Unadjusted and Adjusted Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales by Kinds of Business:\
January 2006 Through September 2006\
(Estimates are shown in millions of dollars.Estimates are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual\
Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records and have been adjusted using results of the most recent economic census)\
NAICS  Code\Kind of Business\
\\Jan. 2006\ Feb. 2006\ Mar. 2006\ Apr. 2006\ May. 2006\ Jun. 2006\ Jul. 2006\ Aug. 2006\ Sep. 2006(p)\    CY CUM\PY CUM\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\ Retail and food services sales, Total\322222\318184\366989\357334\380085\373279\368611\382600\352344\3221648\3019933
\Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts\256007\250199\283385\280102\297509\291742\286903\298748\278516\2523111\2325363
\Retail sales, total\289603\286273\330759\321775\343404\336885\331696\345319\316340\2902054\2724726
\Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers)\223388\218288\247155\244543\260828\255348\249988\261467\242512\2203517\2030156
\GAFO(1)\79023\79726\87741\86846\90226\89566\88105\94295\88306\783834\735481
441\Motor vehicle and parts dealers\66215\67985\83604\77232\82576\81537\81708\83852\73828\698537\694570
4411,4412\Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers\60435\62261\76929\71024\76064\74802\75215\76938\67561\641229\639867
4411\Automobile dealers\56062\57223\69480\62975\67283\66667\68011\70265\62050\580016\579056
44111\New car dealers\49726\50426\61857\55942\60066\59569\61067\62997\55283\516933\519447
44112\Used car dealers\6336\6797\7623\7033\7217\7098\6944\7268\6767\63083\59609
4413\Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores\5780\5724\6675\6208\6512\6735\6493\6914\6267\57308\54703
442,443\Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores\17329\16720\18171\16487\17846\18279\18028\19396\18097\160353\149174
442\Furniture and home furnishings stores\8929\8838\9881\9033\9763\10051\9843\10620\9945\86903\79849
4421\Furniture stores\4854\4879\5251\4753\5007\5149\5145\5544\5186\45768\43069
4422\Home furnishings stores\4075\3959\4630\4280\4756\4902\4698\5076\4759\41135\36780
443\Electronics and appliance stores\8400\7882\8290\7454\8083\8228\8185\8776\8152\73450\69325
44311\Appl.,TV, and other elect. stores\6596\6210\6382\5755\6346\6439\6479\6837\6377\57421\52756
443111\Household appliance stores\1381\1353\1519\1420\1532\1565\1581\1634\1553\13538\12529
443112\ Radio, T.V., and other elect. stores\5215\4857\4863\4335\4814\4874\4898\5203\4824\43883\40227
44312\ Computer and software stores\1552\1427\1636\1420\1426\1467\1418\1650\1504\13500\14131
444\Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers\24381\23948\31027\32846\36372\33982\30262\31665\28567\273050\245254
4441\Building mat. and supplies dealers\22406\21865\27391\27084\30081\29162\26764\28623\25770\239146\215101
44413\ Hardware stores\1325\1257\1524\1719\1960\1837\1717\1695\1564\14598\13994
445\Food and beverage stores\42323\40502\44268\43968\46515\45744\46674\46594\44995\401583\382705
4451\Grocery stores\38153\36190\39629\39158\41337\40600\41453\41472\39918\357910\343672
4453\Beer, wine, and liquor stores\2562\2667\2918\2963\3207\3252\3322\3228\3222\27341\24594
446\Health and personal care stores\17871\17226\19062\17804\19100\18522\18060\18869\18044\164558\153550
44611\Pharmacies and drug stores\14904\14371\15855\14947\15988\15458\15174\15830\15205\137732\128609
447\Gasoline stations\31385\29694\34327\36421\39356\39376\40785\41178\34555\327077\286635
448\Clothing and clothing access. stores\12970\14544\16465\16930\17199\16606\16360\17914\16824\145812\136184
4481\Clothing stores\9601\9927\12266\12618\12330\12309\12223\13071\12557\106902\100113
44811\ Men's clothing stores\620\606\718\755\757\772\685\790\716\6419\6426
44812\Women's clothing stores\2536\2541\3229\3419\3381\3223\2957\2990\3229\27505\25564
44814\Family clothing stores\4699\5051\6267\6510\6321\6397\6610\7074\6646\55575\51746
4482\Shoe stores\1681\1874\2084\2290\2131\2010\2058\2588\2138\18854\17638
44831\Jewelry stores\1563\2607\1973\1882\2578\2130\1936\2102\1985\18756\17233
451\Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores\6888\5742\6637\6288\6501\6717\6525\7820\7127\60245\56042
45111\ Sporting goods  stores\2152\2211\2870\2797\2868\3118\2982\3208\2903\25109\21994
451211\Book stores\2143\1052\1041\940\1118\1176\1077\2031\1497\12075\12276
452\General merchandise stores\38541\39424\43162\44151\45311\44684\43881\45133\42588\386875\365329
4521\Department stores (excl.L.D)\14006\14771\16455\16773\16968\16666\15985\16963\15773\144360\145184
4521102\Discount dept. stores\8941\9028\10212\10532\10474\10545\10224\10647\9766\90369\89615
4521101,4521103\Conventional  and national chain dept stores\5065\5743\6243\6241\6494\6121\5761\6316\6007\53991\55569
4521\Department stores (incl. L.D.)(2)\14337\15136\16860\17195\17396\17082\16374\17370\16146\147896\149060
4521102\Discount dept. stores\9138\9232\10450\10790\10726\10796\10458\10893\9990\92473\91724
4521101,4521103\Conventional  and national chain dept stores\5199\5904\6410\6405\6670\6286\5916\6477\6156\55423\57336
4529\Other general merchandise stores\24535\24653\26707\27378\28343\28018\27896\28170\26815\242515\220145
45291\Warehouse clubs and superstores\21692\21699\23402\24046\24881\24602\24631\24831\23614\213398\192164
45299\All other gen. merchandise stores\2843\2954\3305\3332\3462\3416\3265\3339\3201\29117\27981
453\Miscellaneous store retailers\9001\8993\9530\9165\10647\10153\9435\10190\9775\86889\80334
454\Nonstore retailers\22699\21495\24506\20483\21981\21285\19978\22708\21940\197075\174949
4541\Electronic shopping and mail-order houses\14347\13174\15447\13526\14464\14287\13350\15271\14676\128542\113135
45431\Fuel dealers\4268\4208\4158\2761\2663\2521\2361\2783\2640\28363\26761
722\Food services and drinking places\32619\31911\36230\35559\36681\36394\36915\37281\36004\319594\295207
7221\Full service restaurants\14875\14413\16153\15787\16282\16220\16542\16690\16108\143070\130646
7222\ Limited service eating places\13793\13446\15428\15027\15572\15592\15888\15974\14811\135531\125709
7224\Drinking places\1476\1450\1649\1566\1623\1605\1658\1658\1618\14303\14108
\ADJUSTED(3)\
\ Retail and food services sales, total\361743\358675\361190\363611\364343\362439\367415\367406\364482\\
\ Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts \284263\283567\285130\287240\289561\289465\291424\291556\288095\\
\Retail sales, total\326403\323838\325981\328369\328971\327208\331988\331490\328188\\
\Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers)\248923\248730\249921\251998\254189\254234\255997\255640\251801\\
\GAFO(1)\93001\92181\92337\92905\93145\93386\93905\94011\95092\\
441\Motor vehicle and parts dealers\77480\75108\76060\76371\74782\72974\75991\75850\76387\\
4411,4412\Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers\71100\68797\69745\70113\68526\66668\69644\69501\69939\\
4413\Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores\6380\6311\6315\6258\6256\6306\6347\6349\6448\\
442,443\Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores\19107\18534\18565\18653\18774\18815\18869\18906\18893\\
442\Furniture and home furnishings stores\10067\9809\9851\9915\9962\10051\10044\10076\10056\\
443\Electronics and appliance stores\9040\8725\8714\8738\8812\8764\8825\8830\8837\\
44312\ Computer and software stores\1629\1600\1575\1580\1584\1541\1541\1573\1532\\
444\Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers\30634\30510\31007\30206\30110\29634\29808\29600\29081\\
4441\Building mat. and supplies dealers\27126\27061\27473\26684\26644\26131\26239\26021\25439\\
445\Food and beverage stores\44291\44686\44592\44887\45113\45428\45555\45743\45515\\
4451\Grocery stores\39292\39682\39629\39876\40055\40358\40442\40579\40281\\
4453\Beer, wine and liquor stores\3105\3130\3124\3162\3197\3204\3225\3231\3261\\
446\Health and personal care stores\17997\18095\18189\18261\18508\18634\18676\18888\18874\\
44611\Pharmacies and drug stores\14949\15032\15201\15252\15447\15583\15708\15830\15806\\
447\Gasoline stations\35028\34568\34709\36678\37411\37465\38010\37537\33354\\
448\Clothing and clothing access. stores\17571\17384\17474\17555\17673\17765\17980\17938\18462\\
4481\Clothing stores\12747\12580\12696\12826\12838\12959\13091\13008\13398\\
44811\ Men's clothing stores\787\779\779\796\794\789\777\781\798\\
44812\Women's clothing stores\3251\3153\3188\3225\3254\3269\3319\3250\3360\\
4482\Shoe stores\2221\2152\2116\2126\2114\2125\2144\2197\2284\\
44831\Jewelry stores\2446\2497\2507\2447\2563\2521\2588\2573\2615\\
451\Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores\7168\7160\7230\7354\7264\7285\7250\7274\7401\\
452\General merchandise stores\45659\45576\45550\45813\45892\45940\46151\46220\46634\\
4521\Department stores (ex. L.D.)\18079\17887\17820\17777\17760\17672\17674\17628\17752\\
4529\Other general merchandise stores\27580\27689\27730\28036\28132\28268\28477\28592\28882\\
45291\Warehouse clubs and superstores\24022\24218\24276\24587\24684\24800\24981\25107\25364\\
45299\All other gen. merchandise stores\3558\3471\3454\3449\3448\3468\3496\3485\3518\\
453\Miscellaneous stores retailers\9824\9849\9882\9936\9972\9960\9929\9907\10034\\
454\Nonstore retailers\21644\22368\22723\22655\23472\23308\23769\23627\23553\\
4541\Electronic shopping and mail order houses\14521\14736\14939\14799\14989\15071\15310\15410\15613\\
45431\Fuel dealers\2732\3247\3308\3359\3560\3617\3594\3568\3325\\
722\Food services and drinking places\35340\34837\35209\35242\35372\35231\35427\35916\36294\\
(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes:  442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532.\
   NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.\
(2) Includes data for leased departments operated within department stores.  Data for this line not included in any aggregate kind-of-business totals.\
(3) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday, and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.\ 
   Cummulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.\
Note: Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Information on sample design and estimation\
procedures can be found on the internet at www.census.gov/mrts/www/ndesign.html. Information on measures of
sampling variability can be found at \www.census.gov/mrts/www/nrely.html.\