[Economic Indicators February, 2002]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In December, manufacturing and trade sales were unchanged and
inventories fell $6.2 billion. According to advance estimates, retail
sales fell 0.1 percent in January; retail and food services sales fell
0.2 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
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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 r 1,206,60 1.40 229,627 r 304,465 1.29 256,896 r 418,594 1.59 282,402
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2001 p......................... 828,463 1,133,527 1.42 227,409 288,209 1.31 r 265,272 398,057 1.55 r 292,025
2000:Dec r..................... 847,114 1,206,603 1.42 233,969 304,465 1.30 258,456 418,594 1.62 284,315
2001:Jan r..................... 842,532 1,206,745 1.43 233,960 302,222 1.29 261,022 419,216 1.61 287,551
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......................... 807,798 1,172,328 1.45 226,207 297,162 1.31 260,018 414,521 1.59 286,416
Oct ......................... 830,347 1,153,426 1.39 223,568 293,636 1.31 277,928 402,449 1.45 304,657
Nov r........................ 817,316 1,139,678 1.39 223,601 289,938 1.30 268,849 398,375 1.48 295,857
Dec p........................ 817,583 1,133,527 1.39 222,706 288,209 1.29 r 268,083 398,057 1.48 r 296,424
2002:Jan p .................... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... 267,938 ............... ......... 295,714
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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.