Unadjusted and Adjusted Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales by Kinds of Business:\
January 2003 Through August 2003\
(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. 2003\ Feb. 2003\ Mar. 2003\ Apr. 2003\ May. 2003\ Jun. 2003\ Jul. 2003\ Aug. 2003(p)\     CY CUM\PY CUM\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\ Retail and food services sales, Total\279009\269569\305760\307551\326654\315502\325085\332251\2461381\2347743
\Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts\213172\204635\229142\230101\244468\235366\240641\248681\1846206\1763761
\Retail sales, total\252558\243532\276095\278739\295032\285022\293701\299571\2224250\2124275
\Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers)\186721\178598\199477\201289\212846\204886\209257\216001\1609075\1540293
\GAFO(1)\67077\66435\74088\73247\78964\75753\76573\84386\596523\578333
441\Motor vehicle and parts dealers\65837\64934\76618\77450\82186\80136\84444\83570\615175\583982
4411,4412\Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers\60065\59280\70203\70829\75401\73353\77293\76638\563062\533441
4411\Automobile dealers\57183\56087\65360\64928\69019\67388\71215\71252\522432\500512
44111\New car dealers\51561\50119\58909\58766\62792\61389\65020\65071\473627\457561
44112\Used car dealers\5622\5968\6451\6162\6227\5999\6195\6181\48805\42951
4413\Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores\5772\5654\6415\6621\6785\6783\7151\6932\52113\50541
442,443\Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores\14464\13554\14938\14139\15575\15348\15912\16906\120836\116862
442\Furniture and home furnishings stores\7343\6928\7882\7632\8380\8064\8409\8743\63381\61073
4421\Furniture stores\4181\3969\4449\4150\4556\4315\4473\4748\34841\34557
4422\Home furnishings stores\3162\2959\3433\3482\3824\3749\3936\3995\28540\26516
443\Electronics and appliance stores\7121\6626\7056\6507\7195\7284\7503\8163\57455\55789
44311\Appl.,TV, and other elect. stores\4944\4564\4735\4365\4961\4948\5159\5658\39334\37933
443111\Household appliance stores\981\894\1017\1000\1101\1153\1226\1216\8588\8058
443112\ Radio, T.V., and other elect. stores\3963\3670\3718\3365\3860\3795\3933\4442\30746\29875
44312\ Computer and software stores\1993\1896\2125\1930\1972\2073\2087\2263\16339\16128
444\Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers\21085\19124\24400\29443\31267\30601\30002\27933\213855\203900
4441\Building mat. and supplies dealers\19160\17296\21273\23993\25303\25501\26267\25122\183915\177049
44413\ Hardware stores\1036\965\1159\1288\1505\1436\1393\1324\10106\10342
445\Food and beverage stores\41068\37882\41309\41081\43811\41664\44109\43771\334695\324218
4451\Grocery stores\37582\34493\37554\37145\39478\37556\39773\39350\302931\293730
4453\Beer, wine, and liquor stores\2253\2176\2420\2486\2748\2598\2789\2848\20318\19945
446\Health and personal care stores\15423\14643\15686\15622\16063\15423\15950\15912\124722\118436
44611\Pharmacies and drug stores\13323\12586\13371\13335\13783\13117\13529\13460\106504\100319
447\Gasoline stations\20326\19999\22884\21854\22297\21973\22970\23902\176205\159139
448\Clothing and clothing access. stores\10825\11699\13440\13682\14734\13476\13760\15428\107044\104405
4481\Clothing stores\7978\7991\9993\10032\10553\9864\10080\11098\77589\75343
44811\ Men's clothing stores\659\608\735\773\832\806\741\913\6067\6068
44812\Women's clothing stores\2244\2287\2872\2975\3071\2762\2645\2806\21662\21533
44814\Family clothing stores\3601\3618\4649\4664\4995\4738\5044\5466\36775\35193
4482\Shoe stores\1334\1504\1799\1857\1883\1707\1806\2356\14246\14448
44831\Jewelry stores\1423\2113\1549\1697\2176\1799\1764\1853\14374\13785
451\Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores\6415\5260\5888\5851\6010\6126\6051\7531\49132\49416
45111\ Sporting goods  stores\1839\1815\2197\2212\2256\2391\2354\2609\17673\17945
451211\Book stores\2094\1005\929\984\1105\1179\1129\2108\10533\10189
452\General merchandise stores\32071\32830\36826\36589\39423\37830\37749\40800\294118\282394
4521\Department stores (excl.L.D)\14247\14640\16682\16669\17876\16909\16638\18459\132120\138269
4521102\Discount dept. stores\8949\9146\10278\10171\10791\10366\10386\11262\81349\85655
4521101,4521103\Conventional  and national chain dept stores\5298\5494\6404\6498\7085\6543\6252\7197\50771\52614
4521\Department stores (incl. L.D.)(2)\14471\14899\16988\16960\18186\17194\16909\18749\134356\140921
4521102\Discount dept. stores\9058\9271\10444\10324\10935\10504\10520\11409\82465\87316
4521101,4521103\Conventional  and national chain dept stores\5413\5628\6544\6636\7251\6690\6389\7340\51891\53605
4529\Other general merchandise stores\17824\18190\20144\19920\21547\20921\21111\22341\161998\144125
45291\Warehouse clubs and superstores\15304\15539\17144\16761\18215\17757\17913\19100\137733\121830
45299\All other gen. merchandise stores\2520\2651\3000\3159\3332\3164\3198\3241\24265\22295
453\Miscellaneous store retailers\8118\7897\7991\8163\9203\8457\8544\9060\67433\67741
454\Nonstore retailers\16926\15710\16115\14865\14463\13988\14210\14758\121035\113782
4541\Electronic shopping and mail-order houses\9902\8972\9612\9574\9411\9308\9573\9736\76088\72917
45431\Fuel dealers\4153\3794\3249\2242\1794\1618\1729\1864\20443\15861
722\Food services and drinking places\26451\26037\29665\28812\31622\30480\31384\32680\237131\223468
7221\Full service restaurants\11845\11613\13081\12594\13978\13522\13991\14701\105325\97726
7222\ Limited service eating places\11288\11060\12792\12580\13588\13244\13676\13896\102124\96380
7224\Drinking places\1389\1331\1531\1452\1569\1446\1522\1623\11863\11680
\ADJUSTED(3)\
\ Retail and food services sales, total\307045\302741\309567\308675\310214\313142\317512\321200\\
\ Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts \234104\232672\236176\234054\234773\237592\240335\243302\\
\Retail sales, total\278356\274066\280369\279601\280578\283318\287565\290658\\
\Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers)\205415\203997\206978\204980\205137\207768\210388\212760\\
\GAFO(1)\78814\78449\79156\78868\79911\80790\81709\82555\\
441\Motor vehicle and parts dealers\72941\70069\73391\74621\75441\75550\77177\77898\\
4411,4412\Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers\66591\63673\66924\68236\68985\69071\70652\71358\\
4413\Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores\6350\6396\6467\6385\6456\6479\6525\6540\\
442,443\Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores\15392\15091\15589\15674\16027\16258\16394\16557\\
442\Furniture and home furnishings stores\7947\7655\8059\8111\8272\8383\8417\8472\\
443\Electronics and appliance stores\7445\7436\7530\7563\7755\7875\7977\8085\\
44312\ Computer and software stores\2019\2061\2069\2075\2127\2155\2197\2214\\
444\Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers\25892\24193\25926\25982\26008\26697\27271\27409\\
4441\Building mat. and supplies dealers\22782\21041\22631\22699\22612\23331\23793\23926\\
445\Food and beverage stores\42034\41812\42018\41979\41831\42269\42650\42852\\
4451\Grocery stores\38000\37821\37933\37864\37706\38128\38428\38541\\
4453\Beer, wine and liquor stores\2602\2597\2642\2665\2645\2656\2708\2752\\
446\Health and personal care stores\15438\15446\15577\15591\15641\15851\16079\16171\\
44611\Pharmacies and drug stores\13178\13207\13344\13335\13395\13551\13693\13763\\
447\Gasoline stations\22093\22882\23115\21745\20858\21108\21487\22234\\
448\Clothing and clothing access. stores\14611\14374\14583\14379\14617\14793\14984\14934\\
4481\Clothing stores\10563\10280\10535\10378\10587\10696\10808\10712\\
44811\ Men's clothing stores\809\796\814\813\833\841\845\867\\
44812\Women's clothing stores\2914\2823\2869\2823\2870\2898\2939\2890\\
4482\Shoe stores\1774\1832\1825\1752\1768\1778\1821\1851\\
44831\Jewelry stores\2166\2154\2116\2135\2144\2205\2239\2249\\
451\Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores\6854\6718\6646\6756\6656\6822\6814\7051\\
452\General merchandise stores\38606\38935\39017\38703\39155\39466\40088\40557\\
4521\Department stores (ex. L.D.)\18232\18182\18093\17885\18119\18221\18477\18581\\
4529\Other general merchandise stores\20374\20753\20924\20818\21036\21245\21611\21976\\
45291\Warehouse clubs and superstores\17293\17578\17656\17588\17788\17973\18297\18652\\
45299\All other gen. merchandise stores\3081\3175\3268\3230\3248\3272\3314\3324\\
453\Miscellaneous stores retailers\8746\8534\8600\8634\8804\8731\8706\8835\\
454\Nonstore retailers\15749\16012\15907\15537\15540\15773\15915\16160\\
4541\Electronic shopping and mail order houses\9982\9991\10002\10057\10065\10195\10294\10324\\
45431\Fuel dealers\2650\2866\2782\2413\2318\2437\2517\2519\\
722\Food services and drinking places\28689\28675\29198\29074\29636\29824\29947\30542\\
(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.\