[Economic Indicators April, 2001]
[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 fell 0.3 percent and 
inventories fell $4.1 billion. According to advance data, retail sales 
fell 0.2 percent in March, following no change in February.
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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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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   1,151,147    228,540     308,691    249,577    104,583     144,994    372,079    202,367    169,712          1.35         1.44
2000 ...............................................    893,806   1,220,343    248,244     328,734    269,338    111,235     158,103    398,552    221,638    176,914          1.33         1.43
 
2000:Feb r..........................................    881,384   1,164,287    243,720     312,996    266,799    112,663     154,136    375,292    204,444    170,848          1.32         1.41
      Mar r.........................................    893,375   1,167,035    246,705     315,495    269,108    112,776     156,332    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 .........................................    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 ..........................................    898,912   1,215,754    250,994     327,653    272,490    111,647     160,843    395,819    219,794    176,025          1.35         1.45
      Nov ..........................................    895,583   1,219,868    250,949     328,810    270,931    110,315     160,616    397,672    221,444    176,228          1.36         1.47
      Dec ..........................................    896,591   1,220,343    253,028     328,734    271,347    110,202     161,145    398,552    221,638    176,914          1.36         1.47
 
2001:Jan r..........................................    894,614   1,222,063    253,294     327,276    274,912    111,932     162,980    399,239    221,920    177,319          1.37         1.45
      Feb r.........................................    891,507   1,217,944    251,682     326,746    274,779    112,485     162,294    397,498    219,584    177,914          1.37         1.45
      Mar p.........................................    889,075  ..........    248,468     327,189    274,093    111,687     162,406  .........  .........  ..........  .............  .........
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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.