[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
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Retail
                                                           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.