ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\ January 1971 to December 1971\ (DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \ SIC Code\Kind of Business\ \NOT ADJUSTED\ \\Jan. 1971\Feb. 1971\Mar. 1971\Apr. 1971\May. 1971\Jun. 1971\Jul. 1971\Aug. 1971\Sep. 1971\Oct. 1971\Nov. 1971\Dec. 1971\TOTAL\ \ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\29169\28240\32345\34012\34469\35406\35153\34474\34622\36093\36514\43472\413969 \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\24005\22673\25428\26914\27454\27823\28221\28026\27752\28595\29221\37139\333251 \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\8616\8977\10890\11372\11486\12348\11600\11209\11596\12319\12169\12531\135113 52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1148\1169\1452\1755\1870\1998\1961\1990\1942\1945\1859\1835\20924 521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\944\935\1141\1331\1391\1541\1527\1557\1515\1530\1469\1419\16300 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\764\750\932\1068\1100\1229\1224\1283\1244\1241\1182\1053\13070 525\HARDWARE STORES\180\185\209\263\291\312\303\274\271\289\287\366\3230 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\5164\5567\6917\7098\7015\7583\6932\6448\6870\7498\7293\6333\80718 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\4722\5130\6386\6499\6411\6911\6296\5849\6298\6897\6651\5697\73747 551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\4578\4964\6129\6207\6029\6559\6010\5616\6132\6750\6483\5514\70971 551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\4343\4739\5839\5902\5729\6220\5707\5323\5825\6460\6191\5252\67530 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\442\437\531\599\604\672\636\599\572\601\642\636\6971 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1302\1260\1429\1378\1400\1511\1494\1506\1500\1593\1667\2143\18183 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\810\778\909\875\896\956\970\980\940\1026\1067\1232\11439 5712\FURNITURE STORES\610\575\666\643\674\723\734\754\715\767\815\941\8617 5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\118\127\160\154\140\145\127\140\135\156\144\156\1702 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\410\403\429\423\430\476\445\445\461\471\498\743\5634 5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\218\210\221\231\245\272\241\225\233\239\247\360\2942 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\135\148\171\201\188\187\194\208\195\207\207\319\2360 5942\BOOK STORES\107\101\99\93\96\111\109\116\177\107\93\112\1321 5944\JEWELRY STORES\183\187\202\216\261\258\220\224\217\226\285\738\3217 \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\20553\19263\21455\22640\22983\23058\23553\23265\23026\23774\24345\30941\278856 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3259\3117\3818\4312\4266\4381\4193\4424\4430\4591\5362\8212\54365 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2385\2268\2834\3195\3138\3264\3075\3253\3316\3444\4081\6219\40472 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2585\2459\3070\3462\3402\3537\3332\3525\3593\3732\4424\6740\43861 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\367\379\438\501\499\482\470\481\471\484\545\994\6111 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\507\470\546\616\629\635\648\690\643\663\736\999\7782 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\7622\7056\7519\7855\7946\7839\8391\7677\7753\7987\7586\8771\94002 541\GROCERY STORES\7033\6470\6905\7215\7294\7179\7735\7051\7129\7347\6986\8075\86419 542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\227\220\238\249\259\262\270\251\263\265\255\280\3039 546\RETAIL BAKERIES\144\138\142\142\155\151\139\144\148\159\146\162\1770 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2332\2164\2404\2446\2551\2635\2766\2763\2607\2646\2633\2673\30620 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1620\1416\1721\2040\1943\1938\1826\1914\1962\2041\2227\3530\24178 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\349\278\315\391\397\417\355\365\372\397\465\802\4903 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\588\545\666\767\746\735\704\716\751\797\856\1351\9222 562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\517\478\600\685\661\648\623\633\665\706\751\1206\8173 565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\325\283\350\407\395\393\388\419\397\430\471\788\5046 566\SHOE STORES\323\279\351\436\372\358\341\378\404\375\389\518\4524 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2342\2218\2464\2560\2833\2908\2960\3056\2779\2822\2593\2786\32321 5812\EATING PLACES\1951\1846\2048\2136\2395\2469\2515\2612\2345\2366\2168\2341\27192 5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1275\1214\1349\1359\1474\1489\1565\1582\1443\1500\1418\1488\17156 5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA 5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\391\372\416\424\438\439\445\444\434\456\425\445\5129 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1220\1176\1221\1215\1242\1218\1219\1249\1201\1233\1216\1733\15143 592\LIQUOR STORES\687\629\687\706\754\774\825\755\751\783\804\1139\9294 596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\640\719\865\798\810\815\860\886\966\1043\1141\1079\10622 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA 598\FUEL DEALERS\537\479\445\345\256\218\198\206\238\279\403\499\4103 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\32878\33214\33260\33878\33679\34311\34416\34608\35205\35630\36043\36020\NA\ \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\26775\26875\26830\27331\27219\27708\27870\27945\28122\28245\28499\28994\NA\ \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\10333\10553\10727\10886\10812\11109\11056\11297\11711\12147\12330\11947\NA\ 52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\1593\1559\1591\1669\1676\1753\1763\1798\1785\1849\1898\1912\NA\ 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1026\970\1012\1056\1040\1087\1088\1124\1113\1139\1187\1188\NA\ 525\HARDWARE STORES\246\258\246\264\263\273\272\268\273\281\285\284\NA\ 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\6103\6339\6430\6547\6460\6603\6546\6663\7083\7385\7544\7026\NA\ 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\5555\5764\5869\5973\5887\6015\5962\6080\6493\6795\6935\6445\NA\ 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\548\575\561\574\573\588\584\583\590\590\609\581\NA\ 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1415\1448\1490\1468\1463\1491\1489\1525\1527\1570\1579\1664\NA\ 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\898\894\929\904\901\923\965\971\975\1004\1003\1041\NA\ 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\432\465\470\473\475\478\433\464\460\470\479\520\NA\ \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\22545\22661\22533\22992\22867\23202\23360\23311\23494\23483\23713\24073\NA\ 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\4318\4368\4330\4459\4362\4571\4466\4574\4651\4548\4711\4693\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3176\3222\3217\3307\3212\3411\3306\3396\3483\3390\3527\3534\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3438\3498\3485\3584\3496\3692\3583\3680\3774\3666\3824\3832\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\515\518\508\508\513\511\507\505\503\499\510\506\NA\ 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\627\628\605\644\637\649\653\673\665\659\674\653\NA\ 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\7774\7748\7659\7903\7779\7791\7965\7749\7811\7902\7844\8028\NA\ 541\GROCERY STORES\7118\7094\7032\7266\7137\7150\7339\7144\7194\7267\7224\7395\NA\ 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2452\2468\2456\2461\2499\2529\2554\2607\2641\2615\2636\2665\NA\ 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1937\1940\1912\2004\1987\2024\2016\2013\2012\1992\2082\2123\NA\ 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\383\382\384\404\401\423\404\418\412\403\425\429\NA\ 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\716\722\730\769\759\773\773\772\761\756\793\829\NA\ 566\SHOE STORES\390\394\368\394\380\367\379\360\369\367\383\380\NA\ 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2605\2616\2621\2618\2675\2693\2691\2741\2703\2737\2750\2837\NA\ 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1271\1281\1261\1245\1252\1248\1246\1265\1246\1271\1264\1282\NA\ 592\LIQUOR STORES\736\748\752\753\759\779\778\765\788\791\794\814\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.\