ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 2000 to August 2000\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 2000\ Feb. 2000\ Mar. 2000\ Apr. 2000\ May. 2000\ Jun. 2000\ Jul. 2000\ Aug. 2000(p)\     CY CUM\PY CUM\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\229871\244951\273112\260159\279257\276261\267893\279668\2111172\1927779
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\171579\178248\198200\194062\205889\202834\199849\206967\1557628\1421782
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\94785\105562\118242\108498\120656\118742\111652\118093\896230\823875
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\11364\12113\15698\16275\19189\17710\16267\16437\125053\120089
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\10233\10793\13751\13939\16008\15173\14395\14578\108870\102116
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\9185\9790\12481\12566\14477\13689\13014\13208\98410\91640
525\HARDWARE STORES\1048\1003\1270\1373\1531\1484\1381\1370\10460\10476
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\58292\66703\74912\66097\73368\73427\68044\72701\553544\505997
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\55309\63595\71322\62705\69632\69685\64337\68772\525357\479394
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\52515\60245\66469\58172\64386\64488\60069\64408\490752\450726
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\47625\54306\60418\52786\58838\58742\54506\58711\445932\408580
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2983\3108\3590\3392\3736\3742\3707\3929\28187\26603
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\13238\13436\14285\13200\13883\13616\13679\14644\109981\100228
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\6084\6382\6952\6516\6970\6811\6885\7247\53847\48609
5712\FURNITURE STORES\3737\3888\4162\3854\4048\3948\4002\4120\31759\28909
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\1102\1163\1383\1264\1414\1420\1343\1473\10562\9586
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\6241\6120\6279\5695\5916\5858\5879\6362\48350\44096
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\887\892\975\928\1071\1085\1007\1064\7909\7374
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\3236\3216\3169\2888\2993\3009\3164\3428\25103\21714
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\2118\2012\2135\1879\1852\1764\1708\1870\15338\15008
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1628\1727\2128\2062\2273\2419\2342\2376\16955\14957
5942\BOOK STORES\1492\1090\1035\985\1121\1145\1076\1633\9577\8692
5944\JEWELRY STORES\1253\1992\1511\1571\2140\1785\1646\1772\13670\12450
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\135086\139389\154870\151661\158601\157519\156241\161575\1214942\1103904
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\25494\27308\31200\31492\33216\32449\31556\33516\246231\227787
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\19755\21056\24124\24629\25779\24947\24196\25973\190459\177690
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\20124\21456\24576\25109\26274\25413\24632\26445\194029\181130
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3175\3823\4317\4290\4495\4193\3876\4463\32632\32511
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14203\14901\16992\17505\18335\17989\17605\18538\136068\123560
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2746\2732\3267\3314\3444\3231\3151\3444\25329\25059
533\VARIETY STORES\946\1142\1268\1249\1309\1274\1275\1334\9797\8388
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4793\5110\5808\5614\6128\6228\6085\6209\45975\41709
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\37157\36506\39770\39759\41076\40872\41604\41221\317965\299297
541\GROCERY STORES\35343\34574\37747\37614\38922\38736\39479\39113\301528\284183
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\515\513\571\642\622\625\641\598\4727\4145
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\596\613\656\659\671\664\652\679\5190\4696
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\15272\15971\18313\17259\18619\19649\19561\19386\144030\116302
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\8163\9147\11291\11546\11583\11156\10839\12845\86570\82590
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\744\718\833\895\913\893\858\945\6799\6700
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2169\2513\3223\3295\3443\3193\2967\3297\24100\22856
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1739\2060\2763\2802\2910\2657\2469\2745\20145\19018
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\3158\3499\4299\4361\4407\4357\4267\4982\33330\31745
566\SHOE STORES\1330\1513\1812\1912\1872\1791\1764\2251\14245\14196
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\22894\23643\25962\25547\26319\26435\26932\26702\204434\188644
5812\EATING PLACES\21713\22400\24550\24249\25012\25125\25585\25355\193989\179300
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\11615\12142\13234\12993\13182\13119\13608\13454\103347\95129
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\9715\9860\10852\10796\11161\11361\11403\11276\86424\81211
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\1181\1243\1412\1298\1307\1310\1347\1347\10445\9344
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\10076\10152\10851\10505\11172\10755\10607\11058\85176\78015
592\LIQUOR STORES\2043\2101\2327\2263\2501\2560\2612\2578\18985\17482
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\9445\9626\11150\9850\10355\10394\9519\10817\81156\69123
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\7724\7690\8953\8038\8260\8392\7748\8772\65577\53216
598\FUEL DEALERS\2876\2922\2093\1515\1430\1234\1111\1379\14560\10619
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\53969\57756\64722\64091\67460\65822\64423\70168\508411\471333
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\7074\7865\7946\7853\8778\8601\8349\9163\65629\60728
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\263493\267164\268357\267119\267417\268436\270645\270854\\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\196083\198717\201178\200598\201283\201892\203411\203908\\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\111714\113179\112529\111202\110805\110718\111700\111441\\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\15443\15341\16064\15445\15546\15269\15259\15309\\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\12182\12086\12684\12224\12289\12071\12084\12106\\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1281\1293\1358\1304\1314\1310\1309\1320\\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\67410\68447\67179\66521\66134\66544\67234\66946\\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\63941\64959\63680\63084\62619\63063\63700\63384\\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\3469\3488\3499\3437\3515\3481\3534\3562\\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\14235\14436\14522\14581\14530\14348\14437\14523\\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\6813\6929\6959\7006\7040\6993\7033\7050\\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\6381\6463\6467\6457\6396\6292\6335\6400\\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\151779\153985\155828\155917\156612\157718\158945\159413\\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\32905\32972\33210\33281\33591\33639\34154\34243\\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\25723\25678\25856\25898\26145\26123\26444\26584\\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\26171\26224\26299\26410\26607\26475\26898\27024\\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4796\4755\4697\4714\4702\4669\4664\4644\\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\17776\17888\18000\18102\18280\18263\18709\18859\\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3599\3581\3602\3594\3625\3543\3525\3521\\
533\VARIETY STORES\1301\1310\1317\1320\1336\1337\1378\1394\\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\5881\5984\6037\6063\6110\6179\6332\6265\\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\38762\39236\39597\40249\40138\40407\40373\40338\\
541\GROCERY STORES\36701\37176\37522\38148\38010\38277\38218\38196\\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\16746\17589\18479\17756\17766\18278\18454\18169\\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\11450\11702\11840\11744\11803\11664\11702\11871\\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\921\937\927\934\939\927\952\943\\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\3021\3169\3306\3212\3264\3235\3271\3334\\
566\SHOE STORES\1827\1825\1819\1819\1798\1770\1791\1814\\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\25021\25072\25403\25369\25331\25443\25698\25577\\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\10420\10455\10597\10676\10868\10886\11072\11238\\
592\LIQUOR STORES\2412\2443\2437\2431\2491\2522\2546\2570\\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\8377\8441\8625\8709\8787\9014\9073\9292\\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\67671\68396\68866\68911\69373\69051\69901\70182\\
(p) Preliminary estimate
(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.\