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



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In August, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade 
sales rose 0.3 percent. In July, according to current estimates, 
manufacturing and trade sales rose 0.8 percent and inventories fell $5.2 
billion. According to advance estimates, retail sales fell 2.3 percent 
in August. Retail and food services sales fell 2.1 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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1995 ..........................    655,297     985,395       1.48    181,369     240,473       1.30    183,955       320,026          1.71       203,423
1996 ..........................    687,557   1,004,682       1.46    191,936     243,194       1.27    195,855       330,895          1.66       216,097
1997 ..........................    724,012   1,045,825       1.42    199,788     260,713       1.26    204,666       341,389          1.64       226,170
1998 ..........................    742,836   1,078,402       1.43    203,495     273,910       1.32    214,356       355,310          1.62       237,043
1999 ..........................    786,597   1,138,602       1.40    217,449     291,290       1.30    233,157       383,603          1.59       256,914
2000 ..........................    834,353   1,197,793       1.41    235,053     309,820       1.29    248,584       406,322          1.59       274,061
2001 ..........................    822,999   1,140,044       1.43    231,939     297,182       1.32    255,819       395,279          1.58       282,330
2002 ..........................    823,870   1,142,517       1.37    235,368     300,671       1.26    261,789       418,581          1.55       289,472
2003 ..........................    850,144   1,160,136       1.35    245,539     306,556       1.23    272,951       435,044          1.57       302,066
2004 ..........................    936,136   1,249,976       1.30    278,196     339,639       1.17    293,476       459,700          1.54       325,145
 
2004:July r....................    935,235   1,219,242       1.30    277,722     325,410       1.17    292,296       456,359          1.56       323,929
    Aug r......................    946,041   1,228,530       1.30    281,122     329,038       1.17    292,943       458,983          1.57       324,501
    Sept ......................    948,421   1,228,304       1.30    282,514     330,462       1.17    297,368       456,690          1.54       329,447
    Oct .......................    959,536   1,233,687       1.29    286,341     334,466       1.17    299,882       453,864          1.51       332,280
    Nov .......................    964,369   1,247,520       1.29    288,654     338,544       1.17    300,005       458,828          1.53       332,392
    Dec .......................    975,698   1,249,976       1.28    291,456     339,639       1.17    303,731       459,700          1.51       336,583
 
2005:Jan ......................    978,620   1,260,850       1.29    292,430     343,126       1.17    303,933       460,871          1.52       336,785
    Feb .......................    975,100   1,267,111       1.30    290,976     345,294       1.19    305,757       462,535          1.51       338,991
    Mar .......................    983,324   1,272,133       1.29    291,624     347,275       1.19    307,078       463,567          1.51       340,075
    Apr .......................    991,433   1,275,463       1.29    295,487     349,626       1.18    312,363       464,150          1.49       346,081
    May........................    993,287   1,277,275       1.29    295,647     350,764       1.19    311,296       465,292          1.49       344,933
    June r.....................  1,001,155   1,276,804       1.28    297,096     352,337       1.19    317,623       462,956          1.46       351,320
    July p.....................  1,009,229   1,271,640       1.26    298,514     352,670       1.18  r 323,857       454,749          1.40     r 357,629
    Aug p......................  1,012,267  ..........  .........    302,459     354,511       1.17    316,346  ...............  .........       350,106
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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.