[Economic Indicators August, 2005]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In June, according to current estimates, manufacturing and trade sales 
rose 0.8 percent and inventories rose $0.9 billion. (Series revised to 
reflect benchmark revisions for manufacturing series.) According to 
advance estimates, retail sales rose 1.9 percent in July. Retail and 
food services sales rose 1.8 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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1995 ..........................    655,297   r 985,395       1.48    181,369     240,473       1.30    183,955       320,026          1.71       203,423
1996 ..........................    687,557  r 1,004,68       1.46    191,936     243,194       1.27    195,855       330,895          1.66       216,097
                                                     2
1997 ..........................    724,012  r 1,045,82       1.42    199,788     260,713       1.26    204,666       341,389          1.64       226,170
                                                     5
1998 ..........................    742,836  r 1,078,40       1.43    203,495     273,910       1.32    214,356       355,310          1.62       237,043
                                                     2
1999 ..........................    786,597  r 1,138,60       1.40    217,449     291,290       1.30    233,157       383,603          1.59       256,914
                                                     2
2000 ..........................    834,353  r 1,197,79       1.41    235,053     309,820       1.29    248,584       406,322          1.59       274,061
                                                     3
2001 ..........................  r 822,999  r 1,140,04     r 1.43    231,939     297,182       1.32    255,819       395,279          1.58       282,330
                                                     4
2002 ..........................  r 823,870  r 1,142,51     r 1.37    235,368     300,671       1.26    261,789       418,581          1.55       289,472
                                                     7
2003 ..........................  r 850,144  r 1,160,13     r 1.35    245,539     306,556       1.23    272,951       435,044          1.57       302,066
                                                     6
2004 ..........................  r 936,136  r 1,249,97     r 1.30    278,196     339,639       1.17    293,476       459,700          1.54       325,145
                                                     6
 
2004:June r....................    927,942   1,206,898       1.30    275,861     320,389       1.16    288,580       453,403          1.57       319,926
    July r.....................    934,611   1,218,363       1.30    277,482     325,495       1.17    291,912       455,395          1.56       323,604
    Aug .......................  r 945,046  r 1,228,90     r 1.30    280,837     329,417       1.17    292,233       458,983          1.57       323,700
                                                     9
    Sept ......................  r 948,421  r 1,228,30     r 1.30    282,514     330,462       1.17    297,368       456,690          1.54       329,447
                                                     4
    Oct .......................  r 959,536  r 1,233,68     r 1.29    286,341     334,466       1.17    299,882       453,864          1.51       332,280
                                                     7
    Nov .......................  r 964,369  r 1,247,52     r 1.29    288,654     338,544       1.17    300,005       458,828          1.53       332,392
                                                     0
    Dec .......................  r 975,698  r 1,249,97     r 1.28    291,456     339,639       1.17    303,731       459,700          1.51       336,583
                                                     6
 
2005:Jan ......................  r 978,620  r 1,260,85     r 1.29    292,430     343,126       1.17    303,933       460,871          1.52       336,785
                                                     0
    Feb .......................  r 975,100  r 1,267,11     r 1.30    290,976     345,294       1.19    305,757       462,535          1.51       338,991
                                                     1
    Mar .......................  r 983,324  r 1,272,13     r 1.29    291,624     347,275       1.19    307,078       463,567          1.51       340,075
                                                     3
    Apr .......................  r 991,433  r 1,275,46     r 1.29    295,487     349,626       1.18    312,363       464,150          1.49       346,081
                                                     3
    May r......................    993,287   1,277,275       1.29    295,647     350,764       1.19    311,296       465,292          1.49       344,933
    June r.....................  1,000,867   1,278,142       1.28    297,339     353,083       1.19    317,092       463,548          1.46       350,801
    July p.....................  .........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    323,245  ...............  .........       357,013
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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.--Total manufacturing and 
trade data reflect benchmark 
revisions for manufacturing series 
(see page 21).

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.