ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1974  to December 1974\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1974\Feb. 1974\Mar. 1974\Apr. 1974\May. 1974\Jun. 1974\Jul. 1974\Aug. 1974\Sep. 1974\Oct. 1974\Nov. 1974\Dec. 1974\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\38352\36962\42914\44386\47231\46110\46504\49025\44202\46600\46622\52778\541686
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\31608\30278\34739\35682\37964\37005\37092\39636\36293\38268\39345\46225\444135
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\11816\11611\13971\14911\16052\15663\15974\16097\14115\14724\13499\14064\172497
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1673\1720\2104\2419\2696\2619\2640\2551\2360\2421\2113\2031\27347
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\1374\1413\1691\1913\2111\2104\2175\2134\1990\2081\1820\1672\22478
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1104\1130\1361\1540\1674\1663\1756\1738\1607\1669\1424\1208\17874
525\HARDWARE STORES\270\283\330\373\437\441\419\396\383\412\396\464\4604
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\6744\6684\8175\8704\9267\9105\9412\9389\7909\8332\7277\6553\97551
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\6130\6102\7463\7908\8425\8276\8562\8559\7150\7522\6472\5741\88310
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\5765\5637\6777\7146\7570\7418\7801\7913\6680\7111\6134\5400\81352
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\5477\5357\6402\6777\7204\7043\7413\7525\6326\6760\5820\5130\77234
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\614\582\712\796\842\829\850\830\759\810\805\812\9241
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1945\1827\2107\2060\2203\2149\2207\2281\2155\2223\2224\2601\25982
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1212\1162\1361\1344\1461\1412\1432\1471\1354\1434\1421\1480\16544
5712\FURNITURE STORES\863\814\937\931\990\962\1001\1046\958\997\1007\1064\11570
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\219\220\296\287\327\306\294\281\259\275\239\238\3241
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\597\540\594\572\592\590\632\644\621\604\613\828\7427
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\317\280\303\309\323\323\345\342\314\312\292\378\3838
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\221\192\230\257\274\300\299\314\277\312\332\455\3463
5942\BOOK STORES\144\87\95\84\96\99\99\116\129\88\91\139\1267
5944\JEWELRY STORES\262\264\286\308\393\352\300\326\291\313\398\909\4402
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\26536\25351\28943\29475\31179\30447\30530\32928\30087\31876\33123\38714\369189
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\4275\4057\5202\5589\5821\5574\5377\5944\5422\5874\6718\9687\69540
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3156\2985\3886\4188\4355\4162\3988\4422\4084\4432\5085\7326\52069
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3420\3235\4210\4540\4720\4510\4321\4792\4427\4802\5511\7939\56427
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
533\VARIETY STORES\454\453\556\621\633\601\579\661\576\633\710\1117\7594
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\665\619\760\780\833\811\810\861\762\809\923\1244\9877
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\9647\9240\10270\9866\10779\10489\10635\11610\10377\10871\11282\11246\126312
541\GROCERY STORES\8975\8569\9547\9125\10009\9711\9849\10787\9593\10063\10537\10417\117182
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\277\270\294\281\304\305\310\317\324\326\294\306\3608
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\142\143\151\154\162\162\156\174\172\192\168\171\1947
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\3005\2898\3325\3427\3674\3815\3987\4034\3700\3831\3675\3683\43054
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2046\1831\2233\2581\2478\2395\2278\2577\2420\2536\2652\4050\30077
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\449\377\438\508\527\504\453\511\467\501\553\905\6193
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\751\697\832\925\930\888\887\945\932\1004\1016\1531\11338
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\674\610\736\822\830\791\795\857\849\906\909\1374\10153
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\401\369\466\541\517\505\474\563\493\522\571\938\6360
566\SHOE STORES\391\340\435\537\448\438\409\488\465\444\445\565\5405
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\3151\2986\3393\3524\3905\3995\3999\4261\3855\3931\3782\3824\44606
5812\EATING PLACES\2668\2525\2880\3022\3376\3456\3462\3701\3335\3390\3229\3252\38296
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1686\1622\1849\1843\2018\2086\2135\2240\2039\2118\2075\2068\23779
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\483\461\513\502\529\539\537\560\520\541\553\572\6310
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1405\1392\1475\1510\1543\1511\1510\1583\1474\1548\1526\2118\18595
592\LIQUOR STORES\796\750\834\838\902\895\962\990\882\936\997\1305\11087
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\903\960\1104\1085\1102\976\1013\1114\1117\1302\1362\1246\13284
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\917\851\701\592\460\382\390\385\439\619\678\921\7335
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\43204\43461\44087\44676\45187\45297\46026\47335\46203\45770\45531\44836\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\35402\35842\36266\36623\37052\36934\37332\38018\37764\37832\37822\37275\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\13867\13749\14146\14351\14551\14662\15072\15688\14726\14123\13800\13597\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\2242\2313\2366\2328\2342\2327\2326\2283\2229\2216\2180\2150\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1415\1477\1517\1535\1544\1505\1530\1500\1477\1470\1446\1416\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\365\380\378\372\385\386\383\385\390\395\391\391\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\7802\7619\7821\8053\8135\8363\8694\9317\8439\7938\7709\7561\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\7054\6864\7081\7288\7358\7600\7906\8533\7647\7164\6937\6786\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\748\755\740\765\777\763\788\784\792\774\772\775\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2106\2103\2178\2153\2229\2158\2220\2232\2257\2174\2084\2089\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1332\1331\1386\1371\1435\1397\1422\1424\1433\1383\1322\1311\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\630\625\637\625\632\594\635\632\644\609\584\594\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\29337\29712\29941\30325\30636\30635\30954\31647\31477\31647\31731\31239\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\5759\5674\5770\5832\5888\5764\5919\5872\5853\5861\5772\5609\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4306\4240\4323\4372\4412\4300\4441\4396\4373\4392\4309\4206\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4659\4595\4673\4739\4782\4654\4817\4763\4740\4754\4666\4565\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\633\621\627\645\645\635\643\651\644\655\645\593\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\820\813\820\815\831\829\835\825\836\814\818\810\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\9941\10162\10201\10214\10391\10389\10418\10947\10830\10896\11177\10840\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\9205\9416\9462\9476\9643\9634\9656\10167\10024\10103\10402\10084\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\3183\3316\3400\3479\3557\3700\3671\3763\3741\3767\3723\3676\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2471\2475\2468\2547\2539\2504\2580\2561\2545\2505\2439\2458\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\509\519\517\525\537\506\529\548\536\522\504\479\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\916\913\909\949\945\934\984\963\960\953\930\959\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\468\467\460\470\464\457\471\449\440\429\428\420\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\3529\3525\3553\3640\3633\3696\3706\3791\3806\3861\3895\3959\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1473\1520\1535\1541\1529\1548\1563\1570\1575\1575\1583\1581\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\884\893\897\911\906\890\921\954\947\945\959\957\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
(1) Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line not  included in broader kind-of-business totals.\
(2) Includes establishments primarily selling merchandise through coin-operated vending machines, by house-to-house canvass or from mail-order.\
(3) The sales estimates for "total mail order", SIC 5961, are the sums of the "mail-order houses (department store merchandise)"  and the "other mail-order".\
(4) GAF represents stores which specialize in department store types of merchandise (general merchandise, apparel, furniture,
and miscellaneous shopping goods stores).\
(5) Data are adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.  For yearly total, refer to Not Adjusted section.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include data for kinds of business not shown.\