TABLE 1: Sales for Carlson Department Store, September

1996 through August 2000 ($ Millions)

Month
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
January
1.45
2.31
2.31
2.56
February
1.80
1.89
1.99
2.28
March
2.03
2.02
2.42
2.69
April
1.99
2.23
2.45
2.48
May
2.32
2.39
2.57
2.73
June
2.20
2.14
2.42
2.37
July
2.13
2.27
2.40
2.31
August
2.43
2.21
2.50
2.23
September
1.71
1.90
1.89
2.09
October
1.90
2.13
2.29
2.54
November
2.74
2.56
2.83
2.97
December
4.20
4.16
4.04
4.35
TABLE 2: All Department Store Sales for the County, September 1996
through August 2000 ($ Millions)

Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

1996

55.8
56.4
71.4
117.6

1997
46.8
48.0
60.0
57.6
61.8
58.2
56.4
63.0
57.6
53.4
71.4
114.0

1998
46.8
48.6
59.4
58.2
60.6
55.2
51.0
58.8
49.8
54.6
65.4
102.0

(Actual Sales for All Departments during Hurricance)

2000
September
October
November
December

69.0
75.0
85.2
121.8

1999
43.8
45.6
57.6
53.4
56.4
52.8
54.0
60.6
47.4
54.6
67.8
100.2

2000
48.0
51.6
57.6
58.2
60.0
57.0
57.6
61.8