ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1980  to December 1980\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1980\Feb. 1980\Mar. 1980\Apr. 1980\May. 1980\Jun. 1980\Jul. 1980\Aug. 1980\Sep. 1980\Oct. 1980\Nov. 1980\Dec. 1980\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\70659\70677\76030\75288\79369\77539\80065\81945\77691\83922\83590\100146\956921
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\57331\57009\61719\61919\66129\63707\65154\68015\64467\69222\70638\87462\792772
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\22637\22949\24232\23709\24331\24840\26129\25339\24558\26657\25078\28159\298618
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\3410\3356\3719\4121\4535\4513\4500\4543\4680\4916\4355\4146\50794
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\2981\2854\3131\3472\3779\3800\3889\3892\4029\4257\3720\3542\43346
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\2432\2315\2517\2766\2992\3071\3156\3196\3337\3516\3023\2676\34997
525\HARDWARE STORES\549\539\614\706\787\729\733\696\692\741\697\866\8349
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\13328\13668\14311\13369\13240\13832\14911\13930\13224\14700\12952\12684\164149
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\12051\12457\12968\11828\11697\12298\13287\12345\11727\13033\11434\11065\146190
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\11620\11857\12220\10983\10804\11365\12328\11484\10980\12419\10974\10618\137652
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\10996\11249\11605\10400\10164\10704\11677\10847\10425\11867\10422\10120\130476
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1277\1211\1343\1541\1543\1534\1624\1585\1497\1667\1518\1619\17959
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3364\3295\3425\3344\3458\3409\3653\3744\3656\3847\4085\4958\44238
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2025\2014\2098\2057\2133\2062\2185\2257\2179\2318\2432\2572\26332
5712\FURNITURE STORES\1407\1371\1416\1363\1445\1373\1482\1542\1449\1559\1670\1718\17795
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\408\412\448\442\432\428\425\438\465\477\447\475\5297
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1022\987\1024\1005\1054\1098\1191\1191\1161\1201\1294\1782\14010
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\428\417\452\452\490\494\569\496\465\498\526\626\5913
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\419\434\472\546\575\590\596\581\527\513\576\898\6727
5942\BOOK STORES\229\171\172\168\179\184\173\219\242\233\242\382\2594
5944\JEWELRY STORES\504\541\548\517\612\561\517\558\553\642\810\2097\8460
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\48022\47728\51798\51579\55038\52699\53936\56606\53133\57265\58512\71987\658303
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\6378\6459\7795\8058\8848\8143\8076\9010\8358\9506\11125\17199\108955
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\4954\5024\6103\6277\6949\6398\6320\7096\6626\7469\8779\13469\85464
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\5243\5314\6454\6633\7339\6754\6668\7483\6984\7870\9246\14183\90171
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\489\490\576\628\648\597\596\650\557\644\691\1225\7791
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\935\945\1116\1153\1251\1148\1160\1264\1175\1393\1655\2505\15700
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\17014\16814\17827\17487\19045\17896\18897\19362\17913\19042\18639\20288\220224
541\GROCERY STORES\15951\15746\16664\16281\17833\16677\17670\18128\16740\17819\17414\18707\205630
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\371\378\399\411\427\412\415\444\425\436\442\515\5075
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\242\250\269\283\299\285\292\304\283\317\345\354\3523
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\6800\6818\7401\7580\7964\8205\8456\8425\7946\8215\7936\8347\94093
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\3296\3011\3623\3843\3885\3639\3610\4344\3989\4364\4648\7044\49296
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\518\460\523\548\587\604\537\651\578\669\764\1225\7664
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1184\1107\1327\1385\1400\1257\1308\1512\1449\1595\1639\2429\17592
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1053\990\1205\1258\1271\1142\1193\1372\1320\1444\1471\2168\15887
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\680\634\746\798\840\788\814\998\823\946\1015\1761\10843
566\SHOE STORES\735\629\814\908\855\788\753\948\910\953\990\1247\10530
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\6663\6496\7187\7333\7793\7784\7943\8248\7574\7817\7419\7801\90058
5812\EATING PLACES\5933\5765\6423\6539\6960\6966\7120\7409\6801\6971\6591\6940\80418
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\3791\3691\4049\4100\4262\4223\4308\4454\4119\4281\4053\4231\49562
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\2084\2019\2299\2360\2602\2641\2734\2869\2604\2614\2469\2624\29919
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\730\731\764\794\833\818\823\839\773\846\828\861\9640
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2393\2386\2413\2441\2548\2446\2461\2503\2447\2629\2593\3691\30951
592\LIQUOR STORES\1271\1238\1283\1283\1413\1371\1425\1453\1311\1387\1454\1993\16882
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\1426\1605\1809\1676\1728\1642\1656\1778\1945\2382\2548\2591\22786
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\585\654\815\752\759\723\723\786\923\1218\1462\1533\10933
598\FUEL DEALERS\2133\2173\1776\1143\963\942\822\862\1001\1196\1377\2041\16429
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\15046\14735\16899\17363\18488\17457\17576\19418\18256\20149\22756\34731\232874
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\2008\1970\2056\2118\2297\2266\2237\2320\2253\2432\2898\5530\30385
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\79430\78770\77585\76556\76602\77656\79279\80067\80325\82197\82870\82971\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\64146\64240\64158\64126\64493\64819\65392\66458\66701\67884\68425\69054\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\26533\25760\24250\23221\22803\23567\24879\24735\24885\25846\26277\25693\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\4507\4400\4099\4064\4002\3963\4037\4162\4312\4395\4540\4471\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\3183\3026\2806\2828\2768\2718\2766\2846\2969\3026\3085\3069\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\701\698\673\676\684\671\692\693\698\714\703\727\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\15284\14530\13427\12430\12109\12837\13887\13609\13624\14313\14445\13917\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\13820\13071\12019\10962\10624\11355\12383\12115\12140\12765\12949\12336\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\1464\1459\1408\1468\1485\1482\1504\1494\1484\1548\1496\1581\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\3688\3654\3579\3550\3544\3539\3666\3671\3715\3779\3831\3806\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\2220\2208\2156\2116\2116\2096\2181\2179\2212\2257\2275\2233\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\1132\1123\1100\1119\1122\1156\1182\1182\1187\1194\1208\1215\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\52897\53010\53335\53335\53799\54089\54400\55332\55440\56351\56593\57278\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\8995\8908\8693\8719\8815\8766\8975\9115\9119\9392\9320\9387\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\7037\6978\6789\6815\6914\6857\7046\7153\7171\7380\7359\7388\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7458\7391\7187\7210\7295\7247\7434\7536\7567\7769\7737\7780\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\674\650\639\649\647\642\644\647\641\650\651\650\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\1284\1280\1265\1255\1254\1267\1285\1315\1307\1362\1310\1349\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\17555\17679\17899\17951\18109\18105\18265\18662\18690\18856\18928\19081\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\16427\16557\16748\16767\16935\16897\17056\17414\17437\17590\17643\17765\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\7165\7331\7661\7711\7747\7920\7888\7956\7914\8038\8181\8281\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\4040\3929\3899\3965\3980\4057\4049\4185\4141\4263\4222\4266\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\619\617\610\606\619\643\631\682\649\666\652\634\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1465\1427\1406\1434\1426\1432\1441\1484\1479\1516\1494\1510\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\867\827\829\854\853\865\856\887\895\913\925\915\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\7478\7194\7304\7333\7359\7413\7430\7505\7597\7671\7728\7904\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\2493\2512\2467\2514\2530\2529\2535\2575\2612\2677\2684\2716\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1422\1389\1396\1390\1400\1399\1374\1408\1389\1410\1435\1428\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\719\810\846\840\879\872\901\920\943\967\984\1057\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\19211\18926\18598\18657\18772\18801\19203\19463\19512\20041\20010\20116\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.\