ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 2001 to February  2001\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 2001\ Feb. 2001(p)\           
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\391086\391203          \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\265102\267064          \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\220961\218933          \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\30358\31242          \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\125984\124139          \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\26055\25170          \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\170125\172270          \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\59495\61122          \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\47732\49059          \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\32093\31971          \
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\24871\26389          \
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\399239\397498          \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\276792\276860          \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\221920\219584          \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\31524\31336          \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\122447\120638          \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\27141\26691          \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\177319\177914          \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\64215\64395          \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\51714\51750          \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31861\32243          \
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\27696\27836          \
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.6\1.6          \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.44\1.48          \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.24\2.16          \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.55\2.62          \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.07\1.95          \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.92\1.95          \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.16\1.21          \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.22\2.22          \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.34\2.33          \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.81\0.85          \
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.83\2.77          \
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.45\1.45          \
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.33\1.34          \
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.98\1.95          \
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.04\1.99          \
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.82\1.79          \
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.88\1.85          \
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.09\1.1          \
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\1.85\1.88          \
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\1.93\1.95          \
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.77\0.78          \
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.25\2.25          \
(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.\