ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 2000 to April  2000\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 2000\ Feb. 2000\ Mar. 2000\ Apr. 2000(p)\         
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\364296\369233\377701\380643        \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\251651\255571\261742\262569        \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\201842\203974\209735\213754        \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\28426\29880\31194\32456        \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\112645\113662\115959\118074        \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\24929\24834\25845\26082        \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\162454\165259\167966\166889        \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\58429\60073\61239\61282        \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\47283\48858\49828\49799        \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31993\31483\31761\31545        \
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\22833\24262\25346\25383        \
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\373868\374219\375653\376326        \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\263339\264849\265793\265196        \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\204232\203281\204946\206517        \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\29457\29791\30081\30735        \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\110529\109370\109860\111130        \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\26076\26169\26617\26479        \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\169636\170938\170707\169809        \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\63229\63435\63073\62693        \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\51283\51592\51211\50867        \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31755\31850\31889\31958        \
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\25427\25647\25758\25770        \
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.58\1.51\1.38\1.46        \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.47\1.43\1.32\1.35        \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.13\1.93\1.77\1.97        \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.5\2.47\1.99\2        \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.93\1.7\1.55\1.79        \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.88\1.85\1.81\1.98        \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.2\1.19\1.08\1.1        \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.29\2.2\1.96\1.95        \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.39\2.32\2.07\2.02        \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.86\0.86\0.8\0.79        \
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.8\2.65\2.24\2.2        \
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.42\1.4\1.4\1.41        \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.34\1.33\1.32\1.32        \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.83\1.8\1.82\1.86        \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1.91\1.94\1.87\1.99        \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.64\1.6\1.64\1.67        \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.83\1.81\1.83\1.81        \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.12\1.11\1.1\1.09        \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\1.92\1.92\1.9\1.88        \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\1.99\2.01\1.98\1.96        \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.8        \
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.22\2.19\2.18\2.2        \
(p) Preliminary estimate\
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\