ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\ January 1999 to December 1999\ (DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \ SIC Code\Kind of Business\ \NOT ADJUSTED\ \\Jan. 1999\Feb. 1999\Mar. 1999\Apr. 1999\May. 1999\Jun. 1999\Jul. 1999\Aug. 1999\Sep. 1999\Oct. 1999\Nov. 1999\Dec. 1999\TOTAL\ \ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\209566\212599\244511\242761\254557\252350\254576\256859\245799\250793\257707\312851\2994929 \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\158337\156924\178266\179385\188135\184468\187572\188695\182499\189497\198764\253357\2245899 \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\84699\89904\105375\103816\109323\110776\109354\110628\104113\102741\104063\120204\1254996 52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\10715\11455\14272\16505\17613\17225\16555\15749\15275\15288\14942\14141\179735 521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\9486\9891\12318\13779\14305\14403\14206\13728\13180\13442\13079\12287\154104 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\8380\8877\11096\12347\12790\12935\12800\12415\11887\12144\11790\10918\138379 525\HARDWARE STORES\1106\1014\1222\1432\1515\1468\1406\1313\1293\1298\1289\1369\15725 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\51229\55675\66245\63376\66422\67882\67004\68164\63300\61296\58943\59494\749030 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\48379\52878\62879\59935\62995\64339\63391\64598\59892\57912\55562\56211\708971 551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\46469\50162\59116\55868\58625\60060\59412\61014\56706\54633\52813\53338\668216 551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\42031\45170\53736\50557\53146\54449\53950\55541\51654\49570\48004\48757\606565 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2850\2797\3366\3441\3427\3543\3613\3566\3408\3384\3381\3283\40059 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\11961\11599\12812\12029\12460\12759\13107\13501\13247\13240\14919\19819\161453 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\5491\5537\6238\5945\6141\6280\6374\6603\6515\6682\7319\8158\77283 5712\FURNITURE STORES\3457\3406\3775\3443\3644\3652\3736\3796\3799\3867\4123\4364\45062 5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\941\1038\1227\1306\1173\1300\1281\1320\1333\1330\1320\1250\14819 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\5541\5147\5595\5171\5383\5553\5796\5910\5712\5571\6461\9721\71561 5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\802\773\893\875\897\1042\1131\961\934\944\996\1183\11431 5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\2766\2602\2707\2424\2662\2665\2849\3039\2827\2816\3585\5901\36843 5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\1973\1772\1995\1872\1824\1846\1816\1910\1951\1811\1880\2637\23287 5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1478\1459\1812\1871\1973\2193\2044\2127\1838\1709\1835\3236\23575 5942\BOOK STORES\1507\977\961\917\958\1011\1002\1359\1216\1001\1071\1966\13946 5944\JEWELRY STORES\1168\1667\1406\1472\1881\1638\1599\1619\1533\1655\2182\6083\23903 \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\124867\122695\139136\138945\145234\141574\145222\146231\141686\148052\153644\192647\1739933 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\23958\24874\28984\28861\31044\29982\29432\30652\29071\31148\36590\54329\378925 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\18559\19428\22693\22666\24322\23253\22811\23958\22607\24169\28810\43370\296646 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\18915\19780\23115\23105\24807\23737\23250\24421\23034\24632\29368\44190\302354 531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3101\3671\4364\4217\4528\4184\3977\4469\4387\4481\5420\9822\56621 531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\13118\13432\15542\15638\16859\16368\16063\16540\15553\16686\19560\27898\203257 531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2696\2677\3209\3250\3420\3185\3210\3412\3094\3465\4388\6470\42476 533\VARIETY STORES\790\941\1088\1073\1142\1117\1115\1122\1110\1281\1418\2110\14307 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4609\4505\5203\5122\5580\5612\5506\5572\5354\5698\6362\8849\67972 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\36158\33893\37420\36905\38971\37714\39982\38254\37972\38525\38256\44219\458269 541\GROCERY STORES\34443\32148\35485\34971\36966\35766\38040\36364\36129\36605\36285\41493\434695 542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\470\449\530\527\546\538\555\530\522\513\539\774\6493 546\RETAIL BAKERIES\542\539\590\587\619\611\602\606\607\673\665\782\7423 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\12624\11924\13700\14633\15185\15289\16325\16622\15938\16339\15657\16737\180973 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\8032\8457\10609\10871\11231\10584\10783\12023\10754\11233\12397\18113\135087 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\757\680\793\915\912\903\830\910\827\932\1046\1558\11063 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2243\2363\3011\3154\3291\2985\2849\2960\2832\2958\3209\4903\36758 562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1783\1926\2565\2680\2755\2468\2366\2475\2422\2514\2643\3752\30349 565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\2999\3184\4010\4055\4268\4076\4359\4794\4265\4587\5364\7905\53866 566\SHOE STORES\1358\1474\1810\1823\1910\1814\1838\2169\1698\1654\1693\2352\21593 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\21208\21153\23322\23747\24789\24257\25307\24861\23445\25067\23421\24794\285371 5812\EATING PLACES\20130\20042\22068\22541\23623\23103\24096\23697\22306\23840\22265\23558\271269 5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\10933\10848\11837\12047\12300\12033\12642\12489\11770\12651\11727\12291\143568 5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\8934\8917\9919\10166\10840\10567\11074\10794\10093\10734\10086\10694\122818 5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\1078\1111\1254\1206\1166\1154\1211\1164\1139\1227\1156\1236\14102 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\9365\9199\10113\9824\9995\9914\9820\9785\9679\10050\10128\12861\120733 592\LIQUOR STORES\1935\1885\2081\2208\2334\2274\2485\2280\2268\2369\2428\3487\28034 596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\7954\7917\9332\8888\8623\8836\8487\9086\9642\10061\11314\13581\113721 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\6147\6033\7183\6789\6575\6824\6588\7077\7607\8066\9195\11549\89633 598\FUEL DEALERS\2064\1635\1808\1250\1034\939\907\982\1169\1455\1618\2289\17150 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\50819\51924\59867\59102\62664\61346\61124\64487\60810\63572\73940\112063\781718 594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\6868\6994\7462\7341\7929\8021\7802\8311\7738\7951\10034\19802\106253 \ADJUSTED (5)\ \RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\239154\241580\242316\244556\247325\247995\250003\253458\253910\254867\258115\262516\ \TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\180063\181788\182102\184165\185127\185669\186494\188532\189881\191213\192857\196735\ \DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\99641\101280\101367\101905\103821\104059\105383\107252\106505\106801\109185\110124\ 52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\14593\15278\14680\15014\14934\14837\15032\14996\14823\15024\15651\15537\ 521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\11129\11499\11299\11432\11389\11407\11480\11646\11430\11733\12130\12185\ 525\HARDWARE STORES\1349\1345\1318\1347\1321\1296\1301\1301\1303\1293\1323\1295\ 55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\59091\59792\60214\60391\62198\62326\63509\64926\64029\63654\65258\65781\ 551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\55800\56494\56904\57027\58874\59027\60200\61581\60681\60388\61804\62318\ 553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\3291\3298\3310\3364\3324\3299\3309\3345\3348\3266\3454\3463\ 57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\12842\13032\13133\13137\13285\13434\13486\13637\13889\13866\13894\14116\ 571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\6101\6271\6307\6298\6318\6408\6374\6557\6703\6662\6660\6759\ 5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\5706\5700\5786\5810\5922\5984\6056\6031\6122\6156\6113\6296\ \NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\139513\140300\140949\142651\143504\143936\144620\146206\147405\148066\148930\152392\ 53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\30812\30864\31155\31114\30994\31496\31450\31709\31981\32045\32224\32814\ 531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\24165\24285\24506\24451\24249\24711\24661\24776\25008\24994\25140\25557\ 531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\24570\24842\24942\24879\24855\25181\25104\25232\25465\25474\25613\26120\ 531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4670\4682\4785\4717\4702\4744\4707\4699\4717\4687\4582\4805\ 531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\16357\16562\16587\16583\16594\16874\16838\17034\17224\17255\17449\17803\ 531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3543\3598\3570\3579\3559\3563\3559\3499\3524\3532\3582\3512\ 533\VARIETY STORES\1081\1118\1126\1155\1159\1201\1165\1206\1216\1272\1258\1270\ 539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\5566\5461\5523\5508\5586\5584\5624\5727\5757\5779\5826\5987\ 54\FOOD GROUP STORES\37280\37576\37375\37560\38014\37728\37997\38114\38666\38548\38870\40282\ 541\GROCERY STORES\35362\35641\35450\35612\36029\35766\36057\36183\36716\36605\36838\38207\ 554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\13677\13596\13923\14604\14657\14519\15060\15652\15843\16019\16158\16771\ 56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\11147\11107\11087\11303\11391\11349\11241\11360\11232\11285\11282\11304\ 561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\916\904\910\970\931\948\909\927\899\915\931\906\ 562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\3094\3053\3111\3117\3116\3084\3047\3071\2997\3015\3047\3025\ 566\SHOE STORES\1858\1833\1747\1816\1823\1832\1800\1801\1772\1778\1773\1791\ 58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\22903\23245\23206\23442\23654\23712\23718\23859\23948\24408\24525\24794\ 591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\9675\9765\9771\9913\9926\10085\10061\10108\10199\10255\10324\10533\ 592\LIQUOR STORES\2229\2257\2235\2319\2315\2299\2318\2331\2375\2388\2394\2471\ 5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\6725\6967\6913\7109\7265\7450\7486\7726\7794\7816\7866\8139\ 53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\63473\63659\64082\64231\64393\65026\64914\65491\65966\66211\66456\67509\ (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.\