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



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In February, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.4 percent and 
inventories rose $6.2 billion. According to revised data, retail sales 
rose 0.2 percent in March, following an increase of 1.3 percent in 
February. (Series revised.)
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                                                        Manufacturing and          Wholesale                                      Retail                                  Inventory-sales ratio
                                                            trade \1\       -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------            \4\
                                                     -----------------------                                    Sales \2\                      Inventories \3\         -------------------------
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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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1990................................................    545,909   r 840,594    149,506   r 195,833    153,718     55,736      97,981  r 239,688  r 121,212  r 118,476          1.52         1.56
1991................................................    542,815   r 834,609    148,306   r 200,448    154,661     54,165     100,497  r 243,211  r 119,206  r 124,005          1.53         1.54
1992................................................    567,176   r 842,809    154,150   r 208,302    162,632     58,634     103,999  r 251,997  r 123,169  r 128,828          1.48         1.52
1993 r..............................................    595,628     870,396    161,484     217,425    173,509     65,160     108,349    268,932    135,056    133,876          1.44         1.51
1994 r..............................................    639,163     934,769    172,811     236,287    187,350     73,888     113,462    293,605    152,996    140,609          1.41         1.50
1995 r..............................................    684,982     995,535    188,842     254,844    196,584     78,946     117,639    309,706    164,999    144,707          1.43         1.55
1996 r..............................................    718,113   1,014,201    199,961     257,626    208,530     84,916     123,614    319,846    170,662    149,184          1.40         1.51
1997 r..............................................    753,445   1,061,731    208,446     276,140    217,547     88,602     128,944    329,458    176,324    153,134          1.38         1.49
1998 r..............................................    778,041   1,098,549    212,926     290,171    227,427     93,973     133,454    341,580    182,422    159,158          1.39         1.47
1999 r..............................................    831,191   1,148,816    228,540     307,925    247,690    103,585     144,105    370,514    201,173    169,341          1.35         1.44
 
1999:Feb r..........................................    801,901   1,102,150    218,269     291,961    239,908    100,410     139,498    345,991    185,416    160,575          1.37         1.44
      Mar r.........................................    810,408   1,106,965    220,492     292,488    240,851    100,593     140,258    350,899    189,356    161,543          1.37         1.46
      Apr r.........................................    811,991   1,109,495    221,975     292,966    242,448    100,756     141,692    353,335    191,584    161,751          1.37         1.46
      May r.........................................    821,574   1,112,789    225,938     294,356    245,012    102,342     142,670    354,691    192,460    162,231          1.35         1.45
      June r........................................    829,027   1,116,200    229,134     295,593    245,191    102,167     143,024    357,917    194,672    163,245          1.35         1.46
      July r........................................    834,709   1,121,140    229,508     298,467    247,900    103,987     143,913    357,630    194,484    163,146          1.34         1.44
      Aug r.........................................    844,606   1,124,243    231,625     299,906    251,137    105,770     145,367    359,986    195,573    164,413          1.33         1.43
      Sept r........................................    843,537   1,128,862    232,968     301,510    251,860    105,351     146,509    361,683    196,439    165,244          1.34         1.44
      Oct r.........................................    848,333   1,132,975    235,226     303,570    252,906    105,623     147,283    361,883    195,937    165,946          1.34         1.43
      Nov r.........................................    858,959   1,143,139    238,540     306,900    255,448    107,564     147,884    366,403    198,350    168,053          1.33         1.43
      Dec r.........................................    869,332   1,148,816    241,672     307,925    259,788    108,620     151,168    370,514    201,173    169,341          1.32         1.43
 
2000:Jan r..........................................    875,396   1,154,776    243,213     310,368    261,618    110,727     150,891    371,702    202,324    169,378          1.32         1.42
      Feb p.........................................  r 879,140   1,160,962  r 243,128   r 312,230  r 265,147  r 112,044   r 153,103    372,733    201,901    170,832          1.32         1.41
      Mar p.........................................    888,385  ..........    245,592     314,476    265,685    111,190     154,495  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
 
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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.
    Note.--Retail and wholesale data 
(and therefore total data) reflect 
annual benchmark revisions. 
Seasonally adjusted data revised 
beginning 1990; unadjusted data 
revised beginning 1993.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.