[Economic Indicators January, 2003]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In November, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.2 percent and
inventories rose $3.2 billion. According to advance estimates, retail
sales rose 1.3 percent in December; retail and food services sales rose
1.2 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 \2\
ratio \4\ ratio \4\ ratio \4\
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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
2002 p......................... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... 272,288 ............... ......... 300,492
2001:Nov r..................... 806,589 1,129,014 1.40 221,978 289,458 1.30 269,532 395,751 1.47 296,278
Dec r...................... 803,005 1,122,990 1.40 220,380 288,014 1.31 266,434 395,814 1.49 294,328
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 ....................... 822,615 1,113,864 1.35 228,131 281,193 1.23 271,522 402,518 1.48 299,642
May ....................... 820,227 1,116,527 1.36 228,052 281,080 1.23 268,439 406,855 1.52 296,567
June ...................... 822,795 1,119,454 1.36 229,638 282,340 1.23 272,347 408,884 1.50 300,634
July ...................... 833,564 1,124,317 1.35 231,353 284,083 1.23 276,110 412,238 1.49 304,218
Aug........................ 834,562 1,125,024 1.35 233,314 284,348 1.22 277,519 412,102 1.48 305,616
Sept ...................... 828,454 1,132,074 1.37 232,798 285,386 1.23 273,048 417,303 1.53 301,181
Oct r...................... 832,466 1,133,221 1.36 232,891 283,971 1.22 273,236 420,176 1.54 301,551
Nov p...................... 834,100 1,136,442 1.36 235,672 284,491 1.21 r275,565 423,731 1.54 r304,198
Dec p...................... ......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... 279,015 ............... ......... 307,970
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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.