ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1990  to December 1990\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1990\Feb. 1990\Mar. 1990\Apr. 1990\May. 1990\Jun. 1990\Jul. 1990\Aug. 1990\Sep. 1990\Oct. 1990\Nov. 1990\Dec. 1990\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\135823\130495\152118\148785\158291\157868\153231\161757\149502\154663\159113\182965\1844611
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\104898\101733\117547\115255\122464\122297\119041\126769\118109\122700\129877\156316\1457006
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\50929\48418\56998\55944\60347\59858\57417\59236\53617\55127\53264\57680\668835
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\6234\6072\7612\8169\9341\9284\8794\8797\7904\8268\7581\6584\94640
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\5606\5407\6699\7090\7951\7937\7706\7735\6976\7273\6683\5802\82865
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\4744\4609\5683\6003\6751\6743\6596\6696\5956\6209\5650\4701\70341
525\HARDWARE STORES\862\798\1016\1087\1200\1194\1110\1039\1020\1064\1033\1101\12524
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\30925\28762\34571\33530\35827\35571\34190\34988\31393\31963\29236\26649\387605
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\28659\26613\31965\30946\33070\32743\31470\32195\28849\29275\26716\24263\356764
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\27597\25455\30265\28883\31078\30837\29661\30577\27493\28026\25496\23345\338713
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\25563\23535\28037\26883\28974\28820\27901\28685\25646\26274\23803\21842\315963
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2266\2149\2606\2584\2757\2828\2720\2793\2544\2688\2520\2386\30841
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7230\6761\7597\7172\7631\7569\7328\7604\7263\7589\8032\9769\91545
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4085\3799\4315\4092\4309\4235\4068\4272\4039\4270\4456\4584\50524
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2639\2468\2765\2563\2641\2585\2403\2563\2445\2503\2595\2659\30829
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\820\778\893\878\929\924\923\923\883\983\927\834\10695
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2550\2369\2649\2484\2746\2747\2689\2683\2587\2671\2873\3987\33035
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\678\611\697\681\762\778\775\726\666\722\760\911\8767
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\1000\1052\1240\1182\1298\1321\1210\1340\1178\1117\1192\1857\14987
5942\BOOK STORES\692\483\490\485\527\527\529\723\753\599\611\1015\7434
5944\JEWELRY STORES\846\1025\984\1004\1263\1134\1075\1132\996\1084\1400\3238\15181
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\84894\82077\95120\92841\97944\98010\95814\102521\95885\99536\105849\125285\1175776
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\12577\13000\16542\16271\17429\17237\15823\17919\16267\17428\22200\32821\215514
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\9468\9859\12918\12675\13309\13260\12114\13935\12520\13377\17023\25350\165808
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\9762\10207\13320\13070\13677\13625\12463\14346\12894\13764\17480\26021\170629
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2686\3050\4002\3856\4080\3894\3501\4262\3886\4106\5408\8442\51173
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4949\5056\6505\6541\6848\6917\6320\7074\6371\6831\8610\12286\84308
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2127\2101\2813\2673\2749\2814\2642\3010\2637\2827\3462\5293\35148
533\VARIETY STORES\509\538\633\684\667\636\622\703\609\680\784\1241\8306
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\2600\2603\2991\2912\3453\3341\3087\3281\3138\3371\4393\6230\41400
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\28419\27277\30950\29499\31459\31758\31399\32183\30558\30504\31004\33323\368333
541\GROCERY STORES\26914\25748\29269\27802\29731\30067\29682\30446\28973\28898\29374\31339\348243
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\489\478\524\507\511\504\512\509\458\458\486\614\6050
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\420\404\447\434\432\427\426\439\419\431\452\498\5229
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\10120\9434\10497\10537\11210\11442\11548\12739\12406\13242\12952\12377\138504
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\5846\5729\7672\7745\7867\7770\7231\8659\7699\7818\8914\12869\95819
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\728\621\784\820\868\880\722\771\788\856\971\1641\10450
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2086\2016\2690\2734\2795\2692\2533\2766\2609\2692\3008\4191\32812
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1815\1797\2444\2486\2551\2478\2324\2527\2402\2441\2728\3762\29755
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1514\1598\2140\2079\2201\2283\2155\2696\2234\2317\2872\4309\28398
566\SHOE STORES\1150\1101\1536\1586\1501\1479\1368\1789\1511\1413\1552\2057\18043
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\14012\13811\15889\15730\16479\16922\17020\17440\15879\15971\15335\15661\190149
5812\EATING PLACES\13171\12990\14942\14792\15513\15918\16063\16480\14917\14965\14313\14615\178679
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\7354\7265\8265\8289\8618\8789\8941\9243\8445\8475\8049\8121\99854
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\5574\5522\6410\6208\6569\6798\6888\7003\6224\6240\6055\6225\75716
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\841\821\947\938\966\1004\957\960\962\1006\1022\1046\11470
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\5545\5187\5592\5662\5835\5729\5656\5951\5617\6006\6097\7681\70558
592\LIQUOR STORES\1512\1459\1653\1628\1755\1850\1873\1906\1753\1788\1891\2654\21722
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\3721\3441\3763\3501\3691\3450\3495\3615\3547\4225\4640\4543\45632
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2264\1909\2172\1973\2016\1933\1904\2024\2011\2465\2960\2946\26577
598\FUEL DEALERS\2102\1598\1441\1077\887\763\752\1032\1062\1340\1602\1917\15573
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\30329\30128\36745\35929\38232\37785\35364\39645\36329\38049\45458\67604\471597
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\4676\4638\4934\4741\5305\5209\4982\5463\5100\5214\6312\12145\68719
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\154002\152810\153395\152274\151967\153312\153836\154595\155106\155673\155240\153953\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\119190\120231\121144\119867\119940\121246\121453\122371\123257\123407\123493\122769\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\58603\56827\56264\56030\55438\55467\55836\55604\55146\55661\54968\53948\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\7978\8131\8065\7826\7769\8108\8012\7945\7820\7770\7890\7486\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\5952\6089\6014\5891\5840\5905\5921\5900\5811\5707\5771\5616\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1055\1061\1067\1054\1039\1068\1064\1006\1043\1034\1038\1019\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\34812\32579\32251\32407\32027\32066\32383\32224\31849\32266\31747\31184\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\32165\29936\29597\29813\29474\29472\29829\29673\29318\29721\29230\28646\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2647\2643\2654\2594\2553\2594\2554\2551\2531\2545\2517\2538\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7876\7776\7755\7741\7755\7613\7581\7541\7601\7648\7503\7391\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4474\4312\4311\4271\4225\4197\4177\4148\4177\4190\4118\4032\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2742\2790\2780\2785\2878\2772\2749\2727\2767\2777\2708\2681\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\95399\95983\97131\96244\96529\97845\98000\98991\99960\100012\100272\100005\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\17806\17947\18204\17601\17775\18082\18057\17989\18036\18070\18062\18207\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\13702\13827\14133\13571\13692\13958\13908\13852\13819\13848\13806\13929\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14150\14139\14484\14020\14098\14402\14360\14260\14218\14243\14134\14378\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4325\4320\4388\4284\4317\4346\4349\4237\4201\4194\4209\4208\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\6883\6851\7055\6849\6841\7037\7022\7081\7071\7138\7205\7223\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2942\2968\3041\2887\2940\3019\2989\2942\2946\2911\2720\2947\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\701\695\676\702\681\697\696\709\699\700\699\675\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3403\3425\3395\3328\3402\3427\3453\3428\3518\3522\3557\3603\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\29732\30242\30788\30278\30388\30849\30703\31021\31179\31027\31177\31258\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\28035\28545\29066\28603\28726\29191\29015\29331\29504\29368\29522\29621\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\10800\10831\10878\10863\10810\10960\10956\11741\12493\12708\12836\12464\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\7990\7895\8053\7918\8017\8150\8131\8031\7975\7972\7836\7944\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\916\864\895\860\881\891\878\847\862\877\853\861\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2800\2721\2817\2776\2754\2846\2818\2720\2704\2703\2632\2663\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1494\1470\1506\1484\1482\1505\1534\1514\1502\1494\1513\1526\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\15466\15553\15716\15905\15815\15949\16148\16074\16023\15971\15891\15771\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\5711\5608\5614\5719\5789\5834\5941\5963\6040\6073\6196\6077\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1724\1735\1746\1768\1764\1787\1818\1822\1851\1859\1856\1940\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2250\2233\2237\2192\2206\2235\2196\2190\2186\2197\2232\2217\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\39539\39437\39824\38979\39276\39507\39522\39234\39368\39477\39052\39263\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.\