[Economic Indicators May, 2000]
[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 1.2 percent and inventories 
rose $3.2 billion. According to revised data, retail sales fell 0.2 
percent in April, following an increase of 0.5 percent in March. (Series 
revised.)
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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     840,594    149,506     195,833    153,718     55,736      97,981    239,688    121,212    118,476          1.52         1.56
1991................................................    542,815     834,609    148,306     200,448    154,661     54,165     100,497    243,211    119,206    124,005          1.53         1.54
1992................................................    567,176     842,809    154,150     208,302    162,632     58,634     103,999    251,997    123,169    128,828          1.48         1.52
1993 ...............................................    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 ...............................................    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     995,547    188,842     254,844    196,584     78,946     117,639    309,718    164,999    144,719          1.43         1.55
1996 r..............................................    718,113   1,014,340    199,961     257,626    208,530     84,916     123,614    319,985    170,775    149,210          1.40         1.51
1997 r..............................................    753,445   1,061,815    208,446     276,140    217,547     88,602     128,944    329,542    176,349    153,193          1.38         1.49
1998 r..............................................    779,413   1,100,166    212,926     290,171    228,799     94,699     134,101    343,197    183,630    159,567          1.39         1.47
1999 r..............................................    833,079   1,150,554    228,540     307,925    249,577    104,583     144,994    372,252    202,474    169,778          1.35         1.44
 
1999:Mar r..........................................    811,873   1,108,353    220,492     292,488    242,316    101,367     140,949    352,287    190,241    162,046          1.37         1.45
      Apr r.........................................    813,811   1,110,485    221,892     292,811    244,351    101,842     142,509    354,480    192,207    162,273          1.36         1.45
      May r.........................................    823,553   1,114,258    225,938     294,356    246,991    103,466     143,525    356,160    193,505    162,655          1.35         1.44
      June r........................................    831,141   1,118,449    229,134     295,593    247,305    103,324     143,981    360,166    196,472    163,694          1.35         1.46
      July r........................................    836,625   1,122,570    229,508     298,467    249,816    105,028     144,788    359,060    195,601    163,459          1.34         1.44
      Aug r.........................................    846,499   1,126,111    231,625     299,906    253,030    106,730     146,300    361,854    197,054    164,800          1.33         1.43
      Sept r........................................    845,425   1,130,313    232,968     301,510    253,748    106,391     147,357    363,134    197,581    165,553          1.34         1.43
      Oct r.........................................    850,386   1,134,645    235,226     303,570    254,959    106,743     148,216    363,553    197,333    166,220          1.33         1.43
      Nov r.........................................    861,000   1,144,815    238,540     306,900    257,489    108,640     148,849    368,079    199,811    168,268          1.33         1.43
      Dec r.........................................    871,172   1,150,554    241,672     307,925    261,628    109,545     152,083    372,252    202,474    169,778          1.32         1.42
 
2000:Jan r..........................................    877,271   1,156,942    243,213     310,368    263,493    111,714     151,779    373,868    204,232    169,636          1.32         1.42
      Feb r.........................................    881,157   1,162,448    243,128     312,230    267,164    113,179     153,985    374,219    203,281    170,938          1.32         1.40
      Mar r.........................................    891,790   1,165,679    245,678     314,206    268,550    112,831     155,719    375,586    204,728    170,858          1.31         1.40
      Apr p.........................................    887,536  ..........    246,435     316,626    268,065    112,225     155,840  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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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 data (and 
therefore total data) reflect 
revisions released May 26, 2000.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.