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



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In April, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade 
sales rose 1.2 percent; in March, sales rose 1.1 percent, while 
inventories rose $3.0 billion. According to advance estimates, retail 
sales fell 0.3 percent in April. Retail and food services sales fell 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   1,078,740       1.43    202,260     272,406       1.31    215,592       357,269          1.62       238,278
1999 r........................     786,634   1,138,805       1.40    216,597     290,171       1.30    234,046       385,009          1.59       257,797
2000 r........................     834,325   1,197,597       1.41    234,546     309,071       1.29    249,063       406,853          1.59       274,518
2001 r........................     818,615   1,120,025       1.42    232,096     297,199       1.32    255,644       394,713          1.58       282,131
2002 r........................     823,714   1,140,083       1.36    236,294     300,791       1.25    261,194       416,159          1.55       288,845
2003 r........................     853,596   1,146,695       1.34    246,857     306,032       1.22    272,123       432,359          1.56       301,264
2004 r........................     923,319   1,238,037       1.30    274,710     335,935       1.17    289,528       461,405          1.56       320,526
2005 r........................   1,001,315   1,305,227       1.27    298,803     360,411       1.17    307,338       471,956          1.51       340,141
2006 r........................   1,068,026   1,390,428       1.27    325,749     390,350       1.16    323,947       488,591          1.49       358,978
2007 r........................   1,113,787   1,443,837       1.27    353,663     411,955       1.13    336,701       501,218          1.47       373,556
 
2007:Mar r....................   1,093,846   1,395,099       1.28    341,337     393,980       1.15    334,880       488,131          1.46       371,322
    Apr r.....................   1,103,260   1,399,193       1.27    346,315     395,470       1.14    334,219       489,037          1.46       370,636
    May r.....................   1,116,607   1,405,357       1.26    350,497     396,684       1.13    339,780       491,677          1.45       376,430
    June r....................   1,111,362   1,410,473       1.27    353,052     398,549       1.13    335,372       493,968          1.47       372,272
    July r....................   1,122,017   1,417,346       1.26    353,796     399,757       1.13    336,465       498,945          1.48       373,615
    Aug r.....................   1,117,460   1,421,446       1.27    356,747     401,695       1.13    337,278       501,694          1.49       374,336
    Sept r....................   1,124,287   1,428,075       1.27    362,515     404,863       1.12    339,547       501,217          1.48       376,820
    Oct r.....................   1,131,917   1,430,592       1.26    364,887     405,003       1.11    339,407       502,812          1.48       376,802
    Nov r.....................   1,153,365   1,435,815       1.24    373,884     407,837       1.09    343,926       501,539          1.46       381,280
    Dec r.....................   1,144,800   1,443,837       1.26    371,569     411,955       1.11    340,168       501,218          1.47       377,909
 
2008:Jan r....................   1,160,251   1,457,953       1.26    380,230     417,143       1.10    342,378       503,313          1.47       380,019
    Feb r.....................   1,148,347   1,464,497       1.28    378,217     421,078       1.11    340,599       502,744          1.48       378,106
    Mar p.....................   1,160,697   1,467,515       1.26    385,072     421,700       1.10  r 341,247       500,024          1.47     r 378,852
    Apr p.....................   1,174,498  ..........  .........    390,338     427,363       1.09    340,219  ...............  .........       378,148
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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 annual seasonal 
adjustment and benchmark revisions 
for manufacturing series (see page 
21).

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.