ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, BY KINDS OF BUSINESS, NOT ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED:\
January 1991  to December 1991\
(DATA IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS) \
SIC  Code\Kind of Business\
\NOT ADJUSTED\
\\Jan. 1991\Feb. 1991\Mar. 1991\Apr. 1991\May. 1991\Jun. 1991\Jul. 1991\Aug. 1991\Sep. 1991\Oct. 1991\Nov. 1991\Dec. 1991\TOTAL\
\ RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\133940\131203\152214\151138\162806\156907\157578\162703\149213\154903\158565\184767\1855937
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\108228\104072\120026\118012\127872\123251\123508\129760\117744\123525\130114\157178\1483290
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\44580\45911\53496\55690\59323\57052\57556\56953\53685\54368\52167\59193\649974
52\BUILDING MATERIALS GROUP STORES\5657\5685\6816\8426\9113\8579\8662\8418\7859\8145\7226\6910\91496
521,3,5\BUILDING MATERIALS,SUPPLY STORES, HARDWARE\5022\4956\5948\7146\7667\7537\7626\7528\6988\7326\6503\6097\80344
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS, SUPPLY STORES\4192\4162\4997\6045\6472\6424\6561\6472\6022\6311\5486\5052\68196
525\HARDWARE STORES\830\794\951\1101\1195\1113\1065\1056\966\1015\1017\1045\12148
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\25712\27131\32188\33126\34934\33656\34070\32943\31469\31378\28451\27589\372647
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE & MISCELLANEOUS AUTO DEALERS\23580\25118\29828\30521\32212\30966\31346\30272\28985\28809\26076\25305\343018
551,2\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS\22545\23857\28099\28683\30203\29027\29675\28750\27673\27369\24960\24333\325174
551\MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS - NEW AND USED\21003\22024\25824\26393\28042\26911\27728\26800\25612\25296\23003\22614\301250
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2132\2013\2360\2605\2722\2690\2724\2671\2484\2569\2375\2284\29629
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\6739\6565\7325\7247\7625\7476\7701\7824\7312\7594\8136\10132\91676
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3660\3632\4032\4060\4267\4037\4145\4273\3978\4206\4453\4726\49469
5712\FURNITURE STORES\2221\2283\2534\2525\2615\2481\2526\2549\2443\2584\2687\2757\30205
5713\FLOOR COVERING STORES\760\713\816\845\893\850\895\941\832\856\872\802\10075
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2478\2337\2630\2561\2700\2751\2887\2827\2623\2700\2926\4149\33569
5722\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES\596\561\643\678\739\712\777\717\612\674\713\840\8262
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\945\991\1151\1190\1287\1332\1299\1430\1236\1091\1205\1908\15065
5942\BOOK STORES\750\499\520\497\523\529\539\807\778\597\655\1037\7731
5944\JEWELRY STORES\821\998\967\1012\1313\1099\1021\1058\963\1080\1329\3071\14732
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\89360\85292\98718\95448\103483\99855\100022\105750\95528\100535\106398\125574\1205963
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\13082\13431\17370\16909\18878\17840\17030\19281\16922\18711\23310\33966\226730
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\9754\10241\13383\13052\14229\13404\12801\14855\12887\14221\17915\26180\172922
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\10017\10555\13780\13429\14595\13726\13102\15233\13206\14579\18320\26755\177297
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2591\2998\3996\3765\4131\3688\3550\4363\3853\4188\5295\8230\50648
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\5357\5540\7080\6992\7762\7382\6982\7869\6802\7596\9344\13417\92123
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2069\2017\2704\2672\2702\2656\2570\3001\2551\2795\3681\5108\34526
533\VARIETY STORES\493\518\669\613\683\622\631\701\608\681\804\1318\8341
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\2835\2672\3318\3244\3966\3814\3598\3725\3427\3809\4591\6468\45467
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\29958\27879\31752\29970\33090\32032\32345\32833\29992\30818\31276\32578\374523
541\GROCERY STORES\28458\26358\30046\28332\31271\30229\30576\31089\28420\29228\29686\30638\354331
542\MEAT, FISH (SEAFOOD) MARKETS\462\438\495\457\518\488\498\509\458\449\457\575\5804
546\RETAIL BAKERIES\417\425\457\429\449\452\454\476\464\481\478\521\5503
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\11297\10064\10883\11052\11960\11846\12091\12406\11350\11678\11360\11308\137295
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\5720\5885\8046\7675\8150\7635\7476\9115\7667\7973\9141\12958\97441
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\688\627\797\836\875\849\707\809\791\851\986\1619\10435
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\1950\1993\2675\2658\2858\2560\2584\2856\2613\2773\3108\4237\32865
562\WOMEN'S READY TO WEAR\1748\1804\2438\2401\2604\2340\2371\2598\2398\2536\2829\3832\29899
565\FAMILY CLOTHING STORES\1572\1740\2371\2232\2444\2367\2398\3022\2334\2503\3042\4496\30521
566\SHOE STORES\1115\1133\1617\1460\1490\1392\1338\1798\1412\1367\1477\1905\17504
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\14419\14262\16033\15954\17057\17243\17227\17896\15869\16369\15844\16251\194424
5812\EATING PLACES\13467\13355\15015\15005\16052\16210\16266\16926\14924\15345\14819\15217\182601
5812 pt.\RESTAURANTS, LUNCHROOMS, CAFETERIAS\7571\7481\8395\8414\8949\9014\9078\9534\8454\8701\8404\8442\102437
5812 pt.\REFRESHMENT PLACES\5706\5666\6420\6384\6831\6918\6946\7125\6203\6342\6178\6501\77220
5813\DRINKING PLACES (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES)\952\907\1018\949\1005\1033\961\970\945\1024\1025\1034\11823
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\5875\5770\6378\6111\6351\6033\6104\6269\5919\6281\6264\8185\75540
592\LIQUOR STORES\1742\1646\1840\1760\1915\1888\2000\2027\1726\1775\1880\2255\22454
596\NONSTORE RETAILERS (2)\3940\3580\3870\3880\3952\3563\3898\4009\4112\4562\4702\4998\49066
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2341\2036\2240\2236\2259\2069\2340\2406\2536\2843\3193\3461\29960
598\FUEL DEALERS\2315\1600\1376\1021\838\704\791\824\893\1176\1381\1643\14562
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\30111\30484\37747\36567\40074\38144\37323\41877\37104\39616\47086\69306\485439
594\MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES\4570\4603\5006\4736\5421\5193\5116\5657\5203\5338\6499\12250\69592
\ADJUSTED (5)\
\RETAIL SALES, TOTAL\150514\152977\153844\155407\155462\155798\156310\155442\155590\154584\155394\155264\NA\
\TOTAL (EXCL. AUTOMOTIVE GROUP)\121752\122366\122788\124448\124265\124288\124822\124700\123737\123441\124138\123462\NA\
\DURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\51053\53702\54141\54379\54491\54698\54793\53833\55136\54231\54327\54985\NA\
52\BUILDING MATERIALS, GROUP STORES\7203\7575\7445\7768\7597\7686\7750\7648\7709\7604\7651\7724\NA\
521,3\BUILDING MATERIALS SUPPLY STORES\5207\5441\5461\5708\5628\5808\5791\5753\5802\5779\5727\5874\NA\
525\HARDWARE STORES\1011\1050\1021\1061\1021\1011\993\1016\999\989\1011\993\NA\
55 EX 554\AUTOMOTIVE GROUP\28762\30611\31056\30959\31197\31510\31488\30742\31853\31143\31256\31802\NA\
551,2,5,6,7,9\MOTOR VEHICLE AND MISC AUTO DEALERS\26317\28159\28598\28418\28658\28994\28970\28292\29367\28751\28845\29390\NA\
553\AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES\2445\2452\2458\2541\2539\2516\2518\2450\2486\2392\2411\2412\NA\
57\FURNITURE GROUP STORES\7272\7523\7596\7704\7785\7717\7821\7737\7738\7637\7554\7626\NA\
571\FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS STORES\3987\4113\4114\4173\4192\4103\4149\4117\4152\4119\4085\4138\NA\
5722,31,34\HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, RADIO, TV & COMPUTER STORES\2628\2733\2786\2824\2845\2845\2910\2879\2827\2798\2747\2785\NA\
\NONDURABLE GOODS, TOTAL\99461\99275\99703\101028\100971\101100\101517\101609\100454\100353\101067\100279\NA\
53\GENERAL MERCHANDISE GROUP STORES\18104\18194\18522\19274\18989\18800\19195\19199\18943\19163\19414\19101\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.)\13855\14087\14132\14832\14416\14184\14580\14650\14399\14586\14904\14448\NA\
531\DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\14241\14413\14466\15287\14782\14547\14970\15033\14758\14920\15217\14849\NA\
531 pt.\CONVENTIONAL DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\4159\4211\4233\4456\4272\4139\4340\4320\4202\4243\4226\4105\NA\
531 pt.\DISCOUNT DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\7259\7377\7390\7812\7632\7540\7706\7799\7686\7807\7986\7972\NA\
531 pt.\NATIONAL CHAIN DEPT. STORES (INCL. LEASED DEPTS.) (1)\2823\2825\2843\3019\2878\2868\2924\2914\2870\2870\3005\2772\NA\
533\VARIETY STORES\665\668\687\679\689\684\700\697\702\682\722\738\NA\
539\MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES\3584\3439\3703\3763\3884\3932\3915\3852\3842\3895\3788\3915\NA\
54\FOOD GROUP STORES\31052\30883\31238\31333\31714\31552\31367\31455\31034\31060\31299\30833\NA\
541\GROCERY STORES\29368\29189\29602\29605\29982\29753\29628\29750\29360\29434\29686\29263\NA\
554\GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS\12095\11555\11396\11359\11390\11580\11385\11445\11361\11218\11292\11365\NA\
56\APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES\7809\8087\8066\8429\8182\8138\8294\8307\8083\8024\8143\7972\NA\
561\MEN'S & BOYS' CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS\847\864\862\946\874\863\863\876\877\860\868\869\NA\
562,3\WOMEN'S CLOTHING SPECIALTY STORES\2617\2690\2670\2858\2759\2738\2852\2773\2771\2751\2792\2642\NA\
566\SHOE STORES\1444\1509\1479\1515\1452\1440\1461\1477\1421\1434\1437\1453\NA\
58\EATING AND DRINKING PLACES\15776\16007\15874\16099\16245\16438\16438\16328\16243\16223\16351\16448\NA\
591\DRUG & PROPRIETARY STORES\6075\6218\6271\6300\6226\6278\6286\6339\6330\6370\6398\6512\NA\
592\LIQUOR STORES\1991\1957\1939\1913\1883\1894\1910\1896\1856\1836\1816\1690\NA\
5961\TOTAL MAIL ORDER (3)\2332\2373\2353\2430\2474\2493\2629\2659\2678\2554\2458\2512\NA\
53,56,57,594\GAF, TOTAL (4)\38890\39594\39991\41162\40817\40457\41117\41033\40697\40729\40898\40456\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.\