[Economic Indicators February, 2000]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In December, manufacturing and trade sales rose 1.2 percent and 
inventories rose $5.5 billion. According to advance data, retail sales 
rose 0.3 percent in January, following an increase of 1.7 percent in 
December.
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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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                                                                                  Millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted, except as noted
 
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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  r1,094,345    211,251     286,705    228,834     94,857     133,977   r340,842   r181,069   r159,773          1.39         1.46
1999 p..............................................    831,272   1,144,541    226,816     305,005   r249,494   r104,707    r144,788    369,159    199,607    169,552          1.35         1.43
 
1998:Decr...........................................    795,774   1,094,345    215,061     286,705    236,466     99,299     137,167    340,842    181,069    159,773          1.38         1.44
 
1999:Jan............................................   r794,601   1,095,209    213,597     286,698   r239,331   r100,153    r139,178    343,644    182,636    161,008          1.38        r1.44
      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...........................................    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..........................................    842,647   1,124,016    231,135     298,469    252,803    105,837     146,966    359,878    194,472    165,406          1.33         1.42
      Oct...........................................    846,797   1,127,772    233,048     299,793    253,548    105,870     147,678    360,457    194,406    166,051          1.33         1.42
      Nov r.........................................    859,289   1,139,025    237,464     303,649    256,854    108,319     148,535    365,540    197,079    168,461          1.33         1.42
      Dec p.........................................   r869,346   1,144,541    240,142     305,005   r261,332   r109,806    r151,526    369,159    199,607    169,552          1.32         1.41
 
2000:Jan p..........................................  .........  ..........  .........  ..........    262,208    111,389     150,819  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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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.