Census Bureau 

MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY

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1991 Retail Sales

In millions of dollars

SIC  Code Kind of Business                          
  NOT ADJUSTED                          
    Jan. 1991 Feb. 1991 Mar. 1991 Apr. 1991 May. 1991 Jun. 1991 Jul. 1991 Aug. 1991 Sep. 1991 Oct. 1991 Nov. 1991 Dec. 1991 TOTAL
   RETAIL SALES, TOTAL 133,940 131,203 152,214 151,138 162,806 156,907 157,578 162,703 149,213 154,903 158,565 184,767 1,855,937
  TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP) 108,228 104,072 120,026 118,012 127,872 123,251 123,508 129,760 117,744 123,525 130,114 157,178 1,483,290
  DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL 44,580 45,911 53,496 55,690 59,323 57,052 57,556 56,953 53,685 54,368 52,167 59,193 649,974
52 BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES 5,657 5,685 6,816 8,426 9,113 8,579 8,662 8,418 7,859 8,145 7,226 6,910 91,496
521,3,5 BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE 5,022 4,956 5,948 7,146 7,667 7,537 7,626 7,528 6,988 7,326 6,503 6,097 80,344
521,3 BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES 4,192 4,162 4,997 6,045 6,472 6,424 6,561 6,472 6,022 6,311 5,486 5,052 68,196
525 HARDWARE STORES 830 794 951 1,101 1,195 1,113 1,065 1,056 966 1,015 1,017 1,045 12,148
55 EX 554 AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 25,712 27,131 32,188 33,126 34,934 33,656 34,070 32,943 31,469 31,378 28,451 27,589 372,647
551,2,5,6,7,9 MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS 23,580 25,118 29,828 30,521 32,212 30,966 31,346 30,272 28,985 28,809 26,076 25,305 343,018
551,2 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS 22,545 23,857 28,099 28,683 30,203 29,027 29,675 28,750 27,673 27,369 24,960 24,333 325,174
551 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED 21,003 22,024 25,824 26,393 28,042 26,911 27,728 26,800 25,612 25,296 23,003 22,614 301,250
553 AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES 2,132 2,013 2,360 2,605 2,722 2,690 2,724 2,671 2,484 2,569 2,375 2,284 29,629
57 FURNITURE GROUP STORES 6,739 6,565 7,325 7,247 7,625 7,476 7,701 7,824 7,312 7,594 8,136 10,132 91,676
571 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES 3,660 3,632 4,032 4,060 4,267 4,037 4,145 4,273 3,978 4,206 4,453 4,726 49,469
5712 FURNITURE STORES 2,221 2,283 2,534 2,525 2,615 2,481 2,526 2,549 2,443 2,584 2,687 2,757 30,205
5713 FLOOR COVERING STORES 760 713 816 845 893 850 895 941 832 856 872 802 10,075
5722,31,34 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES 2,478 2,337 2,630 2,561 2,700 2,751 2,887 2,827 2,623 2,700 2,926 4,149 33,569
5722 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES 596 561 643 678 739 712 777 717 612 674 713 840 8,262
5731 RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
5734 COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
5941 SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS 945 991 1,151 1,190 1,287 1,332 1,299 1,430 1,236 1,091 1,205 1,908 15,065
5942 BOOK STORES 750 499 520 497 523 529 539 807 778 597 655 1,037 7,731
5944 JEWELRY STORES 821 998 967 1,012 1,313 1,099 1,021 1,058 963 1,080 1,329 3,071 14,732
  NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL 89,360 85,292 98,718 95,448 103,483 99,855 100,022 105,750 95,528 100,535 106,398 125,574 1,205,963
53 GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES 13,082 13,431 17,370 16,909 18,878 17,840 17,030 19,281 16,922 18,711 23,310 33,966 226,730
531 DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.) 9,754 10,241 13,383 13,052 14,229 13,404 12,801 14,855 12,887 14,221 17,915 26,180 172,922
531 DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 10,017 10,555 13,780 13,429 14,595 13,726 13,102 15,233 13,206 14,579 18,320 26,755 177,297
531 pt. CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 2,591 2,998 3,996 3,765 4,131 3,688 3,550 4,363 3,853 4,188 5,295 8,230 50,648
531 pt. DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 5,357 5,540 7,080 6,992 7,762 7,382 6,982 7,869 6,802 7,596 9,344 13,417 92,123
531 pt. NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 2,069 2,017 2,704 2,672 2,702 2,656 2,570 3,001 2,551 2,795 3,681 5,108 34,526
533 VARIETY STORES 493 518 669 613 683 622 631 701 608 681 804 1,318 8,341
539 MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES 2,835 2,672 3,318 3,244 3,966 3,814 3,598 3,725 3,427 3,809 4,591 6,468 45,467
54 FOOD GROUP STORES 29,958 27,879 31,752 29,970 33,090 32,032 32,345 32,833 29,992 30,818 31,276 32,578 374,523
541 GROCERY STORES 28,458 26,358 30,046 28,332 31,271 30,229 30,576 31,089 28,420 29,228 29,686 30,638 354,331
542 MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS 462 438 495 457 518 488 498 509 458 449 457 575 5,804
546 RETAIL BAKERIES 417 425 457 429 449 452 454 476 464 481 478 521 5,503
554 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS 11,297 10,064 10,883 11,052 11,960 11,846 12,091 12,406 11,350 11,678 11,360 11,308 137,295
56 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 5,720 5,885 8,046 7,675 8,150 7,635 7,476 9,115 7,667 7,973 9,141 12,958 97,441
561 MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS 688 627 797 836 875 849 707 809 791 851 986 1,619 10,435
562,3 WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES 1,950 1,993 2,675 2,658 2,858 2,560 2,584 2,856 2,613 2,773 3,108 4,237 32,865
562 WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR 1,748 1,804 2,438 2,401 2,604 2,340 2,371 2,598 2,398 2,536 2,829 3,832 29,899
565 FAMILY CLOTHING STORES 1,572 1,740 2,371 2,232 2,444 2,367 2,398 3,022 2,334 2,503 3,042 4,496 30,521
566 SHOE STORES 1,115 1,133 1,617 1,460 1,490 1,392 1,338 1,798 1,412 1,367 1,477 1,905 17,504
58 EATING AND DRINKING PLACES 14,419 14,262 16,033 15,954 17,057 17,243 17,227 17,896 15,869 16,369 15,844 16,251 194,424
5812 EATING PLACES 13,467 13,355 15,015 15,005 16,052 16,210 16,266 16,926 14,924 15,345 14,819 15,217 182,601
5812 pt. RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS 7,571 7,481 8,395 8,414 8,949 9,014 9,078 9,534 8,454 8,701 8,404 8,442 102,437
5812 pt. REFRESHMENT PLACES 5,706 5,666 6,420 6,384 6,831 6,918 6,946 7,125 6,203 6,342 6,178 6,501 77,220
5813 DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES) 952 907 1,018 949 1,005 1,033 961 970 945 1,024 1,025 1,034 11,823
591 DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES 5,875 5,770 6,378 6,111 6,351 6,033 6,104 6,269 5,919 6,281 6,264 8,185 75,540
592 LIQUOR STORES 1,742 1,646 1,840 1,760 1,915 1,888 2,000 2,027 1,726 1,775 1,880 2,255 22,454
596 NONSTORE RETAILERS (2) 3,940 3,580 3,870 3,880 3,952 3,563 3,898 4,009 4,112 4,562 4,702 4,998 49,066
5961 TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3) 2,341 2,036 2,240 2,236 2,259 2,069 2,340 2,406 2,536 2,843 3,193 3,461 29,960
598 FUEL DEALERS 2,315 1,600 1,376 1,021 838 704 791 824 893 1,176 1,381 1,643 14,562
53,56,57,594 GAF, TOTAL (4) 30,111 30,484 37,747 36,567 40,074 38,144 37,323 41,877 37,104 39,616 47,086 69,306 485,439
594 MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES 4,570 4,603 5,006 4,736 5,421 5,193 5,116 5,657 5,203 5,338 6,499 12,250 69,592
  ADJUSTED (5)                          
  RETAIL SALES, TOTAL 150,514 152,977 153,844 155,407 155,462 155,798 156,310 155,442 155,590 154,584 155,394 155,264 NA
  TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP) 121,752 122,366 122,788 124,448 124,265 124,288 124,822 124,700 123,737 123,441 124,138 123,462 NA
  DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL 51,053 53,702 54,141 54,379 54,491 54,698 54,793 53,833 55,136 54,231 54,327 54,985 NA
52 BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES 7,203 7,575 7,445 7,768 7,597 7,686 7,750 7,648 7,709 7,604 7,651 7,724 NA
521,3 BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES 5,207 5,441 5,461 5,708 5,628 5,808 5,791 5,753 5,802 5,779 5,727 5,874 NA
525 HARDWARE STORES 1,011 1,050 1,021 1,061 1,021 1,011 993 1,016 999 989 1,011 993 NA
55 EX 554 AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 28,762 30,611 31,056 30,959 31,197 31,510 31,488 30,742 31,853 31,143 31,256 31,802 NA
551,2,5,6,7,9 MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS 26,317 28,159 28,598 28,418 28,658 28,994 28,970 28,292 29,367 28,751 28,845 29,390 NA
553 AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES 2,445 2,452 2,458 2,541 2,539 2,516 2,518 2,450 2,486 2,392 2,411 2,412 NA
57 FURNITURE GROUP STORES 7,272 7,523 7,596 7,704 7,785 7,717 7,821 7,737 7,738 7,637 7,554 7,626 NA
571 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES 3,987 4,113 4,114 4,173 4,192 4,103 4,149 4,117 4,152 4,119 4,085 4,138 NA
5722,31,34 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES 2,628 2,733 2,786 2,824 2,845 2,845 2,910 2,879 2,827 2,798 2,747 2,785 NA
  NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL 99,461 99,275 99,703 101,028 100,971 101,100 101,517 101,609 100,454 100,353 101,067 100,279 NA
53 GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES 18,104 18,194 18,522 19,274 18,989 18,800 19,195 19,199 18,943 19,163 19,414 19,101 NA
531 DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.) 13,855 14,087 14,132 14,832 14,416 14,184 14,580 14,650 14,399 14,586 14,904 14,448 NA
531 DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 14,241 14,413 14,466 15,287 14,782 14,547 14,970 15,033 14,758 14,920 15,217 14,849 NA
531 pt. CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 4,159 4,211 4,233 4,456 4,272 4,139 4,340 4,320 4,202 4,243 4,226 4,105 NA
531 pt. DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 7,259 7,377 7,390 7,812 7,632 7,540 7,706 7,799 7,686 7,807 7,986 7,972 NA
531 pt. NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1) 2,823 2,825 2,843 3,019 2,878 2,868 2,924 2,914 2,870 2,870 3,005 2,772 NA
533 VARIETY STORES 665 668 687 679 689 684 700 697 702 682 722 738 NA
539 MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES 3,584 3,439 3,703 3,763 3,884 3,932 3,915 3,852 3,842 3,895 3,788 3,915 NA
54 FOOD GROUP STORES 31,052 30,883 31,238 31,333 31,714 31,552 31,367 31,455 31,034 31,060 31,299 30,833 NA
541 GROCERY STORES 29,368 29,189 29,602 29,605 29,982 29,753 29,628 29,750 29,360 29,434 29,686 29,263 NA
554 GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS 12,095 11,555 11,396 11,359 11,390 11,580 11,385 11,445 11,361 11,218 11,292 11,365 NA
56 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 7,809 8,087 8,066 8,429 8,182 8,138 8,294 8,307 8,083 8,024 8,143 7,972 NA
561 MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS 847 864 862 946 874 863 863 876 877 860 868 869 NA
562,3 WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES 2,617 2,690 2,670 2,858 2,759 2,738 2,852 2,773 2,771 2,751 2,792 2,642 NA
566 SHOE STORES 1,444 1,509 1,479 1,515 1,452 1,440 1,461 1,477 1,421 1,434 1,437 1,453 NA
58 EATING AND DRINKING PLACES 15,776 16,007 15,874 16,099 16,245 16,438 16,438 16,328 16,243 16,223 16,351 16,448 NA
591 DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES 6,075 6,218 6,271 6,300 6,226 6,278 6,286 6,339 6,330 6,370 6,398 6,512 NA
592 LIQUOR STORES 1,991 1,957 1,939 1,913 1,883 1,894 1,910 1,896 1,856 1,836 1,816 1,690 NA
5961 TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3) 2,332 2,373 2,353 2,430 2,474 2,493 2,629 2,659 2,678 2,554 2,458 2,512 NA
53,56,57,594 GAF, TOTAL (4) 38,890 39,594 39,991 41,162 40,817 40,457 41,117 41,033 40,697 40,729 40,898 40,456 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/ = GAF represents stores which specialize in department store types of merchandise (general merchandise, apparel, furniture, miscellaneous shopping goods stores).
4/ = Data adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading day differences, but not for price changes.
5/ = For yearly totals, refer to unadjusted section.

*Note: U.S. and group totals include kinds-of-business not shown.

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Source: Monthly Retail Surveys Branch, U.S. Census Bureau | Last Revised: April 28, 2000

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