ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1972  to December 1972\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1972\Feb. 1972\Mar. 1972\Apr. 1972\May. 1972\Jun. 1972\Jul. 1972\Aug. 1972\Sep. 1972\Oct. 1972\Nov. 1972\Dec. 1972\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\31336\31663\36818\36030\38858\39612\37950\39054\38460\39736\40697\48053\458267
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\25368\25264\28936\28374\30290\30834\30131\31306\31007\31375\32637\40410\365932
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\10047\10568\12651\12575\13931\14375\13184\13346\12944\14002\13800\14514\155937
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1419\1483\1791\1965\2196\2264\2211\2293\2230\2253\2078\1940\24123
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\1142\1157\1369\1445\1622\1728\1714\1829\1767\1802\1636\1521\18732
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\931\943\1112\1163\1291\1391\1385\1508\1464\1487\1317\1120\15112
525\HARDWARE STORES\211\214\257\282\331\337\329\321\303\315\319\401\3620
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\5968\6399\7882\7656\8568\8778\7819\7748\7453\8361\8060\7643\92335
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\5483\5923\7260\7004\7878\8051\7136\7042\6787\7642\7350\6921\84477
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\5265\5683\6871\6574\7259\7451\6579\6483\6396\7304\7077\6542\79484
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\5006\5400\6528\6266\6925\7089\6251\6105\6018\6922\6716\6179\75405
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\485\476\622\652\690\727\683\706\666\719\710\722\7858
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1546\1536\1664\1586\1679\1761\1723\1799\1748\1858\1974\2325\21199
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\962\976\1088\1036\1109\1182\1077\1153\1102\1195\1263\1337\13480
5712\FURNITURE STORES\728\714\804\771\825\868\820\881\816\862\909\987\9985
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\140\166\181\168\171\203\160\171\184\212\210\206\2172
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\489\456\464\452\467\476\530\529\526\532\568\785\6274
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\252\232\240\240\260\271\304\299\287\287\281\376\3329
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\181\187\211\227\235\290\274\277\276\287\296\396\3137
5942\BOOK STORES\93\96\111\91\85\91\76\81\143\112\103\128\1210
5944\JEWELRY STORES\192\205\213\216\277\275\224\250\237\246\329\798\3462
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\21289\21095\24167\23455\24927\25237\24766\25708\25516\25734\26897\33539\302330
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3490\3508\4443\4374\4774\4788\4530\4944\4877\5131\5864\8933\59656
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2580\2568\3268\3223\3546\3575\3335\3646\3666\3857\4468\6719\44451
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2796\2783\3541\3493\3843\3875\3614\3951\3974\4181\4842\7282\48175
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\357\393\509\491\526\523\496\543\521\532\598\1109\6598
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\553\547\666\660\702\690\699\755\690\742\798\1105\8607
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\7501\7515\8327\8027\8397\8654\8573\8580\8741\8329\8464\9481\100589
541\GROCERY STORES\6940\6945\7700\7424\7764\7981\7878\7883\8077\7675\7831\8758\92856
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\246\241\265\249\255\277\312\314\301\286\272\293\3311
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\138\141\150\148\155\161\143\144\148\157\148\148\1781
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2529\2401\2641\2612\2775\2817\2934\2943\2782\2871\2853\2914\33072
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1698\1551\2059\1988\2117\2079\1893\2118\2225\2321\2478\3840\26367
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\378\323\394\424\457\469\406\429\441\489\556\918\5684
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\627\599\765\724\791\758\701\778\825\860\909\1402\9739
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\562\538\694\649\704\672\626\695\742\772\802\1250\8706
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\356\325\440\422\440\424\401\456\446\485\507\823\5525
566\SHOE STORES\302\270\408\378\391\385\345\410\468\442\457\628\4884
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2527\2481\2787\2831\3082\3228\3268\3351\3136\3072\2913\3062\35738
5812\EATING PLACES\2113\2089\2345\2386\2621\2745\2786\2856\2634\2581\2433\2564\30153
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1367\1348\1508\1473\1567\1627\1663\1689\1557\1560\1509\1577\18445
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\414\392\442\445\461\483\482\495\502\491\480\498\5585
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1225\1221\1284\1268\1329\1328\1292\1359\1317\1323\1336\1857\16139
592\LIQUOR STORES\711\693\790\754\799\824\854\810\798\807\832\1142\9814
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\768\836\995\872\954\911\858\966\999\1103\1240\1056\11558
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\515\551\468\361\275\233\219\255\268\384\498\690\4717
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\35746\36044\36975\37066\37555\37800\38002\38364\39088\39639\39906\40808\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\28635\28996\29744\29639\29976\30204\30447\30627\31231\31473\31622\31865\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\12083\12034\12312\12578\12706\12816\12855\13059\13295\13723\13892\14533\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\1931\1917\1940\1948\1923\1951\2003\2029\2102\2106\2099\2119\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1222\1186\1202\1194\1193\1220\1246\1289\1347\1344\1307\1324\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\290\283\299\288\294\291\302\310\303\307\317\323\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\7111\7048\7231\7427\7579\7596\7555\7737\7857\8166\8284\8943\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\6496\6452\6582\6793\6941\6947\6908\7070\7182\7456\7609\8269\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\615\596\649\634\638\649\647\667\675\710\675\674\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1691\1693\1716\1703\1719\1735\1768\1779\1765\1852\1880\1839\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1074\1074\1102\1089\1094\1142\1097\1122\1133\1174\1195\1159\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\516\504\505\504\508\476\534\532\518\546\551\553\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\23663\24010\24663\24488\24849\24984\25147\25305\25793\25916\26014\26275\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\4654\4749\4829\4668\4913\4890\4945\5011\5080\5192\5081\5149\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3463\3523\3583\3425\3659\3648\3673\3739\3803\3869\3825\3842\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3758\3812\3878\3708\3978\3954\3985\4048\4114\4189\4146\4161\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\503\526\535\542\545\541\550\553\559\564\542\576\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\688\700\711\701\709\701\722\719\718\759\714\731\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\7749\8022\8204\8277\8285\8417\8384\8407\8688\8530\8628\8730\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\7125\7412\7579\7654\7664\7771\7708\7744\8029\7880\7966\8072\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2696\2633\2692\2679\2697\2675\2742\2766\2788\2831\2879\2932\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2048\2041\2140\2084\2176\2153\2141\2182\2230\2339\2311\2305\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\416\432\451\458\467\470\467\479\485\512\505\488\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\771\763\796\765\807\790\783\819\821\837\839\859\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\367\363\386\374\404\398\395\382\421\442\448\456\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2833\2839\2924\2916\2916\2956\3012\3000\3027\3024\3073\3099\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1284\1284\1296\1346\1329\1337\1350\1355\1375\1364\1384\1395\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\777\796\848\815\810\817\821\803\823\835\823\811\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.\