******************************************************************************* ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - June 2010 ******************************************************************************* Retail trade sales were down 0.6 percent (±0.5%) from May 2010, but 5.0 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were up 12.1 percent (±2.1%) from June 2009 and gasoline stations sales were up 8.8 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 July is scheduled to be released August 13, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT. TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--June 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 Jun(3) May Apr Jun May Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 360,156 362,013 365,997 343,675 338,785 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 299,159 299,605 303,201 286,544 283,502 Retail ....................................... 320,747 322,693 326,614 305,343 300,408 GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 95,096 95,648 92,228 92,523 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 60,997 62,408 62,796 57,131 55,283 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 54,630 56,010 56,324 50,840 48,953 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 7,544 7,629 7,676 7,421 7,420 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 8,726 8,614 8,534 8,132 8,173 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 6,766 6,737 6,497 6,522 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,848 1,797 1,635 1,651 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 23,292 23,522 25,842 22,686 22,767 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 19,590 20,853 19,315 19,537 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 48,697 48,928 48,912 47,982 47,958 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 43,390 43,666 43,556 42,854 42,743 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,424 3,474 3,321 3,390 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 21,731 21,623 21,754 21,216 21,135 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 18,446 18,478 18,228 18,141 447 Gasoline stations................................ 34,607 35,329 36,250 31,814 29,059 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 18,249 18,147 18,223 17,259 17,435 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S) 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 3,015 3,056 2,958 2,999 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,262 2,267 2,165 2,144 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,083 7,181 7,161 6,981 6,841 452 General merchandise stores....................... 50,453 50,330 50,860 49,195 49,325 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 15,573 15,407 15,668 15,623 15,834 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 34,923 35,192 33,572 33,491 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 30,624 30,806 29,646 29,555 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 4,299 4,386 3,926 3,936 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 9,939 9,833 9,736 9,263 9,297 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 29,429 29,149 28,870 26,263 25,715 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 21,927 21,673 19,289 18,998 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 39,409 39,320 39,383 38,332 38,377 (*) 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--June 2010 Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes. (In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change) 6 month total % Chg. 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2010 from Jun(2) May Apr Jun May Code 2009 (a) (p) (r) Retail & food services, total.................... 2,118,031 6.5 367,116 376,063 366,002 349,960 353,263 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 1,745,419 5.8 301,361 308,910 299,646 288,493 293,871 Retail ....................................... 1,884,386 7.1 327,037 334,659 325,949 310,938 312,353 GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 94,168 89,407 87,636 92,417 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 372,612 9.8 65,755 67,153 66,356 61,467 59,392 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 334,883 11.1 58,891 60,659 59,703 54,704 52,967 44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 48,599 47,314 43,031 41,423 4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,494 6,653 6,763 6,425 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 43,695 2.2 7,469 7,476 7,238 7,317 7,331 4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 4,240 3,920 3,907 4,048 4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,236 3,318 3,410 3,283 443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 47,644 1.8 8,210 7,892 7,336 7,631 7,523 44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,238 5,733 6,088 6,065 44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,654 1,603 1,543 1,458 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 143,862 3.8 28,240 29,379 29,710 27,271 27,838 4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 22,627 22,521 22,386 22,428 445 Food & beverage stores........................... 287,956 2.4 48,540 50,440 47,717 47,621 49,831 4451 Grocery stores.................................. 258,290 2.3 43,260 45,063 42,554 42,511 44,410 4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,462 3,328 3,328 3,492 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 129,042 2.5 21,601 21,601 21,754 21,131 21,198 44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 18,428 18,478 18,009 18,195 447 Gasoline stations................................ 210,808 23.2 37,030 37,979 36,794 34,232 31,384 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 98,886 5.0 16,714 18,214 17,395 15,746 17,602 44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 703 705 665 710 44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,232 3,249 2,887 3,239 44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 6,896 6,752 5,946 6,472 4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,262 2,262 1,959 2,168 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 38,906 3.8 6,679 6,556 6,309 6,548 6,383 452 General merchandise stores....................... 286,547 2.9 48,742 51,008 48,269 47,400 50,371 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 84,039 -0.4 14,390 15,006 14,305 14,322 15,501 4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 15,336 14,620 14,658 15,876 4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 36,002 33,964 33,078 34,870 45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 31,604 29,635 29,231 30,796 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 4,398 4,329 3,847 4,074 453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 56,292 4.0 10,521 10,314 9,383 9,761 9,813 454 Nonstore retailers............................... 168,136 12.5 27,536 26,647 27,688 24,813 23,687 4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 20,436 20,806 18,537 17,782 722 Food services & drinking places.................. 233,645 1.9 40,079 41,404 40,053 39,022 40,910 (*) 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--June 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.)(*) Jun May 2010 2010 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May Code 2010 2009 2010 2009 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... -0.5 +4.8 -1.1 +6.9 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -0.1 +4.4 -1.2 +5.7 Retail .................................. -0.6 +5.0 -1.2 +7.4 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -2.3 +6.8 -0.6 +12.9 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... -2.5 +7.5 -0.6 +14.4 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -1.1 +1.7 -0.6 +2.8 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... +1.3 +7.3 +0.9 +5.4 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -1.0 +2.7 -9.0 +3.3 445 Food & beverage stores........................... -0.5 +1.5 0.0 +2.0 4451 Grocery stores.................................. -0.6 +1.3 +0.3 +2.2 446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.5 +2.4 -0.6 +2.3 447 Gasoline stations................................ -2.0 +8.8 -2.5 +21.6 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +0.6 +5.7 -0.4 +4.1 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ -1.4 +1.5 +0.3 +5.0 452 General merchandise stores....................... +0.2 +2.6 -1.0 +2.0 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... +1.1 -0.3 -1.7 -2.7 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... +1.1 +7.3 +1.0 +5.8 454 Nonstore retailers............................... +1.0 +12.1 +1.0 +13.4 722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.2 +2.8 -0.2 +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--June 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.)(*) Jun May 2010 2010 adv. prel. from-- from-- NAICS Kind of Business May Jun Apr May Code 2010 2009 2010 2009 (p) (r) (r) (r) Retail & food Services, total.................... -2.4 +4.9 +2.7 +6.5 Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... -2.4 +4.5 +3.1 +5.1 Retail .................................. -2.3 +5.2 +2.7 +7.1 441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -2.1 +7.0 +1.2 +13.1 4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -2.9 +7.7 +1.6 +14.5 442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -0.1 +2.1 +3.3 +2.0 443 Electronics & appliance stores................... +4.0 +7.6 +7.6 +4.9 444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -3.9 +3.6 -1.1 +5.5 445 Food & beverage stores........................... -3.8 +1.9 +5.7 +1.2 4451 Grocery stores.................................. -4.0 +1.8 +5.9 +1.5 446 Health & personal care stores.................... 0.0 +2.2 -0.7 +1.9 447 Gasoline stations................................ -2.5 +8.2 +3.2 +21.0 448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... -8.2 +6.1 +4.7 +3.5 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +1.9 +2.0 +3.9 +2.7 452 General merchandise stores....................... -4.4 +2.8 +5.7 +1.3 4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... -4.1 +0.5 +4.9 -3.2 453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... +2.0 +7.8 +9.9 +5.1 454 Nonstore retailers............................... +3.3 +11.0 -3.8 +12.5 722 Food services & drinking places.................. -3.2 +2.7 +3.4 +1.2 (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--MAY 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.