ESTIMATED END-OF-MONTH RETAIL INVENTORIES AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS:\
January 1992 to December 1992\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1992\Feb. 1992\Mar. 1992\Apr. 1992\May. 1992\Jun. 1992\Jul. 1992\Aug. 1992\Sep. 1992\Oct. 1992\Nov. 1992\Dec. 1992\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\233647\236751\241971\246082\243613\242094\243573\242504\248930\262811\268234\248198
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\173209\174989\179172\181981\179897\179107\182939\184276\190952\202408\204696\181697
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\115474\117031\119905\122324\122054\120925\118755\116394\117293\122812\126621\124046
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16165\17019\17617\18166\18119\17622\17456\17182\17062\17211\16882\16596
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\60438\61762\62799\64101\63716\62987\60634\58228\57978\60403\63538\66501
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17026\16586\17275\17305\17290\17090\17027\17147\17762\18971\19611\18077
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\118173\119720\122066\123758\121559\121169\124818\126110\131637\139999\141613\124152
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\42159\42684\44670\45935\44450\44271\46073\46925\50662\55450\56201\44938
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\33343\33848\35506\36379\35220\34884\36275\36986\39611\43330\43942\35104
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25460\25149\25124\25323\25398\25288\25194\24748\25250\26399\26855\26275
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\18189\19538\20078\20512\20163\19848\21374\22344\22790\24074\24462\20336
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL INVENTORIES, TOTAL\241082\241549\242458\246210\245231\246433\249286\247961\247915\248243\249267\251997
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\181452\181553\182111\184000\183243\184238\186127\184871\185686\186128\186633\187863
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\116783\117093\118284\120820\120474\120779\122065\121626\120655\120801\121392\123169
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\16665\16968\16988\17484\17289\17192\17456\17391\17446\17562\17386\17234
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\59630\59996\60347\62210\61988\62195\63159\63090\62229\62115\62634\64134
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\17445\17349\17664\17694\17752\17619\17645\17497\17363\17389\17588\17951
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\124299\124456\124174\125390\124757\125654\127221\126335\127260\127442\127875\128828
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\46028\45416\45669\46537\46009\46715\47542\47279\47926\48016\48102\48425
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\36361\35894\36231\36746\36384\36875\37513\37360\37617\37613\37525\37828
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\25408\25472\25272\25525\25561\25478\25593\25370\25548\25731\25735\25738
56\APPAREL AND ACCESSORY STORES\20346\20566\20551\20761\20787\20805\21268\21443\21319\21495\21841\22249
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.65\1.66\1.57\1.56\1.48\1.48\1.48\1.47\1.56\1.56\1.61\1.22
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.54\1.56\1.5\1.48\1.39\1.42\1.43\1.41\1.53\1.53\1.52\1.06
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.36\2.31\2.13\2.09\2.02\1.93\1.92\1.96\1.98\2.02\2.24\1.82
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.57\2.63\2.28\2.05\1.85\1.82\1.88\1.95\1.91\1.9\2.16\2.04
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\2.09\2.03\1.84\1.82\1.79\1.68\1.64\1.69\1.66\1.69\2.02\2.08
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.34\2.31\2.29\2.35\2.28\2.19\2.13\2.16\2.28\2.33\2.25\1.55
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.28\1.31\1.25\1.24\1.16\1.2\1.21\1.19\1.31\1.3\1.29\0.92
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.83\2.69\2.51\2.46\2.23\2.37\2.5\2.3\2.72\2.66\2.25\1.21
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\3.08\2.86\2.62\2.57\2.34\2.48\2.63\2.38\2.82\2.75\2.3\1.22
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.84\0.86\0.83\0.82\0.79\0.81\0.77\0.77\0.82\0.83\0.87\0.77
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\3\3.03\2.68\2.45\2.42\2.47\2.66\2.39\2.69\2.66\2.51\1.38
\INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED 1/\
\RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL\1.52\1.51\1.52\1.55\1.53\1.53\1.55\1.53\1.51\1.5\1.5\1.5
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\1.44\1.43\1.44\1.46\1.44\1.45\1.46\1.44\1.43\1.43\1.42\1.42
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\2.09\2.04\2.08\2.12\2.1\2.08\2.09\2.08\2.03\2\2.01\2.01
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\2.06\2.01\2.04\2.13\2.07\2.07\2.09\2.09\2.05\2.05\2.07\1.96
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\1.85\1.8\1.85\1.89\1.87\1.85\1.87\1.87\1.8\1.76\1.77\1.8
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\2.24\2.2\2.24\2.25\2.25\2.2\2.18\2.17\2.15\2.13\2.13\2.13
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\1.22\1.22\1.21\1.23\1.22\1.22\1.24\1.22\1.22\1.21\1.21\1.21
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\2.29\2.24\2.27\2.32\2.29\2.32\2.36\2.3\2.3\2.3\2.29\2.29
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\2.43\2.33\2.37\2.42\2.38\2.41\2.46\2.41\2.39\2.38\2.36\2.36
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\0.82\0.82\0.81\0.82\0.82\0.82\0.82\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81\0.81
56\APPAREL AND  ACCESSORY STORES\2.47\2.45\2.46\2.46\2.47\2.4\2.47\2.44\2.4\2.43\2.47\2.47
(1) Data adjusted for seasonal variations, but not for price changes.\
 
Note:  U.S. and group totals include kinds of business not shown.\