ESTIMATED COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATION AND STANDARD ERRORS FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICE SALES BY KIND OF BUSINESS
(Not adjusted for seasonal variations, holidays, or trading day differences)

                                                                                           Coefficient of                                      Coefficient of       Standard Error
                                                                                           Variation for             Standard Error            Variation for         for Trend(%)
                                                                                               level                      for                    Cum Sales           Current Year
                                                                                      Preliminary     Final           Estimate of                 Estimate              Cum to
                 NAICS                                                                 Estimate     Estimate    Month/Month   Year/Year       CY           PY       Previous Year
                  Code  Kind of business                                                  (%)          (%)        Change       Change         (%)          (%)           Cum
                        Retail and food service sales, total                             0.8          0.8          0.1          0.3          0.8          0.8            0.3
                        Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts      1.1          1.1          0.0          0.3          1.1          1.0            0.3
                        Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations            0.8          0.8          0.1          0.3          0.8          0.8            0.3
                        Retail sales and food services excl mot. veh, parts, and gas     1.1          1.1          0.0          0.3          1.1          1.1            0.3
                        Retail sales, total                                              0.8          0.7          0.1          0.3          0.8          0.7            0.3
         44, 45 ex 441  Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers)      0.9          0.9          0.0          0.2          0.9          0.8            0.2
                        GAFO(1)                                                          0.7          0.7          0.2          0.1          0.7          0.6            0.1
                   441  Motor vehicle and parts dealers                                  1.4          1.3          0.3          0.9          1.3          1.5            0.9
            4411, 4412  Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers                       1.5          1.5          0.3          1.0          1.5          1.7            1.0
                  4411  Automobile dealers                                               1.7          1.6          0.4          1.1          1.6          2.0            1.1
                 44111  New car dealers                                                  1.8          1.8          0.5          1.1          1.8          2.0            1.2
                 44112  Used car dealers                                                 4.9          5.1          0.7          1.9          5.2          5.9            1.7
                  4413  Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores                          4.3          4.3          0.4          1.5          4.3          3.8            1.6
              442, 443  Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores          1.8          1.8          0.4          0.6          1.7          1.9            0.6
                   442  Furniture and home furnishings stores                            2.3          2.4          0.8          1.0          2.2          2.6            0.9
                  4421  Furniture stores                                                 3.1          3.4          0.7          1.3          3.0          4.0            1.5
                  4422  Home furnishings stores                                          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                 44221  Floor covering stores                                            (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                442299  All other home furnishings stores                                (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                   443  Electronics and appliance stores                                 1.8          1.8          0.2          0.8          1.8          1.9            0.8
                443141  Household appliance stores                                       5.7          5.5          0.8          1.5          5.7          5.9            1.3
                443142  Electronics stores                                               2.4          2.4          0.1          0.9          2.4          2.0            1.0
                   444  Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers             3.0          3.0          0.4          0.9          2.9          2.3            0.9
                  4441  Building mat. and supplies dealers                               3.3          3.5          0.4          0.9          3.3          2.6            0.9
                 44412  Paint and wallpaper stores                                       5.2          5.8          1.1          1.5          5.6          6.0            1.5
                 44413  Hardware stores                                                 10.6         10.3          1.1          3.0         10.4          9.7            3.4
                   445  Food and beverage stores                                         0.7          0.7          0.1          0.4          0.7          0.7            0.4
                  4451  Grocery stores                                                   0.8          0.8          0.1          0.4          0.8          0.7            0.4
                 44511  Supermarket and other grocery (except convenience) stores        0.9          0.9          0.1          0.4          0.9          0.9            0.4
                  4453  Beer, wine, and liquor stores                                    1.9          1.9          0.3          1.3          1.9          2.1            1.3
                   446  Health and personal care stores                                  3.6          3.6          0.2          0.9          3.8          3.7            1.0
                 44611  Pharmacies and drug stores                                       4.1          4.0          0.3          1.0          4.2          4.2            1.1
                   447  Gasoline stations                                                1.4          1.4          0.3          0.4          1.4          1.4            0.3
                   448  Clothing and clothing access. stores                             2.9          2.7          0.5          0.6          3.0          2.9            0.5
                  4481  Clothing stores                                                  4.1          4.3          0.5          0.7          4.5          4.4            0.8
                 44811  Men's clothing stores                                            (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                 44812  Women's clothing stores                                         14.9         14.4          0.6          2.5         15.0         12.7            3.0
                 44814  Family clothing stores                                           3.7          4.0          0.9          0.7          4.2          4.5            0.6
                 44819  Other clothing stores                                           11.7         13.2          2.3          1.7         13.1         13.0            1.3
                  4482  Shoe stores                                                      8.3          8.8          1.0          1.8          8.6          7.9            1.6
                 44831  Jewelry stores                                                   (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                   451  Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores       2.4          2.3          0.8          1.1          2.2          2.2            0.9
                 45111  Sporting goods stores                                            3.2          3.2          1.1          1.6          3.2          3.4            1.3
                 45112  Hobby, toy, and game stores                                      7.4          7.1          1.0          2.5          7.0          6.0            2.3
                451211  Book stores                                                      2.5          2.4          0.5          2.0          2.0          1.9            1.5
                   452  General merchandise stores                                       0.8          0.7          0.1          0.1          0.8          0.8            0.1
                  4521  Department stores                                                0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0            0.0
                452111  Department stores(excl. discount department stores)              0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0            0.0
                452112  Discount dept. stores                                            0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0            0.0
                  4529  Other general merchandise stores                                 0.9          0.8          0.1          0.1          0.9          0.9            0.1
                 45291  Warehouse clubs and superstores                                  0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0          0.0            0.0
                 45299  All other gen. merchandise stores                                6.1          5.5          0.5          0.5          6.3          6.2            0.5
                   453  Miscellaneous stores retailers                                   3.9          4.0          0.7          2.1          4.0          4.3            1.8
                  4532  Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores                     4.0          3.0          1.9          1.7          3.3          4.2            1.5
                 45321  Office supplies and stationery stores                            3.2          2.9          1.0          0.9          2.9          3.1            0.8
                 45322  Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores                               5.8          4.6          2.7          2.8          5.0          6.4            2.8
                  4533  Used merchandise stores                                         18.7         18.3          1.0          2.8         18.5         18.6            3.0
                   454  Nonstore retailers                                               2.0          1.9          0.2          0.6          1.9          1.6            0.6
                  4541  Electronic shopping and mail-order houses                        2.3          2.2          0.2          0.6          2.2          2.0            0.6
                 45431  Fuel dealers                                                     6.5          5.8          0.7          1.4          6.1          5.8            1.3
                   722  Food Services and drinking places                                3.2          3.2          0.3          1.0          3.2          3.5            1.1
                  7224  Drinking places                                                  (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
                  7225  Restaurants and other eating places                              3.3          3.3          0.3          1.2          3.3          3.7            1.3
                722511  Full service restaurants                                         (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)          (S)            (S)
  722513,722514,722515  Limited service eating places                                    4.2          4.3          0.4          1.9          4.3          4.6            2.0

NOTE:   (S) SUPPRESSED - ESTIMATE DOES NOT MEET PUBLICATION STANDARDS
        BECAUSE OF HIGH SAMPLING VARIABILITY (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION IS GREATER THAN 30%),
        POOR RESPONSE QUALITY (TOTAL QUANTITY RESPONSE RATE IS LESS THAN 50%),
        OR OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE ESTIMATE'S QUALITY.
        (1) GAFO REPRESENTS STORES CLASSIFIED IN NAICS 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, AND 4532

SOURCE: MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
        RETAIL INDICATORS BRANCH
        U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

LAST REVISED: MAY 15, 2024