[Economic Indicators March, 2004]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In January, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade 
sales rose 0.2 percent and inventories rose $1.9 billion. According to 
current estimates, retail sales rose 0.7 percent in February. Retail and 
food services salses also rose 0.7 percent. (Series revised.)
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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-                                                 food
           Period                          Inven-      tory-                 Inven-       tory                                 Inven- tory    services
                              Sales \2\  tories \3\    sales    Sales \2\  tories \3\    sales    Sales \2\  Inventories \3\  sales  ratio    sales \2\
                                                     ratio \4\                         ratio \4\                                   \4\
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1994 r......................    610,669     930,681       1.47    161,133     218,119       1.29    179,693       312,227             1.66       198,496
1995 r......................    655,227     989,067       1.48    176,227     234,268       1.30    189,028       329,582             1.72       208,496
1996 r......................    687,472   1,008,623       1.46    186,649     237,186       1.28    201,058       340,621             1.67       221,299
1997 r......................    724,126   1,049,527       1.42    194,541     254,763       1.27    210,027       350,960             1.64       231,530
1998 r......................    743,702   1,081,988       1.44    198,319     267,689       1.32    220,399       365,068             1.62       243,119
1999 r......................    787,531   1,142,277       1.41    211,631     284,396       1.30    239,910       394,235             1.59       263,733
2000 r......................    835,194   1,200,666       1.41    228,630     301,618       1.29    255,849       417,652             1.59       281,385
2001 r......................    819,061   1,146,151       1.44    225,123     287,913       1.32    263,063       406,002             1.58       289,667
2002 r......................    822,013   1,163,690       1.40    228,524     288,990       1.25    269,177       430,512             1.56       296,965
2003 r......................    856,998   1,185,477       1.37    240,442     295,435       1.21    283,295       451,458             1.56       313,057
 
2003:Jan r..................    841,137   1,165,801       1.39    235,248     288,572       1.23    276,224       433,009             1.57       304,711
    Feb r...................    835,291   1,172,481       1.40    236,716     289,611       1.22    272,984       436,782             1.60       301,476
    Mar r...................    849,550   1,176,307       1.38    239,542     290,876       1.21    279,244       440,251             1.58       308,284
    Apr r...................    836,020   1,177,569       1.41    234,998     290,655       1.24    278,414       441,707             1.59       307,406
    May r...................    837,117   1,174,141       1.40    234,073     289,756       1.24    279,124       440,336             1.58       308,644
    June r..................    847,662   1,174,533       1.39    237,209     289,727       1.22    281,810       442,140             1.57       311,525
    July r..................    861,781   1,174,519       1.36    239,113     290,210       1.21    285,420       443,542             1.55       315,366
    Aug r...................    860,151   1,169,030       1.36    240,029     289,961       1.21    288,446       439,437             1.52       318,942
    Sept r..................    866,774   1,173,444       1.35    241,527     291,248       1.21    287,649       443,902             1.54       317,464
    Oct r...................    873,519   1,177,496       1.35    246,430     292,549       1.19    287,264       446,267             1.55       318,064
    Nov r...................    879,925   1,181,735       1.34    247,737     293,534       1.18    290,734       450,075             1.55       321,798
    Dec r...................    891,329   1,185,477       1.33    251,526     295,435       1.17    291,318       451,458             1.55       322,342
 
2004:Jan p..................    893,268   1,187,330       1.33    253,116     295,787       1.17  r 291,675       451,514             1.55     r 323,240
    Feb p...................  .........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    293,692  ...............  ............       325,428
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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.

    Note.--Retail trade data reflect 
annual benchmark revisions released 
on March 30 and April 2, 2004. Total 
manufacturing and trade data reflect 
the revisions.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.