ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1973  to December 1973\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1973\Feb. 1973\Mar. 1973\Apr. 1973\May. 1973\Jun. 1973\Jul. 1973\Aug. 1973\Sep. 1973\Oct. 1973\Nov. 1973\Dec. 1973\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\36650\35793\42078\41471\43806\44329\42382\43979\41533\44159\44988\50402\511570
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\28807\27837\32246\32103\33961\34661\33318\35120\33429\34822\36623\43750\406677
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\12718\12811\15444\15172\16215\16049\15107\15169\14032\15507\14577\14016\176817
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1695\1731\2128\2371\2688\2662\2521\2563\2339\2445\2242\2081\27466
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\1354\1370\1630\1747\1993\2070\1980\2054\1855\1973\1815\1660\21501
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1115\1129\1339\1416\1601\1643\1614\1689\1500\1597\1445\1226\17314
525\HARDWARE STORES\239\241\291\331\392\427\366\365\355\376\370\434\4187
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\7843\7956\9832\9368\9845\9668\9064\8859\8104\9337\8365\6652\104893
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\7305\7434\9150\8655\9086\8868\8296\8070\7376\8532\7541\5808\96121
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\6962\7019\8460\7973\8300\8142\7675\7484\6951\8078\7249\5486\89779
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\6611\6631\8008\7521\7826\7705\7283\7063\6573\7685\6899\5192\84997
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\538\522\682\713\759\800\768\789\728\805\824\844\8772
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1799\1765\1940\1873\1970\2039\1959\2067\1983\2070\2197\2582\24244
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1129\1142\1250\1228\1311\1323\1274\1326\1230\1336\1397\1484\15430
5712\FURNITURE STORES\827\808\899\890\947\945\936\981\900\950\986\1079\11148
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\179\211\223\219\232\250\217\224\214\242\253\234\2698
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\543\510\554\523\540\599\574\619\619\600\652\877\7210
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\270\261\285\272\291\328\302\321\321\318\319\419\3707
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\221\207\238\238\244\280\270\281\253\261\297\399\3189
5942\BOOK STORES\107\73\79\71\77\75\81\97\167\129\123\151\1230
5944\JEWELRY STORES\227\237\261\279\349\326\272\297\277\295\382\919\4121
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\23932\22982\26634\26299\27591\28280\27275\28810\27501\28652\30411\36386\334753
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3940\3827\4927\5127\5317\5419\4955\5449\5184\5531\6626\9523\65825
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2929\2834\3685\3838\3990\4044\3689\4045\3897\4172\5037\7182\49342
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3174\3070\3994\4159\4323\4381\3998\4383\4224\4522\5459\7783\53470
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\420\424\529\567\569\587\530\594\552\583\692\1160\7207
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\591\569\713\722\758\788\736\810\735\776\897\1181\9276
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\8460\8098\9303\8653\9254\9661\9486\9879\9364\9439\9725\10495\111817
541\GROCERY STORES\7860\7479\8633\7977\8566\8960\8783\9143\8674\8737\9046\9697\103555
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\262\262\286\277\289\281\286\294\269\278\270\309\3363
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\142\145\160\149\159\161\145\171\172\173\161\171\1909
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2771\2648\2970\3009\3160\3226\3314\3246\3046\3203\3221\3128\36942
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\1940\1761\2212\2433\2309\2390\2105\2343\2398\2461\2676\4081\29109
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\469\375\441\487\493\519\438\456\456\493\578\988\6193
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\697\685\834\871\867\890\798\822\881\923\994\1470\10732
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\628\623\764\794\786\794\706\733\783\822\875\1291\9599
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\370\344\443\487\476\480\430\504\476\505\557\887\5959
566\SHOE STORES\370\323\449\537\428\455\395\502\533\487\483\638\5600
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\2835\2726\3097\3136\3444\3594\3574\3814\3578\3613\3403\3476\40290
5812\EATING PLACES\2362\2268\2594\2656\2928\3063\3055\3292\3061\3087\2894\2947\34207
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1477\1439\1652\1610\1781\1831\1873\1996\1845\1816\1785\1812\20917
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\473\458\503\480\516\531\519\522\517\526\509\529\6083
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1340\1280\1358\1355\1423\1445\1377\1447\1362\1444\1428\1931\17190
592\LIQUOR STORES\740\713\791\768\846\884\886\878\813\840\884\1245\10288
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\816\890\1051\969\1010\938\927\1038\1015\1229\1365\1139\12387
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\735\669\548\445\374\314\284\313\349\479\633\757\5900
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\41508\42112\42432\42121\42121\42508\42521\42648\43221\43461\43807\42669\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\32495\33077\33221\33290\33376\33938\33897\34008\34382\34596\35172\34905\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\14867\15064\15185\14827\14787\14566\14579\14611\14853\14847\14695\13762\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\2256\2311\2325\2302\2360\2334\2269\2256\2252\2238\2277\2241\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1428\1470\1455\1430\1480\1467\1444\1441\1403\1410\1445\1436\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\325\327\333\340\345\367\337\355\360\362\366\359\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\9013\9035\9211\8831\8745\8570\8624\8640\8839\8865\8635\7764\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\8349\8353\8504\8127\8048\7855\7901\7896\8088\8087\7847\6956\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\664\682\707\704\697\715\723\744\751\778\788\808\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1942\2032\1973\2020\1997\1999\2005\2042\2053\2031\2078\2073\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1237\1311\1255\1291\1288\1277\1288\1289\1296\1290\1308\1312\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\572\590\584\593\578\590\586\623\625\609\631\623\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\26641\27048\27247\27294\27334\27942\27942\28037\28368\28614\29112\28907\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\5335\5357\5387\5397\5394\5524\5483\5499\5479\5574\5669\5528\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4007\4026\4041\4040\4055\4118\4117\4128\4093\4176\4247\4137\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4348\4361\4379\4373\4393\4457\4462\4468\4432\4531\4599\4496\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\594\581\588\589\585\610\598\592\605\610\623\609\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\734\750\758\768\754\796\768\779\781\788\799\782\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\8790\8898\9086\9025\9061\9330\9432\9474\9567\9546\9792\9831\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\8128\8210\8406\8344\8390\8657\8748\8774\8869\8852\9082\9105\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\2935\3030\3018\3083\3068\3084\3057\3031\3092\3156\3205\3182\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2351\2393\2418\2419\2361\2437\2421\2391\2447\2451\2483\2464\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\530\517\516\506\504\513\516\503\510\513\526\522\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\858\901\901\898\878\916\900\860\890\888\915\911\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\452\450\471\476\435\467\458\474\485\482\474\468\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\3178\3222\3243\3240\3255\3285\3322\3381\3504\3546\3563\3543\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1403\1396\1390\1403\1415\1461\1439\1438\1450\1476\1471\1446\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\820\849\841\841\855\864\859\862\854\856\869\894\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.\