Combined Seasonal, Trading-Day, and Holiday Adjustment Factors for U.S. Retail Sales and Food Services by Kind of Business

   NAICS           Kind of Business                                   Jan 08  Feb 08  Mar 08  Apr 08  May 08  Jun 08  Jul 08  Aug 08  Sep 08  Oct 08  Nov 08  Dec 08  Jan 09  Feb 09  Mar 09  Apr 09  May 09
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                  Retail Sales and Food Services, total                0.911   0.923   0.994   0.989   1.064   1.006   1.028   1.027   0.952   0.996   0.985   1.147   0.917   0.887   0.991   0.994   1.046
                 Retail Sales, total                                   0.909   0.919   0.992   0.988   1.064   1.006   1.027   1.024   0.950   0.994   0.989   1.162   0.914   0.885   0.989   0.994   1.044

             441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers                       0.887   0.951   1.065   1.058   1.114   1.047   1.096   1.075   0.987   0.954   0.845   0.948   0.885   0.915   1.071   1.060   1.079
             442 Furniture and home furnishings stores                 0.918   0.934   0.965   0.934   1.006   0.970   1.025   1.053   0.985   1.003   1.061   1.170   0.922   0.893   0.966   0.933   0.990
             443 Electronics and appliance stores                      0.938   0.949   0.928   0.863   0.947   0.928   0.951   0.988   0.896   0.884   1.124   1.625   0.939   0.914   0.928   0.865   0.939
             444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supp. dealers     0.795   0.791   0.951   1.133   1.240   1.136   1.113   1.014   1.008   1.056   0.912   0.887   0.772   0.754   0.968   1.129   1.208
             445 Food and beverage stores                              0.975   0.942   1.000   0.958   1.053   0.991   1.032   1.025   0.962   1.000   0.996   1.086   0.992   0.906   0.968   0.986   1.039
             446 Health and personal care                              1.003   0.990   1.026   0.985   1.025   0.976   0.992   0.984   0.967   1.009   0.957   1.119   0.999   0.949   1.017   0.998   1.007
             447 Gasoline stations                                     0.903   0.888   0.976   1.004   1.088   1.074   1.114   1.087   1.001   1.035   0.907   0.936   0.916   0.854   0.972   1.010   1.077
             448 Clothing and clothing access. stores                  0.764   0.864   0.964   0.919   1.018   0.909   0.925   1.011   0.908   0.973   1.081   1.672   0.779   0.833   0.919   0.962   1.002
             451 Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores         0.950   0.826   0.899   0.868   0.937   0.930   0.943   1.152   0.930   0.878   1.036   1.668   0.974   0.784   0.885   0.864   0.940
             452 General merchandise stores                            0.856   0.898   0.965   0.919   1.028   0.984   0.970   1.007   0.890   0.965   1.102   1.420   0.868   0.865   0.927   0.959   1.031
            4521 Department stores                                     0.780   0.848   0.940   0.892   0.988   0.941   0.916   0.992   0.855   0.959   1.191   1.710   0.791   0.817   0.897   0.931   0.988
           45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores                       0.908   0.931   0.985   0.934   1.047   1.005   0.997   1.022   0.909   0.966   1.051   1.255   0.922   0.897   0.951   0.961   1.052
             453 Miscellaneous stores retail                           0.914   0.932   0.928   0.940   1.080   1.016   1.026   1.010   0.998   1.031   0.961   1.194   0.902   0.892   0.945   0.939   1.054
             454 Nonstore retailers                                    1.051   1.003   0.988   0.954   0.940   0.904   0.925   0.924   0.960   1.033   1.030   1.328   1.030   0.958   1.014   0.953   0.915
             722 Food services and drinking places                     0.928   0.950   1.019   0.996   1.065   1.015   1.038   1.062   0.972   1.011   0.954   1.009   0.950   0.909   1.010   0.995   1.063
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note:  Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences.  Each month, new factors are developed using the latest estimates and applied to the not adjusted advance,
preliminary, and final estimates and to the estimates of the previous year that correspond to the advance and preliminary months.  The sales adjustment factors are not included in this table for
those kinds of business for which adjusted estimates are not shown separately.  Adjusted sales estimates are obtained by dividing the not adjusted estimates by the adjustment factors shown above for 
corresponding kinds of business.  Adjusted estimates for the summary trade totals are obtained by summarizing the adjusted estimates for the individual kind of business.  The options used to derive factors
for each kind of business were selected during the last benchmarking operation and will not be subject to modification until the next benchmarking operation.  These options are available upon request.
 
SOURCE: MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
        RETAIL INDICATORS BRANCH
        U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
        
        

Last Revised: April 30, 2009