[Economic Report of the President (1998)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-57.--Manufacturing and trade sales and inventories, 1954-97 [Amounts in millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total manufacturing and Manufac- turing Merchant wholesalers Retail trade trade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year or month ------------------------------- Inven- Sales\1\ Inven- Ratio\3\ Sales\1\ Inven- Ratio\3\ Sales\1\ Inven- Ratio\3\ Sales\1\ tories\2\ Ratio\3\ tories\2\ tories\2\ tories\2\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1954........................ 46,443 73,175 1.60 23,355 41,612 1.81 8,993 10,637 1.18 14,095 20,926 1.51 1955........................ 51,694 79,516 1.47 26,480 45,069 1.62 9,893 11,678 1.13 15,321 22,769 1.43 1956........................ 54,063 87,304 1.55 27,740 50,642 1.73 10,513 13,260 1.19 15,811 23,402 1.47 1957........................ 55,879 89,052 1.59 28,736 51,871 1.80 10,475 12,730 1.23 16,667 24,451 1.44 1958........................ 54,201 87,055 1.61 27,248 50,203 1.84 10,257 12,739 1.24 16,696 24,113 1.44 1959........................ 59,729 92,097 1.54 30,286 52,913 1.75 11,491 13,879 1.21 17,951 25,305 1.41 1960........................ 60,827 94,719 1.56 30,878 53,786 1.74 11,656 14,120 1.21 18,294 26,813 1.47 1961........................ 61,159 95,580 1.56 30,922 54,871 1.77 11,988 14,488 1.21 18,249 26,221 1.44 1962........................ 65,662 101,049 1.54 33,358 58,172 1.74 12,674 14,936 1.18 19,630 27,941 1.42 1963........................ 68,995 105,463 1.53 35,058 60,029 1.71 13,382 16,048 1.20 20,556 29,386 1.43 1964........................ 73,682 111,504 1.51 37,331 63,410 1.70 14,529 17,000 1.17 21,823 31,094 1.42 1965........................ 80,283 120,929 1.51 40,995 68,207 1.66 15,611 18,317 1.17 23,677 34,405 1.45 1966........................ 87,187 136,824 1.57 44,870 77,986 1.74 16,987 20,765 1.22 25,330 38,073 1.50 1967........................ 90,820 145,681 1.60 46,486 84,646 1.82 19,576 25,786 1.32 24,757 35,249 1.42 1968........................ 98,685 156,611 1.59 50,229 90,560 1.80 21,012 27,166 1.29 27,445 38,885 1.42 1969........................ 105,690 170,400 1.61 53,501 98,145 1.83 22,818 29,800 1.31 29,371 42,455 1.45 1970........................ 108,221 178,594 1.65 52,805 101,599 1.92 24,167 33,354 1.38 31,249 43,641 1.40 1971........................ 116,895 188,991 1.62 55,906 102,567 1.83 26,492 36,568 1.38 34,497 49,856 1.45 1972........................ 131,081 203,227 1.55 63,027 108,121 1.72 29,866 40,297 1.35 38,189 54,809 1.44 1973........................ 153,677 234,406 1.53 72,931 124,499 1.71 38,115 46,918 1.23 42,631 62,989 1.48 1974........................ 177,912 287,144 1.61 84,790 157,625 1.86 47,982 58,667 1.22 45,141 70,852 1.57 1975........................ 182,198 288,992 1.59 86,589 159,708 1.84 46,634 57,774 1.24 48,975 71,510 1.46 1976........................ 204,150 318,345 1.56 98,797 174,636 1.77 50,698 64,622 1.27 54,655 79,087 1.45 1977........................ 229,513 350,706 1.53 113,201 188,378 1.66 56,136 73,179 1.30 60,176 89,149 1.48 1978........................ 260,320 400,931 1.54 126,905 211,691 1.67 66,413 86,934 1.31 67,002 102,306 1.53 1979........................ 297,701 452,640 1.52 143,936 242,157 1.68 79,051 99,679 1.26 74,713 110,804 1.48 1980........................ 327,233 508,924 1.56 154,391 265,215 1.72 93,099 122,631 1.32 79,743 121,078 1.52 1981........................ 355,822 545,786 1.53 168,129 283,413 1.69 101,180 129,654 1.28 86,514 132,719 1.53 1982........................ 347,625 573,908 1.67 163,351 311,852 1.95 95,211 127,428 1.36 89,062 134,628 1.49 1983........................ 369,286 590,287 1.56 172,547 312,379 1.78 99,225 130,075 1.28 97,514 147,833 1.44 1984........................ 410,124 649,780 1.53 190,682 339,516 1.73 112,199 142,452 1.23 107,243 167,812 1.49 1985........................ 422,583 664,039 1.56 194,538 334,749 1.73 113,459 147,409 1.28 114,586 181,881 1.52 1986........................ 430,419 662,738 1.55 194,657 322,654 1.68 114,960 153,574 1.32 120,803 186,510 1.56 1987........................ 457,735 709,848 1.50 206,326 338,109 1.59 122,968 163,903 1.29 128,442 207,836 1.55 1988........................ 497,157 767,222 1.49 224,619 369,374 1.57 134,521 178,801 1.30 138,017 219,047 1.54 1989........................ 527,039 815,455 1.52 236,698 391,212 1.63 143,760 187,009 1.28 146,581 237,234 1.58 1990........................ 545,909 840,396 1.52 242,686 405,073 1.65 149,506 195,550 1.29 153,718 239,773 1.55 1991........................ 542,815 834,287 1.53 239,847 390,950 1.65 148,306 200,062 1.33 154,661 243,275 1.54 1992........................ 567,176 842,204 1.48 250,394 382,547 1.54 154,150 207,663 1.32 162,632 251,994 1.52 1993........................ 595,049 867,513 1.44 260,635 384,138 1.48 161,681 215,878 1.31 172,732 267,497 1.51 1994........................ 637,585 930,049 1.41 279,002 405,028 1.41 172,973 234,893 1.30 185,610 290,128 1.50 1995........................ 681,597 985,905 1.42 299,116 429,089 1.41 188,811 253,066 1.31 193,670 303,750 1.55 1996........................ 716,763 1,004,425 1.39 311,265 434,434 1.39 201,723 255,808 1.27 203,775 314,183 1.52 1996: Jan................... 693,216 990,600 1.43 300,439 431,192 1.44 195,063 254,314 1.30 197,714 305,094 1.54 Feb................... 699,473 990,843 1.42 303,090 431,462 1.42 195,298 254,045 1.30 201,085 305,336 1.52 Mar................... 700,685 989,251 1.41 301,666 431,363 1.43 197,334 254,151 1.29 201,685 303,737 1.51 Apr................... 711,826 993,660 1.40 309,477 431,352 1.39 199,853 257,612 1.29 202,496 304,696 1.50 May................... 717,503 992,630 1.38 313,247 430,298 1.37 200,079 256,740 1.28 204,177 305,592 1.50 June.................. 712,727 992,101 1.39 310,052 429,802 1.39 199,977 256,122 1.28 202,698 306,177 1.51 July.................. 720,755 996,582 1.38 313,851 430,543 1.37 203,814 256,053 1.26 203,090 309,986 1.53 Aug................... 719,660 998,876 1.39 313,854 431,647 1.38 202,719 256.189 1.26 203,087 311,040 1.53 Sept.................. 724,357 999,312 1.38 315,971 432,674 1.37 203.437 254.654 1.25 204,949 311,984 1.52 Oct................... 728,644 1,003,742 1.38 316,461 434,038 1.37 205,490 255,526 1.24 206,693 314,178 1.52 Nov................... 730,974 1,003,740 1.37 319,296 435,200 1.36 205,712 255,670 1.24 205,966 312,870 1.52 Dec................... 728,394 1,004,425 1.38 316,306 434,434 1.37 205,560 255,808 1.24 206,528 314,183 1.52 1997: Jan................... 737,464 1,007,618 1.37 319,725 435,743 1.36 207,506 257,895 1.24 210,233 313,980 1.49 Feb................... 747,790 1,011,899 1.35 322,967 437,873 1.36 211,801 258,088 1.22 213,022 315,938 1.48 Mar................... 745,460 1,013,376 1.36 322,923 438,560 1.36 210,195 259,389 1.23 212,342 315,427 1.49 Apr................... 746,769 1,017,150 1.36 326,909 441,508 1.35 209,926 258,046 1.23 209,934 317,596 1.51 May................... 742,945 1,019,025 1.37 323,567 443,460 1.37 210,008 259,029 1.23 209,370 316,536 1.51 June.................. 750,027 1,026,255 1.37 328,315 444,823 1.35 210,772 264,154 1.25 210,940 317,278 1.50 July.................. 757,485 1,027,787 1.36 332,895 446,602 1.34 211,041 262,314 1.24 213,549 318,871 1.49 Aug................... 752,886 1,030,243 1.37 330,178 448,447 1.36 208,336 264,899 1.27 214,372 316,897 1.48 Sept.................. 762,543 1,037,172 1.36 335,366 449,152 1.34 213,372 268,112 1.26 213,805 319,908 1.50 Oct p................. 759,880 1,040,265 1.37 334,064 452,139 1.35 212,299 268,183 1.26 213,517 319,943 1.50 Nov p................. 757,296 1,044,312 1.38 332,339 453,955 1,37 210,864 270,627 1.28 214,093 319,730 1.49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures. \2\ Seasonally adjusted, end of period. Inventories beginning January 1982 for manufacturing and December 1980 for wholesale and retail trade are not comparable with earlier periods. \3\ Inventory/sales ratio. Annual data are: beginning 1982, averages of monthly ratios; for 1958-81, ratio of December inventories to monthly average sales for the year; and for earlier years, weighted averages. Monthly data are ratio of inventories at end of month to sales for month. Note.--Earlier data are not strictly comparable with data beginning 1958 for manufacturing and beginning 1967 for wholesale and retail trade. Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.