[Economic Indicators April, 2009]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade

In March, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and trade 
sales fell 1.6 percent; in February, sales were unchanged, while 
inventories fell $19.7 billion. According to advance estimates, retail 
sales fell 1.2 percent in March. Retail and food services sales fell 1.2 
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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1999 r........................     786,634   1,138,982       1.40    216,597     290,318       1.30    234,046       385,039          1.59       257,797
2000 r........................     834,325   1,198,022       1.41    234,546     309,462       1.29    249,063       406,887          1.59       274,518
2001 r........................     818,615   1,120,815       1.43    232,096     297,927       1.32    255,644       394,775          1.58       282,131
2002 r........................     823,714   1,141,313       1.36    236,294     301,891       1.26    261,194       416,289          1.55       288,845
2003 r........................     853,596   1,148,318       1.34    246,857     307,642       1.23    272,123       432,372          1.56       301,264
2004 r........................     923,319   1,240,052       1.30    274,710     337,983       1.18    289,528       461,372          1.56       320,526
2005 r........................   1,000,368   1,307,060       1.27    297,915     362,451       1.18    307,280       471,749          1.51       340,057
2006 r........................   1,064,187   1,391,292       1.28    323,396     392,291       1.17    322,461       487,514          1.50       357,284
2007 r........................   1,102,196   1,447,020       1.28    345,871     416,632       1.16    332,902       499,724          1.49       369,385
2008 r........................   1,136,984   1,455,972       1.31    375,059     429,572       1.17    329,996       484,414          1.52       367,741
 
2008:Feb r....................   1,138,588   1,471,882       1.29    372,986     426,580       1.14    336,071       504,627          1.50       373,140
    Mar r.....................   1,151,829   1,474,131       1.28    379,712     426,601       1.12    337,739       501,739          1.49       375,036
    Apr r.....................   1,165,992   1,479,833       1.27    382,513     431,059       1.13    337,448       503,141          1.49       375,028
    May r.....................   1,172,815   1,482,804       1.26    387,371     433,432       1.12    338,033       500,547          1.48       375,860
    June r....................   1,190,808   1,491,608       1.25    396,165     436,648       1.10    338,770       499,333          1.47       376,663
    July r....................   1,191,224   1,505,418       1.26    392,898     441,145       1.12    335,947       505,203          1.50       373,898
    Aug r.....................   1,166,129   1,507,136       1.29    386,401     443,937       1.15    334,273       500,418          1.50       372,192
    Sept r....................   1,138,586   1,500,862       1.32    378,625     442,528       1.17    328,469       500,038          1.52       366,555
    Oct r.....................   1,095,637   1,492,123       1.36    362,539     438,249       1.21    317,198       498,884          1.57       355,037
    Nov r.....................   1,036,285   1,477,561       1.43    337,615     434,986       1.29    309,742       490,322          1.58       347,707
    Dec r.....................   1,000,601   1,455,972       1.46    325,672     429,572       1.32    298,949       484,414          1.62       336,438
 
2009:Jan r....................     998,018   1,438,263       1.46    317,731     425,915       1.34    303,921       476,498          1.57       342,017
    Feb p.....................     987,681   1,418,538       1.44    318,491     418,539       1.31  r 304,711       471,079          1.55     r 343,316
    Mar p.....................     972,007  ..........  .........    310,943     411,703       1.32    301,106  ...............  .........       339,152
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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 
sales series to reflect annual 
revisions released on April 30, 
2009.
    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of the Census.