ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1995  to December 1995\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1995\Feb. 1995\Mar. 1995\Apr. 1995\May. 1995\Jun. 1995\Jul. 1995\Aug. 1995\Sep. 1995\Oct. 1995\Nov. 1995\Dec. 1995\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\168267\165110\193371\188723\202750\203995\196215\205754\194406\195732\204354\240336\2359013
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\128966\124893\143239\142211\151438\150578\147617\153937\146954\148750\159830\197881\1796294
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\65374\65334\79426\75936\84488\86502\80132\85449\79261\78761\78764\87920\947347
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\8309\8085\10422\11094\12910\12459\11501\11941\11415\11628\10748\10104\130616
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\7420\7178\8961\9294\10605\10581\9962\10144\9758\10087\9309\8615\111914
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\6544\6329\7900\8136\9261\9240\8731\8961\8605\8946\8115\7373\98141
525\HARDWARE STORES\876\849\1061\1158\1344\1341\1231\1183\1153\1141\1194\1242\13773
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\39301\40217\50132\46512\51312\53417\48598\51817\47452\46982\44524\42455\562719
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\36867\37888\47275\43709\48346\50378\45628\48703\44525\43985\41600\39760\528664
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\35565\36327\44764\41216\45581\47354\43131\46133\42291\41992\40213\38163\502730
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\32778\33412\41373\38132\42309\43956\39539\42591\38979\38834\37203\35536\464642
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2434\2329\2857\2803\2966\3039\2970\3114\2927\2997\2924\2695\34055
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\9616\8936\10032\9296\10012\10221\10095\10871\10611\10710\12256\15627\128283
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4495\4240\4826\4626\4971\4992\5017\5277\5219\5251\5877\6255\61046
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2772\2582\2918\2708\2897\2923\2930\3064\3059\3045\3298\3434\35630
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\864\857\977\961\1018\1052\994\1058\1072\1051\1088\1069\12061
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\4293\3931\4375\3904\4263\4408\4265\4665\4503\4614\5357\7613\56191
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\741\664\790\721\821\888\919\894\797\798\891\1024\9948
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\2454\2187\2349\2102\2321\2327\2338\2530\2478\2530\3161\4832\31609
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\1098\1080\1236\1081\1121\1193\1008\1241\1228\1286\1305\1757\14634
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1225\1250\1601\1609\1647\1751\1707\1849\1572\1400\1550\2733\19894
5942\BOOK STORES\1308\718\695\688\785\807\782\1247\1102\746\851\1468\11197
5944\JEWELRY STORES\919\1229\1142\1209\1610\1395\1265\1399\1331\1376\1875\4487\19237
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\102893\99776\113945\112787\118262\117493\116083\120305\115145\116971\125590\152416\1411666
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\18254\18388\22255\22735\23886\23956\23168\24617\23169\24099\30029\43022\297578
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\13777\14104\17242\17605\18337\18442\17937\19147\18044\18730\23773\34182\231320
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14113\14450\17664\18043\18780\18876\18345\19613\18475\19159\24344\34902\236764
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2727\3132\3847\3825\4031\3860\3577\4219\4100\4073\5460\8516\51367
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\8846\8882\10766\11245\11717\11935\11498\11932\11250\11792\14533\20110\144506
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2540\2436\3051\2973\3032\3081\3270\3462\3125\3294\4351\6276\40891
533\VARIETY STORES\632\601\709\768\791\791\736\774\757\800\947\1495\9801
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3845\3683\4304\4362\4758\4723\4495\4696\4368\4569\5309\7345\56457
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\32121\30144\33421\32847\34241\34064\34535\34339\33164\32909\33526\37168\402479
541\GROCERY STORES\30659\28666\31829\31172\32574\32413\32878\32652\31529\31206\31807\34861\382246
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\423\403\452\452\447\451\465\480\452\440\476\625\5566
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\442\448\485\490\519\510\507\517\508\553\535\588\6102
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\11981\11443\12790\12701\13937\14210\14013\14186\13213\13190\12650\12931\157245
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6533\6684\8622\8906\8971\8854\8483\9796\9324\9020\10798\15413\111404
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\662\608\676\728\722\742\644\697\724\757\905\1470\9335
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2006\2113\2712\2759\2913\2694\2515\2728\2742\2706\3038\4452\33378
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1724\1811\2395\2438\2537\2358\2173\2327\2371\2314\2568\3694\28710
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\2200\2271\2907\2966\2965\3067\3013\3495\3327\3297\4300\6278\40086
566\SHOE STORES\1144\1152\1606\1756\1705\1698\1604\1984\1683\1514\1717\2170\19733
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\17123\16755\19117\19158\19948\19975\20265\20617\19333\19464\18477\19609\229841
5812\EATING PLACES\16204\15834\18082\18130\18894\18934\19195\19530\18225\18368\17399\18481\217276
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\8849\8648\9704\9727\10126\10041\10450\10598\9695\9756\9350\9808\116752
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\7231\7064\8179\8114\8451\8491\8515\8667\8232\8260\7821\8410\97435
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\919\921\1035\1028\1054\1041\1070\1087\1108\1096\1078\1128\12565
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6830\6615\7135\6954\7274\7034\6791\7034\6858\7082\7209\9021\85837
592\LIQUOR STORES\1556\1502\1726\1700\1808\1864\1888\1862\1846\1790\1881\2599\22022
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\5463\4980\5977\5313\5598\5348\4965\5735\6019\6942\8123\8761\73224
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\3809\3189\3969\3519\3742\3528\3401\3867\4153\4838\5992\6747\50754
598\FUEL DEALERS\1936\1988\1655\1197\1106\938\858\973\1066\1225\1636\2265\16843
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\39919\39408\46724\46893\49513\49598\48096\52481\49722\50254\61456\90325\624389
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\5516\5400\5815\5956\6644\6567\6350\7197\6618\6425\8373\16263\87124
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\194592\191149\192642\193458\195701\197309\197515\198580\199155\198591\200320\202331\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\148996\146547\147428\147575\149306\149573\149865\150400\151246\150829\151975\153496\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\77291\75796\76673\77084\78135\79503\79674\80497\80379\80342\81461\82125\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\11013\10829\10932\10651\10688\10664\10759\10850\10948\11091\11223\11397\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\8466\8219\8187\8032\7963\8021\8084\8051\8195\8353\8366\8613\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1076\1125\1145\1120\1156\1184\1158\1149\1161\1143\1186\1172\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\45596\44602\45214\45883\46395\47736\47650\48180\47909\47762\48345\48835\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\42769\41819\42399\43063\43594\44940\44821\45347\45020\44883\45415\45912\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2827\2783\2815\2820\2801\2796\2829\2833\2889\2879\2930\2923\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\10522\10382\10354\10249\10535\10614\10613\10817\10934\10976\11141\11068\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\5028\4971\4930\4942\5001\5053\5083\5099\5203\5209\5314\5217\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\4552\4529\4548\4426\4644\4660\4601\4741\4796\4831\4861\4928\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\117301\115353\115969\116374\117566\117806\117841\118083\118776\118249\118859\120206\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\24823\23861\24353\24287\24700\24921\25088\24901\25225\24939\25081\25286\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19108\18534\18906\18749\19121\19372\19539\19380\19677\19450\19582\19679\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\19489\18931\19342\19190\19502\19786\20099\19831\20160\19905\20076\20146\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4427\4187\4223\4227\4279\4308\4325\4270\4348\4265\4286\4290\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\11639\11402\11766\11714\11895\12092\12129\12126\12336\12258\12369\12421\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3423\3342\3353\3249\3328\3386\3645\3435\3476\3382\3421\3435\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\903\758\769\792\807\821\797\797\826\827\834\862\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4812\4569\4678\4746\4772\4728\4752\4724\4722\4662\4665\4745\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\33706\33374\33319\33339\33546\33546\33510\33582\33557\33665\33643\34145\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\32037\31710\31671\31679\31904\31903\31828\31887\31847\31941\31903\32399\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\13037\13048\12958\13148\13261\13305\13320\13209\13121\12995\12961\13115\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\9385\9018\9224\9122\9298\9246\9191\9164\9508\9262\9432\9482\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\815\801\773\765\771\761\754\752\780\772\790\791\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2866\2788\2846\2767\2839\2766\2791\2761\2815\2770\2722\2750\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1600\1498\1640\1664\1667\1676\1650\1637\1670\1653\1702\1655\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\18900\18637\18872\19139\19218\19151\19263\19377\19372\19367\19307\19396\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\7137\7060\7002\7074\7138\7141\7089\7163\7249\7279\7341\7340\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1837\1801\1813\1812\1813\1820\1807\1838\1868\1872\1868\1881\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\4026\3899\3941\3972\4085\4117\4204\4321\4385\4410\4567\4596\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\51802\50166\50929\50723\51794\51958\52166\52181\53012\52537\53225\53313\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.\