ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1992  to December 1992\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\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\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\141269\142275\153844\158174\164923\163456\164783\165263\159495\168134\166413\203560\1951589
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\112399\111915\119713\123004\129405\126003\127911\130783\124522\132439\135025\171535\1544654
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\48956\50668\56230\58468\60488\62730\61820\59398\59382\60778\56617\68069\703604
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\6293\6482\7738\8863\9779\9666\9284\8802\8929\9071\7815\8116\100838
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\5703\5740\6756\7504\8116\8315\8187\7862\7917\8026\6992\6969\88087
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\4848\4913\5791\6424\6880\7145\7043\6779\6863\6919\5952\5801\75358
525\HARDWARE STORES\855\827\965\1080\1236\1170\1144\1083\1054\1107\1040\1168\12729
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\28870\30360\34131\35170\35518\37453\36872\34480\34973\35695\31388\32025\406935
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\26762\28253\31749\32665\32964\34771\34178\31881\32399\32987\28941\29568\377118
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\25748\27032\30223\30672\31179\32907\32311\30261\31088\31692\27914\28285\359312
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\23867\24909\27927\27952\28939\30644\30012\28137\29039\29507\26209\26659\333801
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2108\2107\2382\2505\2554\2682\2694\2599\2574\2708\2447\2457\29817
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7263\7168\7549\7377\7567\7805\7995\7944\7784\8154\8697\11644\96947
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3858\3924\4135\4135\4283\4362\4442\4452\4292\4475\4668\5322\52348
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2378\2450\2560\2504\2586\2564\2614\2613\2557\2639\2731\3020\31216
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\738\738\851\883\847\951\903\898\884\920\892\913\10418
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2730\2583\2731\2605\2679\2833\2917\2829\2813\2975\3279\4828\35802
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\621\590\641\649\664\744\759\719\671\718\736\895\8407
5731\RADIO, TELEVISION AND ELECTRONIC STORES\1522\1453\1494\1393\1479\1537\1592\1532\1564\1656\1962\3091\20275
5734\COMPUTER AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES\587\540\596\563\536\552\566\578\578\601\581\842\7120
5941\SPORTING GOODS STORES AND BICYCLE SHOPS\998\1122\1234\1278\1300\1335\1336\1370\1198\1112\1197\2137\15617
5942\BOOK STORES\813\548\541\526\553\587\589\889\854\640\636\1153\8329
5944\JEWELRY STORES\813\1042\930\985\1190\1111\1051\1103\1046\1135\1378\3475\15259
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\92313\91607\97614\99706\104435\100726\102963\105865\100113\107356\109796\135491\1247985
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\14891\15871\17812\18670\19900\18697\18462\20403\18654\20865\24969\37226\246420
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\10829\11839\13567\14158\15054\14070\13808\15546\14035\15782\19073\28662\186423
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\11087\12144\13912\14520\15404\14400\14123\15893\14383\16159\19497\29263\190785
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2706\3250\3705\3854\4056\3671\3578\4226\3957\4322\5353\8623\51301
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\6154\6620\7477\7925\8592\8089\7958\8600\7741\8874\10290\15081\103401
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2227\2274\2730\2741\2756\2640\2587\3067\2685\2963\3854\5559\36083
533\VARIETY STORES\618\667\683\784\765\705\724\741\679\797\856\1497\9516
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3444\3365\3562\3728\4081\3922\3930\4116\3940\4286\5040\7067\50481
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\30336\29204\30360\30828\32247\31325\32906\31980\30701\31982\30912\34318\377099
541\GROCERY STORES\28907\27767\28846\29230\30619\29748\31290\30426\29207\30406\29413\32289\358148
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\423\410\445\481\479\515\561\527\497\500\498\636\5972
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\465\471\494\474\522\479\457\461\460\514\446\489\5732
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\10508\10071\10725\10885\11836\11874\12225\12218\11569\12002\11418\11619\136950
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\6068\6441\7505\8370\8343\8048\8024\9348\8475\9065\9738\14787\104212
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\709\664\736\819\860\855\714\775\761\839\913\1552\10197
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2098\2215\2637\2914\3043\2724\2684\3005\2875\3127\3361\5067\35750
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1867\1986\2396\2658\2746\2420\2371\2658\2564\2763\2959\4440\31828
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1686\1899\2185\2467\2430\2528\2657\3043\2676\2976\3376\5299\33222
566\SHOE STORES\1160\1221\1417\1625\1519\1460\1416\1796\1543\1494\1481\1990\18122
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\15399\15573\16595\16262\17409\16602\17110\17697\16257\17445\16534\17281\200164
5812\EATING PLACES\14412\14583\15542\15232\16351\15593\16063\16637\15261\16365\15501\16218\187758
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\8124\8222\8624\8368\9031\8424\8776\9109\8385\9021\8634\8897\103615
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\6127\6185\6700\6641\7055\6899\7090\7300\6629\7104\6656\7071\81457
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\987\990\1053\1030\1058\1009\1047\1060\996\1080\1033\1063\12406
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6318\6255\6401\6561\6488\6347\6245\6293\6090\6457\6191\8142\77788
592\LIQUOR STORES\1576\1590\1630\1696\1831\1770\1897\1840\1743\1852\1802\2471\21698
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\4393\3899\4177\4114\4104\4217\4324\4276\4626\5245\5629\6179\55183
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2749\2322\2495\2521\2519\2631\2694\2680\2950\3466\3954\4557\35538
598\FUEL DEALERS\1813\1494\1371\1162\947\789\733\768\921\1178\1294\1732\14202
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\32849\34260\37646\39393\41142\39871\39774\43395\40238\43558\49984\77120\519230
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\4627\4780\4780\4976\5332\5321\5293\5700\5325\5474\6580\13463\71651
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\158221\159829\159208\159182\160059\160757\161241\162354\164194\165960\166362\167878\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\125985\126588\126633\126312\126882\127111\127418\128651\129617\130582\131048\132318\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\55979\57458\56788\56872\57381\58054\58370\58376\59504\60525\60469\61408\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\8088\8434\8334\8224\8348\8307\8333\8305\8495\8572\8412\8789\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\6068\6211\6194\6136\6204\6159\6255\6271\6420\6401\6318\6547\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1026\1040\1059\1032\1068\1056\1059\1061\1071\1070\1062\1088\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\32236\33241\32575\32870\33177\33646\33823\33703\34577\35378\35314\35560\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\29802\30777\30122\30443\30721\31185\31356\31225\32078\32823\32776\33037\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2434\2464\2453\2427\2456\2461\2467\2478\2499\2555\2538\2523\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7797\7876\7884\7865\7873\8012\8081\8055\8085\8153\8239\8416\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\4193\4275\4276\4276\4283\4397\4411\4391\4366\4353\4400\4484\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2868\2883\2878\2872\2899\2927\2958\2953\3002\3070\3093\3135\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\102242\102371\102420\102310\102678\102703\102871\103978\104690\105435\105893\106470\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\20075\20291\20126\20061\20106\20171\20167\20547\20867\20888\20986\21164\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\14978\15375\15278\15158\15268\15310\15257\15484\15770\15798\15881\16021\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\15333\15706\15633\15513\15625\15668\15615\15870\16157\16158\16248\16398\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4241\4357\4229\4240\4238\4229\4219\4243\4325\4300\4276\4299\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\8119\8317\8401\8307\8424\8506\8502\8635\8777\8874\8871\9058\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2973\3032\3003\2966\2963\2933\2894\2992\3055\2984\3101\3041\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\835\822\777\784\777\776\773\767\772\782\786\823\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\4262\4094\4071\4119\4061\4085\4137\4296\4325\4308\4319\4320\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31120\30966\31176\31123\31114\31150\31374\31388\31503\31719\31681\31776\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\29527\29414\29586\29555\29555\29571\29800\29829\29925\30135\30136\30177\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\11155\11178\11289\11233\11392\11384\11372\11483\11523\11463\11580\11631\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\8230\8408\8362\8441\8401\8685\8620\8788\8888\8847\8849\8999\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\855\866\867\858\860\899\840\855\850\825\817\826\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2816\2847\2898\2897\2923\2942\2889\3014\3017\3024\3092\3132\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1501\1540\1498\1502\1491\1508\1491\1505\1541\1528\1494\1497\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\16720\16709\16712\16377\16439\16025\16111\16478\16606\16953\17423\17368\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6454\6502\6505\6509\6501\6490\6379\6474\6458\6516\6416\6421\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1771\1801\1801\1808\1802\1782\1770\1813\1818\1835\1831\1826\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2746\2660\2538\2755\2892\3042\3104\3070\3054\3131\3065\3143\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\41871\42376\42194\42249\42188\42761\42809\43359\43737\43903\44155\44772\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.\