[Economic Indicators March, 2002]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In January, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.8 percent and 
inventories rose $0.6 billion. In February, according to preliminary 
estimates, manufacturing and trade sales fell 0.9 percent. According to 
advance estimates, retail sales rose 0.2 percent in February; retail and 
food services sales rose 0.3 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   1,206,603       1.40    229,627     304,465       1.29    256,896       418,594          1.59       282,402
2001 r.........................    828,409   1,134,537       1.42    227,362     288,391       1.31    265,265       398,885          1.55       292,016
 
2001:Jan r.....................    842,491   1,209,008       1.44    233,830     303,233       1.30    261,111       420,468          1.61       287,727
  Feb r........................    842,248   1,204,483       1.43    232,417     302,657       1.30    261,848       417,473          1.59       288,095
  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 .........................    817,316   1,139,678       1.39    223,601     289,938       1.30    268,849       398,375          1.48       295,857
  Dec r........................    817,553   1,134,537       1.39    222,565     288,391       1.30    268,194       398,885          1.49       296,560
 
2002:Jan p ....................    824,497   1,135,113       1.38    225,330     286,987       1.27  r 267,951       404,482          1.51     r 295,605
  Feb p........................    817,428  ..........  .........    227,031     285,117       1.26    268,453  ...............  .........       296,414
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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.