[Economic Indicators February, 2003]
[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 rose 0.3 percent and
inventories rose $7.3 billion. In January, according to preliminary
estimates, manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.7 percent. According to
advance estimates, retail sales fell 1.1 percent in January; retail and
food services sales fell 0.9 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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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 r 1,121,96 1.43 226,313 r 287,339 1.32 263,987 r 395,468 1.55 290,713
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2002 p......................... 823,526 1,143,945 1.37 230,018 287,126 1.24 r 272,186 425,868 1.51 r 300,419
2001:Dec r..................... 805,003 1,121,969 1.39 220,917 287,339 1.30 267,895 395,468 1.48 295,789
2002:Jan r..................... 811,979 1,122,271 1.38 223,341 286,354 1.28 267,467 399,269 1.49 295,195
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........................ 832,466 1,133,221 1.36 232,891 283,971 1.22 273,236 420,176 1.54 301,551
Nov r...................... 832,955 1,136,646 1.36 235,471 284,889 1.21 274,621 423,537 1.54 303,385
Dec p...................... 835,799 1,143,945 1.37 234,635 287,126 1.22 r 280,128 425,868 1.52 r 309,454
2003:Jan p..................... 841,964 .......... ......... 236,899 286,498 1.21 276,921 ............... ......... 306,570
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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.