ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1976  to December 1976\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1976\Feb. 1976\Mar. 1976\Apr. 1976\May. 1976\Jun. 1976\Jul. 1976\Aug. 1976\Sep. 1976\Oct. 1976\Nov. 1976\Dec. 1976\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\47471\45745\51952\54413\54655\55845\56437\54900\53419\55988\56356\68678\655859
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\38820\36391\40506\42533\43041\43501\44613\43956\43224\45158\45855\58092\525690
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\14633\15186\18196\19176\19207\20187\19510\18672\17801\18459\18318\20563\219908
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\1878\1952\2428\2826\3062\3175\3098\3056\3044\2975\2863\2902\33259
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\1662\1730\2105\2331\2438\2635\2632\2580\2577\2531\2472\2382\28075
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1316\1365\1684\1848\1927\2104\2132\2136\2120\2049\1990\1813\22484
525\HARDWARE STORES\346\365\421\483\511\531\500\444\457\482\482\569\5591
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\8651\9354\11446\11880\11614\12344\11824\10944\10195\10830\10501\10586\130169
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\7894\8640\10560\10911\10678\11380\10824\9965\9288\9861\9518\9534\119053
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\7498\8119\9790\9975\9792\10510\10038\9348\8844\9399\9127\9105\111545
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\7079\7676\9252\9438\9282\9971\9526\8850\8352\8905\8666\8637\105634
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\757\714\886\969\936\964\1000\979\907\969\983\1052\11116
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2236\2160\2410\2409\2403\2520\2526\2505\2465\2566\2730\3370\30300
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1326\1320\1479\1503\1479\1548\1534\1557\1495\1583\1697\1862\18383
5712\FURNITURE STORES\936\911\1010\1027\991\1007\1034\1048\1011\1044\1128\1305\12452
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\235\250\260\274\288\340\309\324\313\330\333\301\3557
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\692\654\719\690\706\759\769\730\740\765\791\1114\9129
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\302\285\331\332\344\371\355\357\357\354\366\480\4234
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\335\224\243\289\297\336\335\345\325\325\372\553\3979
5942\BOOK STORES\161\105\117\104\111\112\112\148\148\97\116\171\1502
5944\JEWELRY STORES\332\341\348\367\436\417\372\385\356\387\480\1229\5450
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\32838\30559\33756\35237\35448\35658\36927\36228\35618\37529\38038\48115\435951
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\4764\4696\5787\6350\6112\6260\6129\6375\6267\6790\7874\12096\79500
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3564\3514\4382\4895\4691\4853\4693\4923\4933\5321\6218\9513\61500
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3862\3808\4748\5305\5084\5259\5086\5335\5347\5767\6738\10310\66649
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\479\485\578\579\551\537\532\545\511\553\608\1143\7101
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\721\697\827\876\870\870\904\907\823\916\1048\1440\10899
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\12329\11052\11752\12134\12377\12258\13172\12195\12236\12775\12063\13875\148218
541\GROCERY STORES\11559\10287\10927\11277\11502\11363\12271\11324\11399\11903\11249\12931\137992
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\312\285\310\309\304\318\318\309\312\305\298\340\3720
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\155\161\178\178\188\188\189\189\188\208\179\191\2192
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\3974\3781\4113\4193\4287\4446\4714\4602\4353\4494\4438\4642\52037
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2385\2137\2479\2890\2669\2692\2671\2804\2826\3010\3121\5022\34706
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\498\407\466\543\520\554\507\503\496\558\628\1135\6815
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\923\861\974\1088\1052\1051\1053\1067\1135\1210\1216\1796\13426
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\842\780\897\1005\969\960\983\985\1037\1117\1101\1638\12314
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\464\419\494\585\551\540\561\599\546\605\647\1190\7201
566\SHOE STORES\428\385\467\586\477\478\473\545\562\553\538\757\6249
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\4194\4009\4370\4593\5061\5070\5312\5306\4949\4984\4597\4886\57331
5812\EATING PLACES\3639\3483\3796\4013\4468\4459\4690\4701\4366\4377\3990\4241\50223
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\2252\2166\2403\2445\2618\2569\2747\2734\2552\2620\2467\2601\30174
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\555\526\574\580\593\611\622\605\583\607\607\645\7108
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1633\1613\1733\1754\1761\1781\1760\1784\1707\1789\1801\2594\21710
592\LIQUOR STORES\915\854\922\965\1014\1040\1137\1026\992\1052\1056\1469\12442
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\941\965\1228\1159\1074\1102\1116\1175\1271\1409\1554\1461\14455
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
598\FUEL DEALERS\1279\1012\907\672\536\505\456\488\563\747\1023\1345\9533
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\52854\52482\52830\53868\53433\54540\54946\54650\54655\55476\55707\57294\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\42789\42074\42415\42987\42626\43532\43886\43837\44063\44691\44532\45515\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\17233\17585\17649\18229\18134\18460\18524\18326\18122\18337\18745\19625\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\2542\2604\2637\2700\2707\2759\2769\2762\2807\2792\2894\3055\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\1725\1784\1811\1839\1828\1859\1872\1864\1891\1856\1970\2070\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\462\478\465\468\456\464\462\447\456\466\477\479\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\10065\10408\10415\10881\10807\11008\11060\10813\10592\10785\11175\11779\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\9168\9515\9514\9955\9905\10134\10125\9866\9675\9851\10212\10785\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\897\893\901\926\902\874\935\947\917\934\963\994\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2446\2457\2470\2506\2477\2503\2513\2515\2527\2546\2552\2638\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1470\1485\1489\1521\1488\1503\1511\1532\1552\1555\1568\1622\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\741\757\762\750\749\763\755\748\750\771\755\780\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\35621\34897\35181\35639\35299\36080\36422\36324\36533\37139\36962\37669\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\6413\6459\6513\6535\6232\6594\6551\6615\6629\6755\6768\6752\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4849\4901\4957\5046\4777\5119\5057\5123\5187\5258\5292\5297\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\5254\5304\5383\5458\5182\5542\5475\5552\5617\5687\5734\5744\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\655\650\657\584\574\574\568\566\557\570\569\583\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\909\908\899\905\881\901\926\926\885\927\907\872\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\12369\11880\11905\12204\12149\12236\12373\12298\12356\12666\12423\12820\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\11536\11049\11071\11368\11299\11374\11500\11427\11491\11797\11573\11995\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\4192\4183\4206\4223\4215\4283\4313\4333\4384\4428\4501\4605\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\2828\2818\2794\2834\2780\2880\2924\2885\2896\2925\2905\2977\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\556\543\551\560\538\578\577\565\559\572\568\584\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1113\1108\1076\1107\1089\1133\1138\1113\1129\1133\1128\1103\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\503\508\513\506\498\509\525\526\524\529\522\549\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\4650\4566\4590\4635\4743\4729\4856\4846\4890\4872\4829\4920\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\1714\1725\1779\1765\1777\1812\1801\1820\1806\1850\1861\1885\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1008\993\1009\1034\1030\1036\1056\1035\1035\1054\1049\1043\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.\