[Economic Indicators May, 2003]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In March, manufacturing and trade sales rose 1.7 percent and inventories 
rose $4.9 billion. According to advance estimates, retail sales fell 0.1 
percent in April. Retail and food services sales also fell 0.1 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
                                -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  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...........................    565,154     864,170       1.51    150,833     201,939       1.31    165,533       286,026          1.68       183,537
1994...........................    606,744     927,092       1.47    161,133     218,856       1.30    179,693       312,162          1.66       198,496
1995...........................    649,753     985,420       1.49    176,227     235,128       1.30    189,028       329,644          1.72       208,496
1996...........................    681,541   1,004,284       1.47    186,649     237,828       1.28    201,058       340,552          1.67       221,299
1997...........................    717,586   1,044,129       1.43    194,541     255,427       1.27    210,027       350,901          1.64       231,530
1998...........................    737,462   1,076,241       1.44    198,319     268,385       1.32    220,413       365,085          1.62       243,133
1999...........................    780,695   1,136,025       1.41    211,797     285,167       1.31    239,869       394,311          1.59       263,696
2000...........................    828,233   1,197,523       1.42    228,549     302,495       1.30    255,974       417,786          1.59       281,497
2001...........................    813,309   1,132,289       1.44    225,722     287,556       1.32    262,776       405,571          1.58       289,300
2002...........................    821,023   1,156,115       1.38    229,250     288,847       1.25    270,451       436,317          1.56       298,334
 
2002:Mar r.....................    805,070   1,126,477       1.40    223,530     284,642       1.27    265,947       410,401          1.54       293,579
    Apr r......................    820,080   1,124,799       1.37    227,463     282,742       1.24    269,655       411,904          1.53       297,404
    May .......................    817,035   1,127,436       1.38    227,105     282,492       1.24    266,194       416,352          1.56       293,889
    June ......................    819,513   1,130,357       1.38    228,941     283,733       1.24    269,762       418,394          1.55       297,695
    July ......................    830,802   1,136,896       1.37    230,225     285,761       1.24    274,476       423,139          1.54       302,350
    Aug .......................    832,553   1,137,189       1.37    232,506     286,238       1.23    276,318       422,377          1.53       304,269
    Sept ......................    826,227   1,144,210       1.38    232,312     286,946       1.24    271,307       427,879          1.58       299,214
    Oct .......................    830,507   1,145,753       1.38    232,465     285,719       1.23    271,703       430,960          1.59       299,458
    Nov .......................    831,696   1,149,332       1.38    235,263     286,419       1.22    273,570       434,693          1.59       301,707
    Dec .......................    831,848   1,156,115       1.39    233,732     288,847       1.24    277,100       436,317          1.57       305,816
 
2003:Jan ......................    842,599   1,159,136       1.38    236,978     288,705       1.22    278,356       439,120          1.58       307,045
    Feb r......................    834,860   1,166,786       1.40    238,193     289,680       1.22    274,066       443,879          1.62       302,741
    Mar r......................    849,241   1,171,725       1.38    240,569     291,035       1.21    280,585       447,586          1.60       309,813
    Apr p......................  .........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    280,387  ...............  .........       309,455
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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.