ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1983 to December 1983\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1983\Feb. 1983\Mar. 1983\Apr. 1983\May. 1983\Jun. 1983\Jul. 1983\Aug. 1983\Sep. 1983\Oct. 1983\Nov. 1983\Dec. 1983\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\129316\132652\135438\136150\137941\138865\138365\140091\144936\150935\155200\143513
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\100970\103246\106126\106708\107846\108637\109518\112397\116108\120625\123018\110483
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\60853\62605\62766\62804\64179\64684\63232\62621\64463\66475\69167\67921
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\9980\10438\10879\10938\11044\11104\10971\11129\11209\11126\11175\11224
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\28346\29406\29312\29442\30095\30228\28847\27694\28828\30310\32182\33030
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\9759\9924\10195\10190\10358\10565\10562\10882\11177\11360\11743\11105
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\68463\70047\72672\73346\73762\74181\75133\77470\80473\84460\86033\75592
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\23359\24666\26327\27028\27268\27139\27637\28783\30208\32166\33013\25996
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\17183\18255\19521\20128\20292\20121\20354\21207\22249\23743\24621\19331
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\14995\15040\15258\15277\15411\15580\15544\15611\16122\16644\17011\16488
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\11232\11551\12100\12200\11965\12126\12407\13078\13850\14640\14674\12658
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\134811\135663\135649\135828\138111\139891\140307\141732\143783\143728\146394\147833
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\106767\107090\107457\107440\109181\110515\111020\111978\112621\112367\113910\114914
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\61656\62451\61843\61620\62930\63991\63974\64655\66320\66250\67970\68856
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\10331\10459\10614\10548\10660\10876\10927\11129\11334\11261\11426\11716
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\28044\28573\28192\28388\28930\29376\29287\29754\31162\31361\32484\32919
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\10009\10158\10340\10314\10452\10597\10712\10882\11023\10892\11131\11217
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\73155\73212\73806\74208\75181\75900\76333\77077\77463\77478\78424\78977
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\26601\26724\27034\27274\27711\27892\28052\28331\28245\28169\28715\28651
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19615\19778\19981\20168\20497\20701\20812\21060\20930\20864\21262\21196
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\15104\15174\15289\15340\15544\15607\15821\15970\16302\16220\16267\16282
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\12302\12197\12222\12336\12348\12631\12596\12747\13017\13225\13268\13466
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.6\1.69\1.45\1.46\1.41\1.38\1.4\1.4\1.49\1.5\1.5\1.15
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.52\1.63\1.45\1.43\1.4\1.39\1.39\1.4\1.48\1.5\1.47\1.05
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.46\2.49\1.96\2\1.9\1.79\1.87\1.84\1.95\1.96\2.02\1.76
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.94\3.19\2.56\2.31\1.96\1.88\2\2\2.1\2.05\2.25\2.37
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.97\1.94\1.46\1.54\1.48\1.37\1.42\1.39\1.49\1.52\1.63\1.69
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.58\2.77\2.43\2.48\2.49\2.41\2.34\2.26\2.43\2.42\2.26\1.66
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.22\1.31\1.18\1.18\1.15\1.15\1.15\1.17\1.25\1.27\1.24\0.87
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.09\3.32\2.69\2.69\2.53\2.54\2.76\2.62\2.84\2.8\2.34\1.16
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.83\3.1\2.47\2.5\2.34\2.34\2.55\2.4\2.6\2.58\2.2\1.09
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.76\0.8\0.73\0.72\0.73\0.72\0.69\0.72\0.75\0.77\0.8\0.69
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.97\3.31\2.65\2.58\2.52\2.61\2.75\2.56\2.87\2.84\2.54\1.43
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.47\1.48\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.42\1.42\1.46\1.45\1.43\1.43\1.44
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.43\1.43\1.42\1.41\1.41\1.41\1.4\1.41\1.41\1.4\1.41\1.42
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.1\2.13\1.98\1.99\1.97\1.92\1.92\2.03\1.99\1.92\1.93\1.91
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.28\2.34\2.31\2.27\2.19\2.17\2.17\2.24\2.28\2.21\2.23\2.27
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.66\1.69\1.53\1.57\1.54\1.47\1.48\1.64\1.59\1.52\1.53\1.5
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.4\2.43\2.38\2.36\2.37\2.38\2.31\2.32\2.35\2.31\2.32\2.29
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.18\1.17\1.17\1.17\1.17\1.17\1.17\1.18\1.18\1.17\1.17\1.18
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.47\2.52\2.5\2.53\2.52\2.46\2.49\2.49\2.46\2.43\2.44\2.43
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.27\2.34\2.3\2.34\2.32\2.28\2.32\2.31\2.29\2.26\2.26\2.26
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.74\0.73\0.73\0.73\0.74\0.73\0.73\0.74\0.75\0.75\0.75\0.75
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.63\2.59\2.56\2.53\2.5\2.51\2.51\2.54\2.6\2.58\2.53\2.57
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\