[Economic Indicators May, 2001]
[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 fell 0.5 percent and inventories
fell $4.1 billion. According to current estimates, retail sales rose 1.3
percent in April. Retail and food services sales rose 1.1 percent in
April. (All series are revised.)
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[Millions of dollars, except ratios; seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Manufacturing and trade \1\ Wholesale Retail
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Inven- and food
Period Inven- tory- Inven- Inventory- Inventory- services
Sales \2\ tories \3\ sales Sales \2\ tories \3\ sales Sales \2\ Inventories \3\ sales sales
ratio \4\ ratio \4\ ratio \4\
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1992 r.......................... 540,572 840,687 1.53 144,302 193,685 1.31 154,268 267,562 1.68 171,219
1993 r.......................... 567,377 867,961 1.51 150,833 201,883 1.31 164,837 285,762 1.69 182,841
1994 r.......................... 609,908 931,330 1.47 161,133 218,913 1.30 178,932 311,890 1.67 197,735
1995 r.......................... 654,435 990,100 1.48 176,227 235,197 1.30 188,235 329,566 1.73 207,704
1996 r.......................... 686,604 1,009,261 1.46 186,649 237,852 1.28 200,190 340,491 1.68 220,431
1997 r.......................... 723,212 1,049,901 1.42 194,541 255,242 1.27 209,112 350,841 1.65 230,616
1998 r.......................... 742,810 1,084,488 1.44 198,319 268,079 1.33 219,507 364,254 1.63 242,228
1999 r.......................... 787,127 1,138,602 1.41 211,607 284,317 1.30 238,580 391,811 1.59 262,435
2000 r.......................... 843,263 1,204,524 1.40 229,627 303,063 1.29 256,896 417,917 1.58 282,402
2000:Mar r...................... 842,713 1,156,137 1.37 277,890 291,519 1.28 257,974 397,475 1.54 283,285
Apr r....................... 838,481 1,162,666 1.39 228,356 293,790 1.29 254,739 398,203 1.56 280,063
May r....................... 843,403 1,170,393 1.39 228,935 295,880 1.29 254,898 403,735 1.58 280,168
June r...................... 848,792 1,181,487 1.39 231,425 298,562 1.29 255,993 408,249 1.59 281,378
July r...................... 846,803 1,183,590 1.40 230,744 298,934 1.30 257,323 407,477 1.58 282,971
Aug r....................... 846,543 1,192,263 1.41 231,065 300,533 1.30 257,368 413,253 1.61 282,845
Sept r...................... 849,762 1,193,106 1.40 231,965 300,721 1.30 259,801 413,151 1.59 285,621
Oct r....................... 847,112 1,199,577 1.42 231,866 301,573 1.30 259,325 416,004 1.60 285,070
Nov r....................... 843,384 1,204,041 1.43 231,623 302,662 1.31 257,923 417,487 1.62 283,648
Dec r....................... 846,258 1,204,524 1.42 233,590 303,063 1.30 257,979 417,917 1.62 283,735
2001:Jan r...................... 843,035 1,206,745 1.43 233,960 302,222 1.29 261,525 419,216 1.60 288,054
Feb r....................... 843,032 1,203,367 1.43 233,080 301,541 1.29 261,969 417,473 1.59 288,245
Mar r....................... 838,896 1,199,284 1.43 230,478 301,818 1.31 260,932 416,887 1.60 287,272
Apr p....................... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... .......... 264,274 ............... .......... 290,570
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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.--Effective June 2001,
wholesale and retail data reflect
changeover to North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS). Data on NAICS basis are
available beginning 1992. Data also
reflect annual benchmark revisions.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.