[Economic Indicators October, 2000]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In August, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.4 percent and
inventories rose $8.8 billion. According to advance data, retail sales
rose 0.9 percent in September, following an increase of 0.1 percent in
August.
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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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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................................................ 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................................................ 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................................................ 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................................................ 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................................................ 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:Aug r.......................................... 847,077 1,125,482 231,775 299,711 253,458 107,252 146,206 361,420 196,562 164,858 1.33 1.43
Sept r........................................ 845,926 1,130,380 233,225 301,577 253,992 106,616 147,376 363,134 197,581 165,553 1.34 1.43
Oct........................................... 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........................................... 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........................................... 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............................................ 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........................................... 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........................................... 891,597 1,165,746 245,678 314,206 268,357 112,529 155,828 375,653 204,946 170,707 1.31 1.40
Apr .......................................... 886,555 1,171,965 246,357 317,164 267,119 111,202 155,917 376,933 206,841 170,092 1.32 1.41
May........................................... 895,965 1,182,162 247,391 320,188 267,417 110,805 156,612 382,612 210,216 172,396 1.32 1.43
June.......................................... 902,798 1,192,224 250,154 323,252 268,436 110,718 157,718 386,931 214,153 172,778 1.32 1.44
July r........................................ 897,634 1,197,112 249,405 324,313 270,645 111,700 158,945 386,496 214,124 172,372 1.33 1.43
Aug r......................................... 901,594 1,205,878 249,960 326,195 270,854 111,441 159,413 392,039 218,297 173,742 1.34 1.45
Sept p........................................ 905,261 .......... 251,635 326,730 273,237 112,462 160,775 ......... ......... .......... ............. .........
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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.