ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1990 to December 1990\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1990\Feb. 1990\Mar. 1990\Apr. 1990\May. 1990\Jun. 1990\Jul. 1990\Aug. 1990\Sep. 1990\Oct. 1990\Nov. 1990\Dec. 1990\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\228052\230622\235756\236364\236871\235117\235414\237584\242303\255422\258940\236152
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\165723\168028\172628\174567\174389\172525\174194\177061\181830\191559\193182\170635
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\117493\118567\120681\120088\121372\121174\119142\118876\120185\125622\127923\122141
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16600\17082\17855\18093\18243\17999\17228\17009\16867\16532\16419\16368
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\62329\62594\63128\61797\62482\62592\61220\60523\60473\63863\65758\65517
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17149\17090\17402\17443\17508\17385\17317\17685\18341\19281\19303\17477
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\110559\112055\115075\116276\115499\113943\116272\118708\122118\129800\131017\114011
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\39376\40777\42273\42486\41241\40295\41400\42540\44877\49105\49684\38969
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\30947\32178\33352\33633\32497\31650\32485\33195\34839\38476\39316\30716
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\23586\23331\23603\23714\24146\24203\24133\24192\24443\25272\25742\25402
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\17541\18371\19205\19680\19544\19196\20369\21122\21224\22313\22023\17957
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\235284\234847\235920\236282\238179\238444\239934\242922\241927\242707\242100\239688
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\173959\174155\175096\175982\177184\176789\176917\177207\177030\177189\177387\176581
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\118552\118470\119126\118911\119910\120711\121611\124276\123679\123936\123026\121212
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\17149\17065\17185\17431\17457\17475\17194\17163\17194\16973\16979\17015
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\61325\60692\60824\60300\60995\61655\63017\65715\64897\65518\64713\63107
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17607\17765\17721\17745\17847\17813\17834\17973\17981\17836\17661\17460
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\116732\116377\116794\117371\118269\117733\118323\118646\118248\118771\119074\118476
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\43152\43186\42976\42660\42693\42448\42608\42735\42569\42687\42793\42232
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\33859\33979\33826\33599\33537\33386\33594\33564\33275\33516\33690\33242
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\23635\23655\23733\23913\24241\24294\24446\24713\24707\24600\24696\25038
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\19643\19297\19637\19939\20045\20038\20288\20212\19854\20030\19787\19690
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.68\1.77\1.55\1.59\1.5\1.49\1.54\1.47\1.62\1.65\1.63\1.29
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.58\1.65\1.47\1.51\1.42\1.41\1.46\1.4\1.54\1.56\1.49\1.09
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.31\2.45\2.12\2.15\2.01\2.02\2.08\2.01\2.24\2.28\2.4\2.12
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.66\2.81\2.35\2.21\1.95\1.94\1.96\1.93\2.13\2\2.17\2.49
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.02\2.18\1.83\1.84\1.74\1.76\1.79\1.73\1.93\2\2.25\2.46
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.37\2.53\2.29\2.43\2.29\2.3\2.36\2.33\2.53\2.54\2.4\1.79
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.3\1.37\1.21\1.25\1.18\1.16\1.21\1.16\1.27\1.3\1.24\0.91
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\3.13\3.14\2.56\2.61\2.37\2.34\2.62\2.37\2.76\2.82\2.24\1.19
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.27\3.26\2.58\2.65\2.44\2.39\2.68\2.38\2.78\2.88\2.31\1.21
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.83\0.86\0.76\0.8\0.77\0.76\0.77\0.75\0.8\0.83\0.83\0.76
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3\3.21\2.5\2.54\2.48\2.47\2.82\2.44\2.76\2.85\2.47\1.4
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.53\1.54\1.54\1.55\1.57\1.56\1.56\1.57\1.56\1.56\1.56\1.56
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.46\1.45\1.45\1.47\1.48\1.46\1.46\1.45\1.44\1.44\1.44\1.44
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.02\2.08\2.12\2.12\2.16\2.18\2.18\2.24\2.24\2.23\2.24\2.25
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.15\2.1\2.13\2.23\2.25\2.16\2.15\2.16\2.2\2.18\2.15\2.27
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.76\1.86\1.89\1.86\1.9\1.92\1.95\2.04\2.04\2.03\2.04\2.02
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.24\2.28\2.29\2.29\2.3\2.34\2.35\2.38\2.37\2.33\2.35\2.36
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.22\1.21\1.2\1.22\1.23\1.2\1.21\1.2\1.18\1.19\1.19\1.18
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.42\2.41\2.36\2.42\2.4\2.35\2.36\2.38\2.36\2.36\2.37\2.32
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.47\2.46\2.39\2.48\2.45\2.39\2.42\2.42\2.41\2.42\2.44\2.39
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.79\0.78\0.77\0.79\0.8\0.79\0.8\0.8\0.79\0.79\0.79\0.8
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.46\2.44\2.44\2.52\2.5\2.46\2.5\2.52\2.49\2.51\2.53\2.48
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\