ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1998  to December 1998\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1998\Feb. 1998\Mar. 1998\Apr. 1998\May. 1998\Jun. 1998\Jul. 1998\Aug. 1998\Sep. 1998\Oct. 1998\Nov. 1998\Dec. 1998\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\198262\194928\220258\224912\236260\234703\232508\231665\222124\235049\233002\281922\2745593
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\150177\145701\162093\166488\175599\171328\174250\175425\166981\177078\181807\228537\2075464
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\79975\80370\93177\95340\100165\103416\97987\95667\93241\97119\91508\108422\1136387
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\9853\9833\12456\14563\15824\15747\15194\14083\14306\14631\12961\13119\162570
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\8573\8491\10498\12045\12765\13135\13039\12143\12368\12684\11294\11208\138243
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\7611\7602\9409\10746\11367\11737\11708\10854\11092\11399\10078\9852\123455
525\HARDWARE STORES\962\889\1089\1299\1398\1398\1331\1289\1276\1285\1216\1356\14788
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\48085\49227\58165\58424\60661\63375\58258\56240\55143\57971\51195\53385\670129
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\45421\46605\55072\55226\57381\59926\54729\52843\51876\54516\48100\50282\631977
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\43606\44367\52119\51859\53733\56382\51169\49847\49089\51683\46014\47986\597854
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\39852\40132\47504\47361\49271\51530\46489\45206\44769\46924\42055\44035\545128
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2664\2622\3093\3198\3280\3449\3529\3397\3267\3455\3095\3103\38152
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\11599\10911\11776\11198\11664\11868\12254\12640\12076\12468\13800\18271\150525
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\5439\5223\5724\5625\5842\5872\6060\6076\5876\6230\6723\7658\72348
5712\FURNITURE STORES\3427\3251\3490\3323\3489\3450\3527\3534\3447\3588\3826\4016\42368
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\887\921\1063\1124\1097\1167\1172\1186\1205\1270\1201\1264\13557
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\5224\4813\5121\4680\4889\5077\5295\5575\5200\5233\6057\8740\65904
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\819\757\838\822\901\975\1014\932\859\898\909\1066\10790
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\2671\2468\2553\2294\2527\2525\2646\2918\2582\2489\3248\5150\34071
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\1734\1588\1730\1564\1461\1577\1635\1725\1759\1846\1900\2524\21043
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\1397\1424\1779\1846\1965\2150\2002\2063\1720\1622\1697\2874\22539
5942\BOOK STORES\1476\934\894\865\932\952\893\1402\1260\960\993\1852\13413
5944\JEWELRY STORES\1128\1527\1250\1375\1773\1542\1429\1480\1386\1522\1943\5287\21642
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\118287\114558\127081\129572\136095\131287\134521\135998\128883\137930\141494\173500\1609206
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\21861\22750\25768\27278\29062\27477\27055\28740\26344\29096\34592\49569\349592
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\16993\17879\20284\21581\22980\21437\21126\22764\20604\22790\27506\40049\275993
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\17329\18251\20722\22069\23481\21895\21566\23244\21017\23249\28062\40813\281698
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3006\3579\4077\4190\4474\3974\3910\4474\4095\4385\5559\9160\54883
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\11658\11959\13481\14570\15578\14729\14491\15208\13898\15347\18167\25069\184155
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2665\2713\3164\3309\3429\3192\3165\3562\3024\3517\4336\6584\42660
533\VARIETY STORES\697\779\859\909\944\892\923\919\885\1045\1186\1749\11787
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4171\4092\4625\4788\5138\5148\5006\5057\4855\5261\5900\7771\61812
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\34955\32075\35014\35538\37340\35961\38039\37081\35711\37126\36145\40398\435383
541\GROCERY STORES\33330\30408\33219\33605\35410\34081\36120\35213\33894\35220\34307\37913\412720
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\441\424\475\532\522\510\541\512\496\502\498\654\6107
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\486\478\526\538\560\563\554\566\557\614\586\683\6711
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\12945\11982\13088\13394\14366\14412\14820\14393\13505\13947\12943\13404\163199
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\7630\7924\9549\10389\10414\9846\10129\11432\9787\10838\11890\17152\126980
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\728\657\752\866\861\846\790\882\796\917\1017\1526\10638
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2161\2186\2605\2952\3018\2738\2699\2820\2663\2883\3109\4806\34640
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1733\1778\2210\2528\2536\2278\2248\2357\2274\2458\2571\3690\28661
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\2755\2857\3540\3793\3865\3752\4014\4485\3746\4375\5110\7341\49633
566\SHOE STORES\1320\1473\1721\1878\1872\1763\1819\2192\1645\1736\1735\2364\21518
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\20044\19707\21898\21779\23397\22725\23302\23444\21955\23360\21724\23075\266410
5812\EATING PLACES\18922\18603\20683\20639\22206\21560\22061\22234\20812\22138\20618\21912\252388
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\10550\10502\11482\11301\11978\11713\11996\12080\11270\11961\11102\11805\137740
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\8115\7826\8873\8997\9790\9390\9746\9816\9121\9730\9119\9665\110188
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\1122\1104\1215\1140\1191\1165\1241\1210\1143\1222\1106\1163\14022
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\8530\8190\8715\8858\8971\8785\8893\8878\8719\9214\9121\11466\108340
592\LIQUOR STORES\1839\1761\1886\1956\2135\2060\2215\2129\2048\2190\2192\3099\25510
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\7107\6877\8055\7653\7654\7631\7741\7589\8271\9290\9923\11538\99329
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\5453\5106\6071\5705\5756\5525\5689\5612\6269\7008\7756\9436\75386
598\FUEL DEALERS\2036\1723\1675\1178\939\870\832\825\964\1183\1331\1715\15271
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\47647\48216\53942\55921\58858\56880\56872\60814\55631\59939\69426\103014\727160
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\6557\6631\6849\7056\7718\7689\7434\8002\7424\7537\9144\18022\100063
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\222108\222574\223975\226183\227791\230046\228231\228078\230610\233751\235251\237116\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\168481\169300\169697\170045\171541\172551\173571\174032\174625\175876\177115\178122\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\91443\91185\92117\94050\94334\96195\93746\93384\95330\97530\98112\99247\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\13049\13136\13110\13267\13406\13441\13576\13568\13680\13925\14016\14301\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\9795\9860\9801\10034\10095\10206\10370\10337\10534\10614\10744\10971\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1144\1179\1215\1213\1216\1236\1229\1256\1290\1249\1257\1290\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\53627\53274\54278\56138\56250\57495\54660\54046\55985\57875\58136\58994\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\50637\50167\51182\53000\53081\54281\51437\50811\52773\54625\54909\55745\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2990\3107\3096\3138\3169\3214\3223\3235\3212\3250\3227\3249\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\12281\12366\12310\12223\12367\12462\12596\12660\12589\12718\12929\12966\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\5925\5969\5925\5952\5961\5992\6054\5986\5972\6078\6202\6303\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\5331\5384\5385\5241\5378\5436\5516\5631\5573\5579\5714\5668\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\130665\131389\131858\132133\133457\133851\134485\134694\135280\136221\137139\137869\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\28163\28495\28599\28760\28987\29027\29005\29107\29488\29602\30039\29928\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\22242\22574\22613\22717\22957\22903\22888\22971\23229\23327\23610\23684\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\22643\23122\23082\23223\23427\23392\23384\23493\23647\23806\24076\24110\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4568\4600\4628\4559\4593\4563\4605\4579\4500\4544\4609\4605\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14591\14856\14863\15067\15228\15263\15270\15377\15651\15724\15950\15917\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\3484\3666\3591\3597\3606\3566\3509\3537\3496\3538\3517\3588\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\932\937\942\939\948\955\977\971\993\1009\1060\1049\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4989\4984\5044\5104\5082\5169\5140\5165\5266\5266\5369\5195\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\35515\35566\35808\35841\36067\36253\36383\36500\36617\36682\36825\37232\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\33701\33712\33932\33944\34180\34356\34466\34590\34692\34768\34936\35334\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\13845\13678\13451\13516\13682\13700\13735\13540\13478\13554\13525\13594\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\10380\10461\10534\10494\10485\10524\10675\10573\10420\10681\10845\10851\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\867\869\891\881\875\889\893\895\894\896\894\896\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2932\2835\2825\2874\2847\2840\2918\2872\2857\2886\2950\2996\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1769\1848\1800\1768\1776\1768\1805\1794\1750\1825\1817\1825\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\21576\21704\21789\21845\22010\22192\22108\22243\22495\22658\22795\23168\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\8686\8685\8759\8788\8917\8955\9047\9181\9236\9298\9413\9391\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\2066\2109\2070\2063\2081\2083\2100\2140\2151\2162\2203\2234\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\5870\6000\6065\6050\6424\6118\6378\6356\6417\6537\6556\6599\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\58990\59600\59735\59768\60219\60444\60657\60754\60924\61422\62241\62054\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.\