218\6080\6205\6328\6339\6461\6432\6415\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2143\2155\2187\2177\2192\2185\2170\2196\2195\2222\2223\2267\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1727\1736\1727\1743\1759\1751\1774\1810\1806\1839\1773\1860\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\359\358\353\353\358\351\352\367\370\383\374\379\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\649\650\655\649\655\638\656\653\659\663\639\662\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\338\346\340\347\369\391\383\402\398\404\385\436\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2174\2190\2179\2220\2227\2270\2274\2267\2295\2336\2376\2346\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1055\1060\1065\1076\1098\1087\1100\1123\1125\1124\1147\1131\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\646\636\625\633\642\642\646\653\644\649\648\665\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.\