ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\ January 1978 to December 1978\ (DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \ SIC Code\Kind of Business\ \NOT ADJUSTED\ \\Jan. 1978\Feb. 1978\Mar. 1978\Apr. 1978\May. 1978\Jun. 1978\Jul. 1978\Aug. 1978\Sep. 1978\Oct. 1978\Nov. 1978\Dec. 1978\TOTAL\ \ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\53274\53726\64985\64096\68335\69541\67097\69765\66842\69328\71970\85060\804019 \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\42707\42374\50128\49410\52544\53414\52418\54701\53729\54445\57911\72173\635954 \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\17090\18095\22985\23382\25384\26015\24257\25256\22831\24938\24717\25949\280899 52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2383\2506\3233\3738\4195\4362\4184\4431\4157\4342\4016\3623\45170 521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\2018\2093\2705\3065\3412\3687\3594\3851\3650\3811\3513\3163\38562 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1641\1717\2217\2510\2805\3075\3026\3286\3069\3209\2907\2448\31910 525\HARDWARE STORES\377\376\488\555\607\612\568\565\581\602\606\715\6652 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\10567\11352\14857\14686\15791\16127\14679\15064\13113\14883\14059\12887\168065 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\9613\10472\13737\13517\14608\14856\13461\13795\11883\13592\12766\11600\153900 551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\9163\9887\12808\12478\13434\13761\12477\12889\11257\12971\12277\11116\144518 551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\8727\9369\12046\11734\12692\13026\11826\12123\10581\12262\11559\10470\136415 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\954\880\1120\1169\1183\1271\1218\1269\1230\1291\1293\1287\14165 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2437\2471\2831\2841\3018\3056\2983\3189\3103\3198\3532\4173\36832 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1490\1518\1738\1810\1922\1932\1850\1995\1887\1959\2177\2260\22538 5712\FURNITURE STORES\1031\1057\1203\1273\1340\1336\1316\1419\1314\1353\1473\1545\15660 5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\310\323\374\366\389\400\357\388\395\409\456\403\4570 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\726\711\823\780\844\870\865\915\920\935\1030\1361\10780 5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\320\317\367\376\419\432\424\445\442\454\481\569\5046 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\310\332\366\392\431\476\445\477\435\436\543\756\5399 5942\BOOK STORES\190\162\169\156\160\165\159\211\208\173\202\315\2270 5944\JEWELRY STORES\333\364\406\425\494\470\406\475\487\481\639\1531\6511 \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\36184\35631\42000\40714\42951\43526\42840\44509\44011\44390\47253\59111\523120 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\5292\5404\7213\7294\7816\7884\7318\7987\7832\8153\9756\15266\97215 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4158\4230\5646\5732\6121\6193\5684\6233\6172\6393\7642\11933\76137 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4478\4554\6076\6165\6579\6654\6103\6689\6621\6855\8190\12786\81750 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\394\422\561\535\578\576\556\596\556\579\655\1168\7176 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\740\752\1006\1027\1117\1115\1078\1158\1104\1181\1459\2165\13902 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\13064\12817\14570\13908\14591\15013\15094\14962\15062\14534\14983\16827\175425 541\GROCERY STORES\12265\12025\13644\13033\13647\14061\14175\14030\14162\13576\14005\15611\164234 542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\314\304\354\327\363\365\325\368\355\370\387\437\4269 546\RETAIL BAKERIES\185\192\213\215\230\219\213\220\206\227\238\247\2605 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\4525\4306\4802\4790\5059\5163\5196\5307\5122\5202\5144\5273\59889 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2555\2411\3310\3175\3284\3283\3123\3631\3672\3694\4128\6383\42649 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\487\429\543\547\554\576\522\570\566\625\782\1326\7527 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\910\900\1240\1185\1225\1208\1203\1375\1438\1444\1529\2338\15995 562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\816\816\1140\1095\1129\1117\1116\1272\1318\1303\1384\2086\14592 565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\492\470\625\613\666\660\653\765\711\708\818\1378\8559 566\SHOE STORES\521\462\706\656\661\650\588\722\755\737\789\1058\8305 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\4835\4755\5630\5798\6138\6363\6564\6723\6341\6234\6020\6427\71828 5812\EATING PLACES\4236\4157\4979\5152\5472\5684\5864\5998\5636\5551\5337\5695\63761 5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\2708\2642\3140\3222\3372\3489\3604\3689\3523\3538\3412\3662\40001 5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\1490\1479\1794\1867\2015\2113\2182\2239\2046\1951\1871\1975\23022 5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\599\598\651\646\666\679\700\725\705\683\683\732\8067 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1897\1867\2091\1958\2078\2088\2034\2130\2063\2130\2192\3079\25607 592\LIQUOR STORES\949\930\1045\1015\1091\1142\1182\1161\1145\1119\1189\1662\13630 596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\1155\1224\1506\1384\1462\1386\1275\1483\1534\1890\2147\1943\18389 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\520\545\703\616\630\579\538\660\700\918\1153\1044\8606 598\FUEL DEALERS\1449\1388\1218\826\718\586\513\532\620\801\989\1332\10972 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\11700\11767\15050\14988\15961\16130\15250\16783\16552\17029\20030\30567\201807 594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\1416\1481\1696\1678\1843\1907\1826\1976\1945\1984\2614\4745\25111 \ADJUSTED (5)\ \RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\61283\62730\64277\65882\66305\67452\67017\67902\68218\69432\70495\71429\NA\ \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\48826\50062\50937\51586\52244\52909\52969\53625\54473\54566\55534\56336\NA\ \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\20552\21157\21973\23408\23284\23868\23554\23913\23396\24705\25125\25403\NA\ 52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\3255\3420\3482\3740\3713\3785\3817\3900\3878\3949\4004\4035\NA\ 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\2197\2311\2402\2606\2609\2695\2711\2797\2777\2822\2831\2907\NA\ 525\HARDWARE STORES\505\507\528\536\536\545\543\559\577\585\601\605\NA\ 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\12457\12668\13340\14296\14061\14543\14048\14277\13745\14866\14961\15093\NA\ 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\11336\11558\12211\13162\12927\13360\12869\13088\12522\13633\13697\13842\NA\ 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1121\1110\1129\1134\1134\1183\1179\1189\1223\1233\1264\1251\NA\ 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2756\2850\2900\3030\3089\3055\3051\3106\3141\3197\3278\3276\NA\ 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1686\1735\1745\1881\1911\1890\1878\1913\1927\1943\2006\1993\NA\ 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\827\836\873\865\900\879\874\905\919\944\969\948\NA\ \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\40731\41573\42304\42474\43021\43584\43463\43989\44822\44727\45370\46026\NA\ 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\7529\7686\7804\7891\8072\8229\8088\8139\8269\8209\8173\8402\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\5957\6078\6150\6197\6330\6451\6309\6367\6463\6406\6390\6549\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\6425\6543\6612\6665\6818\6931\6781\6826\6926\6862\6848\7002\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\561\581\572\594\602\601\606\602\612\608\603\609\NA\ 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1011\1027\1082\1100\1140\1177\1173\1170\1194\1195\1180\1244\NA\ 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\13792\14076\14254\14249\14415\14660\14625\14762\15028\14950\15242\15472\NA\ 541\GROCERY STORES\12924\13200\13363\13367\13499\13745\13709\13823\14078\13967\14218\14441\NA\ 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\4793\4871\4895\4898\4936\4917\4865\5007\5112\5130\5254\5257\NA\ 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3194\3258\3378\3448\3489\3538\3514\3588\3680\3668\3762\3791\NA\ 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\574\588\600\613\601\603\605\621\628\643\674\678\NA\ 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1159\1197\1265\1287\1289\1322\1341\1368\1407\1384\1393\1435\NA\ 566\SHOE STORES\635\626\665\668\692\697\675\679\709\713\745\755\NA\ 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\5463\5548\5751\5815\5813\5936\6089\6162\6229\6240\6310\6401\NA\ 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2022\2043\2072\2063\2084\2109\2128\2156\2197\2207\2241\2267\NA\ 592\LIQUOR STORES\1087\1097\1115\1109\1113\1126\1133\1146\1176\1158\1181\1169\NA\ 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\668\694\714\716\710\700\697\731\736\739\714\769\NA\ 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\15267\15698\16007\16350\16632\16846\16723\16949\17249\17247\17498\17792\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.\