ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1982  to December 1982\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1982\Feb. 1982\Mar. 1982\Apr. 1982\May. 1982\Jun. 1982\Jul. 1982\Aug. 1982\Sep. 1982\Oct. 1982\Nov. 1982\Dec. 1982\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\76546\75624\86079\87475\90346\88399\90579\89104\87707\90822\93721\112345\1068747
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\64238\61460\68639\70600\72615\71806\74248\72926\71625\74831\76653\96666\876307
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\21721\23545\28299\28255\29883\28921\28517\28235\28086\28037\29727\32361\335587
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\3025\3053\3866\4342\4970\4896\4758\4592\4594\4615\4240\4043\50994
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\2598\2606\3279\3629\4079\4179\4144\3984\4001\4063\3727\3582\43871
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\1987\2060\2598\2867\3219\3375\3376\3293\3310\3325\3002\2732\35144
525\HARDWARE STORES\611\546\681\762\860\804\768\691\691\738\725\850\8727
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\12308\14164\17440\16875\17731\16593\16331\16178\16082\15991\17068\15679\192440
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\10963\12882\15876\15145\16014\14754\14479\14416\14359\14193\15319\13959\172359
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\10469\12320\14940\14140\14892\13607\13521\13585\13678\13603\14749\13429\162933
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\9848\11617\14174\13369\14145\12859\12791\12906\13047\12968\14122\12880\154726
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1345\1282\1564\1730\1717\1839\1852\1762\1723\1798\1749\1720\20081
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3355\3288\3713\3614\3646\3829\3910\3877\3792\3909\4285\5543\46761
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\1953\1915\2192\2171\2202\2268\2254\2292\2209\2317\2508\2812\27093
5712\FURNITURE STORES\1287\1256\1440\1437\1469\1505\1495\1476\1429\1499\1612\1753\17658
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\386\387\460\456\440\454\441\481\443\450\456\433\5287
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1123\1087\1210\1157\1159\1260\1357\1265\1231\1287\1452\2186\15774
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\427\405\452\440\453\501\553\487\468\484\522\663\5855
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\509\502\577\598\669\684\635\617\536\484\543\861\7215
5942\BOOK STORES\299\205\215\224\212\250\224\305\327\262\267\479\3269
5944\JEWELRY STORES\513\556\585\651\727\658\583\587\570\628\804\1967\8829
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\54825\52079\57780\59220\60463\59478\62062\60869\59621\62785\63994\79984\733160
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\7003\7037\8913\9642\10145\9564\9543\9916\9563\10495\12576\20227\124624
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\5635\5622\7216\7728\8160\7698\7654\7981\7693\8423\10005\16026\99841
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\5860\5843\7496\8024\8469\7988\7939\8277\7974\8732\10371\16613\103586
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA
533\VARIETY STORES\479\481\608\681\678\628\652\675\607\663\721\1338\8211
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\889\934\1089\1233\1307\1238\1237\1260\1263\1409\1850\2863\16572
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\19723\18323\19781\20290\20836\20444\22039\20260\20379\20985\20114\22948\246122
541\GROCERY STORES\18531\17123\18532\18999\19539\19114\20694\18973\19137\19750\18867\21437\230696
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\471\442\460\453\453\455\479\466\474\474\482\543\5652
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\272\283\302\307\311\323\321\324\317\325\315\352\3752
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8102\7416\7850\7735\7969\8365\8758\8508\8110\8297\8081\8249\97440
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3754\3556\4184\4549\4419\4092\4295\4682\4438\4713\5108\7780\55570
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\501\455\528\602\631\618\580\595\610\658\758\1267\7803
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1350\1297\1522\1649\1611\1455\1571\1631\1594\1746\1839\2752\20017
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1144\1122\1368\1510\1473\1343\1456\1488\1461\1604\1685\2512\18166
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\854\830\962\1046\1034\978\1092\1235\1057\1145\1291\2136\13660
566\SHOE STORES\839\756\941\1036\946\853\854\989\970\966\980\1289\11419
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\7448\7406\8308\8622\9010\9067\9538\9501\8877\9231\8545\9040\104593
5812\EATING PLACES\6690\6665\7527\7845\8217\8269\8700\8692\8101\8397\7763\8226\95092
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\4127\4124\4603\4734\4911\4976\5183\5111\4845\5049\4676\4929\57268
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\2512\2481\2856\3023\3186\3192\3425\3480\3159\3240\2999\3202\36755
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\758\741\781\777\793\798\838\809\776\834\782\814\9501
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2723\2705\2941\2965\2973\2970\2972\2952\2900\3002\3081\4256\36440
592\LIQUOR STORES\1361\1284\1392\1442\1504\1488\1606\1488\1442\1495\1509\2135\18146
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\1534\1619\1966\1871\1792\1843\1752\1922\2101\2413\2638\2368\23819
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\742\717\911\847\776\777\752\836\978\1207\1445\1374\11362
598\FUEL DEALERS\2507\2007\1710\1333\976\928\871\920\1068\1332\1483\1874\17009
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\16368\16130\19267\20377\20918\20227\20302\21109\20381\21767\25120\39620\261586
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\2256\2249\2457\2572\2708\2742\2554\2634\2588\2650\3151\6070\34631
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\85933\88204\87401\87805\88770\87351\88899\88464\89670\90712\92119\92135\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\71380\72452\71718\71957\72264\72359\73513\72991\73277\74173\73891\74813\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\26045\27510\27388\27671\28452\26865\27366\27332\28355\28571\30302\29625\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\4088\4153\4201\4224\4344\4214\4269\4174\4256\4334\4305\4392\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\2689\2784\2818\2884\2956\2922\2972\2909\2958\3042\2999\3158\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\757\727\753\731\755\726\715\688\709\728\729\718\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\14553\15752\15683\15848\16506\14992\15386\15473\16393\16539\18228\17322\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\12959\14141\14074\14167\14814\13292\13698\13808\14697\14831\16525\15632\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1594\1611\1609\1681\1692\1700\1688\1665\1696\1708\1703\1690\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3701\3810\3814\3861\3856\3878\3936\3856\3861\3911\3966\4137\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2153\2204\2212\2250\2236\2250\2268\2227\2234\2281\2316\2399\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1244\1282\1278\1293\1294\1298\1337\1293\1284\1311\1331\1416\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\59888\60694\60013\60134\60318\60486\61533\61132\61315\62141\61817\62510\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\9886\10077\10131\10209\10267\10240\10464\10334\10339\10471\10500\10835\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\7970\8101\8163\8186\8234\8216\8383\8279\8272\8381\8365\8672\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\8300\8419\8489\8509\8555\8507\8696\8586\8583\8671\8679\8985\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\655\659\676\678\688\677\696\694\679\685\689\696\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1261\1317\1292\1345\1345\1347\1385\1361\1388\1405\1446\1467\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\20155\20271\20117\20315\20422\20411\20656\20472\20598\20862\20638\21045\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\18871\18962\18872\19075\19137\19095\19340\19165\19291\19574\19351\19812\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\8537\8389\8084\7869\7851\8005\8162\8049\8086\8150\8163\8151\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4584\4807\4622\4556\4582\4449\4695\4630\4608\4631\4648\4712\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\607\639\646\646\651\648\663\650\666\650\650\668\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1650\1720\1651\1652\1652\1628\1689\1663\1640\1674\1670\1710\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\992\1008\985\945\955\904\956\945\946\938\936\949\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\8185\8522\8435\8528\8622\8685\8807\8846\8824\9006\9014\9049\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2878\2947\2980\2995\3009\3040\3039\3056\3069\3121\3134\3139\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1502\1507\1518\1537\1535\1503\1515\1491\1499\1521\1501\1497\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\895\904\928\929\890\906\958\957\1002\1010\963\995\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\20980\21592\21444\21536\21617\21487\21961\21674\21687\21912\21950\22565\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.\