ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1984 to December 1984\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1984\Feb. 1984\Mar. 1984\Apr. 1984\May. 1984\Jun. 1984\Jul. 1984\Aug. 1984\Sep. 1984\Oct. 1984\Nov. 1984\Dec. 1984\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\144452\150410\155387\158742\159199\157736\157352\158818\163169\171645\174910\162773
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\110653\114521\118760\121166\121857\121562\122786\125835\129603\135872\137259\123493
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\68717\71952\73608\75678\75768\74478\72752\71595\72844\76247\78321\78125
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\11405\12040\12416\12964\12984\12741\12535\12566\12540\12677\12456\12310
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\33799\35889\36627\37576\37342\36174\34566\32983\33566\35773\37651\39280
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\11030\11201\11264\11539\11708\12045\11895\12040\12174\12581\12883\12334
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\75735\78458\81779\83064\83431\83258\84600\87223\90325\95398\96589\84648
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\26082\27998\29980\31119\31489\31239\32177\33815\35776\38514\38825\31236
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19409\20850\22470\23360\23728\23465\24062\25246\26754\28674\29163\23510
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\16224\16232\16498\16634\16689\16975\16694\16713\16911\17654\18212\17826
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\12659\13383\14268\14442\14275\14044\14564\15093\15468\16148\16164\13675
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\150303\153246\155154\157755\159223\159028\159640\161405\162186\163607\164967\167812
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\116896\118741\120243\121786\123300\123838\124454\125447\125612\126314\126969\128808
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\69517\71356\72106\73850\74225\73653\73684\74552\75330\76267\76989\79074
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\11806\12076\12101\12489\12533\12491\12485\12566\12667\12831\12749\12890
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\33407\34505\34911\35969\35923\35190\35186\35958\36574\37293\37998\39004
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\11301\11488\11424\11656\11826\12093\12076\12064\12018\12028\12177\12433
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\80786\81890\83048\83905\84998\85375\85956\86853\86856\87340\87978\88738
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\29529\30187\30757\31303\32002\32247\32729\33367\33524\33775\33809\34392
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\22031\22468\22975\23337\23968\24241\24654\25120\25216\25241\25228\25750
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\16331\16391\16545\16719\16831\17015\16973\17098\17067\17206\17422\17624
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\13880\14117\14412\14573\14701\14644\14756\14711\14551\14561\14588\14641
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.57\1.62\1.5\1.53\1.43\1.42\1.48\1.44\1.58\1.58\1.55\1.24
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.52\1.6\1.48\1.51\1.43\1.42\1.49\1.45\1.57\1.59\1.51\1.12
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.19\2.16\1.99\2.01\1.84\1.79\1.88\1.82\2.04\1.96\2.04\1.89
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.83\2.86\2.52\2.32\1.99\1.95\2.02\2\2.13\2.11\2.22\2.36
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.74\1.68\1.55\1.59\1.45\1.4\1.45\1.4\1.62\1.53\1.72\1.92
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.46\2.6\2.35\2.53\2.43\2.38\2.46\2.32\2.38\2.36\2.23\1.72
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.24\1.31\1.23\1.25\1.2\1.19\1.26\1.23\1.34\1.37\1.3\0.94
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.09\3.21\2.81\2.77\2.54\2.58\3\2.76\3.08\3.11\2.45\1.3
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.86\3\2.62\2.59\2.38\2.4\2.79\2.56\2.85\2.88\2.31\1.24
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.78\0.79\0.73\0.77\0.72\0.72\0.72\0.71\0.75\0.78\0.79\0.72
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.06\3.37\2.97\2.74\2.72\2.7\3.14\2.79\2.98\3.05\2.63\1.51
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.43\1.46\1.49\1.49\1.49\1.47\1.5\1.52\1.51\1.51\1.5\1.53
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.42\1.44\1.46\1.46\1.47\1.46\1.48\1.49\1.47\1.49\1.47\1.49
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.88\1.92\1.99\1.96\1.96\1.91\1.95\2.03\2.02\1.98\1.95\2.02
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.22\2.17\2.25\2.3\2.26\2.21\2.23\2.22\2.22\2.32\2.21\2.22
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.48\1.52\1.6\1.57\1.56\1.5\1.54\1.66\1.67\1.61\1.6\1.66
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.28\2.38\2.31\2.33\2.38\2.36\2.41\2.38\2.26\2.29\2.28\2.33
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.19\1.21\1.22\1.22\1.23\1.22\1.25\1.25\1.24\1.25\1.24\1.26
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.42\2.5\2.62\2.59\2.58\2.54\2.66\2.68\2.63\2.67\2.62\2.66
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.24\2.31\2.45\2.4\2.4\2.38\2.49\2.52\2.47\2.48\2.45\2.49
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.74\0.74\0.74\0.74\0.75\0.75\0.75\0.75\0.74\0.75\0.75\0.77
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.64\2.7\2.78\2.76\2.75\2.65\2.79\2.8\2.7\2.73\2.66\2.67
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\