ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1975  to December 1975\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1975\Feb. 1975\Mar. 1975\Apr. 1975\May. 1975\Jun. 1975\Jul. 1975\Aug. 1975\Sep. 1975\Oct. 1975\Nov. 1975\Dec. 1975\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\41725\40193\45182\45873\51193\49512\50395\51172\48432\51913\50826\61288\587704
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\34653\32539\37119\36936\41407\39600\40238\41947\39536\41796\42068\52517\480356
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\12307\12593\13618\14966\16549\16640\16824\15939\15559\17107\15692\17685\185479
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1622\1548\1826\2204\2612\2561\2546\2497\2500\2612\2341\2430\27299
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\1424\1360\1556\1804\2117\2139\2178\2117\2135\2258\2022\2002\23112
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1115\1050\1204\1392\1606\1653\1710\1680\1693\1797\1580\1467\17947
525\HARDWARE STORES\309\310\352\412\511\486\468\437\442\461\442\535\5165
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\7072\7654\8063\8937\9786\9912\10157\9225\8896\10117\8758\8771\107348
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\6423\7025\7298\8093\8860\8975\9237\8347\8058\9230\7896\7833\97275
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\6054\6579\6706\7285\7806\8009\8313\7603\7476\8779\7497\7425\89532
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\5747\6254\6341\6911\7376\7613\7910\7177\7085\8360\7111\7045\84930
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\649\629\765\844\926\937\920\878\838\887\862\938\10073
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\1980\1850\2031\2081\2194\2217\2234\2246\2243\2397\2501\3072\27046
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1238\1164\1267\1299\1355\1367\1380\1376\1339\1485\1532\1658\16460
5712\FURNITURE STORES\869\820\895\923\969\965\981\990\930\1013\1025\1164\11544
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\232\209\237\246\250\256\259\253\266\303\303\284\3098
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\578\533\582\605\660\677\682\684\700\705\747\1065\8218
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\287\253\276\272\305\316\327\325\347\325\322\419\3774
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\261\233\251\283\337\352\342\356\319\323\349\493\3899
5942\BOOK STORES\147\101\125\105\115\109\111\129\192\129\121\191\1575
5944\JEWELRY STORES\262\272\291\298\375\350\310\335\330\350\431\1135\4739
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\29418\27600\31564\30907\34644\32872\33571\35233\32873\34806\35134\43603\402225
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\4278\4192\5420\5426\6291\5848\5636\6183\5886\6191\7235\11173\73759
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3161\3096\4036\4103\4729\4409\4227\4642\4502\4715\5544\8538\55702
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3425\3356\4374\4446\5124\4779\4581\5030\4880\5110\6008\9253\60366
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\455\470\613\571\692\618\576\682\605\637\717\1257\7893
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\662\626\771\752\870\821\833\859\779\839\974\1378\10164
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\11126\10196\11277\10721\12309\11362\12033\12371\11272\12036\11578\12384\138665
541\GROCERY STORES\10414\9505\10489\9947\11464\10532\11204\11545\10483\11205\10802\11497\129087
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\280\266\298\313\319\306\312\309\309\314\301\330\3657
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\157\150\161\154\169\163\150\163\164\183\161\169\1944
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\3546\3305\3708\3756\4026\4065\4410\4448\4078\4145\3966\4150\47603
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2143\1943\2513\2361\2712\2512\2390\2765\2661\2787\2913\4698\32398
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\467\410\497\473\563\548\480\515\488\531\595\1052\6619
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\818\746\948\894\1038\954\936\1076\1045\1130\1131\1722\12438
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\746\675\873\822\946\863\853\988\960\1030\1030\1585\11371
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\433\397\512\498\557\502\491\573\518\543\597\1104\6725
566\SHOE STORES\375\341\483\431\492\449\423\523\536\508\507\683\5751
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\3635\3453\3846\4016\4560\4606\4581\4782\4306\4535\4323\4424\51067
5812\EATING PLACES\3109\2955\3310\3472\3984\4027\4011\4201\3748\3947\3753\3836\44353
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\1986\1920\2169\2199\2391\2394\2454\2518\2302\2446\2381\2382\27542
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\526\498\536\544\576\579\570\581\558\588\570\588\6714
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1526\1474\1582\1555\1690\1651\1627\1673\1601\1661\1622\2333\19995
592\LIQUOR STORES\866\805\905\873\1024\985\1049\1034\951\1010\1016\1378\11896
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\907\939\1070\1078\1071\1011\1027\1093\1187\1371\1333\1342\13429
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\980\878\785\687\451\417\403\452\509\620\678\1057\7917
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\46482\47158\46091\46729\48890\48836\49599\50134\50232\50565\50775\51568\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\38419\38446\38383\38487\40054\39898\40213\40855\40863\41017\41130\41701\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\14317\14868\13731\14410\15216\15401\15884\15842\16026\16310\16538\16877\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\2173\2102\2035\2123\2274\2228\2256\2306\2339\2375\2448\2535\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1437\1383\1322\1395\1498\1469\1486\1493\1531\1574\1622\1680\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\416\414\398\406\447\430\430\435\442\441\443\450\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\8063\8712\7708\8242\8836\8938\9386\9279\9369\9548\9645\9867\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\7282\7902\6904\7445\7975\8057\8537\8440\8518\8699\8793\8983\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\781\810\804\797\861\881\849\839\851\849\852\884\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2167\2133\2112\2170\2200\2257\2237\2242\2286\2353\2390\2411\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1369\1333\1301\1319\1325\1360\1366\1352\1380\1436\1454\1448\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\623\620\622\660\683\699\679\690\704\713\724\751\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\32165\32290\32360\32319\33674\33435\33715\34292\34206\34255\34237\34691\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\5802\5879\5840\5867\6252\6170\6136\6226\6321\6158\6254\6383\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4348\4410\4382\4431\4691\4646\4655\4694\4789\4664\4734\4859\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4711\4781\4749\4801\5083\5041\5040\5081\5191\5049\5126\5278\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\625\644\637\644\703\662\630\683\682\648\663\658\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\829\825\821\792\858\862\851\849\850\846\857\866\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\11288\11203\11269\11134\11707\11456\11661\11830\11731\11867\11763\11776\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\10509\10434\10489\10340\10897\10649\10857\11027\10920\11050\10944\10981\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\3744\3781\3839\3821\3894\3928\4050\4173\4082\4060\4084\4138\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2587\2615\2584\2548\2735\2713\2687\2775\2749\2733\2719\2810\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\529\561\544\525\568\566\560\557\563\549\543\548\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\998\976\982\976\1042\1037\1030\1104\1054\1065\1049\1066\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\453\464\452\435\498\489\477\489\501\494\489\502\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\4021\4077\4061\4115\4230\4285\4242\4270\4280\4416\4508\4547\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1603\1611\1606\1627\1670\1688\1674\1698\1696\1688\1706\1718\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\963\959\976\953\1014\998\995\1006\1011\1012\997\999\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.\