[Economic Indicators July, 2001]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In May, manufacturing and trade sales rose 1.0 percent and inventories
fell $0.6 billion. According to advance estimates, retail sales rose 0.2
percent in June. Retail and food services sales also rose 0.2 percent in
June.
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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............................ 540,572 840,687 1.53 144,302 193,685 1.31 154,268 267,562 1.68 171,219
1993............................ 567,377 867,961 1.51 150,833 201,883 1.31 164,837 285,762 1.69 182,841
1994............................ 609,908 931,330 1.47 161,133 218,913 1.30 178,932 311,890 1.67 197,735
1995............................ 654,435 990,100 1.48 176,227 235,197 1.30 188,235 329,566 1.73 207,704
1996............................ 686,604 1,009,261 1.46 186,649 237,852 1.28 200,190 340,491 1.68 220,431
1997............................ 723,212 1,049,901 1.42 194,541 255,242 1.27 209,112 350,841 1.65 230,616
1998............................ 742,810 1,084,488 1.44 198,319 268,079 1.33 219,507 364,254 1.63 242,228
1999............................ 787,127 1,138,602 1.41 211,607 284,317 1.30 238,580 391,811 1.59 262,435
2000............................ 843,263 1,204,524 1.40 229,627 303,063 1.29 256,896 417,917 1.58 282,402
2000:May r...................... 844,417 1,170,699 1.39 229,670 295,735 1.29 255,177 404,186 1.58 280,447
June r...................... 850,148 1,181,579 1.39 232,391 298,654 1.29 256,383 408,249 1.59 281,720
July........................ 846,803 1,183,590 1.40 230,744 298,934 1.30 257,323 407,477 1.58 282,971
Aug......................... 846,543 1,192,263 1.41 231,065 300,533 1.30 257,368 413,253 1.61 282,845
Sept........................ 849,762 1,193,106 1.40 231,965 300,721 1.30 259,801 413,151 1.59 285,621
Oct......................... 847,112 1,199,577 1.42 231,866 301,573 1.30 259,325 416,004 1.60 285,070
Nov......................... 843,384 1,204,041 1.43 231,623 302,662 1.31 257,923 417,487 1.62 283,648
Dec......................... 846,258 1,204,524 1.42 233,590 303,063 1.30 257,979 417,917 1.62 283,735
2001:Jan........................ 843,035 1,206,745 1.43 233,960 302,222 1.29 261,525 419,216 1.60 288,054
Feb......................... 843,032 1,203,367 1.43 233,080 301,541 1.29 261,969 417,473 1.59 288,245
Mar ........................ 837,800 1,198,530 1.43 229,619 301,822 1.31 260,695 416,129 1.60 287,102
Apr r....................... 833,698 1,196,694 1.44 229,959 302,102 1.31 264,708 414,933 1.57 291,116
May r....................... 841,741 1,196,119 1.42 228,919 303,004 1.32 265,555 416,403 1.57 292,218
June p...................... 830,481 .......... ......... 226,832 302,301 1.33 265,996 ............... .......... 292,897
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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.--Data reflect changeover
to North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS). Data
on NAICS basis are available
beginning 1992.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.