ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1996  to December 1996\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1996\Feb. 1996\Mar. 1996\Apr. 1996\May. 1996\Jun. 1996\Jul. 1996\Aug. 1996\Sep. 1996\Oct. 1996\Nov. 1996\Dec. 1996\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\176968\184189\203811\203176\218545\209430\209582\217191\200631\213035\215495\250312\2502365
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\133550\136144\149656\150669\162039\156067\156179\163391\150984\160563\168939\205651\1893832
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\70493\75386\84718\85289\92686\88379\88325\89566\82658\87075\82612\91807\1018994
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\8387\8569\10194\12480\13948\13509\13292\12874\12183\12849\11329\10752\140366
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\7428\7578\8858\10385\11555\11163\11343\10964\10266\10953\9813\9024\119330
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\6451\6658\7830\9134\10186\9856\10101\9777\9182\9765\8634\7793\105367
525\HARDWARE STORES\977\920\1028\1251\1369\1307\1242\1187\1084\1188\1179\1231\13963
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\43418\48045\54155\52507\56506\53363\53403\53800\49647\52472\46556\44661\608533
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\40844\45466\51253\49493\53353\50259\50183\50583\46694\49221\43620\41887\572856
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\39341\43632\48953\46728\50352\47280\47498\47622\44556\47071\41828\40185\545046
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\36393\40090\44802\42748\46528\43651\43835\44019\41250\43451\38478\37095\502340
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2574\2579\2902\3014\3153\3104\3220\3217\2953\3251\2936\2774\35677
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\10063\9794\10789\10328\10782\10661\10794\11450\10851\11319\12484\15637\134952
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4592\4587\5164\5045\5308\5206\5403\5591\5247\5602\6085\6417\64247
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2787\2852\3143\3001\3128\3054\3097\3234\3070\3191\3492\3500\37549
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\897\823\970\1044\1053\1048\1136\1099\1021\1107\1027\1028\12253
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\4634\4346\4698\4439\4594\4575\4549\4938\4745\4877\5401\7478\59274
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\746\696\782\799\854\850\851\897\816\854\941\1097\10183
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\2565\2355\2492\2236\2425\2363\2439\2619\2450\2489\3129\4645\32207
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\1323\1295\1424\1404\1315\1362\1259\1422\1479\1534\1331\1736\16884
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1330\1311\1651\1705\1777\1898\1836\1994\1597\1455\1611\2676\20841
5942\BOOK STORES\1375\758\743\750\854\838\787\1360\1040\898\906\1598\11907
5944\JEWELRY STORES\1047\1445\1322\1364\1776\1414\1381\1484\1338\1468\1850\4514\20403
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\106475\108803\119093\117887\125859\121051\121257\127625\117973\125960\132883\158505\1483371
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\18662\20579\23344\23482\25911\24881\23721\26417\23805\25981\31055\44891\312729
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\14304\15869\18156\18340\20141\19274\18332\20682\18640\20226\24643\36158\244765
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14630\16256\18597\18785\20589\19680\18715\21134\19033\20655\25193\36812\250079
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2657\3447\3972\3890\4210\3807\3518\4375\4076\4278\5449\8785\52464
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\9485\10209\11555\11784\13064\12681\12057\13097\11729\12812\15301\21240\155014
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2488\2600\3070\3111\3315\3192\3140\3662\3228\3565\4443\6787\42601
533\VARIETY STORES\592\715\809\817\898\827\820\885\779\896\979\1535\10552
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3766\3995\4379\4325\4872\4780\4569\4850\4386\4859\5433\7198\57412
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\32881\31887\34226\33283\35549\34532\35492\35928\33376\34762\35163\37246\414325
541\GROCERY STORES\31350\30306\32522\31563\33745\32790\33774\34178\31760\33035\33406\34960\393389
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\422\426\458\455\489\486\485\518\427\430\460\602\5658
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\463\466\519\502\564\531\509\522\500\555\530\559\6220
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\12456\12203\13518\13998\15258\14840\14839\15034\13885\14488\14007\14224\168750
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6600\7497\8971\9153\9562\9065\8760\10559\9199\9716\10936\15320\115338
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\640\652\709\720\777\760\661\764\746\795\921\1423\9568
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1910\2217\2578\2717\2958\2769\2468\2784\2661\2834\3085\4470\33451
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1566\1835\2194\2347\2553\2376\2073\2354\2277\2414\2595\3668\28252
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\2267\2634\3200\3181\3283\3162\3199\3860\3339\3667\4348\6209\42349
566\SHOE STORES\1208\1371\1703\1800\1832\1710\1684\2159\1623\1604\1722\2162\20578
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\17400\18172\19958\19536\20823\20379\20706\21533\19569\20447\20064\20331\238918
5812\EATING PLACES\16399\17138\18835\18477\19721\19301\19601\20384\18506\19335\18953\19203\225853
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\8807\9281\10145\9926\10476\10168\10469\11130\10108\10522\10488\10388\121908
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\7418\7639\8440\8273\8908\8835\8878\8984\8095\8492\8183\8496\100641
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\1001\1034\1123\1059\1102\1078\1105\1149\1063\1112\1111\1128\13065
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\7133\7189\7509\7426\7755\7264\7484\7629\7207\7811\7700\9702\91809
592\LIQUOR STORES\1680\1652\1837\1799\1958\1958\2034\2064\1782\1862\1994\2553\23173
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\5875\5876\6486\6416\6372\5940\6056\6212\6715\7944\8810\10106\82808
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\4316\3979\4437\4342\4297\3988\4193\4294\4590\5543\6459\7703\58141
598\FUEL DEALERS\2618\2323\1940\1413\1111\886\920\953\1140\1514\1741\2350\18909
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\41205\43785\49343\49313\53240\51404\50125\56191\50524\53943\63257\92669\654999
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\5880\5915\6239\6350\6985\6797\6850\7765\6669\6927\8782\16821\91980
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\201391\203647\205534\206506\207519\207920\208293\207754\210545\212290\212197\212907\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\152419\153105\154649\156629\157142\157499\157756\157874\158919\160489\161064\161872\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\81369\82990\84213\83864\84726\85003\85098\84264\86240\86614\85954\85852\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\10951\10991\11024\11473\11522\12004\11954\11890\11880\11978\12004\11997\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\8218\8281\8392\8544\8743\8976\8955\8937\8897\8918\9003\8927\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1167\1176\1133\1199\1170\1164\1155\1136\1122\1161\1171\1192\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\48972\50542\50885\49877\50377\50421\50537\49880\51626\51801\51133\51035\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\46047\47608\47945\46913\47425\47459\47567\46923\48640\48782\48146\48036\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2925\2934\2940\2964\2952\2962\2970\2957\2986\3019\2987\2999\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\10850\10895\11254\11295\11296\11268\11213\11276\11511\11418\11300\11243\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\5057\5166\5324\5350\5329\5345\5408\5371\5420\5455\5443\5411\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\4842\4771\4956\4965\4988\4946\4839\4958\5152\5049\4923\4894\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\120022\120657\121321\122642\122793\122917\123195\123490\124305\125676\126243\127055\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\25172\25355\25303\25801\25979\25857\26046\26239\26366\26627\26605\26814\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19675\19787\19671\20176\20324\20182\20346\20518\20665\20873\20919\21071\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\20055\20220\20103\20658\20722\20588\20844\20954\21142\21320\21340\21484\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4258\4358\4341\4436\4309\4292\4306\4362\4406\4433\4416\4466\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\12448\12450\12385\12726\12871\12796\12978\13019\13105\13249\13282\13367\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3349\3412\3377\3496\3542\3500\3560\3573\3631\3638\3642\3651\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\842\840\867\877\883\876\896\895\871\895\861\922\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4655\4728\4765\4748\4772\4799\4804\4826\4830\4859\4825\4821\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\34162\33955\34097\34269\34202\34392\34531\34575\34637\34875\34999\34956\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\32420\32240\32360\32539\32447\32627\32790\32832\32912\33134\33240\33200\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\13422\13425\13865\14197\14313\14283\13933\13856\13983\14204\14322\14544\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\9394\9620\9492\9658\9615\9592\9561\9534\9735\9807\9639\9665\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\792\819\799\786\800\784\788\785\822\800\795\810\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2694\2792\2694\2784\2798\2861\2754\2751\2837\2863\2815\2801\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1685\1684\1705\1770\1735\1710\1733\1723\1692\1719\1703\1704\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\19290\19415\19548\19674\19737\19690\19871\19920\20050\20245\20600\20516\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\7293\7373\7479\7486\7544\7559\7676\7745\7708\7906\7849\7985\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1953\1914\1926\1928\1912\1956\1961\1955\1916\1912\1912\1908\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\4505\4670\4603\4644\4681\4776\4831\4847\4852\4989\5114\5244\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\52850\53146\53530\54269\54450\54261\54569\54877\55331\55653\55329\55593\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.\