[Economic Indicators November, 1995]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In September, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.4 percent and
inventories rose $3.1 billion. According to advance data, retail sales
fell 0.2 percent in October following a rise of 0.1 percent in
September.
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Manufacturing and Wholesale Retail Inventory-sales ratio\4\
trade\1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------- 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:Septr.......................................... 650,790 902,022 175,795 228,619 188,897 74,722 114,175 286,872 147,322 139,550 1.39 1.52
Oct........................................... r653,016 908,570 177,657 231,837 r191,384 r76,801 r114,583 288,670 148,030 140,640 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........................................... 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........................................... 674,797 942,743 183,207 243,462 193,153 76,978 116,175 297,200 155,530 141,670 1.40 1.54
Apr........................................... 672,912 952,235 184,597 246,867 193,022 76,549 116,473 299,690 157,958 141,732 1.42 1.55
May........................................... 678,444 956,516 186,244 247,702 195,107 77,533 117,574 300,525 157,842 142,683 1.41 1.54
June.......................................... 682,958 960,157 187,472 249,813 196,774 78,835 117,939 300,333 157,109 143,224 1.41 1.53
July.......................................... 675,776 964,894 186,232 253,060 196,070 78,446 117,624 299,411 156,320 143,091 1.43 1.53
Augr.......................................... 687,610 968,658 187,203 253,017 197,386 79,940 117,446 302,495 158,276 144,219 1.41 1.53
Septp......................................... 690,220 971,758 188,127 252,475 r197,620 r79,102 r118,518 303,445 159,431 144,014 1.41 1.54
Octp.......................................... ......... .......... ......... .......... 197,164 79,235 117,929 ......... ......... .......... ............. .........
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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.