[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[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 fell 0.3 percent and
inventories rose $4.4 billion. According to advance data, retail sales
were unchanged in October, following a decrease of 0.1 percent in
September.
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Manufacturing and Wholesale Retail Inventory-sales ratio
trade \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\
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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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Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
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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................................................ 545,909 840,663 149,506 195,775 153,718 55,736 97,981 239,815 121,194 118,621 1.52 1.56
1991................................................ 542,815 834,715 148,306 200,376 154,661 54,165 100,497 243,389 119,189 124,200 1.53 1.54
1992................................................ 567,176 842,939 154,150 208,244 162,632 58,634 103,999 252,185 123,152 129,033 1.48 1.52
1993................................................ 595,444 870,316 161,223 216,974 173,586 65,189 108,397 269,303 135,088 134,215 1.44 1.51
1994................................................ 638,742 934,342 172,237 235,413 187,503 73,954 113,549 294,052 153,019 141,033 1.41 1.50
1995................................................ 684,261 994,826 187,889 253,565 196,816 79,054 117,762 310,276 165,108 145,168 1.43 1.55
1996................................................ 717,135 1,013,201 198,668 255,871 208,845 85,072 123,773 320,601 170,849 149,752 1.41 1.51
1997................................................ 752,095 1,060,326 206,671 273,885 217,972 88,841 129,132 330,308 176,483 153,825 1.38 1.49
1998................................................ 777,772 1,095,042 211,251 287,484 228,834 94,857 133,977 340,760 181,070 159,690 1.39 1.46
1998:Sept r......................................... 781,291 1,088,414 211,305 284,138 229,505 94,797 134,708 335,724 176,261 159,463 1.39 1.46
Oct r......................................... 784,293 1,091,438 211,366 284,496 232,794 97,115 135,679 335,911 177,448 158,463 1.39 1.44
Nov........................................... 788,294 1,095,493 212,367 286,145 234,504 97,782 136,722 338,348 179,586 158,762 1.39 1.44
Dec........................................... 796,583 1,095,042 215,550 287,484 236,786 99,500 137,286 340,760 181,070 159,690 1.37 1.44
1999:Jan............................................ 794,865 1,095,209 213,597 286,698 239,595 100,535 139,060 343,644 182,636 161,008 1.38 1.43
Feb........................................... 803,481 1,098,308 216,138 288,638 243,619 103,132 140,487 345,472 184,152 161,320 1.37 1.42
Mar........................................... 812,055 1,103,619 219,595 289,360 243,295 102,096 141,299 350,681 188,316 162,365 1.36 1.44
Apr........................................... 812,237 1,105,654 219,921 289,636 244,748 101,901 142,847 352,824 190,264 162,560 1.36 1.44
May........................................... 821,761 1,108,901 223,909 290,216 247,228 103,884 143,344 354,943 192,144 162,799 1.35 1.44
June.......................................... 829,593 1,112,311 227,863 291,367 247,028 103,109 143,919 358,254 194,621 163,633 1.34 1.45
July ......................................... 834,062 1,115,790 227,293 293,982 249,468 104,850 144,618 356,765 193,482 163,283 1.34 1.43
Aug r......................................... 844,439 1,119,251 229,827 295,558 252,768 106,764 146,004 359,342 194,626 164,716 1.33 1.42
Sept p........................................ r 842,174 1,123,680 230,916 297,770 r 252,549 r 105,583 r 146,966 360,241 194,830 165,411 1.33 1.43
Oct p......................................... ......... .......... ......... .......... 252,540 104,945 147,595 ......... ......... .......... ............. .........
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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.