ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1985 to December 1985\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1985\Feb. 1985\Mar. 1985\Apr. 1985\May. 1985\Jun. 1985\Jul. 1985\Aug. 1985\Sep. 1985\Oct. 1985\Nov. 1985\Dec. 1985\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\163145\168015\171233\172787\172144\171538\171468\170694\176002\187538\191870\176941
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\122401\125399\128389\129890\129623\128786\131086\133707\138482\145922\146825\130542
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\79648\81991\83397\83986\83789\83804\81752\79113\80357\86295\89680\87630
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\12438\12783\13265\13357\13436\13220\13299\13435\13449\13651\13448\13054
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\40744\42616\42844\42897\42521\42752\40382\36987\37520\41616\45045\46399
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\12239\12276\12685\12932\13046\13138\13018\13220\13509\14283\14616\13693
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\83497\86024\87836\88801\88355\87734\89716\91581\95645\101243\102190\89311
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\30343\31833\33031\33599\33224\32596\33323\34351\36469\39138\39617\31517
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\22664\23933\24789\25188\24796\24030\24290\24964\26621\28611\29322\23330
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\17600\17665\17876\18037\18036\18186\18164\18173\18555\19466\19883\19480
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\13392\14091\14427\14452\14246\14027\14758\15383\16044\17087\17386\14575
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\169490\170650\170525\171226\172125\172993\174085\174119\175431\179280\181450\181881
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\129323\130002\129999\130420\131182\131346\132880\133380\134330\135747\136017\136083
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\80478\80980\81357\81647\82084\82911\82931\82843\83364\86416\88164\88315
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\12876\12821\12916\12843\12969\12961\13233\13422\13585\13831\13807\13683
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\40167\40648\40526\40806\40943\41647\41205\40739\41101\43533\45433\45798
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\12553\12630\12891\13049\13191\13217\13257\13273\13336\13590\13763\13762
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\89012\89670\89168\89579\90041\90082\91154\91276\92067\92864\93286\93566
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\34131\34147\33827\33672\33831\33785\33961\33984\34247\34346\34560\34683
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\25551\25652\25295\25063\25097\24927\24964\24914\25162\25208\25409\25525
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\17705\17841\17924\18160\18203\18240\18428\18572\18710\18976\19025\19283
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\14716\14848\14573\14569\14641\14642\14937\14964\15093\15394\15677\15689
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.66\1.76\1.56\1.53\1.43\1.5\1.49\1.41\1.55\1.62\1.62\1.27
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.59\1.71\1.53\1.51\1.42\1.47\1.49\1.43\1.61\1.59\1.53\1.11
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.31\2.39\2.07\1.98\1.83\1.94\1.88\1.78\1.84\2.09\2.26\1.95
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.83\3.1\2.56\2.11\1.93\1.99\1.97\2.03\2.16\2.08\2.3\2.34
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.91\1.94\1.66\1.59\1.47\1.59\1.48\1.34\1.36\1.72\2.02\2.08
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.48\2.61\2.42\2.53\2.38\2.43\2.38\2.26\2.44\2.38\2.27\1.69
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.3\1.41\1.26\1.26\1.19\1.23\1.25\1.2\1.36\1.36\1.3\0.95
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.37\3.47\2.83\2.75\2.53\2.66\2.92\2.56\3.04\2.97\2.4\1.27
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.18\3.29\2.65\2.58\2.37\2.45\2.67\2.33\2.79\2.71\2.24\1.19
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.78\0.84\0.77\0.79\0.73\0.76\0.74\0.72\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.76
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3.08\3.39\2.68\2.56\2.48\2.62\2.89\2.46\2.89\2.87\2.53\1.48
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.53\1.53\1.52\1.51\1.5\1.52\1.53\1.51\1.48\1.55\1.56\1.55
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.5\1.49\1.49\1.47\1.48\1.49\1.49\1.49\1.48\1.49\1.48\1.48
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.03\2.01\2\1.98\1.97\2.01\2.02\1.97\1.86\2.1\2.14\2.09
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.25\2.27\2.24\2.16\2.2\2.22\2.2\2.24\2.26\2.29\2.25\2.24
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.67\1.66\1.63\1.62\1.6\1.64\1.65\1.58\1.45\1.78\1.86\1.8
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.34\2.29\2.33\2.38\2.33\2.37\2.39\2.32\2.3\2.28\2.33\2.28
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.26\1.25\1.25\1.24\1.24\1.24\1.25\1.24\1.24\1.25\1.25\1.25
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.65\2.62\2.62\2.56\2.59\2.6\2.59\2.55\2.55\2.57\2.55\2.6
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.49\2.47\2.46\2.39\2.41\2.41\2.39\2.36\2.38\2.37\2.36\2.38
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.76\0.76\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.77\0.78\0.78\0.78\0.79\0.78\0.78
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.68\2.63\2.56\2.54\2.51\2.55\2.57\2.54\2.54\2.59\2.58\2.62
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\