[Economic Indicators May, 1995]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In March, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.1 percent and inventories 
rose $6.6 billion. According to advance data, retail sales fell 0.4 
percent in April after rising 0.8 percent in March.
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                                                        Manufacturing and          Wholesale                                      Retail                                  Inventory-sales ratio 
                                                            trade \1\       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------            \4\          
                                                     -----------------------                                    Sales \2\                      Inventories \3\         -------------------------
                       Period                                                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------                         
                                                                   Inven-    Sales \2\    Inven-                Durable   Nondurable              Durable   Nondurable  Manufacturing           
                                                      Sales \2\  tories \3\             tories \3\    Total      goods       goods      Total      goods       goods    and trade \1\    Retail 
                                                                                                                 stores     stores                 stores     stores                            
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(9)Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except                                                                                                                                             
 as noted                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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1984................................................    410,124     649,780    112,199     142,452    107,243     37,873      69,369    167,812     79,074     88,738          1.53         1.49
1985................................................    422,583     664,089    113,459     147,409    114,586     41,510      73,075    181,881     88,315     93,566          1.56         1.52
1986................................................    430,419     662,753    114,960     153,574    120,803     45,057      75,746    186,510     89,983     96,527          1.55         1.56
1987................................................    457,735     709,814    122,968     163,903    128,442     47,989      80,453    207,836    105,481    102,355          1.50         1.55
1988................................................    496,079     765,270    134,521     178,801    138,017     52,430      85,587    219,047    112,453    106,594          1.49         1.54
1989................................................    523,065     811,154    143,760     187,009    146,581     54,763      91,818    237,234    121,347    115,887          1.52         1.58
1990................................................    542,682     834,391    149,506     195,550    153,718     55,736      97,981    239,773    121,105    118,668          1.52         1.55
1991................................................    538,485     829,685    148,306     200,062    154,661     54,165     100,497    243,275    119,039    124,236          1.54         1.54
1992................................................    561,293     838,895    154,150     207,663    162,632     58,634     103,999    251,994    122,948    129,046          1.49         1.52
1993................................................    593,076     860,979    161,681     215,878    172,875     64,795     108,080    267,676    133,709    133,967          1.44         1.51
1994................................................    639,770     916,550    172,521     234,722    186,414     73,369     113,045    290,018    149,071    140,947          1.39         1.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994: Mar r.........................................    627,790     866,214    169,411     217,295    183,882     71,953     111,929    269,147    135,377    133,770          1.38         1.46
      Apr r.........................................  r 626,492     870,485    168,757     219,270    183,492     72,077     111,415    270,570    136,779    133,791          1.39         1.47
      May...........................................    628,705     880,514    169,432     222,963    183,041     71,493     111,548    275,169    138,829    136,340          1.40         1.50
      June..........................................    634,569     884,892    170,880     222,832    185,123     72,453     112,670    278,954    140,797    138,157          1.39         1.51
      July..........................................    631,785     889,411    171,175     226,279    185,125     72,058     113,067    276,487    139,479    137,008          1.41         1.49
      Aug...........................................    652,889     897,787    176,948     227,257    187,861     74,113     113,748    283,518    145,033    138,485          1.38         1.51
      Sept..........................................    651,401     902,120    175,960     228,341    189,307     74,973     114,334    287,248    147,434    139,814          1.38         1.52
      Oct...........................................    653,124     908,570    177,657     231,837    191,492     76,865     114,627    288,670    148,030    140,640          1.39         1.51
      Nov...........................................    661,904     913,833    178,593     233,858    192,120     77,098     115,022    289,987    149,081    140,906          1.38         1.51
      Dec...........................................    671,275     916,550    182,830     234,722    192,392     77,047     115,345    290,018    149,071    140,947          1.37         1.51
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995: Jan...........................................    673,918     928,672    182,829     238,272    193,299     76,775     116,524    294,296    152,754    141,542          1.38         1.52
      Feb r.........................................    675,480     936,091    185,056     240,365    191,868     76,138     115,730    296,000    153,826    142,174          1.39         1.54
      Mar p.........................................    674,976     942,718    183,207     243,462  r 193,332   r 76,998   r 116,334    297,175    155,362    141,813          1.40         1.54
      Apr p.........................................    672,333  ..........    184,120     246,365    192,576     75,848     116,728  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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    \1\ See page 21 for 
manufacturing.
    \2\ Annual data are averages of 
monthly not seasonally adjusted 
figures; monthly data are seasonally 
adjusted totals for month.
    \3\ Seasonally adjusted, end of 
period.
    \4\ Annual data are averages of 
seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.