[Economic Indicators May, 1996]
[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 rose 0.4 percent and inventories
fell $2.9 billion. According to advance data, retail sales fell 0.3
percent in April following a rise of 0.5 percent in March.
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Manufacturing and Wholesale Retail Inventory-sales ratio\4\
trade\1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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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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................................................ 593,125 861,219 161,681 215,878 172,924 64,795 108,129 267,916 133,949 133,967 1.44 1.51
1994................................................ 639,744 917,305 172,973 234,893 185,936 73,042 112,894 290,602 150,441 140,161 1.39 1.50
1995................................................ 682,375 976,022 187,387 254,616 195,068 78,018 117,050 302,879 160,363 142,516 1.40 1.54
1995:Marr........................................... 674,839 942,642 183,828 243,169 192,574 76,454 116,120 297,392 156,147 141,245 1.40 1.54
Apr........................................... r672,909 951,338 185,279 246,253 r192,337 r76,110 r116,227 299,407 158,360 141,047 1.41 1.56
May........................................... 678,682 955,683 186,859 247,018 194,730 77,413 117,317 300,376 158,454 141,922 1.41 1.54
June.......................................... 683,082 959,452 188,290 248,925 196,080 78,329 117,751 300,516 158,057 142,459 1.40 1.53
July.......................................... 676,094 963,361 187,155 251,897 195,465 78,006 117,459 299,041 156,810 142,231 1.42 1.53
Aug........................................... 687,690 968,055 187,953 252,209 196,716 79,527 117,189 302,700 159,326 143,374 1.41 1.54
Sept.......................................... 689,798 972,587 188,874 253,111 196,644 78,711 117,933 303,299 160,195 143,104 1.41 1.54
Oct........................................... 688,234 978,397 189,643 254,738 196,193 79,160 117,033 306,224 162,165 144,059 1.42 1.56
Nov........................................... 693,214 979,578 191,574 254,727 197,914 80,296 117,618 307,265 163,243 144,022 1.41 1.55
Dec........................................... 699,912 976,022 194,901 254,616 199,104 80,852 118,252 302,879 160,363 142,516 1.39 1.52
1996:Jan............................................ 693,424 981,945 192,878 256,258 199,129 80,623 118,506 304,370 161,316 143,054 1.42 1.53
Febr.......................................... 701,257 982,596 194,053 255,569 203,392 83,285 120,107 304,824 161,575 143,249 1.40 1.50
Marp.......................................... 704,059 979,706 194,907 255,297 r204,492 r84,302 r120,190 302,888 160,255 142,633 1.39 1.48
Aprp.......................................... ......... .......... ......... .......... 203,877 82,569 121,308 ......... ......... .......... ............. .........
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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.