ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\ January 1983 to December 1983\ (DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \ SIC Code\Kind of Business\ \NOT ADJUSTED\ \\Jan. 1983\Feb. 1983\Mar. 1983\Apr. 1983\May. 1983\Jun. 1983\Jul. 1983\Aug. 1983\Sep. 1983\Oct. 1983\Nov. 1983\Dec. 1983\TOTAL\ \ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\80848\78544\93505\93562\97657\100481\98978\99991\97575\100327\103535\125160\1170163 \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\66441\63357\73406\74433\77276\78395\78628\80121\78261\80435\83839\105592\940184 \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\24760\25104\31976\31349\33757\36111\33868\34007\33111\33906\34313\38587\390849 52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\3392\3276\4249\4741\5643\5907\5483\5578\5332\5432\4976\4730\58739 521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\3032\2907\3687\4003\4609\4936\4732\4781\4605\4689\4336\4078\50395 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\2442\2359\3027\3254\3755\4088\3918\4010\3860\3913\3536\3093\41255 525\HARDWARE STORES\590\548\660\749\854\848\814\771\745\776\800\985\9140 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\14407\15187\20099\19129\20381\22086\20350\19870\19314\19892\19696\19568\229979 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\12989\13789\18387\17351\18527\20103\18338\17847\17398\17924\17681\17537\207871 551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\12500\13181\17468\16346\17345\18979\17326\17031\16697\17225\17044\16898\198040 551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\11909\12518\16584\15296\16309\17918\16389\15993\15820\16392\16292\16248\187668 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1418\1398\1712\1778\1854\1983\2012\2023\1916\1968\2015\2031\22108 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3778\3588\4197\4111\4159\4377\4521\4809\4595\4686\5199\6671\54691 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2178\2068\2498\2400\2469\2534\2558\2812\2674\2801\3007\3297\31296 5712\FURNITURE STORES\1413\1332\1598\1561\1608\1628\1614\1786\1657\1729\1858\2007\19791 5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\404\414\529\492\498\543\560\616\606\634\629\623\6548 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1309\1242\1388\1400\1397\1527\1654\1650\1555\1560\1836\2762\19280 5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\455\428\494\498\509\575\645\606\565\551\625\777\6728 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\474\444\545\570\581\656\597\637\565\506\590\963\7128 5942\BOOK STORES\347\222\230\224\233\269\253\384\405\305\318\557\3747 5944\JEWELRY STORES\552\576\613\659\768\684\620\627\653\687\894\2263\9596 \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\56088\53440\61529\62213\63900\64370\65110\65984\64464\66421\69222\86573\779314 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\7555\7431\9801\10050\10786\10679\10025\10967\10654\11494\14094\22423\135959 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\6067\5880\7893\8057\8667\8602\7993\8820\8555\9208\11194\17703\108639 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\6295\6101\8190\8361\8996\8928\8298\9155\8882\9561\11622\18384\112773 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\497\504\646\649\661\649\656\692\615\672\762\1364\8367 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\991\1047\1262\1344\1458\1428\1376\1455\1484\1614\2138\3356\18953 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19790\18789\20888\21108\21214\21665\22597\21664\21539\21500\21235\24029\256018 541\GROCERY STORES\18627\17620\19573\19830\19904\20357\21272\20344\20269\20245\19967\22394\240402 542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\465\434\473\443\450\428\428\438\442\438\424\497\5360 546\RETAIL BAKERIES\286\292\332\320\322\312\313\318\313\328\334\383\3853 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\7717\7092\7835\8124\8704\8992\9388\9417\8929\8953\8704\9072\102927 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3784\3485\4574\4735\4743\4645\4507\5114\4829\5157\5776\8843\60192 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\543\463\547\605\636\645\575\600\592\676\786\1290\7958 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1383\1286\1699\1727\1726\1625\1632\1754\1746\1940\2143\3186\21847 562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1250\1172\1583\1620\1604\1517\1516\1591\1586\1729\1889\2826\19883 565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\874\821\1078\1140\1166\1167\1178\1418\1206\1265\1498\2573\15384 566\SHOE STORES\793\731\1006\1006\976\946\875\1043\1035\1040\1075\1423\11949 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\8328\8048\9225\9420\9717\9873\10299\10189\9691\9838\9221\9432\113281 5812\EATING PLACES\7567\7336\8433\8615\8905\9067\9476\9380\8875\8990\8407\8593\103644 5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\4534\4407\4998\5092\5212\5247\5522\5423\5182\5306\4953\5083\60959 5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\2967\2855\3353\3437\3581\3718\3863\3864\3600\3583\3360\3421\41602 5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\761\712\792\805\812\806\823\809\816\848\814\839\9637 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3055\3023\3318\3232\3295\3321\3285\3366\3297\3332\3416\4651\40591 592\LIQUOR STORES\1369\1320\1448\1495\1522\1575\1666\1617\1567\1551\1624\2367\19121 596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\1806\1778\2085\1947\2003\1894\1740\1966\2096\2515\2905\2563\25298 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\904\858\976\945\932\876\796\944\1005\1331\1692\1551\12810 598\FUEL DEALERS\1958\1707\1542\1280\1005\971\893\956\1132\1278\1414\2100\16236 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\17535\16744\21142\21509\22474\22568\21707\23786\22919\24217\28520\44616\287737 594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\2418\2240\2570\2613\2786\2867\2654\2896\2841\2880\3451\6679\36895 \ADJUSTED (5)\ \RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\91521\91774\94219\94479\96062\98278\98854\97382\99241\100780\102092\102734\NA\ \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\74653\74893\75797\76358\77256\78321\79111\79200\79665\80187\80900\80769\NA\ \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\29418\29337\31162\30922\31896\33286\33343\31810\33332\34540\35237\36024\NA\ 52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\4524\4468\4592\4652\4874\5015\5031\4976\4975\5086\5113\5166\NA\ 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\3243\3201\3258\3294\3374\3497\3546\3496\3506\3564\3590\3584\NA\ 525\HARDWARE STORES\725\730\722\720\752\761\771\760\763\774\806\826\NA\ 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\16868\16881\18422\18121\18806\19957\19743\18182\19576\20593\21192\21965\NA\ 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\15174\15120\16655\16400\16997\18111\17873\16314\17699\18710\19239\19974\NA\ 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1694\1761\1767\1721\1809\1846\1870\1868\1877\1883\1953\1991\NA\ 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\4177\4172\4340\4369\4406\4457\4643\4696\4681\4712\4796\4900\NA\ 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2412\2388\2536\2479\2496\2524\2618\2686\2693\2771\2769\2804\NA\ 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1446\1470\1483\1547\1575\1591\1677\1653\1627\1600\1681\1733\NA\ \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\62103\62437\63057\63557\64166\64992\65511\65572\65909\66240\66855\66710\NA\ 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\10750\10609\10823\10778\11018\11328\11249\11371\11476\11580\11789\11781\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\8642\8448\8674\8626\8826\9093\8961\9112\9140\9245\9407\9382\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\8993\8778\8990\8952\9161\9428\9303\9467\9499\9609\9750\9732\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\680\686\685\672\678\691\708\705\693\700\728\714\NA\ 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1428\1475\1464\1480\1514\1544\1580\1554\1643\1635\1654\1685\NA\ 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\20502\20816\20961\21129\21131\21355\21560\21523\21604\21637\21764\21742\NA\ 541\GROCERY STORES\19223\19534\19671\19870\19844\20056\20240\20203\20289\20326\20458\20414\NA\ 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8149\8050\8111\8281\8500\8605\8832\8884\8832\8812\8810\8964\NA\ 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4684\4715\4766\4883\4943\5032\5017\5017\5007\5135\5234\5235\NA\ 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\660\655\644\652\660\668\673\656\653\667\677\661\NA\ 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1697\1701\1752\1764\1787\1810\1789\1788\1800\1878\1932\1929\NA\ 566\SHOE STORES\949\967\956\982\977\999\999\989\1007\1030\1036\1026\NA\ 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\9202\9261\9347\9299\9361\9412\9527\9461\9586\9655\9747\9432\NA\ 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3216\3289\3311\3322\3338\3368\3433\3431\3482\3456\3500\3435\NA\ 592\LIQUOR STORES\1524\1558\1572\1582\1576\1581\1593\1599\1612\1592\1619\1638\NA\ 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1037\1067\1013\1035\1040\1012\1036\1045\1043\1105\1163\1174\NA\ 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\22634\22379\22900\23040\23369\23864\23970\24168\24300\24585\24934\25049\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.\