ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\ January 1985 to December 1985\ (DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \ SIC Code\Kind of Business\ \NOT ADJUSTED\ \\Jan. 1985\Feb. 1985\Mar. 1985\Apr. 1985\May. 1985\Jun. 1985\Jul. 1985\Aug. 1985\Sep. 1985\Oct. 1985\Nov. 1985\Dec. 1985\TOTAL\ \ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\98542\95342\109786\112753\119974\114654\115238\120820\113865\116008\118620\139425\1375027 \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\77193\73420\83916\85773\91056\87783\88043\93214\86239\91818\96267\117106\1071828 \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\34460\34367\40244\42494\45739\43166\43511\44563\43599\41302\39746\44934\498125 52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\4399\4119\5173\6325\6944\6644\6747\6612\6236\6573\5850\5574\71196 521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\3827\3558\4467\5276\5779\5600\5738\5733\5393\5842\5113\4911\61237 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\3095\2923\3691\4365\4785\4670\4835\4826\4567\4886\4223\3900\50766 525\HARDWARE STORES\732\635\776\911\994\930\903\907\826\956\890\1011\10471 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\21349\21922\25870\26980\28918\26871\27195\27606\27626\24190\22353\22319\303199 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\19641\20355\23920\24820\26684\24649\24901\25339\25510\21894\20091\20191\277995 551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\18901\19308\22471\23038\24858\22965\23517\24088\24361\20974\19263\19397\263141 551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\18169\18499\21555\21936\23790\21856\22438\23004\23333\19980\18420\18653\251633 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1708\1567\1950\2160\2234\2222\2294\2267\2116\2296\2262\2128\25204 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\4942\4706\5251\5102\5483\5398\5474\5843\5535\5998\6436\8119\68287 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2756\2674\3020\2958\3214\3113\3140\3395\3152\3366\3576\3906\38270 5712\FURNITURE STORES\1747\1694\1912\1845\2018\1962\1944\2131\1964\2082\2237\2384\23920 5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\547\547\613\648\690\664\677\708\668\734\684\672\7852 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1836\1690\1856\1796\1904\1927\1978\2055\1976\2204\2423\3502\25147 5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\588\543\599\588\672\690\741\727\693\779\793\1033\8446 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\572\562\691\702\774\771\696\775\640\616\736\1139\8674 5942\BOOK STORES\457\286\281\271\286\302\294\425\437\364\388\661\4452 5944\JEWELRY STORES\628\704\700\688\898\773\708\788\753\811\1053\2647\11151 \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\64082\60975\69542\70259\74235\71488\71727\76257\70266\74706\78874\94491\876902 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\8991\9173\11671\12199\13122\12239\11398\13438\11998\13193\16476\24738\158636 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\7138\7271\9346\9747\10464\9791\9114\10731\9536\10539\13078\19657\126412 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7419\7558\9714\10131\10877\10177\9472\11153\9908\10949\13586\20419\131363 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\521\544\668\706\720\664\642\715\635\656\728\1260\8459 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1332\1358\1657\1746\1938\1784\1642\1992\1827\1998\2670\3821\23765 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\22529\21035\23357\22943\24610\23845\24408\25107\23007\23976\24568\25677\285062 541\GROCERY STORES\21377\19870\22047\21607\23243\22577\23135\23789\21809\22716\23280\24096\269546 542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\459\432\491\495\498\432\439\453\407\437\457\530\5530 546\RETAIL BAKERIES\293\303\332\316\331\327\311\324\313\329\341\364\3884 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8620\7796\8793\9265\9794\9814\10189\10169\9522\9879\9528\9972\113341 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4352\4161\5392\5635\5736\5352\5112\6242\5559\5946\6870\9838\70195 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\561\488\588\672\709\676\578\656\609\701\864\1356\8458 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1617\1582\2025\2063\2123\1928\1949\2262\2130\2293\2572\3605\26149 562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1405\1389\1847\1902\1935\1777\1802\2064\1955\2071\2289\3171\23607 565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1021\995\1324\1353\1405\1330\1276\1697\1352\1458\1812\2804\17827 566\SHOE STORES\873\803\1104\1191\1145\1052\931\1201\1077\1087\1147\1443\13054 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\9297\9076\10532\10570\11275\11249\11414\11713\10729\11047\10525\10522\127949 5812\EATING PLACES\8492\8312\9674\9703\10380\10359\10528\10851\9880\10162\9664\9641\117646 5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\5005\4915\5672\5656\5996\5901\5983\6176\5787\5968\5629\5551\68239 5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\3411\3309\3916\3953\4257\4334\4442\4559\3978\4071\3911\3965\48106 5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\805\764\858\867\895\890\886\862\849\885\861\881\10303 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3670\3552\3755\3777\3879\3750\3803\3948\3675\3951\3923\5311\46994 592\LIQUOR STORES\1423\1312\1465\1488\1577\1591\1669\1697\1659\1597\1728\2326\19532 596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\2177\2053\2246\2258\2238\1996\2082\2210\2302\2960\2980\2773\28275 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1234\1086\1185\1213\1206\1064\1097\1201\1292\1657\1850\1763\15848 598\FUEL DEALERS\2276\1970\1542\1282\1042\862\900\928\1038\1323\1422\2216\16801 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\21156\20810\25312\26005\27709\26262\25054\28999\26279\28552\33970\50519\340627 594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\2871\2770\2998\3069\3368\3273\3070\3476\3187\3415\4188\7824\43509 \ADJUSTED (5)\ \RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\110516\111701\112269\113720\114433\113795\113994\115629\118888\115440\115997\117447\NA\ \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\86396\87180\87442\88503\88778\88441\89014\89817\90494\90996\91615\92054\NA\ \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\39685\40200\40684\41236\41761\41306\41079\42158\44805\41205\41117\42312\NA\ 52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\5714\5644\5757\5949\5887\5842\6011\5983\6001\6039\6140\6113\NA\ 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\3968\3982\4119\4213\4205\4173\4201\4282\4272\4374\4399\4472\NA\ 525\HARDWARE STORES\875\846\850\874\870\842\859\867\869\936\890\885\NA\ 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\24120\24521\24827\25217\25655\25354\24980\25812\28394\24444\24382\25393\NA\ 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\22143\22542\22759\23110\23531\23254\22887\23726\26272\22318\22175\23235\NA\ 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1977\1979\2068\2107\2124\2100\2093\2086\2122\2126\2207\2158\NA\ 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\5368\5516\5528\5488\5651\5586\5538\5722\5787\5962\5905\6040\NA\ 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3005\3106\3104\3075\3167\3154\3165\3255\3230\3268\3302\3376\NA\ 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1987\2019\2026\2029\2083\2037\1978\2061\2143\2254\2177\2238\NA\ \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\70831\71501\71585\72484\72672\72489\72915\73471\74083\74235\74880\75135\NA\ 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\12862\13014\12927\13150\13080\13013\13094\13343\13414\13383\13549\13355\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\10241\10402\10270\10492\10433\10361\10464\10562\10584\10656\10764\10712\NA\ 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\10629\10797\10663\10929\10855\10735\10887\10977\11009\11060\11191\11134\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\707\726\714\712\713\719\716\717\728\692\696\674\NA\ 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1914\1886\1943\1946\1934\1933\1914\2064\2102\2035\2089\1969\NA\ 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\23228\23370\23334\23641\23615\23613\23668\23815\24051\24046\24339\24574\NA\ 541\GROCERY STORES\21948\22078\22025\22321\22306\22331\22396\22527\22789\22762\23050\23259\NA\ 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\9045\8889\9169\9387\9472\9446\9540\9530\9551\9619\9683\9962\NA\ 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\5495\5652\5690\5742\5843\5738\5807\5902\5943\5951\6088\5992\NA\ 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\699\696\699\704\714\686\694\700\697\707\738\708\NA\ 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2006\2090\2109\2116\2151\2133\2183\2237\2254\2237\2260\2245\NA\ 566\SHOE STORES\1051\1057\1081\1115\1126\1095\1080\1078\1087\1086\1094\1085\NA\ 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\10262\10444\10553\10591\10687\10744\10697\10687\10805\10873\10884\10770\NA\ 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\3791\3865\3847\3835\3852\3878\3917\3972\3969\4036\4007\4039\NA\ 592\LIQUOR STORES\1581\1566\1589\1607\1587\1593\1605\1624\1769\1631\1668\1690\NA\ 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1303\1302\1271\1266\1301\1291\1323\1371\1359\1362\1373\1343\NA\ 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\27278\27742\27706\27969\28142\27906\27972\28588\28770\29004\29271\29086\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.\