ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1979  to December 1979\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1979\Feb. 1979\Mar. 1979\Apr. 1979\May. 1979\Jun. 1979\Jul. 1979\Aug. 1979\Sep. 1979\Oct. 1979\Nov. 1979\Dec. 1979\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\62686\61529\73255\71527\75818\75922\73169\79068\73733\77562\79964\92328\896561
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\49413\47912\56416\55338\59143\60251\58373\62917\59733\62483\66337\79604\717920
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\21350\21413\26422\25951\27541\26895\25622\27892\24949\26558\25234\26734\306561
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2922\2738\3771\4114\4742\4887\4713\5095\4657\4992\4390\3995\51016
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\2552\2361\3239\3474\3970\4190\4128\4431\4083\4385\3884\3485\44182
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\2085\1938\2637\2813\3218\3448\3448\3708\3393\3666\3189\2702\36245
525\HARDWARE STORES\467\423\602\661\752\742\680\723\690\719\695\783\7937
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\13273\13617\16839\16189\16675\15671\14796\16151\14000\15079\13627\12724\178641
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\12170\12602\15555\14849\15292\14230\13414\14670\12626\13575\12185\11290\162458
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\11714\11882\14545\13575\13979\12896\12425\13668\11852\12940\11652\10806\151934
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\11100\11175\13701\12734\13120\12092\11657\12874\11040\12185\10955\10217\142850
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1103\1015\1284\1340\1383\1441\1382\1481\1374\1504\1442\1434\16183
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2953\2883\3317\3144\3371\3569\3551\3856\3564\3741\3928\4540\42417
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1814\1779\2081\1987\2114\2177\2163\2347\2106\2247\2383\2444\25642
5712\FURNITURE STORES\1272\1247\1432\1355\1448\1529\1534\1640\1440\1542\1605\1642\17686
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\343\343\430\434\447\430\422\480\445\465\487\474\5200
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\859\852\954\895\993\1109\1094\1173\1120\1159\1189\1539\12936
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\395\385\444\433\495\503\517\539\486\520\524\613\5854
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\388\378\445\467\498\555\487\499\432\415\496\736\5796
5942\BOOK STORES\204\163\173\172\184\179\165\219\225\193\216\326\2419
5944\JEWELRY STORES\347\373\398\422\518\496\457\515\498\551\679\1604\6858
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\41336\40116\46833\45576\48277\49027\47547\51176\48784\51004\54730\65594\590000
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\5819\5746\7611\7815\8333\8149\7657\8620\8220\8866\10907\16074\103817
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4552\4453\5948\6107\6505\6371\5992\6731\6451\6947\8526\12578\81161
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4859\4753\6346\6512\6933\6785\6379\7162\6860\7382\9059\13363\86393
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\443\449\569\615\623\619\578\653\599\644\726\1252\7770
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\824\844\1094\1093\1205\1159\1087\1236\1170\1275\1655\2244\14886
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\15110\14403\16448\15324\16579\17342\16533\17167\16503\16690\17261\18625\197985
541\GROCERY STORES\14130\13445\15372\14238\15505\16271\15482\16141\15520\15675\16241\17298\185318
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\382\362\403\381\379\385\364\358\337\340\344\401\4436
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\218\220\245\244\260\261\254\269\258\275\282\294\3080
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\5026\4873\5460\5590\6055\6282\6366\6834\6531\6822\6777\6905\73521
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3006\2694\3531\3664\3583\3546\3364\4071\3775\3984\4382\6470\46070
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\572\469\573\590\592\620\555\614\569\624\749\1236\7763
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1080\1029\1345\1364\1358\1303\1258\1466\1406\1498\1618\2305\17030
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\958\924\1227\1255\1244\1202\1159\1346\1285\1363\1459\2093\15515
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\584\524\661\687\693\698\695\917\767\795\910\1466\9397
566\SHOE STORES\622\527\765\847\765\751\696\886\862\903\904\1165\9693
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\5663\5638\6770\6653\6946\7176\7229\7596\7040\7069\6997\7333\82110
5812\EATING PLACES\4986\4989\6054\5957\6226\6449\6497\6803\6291\6318\6222\6537\73329
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\3281\3299\3943\3867\3956\4017\4021\4183\3898\3966\3952\4077\46460
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\1668\1649\2062\2037\2201\2354\2404\2545\2321\2275\2199\2379\26094
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\677\649\716\696\720\727\732\793\749\751\775\796\8781
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2175\2094\2265\2265\2353\2325\2306\2398\2241\2360\2428\3245\28455
592\LIQUOR STORES\1048\1019\1129\1092\1176\1297\1322\1330\1263\1250\1341\1927\15194
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\1360\1385\1667\1522\1617\1498\1445\1655\1636\2119\2382\2137\20423
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\582\614\747\670\674\651\634\721\753\1029\1303\1212\9590
598\FUEL DEALERS\1609\1663\1328\1010\877\803\770\875\943\1160\1503\1933\14474
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\13503\12989\16324\16518\17346\17362\16539\18701\17577\18680\21852\31889\219280
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\1725\1666\1865\1895\2059\2098\1967\2154\2018\2089\2635\4805\26976
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\70989\71588\73031\72863\73617\73932\73614\76338\77092\76539\77560\77782\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\55969\56446\57641\57440\58527\59703\59530\61201\61814\62021\63044\63072\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\24861\24929\25617\25637\25532\24963\24840\26221\26369\25561\25537\25741\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\3892\3730\4115\4054\4184\4321\4307\4481\4411\4443\4395\4403\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\2733\2615\2895\2882\2977\3076\3095\3156\3110\3147\3136\3164\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\610\571\646\642\660\665\653\714\700\691\688\664\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\15020\15142\15390\15423\15090\14229\14084\15137\15278\14518\14516\14710\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\13751\13864\14090\14102\13764\12889\12763\13749\13890\13116\13116\13282\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1269\1278\1300\1321\1326\1340\1321\1388\1388\1402\1400\1428\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3270\3325\3367\3411\3457\3568\3637\3750\3685\3679\3617\3578\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2007\2033\2083\2087\2101\2139\2191\2242\2194\2196\2176\2172\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\964\1005\990\1023\1062\1110\1115\1163\1148\1150\1105\1069\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\46128\46659\47414\47226\48085\48969\48774\50117\50723\50978\52023\52041\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\8281\8196\8359\8369\8499\8512\8616\8751\8844\8869\8998\8827\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\6531\6407\6529\6553\6645\6636\6755\6840\6885\6940\7017\6907\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\6991\6849\6974\6995\7082\7060\7200\7278\7313\7382\7450\7342\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\620\620\628\628\638\647\641\647\675\667\668\661\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1130\1169\1202\1188\1216\1229\1220\1264\1284\1262\1313\1259\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\15755\15827\16013\15831\16229\16820\16333\16614\16927\16961\17351\17341\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\14703\14775\14953\14770\15186\15782\15283\15580\15869\15914\16290\16227\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\5319\5494\5549\5704\5913\6011\5933\6423\6610\6728\6797\6961\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3707\3650\3831\3730\3784\3761\3860\3978\3867\3906\3950\3910\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\676\646\666\636\645\641\662\657\633\630\637\634\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1355\1374\1431\1412\1419\1413\1421\1449\1409\1425\1464\1431\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\749\717\806\770\781\791\812\841\826\868\850\842\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\6377\6548\6845\6673\6622\6707\6769\6893\7005\7048\7296\7348\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2289\2291\2283\2333\2351\2372\2412\2425\2425\2423\2460\2397\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1186\1196\1197\1204\1191\1268\1291\1299\1324\1286\1325\1366\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\720\783\769\763\767\793\814\806\803\801\826\878\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\17406\17310\17736\17681\17942\18075\18358\18761\18679\18715\18870\18673\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.\