[Economic Indicators December, 2001]
[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 rose 2.7 percent and 
inventories fell $16.5 billion. According to advance estimates, retail 
sales fell 4.1 percent in November; retail and food services sales fell 
3.7 percent.
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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 and
                                                          Inven-                            Inven-                                 Inven-       food
             Period                           Inven-      tory-                 Inven-       tory                                   tory      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:Oct r.....................    848,428   1,201,844       1.42    233,088     302,994       1.30    259,419       416,850          1.61       285,215
    Nov r......................    843,270   1,204,041       1.43    231,623     302,662       1.31    257,809       417,487          1.62       283,616
    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 .......................    833,698   1,196,694       1.44    229,959     302,102       1.31    264,708       414,933          1.57       291,116
    May .......................    841,208   1,194,840       1.42    228,919     303,004       1.32    265,022       415,124          1.57       291,691
    June ......................    828,409   1,187,715       1.43    226,302     301,869       1.33    264,785       413,879          1.56       291,651
    July ......................    831,772   1,181,701       1.42    227,918     299,032       1.31    265,308       414,291          1.56       292,228
    Aug........................    832,273   1,179,117       1.42    229,004     298,320       1.30    265,826       415,864          1.56       292,869
    Sept r.....................    807,798   1,172,328       1.45    226,207     297,162       1.31    260,018       414,521          1.59       286,416
    Oct p......................    829,979   1,155,843       1.39    223,143     294,212       1.32  r 278,170       402,973          1.45     r 304,851
    Nov p......................  .........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    266,880  ...............  .........       293,584
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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.