ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1994  to December 1994\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1994\Feb. 1994\Mar. 1994\Apr. 1994\May. 1994\Jun. 1994\Jul. 1994\Aug. 1994\Sep. 1994\Oct. 1994\Nov. 1994\Dec. 1994\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\155622\156851\185297\182708\188004\190956\186682\194845\186892\190528\195530\234283\2248198
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\120264\118811\137855\136434\142256\142991\142284\148044\141818\145762\153267\193107\1722893
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\58096\60688\74526\74396\76244\78898\74234\78774\75794\75204\74655\85144\886653
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\7289\7172\9699\10992\12201\11908\11109\11766\11428\11137\10511\9983\125195
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\6559\6486\8452\9327\10118\10198\9684\10227\9811\9786\9144\8620\108412
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\5600\5619\7398\8095\8821\8926\8466\9033\8673\8586\7979\7376\94572
525\HARDWARE STORES\959\867\1054\1232\1297\1272\1218\1194\1138\1200\1165\1244\13840
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\35358\38040\47442\46274\45748\47965\44398\46801\45074\44766\42263\41176\525305
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\33093\35747\44650\43489\42963\45001\41517\43816\42224\41927\39449\38504\492380
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\32134\34472\42499\41063\40590\42367\39247\41746\40356\39881\37807\36940\469102
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\29860\31958\39742\38190\37869\39513\36389\38533\37384\36654\35170\34399\435661
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2265\2293\2792\2785\2785\2964\2881\2985\2850\2839\2814\2672\32925
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\8172\8056\9213\8850\9108\9526\9495\10072\9850\10163\11489\15083\119077
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3948\4059\4716\4632\4802\4891\4920\5226\5029\5147\5608\6196\59174
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2488\2517\2864\2773\2795\2832\2877\3002\2970\2963\3208\3477\34766
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\728\761\917\947\1018\1066\1029\1091\1008\1061\1060\1049\11735
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\3527\3301\3725\3463\3561\3850\3782\4034\3987\4200\4934\7144\49508
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\641\592\691\674\701\826\786\767\711\742\880\1004\9015
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\1994\1823\2018\1897\1982\2094\2096\2272\2245\2371\2965\4750\28507
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\892\886\1016\892\878\930\900\995\1031\1087\1089\1390\11986
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1170\1196\1491\1554\1554\1680\1587\1740\1472\1326\1474\2615\18859
5942\BOOK STORES\1056\636\635\610\684\725\678\1154\1021\731\771\1408\10109
5944\JEWELRY STORES\909\1197\1063\1176\1373\1262\1230\1326\1251\1329\1739\4224\18079
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\97526\96163\110771\108312\111760\112058\112448\116071\111098\115324\120875\149139\1361545
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\16910\17510\21454\21156\22174\22350\21523\23184\21758\23739\28349\41981\282088
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\12703\13220\16476\16209\16935\17086\16508\17964\16754\18339\22185\33155\217534
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\13016\13556\16883\16630\17347\17495\16898\18397\17182\18775\22716\33884\222779
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2633\3119\4001\3757\3894\3800\3557\4235\4070\4272\5475\8754\51567
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7894\8017\9724\9865\10461\10613\10330\10738\10071\11094\13065\18892\130764
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2489\2420\3158\3008\2992\3082\3011\3424\3041\3409\4176\6238\40448
533\VARIETY STORES\547\617\754\750\767\765\700\746\740\784\879\1449\9498
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3660\3673\4224\4197\4472\4499\4315\4474\4264\4616\5285\7377\55056
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31146\29347\32832\32030\33052\33347\34051\33475\32717\32770\32792\36657\394216
541\GROCERY STORES\29747\27933\31235\30468\31410\31762\32440\31859\31131\31116\31122\34422\374645
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\409\381\475\457\491\497\491\508\469\469\495\649\5791
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\433\435\480\484\511\473\492\487\488\531\505\537\5856
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\10966\10652\11800\11842\12491\12835\13207\13710\12854\12983\12647\12880\148867
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6335\6681\8822\8660\8599\8589\8474\9772\8908\9344\10542\15629\110355
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\689\634\764\776\791\821\720\754\755\837\937\1574\10052
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2042\2244\2871\2865\2869\2739\2569\2897\2732\2929\3234\4819\34810
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1786\1970\2561\2558\2553\2449\2248\2539\2420\2574\2799\4141\30598
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\2002\2131\2881\2813\2789\2882\2974\3360\3035\3320\3983\6018\38188
566\SHOE STORES\1157\1203\1657\1581\1591\1577\1574\1927\1660\1552\1650\2206\19335
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\15878\16304\18521\18535\19152\19192\19921\19695\18577\19034\17978\19288\222075
5812\EATING PLACES\14965\15388\17487\17500\18128\18206\18920\18696\17607\18042\17006\18256\210201
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\8281\8609\9678\9636\9898\9810\10279\10241\9551\9764\9234\9855\114836
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\6538\6628\7634\7652\7943\8069\8360\8183\7822\8049\7591\8154\92623
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\913\916\1034\1035\1024\986\1001\999\970\992\972\1032\11874
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6500\6202\6924\6622\6788\6670\6574\6830\6571\6778\6801\8731\81991
592\LIQUOR STORES\1552\1508\1717\1760\1832\1858\1981\1858\1823\1805\1845\2576\22115
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\4920\4684\5765\5424\5287\5166\4764\5445\5670\6376\7273\7956\68730
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\3508\3087\3862\3568\3409\3237\3016\3473\3705\4213\5218\6018\46314
598\FUEL DEALERS\2247\1999\1675\1036\924\860\809\926\1038\1226\1395\1814\15949
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\36499\37419\45140\44361\45976\46686\45593\49933\46852\49542\58180\88066\594247
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\5082\5172\5651\5695\6095\6221\6101\6905\6336\6296\7800\15373\82727
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\179353\181982\184450\185259\184150\186135\186310\189394\190183\192887\192970\193055\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\137824\139473\141229\141413\141591\142974\143315\145409\145654\146804\146893\147421\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\69344\70606\72094\73099\72136\73043\73034\74835\75605\77478\77448\77140\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\9794\9578\10141\10288\10285\10269\10358\10730\10761\10819\10947\10919\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\7349\7288\7666\7784\7758\7809\7839\8116\8083\8177\8209\8353\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1158\1145\1142\1170\1143\1121\1146\1159\1159\1182\1164\1147\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\41529\42509\43221\43846\42559\43161\42995\43985\44529\46083\46077\45634\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\38842\39763\40481\41105\39891\40432\40269\41219\41765\43313\43255\42830\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2687\2746\2740\2741\2668\2729\2726\2766\2764\2770\2822\2804\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\8891\9336\9477\9545\9702\9860\9891\10095\10195\10366\10470\10506\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4377\4725\4807\4835\4910\4940\4955\5069\5064\5086\5080\5083\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\3732\3812\3856\3865\3926\4044\4049\4154\4246\4389\4494\4524\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\110009\111376\112356\112160\112014\113092\113276\114559\114578\115409\115522\115915\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\22703\22893\23207\23217\23055\23366\23284\23683\23699\24031\24033\24168\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\17354\17533\17831\17812\17733\18004\18002\18312\18310\18543\18612\18721\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\17753\17921\18246\18262\18083\18426\18474\18786\18761\19037\19063\19198\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4213\4221\4354\4274\4174\4246\4255\4317\4307\4364\4370\4362\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\10252\10371\10467\10642\10610\10797\10851\11059\11079\11240\11331\11457\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3288\3329\3425\3346\3299\3383\3368\3410\3375\3433\3362\3379\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\768\786\785\803\787\804\754\787\799\802\801\799\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4581\4574\4591\4602\4535\4558\4528\4584\4590\4686\4620\4648\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\32365\32457\32481\32662\32651\32888\32670\33015\33232\33143\33189\33332\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\30762\30865\30895\31058\31038\31293\31073\31388\31573\31462\31500\31638\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\11972\12160\12203\12059\12022\12212\12436\12730\12677\12791\12918\12880\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\8858\9054\9184\9115\8999\9063\9128\9279\9095\9376\9412\9349\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\834\841\854\846\834\848\837\841\812\840\840\827\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2840\2984\2960\2923\2838\2853\2817\2944\2814\2917\2937\2922\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1564\1577\1599\1576\1586\1577\1628\1614\1631\1649\1658\1635\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\17391\18176\18466\18351\18398\18597\18688\18615\18689\18827\18845\18984\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6792\6633\6729\6750\6802\6778\6855\6920\6917\6952\6975\6951\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1794\1806\1827\1833\1869\1852\1857\1838\1862\1851\1845\1835\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\3732\3733\3835\3908\3843\3822\3770\3859\3867\3879\3929\3996\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\46967\47897\48540\48617\48513\49178\49166\50103\50037\50968\50911\50998\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.\