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



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In September, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and 
trade sales rose 0.3 percent and inventories rose $0.3 billion. 
According to advance estimates, retail sales rose 0.1 percent in 
October. Retail and food services sales rose 0.2 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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1994 ..........................    610,669     930,681       1.47    161,133     218,119       1.29    179,693       312,227          1.66       198,496
1995 ..........................    655,227     989,067       1.48    176,227     234,268       1.30    189,028       329,582          1.72       208,496
1996 ..........................    687,472   1,008,623       1.46    186,649     237,186       1.28    201,058       340,621          1.67       221,299
1997 ..........................    724,126   1,049,527       1.42    194,541     254,763       1.27    210,027       350,960          1.64       231,530
1998 ..........................    743,702   1,081,988       1.44    198,319     267,689       1.32    220,399       365,068          1.62       243,119
1999 ..........................    787,531   1,142,277       1.41    211,631     284,396       1.30    239,910       394,235          1.59       263,733
2000 ..........................    835,194   1,200,666       1.41    228,630     301,618       1.29    255,849       417,652          1.59       281,385
2001 ..........................    819,061   1,146,151       1.44    225,123     287,913       1.32    263,063       406,002          1.58       289,667
2002 ..........................    822,013   1,163,690       1.40    228,524     288,990       1.25    269,177       430,512          1.56       296,965
2003 ..........................    856,998   1,185,477       1.37    240,442     295,435       1.21    283,295       451,458          1.56       313,057
 
2003:Sept r....................    866,568   1,172,959       1.35    241,798     290,808       1.20    287,172       443,857          1.55       317,017
    Oct r......................    873,336   1,177,496       1.35    246,430     292,549       1.19    287,081       446,267          1.55       317,850
    Nov .......................    879,925   1,181,735       1.34    247,737     293,534       1.18    290,734       450,075          1.55       321,798
    Dec .......................    891,329   1,185,477       1.33    251,526     295,435       1.17    291,318       451,458          1.55       322,342
 
2004:Jan ......................    894,394   1,187,402       1.33    253,664     296,016       1.17    292,253       451,357          1.54       323,918
    Feb .......................    902,285   1,197,124       1.33    259,109     299,712       1.16    295,019       454,614          1.54       326,996
    Mar .......................    931,224   1,205,977       1.30    266,509     301,311       1.13    301,790       460,087          1.52       333,818
    Apr .......................    930,732   1,214,579       1.30    269,017     301,989       1.12    299,146       465,891          1.56       331,131
    May .......................    938,211   1,222,744       1.30    269,823     306,229       1.13    303,683       466,569          1.54       335,920
    June ......................    940,345   1,236,066       1.31    270,235     309,744       1.15    301,122       357,637          1.43       333,543
    July ......................    948,939   1,248,260       1.32    272,479     314,354       1.15    304,355       475,225          1.56       336,944
    Aug r......................    954,299   1,257,121       1.32    275,213     317,681       1.15    303,549       477,465          1.57       336,059
    Sept p.....................    956,936   1,257,445       1.31    276,851     319,301       1.15  r 308,606       475,767          1.54     r 341,428
    Oct p......................  .........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    308,981  ...............  .........       342,115
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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.