******************************************************************************* ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - July 2010 ******************************************************************************* Retail trade sales were up 0.4 percent (±0.5%)* from June 2010, and 5.9 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were up 12.6 percent (±2.5%) from July 2009 and gasoline stations sales were up 12.2 percent (±1.8%) from last year. The advance estimates are based on a subsample of the Census Bureau’s full retail and food services sample. A stratified random sampling method is used to select approximately 5,000 retail and food services firms whose sales are then weighted and benchmarked to represent the complete universe of over three million retail and food services firms. Responding firms account for approximately 65% of the MARTS dollar volume estimate. For an explanation of the measures of sampling variability included in this report, please see the Reliability of Estimates section on the last page of this publication. For information, visit the Census Bureau’s Web site at . This report is also available the day of issue through the Department of Commerce’s STAT-USA (202-482-1986). * The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. The Census Bureau does not have sufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different than zero. The Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services for August is scheduled to be released September 14, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--July 2010 Estimates adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. (Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(2) (In Millions of dollars) 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 NAICS(1) Kind of Business Jul(3) Jun May Jul Jun Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 362,688 361,204 362,219 343,705 343,411 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 299,701 299,210 299,400 285,671 286,150 Retail ....................................... 323,328 321,908 322,912 305,441 305,079 GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 95,106 95,002 91,978 92,082 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 62,987 61,994 62,819 58,034 57,261 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 56,455 55,536 56,396 51,835 50,982 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 7,460 7,485 7,606 7,421 7,428 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 8,711 8,716 8,610 8,065 8,140 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 6,829 6,742 6,469 6,490 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,887 1,868 1,596 1,650 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 23,286 23,356 23,547 22,402 22,658 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 19,311 19,562 19,156 19,298 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 48,425 48,590 48,769 47,945 48,029 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 43,227 43,316 43,515 42,815 42,897 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,436 3,421 3,329 3,321 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 21,841 21,840 21,627 21,121 21,195 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 18,660 18,463 18,158 18,191 447 Gasoline stations................................ 35,348 34,563 35,277 31,502 31,755 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 17,988 18,108 18,133 17,333 17,246 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S) 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 2,993 3,002 2,937 2,967 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,286 2,271 2,166 2,155 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,244 7,249 7,221 6,885 6,922 452 General merchandise stores....................... 50,256 50,380 50,254 49,064 49,108 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 15,405 15,559 15,396 15,529 15,600 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 34,821 34,858 33,535 33,508 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 30,460 30,555 29,609 29,586 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 4,361 4,303 3,926 3,922 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 10,032 9,949 9,860 9,248 9,213 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 29,750 29,678 29,189 26,421 26,124 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 22,347 21,973 19,493 19,170 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 39,360 39,296 39,307 38,264 38,332 (*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business. (NA) Not available (S) Suppressed (a) Advance estimate (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate TABLE 1B. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--July 2010 Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes. (In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change) 7 month total % Chg. 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2010 from Jul(2) Jun May Jul Jun Code 2009 (a) (p) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 2,491,956 6.4 372,768 368,637 375,699 353,617 349,960 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 2,049,027 5.7 303,340 302,016 308,523 289,398 288,493 Retail ....................................... 2,216,717 6.9 331,046 328,712 334,269 313,669 310,938 GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 90,726 94,083 88,559 87,636 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 442,929 9.8 69,428 66,621 67,176 64,219 61,467 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 398,100 10.9 62,439 59,646 60,682 57,537 54,704 44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 47,026 48,580 46,176 43,031 4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,975 6,494 6,682 6,763 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 51,254 1.7 7,647 7,388 7,469 7,614 7,317 4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 4,002 4,230 4,019 3,907 4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,386 3,239 3,595 3,410 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 55,796 2.6 8,196 8,182 7,876 7,583 7,631 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,406 6,223 6,081 6,088 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,776 1,653 1,502 1,543 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 169,607 3.8 25,588 28,400 29,376 24,867 27,271 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 22,478 22,614 21,378 22,386 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 338,015 2.2 50,323 48,434 50,282 49,570 47,621 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 302,930 2.1 44,870 43,186 44,907 44,185 42,511 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,436 3,459 3,575 3,328 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 150,733 2.7 21,535 21,753 21,605 20,973 21,131 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 18,455 18,426 18,031 18,009 447 Gasoline stations................................ 249,126 21.1 38,459 37,051 37,817 34,558 34,232 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 115,739 4.7 17,097 16,506 18,178 16,334 15,746 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 674 702 633 665 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 2,915 3,233 2,670 2,887 44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 6,356 6,904 6,546 5,946 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,080 2,266 2,095 1,959 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 46,055 4.7 6,904 6,923 6,557 6,506 6,548 452 General merchandise stores....................... 335,187 2.9 48,602 48,790 50,998 47,434 47,400 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 98,179 -0.5 14,134 14,396 15,006 14,302 14,322 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 14,696 15,335 14,641 14,658 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 34,394 35,992 33,132 33,078 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 30,094 31,594 29,343 29,231 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 4,300 4,398 3,789 3,847 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 66,606 4.9 10,249 10,608 10,292 9,376 9,761 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 195,670 12.4 27,018 28,056 26,643 24,635 24,813 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 21,498 20,435 18,460 18,537 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 275,239 2.2 41,722 39,925 41,430 39,948 39,022 (*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business. (NA) Not available (a) Advance estimate (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate (1) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html (2) Advance estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample. All other estimates are from the MRTS sample. (3) GAFO represents firms which specialize in department store types of merchandise and is comprised of furniture & home furnishings (442), electronics & appliances (443), clothing & clothing accessories (448), sporting goods, hobby, book, and music (451), general merchandise (452), office supply, stationery, and gift stores (4532). (4) Estimates include data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line are not included in broader kind-of-business totals. TABLE 2A. ESTIMATED CHANGE IN SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--July 2010 Estimates adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes (Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(*) Jul Jun 2010 2010 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business Jun Jul May Jun Code 2010 2009 2010 2009 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... +0.4 +5.5 -0.3 +5.2 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.2 +4.9 -0.1 +4.6 Retail .................................. +0.4 +5.9 -0.3 +5.5 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... +1.6 +8.5 -1.3 +8.3 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... +1.7 +8.9 -1.5 +8.9 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -0.3 +0.5 -1.6 +0.8 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -0.1 +8.0 +1.2 +7.1 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -0.3 +3.9 -0.8 +3.1 445 Food & beverage stores........................... -0.3 +1.0 -0.4 +1.2 4451 Grocery stores.................................. -0.2 +1.0 -0.5 +1.0 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 0.0 +3.4 +1.0 +3.0 447 Gasoline stations................................ +2.3 +12.2 -2.0 +8.8 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -0.7 +3.8 -0.1 +5.0 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -0.1 +5.2 +0.4 +4.7 452 General merchandise stores....................... -0.2 +2.4 +0.3 +2.6 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -1.0 -0.8 +1.1 -0.3 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... +0.8 +8.5 +0.9 +8.0 454 Nonstore retailers............................... +0.2 +12.6 +1.7 +13.6 722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.2 +2.9 0.0 +2.5 (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate (*) Estimates shown in this table are derived from adjusted estimates provided in Table 1A of this report. TABLE 2B. ESTIMATED CHANGE IN SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--July 2010 Data not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes. (Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)(*) Jul Jun 2010 2010 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business Jun Jul May Jun Code 2010 2009 2010 2009 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... +1.1 +5.4 -1.9 +5.3 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.4 +4.8 -2.1 +4.7 Retail .................................. +0.7 +5.5 -1.7 +5.7 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... +4.2 +8.1 -0.8 +8.4 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ +4.7 +8.5 -1.7 +9.0 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. +3.5 +0.4 -1.1 +1.0 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... +0.2 +8.1 +3.9 +7.2 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -9.9 +2.9 -3.3 +4.1 445 Food & beverage stores........................... +3.9 +1.5 -3.7 +1.7 4451 Grocery stores.................................. +3.9 +1.6 -3.8 +1.6 446 Health & personal care stores.................... -1.0 +2.7 +0.7 +2.9 447 Gasoline stations................................ +3.8 +11.3 -2.0 +8.2 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +3.6 +4.7 -9.2 +4.8 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -0.3 +6.1 +5.6 +5.7 452 General merchandise stores....................... -0.4 +2.5 -4.3 +2.9 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -1.8 -1.2 -4.1 +0.5 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -3.4 +9.3 +3.1 +8.7 454 Nonstore retailers............................... -3.7 +9.7 +5.3 +13.1 722 Food services & drinking places.................. +4.5 +4.4 -3.6 +2.3 (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate (*) Estimates shown in this table are derived from not adjusted estimates provided in Table 1B of this report. SOURCE: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services--July 2010 (Press Release available without charge from Public Information Office, Bureau of the Census Washington, D.C. 20233). Survey methodology and measures of sampling variability are documented in the Advance Press Release. Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Timothy Winters (301) 763-2713.