[Economic Report of the President (2001)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-57.--Manufacturing and trade sales and inventories, 1954-2000
[Amounts in millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Total manufacturing and  trade         Manufac-  turing            Merchant  wholesalers              Retail  trade
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Year or month                                         Inven-                          Inven-                         Inven-                         Inven-
Sales\1\   tories\2\   Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\
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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      840,594     1.52    242,686    405,073     1.65    149,506    195,833     1.29    153,718    239,688     1.56
1991..............................................................   542,815      834,609     1.53    239,847    390,950     1.65    148,306    200,448     1.33    154,661    243,211     1.54
1992..............................................................   567,176      842,809     1.48    250,394    382,510     1.54    154,150    208,302     1.32    162,632    251,997     1.52
1993..............................................................   595,628      870,396     1.44    260,635    384,039     1.47    161,484    217,425     1.32    173,509    268,932     1.51
1994..............................................................   639,163      934,769     1.41    279,002    404,877     1.41    172,811    236,287     1.30    187,350    293,605     1.50
1995..............................................................   684,982      995,547     1.43    299,555    430,985     1.41    188,842    254,844     1.32    196,584    309,718     1.55
1996..............................................................   718,113    1,014,340     1.40    309,622    436,729     1.40    199,961    257,626     1.29    208,530    319,985     1.51
1997..............................................................   753,445    1,061,815     1.38    327,452    456,133     1.37    208,446    276,140     1.28    217,547    329,542     1.49
1998..............................................................   779,413    1,100,166     1.39    337,687    466,798     1.38    212,926    290,171     1.33    228,799    343,197     1.47
1999..............................................................   833,079    1,150,554     1.35    354,961    470,377     1.31    228,540    307,925     1.31    249,577    372,252     1.44

1999: Jan.........................................................   796,003    1,101,132     1.38    341,673    464,867     1.36    215,176    290,107     1.35    239,154    346,158     1.45
Feb.........................................................   803,573    1,103,951     1.37    343,724    464,198     1.35    218,269    291,961     1.34    241,580    347,792     1.44
Mar.........................................................   811,873    1,108,353     1.37    349,065    463,578     1.33    220,492    292,488     1.33    242,316    352,287     1.45
Apr.........................................................   814,016    1,110,561     1.36    347,568    463,194     1.33    221,892    292,811     1.32    244,556    354,556     1.45
May.........................................................   823,837    1,113,318     1.35    350,624    463,742     1.32    225,888    293,750     1.30    247,325    355,826     1.44
June........................................................   831,716    1,116,968     1.34    354,702    462,690     1.30    229,019    294,980     1.29    247,995    359,298     1.45

July........................................................   836,946    1,122,074     1.34    357,301    465,043     1.30    229,642    298,008     1.30    250,003    359,023     1.44
Aug.........................................................   847,077    1,125,482     1.33    361,844    464,351     1.28    231,775    299,711     1.29    253,458    361,420     1.43
Sept........................................................   845,844    1,130,446     1.34    358,709    465,669     1.30    233,225    301,577     1.29    253,910    363,200     1.43
Oct.........................................................   850,844    1,134,723     1.33    360,201    467,522     1.30    235,776    303,955     1.29    254,867    363,246     1.43
Nov ........................................................   861,753    1,144,815     1.33    364,971    469,836     1.29    238,540    306,900     1.29    258,242    368,079     1.43
Dec.........................................................   871,172    1,150,554     1.32    367,872    470,377     1.28    241,672    307,925     1.27    261,628    372,252     1.42

2000: Jan.........................................................   877,271    1,156,942     1.32    370,565    472,706     1.28    243,213    310,368     1.28    263,493    373,868     1.42
Feb.........................................................   881,157    1,162,448     1.32    370,865    475,999     1.28    243,128    312,230     1.28    267,164    374,219     1.40
Mar.........................................................   891,597    1,165,746     1.31    377,562    475,887     1.26    245,678    314,206     1.28    268,357    375,653     1.40
Apr.........................................................   886,555    1,171,965     1.32    373,079    477,868     1.28    246,357    317,164     1.29    267,119    376,933     1.41
May.........................................................   895,965    1,182,162     1.32    381,157    479,362     1.26    247,391    320,188     1.29    267,417    382,612     1.43
June........................................................   902,798    1,192,224     1.32    384,208    482,041     1.25    250,154    323,252     1.29    268,436    386,931     1.44

July........................................................   897,634    1,197,112     1.33    377,584    486,303     1.29    249,405    324,313     1.30    270,645    386,496     1.43
Aug.........................................................   901,289    1,205,636     1.34    380,780    487,644     1.28    249,960    326,195     1.30    270,549    391,797     1.45
Sept........................................................   903,881    1,207,688     1.34    380,025    488,884     1.29    251,142    326,352     1.30    272,714    392,452     1.44
Oct .......................................................   901,646    1,215,282     1.35    377,720    491,857     1.30    251,129    327,416     1.30    272,797    396,009     1.45
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\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.