Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales by Kind of Business:   2007

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business                          
    Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 May. 2007 Jun. 2007 Jul. 2007 Aug. 2007 Sep. 2007 Oct. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007 TOTAL
  NOT ADJUSTED                          
  Retail and food services sales, total 332,797 327,624 379,742 364,267 397,926 382,787 378,471 394,185 359,497 374,656 383,928 433,319 4,509,199
  Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 265,530 257,427 294,878 286,029 311,665 301,764 298,147 308,265 284,784 298,901 315,386 363,021 3,585,797
  Retail sales, total 298,986 294,356 341,277 327,420 359,192 343,896 339,396 354,788 322,366 336,602 347,509 394,152 4,059,940
  Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 231,719 224,159 256,413 249,182 272,931 262,873 259,072 268,868 247,653 260,847 278,967 323,854 3,136,538
  GAFO(1) 83,867 83,015 94,161 89,099 95,884 93,958 92,264 100,522 89,976 93,407 109,830 147,633 1,173,616
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 67,267 70,197 84,864 78,238 86,261 81,023 80,324 85,920 74,713 75,755 68,542 70,298 923,402
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 61,639 64,671 78,256 72,094 79,559 74,404 73,788 79,037 68,586 68,964 62,364 64,485 847,847
4411 Automobile dealers 57,575 60,529 71,636 65,242 71,503 67,050 67,292 72,518 63,523 64,041 58,311 60,234 779,454
44111 New car dealers 51,064 53,428 63,804 57,967 63,714 59,607 59,933 64,575 56,371 56,855 51,856 54,024 693,198
44112 Used car dealers 6,511 7,101 7,832 7,275 7,789 7,443 7,359 7,943 7,152 7,186 6,455 6,210 86,256
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,628 5,526 6,608 6,144 6,702 6,619 6,536 6,883 6,127 6,791 6,178 5,813 75,555
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 18,472 17,698 19,053 17,221 18,789 18,679 18,751 20,295 18,301 18,568 22,334 27,049 235,210
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,639 9,249 10,362 9,413 10,240 10,152 10,196 10,984 9,898 10,146 11,137 11,601 123,017
4421 Furniture stores 5,256 5,324 5,641 5,112 5,484 5,357 5,356 5,747 5,394 5,279 5,621 5,527 65,098
4422 Home furnishings stores 4,383 3,925 4,721 4,301 4,756 4,795 4,840 5,237 4,504 4,867 5,516 6,074 57,919
44221 Floor covering stores 2,067 1,858 2,313 2,115 2,290 2,332 2,279 2,510 2,139 2,384 2,196 1,953 26,436
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,197 1,959 2,282 2,046 2,319 2,308 2,398 2,565 2,223 2,325 3,158 4,001 29,781
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,833 8,449 8,691 7,808 8,549 8,527 8,555 9,311 8,403 8,422 11,197 15,448 112,193
44311 Appl.,TV, and other elect. stores 6,777 6,559 6,634 5,933 6,630 6,590 6,586 7,159 6,427 6,451 8,800 12,091 86,637
443111 Household appliance stores 1,423 1,332 1,476 1,368 1,569 1,559 1,508 1,595 1,435 1,522 1,675 1,720 18,182
443112 Radio, T.V., and other elect. stores 5,354 5,227 5,158 4,565 5,061 5,031 5,078 5,564 4,992 4,929 7,125 10,371 68,455
44312 Computer and software stores 1,809 1,666 1,790 1,621 1,598 1,605 1,669 1,849 1,713 1,697 2,056 2,799 21,872
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 23,941 22,771 29,956 31,873 37,854 33,448 31,473 31,112 27,802 30,324 28,760 24,732 354,046
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 21,929 20,479 25,728 26,684 30,893 28,657 27,776 27,901 24,689 26,664 24,892 21,773 308,065
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 711 700 878 869 998 991 987 1,018 852 925 782 641 10,352
44413 Hardware stores 1,476 1,416 1,765 1,827 2,147 2,027 1,801 1,813 1,660 1,757 1,777 1,844 21,310
445 Food and beverage stores 45,010 42,535 47,224 45,538 49,095 48,258 48,493 48,810 46,822 47,697 49,073 53,685 572,240
4451 Grocery stores 40,743 38,194 42,286 40,717 43,734 42,872 43,174 43,506 41,778 42,524 43,567 46,198 509,293
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 38,265 35,831 39,602 37,982 40,762 39,940 40,178 40,507 38,967 39,697 40,830 43,387 475,948
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,710 2,748 3,176 3,037 3,459 3,578 3,541 3,517 3,274 3,313 3,541 4,732 40,626
446 Health and personal care stores 19,547 18,450 20,254 19,240 20,216 19,420 19,415 20,018 18,648 19,978 19,509 22,051 236,746
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 16,770 15,631 17,024 16,298 17,031 16,221 16,223 16,661 15,631 16,884 16,350 18,127 198,851
447 Gasoline stations 29,402 28,292 33,817 34,877 39,353 38,516 38,692 38,339 35,770 37,344 37,676 36,995 429,073
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,111 15,307 18,250 17,381 18,795 17,536 17,134 19,123 17,002 17,908 20,877 31,197 224,621
4481 Clothing stores 10,474 10,712 13,715 12,962 13,652 13,002 12,747 13,954 12,760 13,459 15,603 21,301 164,341
44811 Men's clothing stores 722 691 802 853 865 836 736 745 769 840 939 1,444 10,242
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,621 2,665 3,452 3,469 3,680 3,332 3,006 3,260 3,230 3,372 3,696 4,946 40,729
44814 Family clothing stores 5,255 5,457 7,260 6,676 7,074 6,783 6,912 7,682 6,604 7,079 8,524 11,479 86,785
44819 Other clothing stores 962 949 997 916 978 1,000 945 922 928 992 1,079 1,674 12,342
4482 Shoe stores 1,789 1,913 2,359 2,279 2,255 2,122 2,157 2,802 2,053 2,106 2,295 3,006 27,136
44831 Jewelry stores 1,713 2,522 1,995 1,977 2,701 2,222 2,048 2,181 2,018 2,167 2,765 6,553 30,862
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 6,831 5,647 6,868 6,233 6,800 7,172 6,984 8,483 7,031 6,690 8,284 12,564 89,587
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,334 2,306 3,145 2,861 3,229 3,524 3,318 3,604 2,872 2,720 3,120 4,759 37,792
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,147 1,179 1,436 1,286 1,271 1,331 1,340 1,315 1,342 1,553 2,664 3,924 19,788
451211 Book stores 2,175 1,013 999 908 1,104 1,130 1,189 2,285 1,562 1,103 1,187 2,109 16,764
452 General merchandise stores 40,800 40,844 46,243 44,863 47,707 46,945 45,671 48,192 43,830 46,140 54,182 71,367 576,784
4521 Department stores (excl.L.D) 14,078 14,426 16,493 16,070 16,899 16,273 15,619 17,247 15,257 16,347 20,899 29,610 209,218
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,915 8,829 10,242 9,795 10,351 10,145 9,871 10,768 9,318 10,093 12,711 17,160 128,198
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,163 5,597 6,251 6,275 6,548 6,128 5,748 6,479 5,939 6,254 8,188 12,450 81,020
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(2) 14,461 14,806 16,934 16,492 17,341 16,697 16,026 17,690 15,650 16,762 21,430 30,341 214,630
452112 Discount dept. stores 9,099 9,005 10,473 10,002 10,568 10,359 10,079 10,994 9,515 10,303 12,966 17,491 130,854
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,362 5,801 6,461 6,490 6,773 6,338 5,947 6,696 6,135 6,459 8,464 12,850 83,776
4529 Other general merchandise stores 26,722 26,418 29,750 28,793 30,808 30,672 30,052 30,945 28,573 29,793 33,283 41,757 367,566
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 23,837 23,438 26,305 25,429 27,152 27,218 26,721 27,520 25,347 26,264 29,236 36,447 324,914
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,885 2,980 3,445 3,364 3,656 3,454 3,331 3,425 3,226 3,529 4,047 5,310 42,652
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 9,117 8,849 9,866 9,239 11,025 10,806 10,111 10,770 10,001 10,472 10,342 12,129 122,727
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,653 3,519 3,747 3,401 3,793 3,626 3,724 4,429 3,812 4,101 4,153 5,456 47,414
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,290 2,004 2,097 1,809 1,852 1,774 1,899 2,581 2,087 1,981 2,028 2,323 24,725
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,363 1,515 1,650 1,592 1,941 1,852 1,825 1,848 1,725 2,120 2,125 3,133 22,689
45330 Used merchandise stores 844 915 1,085 866 968 925 874 934 925 1,052 993 1,080 11,461
454 Nonstore retailers 24,488 23,766 24,882 22,717 23,297 22,093 22,348 23,726 22,446 25,726 27,930 32,085 295,504
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 15,657 14,400 16,106 15,154 16,124 15,343 15,741 16,512 15,333 17,365 18,922 22,145 198,802
45431 Fuel dealers 4,873 5,467 4,275 3,371 2,783 2,432 2,452 2,719 2,863 3,648 4,531 5,663 45,077
722 Food services and drinking places 33,811 33,268 38,465 36,847 38,734 38,891 39,075 39,397 37,131 38,054 36,419 39,167 449,259
7221 Full service restaurants 15,493 15,246 17,422 16,405 17,087 17,149 17,029 17,348 15,968 16,424 16,117 17,999 199,687
7222 Limited service eating places 14,200 13,888 16,233 15,502 16,590 16,745 16,910 17,092 15,645 16,132 15,367 16,144 190,448
7224 Drinking places 1,537 1,508 1,818 1,682 1,790 1,803 1,957 1,844 1,807 1,816 1,784 1,809 21,155
  ADJUSTED(3)                          
  Retail and food services sales, total 367,623 370,030 374,033 371,651 377,689 374,740 376,906 377,173 380,231 380,349 383,365 380,711  
  Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 290,907 292,423 296,273 295,041 300,186 299,480 301,648 299,373 301,264 301,775 306,241 304,802  
  Retail sales, total 330,991 333,512 337,047 334,693 340,409 337,273 339,152 339,509 342,381 342,295 345,270 342,237  
  Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 254,275 255,905 259,287 258,083 262,906 262,013 263,894 261,709 263,414 263,721 268,146 266,328  
  GAFO(1) 97,383 96,373 98,522 96,819 98,224 97,958 98,884 98,751 98,648 98,396 99,032 97,971  
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 76,716 77,607 77,760 76,610 77,503 75,260 75,258 77,800 78,967 78,574 77,124 75,909  
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 70,525 71,460 71,467 70,404 71,162 68,956 68,961 71,462 72,578 72,063 70,788 69,638  
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,191 6,147 6,293 6,206 6,341 6,304 6,297 6,338 6,389 6,511 6,336 6,271  
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 19,699 19,646 19,655 19,501 19,677 19,419 19,701 19,655 19,692 19,667 19,823 19,410  
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 10,376 10,380 10,435 10,299 10,375 10,213 10,362 10,294 10,268 10,207 10,152 10,027  
443 Electronics and appliance stores 9,323 9,266 9,220 9,202 9,302 9,206 9,339 9,361 9,424 9,460 9,671 9,383  
44312 Computer and software stores 1,882 1,837 1,792 1,801 1,787 1,787 1,838 1,816 1,856 1,835 1,818 1,813  
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 29,466 29,293 29,982 29,042 30,438 29,739 29,904 29,551 29,362 29,055 29,431 28,685  
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 26,044 25,695 26,067 25,633 26,655 26,076 26,081 25,668 25,426 25,037 25,143 24,686  
445 Food and beverage stores 46,464 46,895 47,103 47,189 47,368 47,585 47,978 47,750 48,153 48,423 48,731 48,921  
4451 Grocery stores 41,405 41,788 41,909 42,063 42,133 42,322 42,704 42,486 42,805 43,084 43,393 43,542  
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,238 3,291 3,343 3,298 3,411 3,457 3,465 3,431 3,439 3,408 3,415 3,462  
446 Health and personal care stores 19,353 19,380 19,550 19,653 19,685 19,736 19,974 19,938 19,944 19,898 19,907 20,028  
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 16,473 16,402 16,464 16,631 16,583 16,586 16,759 16,694 16,700 16,684 16,616 16,661  
447 Gasoline stations 32,381 33,207 34,090 34,842 36,438 35,762 35,793 34,759 35,806 36,648 39,328 39,190  
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 18,769 18,548 18,903 18,518 19,022 18,798 19,049 18,984 18,928 18,759 18,953 18,492  
4481 Clothing stores 13,719 13,601 13,839 13,543 13,943 13,730 13,894 13,844 13,789 13,708 13,850 13,514  
44811 Men's clothing stores(4) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)  
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,386 3,340 3,414 3,339 3,475 3,390 3,400 3,453 3,433 3,410 3,413 3,346  
4482 Shoe stores 2,294 2,219 2,304 2,223 2,250 2,260 2,309 2,312 2,239 2,212 2,288 2,262  
44831 Jewelry stores 2,576 2,542 2,564 2,568 2,648 2,611 2,646 2,634 2,705 2,636 2,618 2,533  
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores 7,206 7,249 7,425 7,368 7,539 7,581 7,624 7,588 7,601 7,542 7,586 7,412  
452 General merchandise stores 47,761 46,982 48,486 47,418 47,989 48,116 48,445 48,470 48,390 48,369 48,731 48,817  
4521 Department stores (excl. L.D.) 17,898 17,574 17,722 17,323 17,611 17,406 17,592 17,503 17,423 17,273 17,307 17,198  
4529 Other general merchandise stores 29,863 29,408 30,764 30,095 30,378 30,710 30,853 30,967 30,967 31,096 31,424 31,619  
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 26,310 25,927 27,175 26,572 26,804 27,164 27,294 27,410 27,402 27,502 27,817 28,079  
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,553 3,481 3,589 3,523 3,574 3,546 3,559 3,557 3,565 3,594 3,607 3,540  
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,959 10,024 10,243 10,059 10,292 10,647 10,445 10,476 10,522 10,371 10,184 10,147  
454 Nonstore retailers 23,217 24,681 23,850 24,493 24,458 24,630 24,981 24,538 25,016 24,989 25,472 25,226  
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 15,815 16,162 16,138 16,242 16,504 16,677 16,944 16,628 16,924 16,908 17,139 16,815  
45431 Fuel dealers 3,118 4,248 3,450 3,947 3,577 3,469 3,564 3,486 3,777 3,824 4,199 4,210  
722 Food services and drinking places 36,632 36,518 36,986 36,958 37,280 37,467 37,754 37,664 37,850 38,054 38,095 38,474  

(S) Suppressed
1 GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes; 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, 4532.  NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
2 Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not included in any aggregate kind-of-business totals.
3 Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.  Cummulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.
4 With the introduction of a new sample with estimates for the September 2006 data month, we have identified a change in the seasonal pattern for estimates in Men's clothing stores (NAICS 44811). As a result, we have temporarily suspended the release of seasonally adjusted estimates for this industry. Because of the seasonal adjustment methodology, we have also suppressed from publication all estimates back through the January 2001 data month for this industry. We will continue to provide estimates not adjusted for seasonality; however, these estimates should be used with caution, as the new sample estimates may not be comparable with estimates from the old sample.

Note: Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.  Information on sample design and estimation procedures can be found on the Internet at www.census.gov/mrts/www/ndesign.html.  Information on measures of sampling variability can be found at www.census.gov/mrts/www/nrely.html.
 

Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Last Revised: April 14, 2008