[Economic Indicators June, 1998]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In April, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.3 percent and inventories 
rose $1.6 billion. According to advance data, retail sales rose 0.9 
percent in May, following a rise of 0.7 percent in April.
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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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1988................................................    497,157     767,222    134,521     178,801    138,017     52,430      85,587    219,047    112,453    106,594          1.49         1.54
1989................................................    527,039     815,455    143,760     187,009    146,581     54,763      91,818    237,234    121,347    115,887          1.52         1.58
1990................................................    545,909     840,622    149,506     195,769    153,718     55,736      97,981    239,780    121,159    118,621          1.52         1.56
1991................................................    542,815     834,595    148,306     200,389    154,661     54,165     100,497    243,256    119,100    124,156          1.53         1.54
1992................................................    567,176     842,880    154,150     208,242    162,632     58,634     103,999    252,091    123,116    128,975          1.48         1.52
1993................................................    595,015     869,466    161,560     216,919    172,820     64,996     107,824    268,409    134,600    133,809          1.44         1.51
1994................................................    637,695     932,418    172,870     235,328    185,823     73,509     112,314    292,062    152,004    140,058          1.41         1.51
1995................................................    682,062     989,759    188,837     253,556    194,109     78,311     115,798    307,114    163,421    143,693          1.43         1.56
1996................................................    716,480   1,007,352    200,115     256,442    205,100     84,044     121,055    316,476    168,891    147,585          1.40         1.52
1997................................................    751,255   1,050,536    208,342     273,298    213,851     88,186     125,665    323,647    174,430    149,217          1.37         1.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Apr r .........................................    745,576   1,020,298    207,649     259,404    211,018     86,788     124,230    319,386    171,266    148,120          1.37         1.51
      May...........................................  r 742,171   1,022,394    207,947     260,210  r 210,657   r 85,925   r 124,732    318,724    170,795    147,929          1.38         1.51
      June..........................................    749,425   1,029,681    208,624     265,152    212,486     87,183     125,303    319,706    171,645    148,061          1.37         1.50
      July..........................................    757,399   1,031,527    209,473     263,299    215,031     88,469     126,562    321,626    173,033    148,593          1.36         1.50
      Aug...........................................    751,871   1,032,780    205,671     265,112    216,022     89,407     126,615    319,221    171,696    147,525          1.37         1.48
      Sept..........................................    761,560   1,040,059    210,706     268,772    215,488     88,617     126,871    322,135    173,394    148,741          1.37         1.49
      Oct...........................................    759,217   1,043,457    210,040     269,182    215,113     88,349     126,764    322,136    174,141    147,995          1.37         1.50
      Nov...........................................    757,282   1,046,599    208,413     270,955    215,914     89,357     126,557    321,462    173,448    148,014          1.38         1.49
      Dec...........................................    763,417   1,050,536    209,816     273,298    216,867     90,877     125,990    323,647    174,430    149,217          1.38         1.49
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan............................................    762,880   1,051,959    210,224     272,130    219,004     92,060     126,944    324,707    173,673    151,034          1.38         1.48
      Feb...........................................    770,071   1,059,340    211,312     275,750    220,866     92,778     128,088    325,532    174,162    151,370          1.38         1.47
      Mar r.........................................    775,497   1,065,896    213,781     277,624    221,105     92,607     128,498    329,182    176,350    152,832          1.37         1.49
      Apr p.........................................    773,384   1,067,492    213,997     275,831  r 222,580   r 93,293   r 129,287    330,529    176,927    153,602          1.38         1.48
      May p.........................................  .........  ..........  .........  ..........    224,623     94,872     129,751  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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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.