ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1987  to December 1987\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1987\Feb. 1987\Mar. 1987\Apr. 1987\May. 1987\Jun. 1987\Jul. 1987\Aug. 1987\Sep. 1987\Oct. 1987\Nov. 1987\Dec. 1987\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\106828\106726\121966\127184\131358\131795\131983\134420\127410\131366\129828\160435\1541299
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\86180\82787\92795\96853\101029\99164\99979\101876\97307\102868\104035\133530\1198403
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\36425\39099\46525\48807\49861\52578\51681\52313\49402\48461\46042\54669\575863
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\5051\4984\6370\7272\7926\7961\7757\7564\7384\7716\6789\6680\83454
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\4523\4390\5505\6115\6484\6801\6797\6717\6548\6763\5995\5700\72338
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\3739\3687\4629\5126\5453\5841\5839\5809\5674\5783\5094\4628\61302
525\HARDWARE STORES\784\703\876\989\1031\960\958\908\874\980\901\1072\11036
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\20648\23939\29171\30331\30329\32631\32004\32544\30103\28498\25793\26905\342896
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\18847\22237\27147\28156\28113\30271\29586\30119\27724\25999\23513\24562\316274
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\17976\21052\25507\26105\25883\28116\27704\28559\26690\24931\22610\23691\298824
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\16762\19811\23980\24568\24232\26353\26046\26891\25070\23298\21216\22302\280529
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1801\1702\2024\2175\2216\2360\2418\2425\2379\2499\2280\2343\26622
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\6002\5546\6158\6043\6199\6322\6486\6598\6430\6561\6834\8893\78072
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3357\3205\3623\3596\3707\3744\3755\3806\3734\3834\3877\4239\44477
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2046\1979\2272\2187\2281\2249\2241\2265\2215\2264\2268\2473\26740
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\646\617\732\786\784\843\889\898\907\951\918\961\9932
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2185\1900\2058\1975\2019\2092\2240\2252\2156\2188\2396\3660\27121
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\680\606\655\651\676\713\776\745\689\686\768\997\8642
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\730\717\769\858\921\1018\980\1027\906\847\981\1502\11256
5942\BOOK STORES\519\386\360\353\357\378\356\447\527\401\437\817\5338
5944\JEWELRY STORES\712\845\799\845\1045\905\856\910\855\928\1177\3048\12925
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\70403\67627\75441\78377\81497\79217\80302\82107\78008\82905\83786\105766\965436
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\10168\10651\12935\14141\15140\14032\13293\15029\13724\15346\18238\29273\181970
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\8067\8327\10320\11164\11931\11102\10565\11982\10948\12221\14449\22941\144017
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\8394\8636\10697\11561\12316\11472\10885\12332\11296\12612\14861\23593\148655
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2591\2837\3418\3660\3777\3488\3168\3895\3690\4066\4868\8303\47761
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3581\3613\4620\5122\5446\5139\4925\5312\4860\5510\6273\9931\64332
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2222\2186\2659\2779\3093\2845\2792\3125\2746\3036\3720\5359\36562
533\VARIETY STORES\460\476\540\633\592\533\524\570\515\566\598\1127\7134
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1641\1848\2075\2344\2617\2397\2204\2477\2261\2559\3191\5205\30819
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25152\23013\24823\25345\26710\26011\27229\26307\25478\26487\25050\27856\309461
541\GROCERY STORES\23843\21673\23389\23804\25142\24441\25621\24691\23934\24922\23536\25983\290979
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\461\442\477\508\501\509\559\562\558\546\511\627\6261
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\385\398\435\437\451\435\434\435\428\453\431\472\5194
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\7761\7481\8278\8639\8936\9144\9490\9446\8928\9092\8672\8902\104769
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4960\4842\6059\6611\6430\6136\5913\6844\6409\6762\7164\11192\79322
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\589\517\604\713\731\734\626\686\679\785\840\1513\9017
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1916\1873\2258\2424\2415\2206\2203\2451\2377\2528\2605\3952\29208
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1677\1659\2037\2209\2216\2001\2022\2237\2165\2283\2334\3526\26366
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1144\1188\1578\1735\1686\1637\1631\1894\1680\1823\2074\3402\21472
566\SHOE STORES\984\935\1218\1346\1218\1171\1048\1319\1222\1188\1213\1732\14594
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\11475\11060\12295\12678\13358\13293\13709\13824\12747\13282\12514\13226\153461
5812\EATING PLACES\10642\10271\11421\11776\12437\12384\12776\12878\11833\12327\11614\12268\142627
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\6332\6099\6587\6758\7148\7127\7187\7286\6612\6802\6457\6744\81139
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\4162\4032\4690\4876\5122\5084\5452\5448\5064\5362\5011\5332\59635
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\833\789\874\902\921\909\933\946\914\955\900\958\10834
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\4275\4027\4257\4396\4454\4442\4427\4423\4309\4561\4467\6104\54142
592\LIQUOR STORES\1486\1377\1460\1528\1660\1624\1732\1662\1588\1682\1668\2359\19826
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\2489\2502\2919\2904\2701\2744\2832\2870\2970\3451\3630\3901\35913
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1453\1389\1692\1671\1502\1553\1592\1604\1676\1933\2211\2489\20765
598\FUEL DEALERS\1774\1652\1451\1101\923\808\793\770\903\1225\1374\1730\14504
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\24431\24415\28615\30486\31816\30594\29678\32712\30641\32866\37382\59506\393142
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\3301\3376\3463\3691\4047\4104\3986\4241\4078\4197\5146\10148\53778
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\119328\125274\126124\127157\127134\128891\129741\132164\130422\129977\130469\132097\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\96068\98373\98103\98839\99117\99767\100177\100649\100603\101172\101280\102332\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\41944\45960\47018\47292\47086\48220\49016\51068\49428\48535\49108\49807\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\6555\6825\6874\6748\6862\6768\6988\7041\7025\7156\7220\7214\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\4806\4989\4967\4915\4980\4997\5167\5281\5273\5286\5334\5206\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\920\941\967\937\908\866\905\888\897\931\933\952\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\23260\26901\28021\28318\28017\29124\29564\31515\29819\28805\29189\29765\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\21176\24763\25879\26192\25863\26955\27344\29242\27531\26476\26872\27413\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2084\2138\2142\2126\2154\2169\2220\2273\2288\2329\2317\2352\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\6505\6511\6518\6472\6449\6416\6564\6566\6589\6525\6483\6498\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3669\3714\3727\3711\3714\3718\3766\3728\3764\3722\3689\3614\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2339\2292\2274\2242\2207\2154\2254\2284\2269\2246\2248\2318\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\77384\79314\79106\79865\80048\80671\80725\81096\80994\81442\81361\82290\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\14375\14926\14678\14945\15087\15159\15054\15298\15229\15375\15329\15568\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\11475\11795\11622\11801\11895\11963\11938\12079\12057\12172\12152\12327\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\11887\12181\12023\12251\12472\12365\12394\12516\12445\12534\12411\12611\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3944\4018\3951\3965\3959\3964\3945\4024\3972\3990\3939\3994\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4912\5018\5111\5275\5334\5348\5377\5431\5412\5532\5474\5589\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3031\3145\2961\3011\3179\3053\3072\3061\3061\3012\2998\3028\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\605\620\603\607\603\602\556\592\597\576\570\589\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\2295\2511\2453\2537\2589\2594\2560\2627\2575\2627\2607\2652\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25494\25546\25464\25700\25714\25957\25875\25964\25903\26092\25737\26033\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\24035\24054\23989\24191\24198\24392\24308\24350\24298\24505\24189\24489\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8204\8491\8623\8735\8651\8734\8886\8920\8884\8827\8858\8911\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6246\6633\6668\6547\6529\6615\6614\6599\6665\6605\6611\6728\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\710\733\731\732\727\756\752\757\765\770\747\788\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2363\2497\2449\2434\2434\2432\2429\2456\2448\2421\2401\2428\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1191\1245\1249\1207\1191\1211\1196\1197\1209\1189\1213\1261\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\12405\12654\12508\12653\12662\12757\12764\12788\12876\12908\13187\13346\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\4394\4391\4362\4436\4485\4514\4531\4555\4560\4630\4605\4652\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1613\1651\1631\1636\1652\1616\1637\1650\1661\1680\1693\1689\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\1536\1640\1748\1744\1717\1765\1847\1825\1755\1678\1698\1826\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\31247\32365\32062\32266\32440\32661\32751\32989\33039\33087\33118\33460\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.\