ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1993  to December 1993\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1993\Feb. 1993\Mar. 1993\Apr. 1993\May. 1993\Jun. 1993\Jul. 1993\Aug. 1993\Sep. 1993\Oct. 1993\Nov. 1993\Dec. 1993\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\147940\144615\164358\170187\176039\175573\177847\177146\171241\176646\181555\218965\2082112
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\116790\112861\126197\130288\135805\133670\136049\136668\132153\137550\143713\181066\1622810
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\52747\52377\61648\65155\67261\69663\69141\68148\65849\66012\66475\77445\781921
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\6616\6644\8224\9591\10697\10531\10069\9944\9781\9886\9358\9363\110704
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\5957\6004\7266\8139\8937\9029\8818\8717\8504\8562\8323\7948\96204
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\5074\5196\6279\7041\7647\7818\7632\7615\7425\7450\7224\6743\83144
525\HARDWARE STORES\883\808\987\1098\1290\1211\1186\1102\1079\1112\1099\1205\13060
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\31150\31754\38161\39899\40234\41903\41798\40478\39088\39096\37842\37899\459302
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\29036\29608\35658\37281\37601\39105\38994\37705\36431\36405\35258\35437\428519
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\27884\28432\33883\35234\35172\36969\36732\35882\34743\34955\34011\34147\408044
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\25805\26167\31280\32588\32787\34495\34160\33515\32499\32532\31678\32016\379522
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2114\2146\2503\2618\2633\2798\2804\2773\2657\2691\2584\2462\30783
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7838\7279\8123\7956\8177\8467\8722\8695\8605\8828\9904\12913\105507
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4106\3870\4304\4311\4479\4508\4657\4643\4527\4681\5110\5623\54819
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2537\2418\2659\2591\2711\2690\2769\2711\2692\2774\3005\3231\32788
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\802\759\865\920\887\922\938\939\937\951\930\950\10800
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2959\2696\3062\2926\2999\3208\3445\3379\3394\3417\3995\5809\41289
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\631\586\661\695\723\801\918\818\742\775\806\949\9105
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\1700\1472\1662\1530\1627\1697\1820\1797\1875\1825\2348\3757\23110
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\628\638\739\701\649\710\707\764\777\817\841\1103\9074
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1031\982\1213\1367\1390\1459\1461\1536\1318\1204\1382\2483\16826
5942\BOOK STORES\990\566\601\582\612\619\608\985\905\670\694\1278\9110
5944\JEWELRY STORES\805\1006\906\1011\1251\1276\1285\1276\1197\1219\1569\3849\16650
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\95193\92238\102710\105032\108778\105910\108706\108998\105392\110634\115080\141520\1300191
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\16011\16263\18958\20074\21407\20399\20466\21608\20427\22392\26541\39503\264049
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\11826\11986\14192\15111\16073\15274\15308\16463\15477\17082\20358\30726\199876
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\12104\12292\14542\15489\16458\15639\15659\16845\15858\17462\20829\31385\204562
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2690\3063\3695\3796\3993\3711\3545\4149\3969\4204\5299\8566\50680
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7001\6994\8056\8863\9579\9143\9264\9519\9023\10035\11551\16814\115842
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2413\2235\2791\2830\2886\2785\2850\3177\2866\3223\3979\6005\38040
533\VARIETY STORES\594\638\720\824\822\756\793\804\761\784\871\1378\9745
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3591\3639\4046\4139\4512\4369\4365\4341\4189\4526\5312\7399\54428
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\30749\28829\31181\31544\32608\32031\33655\31918\31351\32012\31519\35312\382709
541\GROCERY STORES\29377\27426\29727\29937\30982\30428\32018\30322\29849\30400\29927\33190\363583
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\446\421\447\493\488\507\523\511\469\464\483\636\5888
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\384\411\433\441\469\451\453\476\465\532\508\549\5572
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\10839\10498\11476\11684\12346\12291\12638\12418\11679\12237\11806\11785\141697
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6629\6460\7806\8797\8757\8301\8468\9306\8774\9081\10134\14890\107403
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\695\618\706\797\811\792\723\732\750\837\917\1602\9980
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2401\2269\2712\3060\3180\2856\2880\2934\2928\3045\3295\4715\36275
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\2129\2009\2446\2765\2876\2553\2539\2626\2621\2712\2920\4168\32364
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1942\1991\2414\2688\2654\2621\2778\3060\2823\3095\3719\5592\35377
566\SHOE STORES\1143\1130\1401\1625\1570\1521\1502\1843\1611\1480\1562\2114\18502
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\16044\15445\17215\17626\18466\18355\18885\19111\17862\18477\17198\18094\212778
5812\EATING PLACES\15064\14509\16178\16556\17398\17330\17780\18054\16887\17440\16216\17105\200517
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\8258\8044\8770\8976\9413\9292\9558\9869\9156\9527\8812\9195\108870
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\6652\6316\7225\7381\7707\7739\7985\7936\7480\7658\7185\7643\88907
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\980\936\1037\1070\1068\1025\1105\1057\975\1037\982\989\12261
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6174\6206\6648\6658\6595\6518\6535\6410\6306\6475\6529\8650\79704
592\LIQUOR STORES\1599\1520\1671\1710\1795\1794\1955\1783\1714\1766\1791\2453\21551
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\4308\4119\4923\4590\4579\4220\4185\4474\5171\5738\6874\7389\60570
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2992\2655\3234\2887\2700\2618\2596\2856\3282\3942\5040\5668\40470
598\FUEL DEALERS\1685\1681\1676\1075\862\845\809\883\993\1221\1456\1845\15031
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\35350\34596\39802\42185\43974\42951\43455\45813\43567\45992\53724\81637\553046
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\4872\4594\4915\5358\5633\5784\5799\6204\5761\5691\7145\14331\76087
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\168961\168153\167306\170097\172254\172320\173893\174556\175414\177346\179266\180561\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\132615\132495\132074\133077\134361\134555\135110\135374\136620\137359\138170\138665\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\62437\61161\60613\62926\64322\64613\65664\66349\66107\67565\68926\70414\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\8793\8841\8683\8833\9181\9081\9096\9246\9295\9604\9731\10182\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\6607\6739\6561\6655\6889\6810\6826\6935\6978\7109\7379\7619\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1072\1065\1061\1055\1113\1081\1095\1100\1092\1096\1105\1114\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\36346\35658\35232\37020\37893\37765\38783\39182\38794\39987\41096\41896\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\33841\33082\32714\34488\35339\35198\36206\36571\36214\37377\38491\39331\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2505\2576\2518\2532\2554\2567\2577\2611\2580\2610\2605\2565\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\8490\8390\8386\8545\8620\8734\8821\8854\8934\8990\9114\9179\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4512\4453\4396\4495\4524\4540\4588\4592\4591\4625\4679\4678\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\3135\3124\3183\3244\3281\3356\3548\3535\3611\3593\3665\3719\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\106524\106992\106693\107171\107932\107707\108229\108207\109307\109781\110340\110147\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\21451\21434\21344\21523\21824\21794\22106\22141\22342\22503\22595\22516\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\16178\16067\15982\16196\16435\16477\16712\16782\16970\17151\17180\17175\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\16553\16391\16378\16536\16826\16863\17131\17179\17383\17535\17600\17592\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4256\4213\4204\4176\4225\4227\4205\4242\4218\4221\4284\4218\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\9092\9095\9093\9281\9484\9524\9752\9773\9981\10055\10097\10117\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3205\3083\3081\3079\3117\3112\3174\3164\3184\3259\3219\3257\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\823\818\816\818\836\822\833\847\834\794\796\760\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4450\4549\4546\4509\4553\4495\4561\4512\4538\4558\4619\4581\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31668\31880\31678\31738\31819\31732\31897\31745\31925\32106\32130\32358\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\30130\30305\30149\30178\30226\30127\30291\30141\30334\30491\30507\30731\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\11693\12011\11917\11898\11963\11762\11778\11616\11644\11869\11937\11715\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\9123\8789\8643\8818\8945\8924\8962\8920\9051\9015\9109\8973\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\832\831\836\831\830\832\839\819\817\829\830\843\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\3271\3033\2954\3018\3093\3038\3084\2997\3044\2988\3001\2886\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1510\1489\1470\1498\1544\1562\1536\1569\1586\1555\1567\1582\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\17326\17238\17336\17538\17637\17769\17617\17961\18208\18026\18065\18022\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6445\6659\6608\6592\6608\6665\6723\6615\6652\6627\6703\6779\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1809\1812\1808\1789\1797\1803\1795\1790\1780\1780\1793\1778\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\3143\3157\3177\3124\3103\3080\3135\3249\3426\3623\3775\3766\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\45200\44458\44309\45145\45641\45815\46340\46357\46786\46867\47278\47224\NA\
(1) Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not  included in broader kind-of-business totals.\
(2) Includes establishments primarily selling merchandise through coin-operated vending machines, by house-to-house canvass or from mail-order.\
(3) The sales estimates for "total mail order", SIC 5961, are the sums of the "mail-order houses (department store merchandise)"  and the "other mail-order".\
(4) GAF represents stores which specialize in department store types of merchandise (general merchandise, apparel, furniture,
and miscellaneous shopping goods stores).\
(5) Data are adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.  For yearly total, refer to Not Adjusted section.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include data for kinds of business not shown.\