ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 2000 to November 2000\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 2000\ Feb. 2000\ Mar. 2000\ Apr. 2000\ May. 2000\ Jun. 2000\ Jul. 2000\ Aug. 2000\ Sep. 2000\ Oct. 2000\ Nov. 2000(p)\  CY CUM\PY CUM\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\229871\244951\273112\260159\279257\276261\267893\279472\264793\266159\272736\2914664\2682078
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\171579\178248\198200\194062\205889\202834\199849\206809\198082\201301\213143\2169996\1992542
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\94785\105562\118242\108498\120656\118742\111652\118061\109555\107589\105113\1218455\1134792
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\11364\12113\15698\16275\19189\17710\16267\16424\15285\15827\14408\170560\165594
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\10233\10793\13751\13939\16008\15173\14395\14565\13534\14087\12831\149309\141817
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\9185\9790\12481\12566\14477\13689\13014\13195\12261\12812\11572\135042\127461
525\HARDWARE STORES\1048\1003\1270\1373\1531\1484\1381\1370\1273\1275\1259\14267\14356
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\58292\66703\74912\66097\73368\73427\68044\72663\66711\64858\59593\744668\689536
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\55309\63595\71322\62705\69632\69685\64337\68761\63097\61329\56154\705926\652760
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\52515\60245\66469\58172\64386\64488\60069\64406\59339\57743\52868\660700\614878
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\47625\54306\60418\52786\58838\58742\54506\58721\53896\52602\48241\600681\557808
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2983\3108\3590\3392\3736\3742\3707\3902\3614\3529\3439\38742\36776
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\13238\13436\14285\13200\13883\13616\13679\14677\13956\13707\15547\153224\141634
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\6084\6382\6952\6516\6970\6811\6885\7257\6849\6943\7626\75275\69125
5712\FURNITURE STORES\3737\3888\4162\3854\4048\3948\4002\4123\3999\3950\4272\43983\40698
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\1102\1163\1383\1264\1414\1420\1343\1474\1325\1418\1403\14709\13569
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\6241\6120\6279\5695\5916\5858\5879\6380\6067\5794\6853\67082\61840
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\887\892\975\928\1071\1085\1007\1058\1004\1018\1097\11022\10248
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\3236\3216\3169\2888\2993\3009\3164\3426\3144\3007\4010\35262\30942
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\2118\2012\2135\1879\1852\1764\1708\1896\1919\1769\1746\20798\20650
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1628\1727\2128\2062\2273\2419\2342\2372\2118\1827\2060\22956\20339
5942\BOOK STORES\1492\1090\1035\985\1121\1145\1076\1642\1461\1068\1168\13283\11980
5944\JEWELRY STORES\1253\1992\1511\1571\2140\1785\1646\1774\1710\1688\2181\19251\17820
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\135086\139389\154870\151661\158601\157519\156241\161411\155238\158570\167623\1696209\1547286
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\25494\27308\31200\31492\33216\32449\31556\33513\31200\32630\40082\350140\324596
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19755\21056\24124\24629\25779\24947\24196\25970\24101\25113\31595\271265\253276
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\20124\21456\24576\25109\26274\25413\24632\26442\24538\25570\32190\276324\258164
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3175\3823\4317\4290\4495\4193\3876\4460\4387\4381\5762\47159\46799
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14203\14901\16992\17505\18335\17989\17605\18538\17037\17829\21955\192889\175359
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2746\2732\3267\3314\3444\3231\3151\3444\3114\3360\4473\36276\36006
533\VARIETY STORES\946\1142\1268\1249\1309\1274\1275\1334\1275\1380\1652\14104\12197
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4793\5110\5808\5614\6128\6228\6085\6209\5824\6137\6835\64771\59123
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\37157\36506\39770\39759\41076\40872\41604\41239\40116\39898\40688\438685\414050
541\GROCERY STORES\35343\34574\37747\37614\38922\38736\39479\39132\38052\37826\38576\416001\393202
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\515\513\571\642\622\625\641\598\608\569\596\6500\5719
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\596\613\656\659\671\664\652\680\664\700\695\7250\6641
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\15272\15971\18313\17259\18619\19649\19561\19387\18901\18856\17845\199633\164236
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\8163\9147\11291\11546\11583\11156\10839\12842\11702\11731\13489\123489\116974
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\744\718\833\895\913\893\858\945\904\952\1087\9742\9505
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2169\2513\3223\3295\3443\3193\2967\3289\3253\3243\3558\34146\31855
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1739\2060\2763\2802\2910\2657\2469\2737\2755\2745\2918\28555\26597
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\3158\3499\4299\4361\4407\4357\4267\4984\4492\4670\5817\48311\45961
566\SHOE STORES\1330\1513\1812\1912\1872\1791\1764\2253\1767\1655\1766\19435\19241
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\22894\23643\25962\25547\26319\26435\26932\26664\25748\25932\24587\280663\260577
5812\EATING PLACES\21713\22400\24550\24249\25012\25125\25585\25318\24444\24655\23340\266391\247711
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\11615\12142\13234\12993\13182\13119\13608\13412\13033\13246\12425\142009\131277
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\9715\9860\10852\10796\11161\11361\11403\11281\10641\10696\10340\118106\112124
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\1181\1243\1412\1298\1307\1310\1347\1346\1304\1277\1247\14272\12866
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\10076\10152\10851\10505\11172\10755\10607\11047\10699\11215\11241\118320\107872
592\LIQUOR STORES\2043\2101\2327\2263\2501\2560\2612\2570\2502\2497\2699\26675\24547
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\9445\9626\11150\9850\10355\10394\9519\10726\10760\11790\12733\116348\100140
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\7724\7690\8953\8038\8260\8392\7748\8704\8832\9669\10652\94662\78084
598\FUEL DEALERS\2876\2922\2093\1515\1430\1234\1111\1359\1594\1876\2133\20143\14861
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\53969\57756\64722\64091\67460\65822\64423\70190\65478\66321\79668\719900\669655
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\7074\7865\7946\7853\8778\8601\8349\9158\8620\8253\10550\93047\86451
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\263493\267164\268357\267119\267417\268436\270645\270549\272714\272490\271197\\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\196083\198717\201178\200598\201283\201892\203411\203750\205071\205352\204953\\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\111714\113179\112529\111202\110805\110718\111700\111268\112186\111647\110661\\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\15443\15341\16064\15445\15546\15269\15259\15273\15085\15277\15176\\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\12182\12086\12684\12224\12289\12071\12084\12083\11939\12133\12042\\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1281\1293\1358\1304\1314\1310\1309\1315\1281\1293\1273\\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\67410\68447\67179\66521\66134\66544\67234\66799\67643\67138\66244\\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\63941\64959\63680\63084\62619\63063\63700\63258\64058\63685\62742\\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\3469\3488\3499\3437\3515\3481\3534\3541\3585\3453\3502\\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\14235\14436\14522\14581\14530\14348\14437\14517\14526\14520\14501\\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\6813\6929\6959\7006\7040\6993\7033\7018\6996\6978\6939\\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\6381\6463\6467\6457\6396\6292\6335\6425\6461\6488\6520\\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\151779\153985\155828\155917\156612\157718\158945\159281\160528\160843\160536\\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\32905\32972\33210\33281\33591\33639\34154\34228\34314\34360\34272\\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\25723\25678\25856\25898\26145\26123\26444\26581\26631\26659\26662\\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\26171\26224\26299\26410\26607\26475\26898\27024\27136\27239\27269\\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4796\4755\4697\4714\4702\4669\4664\4660\4722\4741\4719\\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\17776\17888\18000\18102\18280\18263\18709\18839\18867\18987\19025\\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3599\3581\3602\3594\3625\3543\3525\3525\3547\3511\3525\\
533\VARIETY STORES\1301\1310\1317\1320\1336\1337\1378\1394\1400\1407\1424\\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\5881\5984\6037\6063\6110\6179\6332\6253\6283\6294\6186\\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\38762\39236\39597\40249\40138\40407\40373\40352\40588\40784\40795\\
541\GROCERY STORES\36701\37176\37522\38148\38010\38277\38218\38215\38436\38637\38615\\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\16746\17589\18479\17756\17766\18278\18454\18170\18549\18504\18454\\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\11450\11702\11840\11744\11803\11664\11702\11913\12066\12126\12013\\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\921\937\927\934\939\927\952\955\967\957\948\\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\3021\3169\3306\3212\3264\3235\3271\3342\3406\3396\3313\\
566\SHOE STORES\1827\1825\1819\1819\1798\1770\1791\1823\1827\1833\1824\\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\25021\25072\25403\25369\25331\25443\25698\25516\25825\25701\25692\\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\10420\10455\10597\10676\10868\10886\11072\11227\11286\11444\11389\\
592\LIQUOR STORES\2412\2443\2437\2431\2491\2522\2546\2560\2556\2606\2633\\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\8377\8441\8625\8709\8787\9014\9073\9201\9210\9235\9287\\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\67671\68396\68866\68911\69373\69051\69901\70198\70559\70536\70360\\
(p) Preliminary estimate
(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.\