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ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES SUMMARY - AUGUST 2010
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $363.7 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month, and 3.6 percent (±0.5%) above August 2009. Total sales for the June through August 2010 period were up 4.7 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The June to July 2010 percent change was revised from +0.4 percent (±0.5%)* to +0.3 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.5 percent (±0.5%)* from July 2010, and 3.7 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were up 10.5 percent (±2.8%) from August 2009 and gasoline stations sales were up 9.6 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.
* 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 September is scheduled to be released October 15, 2010 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
TABLE 1A. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, BY KIND OF BUSINESS--August 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 Aug(3) Jul Jun Aug Jul
Code (a) (p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 363,704 362,189 361,170 350,935 343,518
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 301,679 299,756 299,365 287,984 285,590
Retail ....................................... 324,365 322,897 321,858 312,710 305,254
GAFO(4).......................................... (*) 95,328 95,271 92,851 91,925
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 62,025 62,433 61,805 62,951 57,928
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 55,367 55,999 55,348 56,725 51,695
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 7,539 7,576 7,531 7,363 7,392
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 8,552 8,645 8,673 8,198 8,040
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) 6,699 6,782 6,594 6,435
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) 1,946 1,891 1,604 1,605
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 23,291 23,291 23,374 22,202 22,386
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) 19,141 19,284 19,039 19,122
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 49,081 48,451 48,679 48,010 47,922
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 43,834 43,227 43,413 42,788 42,773
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) 3,400 3,432 3,396 3,341
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 22,074 21,943 21,910 21,108 21,121
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) 18,575 18,664 18,183 18,176
447 Gasoline stations................................ 35,888 35,202 34,434 32,731 31,502
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 18,282 18,072 18,118 17,604 17,376
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (S) (S) (S) (S)
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) 2,988 3,012 3,001 2,931
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) 2,293 2,294 2,205 2,180
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 7,308 7,242 7,251 7,027 6,899
452 General merchandise stores....................... 50,888 50,682 50,533 49,425 49,010
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 15,479 15,419 15,570 15,668 15,568
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(5)............... (*) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) 35,263 34,963 33,757 33,442
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) 30,880 30,603 29,755 29,520
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) 4,383 4,360 4,002 3,922
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 9,877 9,969 9,967 9,351 9,212
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 29,560 29,391 29,583 26,740 26,466
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) 22,311 22,299 19,948 19,493
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 39,339 39,292 39,312 38,225 38,264
(*) 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--August 2010
Estimates not adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences and price changes.
(In Millions of dollars and Annual Percent Change)
8 month total
% Chg. 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009
NAICS(1) Kind of Business 2010 from Aug(2) Jul Jun Aug Jul
Code 2009 (a) (p) (r)
Retail & food services, total.................... 2,863,994 6.0 371,733 372,679 369,031 359,221 353,617
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts)............ 2,353,812 5.6 304,048 303,743 302,350 291,080 289,398
Retail ....................................... 2,548,292 6.5 331,292 331,030 329,011 319,620 313,669
GAFO(3).......................................... (*) (*) (*) 92,218 90,853 94,276 88,559
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... 510,182 8.2 67,685 68,936 66,681 68,141 64,219
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................. 458,465 9.0 60,627 62,103 59,720 61,660 57,537
44111 New car dealers................................ (*) (*) (*) 49,943 47,084 50,643 46,176
4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores.................. (*) (*) (*) 6,833 6,961 6,481 6,682
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. 59,228 2.1 7,780 7,803 7,426 7,599 7,614
4421 Furniture stores................................ (*) (*) (*) 4,236 3,999 4,169 4,019
4422 Home furnishings stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 3,567 3,427 3,430 3,595
443 Electronics & appliance stores.................... 64,022 2.7 8,254 8,165 8,185 7,969 7,583
44311,13 Appl., T.V. & camera........................... (*) (*) (*) 6,357 6,409 6,429 6,081
44312 Computer & software stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 1,808 1,776 1,540 1,502
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 193,424 4.1 23,813 25,581 28,411 22,337 24,867
4441 Building mat. & supplies dealers................ (*) (*) (*) 21,132 22,485 19,705 21,378
445 Food & beverage stores........................... 387,105 2.1 48,932 50,418 48,497 48,521 49,570
4451 Grocery stores.................................. 346,816 2.0 43,790 44,913 43,239 43,344 44,185
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores...................... (*) (*) (*) 3,686 3,442 3,413 3,575
446 Health & personal care stores.................... 172,690 3.1 21,809 21,636 21,800 20,728 20,973
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores........................ (*) (*) (*) 18,278 18,496 17,692 18,031
447 Gasoline stations................................ 287,014 19.2 38,185 38,300 36,913 35,153 34,558
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... 134,409 4.6 18,529 17,212 16,532 17,995 16,334
44811 Men's clothing stores........................... (*) (*) (*) 617 671 608 633
44812 Women's clothing stores......................... (*) (*) (*) 2,731 2,949 2,878 2,670
44814 Family clothing stores.......................... (*) (*) (*) 6,983 6,362 7,179 6,546
4482 Shoe stores..................................... (*) (*) (*) 2,233 2,078 2,758 2,095
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores....... 54,444 4.5 8,411 6,880 6,925 8,074 6,506
452 General merchandise stores....................... 385,756 2.9 49,923 49,196 48,842 49,192 47,434
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... 113,103 -0.9 14,955 14,091 14,408 15,477 14,302
4521 Department stores (incl. L.D.)(4)............... (*) (*) (*) 14,393 14,708 15,843 14,641
4529 Other general merchandise stores................ (*) (*) (*) 35,105 34,434 33,715 33,132
45291 Warehouse clubs & supercenters................. (*) (*) (*) 30,880 30,144 29,993 29,343
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores.............. (*) (*) (*) 4,225 4,290 3,722 3,789
453 Miscellaneous store retailers.................... 76,521 5.1 9,918 10,241 10,613 9,318 9,376
454 Nonstore retailers............................... 223,497 12.5 28,053 26,662 28,186 24,593 24,635
4541 Electronic shopping & mail-order houses......... (*) (*) (*) 20,593 21,630 18,631 18,460
722 Food services & drinking places.................. 315,702 2.2 40,441 41,649 40,020 39,601 39,948
(*) 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--August 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.)(*)
Aug Jul
2010 2010
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business Jul Aug Jun Jul
Code 2010 2009 2010 2009
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... +0.4 +3.6 +0.3 +5.4
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.6 +4.8 +0.1 +5.0
Retail .................................. +0.5 +3.7 +0.3 +5.8
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -0.7 -1.5 +1.0 +7.8
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers............... -1.1 -2.4 +1.2 +8.3
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -0.5 +2.4 +0.6 +2.5
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... -1.1 +4.3 -0.3 +7.5
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers 0.0 +4.9 -0.4 +4.0
445 Food & beverage stores........................... +1.3 +2.2 -0.5 +1.1
4451 Grocery stores.................................. +1.4 +2.4 -0.4 +1.1
446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.6 +4.6 +0.2 +3.9
447 Gasoline stations................................ +1.9 +9.6 +2.2 +11.7
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +1.2 +3.9 -0.3 +4.0
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +0.9 +4.0 -0.1 +5.0
452 General merchandise stores....................... +0.4 +3.0 +0.3 +3.4
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... +0.4 -1.2 -1.0 -1.0
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -0.9 +5.6 0.0 +8.2
454 Nonstore retailers............................... +0.6 +10.5 -0.6 +11.1
722 Food services & drinking places.................. +0.1 +2.9 -0.1 +2.7
(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--August 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.)(*)
Aug Jul
2010 2010
adv. prel.
from-- from--
NAICS Kind of Business Jul Aug Jun Jul
Code 2010 2009 2010 2009
(p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food Services, total.................... -0.3 +3.5 +1.0 +5.4
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts ).......... +0.1 +4.5 +0.5 +5.0
Retail .................................. +0.1 +3.7 +0.6 +5.5
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers.................... -1.8 -0.7 +3.4 +7.3
4411,4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers................ -2.4 -1.7 +4.0 +7.9
442 Furniture & home furnishings stores.............. -0.3 +2.4 +5.1 +2.5
443 Electronics & appliance stores................... +1.1 +3.6 -0.2 +7.7
444 Building material & garden eq. & supplies dealers -6.9 +6.6 -10.0 +2.9
445 Food & beverage stores........................... -2.9 +0.8 +4.0 +1.7
4451 Grocery stores.................................. -2.5 +1.0 +3.9 +1.6
446 Health & personal care stores.................... +0.8 +5.2 -0.8 +3.2
447 Gasoline stations................................ -0.3 +8.6 +3.8 +10.8
448 Clothing & clothing accessories stores........... +7.7 +3.0 +4.1 +5.4
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores........ +22.3 +4.2 -0.6 +5.7
452 General merchandise stores....................... +1.5 +1.5 +0.7 +3.7
4521 Department stores (ex. L.D.).................... +6.1 -3.4 -2.2 -1.5
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers................... -3.2 +6.4 -3.5 +9.2
454 Nonstore retailers............................... +5.2 +14.1 -5.4 +8.2
722 Food services & drinking places.................. -2.9 +2.1 +4.1 +4.3
(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--AUGUST 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.