ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1984  to December 1984\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1984\Feb. 1984\Mar. 1984\Apr. 1984\May. 1984\Jun. 1984\Jul. 1984\Aug. 1984\Sep. 1984\Oct. 1984\Nov. 1984\Dec. 1984\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\92254\93008\103604\103841\110985\111422\106019\110283\103159\108654\112675\131010\1286914
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\72835\71695\79990\80153\85320\85658\82214\86678\82425\85333\90747\110546\1013594
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\31396\33254\37020\37625\41193\41591\38749\39284\35768\38927\38319\41355\454481
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\4027\4215\4935\5586\6538\6529\6213\6286\5889\6019\5620\5220\67077
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\3550\3682\4256\4682\5429\5474\5336\5370\5102\5218\4873\4509\57481
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\2870\3030\3494\3827\4436\4477\4424\4452\4250\4352\4001\3514\47127
525\HARDWARE STORES\680\652\762\855\993\997\912\918\852\866\872\995\10354
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\19419\21313\23614\23688\25665\25764\23805\23605\20734\23321\21928\20464\273320
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\17745\19712\21806\21783\23638\23663\21729\21530\18813\21252\19991\18531\250193
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\17137\18864\20568\20316\22028\22076\20336\20203\17910\20333\19231\17725\236727
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\16365\17993\19655\19355\21066\21107\19316\19170\17053\19391\18387\17036\225894
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1674\1601\1808\1905\2027\2101\2076\2075\1921\2069\1937\1933\23127
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\4476\4310\4786\4568\4811\5070\4830\5187\5107\5334\5776\7177\61432
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2607\2492\2818\2777\2969\3026\2854\3094\2970\3125\3328\3527\35587
5712\FURNITURE STORES\1636\1599\1810\1744\1849\1892\1803\1951\1845\1956\2070\2192\22347
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\571\539\609\624\647\700\621\697\633\693\656\611\7601
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1541\1480\1619\1455\1510\1698\1651\1749\1783\1863\2074\3051\21474
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\526\498\532\514\553\669\652\646\620\619\683\854\7366
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\544\559\619\639\707\768\670\736\621\582\706\1145\8296
5942\BOOK STORES\396\262\272\258\270\326\276\373\419\320\341\607\4120
5944\JEWELRY STORES\597\660\667\697\847\780\726\733\724\738\1034\2563\10766
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\60858\59754\66584\66216\69792\69831\67270\70999\67391\69727\74356\89655\832433
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\8439\8731\10652\11220\12392\12107\10730\12236\11632\12370\15821\23953\150283
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\6777\6957\8589\9021\9970\9763\8636\9852\9393\9945\12615\18969\120487
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7038\7225\8919\9367\10353\10138\8970\10233\9755\10329\13103\19706\125136
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\526\556\643\695\710\701\643\708\643\681\820\1374\8700
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1136\1218\1420\1504\1712\1643\1451\1676\1596\1744\2386\3610\21096
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\20848\20597\22709\21681\23106\23505\23122\23669\22414\22655\22970\24633\271909
541\GROCERY STORES\19693\19390\21420\20323\21754\22198\21855\22393\21204\21409\21701\23125\256465
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\434\432\476\466\474\462\441\450\418\444\452\496\5445
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\293\316\332\328\348\340\331\342\327\337\339\365\3998
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8497\8108\8763\8812\9341\9411\9357\9358\8908\9179\8954\8877\107565
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4141\3967\4796\5267\5245\5200\4640\5409\5184\5290\6135\9067\64341
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\538\480\556\649\681\674\551\608\610\669\847\1343\8206
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1535\1507\1818\1931\1959\1923\1740\1907\1921\2002\2282\3239\23764
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1317\1316\1632\1746\1761\1745\1571\1700\1729\1773\2034\2866\21190
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\966\939\1160\1264\1299\1328\1208\1453\1278\1304\1589\2655\16443
566\SHOE STORES\863\800\979\1106\1028\1005\872\1081\1066\1017\1076\1413\12306
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\8934\8949\9888\9928\10334\10608\10798\11226\10292\10187\9856\10321\121321
5812\EATING PLACES\8165\8186\9057\9138\9539\9815\9971\10371\9482\9342\9015\9445\111526
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\4968\4964\5438\5426\5588\5704\5840\6047\5602\5588\5287\5527\65979
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\3129\3151\3543\3629\3820\4001\4033\4211\3777\3648\3619\3803\44364
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\769\763\831\790\795\793\827\855\810\845\841\876\9795
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3397\3372\3524\3548\3634\3581\3484\3618\3444\3614\3731\5064\44011
592\LIQUOR STORES\1377\1294\1401\1362\1466\1559\1569\1575\1456\1487\1549\2178\18273
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\2021\2005\2283\2273\2289\2116\1947\2211\2211\2831\2945\2678\27810
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1120\1018\1152\1209\1195\1098\969\1102\1156\1571\1784\1640\15014
598\FUEL DEALERS\2454\1906\1783\1302\1049\929\876\898\1070\1264\1528\1782\16841
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\19697\19605\23003\23898\25639\25627\23201\26184\25069\26218\31775\47720\317636
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\2641\2597\2769\2843\3191\3250\3001\3352\3146\3224\4043\7523\41580
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\105065\104941\104203\106137\106830\108358\106655\106064\107569\108090\110153\109688\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\82534\82312\82323\83254\83788\84970\83845\84371\85704\84936\86338\86207\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\37043\37165\36285\37614\37911\38562\37800\36779\37335\38433\39474\39153\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\5328\5560\5375\5426\5537\5645\5603\5649\5712\5531\5779\5794\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\3771\3971\3806\3812\3878\3934\3901\3912\4025\3879\4074\4110\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\831\843\823\839\861\889\870\893\885\863\869\861\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\22531\22629\21880\22883\23042\23388\22810\21693\21865\23154\23815\23481\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\20538\20684\20006\20965\21124\21453\20873\19770\19950\21231\21920\21523\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1993\1945\1874\1918\1918\1935\1937\1923\1915\1923\1895\1958\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\4963\4835\4940\5006\4974\5116\5004\5074\5316\5262\5343\5345\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2890\2775\2861\2939\2945\3002\2936\2952\3046\3025\3079\3048\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1710\1693\1717\1692\1663\1736\1699\1770\1915\1878\1898\1938\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\68022\67776\67918\68523\68919\69796\68855\69285\70234\69657\70679\70535\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\12220\12092\11755\12072\12418\12699\12312\12432\12724\12663\12921\12919\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\9822\9730\9387\9710\9980\10180\9892\9962\10210\10158\10306\10332\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\10200\10119\9769\10083\10363\10549\10287\10347\10592\10561\10714\10745\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\727\718\709\678\719\750\715\706\733\718\775\727\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1671\1644\1659\1684\1719\1769\1705\1764\1781\1787\1840\1860\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\21969\22092\22335\22453\22492\22778\22701\22808\23008\22902\23100\22957\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\20686\20805\21041\21126\21182\21489\21426\21552\21725\21625\21810\21714\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8925\8939\9109\9010\9051\8971\8778\8812\8944\8955\9008\8913\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\5261\5223\5177\5286\5339\5520\5288\5251\5396\5343\5490\5483\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\675\664\665\680\688\684\661\665\675\677\721\696\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1931\1935\1908\1958\1981\2106\1957\1932\1980\1970\2027\1999\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1046\1027\1010\999\1003\1044\1009\1007\1045\1022\1046\1040\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\9916\9943\9868\9928\9917\10026\10139\10271\10313\10027\10310\10404\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3576\3546\3552\3639\3620\3643\3633\3655\3727\3703\3784\3831\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1552\1487\1495\1487\1494\1533\1529\1529\1526\1527\1526\1541\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1231\1181\1219\1299\1298\1307\1217\1226\1254\1261\1267\1266\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\25758\25388\25130\25666\26118\26781\26102\26278\26999\26769\27345\27340\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.\