[Economic Indicators April, 2008]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In February, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade
sales fell 1.1 percent and inventories rose $9.4 billion. According to
advance estimates, retail sales rose 0.2 percent in March. Retail and
food services sales also 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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1998 r........................ 742,837 1,078,758 1.43 202,260 272,406 1.31 215,592 357,269 1.62 238,278
1999 r........................ 786,634 1,138,743 1.40 216,597 290,171 1.30 234,046 385,009 1.59 257,797
2000 r........................ 834,325 1,197,557 1.41 234,546 309,071 1.29 249,063 406,853 1.59 274,518
2001 r........................ 818,615 1,120,020 1.42 232,096 297,199 1.32 255,644 394,713 1.58 282,131
2002 r........................ 823,714 1,140,032 1.36 236,294 300,791 1.25 261,194 416,159 1.55 288,845
2003 r........................ 853,596 1,146,617 1.34 246,857 306,032 1.22 272,123 432,359 1.56 301,264
2004 r........................ 923,319 1,237,161 1.30 274,710 335,935 1.17 289,528 461,405 1.56 320,526
2005 r........................ 1,000,757 1,311,473 1.27 298,803 360,411 1.17 307,338 471,956 1.51 340,141
2006 r........................ 1,061,359 1,388,843 1.28 325,749 390,350 1.16 323,947 488,591 1.49 358,978
2007 r........................ 1,106,598 1,441,895 1.28 353,663 411,955 1.13 336,701 501,218 1.47 373,556
2007:Feb r.................... 1,069,394 1,393,388 1.30 336,263 392,674 1.17 332,267 490,533 1.48 368,271
Mar r..................... 1,085,763 1,392,259 1.28 341,039 393,913 1.16 335,387 487,248 1.45 371,829
Apr r..................... 1,093,776 1,398,170 1.28 346,926 395,831 1.14 333,306 489,037 1.47 369,759
May r..................... 1,107,281 1,403,723 1.27 350,497 396,684 1.13 339,780 491,677 1.45 376,430
June r.................... 1,103,434 1,409,024 1.28 353,052 398,549 1.13 335,372 493,968 1.47 372,272
July r.................... 1,114,953 1,415,805 1.27 353,796 399,757 1.13 336,465 498,945 1.48 373,615
Aug r..................... 1,111,658 1,420,016 1.28 356,747 401,695 1.13 337,278 501,694 1.49 374,336
Sept r.................... 1,120,055 1,425,739 1.27 362,515 404,863 1.12 339,547 501,217 1.48 376,820
Oct r..................... 1,127,418 1,428,307 1.27 364,887 405,003 1.11 339,407 502,812 1.48 376,802
Nov r..................... 1,146,519 1,433,521 1.25 373,884 407,837 1.09 343,926 501,539 1.46 381,280
Dec r..................... 1,138,832 1,441,895 1.27 371,569 411,955 1.11 340,168 501,218 1.47 377,909
2008:Jan r.................... 1,154,538 1,455,984 1.26 380,230 417,143 1.10 342,378 503,313 1.47 380,019
Feb p..................... 1,142,138 1,465,432 1.28 377,351 421,875 1.12 r 340,953 504,290 1.48 r 378,462
Mar p..................... .......... .......... ......... ......... .......... ......... 341,510 ............... ......... 379,093
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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: Data revised for retail
series to reflect annual revisions
released on April 30, 2008.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.