ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1998 to December 1998\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1998\Feb. 1998\Mar. 1998\Apr. 1998\May. 1998\Jun. 1998\Jul. 1998\Aug. 1998\Sep. 1998\Oct. 1998\Nov. 1998\Dec. 1998\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\321626\326764\334503\337968\330466\326605\323348\325275\338672\358224\366381\337861
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\225620\229052\235452\238142\234939\235244\238910\242534\252003\266585\270103\238083
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\173931\177266\181172\183569\178218\174161\167962\167152\172996\183644\190186\184111
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\24226\25498\26415\26773\26228\26052\25668\25826\25782\26047\25942\25885
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\96006\97712\99051\99826\95527\91361\84438\82741\86669\91639\96278\99778
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\23137\23115\23729\24262\23779\23662\24160\24339\25268\27633\28692\24893
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\147695\149498\153331\154399\152248\152444\155386\158123\165676\174580\176195\153750
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\54849\56284\57787\58368\56981\56641\57856\59339\64104\69960\71092\55862
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\45188\46481\47770\48167\46943\46517\47715\48888\52561\57298\58320\45476
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\29179\28592\29060\29105\28853\29108\29141\28910\29275\30428\31250\30339
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\22097\23135\24420\24508\24072\24252\25522\26259\27630\28812\28448\23252
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\330854\331537\333756\334933\332404\333131\334043\334878\337819\338726\341165\343197
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\236788\237756\239858\240705\239816\242460\243526\244095\244592\244540\245518\246625
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\176009\176466\177445\177852\175676\174760\175248\175992\178277\179702\182257\183630
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\25105\25498\25448\25498\25147\25541\25719\26246\26308\26417\26717\26935
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\94066\93781\93898\94228\92588\90671\90517\90783\93227\94186\95647\96572
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\24151\24306\24615\24682\24590\24648\24907\24785\24724\24850\25168\25170
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\154845\155071\156311\157081\156728\158371\158795\158886\159542\159024\158908\159567
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\59516\59563\59681\59727\59023\59773\60131\60099\60428\60615\60355\60053
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\49117\49134\49247\49200\48545\49172\49600\49532\49680\49652\49382\49004
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\28971\28953\29179\29425\29410\29628\29735\29621\29488\29507\29702\29587
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\24634\24507\24817\24907\24945\25342\25395\25469\25822\25543\25377\25524
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.62\1.68\1.52\1.5\1.4\1.39\1.39\1.4\1.52\1.52\1.57\1.2
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.5\1.57\1.45\1.43\1.34\1.37\1.37\1.38\1.51\1.51\1.49\1.04
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.17\2.21\1.94\1.93\1.78\1.68\1.71\1.75\1.86\1.89\2.08\1.7
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.46\2.59\2.12\1.84\1.66\1.65\1.69\1.83\1.8\1.78\2\1.97
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2\1.98\1.7\1.71\1.57\1.44\1.45\1.47\1.57\1.58\1.88\1.87
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.99\2.12\2.02\2.17\2.04\1.99\1.97\1.93\2.09\2.22\2.08\1.36
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.25\1.3\1.21\1.19\1.12\1.16\1.16\1.16\1.29\1.27\1.25\0.89
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.51\2.47\2.24\2.14\1.96\2.06\2.14\2.06\2.43\2.4\2.06\1.13
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.66\2.6\2.36\2.23\2.04\2.17\2.26\2.15\2.55\2.51\2.12\1.14
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.83\0.89\0.83\0.82\0.77\0.81\0.77\0.78\0.82\0.82\0.86\0.75
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.9\2.92\2.56\2.36\2.31\2.46\2.52\2.3\2.82\2.66\2.39\1.36
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.49\1.49\1.49\1.48\1.46\1.45\1.46\1.47\1.46\1.45\1.45\1.45
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.41\1.4\1.41\1.42\1.4\1.41\1.4\1.4\1.4\1.39\1.39\1.38
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.92\1.94\1.93\1.89\1.86\1.82\1.87\1.88\1.87\1.84\1.86\1.85
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1.92\1.94\1.94\1.92\1.88\1.9\1.89\1.93\1.92\1.9\1.91\1.88
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.75\1.76\1.73\1.68\1.65\1.58\1.66\1.68\1.67\1.63\1.65\1.64
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1.97\1.97\2\2.02\1.99\1.98\1.98\1.96\1.96\1.95\1.95\1.94
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.19\1.18\1.19\1.19\1.17\1.18\1.18\1.18\1.18\1.17\1.16\1.16
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.11\2.09\2.09\2.08\2.04\2.06\2.07\2.06\2.05\2.05\2.01\2.01
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.21\2.18\2.18\2.17\2.11\2.15\2.17\2.16\2.14\2.13\2.09\2.07
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.82\0.82\0.82\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.8\0.81\0.79
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.37\2.34\2.36\2.37\2.38\2.41\2.38\2.41\2.48\2.39\2.34\2.35
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\