[Economic Indicators July, 2002]
[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 fell 0.3 percent and inventories
rose $2.8 billion. According to advance estimates, retail sales rose 1.1
percent in June; retail and food services sales also rose 1.1 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 \2\
ratio \4\ ratio \4\ ratio \4\
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1992........................... 537,899 837,873 1.53 144,302 194,463 1.32 154,268 267,808 1.68 171,219
1993........................... 564,458 864,841 1.51 150,833 202,730 1.31 164,837 285,906 1.69 182,841
1994........................... 605,983 927,859 1.47 161,133 219,766 1.30 178,932 312,019 1.67 197,735
1995........................... 648,961 986,329 1.49 176,227 236,145 1.31 188,235 329,536 1.72 207,704
1996........................... 680,673 1,005,021 1.47 186,649 238,782 1.28 200,190 340,335 1.68 220,431
1997........................... 716,672 1,044,981 1.43 194,541 256,417 1.27 209,112 350,763 1.65 230,616
1998........................... 736,556 1,076,471 1.45 198,319 269,412 1.33 219,507 364,288 1.62 242,228
1999........................... 779,798 1,134,734 1.41 211,756 285,686 1.31 239,013 392,501 1.59 262,803
2000........................... 827,951 1,198,395 1.42 229,313 304,678 1.30 254,928 416,475 1.59 280,427
2001........................... 815,111 1,122,990 1.43 226,313 288,014 1.32 263,987 395,814 1.55 290,713
2001:May r..................... 825,554 1,183,677 1.43 227,281 303,204 1.33 263,930 411,850 1.56 290,567
June r..................... 813,339 1,174,916 1.44 224,662 301,016 1.34 263,286 410,391 1.56 289,986
July....................... 815,240 1,168,768 1.43 225,958 297,972 1.32 263,462 410,408 1.56 290,319
Aug........................ 818,222 1,165,434 1.42 227,530 297,130 1.31 264,038 412,220 1.56 291,073
Sept....................... 797,312 1,158,937 1.45 225,481 295,863 1.31 258,609 411,033 1.59 285,006
Oct........................ 815,570 1,141,500 1.40 221,161 292,811 1.32 276,275 399,642 1.45 302,770
Nov........................ 806,128 1,129,548 1.40 222,704 289,487 1.30 268,345 396,256 1.48 295,036
Dec........................ 803,854 1,122,990 1.40 220,380 288,014 1.31 267,283 395,814 1.48 295,232
2002:Jan....................... 811,196 1,122,911 1.38 223,023 286,994 1.29 267,002 399,269 1.50 294,852
Feb........................ 804,624 1,120,288 1.39 224,738 284,508 1.27 268,410 401,693 1.50 296,468
Mar ....................... 808,644 1,116,303 1.38 224,855 283,732 1.26 268,196 401,137 1.50 296,199
Apr r...................... 822,615 1,113,864 1.35 228,131 281,193 1.23 271,522 402,518 1.48 299,642
May p...................... 819,791 1,116,676 1.36 227,768 281,433 1.24 r 268,287 406,651 1.52 r 296,372
June p..................... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... 271,298 ............... ......... 299,532
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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.