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



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In October, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.5 percent and 
inventories rose $8.0 billion. According to advance data, retail sales 
fell 0.4 percent in November, following no change in October.
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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     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:Oct r..........................................    850,844   1,134,723    235,776     303,955    254,867    106,801     148,066    363,246    197,140    166,106          1.33         1.43
      Nov ..........................................  r 861,753   1,144,815    238,540     306,900  r 258,242  r 109,331   r 148,911    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..........................................    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...........................................    901,289   1,205,636    249,960     326,195    270,549    111,268     159,281    391,797    218,203    173,594          1.34         1.45
      Sept r........................................    903,881   1,207,688    251,142     326,352    272,714    112,186     160,528    392,452    217,872    174,580          1.34         1.44
      Oct p.........................................    899,354   1,215,707    251,129     327,416  r 272,797  r 111,532   r 161,265    396,009    219,858    176,151          1.35         1.45
      Nov p.........................................  .........  ..........  .........  ..........    271,693    110,276     161,417  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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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.