ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1986 to December 1986\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1986\Feb. 1986\Mar. 1986\Apr. 1986\May. 1986\Jun. 1986\Jul. 1986\Aug. 1986\Sep. 1986\Oct. 1986\Nov. 1986\Dec. 1986\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\178432\183795\189182\190721\187291\185804\186029\183929\186848\199595\200694\181651
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\130330\133306\136595\138780\137344\135961\136956\139683\145974\153541\153547\135461
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\89715\92878\96297\96801\94285\93974\93302\89174\87094\93601\94831\89586
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\13413\13834\14389\14750\14458\14228\14170\13976\14300\14045\13888\13373
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\48102\50489\52587\51941\49947\49843\49073\44246\40874\46054\47147\46190
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\13471\13471\13713\13991\13771\14084\13864\14211\14506\15147\15324\14297
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\88717\90917\92885\93920\93006\91830\92727\94755\99754\105994\105863\92065
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\31318\32839\34234\35292\34708\33745\34343\35256\37818\41258\41110\32528
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\22928\24041\25268\26213\25786\24921\25076\25764\27696\30432\30558\24167
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19367\19319\19330\19104\19257\19325\18956\19094\19695\20625\20705\19772
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\14236\15129\15621\15863\15510\15200\15635\16181\16823\17713\17691\14830
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\184712\186050\187847\188681\187350\187324\188953\188427\186455\190842\189451\186510
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\137423\138054\138271\139261\139085\138815\138811\139370\141637\142613\142148\141264
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\90413\91503\93589\94052\92466\92884\94749\93955\90422\93689\92774\89983
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\13885\13876\13970\14183\13942\13922\14085\13962\14459\14273\14288\14033
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\47289\47996\49576\49420\48265\48509\50142\49057\44818\48229\47303\45246
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\13816\13902\13936\14118\13938\14212\14147\14311\14320\14317\14375\14340
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\94299\94547\94258\94629\94884\94440\94204\94472\96033\97153\96677\96527
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\35008\35013\34984\35279\35453\35122\35082\34979\35623\36171\35868\35743
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\25675\25603\25731\26005\26179\25959\25852\25790\26277\26765\26480\26412
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19468\19530\19397\19247\19448\19383\19192\19493\19826\20089\19831\19612
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\15713\15909\15795\15991\15908\15883\15777\15694\15811\15943\15923\16067
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.68\1.84\1.66\1.65\1.5\1.55\1.54\1.48\1.5\1.61\1.65\1.19
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.56\1.72\1.53\1.57\1.43\1.48\1.48\1.46\1.61\1.6\1.56\1.09
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.4\2.59\2.35\2.2\1.98\2.02\2.02\1.91\1.67\2.02\2.22\1.64
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.71\3.04\2.48\2.13\1.99\1.96\1.98\2.02\2.06\1.98\2.27\2.18
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.09\2.25\2.09\1.91\1.7\1.74\1.75\1.57\1.2\1.68\1.99\1.6
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.43\2.65\2.41\2.47\2.27\2.33\2.2\2.2\2.29\2.31\2.2\1.59
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.29\1.42\1.27\1.31\1.2\1.25\1.24\1.22\1.38\1.37\1.34\0.94
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.3\3.37\2.67\2.78\2.43\2.6\2.74\2.48\2.95\2.92\2.4\1.23
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.05\3.15\2.48\2.6\2.27\2.39\2.51\2.25\2.68\2.71\2.26\1.17
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.8\0.88\0.79\0.81\0.74\0.79\0.74\0.75\0.82\0.81\0.83\0.73
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.99\3.4\2.52\2.74\2.43\2.65\2.81\2.42\2.8\2.79\2.51\1.39
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.56\1.58\1.61\1.61\1.57\1.57\1.58\1.56\1.46\1.56\1.55\1.46
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.48\1.5\1.5\1.51\1.5\1.49\1.48\1.49\1.5\1.5\1.5\1.47
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.11\2.17\2.26\2.2\2.11\2.12\2.15\2.07\1.74\2.03\2.03\1.79
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.16\2.23\2.2\2.18\2.25\2.2\2.21\2.16\2.2\2.17\2.2\2.12
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.84\1.9\2.05\1.94\1.82\1.84\1.92\1.81\1.33\1.75\1.74\1.43
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.3\2.33\2.32\2.32\2.24\2.27\2.21\2.23\2.22\2.2\2.18\2.18
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.25\1.26\1.25\1.27\1.26\1.25\1.25\1.25\1.26\1.27\1.27\1.25
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.58\2.55\2.51\2.52\2.54\2.5\2.46\2.44\2.49\2.52\2.53\2.5
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.38\2.36\2.33\2.34\2.36\2.32\2.27\2.26\2.3\2.36\2.35\2.34
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.79\0.8\0.79\0.79\0.79\0.79\0.78\0.8\0.8\0.8\0.79\0.77
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.58\2.62\2.54\2.57\2.5\2.52\2.52\2.46\2.5\2.5\2.52\2.49
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\