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ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - April 2010
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Notice of Revision: Monthly retail sales and inventories were revised based on the results of the 2008 Annual Retail Trade Survey. The Annual Revision of Monthly Retail and Food Services showing revised data can be found on our website at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/benchmark/2010/html/annrev10.html.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $366.4 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month and 8.8 percent (±0.5%) above April 2009. Total sales for the February through April 2010 period were up 7.3 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The February to March 2010 percent change was revised from +1.9 percent (±0.5%) to +2.1 percent (±0.4%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.5 percent (±0.5%)* from March 2010 and 9.6 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Gasoline stations sales were up 30.1 percent (±1.5%) from April 2009 and motor vehicle and parts dealers sales were up 15.1 percent (±2.5%) 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.
* 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 May is scheduled to be released June 11, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--April 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 Apr(3) Mar Feb Apr Mar
Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 366,404 364,854 357,272 336,713 336,207
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 303,536 302,323 298,653 282,099 281,535
Retail ....................................... 326,950 325,440 318,054 298,339 297,904
GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 96,678 95,628 92,363 91,970
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 62,868 62,531 58,619 54,614 54,672
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 56,449 56,144 52,309 48,282 48,331
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 7,755 7,851 7,688 7,415 7,450
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 8,535 8,565 8,679 8,225 8,296
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 6,754 6,888 6,581 6,659
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,811 1,791 1,644 1,637
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 25,495 23,853 22,132 22,741 22,922
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 19,996 18,320 19,513 19,584
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 48,935 49,159 49,321 47,773 47,644
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 43,595 43,818 43,995 42,621 42,496
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,463 3,463 3,358 3,370
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 21,851 21,657 21,509 21,111 21,181
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 18,420 18,292 18,194 18,168
447 Gasoline stations................................ 36,300 36,134 35,768 27,899 27,959
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 18,260 18,439 17,977 17,280 17,006
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S)
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 3,129 3,044 2,979 2,952
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,302 2,292 2,130 2,140
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,194 7,332 7,166 7,000 6,826
452 General merchandise stores....................... 51,094 51,289 50,966 49,189 49,196
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 15,906 16,148 15,936 15,760 15,729
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 35,141 35,030 33,429 33,467
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 30,790 30,715 29,536 29,611
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 4,351 4,315 3,893 3,856
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 9,695 9,723 9,474 9,443 9,360
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 28,968 28,907 28,755 25,649 25,392
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 21,668 21,266 18,858 18,604
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 39,454 39,414 39,218 38,374 38,303
(*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business.
(NA) Not available (S) Suppressed (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/eos/www/naics
(2) Estimates are concurrently adjusted for seasonal variation and for holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes. Concurrent seasonal adjustment
uses all available unadjusted estimates as input to the X-12 ARIMA program. The factors derived from the program are used in calculating all seasonally
adjusted estimates shown in this table. Year-to-date seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated. Adjustment factors and explanatory material can be found
on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail
(3) 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.
(4) 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).
(5) Estimates include data for leased departments operated within department stores. Data for this line are not included in broader kind-of-business totals.
TABLE 1B. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--April 2010
Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes.
(In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change)
4 month total
% Chg. 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009
NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2010 from Apr(2) Mar Feb Apr Mar
Code 2009 (a) (p) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 1,374,959 7.0 365,832 369,616 317,961 334,767 333,230
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 1,135,257 6.4 299,510 300,309 264,903 277,188 274,636
Retail ....................................... 1,222,711 7.6 325,707 329,571 281,998 296,355 294,238
GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 92,865 83,866 86,369 86,438
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 239,702 9.8 66,322 69,307 53,058 57,579 58,594
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 215,365 11.2 59,723 62,601 47,392 51,082 52,101
44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 50,267 37,442 39,956 41,052
4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,706 5,666 6,497 6,493
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 28,811 2.4 7,313 7,796 6,935 6,933 7,234
4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 4,343 4,086 3,758 4,040
4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,453 2,849 3,175 3,194
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 31,626 -0.1 7,407 8,122 8,198 7,093 7,759
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,295 6,516 5,574 6,140
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,827 1,682 1,519 1,619
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 85,880 2.9 29,358 23,552 16,625 25,730 22,148
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 19,676 14,235 20,898 18,840
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 188,875 2.8 47,599 48,788 44,829 46,975 46,224
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 169,935 2.7 42,505 43,774 40,343 42,024 41,561
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,200 2,895 3,153 3,040
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 85,959 2.9 21,873 22,761 20,369 21,174 21,647
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 19,359 17,304 18,267 18,550
447 Gasoline stations................................ 135,562 28.5 36,627 35,664 30,653 28,066 27,204
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 63,954 5.1 17,393 17,716 15,240 16,498 15,794
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 635 526 728 588
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,176 2,426 3,199 2,893
44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 6,872 5,607 6,097 6,032
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,360 2,067 2,187 2,089
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 25,770 4.9 6,345 6,804 5,647 6,097 6,157
452 General merchandise stores....................... 186,988 3.5 48,200 49,441 45,028 46,880 46,607
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 55,025 0.8 14,525 14,945 13,126 14,694 14,182
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 15,284 13,424 15,086 14,562
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 34,496 31,902 32,186 32,425
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 30,236 28,135 28,355 28,723
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 4,260 3,767 3,831 3,702
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 35,496 2.7 9,415 9,562 8,321 9,010 8,940
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 114,088 13.0 27,855 30,058 27,095 24,320 25,930
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 21,950 18,884 17,896 18,437
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 152,248 1.9 40,125 40,045 35,963 38,412 38,992
(*) 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/eos/www/naics
(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--April 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.)(*)
Apr Mar
2010 2010
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business Mar Apr Feb Mar
Code 2010 2009 2010 2009
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... +0.4 +8.8 +2.1 +8.5
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.4 +7.6 +1.2 +7.4
Retail .................................. +0.5 +9.6 +2.3 +9.2
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... +0.5 +15.1 +6.7 +14.4
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... +0.5 +16.9 +7.3 +16.2
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -1.2 +4.6 +2.1 +5.4
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -0.4 +3.8 -1.3 +3.2
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers +6.9 +12.1 +7.8 +4.1
445 Food & beverage stores........................... -0.5 +2.4 -0.3 +3.2
4451 Grocery stores.................................. -0.5 +2.3 -0.4 +3.1
446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.9 +3.5 +0.7 +2.2
447 Gasoline stations................................ +0.5 +30.1 +1.0 +29.2
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -1.0 +5.7 +2.6 +8.4
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -1.9 +2.8 +2.3 +7.4
452 General merchandise stores....................... -0.4 +3.9 +0.6 +4.3
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -1.5 +0.9 +1.3 +2.7
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -0.3 +2.7 +2.6 +3.9
454 Nonstore retailers............................... +0.2 +12.9 +0.5 +13.8
722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.1 +2.8 +0.5 +2.9
(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--April 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.)(*)
Apr Mar
2010 2010
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business Mar Apr Feb Mar
Code 2010 2009 2010 2009
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... -1.0 +9.3 +16.2 +10.9
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -0.3 +8.1 +13.4 +9.3
Retail .................................. -1.2 +9.9 +16.9 +12.0
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -4.3 +15.2 +30.6 +18.3
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -4.6 +16.9 +32.1 +20.2
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -6.2 +5.5 +12.4 +7.8
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -8.8 +4.4 -0.9 +4.7
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers +24.7 +14.1 +41.7 +6.3
445 Food & beverage stores........................... -2.4 +1.3 +8.8 +5.5
4451 Grocery stores.................................. -2.9 +1.1 +8.5 +5.3
446 Health & personal care stores.................... -3.9 +3.3 +11.7 +5.1
447 Gasoline stations................................ +2.7 +30.5 +16.3 +31.1
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -1.8 +5.4 +16.2 +12.2
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -6.7 +4.1 +20.5 +10.5
452 General merchandise stores....................... -2.5 +2.8 +9.8 +6.1
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -2.8 -1.2 +13.9 +5.4
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -1.5 +4.5 +14.9 +7.0
454 Nonstore retailers............................... -7.3 +14.5 +10.9 +15.9
722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.2 +4.5 +11.4 +2.7
(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--APRIL 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.