[Economic Indicators January, 2008]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In November, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade 
sales rose 1.6 percent and inventories rose $5.3 billion. According to 
advance estimates, retail sales fell 0.4 percent in December. Retail and 
food services sales also fell 0.4 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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1997 .........................     723,879   1,046,786       1.42    198,154     258,570       1.26    206,167       344,594          1.64       227,670
1998 .........................     742,837   1,078,644       1.43    202,260     272,315       1.31    215,592       357,246          1.62       238,278
1999 .........................     786,634   1,138,209       1.40    216,597     289,564       1.29    234,046       385,082          1.59       257,797
2000 .........................     834,325   1,196,628       1.41    234,546     307,962       1.28    249,063       407,033          1.59       274,518
2001 .........................     818,615   1,118,784       1.42    232,096     295,658       1.31    255,644       395,018          1.58       282,131
2002 .........................     823,714   1,138,707       1.36    236,294     298,808       1.25    261,194       416,817          1.56       288,845
2003 .........................     853,596   1,144,702       1.34    246,857     303,343       1.22    272,123       433,133          1.56       301,264
2004 .........................     923,319   1,235,243       1.30    274,710     332,815       1.16    289,528       462,607          1.56       320,526
2005 .........................   1,001,154   1,312,163       1.27    298,753     357,537       1.16    307,786       475,520          1.51       340,669
2006 .........................   1,066,358   1,388,979       1.28    329,336     388,168       1.14    325,359       490,909          1.49       360,871
2007 p........................  ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    338,618  ...............  .........       375,989
 
2006:Nov r....................   1,063,639   1,388,630       1.31    333,719     389,351       1.17    326,885       489,606          1.50       363,067
    Dec r.....................   1,081,143   1,388,979       1.28    339,937     388,168       1.14    330,700       490,909          1.48       367,929
 
2007:Jan .....................   1,070,438   1,391,893       1.30    336,713     390,424       1.16    330,598       491,590          1.49       367,230
    Feb ......................   1,073,927   1,394,706       1.30    340,134     392,073       1.15    332,929       492,452          1.48       369,287
    Mar ......................   1,092,727   1,394,265       1.28    347,383     393,461       1.13    336,007       489,706          1.46       372,851
    Apr ......................   1,100,915   1,399,463       1.27    352,678     394,796       1.12    334,693       491,365          1.47       371,651
    May ......................   1,114,765   1,406,612       1.26    357,352     396,604       1.11    340,409       494,646          1.45       377,689
    June .....................   1,111,071   1,412,022       1.27    358,788     397,866       1.11    337,273       497,649          1.48       374,740
    July .....................   1,123,373   1,418,684       1.26    359,529     398,721       1.11    339,152       502,860          1.48       376,906
    Aug ......................   1,119,374   1,423,109       1.27    362,232     401,359       1.11    339,509       505,123          1.49       377,173
    Sept .....................   1,127,625   1,429,036       1.27    367,251     403,907       1.10    342,381       505,470          1.48       380,231
    Oct r.....................   1,137,631   1,431,133       1.26    372,212     403,777       1.08    342,295       506,864          1.48       380,349
    Nov p.....................   1,155,412   1,436,428       1.24    380,351     406,153       1.07  r 346,352       506,130          1.46     r 384,342
    Dec p.....................  ..........  ..........  .........  .........  ..........  .........    344,880  ...............  .........       382,928
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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.