Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2024

[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2024 Feb. 2024(p)
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 791,352 804,734
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 539,544 548,779
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 251,808 255,955
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,439 27,827
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 75,877 78,614
445 Food and beverage stores 63,303 63,118
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 57,865 60,117
452 General merchandise stores 94,386 96,420
4521 Department stores 20,227 20,634
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 804,215 808,724
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 554,409 556,807
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 249,806 251,917
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 28,405 28,688
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 77,426 77,073
445 Food and beverage stores 63,902 64,234
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 61,103 61,219
452 General merchandise stores 99,079 99,086
4521 Department stores 21,749 21,674
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.43 1.44
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.24 1.27
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.12 2.01
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.63 1.62
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.30 2.31
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.81
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.97 2.69
452 General merchandise stores 1.45 1.45
4521 Department stores 2.28 2.17
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.33 1.32
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.17 1.17
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.90 1.87
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.55 1.56
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.95 1.90
445 Food and beverage stores 0.77 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.31 2.31
452 General merchandise stores 1.34 1.33
4521 Department stores 1.96 1.96

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2023
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2023 Feb. 2023 Mar. 2023 Apr. 2023 May. 2023 Jun. 2023 Jul. 2023 Aug. 2023 Sep. 2023 Oct. 2023 Nov. 2023 Dec. 2023
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 752,403 760,536 774,723 772,548 771,409 775,778 766,305 781,058 803,880 825,909 825,681 785,771
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 548,096 552,123 560,350 557,075 551,399 552,036 547,726 556,231 573,346 586,953 577,700 537,690
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 204,307 208,413 214,373 215,473 220,010 223,742 218,579 224,827 230,534 238,956 247,981 248,081
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 30,794 30,746 30,594 29,978 29,748 29,652 29,210 29,137 29,621 31,108 30,853 27,613
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 82,246 84,153 85,635 85,244 82,219 79,850 77,865 77,697 77,742 77,585 75,378 74,282
445 Food and beverage stores 62,929 62,743 64,048 63,200 63,434 63,612 62,940 63,224 64,176 66,174 66,171 64,512
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 57,800 60,261 62,141 61,671 61,198 60,281 60,836 61,804 64,100 66,151 65,098 57,181
452 General merchandise stores 96,746 98,460 100,435 100,025 99,016 98,776 98,553 101,222 105,960 110,547 108,533 94,698
4521 Department stores 21,524 21,857 22,317 22,111 21,652 21,476 21,329 21,984 24,357 26,314 24,934 19,795
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 765,898 766,189 770,540 772,795 777,594 781,572 785,168 793,256 796,329 795,997 796,091 800,722
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 562,886 560,502 561,859 560,746 559,768 560,823 560,745 563,506 561,218 555,387 550,781 552,807
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 203,012 205,687 208,681 212,049 217,826 220,749 224,423 229,750 235,111 240,610 245,310 247,915
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 31,746 31,795 32,002 31,130 30,636 30,226 29,565 29,283 29,097 28,750 28,125 28,062
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 84,096 82,422 81,325 80,800 79,980 79,850 79,535 79,689 79,167 78,607 77,789 77,377
445 Food and beverage stores 63,517 63,921 64,094 63,675 63,602 63,985 64,149 64,361 64,492 64,293 63,668 63,792
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 60,778 61,366 61,770 61,671 61,754 61,261 61,513 61,928 62,052 61,823 61,413 61,287
452 General merchandise stores 101,614 101,422 101,792 102,264 102,522 102,771 102,643 102,876 100,880 99,440 99,528 99,493
4521 Department stores 23,094 22,935 22,565 22,516 22,601 22,750 22,452 22,594 22,264 22,020 21,834 21,873
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.38 1.44 1.28 1.31 1.22 1.27 1.27 1.24 1.35 1.36 1.33 1.17
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.28 1.35 1.21 1.23 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.15 1.25 1.23 1.16 0.99
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.73 1.75 1.51 1.61 1.54 1.59 1.61 1.58 1.72 1.84 1.99 1.89
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.69 1.77 1.57 1.73 1.61 1.59 1.63 1.52 1.60 1.73 1.51 1.29
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.32 2.45 2.03 1.96 1.61 1.71 1.85 1.75 1.93 1.84 1.88 2.01
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.84 0.79 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.75 0.76 0.79 0.81 0.79 0.72
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.98 2.88 2.49 2.50 2.30 2.43 2.40 2.28 2.69 2.71 2.23 1.39
452 General merchandise stores 1.48 1.55 1.47 1.41 1.33 1.36 1.35 1.35 1.51 1.52 1.41 1.03
4521 Department stores 2.32 2.31 2.10 2.10 1.97 2.07 2.01 1.92 2.41 2.54 2.03 1.19
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.26 1.27 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.31
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.19 1.19 1.21 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.19 1.18 1.17 1.16 1.16
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.51 1.56 1.60 1.62 1.64 1.65 1.68 1.72 1.74 1.80 1.83 1.84
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.57 1.64 1.68 1.66 1.63 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.53 1.55
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.94 1.92 1.98 1.95 1.91 1.93 1.92 1.91 1.91 1.89 1.90 1.87
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.77
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.29 2.37 2.41 2.40 2.40 2.38 2.36 2.35 2.39 2.38 2.34 2.30
452 General merchandise stores 1.39 1.38 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.42 1.40 1.40 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.35
4521 Department stores 1.96 1.99 2.01 2.03 2.03 2.09 2.04 2.04 2.04 2.03 2.05 1.99

re not adjusted for price changes.

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2022
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2022 Feb. 2022 Mar. 2022 Apr. 2022 May 2022 Jun. 2022 Jul. 2022 Aug. 2022 Sep. 2022 Oct. 2022 Nov. 2022 Dec. 2022
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 671,847 689,412 715,528 718,068 720,925 735,892 733,556 747,636 766,672 785,271 785,751 750,107
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 502,363 517,418 540,224 546,452 548,515 558,009 555,726 564,092 576,783 591,915 586,193 548,403
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 169,484 171,994 175,304 171,616 172,410 177,883 177,830 183,544 189,889 193,356 199,558 201,704
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 29,614 30,426 32,013 32,273 32,641 33,497 33,223 33,085 33,387 34,354 34,723 31,620
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 75,181 78,875 83,789 85,257 83,994 83,118 82,933 82,431 82,842 83,170 81,587 80,574
445 Food and beverage stores 55,505 56,868 58,834 59,856 60,519 60,819 60,280 61,250 62,192 65,299 65,785 63,841
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 51,325 54,202 57,007 58,325 58,651 60,128 60,120 61,730 62,512 65,105 64,833 57,256
452 General merchandise stores 91,647 95,076 101,377 102,963 102,111 102,629 102,578 105,980 108,638 113,015 110,792 97,056
4521 Department stores 21,545 22,461 23,961 24,242 24,043 24,105 24,015 24,670 26,960 28,860 27,424 21,273
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 684,079 695,560 713,759 716,992 728,133 743,477 750,691 759,520 758,597 755,722 755,826 763,154
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 515,561 526,148 542,666 550,083 556,803 567,313 568,688 571,687 565,836 560,866 557,648 562,128
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 168,518 169,412 171,093 166,909 171,330 176,164 182,003 187,833 192,761 194,856 198,178 201,026
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 30,561 31,860 33,557 33,548 33,720 34,286 33,661 33,352 32,829 31,809 31,566 31,972
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 77,030 77,557 79,723 80,966 81,548 83,118 84,453 84,631 84,533 84,265 84,197 83,931
445 Food and beverage stores 55,992 57,999 59,037 60,350 60,735 61,172 61,405 62,403 62,449 63,615 63,203 63,055
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 53,856 54,972 56,836 58,383 59,424 60,982 60,727 61,668 60,691 61,017 61,221 61,236
452 General merchandise stores 95,812 97,516 102,774 105,021 105,803 106,793 107,088 107,898 103,000 101,571 101,132 101,340
4521 Department stores 23,092 23,495 24,179 24,611 25,071 25,589 25,252 25,433 24,689 24,151 23,868 23,454
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.30 1.36 1.20 1.20 1.17 1.21 1.22 1.22 1.33 1.31 1.30 1.15
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.25 1.33 1.18 1.19 1.13 1.17 1.18 1.18 1.27 1.26 1.20 1.03
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.49 1.46 1.25 1.25 1.30 1.34 1.39 1.35 1.51 1.53 1.70 1.64
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.72 1.77 1.58 1.66 1.68 1.76 1.74 1.65 1.72 1.79 1.67 1.43
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.21 2.33 1.87 1.83 1.66 1.71 1.89 1.81 1.92 1.91 1.99 2.05
445 Food and beverage stores 0.73 0.81 0.76 0.77 0.74 0.75 0.73 0.75 0.78 0.80 0.79 0.71
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.88 2.69 2.25 2.28 2.22 2.43 2.41 2.37 2.65 2.63 2.26 1.44
452 General merchandise stores 1.50 1.60 1.53 1.48 1.40 1.44 1.43 1.46 1.59 1.55 1.45 1.08
4521 Department stores 2.42 2.45 2.26 2.22 2.13 2.19 2.19 2.10 2.55 2.60 2.14 1.23
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.25 1.27 1.30
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.16 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.21 1.19 1.19 1.22
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.31 1.30 1.33 1.28 1.36 1.40 1.46 1.47 1.52 1.50 1.56 1.63
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.59 1.64 1.67 1.63 1.68 1.75 1.71 1.69 1.68 1.60 1.70 1.73
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.83 1.83 1.84 1.87 1.91 1.94 1.96 1.95 1.95 1.92 1.98 1.97
445 Food and beverage stores 0.72 0.75 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.22 2.19 2.18 2.23 2.31 2.35 2.40 2.40 2.34 2.35 2.37 2.41
452 General merchandise stores 1.40 1.41 1.48 1.49 1.49 1.48 1.50 1.50 1.42 1.41 1.40 1.42
4521 Department stores 2.06 2.06 2.11 2.13 2.17 2.23 2.22 2.22 2.13 2.12 2.14 2.09

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2021
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2021 Feb. 2021 Mar. 2021 Apr. 2021 May 2021 Jun. 2021 Jul. 2021 Aug. 2021 Sep. 2021 Oct. 2021 Nov. 2021 Dec. 2021
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 616,559 622,220 618,546 612,720 599,693 599,636 602,102 605,999 625,422 649,212 663,159 655,923
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 423,348 433,509 439,998 445,572 445,517 445,199 451,121 457,807 479,664 502,761 508,359 490,198
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 193,211 188,711 178,548 167,148 154,176 154,437 150,981 148,192 145,758 146,451 154,800 165,725
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 24,130 24,603 24,775 25,438 25,738 26,155 27,033 27,621 29,141 30,948 31,616 29,709
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 61,232 65,553 68,436 69,422 69,633 68,790 68,306 67,936 68,918 70,177 70,166 71,533
445 Food and beverage stores 52,762 52,473 54,070 53,974 54,095 53,964 53,876 53,645 55,195 56,476 57,779 56,778
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 43,090 44,598 45,093 45,772 45,582 45,505 45,806 46,902 49,619 52,632 53,610 48,896
452 General merchandise stores 74,078 76,269 76,377 77,445 76,989 77,480 79,106 81,365 88,805 95,545 96,385 88,251
4521 Department stores 17,060 17,661 17,798 18,080 17,945 17,963 18,620 19,200 22,333 25,102 24,697 20,265
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 626,486 626,813 617,003 609,461 605,763 606,457 615,026 616,929 619,617 623,873 635,711 665,335
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 434,215 440,841 442,346 447,449 451,961 452,504 460,399 463,934 470,747 475,350 481,154 500,606
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 192,271 185,972 174,657 162,012 153,802 153,953 154,627 152,995 148,870 148,523 154,557 164,729
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 24,825 25,735 25,942 26,306 26,507 26,662 27,279 27,676 28,514 28,497 28,483 29,918
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 62,931 64,457 65,053 65,741 67,343 68,516 69,346 69,535 70,181 70,814 72,411 74,669
445 Food and beverage stores 53,178 53,524 54,397 54,266 54,294 54,252 54,869 54,621 55,396 55,031 55,503 55,778
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 45,168 45,231 45,048 45,910 46,323 46,198 46,269 46,902 48,174 49,235 50,480 52,184
452 General merchandise stores 77,536 78,381 77,893 78,926 80,020 80,911 82,340 83,027 84,272 85,396 87,147 91,364
4521 Department stores 18,266 18,455 17,996 18,411 18,771 19,171 19,725 19,979 20,602 21,006 21,438 22,343
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.34 1.42 1.10 1.11 1.06 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.05
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.17 1.28 1.05 1.07 1.04 1.05 1.07 1.07 1.17 1.16 1.11 0.97
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.92 1.90 1.26 1.20 1.12 1.16 1.17 1.20 1.22 1.22 1.33 1.35
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.41 1.55 1.23 1.33 1.33 1.35 1.37 1.40 1.51 1.57 1.47 1.30
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.98 2.23 1.59 1.48 1.49 1.52 1.65 1.70 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.85
445 Food and beverage stores 0.75 0.81 0.76 0.77 0.72 0.73 0.70 0.71 0.75 0.74 0.75 0.68
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.82 2.80 1.92 1.99 1.78 1.87 1.84 1.89 2.22 2.19 1.89 1.27
452 General merchandise stores 1.26 1.43 1.18 1.20 1.11 1.19 1.18 1.20 1.42 1.39 1.35 1.05
4521 Department stores 2.06 2.22 1.64 1.80 1.59 1.65 1.69 1.67 2.17 2.25 1.90 1.18
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.23 1.26 1.12 1.10 1.11 1.11 1.14 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.13 1.19
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.09 1.14 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.07 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.10 1.14
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.68 1.68 1.34 1.21 1.17 1.21 1.27 1.28 1.23 1.21 1.23 1.34
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.31 1.42 1.29 1.31 1.34 1.32 1.36 1.41 1.46 1.41 1.48 1.60
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.63 1.74 1.54 1.56 1.66 1.72 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.76 1.76 1.80
445 Food and beverage stores 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.72 0.73 0.72 0.73 0.72
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.18 2.29 1.87 1.92 1.88 1.81 1.85 1.91 1.94 1.97 1.96 2.10
452 General merchandise stores 1.19 1.27 1.17 1.17 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.26 1.29 1.35
4521 Department stores 1.76 1.87 1.60 1.66 1.65 1.67 1.75 1.78 1.82 1.84 1.91 1.99

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2020
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2020 Feb. 2020 Mar. 2020 Apr. 2020 May 2020 Jun. 2020 Jul. 2020 Aug. 2020 Sep. 2020 Oct. 2020 Nov. 2020 Dec. 2020
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 650,219 651,101 661,295 637,542 588,906 572,055 573,010 578,545 603,949 633,828 639,748 615,877
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 416,771 418,721 418,044 412,776 400,811 396,998 398,097 403,873 422,575 445,560 447,002 422,361
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 233,448 232,380 243,251 224,766 188,095 175,057 174,913 174,672 181,374 188,268 192,746 193,516
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,662 25,853 25,647 24,717 23,262 22,483 22,289 22,789 23,768 26,229 26,875 23,922
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 55,418 58,352 60,227 58,958 56,268 55,101 55,049 55,682 57,229 59,958 59,305 59,496
445 Food and beverage stores 51,996 50,897 48,184 49,573 49,791 50,525 50,471 51,035 52,281 54,086 55,163 54,322
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 50,680 52,216 53,736 51,853 49,518 46,964 46,153 45,715 46,530 48,350 47,900 42,124
452 General merchandise stores 76,430 76,425 75,329 72,848 69,627 67,741 68,590 71,265 78,303 86,209 85,268 75,341
4521 Department stores 20,508 20,672 21,047 19,810 18,619 16,973 16,718 17,310 19,650 22,298 21,569 16,674
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 655,834 652,874 659,567 633,550 595,571 579,092 584,221 590,660 600,847 610,172 615,859 623,609
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 426,216 425,338 421,171 415,363 407,643 404,147 405,600 409,494 414,954 420,512 423,092 430,950
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 229,618 227,536 238,396 218,187 187,928 174,945 178,621 181,166 185,893 189,660 192,767 192,659
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,374 26,986 26,827 25,560 23,957 22,989 22,583 22,904 23,302 24,152 24,125 24,042
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 57,073 57,377 57,304 55,831 54,365 54,881 55,887 56,935 58,160 60,442 61,202 62,169
445 Food and beverage stores 52,286 51,865 48,561 49,891 50,043 50,842 51,303 51,946 52,496 52,711 52,977 53,247
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 53,124 52,904 53,736 52,166 50,426 47,728 46,619 45,715 45,087 45,145 45,061 44,908
452 General merchandise stores 79,384 78,456 77,020 74,349 72,554 70,853 71,113 72,865 74,483 76,661 77,097 78,187
4521 Department stores 21,910 21,623 21,346 20,173 19,476 18,134 17,747 18,088 18,194 18,613 18,658 18,323
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.56 1.57 1.55 1.69 1.28 1.19 1.16 1.19 1.27 1.28 1.30 1.10
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.28 1.32 1.21 1.33 1.12 1.08 1.05 1.08 1.16 1.16 1.14 0.95
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.55 2.43 3.03 3.32 1.80 1.58 1.55 1.56 1.66 1.70 1.93 1.72
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.63 1.62 1.87 3.63 2.11 1.48 1.34 1.31 1.39 1.50 1.42 1.14
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.07 2.24 1.89 1.66 1.34 1.32 1.41 1.54 1.57 1.61 1.73 1.74
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.83 0.60 0.71 0.66 0.72 0.69 0.72 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.72
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.03 2.73 4.92 18.84 5.73 2.91 2.64 2.46 2.54 2.47 2.31 1.35
452 General merchandise stores 1.43 1.40 1.25 1.34 1.09 1.12 1.12 1.16 1.36 1.39 1.32 1.00
4521 Department stores 2.43 2.30 2.60 3.39 2.15 1.90 1.80 1.77 2.16 2.32 1.95 1.15
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.44 1.43 1.53 1.68 1.34 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.24 1.26 1.26
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.33 1.18 1.10 1.08 1.09 1.09 1.11 1.12 1.12
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.25 2.21 3.14 3.35 1.90 1.63 1.68 1.69 1.67 1.72 1.76 1.71
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.54 1.54 1.92 3.51 2.13 1.46 1.34 1.32 1.35 1.37 1.41 1.41
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.79 1.79 1.79 1.76 1.50 1.51 1.55 1.56 1.58 1.66 1.68 1.71
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.80 0.59 0.70 0.69 0.72 0.72 0.74 0.75 0.76 0.75 0.76
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.33 2.34 4.71 18.31 6.10 2.79 2.61 2.51 2.19 2.25 2.36 2.25
452 General merchandise stores 1.31 1.29 1.23 1.33 1.19 1.15 1.16 1.21 1.20 1.25 1.27 1.28
4521 Department stores 2.02 1.99 2.42 3.26 2.22 1.90 1.85 1.93 1.77 1.89 1.96 1.90

re not adjusted for price changes.

arehouses servicing retail stores.

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2019
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2019 Feb. 2019 Mar. 2019 Apr. 2019 May 2019 Jun. 2019 Jul. 2019 Aug. 2019 Sep. 2019 Oct. 2019 Nov. 2019 Dec. 2019
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 651,571 657,646 657,050 660,606 656,524 651,329 647,777 648,755 663,035 690,044 686,251 647,058
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 410,403 414,502 416,684 417,177 415,394 413,227 413,285 416,780 429,501 451,838 450,869 415,146
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 241,168 243,144 240,366 243,429 241,130 238,102 234,492 231,975 233,534 238,206 235,382 231,912
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,648 27,662 27,245 27,496 27,360 27,226 27,099 27,023 27,721 29,963 30,642 27,140
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 54,748 56,145 58,362 59,301 58,376 56,674 56,068 55,941 56,748 57,403 55,859 54,675
445 Food and beverage stores 50,033 49,522 49,780 50,182 50,649 50,693 50,327 50,514 50,878 52,990 53,912 52,689
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 52,311 54,212 54,510 53,598 53,158 52,833 53,425 53,921 55,953 57,773 57,396 50,320
452 General merchandise stores 78,764 80,242 79,974 79,841 78,445 77,298 77,657 79,046 84,965 91,580 89,457 75,735
4521 Department stores 22,734 23,104 23,454 23,127 22,414 21,808 21,700 21,961 24,732 27,731 26,274 20,053
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 657,441 658,334 657,466 658,355 660,250 660,757 662,671 662,333 662,240 663,803 659,128 656,066
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 419,807 420,924 420,851 421,067 421,730 421,741 421,924 421,947 421,627 424,902 424,790 424,364
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 237,634 237,410 236,615 237,288 238,520 239,016 240,747 240,386 240,613 238,901 234,338 231,702
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 28,328 28,815 28,439 28,434 28,206 27,867 27,568 27,241 27,258 27,616 27,408 27,194
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 56,441 55,206 55,530 56,156 56,402 56,504 56,980 57,141 57,554 57,808 57,587 57,251
445 Food and beverage stores 50,202 50,378 50,298 50,661 50,899 51,039 51,186 51,391 51,092 51,591 51,710 51,631
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 54,833 54,926 54,565 54,139 54,243 53,801 54,019 53,921 54,061 53,842 53,842 53,532
452 General merchandise stores 82,000 82,412 82,128 81,743 81,032 81,161 80,928 80,658 81,013 80,839 80,299 79,167
4521 Department stores 24,237 24,167 23,860 23,575 23,446 23,299 23,061 22,996 22,985 23,109 22,650 21,940
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.63 1.71 1.47 1.49 1.38 1.46 1.41 1.37 1.55 1.52 1.47 1.25
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.32 1.41 1.24 1.23 1.14 1.21 1.17 1.16 1.30 1.28 1.23 1.00
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.74 2.70 2.17 2.35 2.15 2.27 2.15 2.03 2.36 2.31 2.35 2.27
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.73 1.81 1.58 1.70 1.57 1.62 1.56 1.49 1.61 1.73 1.52 1.24
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.05 2.33 1.95 1.74 1.56 1.69 1.66 1.73 1.90 1.76 1.88 1.92
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.87 0.78 0.80 0.76 0.78 0.76 0.75 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.76
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.24 3.02 2.47 2.50 2.30 2.50 2.46 2.26 2.86 2.70 2.29 1.43
452 General merchandise stores 1.51 1.59 1.36 1.40 1.29 1.31 1.32 1.28 1.55 1.56 1.36 0.98
4521 Department stores 2.62 2.54 2.21 2.22 1.99 2.06 2.01 1.87 2.55 2.67 1.98 1.10
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.50 1.50 1.47 1.48 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.47 1.46 1.44 1.43
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.20
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.39 2.36 2.29 2.34 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.27 2.33 2.31 2.21 2.22
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.62 1.65 1.62 1.63 1.60 1.58 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.57 1.55 1.53
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.77 1.81 1.80 1.82 1.85 1.85 1.83 1.81 1.85 1.86 1.85 1.81
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.79
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.49 2.48 2.43 2.42 2.45 2.43 2.40 2.40 2.43 2.41 2.42 2.31
452 General merchandise stores 1.38 1.40 1.38 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.31
4521 Department stores 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.08 2.06 2.08 2.01 2.03 2.10 2.12 2.04 2.01

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2018
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018 May 2018 Jun. 2018 Jul. 2018 Aug. 2018 Sep. 2018 Oct. 2018 Nov. 2018 Dec. 2018
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 620,278 626,777 628,528 631,095 627,581 627,561 621,232 629,636 642,970 673,100 675,067 644,524
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 394,421 397,966 400,427 401,168 399,739 400,608 399,907 406,301 417,561 439,809 437,588 408,453
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 225,857 228,811 228,101 229,927 227,842 226,953 221,325 223,335 225,409 233,291 237,479 236,071
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,929 26,753 26,677 26,762 26,660 26,706 26,983 27,404 28,098 30,932 30,827 27,976
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 50,925 53,818 56,006 56,554 55,791 54,824 53,976 54,318 54,654 54,902 53,565 52,813
445 Food and beverage stores 48,603 48,213 47,935 47,494 48,135 48,355 47,995 48,561 49,032 50,786 51,849 51,122
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 51,071 53,368 53,694 53,258 52,404 52,686 52,963 53,676 55,618 58,186 57,549 51,402
452 General merchandise stores 77,004 77,962 78,204 78,687 78,664 77,574 77,686 80,441 85,366 93,403 90,521 77,829
4521 Department stores 24,434 24,830 24,805 25,277 24,712 23,984 23,898 24,171 27,129 30,749 28,451 22,443
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 626,861 629,229 627,694 630,502 632,727 635,108 636,671 640,720 642,707 647,356 645,405 653,901
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 403,887 404,972 404,150 405,772 406,757 408,527 408,813 410,162 409,825 413,211 410,454 417,830
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 222,974 224,257 223,544 224,730 225,970 226,581 227,858 230,558 232,882 234,145 234,951 236,071
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,563 27,839 27,789 27,675 27,485 27,307 27,506 27,709 27,710 28,561 27,500 27,976
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 52,554 52,970 53,238 53,454 53,904 54,715 54,909 55,370 55,318 55,233 55,165 55,418
445 Food and beverage stores 48,762 49,042 48,522 48,045 48,444 48,688 48,853 49,301 49,207 49,442 49,634 50,104
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 53,534 54,126 53,802 53,959 53,638 53,706 53,552 53,622 53,582 54,177 53,834 54,625
452 General merchandise stores 80,413 80,577 80,023 80,772 81,412 81,070 81,247 81,662 81,496 82,334 80,644 81,606
4521 Department stores 26,049 26,027 25,311 25,767 25,849 25,651 25,450 25,336 25,283 25,582 24,421 24,448
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.59 1.65 1.41 1.50 1.35 1.41 1.41 1.38 1.54 1.52 1.47 1.31
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.31 1.37 1.19 1.25 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.17 1.30 1.28 1.20 1.04
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.56 2.55 2.08 2.31 2.09 2.17 2.13 2.06 2.35 2.35 2.49 2.33
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.67 1.71 1.51 1.66 1.53 1.54 1.56 1.50 1.65 1.79 1.51 1.26
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.16 2.29 1.88 1.76 1.47 1.57 1.63 1.69 1.86 1.69 1.79 1.92
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.85 0.75 0.80 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.80 0.81 0.81 0.75
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.24 2.90 2.42 2.61 2.22 2.48 2.45 2.33 2.82 2.75 2.27 1.51
452 General merchandise stores 1.52 1.53 1.32 1.46 1.31 1.33 1.35 1.34 1.55 1.62 1.38 1.00
4521 Department stores 2.68 2.57 2.16 2.39 2.06 2.15 2.18 2.00 2.62 2.80 1.96 1.18
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.45 1.45 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.50
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.22 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.20 1.19 1.26
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.23 2.25 2.24 2.25 2.24 2.26 2.26 2.30 2.34 2.34 2.32 2.31
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.56 1.56 1.57 1.55 1.54 1.52 1.54 1.56 1.57 1.61 1.56 1.58
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.82 1.77 1.80 1.79 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.79 1.78 1.75 1.78 1.79
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.45 2.42 2.48 2.44 2.35 2.42 2.37 2.43 2.44 2.42 2.39 2.46
452 General merchandise stores 1.38 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.37 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.39 1.34 1.37
4521 Department stores 2.15 2.15 2.21 2.11 2.10 2.17 2.14 2.15 2.17 2.18 2.06 2.13

for price changes.

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2017
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2017 Feb. 2017 Mar. 2017 Apr. 2017 May 2017 Jun. 2017 Jul. 2017 Aug. 2017 Sep. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Dec. 2017
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 605,728 609,779 618,763 615,391 611,432 615,405 605,739 613,474 622,684 646,201 653,130 616,443
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 384,762 385,885 391,145 388,102 386,567 388,845 387,443 394,393 406,333 425,444 429,063 394,388
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 220,966 223,894 227,618 227,289 224,865 226,560 218,296 219,081 216,351 220,757 224,067 222,055
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,636 26,472 26,327 26,411 26,738 27,082 27,020 27,236 28,000 29,747 30,985 27,907
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 49,502 51,716 53,883 54,088 52,866 51,203 50,459 50,488 51,083 51,481 50,469 49,612
445 Food and beverage stores 46,997 46,224 46,522 46,816 47,086 47,145 46,615 47,045 47,515 49,132 50,398 49,392
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 50,874 52,635 53,564 52,355 51,997 52,305 52,613 53,338 55,512 57,392 57,247 50,438
452 General merchandise stores 77,214 77,286 78,986 78,446 77,094 77,298 76,547 78,799 84,263 90,941 90,330 76,609
4521 Department stores 26,006 25,987 26,708 26,777 25,627 24,915 24,878 25,069 27,887 31,210 30,351 23,949
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 613,091 613,951 616,783 616,253 617,692 621,046 621,593 624,981 620,220 621,177 622,862 625,859
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 394,535 393,516 394,480 393,317 394,090 396,109 396,413 397,940 397,787 399,451 401,376 403,784
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 218,556 220,435 222,303 222,936 223,602 224,937 225,180 227,041 222,433 221,726 221,486 222,075
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,291 27,518 27,424 27,312 27,593 27,663 27,600 27,567 27,695 27,518 27,567 27,851
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 51,033 50,952 51,171 51,026 51,078 51,101 51,436 51,413 51,651 51,792 51,976 52,168
445 Food and beverage stores 47,146 47,062 47,087 47,415 47,461 47,369 47,466 47,713 47,636 47,819 48,157 48,482
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 53,383 53,491 53,779 53,206 53,330 53,372 53,198 53,232 53,326 53,338 53,402 53,544
452 General merchandise stores 80,845 80,237 80,519 80,673 79,920 80,428 80,316 80,142 80,142 80,145 80,292 80,488
4521 Department stores 27,725 27,297 27,337 27,351 26,806 26,647 26,494 26,250 26,038 25,943 25,963 25,975
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.64 1.67 1.46 1.51 1.41 1.45 1.45 1.42 1.51 1.55 1.48 1.24
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.36 1.40 1.24 1.25 1.18 1.21 1.23 1.21 1.30 1.33 1.24 0.99
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.59 2.50 2.14 2.34 2.13 2.21 2.14 2.09 2.16 2.27 2.37 2.22
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.72 1.75 1.52 1.71 1.60 1.62 1.64 1.56 1.65 1.77 1.52 1.22
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.21 2.30 1.84 1.73 1.48 1.53 1.68 1.67 1.76 1.73 1.73 1.85
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.85 0.77 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.76 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.81 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.20 2.92 2.51 2.47 2.37 2.54 2.53 2.34 2.79 2.81 2.33 1.49
452 General merchandise stores 1.54 1.56 1.42 1.41 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.55 1.61 1.42 0.97
4521 Department stores 2.75 2.61 2.29 2.33 2.16 2.15 2.20 2.06 2.57 2.80 2.05 1.18
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.49 1.49 1.49 1.50 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.44
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.22 1.23 1.22 1.21
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.20 2.23 2.30 2.29 2.29 2.28 2.28 2.34 2.21 2.18 2.20 2.21
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.59 1.61 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.61 1.57 1.55 1.56
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.79 1.77 1.78 1.76 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.73 1.75 1.73 1.73
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.42 2.47 2.46 2.44 2.47 2.45 2.46 2.45 2.44 2.45 2.42 2.46
452 General merchandise stores 1.40 1.41 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.40 1.40 1.39 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.37
4521 Department stores 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.21 2.18 2.17 2.19 2.18 2.15 2.17 2.15 2.18

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2016
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2016 Feb. 2016 Mar. 2016 Apr. 2016 May 2016 Jun. 2016 Jul. 2016 Aug. 2016 Sep. 2016 Oct. 2016 Nov. 2016 Dec. 2016
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 581,920 586,703 598,018 598,473 593,796 595,541 587,316 592,269 610,966 631,206 641,591 603,107
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 380,200 382,481 387,599 386,329 385,050 385,213 384,190 389,258 403,463 418,825 422,602 386,377
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 201,720 204,222 210,419 212,144 208,746 210,328 203,126 203,011 207,503 212,381 218,989 216,730
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,551 26,015 26,167 26,394 26,576 26,970 26,879 27,126 27,634 29,449 30,877 27,359
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 48,201 50,536 52,813 53,069 52,048 50,035 48,948 49,395 49,831 49,981 49,372 48,321
445 Food and beverage stores 45,491 45,148 45,311 45,432 45,817 46,342 45,846 45,939 46,980 48,354 49,217 48,118
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 50,794 52,349 53,012 52,441 52,145 52,555 53,076 53,054 55,773 57,317 57,615 50,449
452 General merchandise stores 80,128 80,593 81,718 80,955 80,652 79,391 78,817 80,867 86,565 92,610 91,804 77,739
4521 Department stores 27,049 27,403 27,833 27,828 27,123 26,445 26,825 26,798 29,793 33,325 32,542 25,690
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 591,049 592,953 597,707 598,318 601,197 602,148 603,319 603,760 606,386 606,483 610,988 610,037
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 390,763 390,951 391,617 391,312 393,057 392,962 393,395 392,817 393,870 392,992 394,528 395,032
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 200,286 202,002 206,090 207,006 208,140 209,186 209,924 210,943 212,516 213,491 216,460 215,005
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,176 27,071 27,286 27,295 27,426 27,492 27,456 27,511 27,388 27,268 27,398 27,250
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 49,692 49,789 50,060 49,971 50,239 49,935 49,947 50,352 50,334 50,333 50,899 50,918
445 Food and beverage stores 45,675 46,027 45,899 46,080 46,168 46,557 46,654 46,659 46,995 46,995 47,000 47,298
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 53,355 53,417 53,332 53,457 53,647 53,628 53,666 52,843 53,422 53,120 53,595 53,498
452 General merchandise stores 84,185 83,907 83,561 82,999 83,670 82,810 82,953 82,372 82,016 81,719 81,374 81,266
4521 Department stores 28,837 28,845 28,576 28,454 28,371 28,283 28,568 28,031 27,844 27,725 27,743 27,773
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.65 1.61 1.48 1.52 1.44 1.45 1.45 1.42 1.55 1.59 1.55 1.25
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.40 1.40 1.28 1.30 1.23 1.24 1.26 1.25 1.35 1.38 1.31 1.01
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.49 2.26 2.08 2.17 2.11 2.13 2.03 1.95 2.17 2.28 2.42 2.14
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.71 1.63 1.54 1.71 1.63 1.62 1.61 1.54 1.62 1.81 1.60 1.22
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.25 2.24 1.81 1.68 1.55 1.51 1.68 1.71 1.79 1.82 1.80 1.87
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.83 0.78 0.81 0.77 0.79 0.77 0.78 0.82 0.82 0.83 0.74
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.23 2.76 2.47 2.57 2.40 2.60 2.56 2.36 2.81 2.78 2.42 1.45
452 General merchandise stores 1.61 1.56 1.45 1.50 1.42 1.42 1.41 1.43 1.66 1.66 1.49 1.01
4521 Department stores 2.66 2.48 2.22 2.39 2.21 2.15 2.26 2.10 2.61 2.79 2.19 1.21
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.50 1.49 1.51 1.50 1.50 1.49 1.49 1.50 1.49 1.49 1.51 1.48
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.26
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.15 2.12 2.20 2.21 2.21 2.21 2.19 2.19 2.18 2.20 2.24 2.16
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.58 1.56 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.59 1.59 1.59 1.59 1.60 1.63 1.61
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.76 1.77 1.73 1.79 1.82 1.76 1.78 1.81 1.80 1.79 1.80 1.81
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.51 2.44 2.49 2.50 2.50 2.48 2.51 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.49 2.44
452 General merchandise stores 1.50 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.46 1.45 1.46 1.44 1.44 1.44
4521 Department stores 2.18 2.18 2.17 2.21 2.22 2.17 2.23 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.25 2.26

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2015
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2015 Feb. 2015 Mar. 2015 Apr. 2015 May 2015 Jun. 2015 Jul. 2015 Aug. 2015 Sep. 2015 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 553,140 557,146 562,002 568,764 560,322 563,445 562,190 565,555 586,980 612,685 618,092 581,860
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 365,800 369,540 373,234 376,093 372,338 373,771 375,547 381,394 397,113 415,845 418,572 380,814
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 187,340 187,606 188,768 192,671 187,984 189,674 186,643 184,161 189,867 196,840 199,520 201,046
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,831 26,290 26,264 26,405 26,259 26,788 26,682 26,844 27,644 29,769 31,715 27,460
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 46,270 48,964 50,933 51,804 50,436 49,307 48,009 48,349 48,931 49,302 48,236 46,999
445 Food and beverage stores 44,113 43,381 44,308 43,800 44,148 44,491 44,258 44,352 45,464 47,098 47,828 46,250
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 49,071 50,268 51,407 51,105 50,259 50,978 51,521 53,066 55,550 57,357 57,264 50,090
452 General merchandise stores 78,431 79,526 79,774 81,629 80,370 79,928 79,862 81,920 88,717 95,849 95,201 80,554
4521 Department stores 27,277 27,666 27,966 28,662 28,094 27,546 27,510 28,149 31,980 35,615 34,671 27,099
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 560,469 563,090 563,612 568,033 568,908 571,554 574,169 577,897 583,162 586,327 587,475 587,748
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 375,590 377,839 377,875 380,487 380,451 382,070 383,123 385,353 387,675 389,403 390,063 389,323
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 184,879 185,251 185,737 187,546 188,457 189,484 191,046 192,544 195,487 196,924 197,412 198,425
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,435 27,443 27,415 27,278 27,071 27,279 27,282 27,308 27,479 27,538 28,066 27,323
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 47,652 48,240 48,232 48,642 48,636 49,160 49,039 49,285 49,425 49,750 49,831 49,577
445 Food and beverage stores 44,282 44,252 44,956 44,390 44,510 44,762 44,983 45,127 45,398 45,735 45,653 45,461
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 51,654 51,504 51,874 52,201 51,813 52,072 52,041 52,697 53,056 53,059 53,071 53,118
452 General merchandise stores 82,206 82,733 81,829 83,500 83,559 83,687 83,405 83,831 84,286 84,387 84,310 84,002
4521 Department stores 29,142 29,214 28,801 29,397 29,387 29,461 29,266 29,352 29,888 29,679 29,482 29,233
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.58 1.63 1.43 1.47 1.37 1.42 1.38 1.40 1.54 1.56 1.56 1.25
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.35 1.41 1.26 1.28 1.20 1.24 1.22 1.25 1.37 1.38 1.35 1.03
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.37 2.34 1.94 2.04 1.91 1.99 1.89 1.86 2.07 2.16 2.35 2.14
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.68 1.72 1.58 1.71 1.58 1.61 1.56 1.55 1.62 1.75 1.62 1.17
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.23 2.51 1.96 1.68 1.55 1.60 1.61 1.78 1.82 1.78 1.85 1.79
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.83 0.78 0.79 0.74 0.78 0.75 0.77 0.82 0.82 0.84 0.74
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.10 2.79 2.47 2.50 2.26 2.58 2.50 2.37 2.89 2.77 2.48 1.50
452 General merchandise stores 1.57 1.61 1.45 1.54 1.39 1.46 1.44 1.43 1.70 1.70 1.53 1.05
4521 Department stores 2.52 2.46 2.12 2.32 2.05 2.19 2.18 2.05 2.64 2.73 2.11 1.17
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.45 1.46 1.44 1.45 1.44 1.45 1.44 1.45 1.47 1.49 1.48 1.48
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.25 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.28
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.09 2.12 2.04 2.05 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.09 2.12 2.10 2.12
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.58 1.61 1.61 1.58 1.55 1.56 1.56 1.57 1.58 1.58 1.62 1.56
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.80 1.89 1.82 1.82 1.81 1.85 1.79 1.80 1.82 1.82 1.80 1.76
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.77 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.79
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.46 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.40 2.44 2.41 2.44 2.48 2.50 2.49 2.47
452 General merchandise stores 1.46 1.47 1.45 1.49 1.47 1.48 1.47 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.47
4521 Department stores 2.09 2.12 2.08 2.14 2.11 2.16 2.14 2.15 2.18 2.18 2.16 2.16

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2014
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2014 Feb. 2014 Mar. 2014 Apr. 2014 May 2014 Jun. 2014 Jul. 2014 Aug. 2014 Sep. 2014 Oct. 2014 Nov. 2014 Dec. 2014
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 539,116 540,402 544,673 547,829 543,663 543,323 543,863 544,635 559,877 586,631 589,555 555,035
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 358,833 361,145 365,876 365,921 364,173 363,475 366,148 370,082 383,261 401,943 403,683 366,906
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 180,283 179,257 178,797 181,908 179,490 179,848 177,715 174,553 176,616 184,688 185,872 188,129
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,321 26,224 26,020 26,634 26,720 27,158 27,007 27,099 27,363 29,438 30,955 27,618
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 46,182 48,239 50,517 51,004 49,288 47,723 46,701 46,755 47,599 47,702 46,322 45,579
445 Food and beverage stores 42,381 41,862 42,426 42,818 43,030 43,023 42,807 42,877 43,890 45,509 46,079 44,736
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 48,271 49,064 49,739 48,862 48,825 49,394 50,155 50,895 53,261 55,553 55,362 48,526
452 General merchandise stores 78,146 78,589 80,373 79,482 79,017 77,955 78,509 80,354 86,561 93,349 93,002 78,644
4521 Department stores 28,503 28,557 29,234 28,804 28,355 27,637 27,732 28,459 31,588 35,156 34,602 26,936
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 545,192 545,181 547,088 547,895 550,176 552,166 556,294 557,388 557,052 559,057 559,466 561,251
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 368,351 369,109 370,846 370,353 371,223 372,011 373,543 374,232 374,383 375,635 375,872 375,518
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 176,841 176,072 176,242 177,542 178,953 180,155 182,751 183,156 182,669 183,422 183,594 185,733
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,886 27,460 27,189 27,486 27,518 27,628 27,615 27,624 27,254 27,157 27,321 27,481
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 47,561 47,573 47,793 47,757 47,438 47,533 47,703 47,709 48,128 48,233 48,002 48,130
445 Food and beverage stores 42,490 42,654 43,068 43,426 43,352 43,300 43,457 43,678 43,840 44,091 43,934 44,074
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 50,973 50,425 50,343 50,064 50,439 50,454 50,610 50,391 50,676 51,201 51,119 51,569
452 General merchandise stores 81,834 81,598 82,619 81,474 81,750 81,864 82,144 82,452 82,404 81,889 82,152 81,997
4521 Department stores 30,550 30,283 30,169 29,603 29,629 29,558 29,471 29,552 29,494 29,321 29,349 28,963
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.58 1.60 1.42 1.43 1.33 1.41 1.38 1.36 1.50 1.51 1.51 1.23
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.33 1.38 1.25 1.24 1.16 1.22 1.21 1.20 1.32 1.32 1.29 1.01
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.55 2.38 1.96 2.06 1.91 2.06 1.94 1.87 2.11 2.18 2.34 2.16
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.74 1.73 1.59 1.77 1.66 1.75 1.65 1.60 1.65 1.78 1.57 1.16
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.35 2.57 2.10 1.69 1.48 1.59 1.63 1.77 1.82 1.75 1.87 1.90
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.84 0.78 0.79 0.74 0.78 0.74 0.75 0.81 0.80 0.81 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.17 2.80 2.47 2.40 2.26 2.60 2.52 2.31 2.85 2.74 2.35 1.48
452 General merchandise stores 1.64 1.60 1.48 1.50 1.38 1.44 1.45 1.40 1.70 1.70 1.49 1.04
4521 Department stores 2.68 2.46 2.20 2.20 2.02 2.12 2.18 2.00 2.60 2.66 2.05 1.13
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.46 1.44 1.43 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.43 1.42 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.45
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.25 1.24 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.25
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.24 2.16 2.09 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.11 2.09 2.11 2.11 2.09 2.13
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.65 1.65 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.66 1.64 1.62 1.59 1.59 1.57 1.57
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.91 1.91 1.89 1.83 1.80 1.78 1.83 1.79 1.82 1.82 1.80 1.83
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.77
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.48 2.46 2.44 2.37 2.43 2.43 2.42 2.40 2.44 2.42 2.40 2.42
452 General merchandise stores 1.50 1.47 1.49 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.46 1.45
4521 Department stores 2.23 2.15 2.14 2.05 2.08 2.11 2.09 2.09 2.13 2.11 2.11 2.07

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 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2013
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2013 Feb. 2013 Mar. 2013 Apr. 2013 May 2013 Jun. 2013 Jul. 2013 Aug. 2013 Sep. 2013 Oct. 2013 Nov. 2013 Dec. 2013
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 505,924 509,753 511,952 515,894 514,463 512,247 510,186 514,476 532,492 560,899 572,797 538,060
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 344,255 346,819 348,952 351,383 350,637 348,839 351,775 356,861 370,503 388,107 393,386 357,793
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 161,669 162,934 163,000 164,511 163,826 163,408 158,411 157,615 161,989 172,792 179,411 180,267
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,011 26,666 26,100 26,328 26,233 26,138 26,025 25,990 27,009 29,575 30,824 27,684
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 44,219 46,350 48,531 49,269 48,283 46,703 45,676 45,898 46,541 46,320 45,481 44,725
445 Food and beverage stores 41,366 40,801 40,928 41,248 41,923 41,962 41,661 41,503 42,373 43,920 44,847 43,234
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 44,740 46,118 46,542 46,751 46,471 47,085 48,072 49,511 51,740 53,635 54,010 47,141
452 General merchandise stores 75,831 76,398 77,283 77,643 77,275 75,934 76,553 78,152 84,532 92,183 92,661 77,999
4521 Department stores 28,367 28,723 29,373 29,568 29,140 28,339 28,663 29,263 32,494 36,306 35,841 28,326
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 512,893 515,646 514,728 516,553 518,737 521,476 522,792 525,016 530,351 534,359 541,432 544,866
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 354,007 355,314 354,048 355,700 356,434 357,200 359,025 360,321 362,215 362,598 365,477 366,692
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 158,886 160,332 160,680 160,853 162,303 164,276 163,767 164,695 168,136 171,761 175,955 178,174
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,590 28,040 27,330 27,114 26,961 26,590 26,610 26,547 26,955 27,208 27,158 27,574
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 45,540 45,710 45,871 46,046 46,381 46,424 46,656 46,835 47,106 46,978 47,278 47,278
445 Food and beverage stores 41,408 41,564 41,532 41,863 42,191 42,250 42,328 42,283 42,336 42,523 42,745 42,642
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 47,394 47,593 47,203 47,999 48,057 48,144 48,509 48,876 49,089 49,206 49,733 50,150
452 General merchandise stores 79,841 79,738 79,564 79,739 79,667 79,887 80,178 79,996 80,639 80,828 81,211 81,444
4521 Department stores 30,502 30,589 30,375 30,482 30,449 30,309 30,396 30,262 30,312 30,306 30,297 30,393
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.52 1.53 1.37 1.42 1.32 1.39 1.35 1.33 1.51 1.52 1.51 1.25
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.30 1.34 1.20 1.25 1.16 1.22 1.21 1.19 1.34 1.34 1.30 1.02
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.33 2.23 1.95 2.01 1.89 1.97 1.84 1.77 2.14 2.18 2.37 2.29
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.75 1.74 1.61 1.79 1.67 1.69 1.62 1.54 1.72 1.83 1.60 1.24
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.29 2.49 2.10 1.71 1.48 1.69 1.67 1.76 1.92 1.78 1.91 2.02
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.84 0.75 0.82 0.76 0.79 0.76 0.75 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.74
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.95 2.65 2.26 2.44 2.23 2.48 2.50 2.29 2.85 2.70 2.41 1.49
452 General merchandise stores 1.63 1.57 1.41 1.55 1.41 1.42 1.47 1.41 1.69 1.74 1.53 1.05
4521 Department stores 2.51 2.38 2.11 2.35 2.08 2.13 2.27 2.07 2.60 2.72 2.12 1.19
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.40 1.39 1.39 1.41 1.40 1.41 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.45 1.45
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.22 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.24
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.04 2.03 2.06 2.05 2.03 2.02 2.01 2.03 2.10 2.11 2.15 2.19
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.65 1.68 1.66 1.64 1.64 1.60 1.61 1.60 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.68
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.87 1.85 1.86 1.86 1.83 1.87 1.84 1.85 1.86 1.89 1.90 1.89
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.32 2.34 2.32 2.35 2.35 2.37 2.36 2.41 2.42 2.37 2.45 2.44
452 General merchandise stores 1.48 1.46 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.47 1.48 1.49
4521 Department stores 2.07 2.11 2.11 2.15 2.13 2.14 2.16 2.16 2.15 2.13 2.16 2.18

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2012
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2012 Feb. 2012 Mar. 2012 Apr. 2012 May 2012 Jun. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2012 Sep. 2012 Oct. 2012 Nov. 2012 Dec. 2012
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 465,208 471,306 480,109 484,522 485,577 485,482 484,799 490,295 503,003 528,252 535,294 500,247
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 328,701 331,342 336,652 337,757 338,873 337,648 339,425 344,200 355,050 373,270 376,214 341,677
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 136,507 139,964 143,457 146,765 146,704 147,834 145,374 146,095 147,953 154,982 159,080 158,570
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,258 25,313 25,769 26,382 26,680 27,027 26,831 26,671 27,299 29,938 31,335 27,594
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 42,539 44,702 46,685 47,576 46,737 45,116 44,064 44,164 44,408 44,331 43,034 42,241
445 Food and beverage stores 40,213 39,706 40,379 39,931 40,260 40,449 40,133 40,049 40,985 42,084 43,014 41,683
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 41,958 43,051 44,015 43,255 43,542 44,958 46,050 47,349 49,196 50,988 51,055 44,096
452 General merchandise stores 72,139 73,248 74,236 74,621 74,947 73,450 73,600 75,781 80,240 88,696 88,649 75,174
4521 Department stores 28,606 28,676 29,140 29,599 29,344 28,549 28,758 29,473 31,641 36,033 35,586 28,430
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 473,809 478,414 481,378 485,721 489,912 492,863 497,455 499,007 501,710 503,066 503,381 507,309
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 338,992 340,494 341,151 342,072 344,434 345,046 346,533 346,993 347,503 348,736 348,413 350,241
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 134,817 137,920 140,227 143,649 145,478 147,817 150,922 152,014 154,207 154,330 154,968 157,068
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,821 26,730 26,983 27,142 27,420 27,494 27,407 27,271 27,217 27,491 27,559 27,511
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 43,809 44,128 44,084 44,422 44,853 44,758 44,963 45,111 45,039 45,052 44,827 44,605
445 Food and beverage stores 40,263 40,505 40,981 40,540 40,512 40,733 40,803 40,784 40,969 40,791 40,917 41,092
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 44,589 44,566 44,731 44,501 45,028 46,016 46,468 46,603 46,587 46,607 46,797 46,961
452 General merchandise stores 76,491 77,003 76,213 76,770 77,339 76,967 77,174 77,303 76,717 77,719 77,047 78,530
4521 Department stores 30,859 30,670 30,197 30,546 30,662 30,534 30,464 30,385 29,488 30,103 30,005 30,439
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.47 1.42 1.30 1.39 1.30 1.36 1.38 1.31 1.47 1.48 1.45 1.20
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.30 1.27 1.17 1.23 1.16 1.21 1.23 1.18 1.31 1.32 1.26 1.00
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.19 1.99 1.77 2.00 1.84 1.95 1.93 1.81 2.07 2.14 2.28 2.14
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.79 1.64 1.58 1.87 1.71 1.76 1.70 1.61 1.79 2.01 1.68 1.21
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.37 2.42 1.93 1.83 1.59 1.75 1.84 1.83 1.99 1.80 1.83 2.00
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.81 0.77 0.79 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.75 0.80 0.81 0.81 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.92 2.40 2.18 2.33 2.18 2.40 2.52 2.28 2.68 2.71 2.32 1.40
452 General merchandise stores 1.58 1.48 1.40 1.47 1.41 1.40 1.45 1.41 1.63 1.73 1.50 1.02
4521 Department stores 2.50 2.18 2.02 2.18 2.08 2.05 2.19 2.00 2.41 2.67 2.02 1.16
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.34 1.34 1.34 1.36 1.38 1.40 1.41 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.21 1.20 1.19 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.21 1.22
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.88 1.90 1.93 1.97 1.98 2.04 2.06 2.05 2.05 2.06 2.04 2.05
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.66 1.65 1.65 1.69 1.68 1.70 1.67 1.68 1.68 1.74 1.69 1.64
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.85 1.87 1.79 1.90 1.97 1.99 1.98 1.95 1.90 1.89 1.86 1.85
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.28 2.20 2.23 2.28 2.29 2.32 2.36 2.33 2.32 2.34 2.34 2.32
452 General merchandise stores 1.44 1.43 1.42 1.44 1.46 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.45 1.44 1.46
4521 Department stores 2.06 2.02 2.00 2.06 2.10 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.01 2.07 2.09 2.11

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2011
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2011 Feb. 2011 Mar. 2011 Apr. 2011 May 2011 Jun. 2011 Jul. 2011 Aug. 2011 Sep. 2011 Oct. 2011 Nov. 2011 Dec. 2011
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 445,753 445,553 458,248 459,787 456,633 455,094 449,172 456,247 469,322 491,021 500,182 465,256
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 318,346 318,962 328,314 329,616 328,605 328,258 327,725 333,601 345,375 361,573 366,080 331,508
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 127,407 126,591 129,934 130,171 128,028 126,836 121,447 122,646 123,947 129,448 134,102 133,748
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,191 25,727 26,416 26,824 26,584 26,839 26,668 26,595 27,000 29,309 30,408 26,737
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 42,093 43,881 46,259 46,784 45,692 44,191 42,833 42,818 43,191 43,091 41,990 41,060
445 Food and beverage stores 38,870 38,103 38,588 38,829 39,053 39,243 38,981 39,144 40,002 41,201 42,132 40,801
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 39,501 40,829 41,977 41,599 41,853 42,314 42,974 44,750 46,912 49,153 49,095 41,634
452 General merchandise stores 68,520 69,059 72,632 72,666 72,126 71,682 71,334 73,852 79,615 86,715 87,794 73,768
4521 Department stores 28,562 28,742 30,189 30,224 29,998 29,149 29,452 30,492 33,716 37,478 37,284 29,366
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 455,071 453,813 458,567 460,172 461,803 461,393 461,678 465,310 465,080 467,522 470,258 471,274
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 328,902 328,696 332,486 333,493 334,522 335,013 335,027 336,907 336,884 337,834 338,971 339,272
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 126,169 125,117 126,081 126,679 127,281 126,380 126,651 128,403 128,196 129,688 131,287 132,002
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,803 27,253 27,690 27,568 27,322 27,331 27,212 27,193 26,866 26,864 26,721 26,684
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 43,306 43,318 43,682 43,723 43,808 43,797 43,618 43,692 43,893 43,881 43,785 43,312
445 Food and beverage stores 38,923 38,875 39,077 39,433 39,375 39,486 39,688 39,887 39,980 39,962 40,060 40,194
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 42,112 42,354 42,703 42,797 43,281 43,355 43,408 44,002 44,340 44,766 44,836 44,386
452 General merchandise stores 73,072 73,111 74,482 74,620 74,798 74,967 75,021 75,603 75,498 75,883 76,109 76,775
4521 Department stores 30,878 30,806 31,349 31,223 31,412 31,209 31,166 31,403 31,364 31,284 31,331 31,374
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.49 1.49 1.33 1.36 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.30 1.41 1.46 1.42 1.14
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.32 1.34 1.22 1.22 1.17 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.30 1.33 1.27 0.98
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.20 2.02 1.73 1.87 1.85 1.81 1.76 1.72 1.85 1.96 2.10 1.88
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.97 1.80 1.68 1.88 1.81 1.80 1.75 1.65 1.77 1.97 1.68 1.20
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.63 2.74 2.11 1.92 1.65 1.64 1.82 1.80 1.92 1.87 1.88 1.94
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.84 0.78 0.77 0.76 0.77 0.74 0.76 0.80 0.81 0.82 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.88 2.56 2.30 2.23 2.23 2.38 2.40 2.32 2.61 2.69 2.34 1.34
452 General merchandise stores 1.55 1.51 1.46 1.44 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.44 1.65 1.70 1.53 1.00
4521 Department stores 2.40 2.24 2.13 2.08 2.07 1.98 2.12 2.08 2.48 2.63 2.07 1.12
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.35 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.35 1.35
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.22
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.91 1.86 1.87 1.90 1.93 1.89 1.90 1.95 1.86 1.86 1.87 1.85
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.83 1.76 1.74 1.74 1.74 1.74 1.72 1.71 1.69 1.67 1.67 1.67
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.02 2.04 2.00 1.98 1.96 1.93 1.92 1.92 1.94 1.89 1.91 1.85
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.29 2.28 2.28 2.26 2.30 2.26 2.28 2.33 2.27 2.34 2.32 2.27
452 General merchandise stores 1.44 1.42 1.44 1.44 1.45 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.44 1.45 1.45 1.47
4521 Department stores 2.03 2.00 2.05 2.02 2.06 2.01 2.05 2.09 2.07 2.07 2.07 2.08

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2010
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2010 Feb. 2010 Mar. 2010 Apr. 2010 May 2010 Jun. 2010 Jul. 2010 Aug. 2010 Sep. 2010 Oct. 2010 Nov. 2010 Dec. 2010
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 420,088 423,846 433,370 435,941 431,179 434,231 432,911 438,442 454,576 474,827 481,919 449,059
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 305,409 305,952 313,727 316,362 314,636 314,325 315,565 319,625 332,328 348,240 352,524 320,671
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 114,679 117,894 119,643 119,579 116,543 119,906 117,346 118,817 122,248 126,587 129,395 128,388
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 25,876 24,829 25,508 26,146 26,531 26,825 26,895 26,938 27,986 30,277 31,729 28,006
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 41,336 43,010 45,136 45,788 45,146 43,361 41,975 41,723 41,806 41,810 41,214 40,737
445 Food and beverage stores 37,731 37,032 37,685 37,328 37,449 37,616 37,152 37,135 38,067 39,400 40,328 39,294
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 37,985 38,982 39,874 39,591 39,611 39,999 40,679 41,938 43,808 45,710 45,414 39,331
452 General merchandise stores 64,810 64,941 68,041 69,030 68,028 67,988 68,651 70,449 76,448 83,231 84,878 70,409
4521 Department stores 28,811 28,827 29,527 29,912 29,256 28,717 29,339 30,090 33,000 36,929 37,359 28,984
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 429,940 432,422 433,988 434,952 436,393 440,451 443,855 448,160 451,507 452,584 453,130 453,484
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 316,059 315,756 317,985 319,646 320,530 320,976 322,029 323,057 324,355 325,087 326,131 327,386
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 113,881 116,666 116,003 115,306 115,863 119,475 121,826 125,103 127,152 127,497 126,999 126,098
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,485 26,330 26,738 26,872 27,295 27,372 27,416 27,544 27,764 27,676 27,857 28,006
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 42,483 42,500 42,662 42,913 43,326 42,889 42,701 42,531 42,572 42,620 42,976 42,881
445 Food and beverage stores 37,765 37,828 38,153 37,871 37,833 37,868 37,859 37,868 38,048 38,184 38,335 38,601
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 40,582 40,522 40,564 40,731 40,963 41,025 41,131 41,237 41,367 41,517 41,361 41,931
452 General merchandise stores 69,390 68,992 69,993 70,655 70,711 71,232 71,954 72,224 72,539 72,714 73,267 73,032
4521 Department stores 31,215 30,897 30,693 30,901 30,699 30,746 31,047 30,957 30,641 30,774 31,289 30,933
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.51 1.54 1.35 1.38 1.33 1.36 1.35 1.36 1.48 1.51 1.47 1.16
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.33 1.37 1.24 1.25 1.21 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.35 1.37 1.31 0.99
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.30 2.27 1.77 1.86 1.79 1.85 1.75 1.80 1.98 2.06 2.20 1.99
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.85 1.73 1.70 1.88 1.82 1.80 1.77 1.74 1.90 2.14 1.85 1.30
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.69 2.78 2.08 1.72 1.72 1.70 1.82 1.92 1.97 1.91 1.92 2.01
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.84 0.78 0.79 0.75 0.79 0.75 0.77 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.87 2.63 2.29 2.32 2.23 2.48 2.42 2.34 2.70 2.63 2.27 1.38
452 General merchandise stores 1.48 1.45 1.40 1.45 1.35 1.41 1.41 1.43 1.67 1.70 1.53 0.98
4521 Department stores 2.34 2.25 2.02 2.11 1.96 2.01 2.10 2.05 2.44 2.57 2.03 1.09
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.39 1.40 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.40 1.38 1.38
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.26 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.24 1.24
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.00 2.09 1.91 1.87 1.88 1.95 1.94 2.00 2.01 1.96 1.94 1.93
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.74 1.69 1.74 1.74 1.76 1.76 1.77 1.78 1.79 1.81 1.83 1.83
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.07 2.08 1.95 1.82 1.99 1.99 1.99 2.00 1.99 1.93 1.96 1.93
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.34 2.33 2.26 2.30 2.32 2.34 2.34 2.34 2.34 2.31 2.25 2.30
452 General merchandise stores 1.39 1.37 1.40 1.40 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.44 1.44 1.45 1.43 1.43
4521 Department stores 2.01 2.00 1.99 1.97 2.00 2.00 2.05 2.04 2.02 2.04 2.00 2.03

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2009
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2009 Feb. 2009 Mar. 2009 Apr. 2009 May 2009 Jun. 2009 Jul. 2009 Aug. 2009 Sep. 2009 Oct. 2009 Nov. 2009 Dec. 2009
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 459,057 456,342 458,030 453,588 439,808 432,994 423,409 414,060 427,996 450,794 457,101 423,628
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 318,535 318,909 322,230 320,792 316,149 314,165 313,787 314,983 324,031 340,434 342,437 308,806
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 140,522 137,433 135,800 132,796 123,659 118,829 109,622 99,077 103,965 110,360 114,664 114,822
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,697 26,350 26,427 26,789 26,377 26,385 26,285 26,139 27,027 29,802 30,233 26,414
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 44,812 46,353 48,288 47,906 46,230 44,311 42,793 42,368 42,076 41,900 40,444 40,614
445 Food and beverage stores 37,573 36,884 37,333 37,176 37,425 37,352 37,041 36,835 37,616 39,056 39,938 37,978
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 42,415 43,861 43,946 42,792 42,016 41,817 41,999 42,718 43,914 45,379 45,251 38,281
452 General merchandise stores 67,742 67,863 69,888 69,649 68,314 67,842 67,585 68,385 73,816 80,923 81,951 66,734
4521 Department stores 30,181 30,363 31,465 31,443 30,615 30,274 30,260 31,075 34,555 38,179 37,766 28,906
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 468,396 463,700 458,128 452,171 445,392 439,526 432,746 423,464 425,136 427,937 429,697 428,482
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 329,728 328,662 326,629 324,263 322,562 321,140 319,593 318,650 316,429 316,920 316,552 315,671
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 138,668 135,038 131,499 127,908 122,830 118,386 113,153 104,814 108,707 111,017 113,145 112,811
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 28,349 27,913 27,672 27,504 27,165 26,951 26,767 26,727 26,759 27,216 26,543 26,467
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 46,008 45,894 45,727 45,024 44,495 43,786 43,401 43,145 42,891 42,755 42,129 42,662
445 Food and beverage stores 37,649 37,684 37,788 37,742 37,843 37,631 37,738 37,583 37,663 37,797 37,945 37,230
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 45,461 45,641 44,615 43,934 43,450 42,977 42,509 42,045 41,428 41,141 41,100 40,855
452 General merchandise stores 72,320 71,776 72,029 71,388 71,212 71,293 70,654 70,309 70,025 70,193 70,428 69,489
4521 Department stores 32,699 32,509 32,742 32,482 32,226 32,483 32,055 32,003 32,055 31,789 31,498 30,850
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.68 1.73 1.58 1.55 1.43 1.41 1.37 1.32 1.49 1.50 1.50 1.17
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.42 1.49 1.38 1.36 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.27 1.37 1.39 1.35 1.01
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.81 2.75 2.38 2.37 2.14 2.00 1.76 1.50 1.99 2.01 2.29 2.06
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.82 1.79 1.82 1.98 1.85 1.82 1.78 1.74 1.90 2.14 1.80 1.24
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.55 2.72 2.25 1.92 1.72 1.68 1.78 1.97 1.98 1.97 2.03 2.12
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.87 0.82 0.80 0.76 0.80 0.76 0.77 0.81 0.82 0.84 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.17 2.99 2.82 2.62 2.43 2.71 2.62 2.42 2.81 2.66 2.47 1.41
452 General merchandise stores 1.56 1.57 1.51 1.49 1.36 1.44 1.44 1.40 1.67 1.67 1.53 0.95
4521 Department stores 2.39 2.36 2.24 2.16 1.99 2.13 2.14 2.03 2.56 2.55 2.07 1.09
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.57 1.56 1.57 1.54 1.50 1.45 1.43 1.37 1.41 1.41 1.40 1.39
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.36 1.35 1.37 1.35 1.33 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.26
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.49 2.49 2.48 2.39 2.27 2.09 1.96 1.68 2.03 1.97 1.97 1.98
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.74 1.73 1.83 1.82 1.80 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.79 1.83 1.75 1.75
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.02 2.04 2.06 2.04 1.99 1.96 1.98 2.01 2.01 2.07 2.01 2.05
445 Food and beverage stores 0.79 0.80 0.81 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.80 0.77
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.65 2.62 2.70 2.60 2.55 2.56 2.50 2.44 2.41 2.38 2.40 2.39
452 General merchandise stores 1.47 1.46 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.46 1.45 1.44 1.42 1.41 1.43 1.40
4521 Department stores 2.06 2.08 2.11 2.08 2.05 2.11 2.07 2.06 2.07 2.04 2.03 2.00

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2008
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2008 Feb. 2008 Mar. 2008 Apr. 2008 May 2008 Jun. 2008 Jul. 2008 Aug. 2008 Sep. 2008 Oct. 2008 Nov. 2008 Dec. 2008
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 492,977 496,684 499,493 502,226 494,369 490,604 487,669 483,164 495,503 518,503 516,639 471,516
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 332,938 334,539 336,892 338,896 335,922 334,611 337,190 339,193 351,562 368,895 366,368 323,519
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 160,039 162,145 162,601 163,330 158,447 155,993 150,479 143,971 143,941 149,608 150,271 147,997
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 31,590 30,491 30,500 31,217 30,750 30,877 31,388 31,085 32,040 34,593 33,421 28,573
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 47,930 49,201 50,449 50,886 49,783 48,647 47,654 47,732 47,512 47,332 46,255 44,357
445 Food and beverage stores 36,435 35,892 36,245 36,338 36,549 36,826 36,443 36,530 37,315 38,934 39,551 38,049
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 43,996 45,303 46,058 45,776 44,951 45,082 46,113 47,225 49,653 51,613 51,292 43,063
452 General merchandise stores 71,968 72,903 73,040 74,032 72,867 71,535 71,853 72,692 79,292 86,725 87,425 69,495
4521 Department stores 33,626 34,218 34,572 34,643 33,888 32,826 33,160 33,708 37,829 41,975 41,287 31,038
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 501,753 502,096 498,986 499,734 498,206 497,540 499,764 497,387 495,570 493,146 487,270 476,725
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 344,427 344,124 341,802 342,981 342,366 342,431 343,665 343,403 343,416 342,586 338,564 331,363
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 157,326 157,972 157,184 156,753 155,840 155,109 156,099 153,984 152,154 150,560 148,706 145,362
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 32,367 32,232 31,870 32,050 31,668 31,572 31,963 31,784 31,691 31,621 29,394 28,659
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 49,058 48,714 47,910 48,051 48,007 48,023 48,233 48,557 48,482 48,249 48,082 46,496
445 Food and beverage stores 36,443 36,632 36,696 36,921 36,995 37,113 37,113 37,279 37,423 37,621 37,551 37,267
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 47,257 47,142 46,665 46,902 46,437 46,381 46,673 46,573 46,798 46,793 46,544 45,958
452 General merchandise stores 76,667 76,729 75,392 75,985 75,767 75,452 75,260 74,863 75,230 74,934 75,006 72,690
4521 Department stores 36,392 36,558 35,938 35,751 35,747 35,297 35,164 34,715 35,092 34,979 34,320 33,125
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.60 1.61 1.49 1.52 1.38 1.44 1.42 1.41 1.58 1.66 1.73 1.36
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.38 1.40 1.31 1.32 1.19 1.24 1.23 1.24 1.39 1.44 1.46 1.10
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.43 2.35 2.12 2.22 2.08 2.25 2.16 2.07 2.38 2.72 3.14 2.83
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.88 1.81 1.80 1.95 1.76 1.84 1.81 1.78 2.04 2.23 1.85 1.28
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.33 2.42 2.11 1.77 1.56 1.66 1.67 1.88 1.89 1.84 2.13 2.14
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.81 0.77 0.80 0.74 0.78 0.74 0.74 0.81 0.82 0.83 0.75
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.10 2.85 2.59 2.68 2.36 2.65 2.65 2.48 3.13 3.07 2.73 1.61
452 General merchandise stores 1.71 1.65 1.52 1.62 1.42 1.45 1.49 1.44 1.80 1.82 1.60 1.00
4521 Department stores 2.54 2.39 2.19 2.32 2.04 2.07 2.19 2.05 2.73 2.73 2.13 1.14
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.49 1.50 1.49 1.49 1.47 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.51 1.57 1.62 1.62
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.31 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.28 1.29 1.33 1.37 1.38
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.13 2.19 2.19 2.24 2.25 2.31 2.42 2.37 2.43 2.66 2.70 2.69
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.79 1.81 1.79 1.79 1.75 1.78 1.81 1.83 1.92 1.92 1.79 1.81
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.91 1.90 1.88 1.90 1.87 1.87 1.86 1.92 1.92 1.96 2.07 2.03
445 Food and beverage stores 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.55 2.58 2.54 2.55 2.49 2.48 2.50 2.51 2.67 2.70 2.71 2.72
452 General merchandise stores 1.57 1.57 1.54 1.54 1.50 1.49 1.49 1.49 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.49
4521 Department stores 2.16 2.17 2.15 2.14 2.11 2.07 2.10 2.09 2.18 2.18 2.10 2.09

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2007
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2007 Feb. 2007 Mar. 2007 Apr. 2007 May 2007 Jun. 2007 Jul. 2007 Aug. 2007 Sep. 2007 Oct. 2007 Nov. 2007 Dec. 2007
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 478,430 483,514 489,136 492,870 489,960 489,747 483,441 486,397 498,085 523,858 532,278 494,526
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 321,805 326,460 331,221 332,800 332,811 332,111 332,827 337,018 348,333 368,745 370,670 334,715
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 156,625 157,054 157,915 160,070 157,149 157,636 150,614 149,379 149,752 155,113 161,608 159,811
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 31,471 30,792 31,134 31,398 31,217 31,485 31,704 31,539 32,743 36,053 37,103 32,314
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 45,772 47,754 48,700 50,885 50,081 49,441 48,299 48,025 47,202 48,073 47,324 46,964
445 Food and beverage stores 34,590 33,913 34,409 33,949 34,525 34,963 34,635 35,016 35,630 37,346 38,221 37,261
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 44,009 46,206 47,112 46,436 46,162 46,102 46,815 48,057 50,440 52,147 52,060 44,254
452 General merchandise stores 71,256 72,533 74,061 74,668 73,867 72,705 72,523 74,311 80,173 87,999 88,550 72,182
4521 Department stores 34,560 35,102 35,682 36,100 35,095 34,528 34,874 35,831 39,636 44,286 43,928 34,169
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 488,010 489,691 487,268 489,640 492,929 496,146 497,100 500,179 499,246 500,684 500,361 500,578
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 333,615 336,297 335,578 336,545 339,184 339,844 339,778 340,696 340,177 342,674 341,336 343,565
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 154,395 153,394 151,690 153,095 153,745 156,302 157,322 159,483 159,069 158,010 159,025 157,013
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 32,245 32,515 32,431 32,203 32,083 32,193 32,318 32,216 32,387 32,985 32,690 32,476
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 46,850 47,188 46,381 48,232 48,341 48,807 48,836 48,806 48,264 49,004 49,091 49,074
445 Food and beverage stores 34,637 34,597 34,840 34,520 34,929 35,201 35,301 35,718 35,759 36,146 36,223 36,472
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 47,372 48,131 47,684 47,481 47,688 47,430 47,384 47,393 47,495 47,235 47,199 47,381
452 General merchandise stores 76,112 76,575 76,218 76,531 76,786 76,729 76,157 76,209 76,078 76,232 75,399 75,899
4521 Department stores 37,362 37,462 36,976 37,216 37,020 37,167 37,021 36,863 36,836 37,028 36,394 36,466
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.62 1.67 1.46 1.53 1.39 1.45 1.45 1.39 1.57 1.58 1.56 1.28
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.41 1.48 1.31 1.36 1.24 1.29 1.31 1.27 1.43 1.44 1.35 1.05
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.35 2.26 1.88 2.07 1.84 1.97 1.90 1.77 2.04 2.08 2.40 2.31
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.80 1.84 1.74 1.94 1.77 1.79 1.80 1.65 1.91 2.07 1.77 1.26
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.09 2.30 1.79 1.76 1.46 1.64 1.69 1.70 1.87 1.76 1.83 2.11
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.83 0.76 0.78 0.73 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.80 0.82 0.82 0.73
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.16 3.06 2.61 2.72 2.50 2.67 2.77 2.55 3.01 2.96 2.53 1.44
452 General merchandise stores 1.74 1.77 1.60 1.66 1.54 1.54 1.58 1.54 1.82 1.90 1.63 1.01
4521 Department stores 2.45 2.43 2.16 2.24 2.07 2.12 2.23 2.07 2.60 2.71 2.10 1.16
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.49 1.49 1.47 1.49 1.47 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.49 1.48 1.47 1.49
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.29 1.31
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.05 2.02 2.01 2.01 1.99 2.09 2.10 2.08 2.06 2.04 2.09 2.14
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.71 1.76 1.76 1.75 1.74 1.76 1.76 1.73 1.77 1.79 1.75 1.77
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.70 1.74 1.69 1.81 1.78 1.83 1.82 1.83 1.83 1.87 1.85 1.91
445 Food and beverage stores 0.77 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.77 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.56 2.65 2.56 2.61 2.57 2.58 2.56 2.56 2.58 2.56 2.52 2.55
452 General merchandise stores 1.58 1.62 1.58 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.57 1.56 1.58 1.57 1.54 1.54
4521 Department stores 2.07 2.13 2.08 2.13 2.11 2.14 2.11 2.10 2.13 2.14 2.10 2.12

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2006
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2006 Feb. 2006 Mar. 2006 Apr. 2006 May 2006 Jun. 2006 Jul. 2006 Aug. 2006 Sep. 2006 Oct. 2006 Nov. 2006 Dec. 2006
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 465,210 467,876 482,493 481,943 482,654 483,167 471,583 473,366 483,912 507,177 516,150 480,436
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 309,251 310,769 319,469 319,330 318,880 318,903 319,843 326,232 337,643 355,572 361,143 324,101
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 155,959 157,107 163,024 162,613 163,774 164,264 151,740 147,134 146,269 151,605 155,007 156,335
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 31,330 30,703 31,426 31,812 31,919 32,030 31,960 31,823 32,654 35,100 36,326 31,778
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 44,885 45,903 48,483 48,959 48,474 47,842 47,280 47,650 46,902 46,853 45,970 45,130
445 Food and beverage stores 33,954 33,490 33,767 33,664 34,030 34,283 33,961 34,046 34,608 35,888 36,655 35,452
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 39,582 41,420 43,454 43,363 43,240 43,567 44,309 45,730 48,271 50,472 51,131 44,010
452 General merchandise stores 68,913 68,953 71,319 70,224 69,765 68,828 69,928 72,560 78,272 86,032 89,008 71,867
4521 Department stores 34,515 34,435 35,605 35,365 34,416 33,346 34,028 35,486 39,137 43,384 45,190 34,831
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 474,302 473,254 479,481 477,862 484,518 488,787 485,766 487,446 485,983 485,583 484,834 486,412
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 320,698 320,091 323,331 322,892 325,006 326,374 326,786 329,714 329,843 330,411 332,043 332,981
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 153,604 153,163 156,150 154,970 159,512 162,413 158,980 157,732 156,140 155,172 152,791 153,431
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 32,133 32,387 32,600 32,628 32,771 32,751 32,612 32,506 32,363 32,113 32,062 31,938
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 45,895 45,269 46,262 46,583 46,835 47,181 47,806 48,474 47,957 47,712 47,637 46,961
445 Food and beverage stores 33,978 34,127 34,176 34,219 34,428 34,532 34,618 34,693 34,762 34,758 34,742 34,694
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 42,745 43,236 43,937 44,293 44,669 44,822 44,802 45,010 45,410 45,717 46,314 47,272
452 General merchandise stores 73,717 72,893 73,337 71,919 72,520 72,664 73,480 74,302 74,286 74,711 75,683 75,672
4521 Department stores 37,394 36,711 36,820 36,421 36,227 35,895 36,123 36,471 36,474 36,427 37,347 37,213
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.63 1.66 1.48 1.52 1.43 1.46 1.45 1.40 1.56 1.62 1.60 1.26
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.40 1.45 1.31 1.33 1.25 1.27 1.31 1.27 1.42 1.47 1.41 1.05
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.37 2.33 1.97 2.13 2.01 2.04 1.88 1.77 2.00 2.15 2.30 2.20
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.80 1.84 1.74 1.95 1.82 1.78 1.81 1.68 1.83 2.04 1.77 1.20
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.92 2.01 1.63 1.57 1.42 1.51 1.68 1.63 1.77 1.68 1.77 1.92
445 Food and beverage stores 0.82 0.85 0.79 0.79 0.76 0.78 0.76 0.76 0.80 0.82 0.82 0.72
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.07 2.86 2.65 2.57 2.53 2.64 2.72 2.56 2.88 2.93 2.64 1.40
452 General merchandise stores 1.78 1.74 1.65 1.59 1.54 1.54 1.59 1.61 1.84 1.92 1.72 1.02
4521 Department stores 2.46 2.33 2.16 2.10 2.02 2.00 2.12 2.09 2.48 2.60 2.13 1.14
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.51 1.51 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.49
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.34 1.32
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.00 2.07 2.09 2.07 2.15 2.15 2.09 2.10 2.09 2.06 2.01 2.03
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.70 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.77 1.76 1.76 1.75 1.73 1.75 1.74 1.70
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.55 1.54 1.58 1.61 1.68 1.73 1.75 1.77 1.78 1.76 1.79 1.73
445 Food and beverage stores 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.47 2.49 2.53 2.52 2.55 2.53 2.53 2.55 2.49 2.52 2.59 2.56
452 General merchandise stores 1.61 1.59 1.61 1.56 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.61 1.59 1.60 1.62 1.60
4521 Department stores 2.07 2.04 2.06 2.03 2.04 2.01 2.05 2.09 2.05 2.06 2.12 2.10

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2005
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2005 Feb. 2005 Mar. 2005 Apr. 2005 May 2005 Jun. 2005 Jul. 2005 Aug. 2005 Sep. 2005 Oct. 2005 Nov. 2005 Dec. 2005
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 452,143 458,007 468,464 470,285 464,629 457,476 439,234 442,290 458,364 482,607 497,514 465,842
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 296,825 300,069 307,128 307,788 306,397 306,234 306,280 312,027 323,632 339,821 345,568 310,275
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 155,318 157,938 161,336 162,497 158,232 151,242 132,954 130,263 134,732 142,786 151,946 155,567
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 30,458 29,599 30,235 30,643 31,066 31,292 31,104 31,089 31,815 34,252 35,642 31,768
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 41,861 43,164 44,321 44,144 44,036 43,274 42,226 42,083 42,419 42,793 42,812 43,404
445 Food and beverage stores 33,598 33,021 33,158 33,078 33,224 33,376 32,864 32,962 32,976 34,483 35,507 34,546
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 38,781 40,636 42,213 41,873 41,315 41,973 42,854 44,175 46,267 48,118 47,719 39,864
452 General merchandise stores 66,451 67,561 71,048 71,441 70,523 69,465 69,569 72,335 77,970 84,471 87,229 70,444
4521 Department stores 34,375 35,116 37,482 36,803 35,896 35,223 35,775 37,118 40,485 44,517 45,876 35,596
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 461,016 462,872 464,979 465,861 465,988 463,147 452,724 455,534 460,270 461,942 467,074 471,700
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 308,196 309,333 310,863 311,150 312,546 313,888 313,112 315,389 315,921 315,378 317,053 318,933
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 152,820 153,539 154,116 154,711 153,442 149,259 139,612 140,145 144,349 146,564 150,021 152,767
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 31,303 31,190 31,299 31,397 31,830 32,029 31,804 31,788 31,563 31,338 31,486 31,960
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 42,759 42,568 42,331 42,082 42,547 42,677 42,739 42,898 43,373 43,533 44,273 45,072
445 Food and beverage stores 33,606 33,572 33,529 33,595 33,607 33,631 33,486 33,565 33,140 33,453 33,681 33,794
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 41,971 42,506 42,769 42,728 42,681 43,227 43,243 43,394 43,443 43,546 43,224 43,003
452 General merchandise stores 71,343 71,594 73,032 73,064 73,290 73,395 72,989 74,042 73,985 73,432 73,936 74,220
4521 Department stores 37,364 37,477 38,641 37,863 37,666 37,874 37,897 38,070 37,872 37,599 37,820 38,071
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.72 1.73 1.53 1.56 1.49 1.44 1.39 1.38 1.53 1.60 1.60 1.26
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.47 1.51 1.36 1.37 1.32 1.32 1.34 1.30 1.40 1.42 1.40 1.03
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.51 2.36 2.00 2.09 2.02 1.77 1.52 1.60 1.94 2.25 2.34 2.20
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.92 1.87 1.77 1.92 1.87 1.82 1.81 1.69 1.83 1.98 1.76 1.22
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.09 2.16 1.69 1.48 1.39 1.40 1.54 1.49 1.55 1.54 1.60 1.77
445 Food and beverage stores 0.83 0.87 0.79 0.81 0.77 0.79 0.75 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.83 0.72
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.22 2.93 2.68 2.67 2.58 2.70 2.82 2.65 3.09 2.91 2.59 1.32
452 General merchandise stores 1.83 1.82 1.72 1.74 1.64 1.62 1.64 1.68 1.94 1.91 1.75 1.05
4521 Department stores 2.42 2.35 2.26 2.21 2.12 2.05 2.19 2.16 2.61 2.55 2.17 1.15
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.55 1.54 1.54 1.53 1.54 1.49 1.44 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.49 1.50
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.35 1.37 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.32 1.30 1.32 1.33
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.12 2.08 2.08 2.10 2.10 1.87 1.71 1.90 2.04 2.16 2.05 2.08
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.80 1.76 1.78 1.76 1.79 1.79 1.77 1.76 1.73 1.71 1.72 1.76
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.64 1.65 1.61 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.57 1.60 1.65
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.80 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.77 0.78 0.79 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.60 2.55 2.62 2.57 2.58 2.57 2.63 2.59 2.64 2.54 2.52 2.50
452 General merchandise stores 1.68 1.66 1.70 1.68 1.69 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.66 1.62 1.63 1.66
4521 Department stores 2.07 2.06 2.17 2.09 2.12 2.07 2.12 2.14 2.16 2.08 2.10 2.14

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2004
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2004 Feb. 2004 Mar. 2004 Apr. 2004 May 2004 Jun. 2004 Jul. 2004 Aug. 2004 Sep. 2004 Oct. 2004 Nov. 2004 Dec. 2004
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 423,956 431,293 444,555 451,275 445,768 446,706 439,393 442,013 452,383 474,462 488,981 454,848
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 274,912 278,190 286,054 288,244 287,226 287,129 288,775 294,151 305,553 323,490 331,136 297,561
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 149,044 153,103 158,501 163,031 158,542 159,577 150,618 147,862 146,830 150,972 157,845 157,287
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,607 27,141 28,231 28,666 28,979 28,874 29,115 29,626 30,550 33,009 34,717 31,440
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 36,618 38,179 39,725 40,336 40,464 39,886 39,244 39,139 39,084 40,017 39,635 40,179
445 Food and beverage stores 32,646 32,076 32,355 32,363 32,717 32,874 32,613 32,565 33,070 34,289 35,304 34,239
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 35,543 37,013 38,314 38,675 38,517 38,784 39,767 41,340 43,392 45,371 45,688 38,269
452 General merchandise stores 62,035 63,466 66,254 66,596 65,708 65,211 65,569 67,502 72,839 79,611 83,333 67,260
4521 Department stores 33,816 34,576 36,122 36,189 35,594 34,662 35,080 36,285 39,210 43,571 45,246 34,736
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 432,076 435,509 440,705 446,495 446,393 451,770 454,032 457,271 456,162 455,096 459,431 460,394
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 285,707 286,944 289,463 291,465 293,080 294,579 295,276 297,327 298,233 299,925 303,315 306,000
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 146,369 148,565 151,242 155,030 153,313 157,191 158,756 159,944 157,929 155,171 156,116 154,394
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 28,402 28,600 29,134 29,371 29,661 29,584 29,831 30,323 30,308 30,173 30,642 31,630
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 37,403 37,652 37,942 38,452 39,058 39,374 39,801 39,979 39,963 40,668 40,945 41,593
445 Food and beverage stores 32,615 32,565 32,688 32,838 33,133 33,202 33,269 33,191 33,251 33,293 33,530 33,480
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 38,550 38,798 38,897 39,545 39,873 39,942 40,007 40,490 40,667 40,986 41,309 41,417
452 General merchandise stores 66,833 67,280 68,036 68,164 68,277 68,914 68,710 69,091 69,084 69,163 70,417 71,009
4521 Department stores 36,877 36,901 37,163 37,231 37,232 37,191 37,082 37,139 36,748 36,956 37,240 37,270
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.68 1.70 1.54 1.59 1.50 1.54 1.49 1.50 1.60 1.65 1.66 1.28
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.43 1.48 1.37 1.37 1.31 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.05
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.44 2.35 2.01 2.23 2.05 2.12 1.91 1.94 2.00 2.20 2.42 2.17
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.81 1.81 1.75 1.90 1.86 1.78 1.74 1.73 1.89 2.01 1.82 1.26
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.03 2.14 1.59 1.43 1.42 1.39 1.50 1.53 1.55 1.61 1.65 1.72
445 Food and beverage stores 0.82 0.86 0.82 0.81 0.78 0.81 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.75
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.01 2.77 2.60 2.57 2.50 2.72 2.71 2.65 3.05 2.91 2.65 1.35
452 General merchandise stores 1.80 1.77 1.73 1.71 1.59 1.67 1.65 1.68 1.94 1.93 1.80 1.04
4521 Department stores 2.41 2.28 2.20 2.17 2.04 2.13 2.13 2.11 2.45 2.50 2.18 1.09
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.55 1.55 1.54 1.58 1.55 1.59 1.58 1.59 1.56 1.54 1.55 1.54
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.36 1.37 1.35 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.36
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.11 2.09 2.10 2.22 2.11 2.28 2.23 2.24 2.11 2.10 2.13 2.05
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.73 1.74 1.74 1.75 1.78 1.75 1.73 1.78 1.78 1.74 1.78 1.82
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.65 1.66 1.52 1.57 1.60 1.60 1.62 1.62 1.60 1.64 1.64 1.62
445 Food and beverage stores 0.81 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.82 0.82 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81 0.81
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.49 2.47 2.43 2.54 2.53 2.57 2.56 2.59 2.58 2.55 2.57 2.56
452 General merchandise stores 1.65 1.66 1.66 1.68 1.65 1.69 1.67 1.67 1.66 1.65 1.67 1.66
4521 Department stores 2.07 2.06 2.05 2.10 2.08 2.10 2.07 2.08 2.05 2.05 2.08 2.05

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2003
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2003 Feb. 2003 Mar. 2003 Apr. 2003 May 2003 Jun. 2003 Jul. 2003 Aug. 2003 Sep. 2003 Oct. 2003 Nov. 2003 Dec. 2003
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 409,406 417,272 426,459 428,280 421,369 417,894 409,708 405,368 421,300 446,780 458,308 425,748
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 269,285 272,610 278,720 278,627 274,474 272,930 275,824 278,548 290,872 307,734 312,566 277,471
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 140,121 144,662 147,739 149,653 146,895 144,964 133,884 126,820 130,428 139,046 145,742 148,277
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,790 26,273 26,608 26,813 26,655 26,968 27,050 27,168 28,297 31,328 32,529 28,450
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 34,891 36,646 37,913 37,759 37,243 36,518 35,521 35,501 36,360 36,411 36,051 36,164
445 Food and beverage stores 32,806 32,510 32,820 32,540 32,383 32,309 32,220 32,208 32,959 33,678 34,240 33,328
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 34,849 36,174 37,508 37,169 36,712 36,809 38,112 39,246 40,897 42,383 42,750 35,500
452 General merchandise stores 60,754 61,792 64,057 64,976 63,452 62,211 63,147 64,025 69,884 77,113 78,781 62,848
4521 Department stores 35,084 35,658 37,174 37,700 36,567 35,422 35,716 36,377 39,928 44,215 44,912 34,209
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 417,365 421,512 423,156 424,367 422,112 422,919 423,479 418,721 424,317 427,462 430,161 431,219
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 280,129 281,377 282,161 281,898 280,170 280,373 281,994 281,342 283,820 284,682 285,752 285,688
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 137,236 140,135 140,995 142,469 141,942 142,546 141,485 137,379 140,497 142,780 144,409 145,531
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,619 27,685 27,403 27,416 27,310 27,716 27,772 27,808 28,072 28,584 28,685 28,622
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 35,603 36,211 36,280 35,995 35,914 36,049 36,062 36,300 37,178 37,003 37,166 37,398
445 Food and beverage stores 32,766 32,933 33,089 32,951 32,819 32,681 32,886 32,863 33,130 32,702 32,577 32,565
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 37,838 37,998 38,196 38,044 38,044 37,987 38,227 38,326 38,257 38,183 38,583 38,503
452 General merchandise stores 65,652 65,467 65,835 66,659 65,807 65,789 66,071 65,465 66,240 66,847 66,421 66,616
4521 Department stores 38,343 38,015 38,206 38,826 38,091 37,884 37,675 37,195 37,491 37,630 36,995 36,784
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.69 1.79 1.61 1.61 1.50 1.54 1.47 1.42 1.59 1.63 1.68 1.30
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.49 1.58 1.45 1.44 1.34 1.39 1.37 1.34 1.49 1.50 1.48 1.06
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.26 2.37 2.06 2.07 1.91 1.94 1.71 1.63 1.86 2.04 2.36 2.22
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.89 1.98 1.83 1.95 1.77 1.82 1.77 1.67 1.86 1.99 1.82 1.20
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.03 2.35 1.88 1.55 1.44 1.46 1.45 1.57 1.59 1.52 1.73 1.75
445 Food and beverage stores 0.85 0.91 0.85 0.85 0.79 0.83 0.78 0.79 0.86 0.85 0.86 0.77
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.23 3.10 2.79 2.71 2.49 2.73 2.75 2.53 3.01 2.90 2.58 1.33
452 General merchandise stores 1.93 1.92 1.77 1.80 1.63 1.67 1.70 1.59 1.98 1.99 1.76 1.04
4521 Department stores 2.51 2.48 2.27 2.30 2.08 2.13 2.18 2.00 2.55 2.55 2.16 1.11
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.56 1.60 1.58 1.59 1.58 1.56 1.55 1.51 1.53 1.56 1.55 1.55
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.42 1.43 1.42 1.43 1.42 1.40 1.39 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.38 1.38
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.97 2.11 2.05 2.05 2.04 2.03 1.99 1.88 1.97 2.05 2.01 2.08
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.81 1.86 1.80 1.79 1.75 1.76 1.75 1.73 1.74 1.76 1.75 1.74
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.67 1.81 1.70 1.70 1.68 1.64 1.61 1.61 1.64 1.62 1.63 1.64
445 Food and beverage stores 0.83 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.82
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.60 2.69 2.64 2.64 2.60 2.55 2.52 2.54 2.52 2.53 2.52 2.49
452 General merchandise stores 1.74 1.72 1.71 1.74 1.71 1.69 1.68 1.63 1.66 1.69 1.66 1.66
4521 Department stores 2.15 2.15 2.15 2.20 2.14 2.12 2.08 2.04 2.06 2.10 2.08 2.07

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2002
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2002 Feb. 2002 Mar. 2002 Apr. 2002 May 2002 Jun. 2002 Jul. 2002 Aug. 2002 Sep. 2002 Oct. 2002 Nov. 2002 Dec. 2002
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 388,015 393,294 398,361 399,291 399,389 396,142 391,803 392,198 407,598 431,650 441,616 409,314
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 264,260 265,939 270,579 271,050 269,849 268,154 271,466 275,069 286,774 301,790 305,915 271,757
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 123,755 127,355 127,782 128,241 129,540 127,988 120,337 117,129 120,824 129,860 135,701 137,557
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,086 25,775 26,390 26,589 26,746 26,488 26,888 26,857 28,177 30,548 31,527 27,483
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 33,803 34,906 36,462 36,961 36,371 35,510 34,555 34,372 34,763 35,505 34,847 34,931
445 Food and beverage stores 33,064 32,615 32,655 32,383 32,183 32,162 31,790 31,979 32,872 33,372 34,137 33,721
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 32,754 33,442 34,186 34,402 34,048 34,532 36,216 37,223 39,244 40,934 40,991 34,484
452 General merchandise stores 59,382 60,961 62,164 61,991 62,056 60,483 62,053 63,785 68,753 75,222 78,316 61,869
4521 Department stores 36,219 37,327 38,115 37,641 37,314 36,253 37,006 38,051 41,201 45,055 47,133 35,921
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 395,867 397,910 396,186 396,565 400,809 401,467 405,284 404,653 409,780 411,981 413,852 415,185
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 274,958 274,604 274,070 274,320 275,500 275,701 277,551 277,704 279,688 278,770 279,252 280,288
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 120,909 123,306 122,116 122,245 125,309 125,766 127,733 126,949 130,092 133,211 134,600 134,897
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,948 27,160 27,178 27,132 27,488 27,279 27,634 27,489 27,926 27,821 27,777 27,649
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 34,493 34,526 34,959 35,201 35,073 35,089 35,081 35,145 35,509 36,046 35,851 36,123
445 Food and beverage stores 32,983 32,975 32,852 32,761 32,683 32,611 32,496 32,656 33,033 32,372 32,507 32,966
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 35,641 35,202 34,884 35,284 35,320 35,710 36,252 36,315 36,711 36,778 36,896 37,401
452 General merchandise stores 64,295 64,510 63,940 63,714 64,255 63,957 64,883 65,073 65,089 65,059 65,990 65,964
4521 Department stores 39,627 39,710 39,173 38,765 38,748 38,691 38,954 38,867 38,723 38,410 38,921 38,708
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.68 1.72 1.55 1.55 1.47 1.52 1.47 1.41 1.65 1.66 1.67 1.33
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.55 1.61 1.44 1.45 1.35 1.42 1.43 1.39 1.58 1.56 1.51 1.11
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.04 2.02 1.83 1.81 1.80 1.80 1.57 1.47 1.85 1.96 2.24 2.17
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.82 1.85 1.76 1.92 1.78 1.82 1.83 1.70 1.98 2.06 1.83 1.24
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.05 2.18 1.90 1.51 1.42 1.53 1.53 1.60 1.72 1.64 1.79 1.94
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.93 0.83 0.88 0.80 0.83 0.80 0.80 0.89 0.87 0.86 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.17 2.85 2.45 2.61 2.41 2.61 2.81 2.46 3.15 2.92 2.58 1.36
452 General merchandise stores 1.98 1.97 1.73 1.81 1.66 1.67 1.79 1.70 2.08 2.07 1.84 1.07
4521 Department stores 2.49 2.47 2.13 2.19 2.03 2.08 2.25 2.08 2.60 2.57 2.24 1.16
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.52 1.56 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.57 1.57 1.57 1.56
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.46 1.45 1.44 1.42 1.43 1.43 1.44 1.44 1.45 1.43 1.43 1.43
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.79 1.81 1.83 1.79 1.93 1.87 1.83 1.76 1.91 1.97 1.98 1.93
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.74 1.74 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.76 1.81 1.79 1.82 1.82 1.79 1.77
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.69 1.68 1.72 1.65 1.68 1.69 1.70 1.70 1.71 1.75 1.71 1.77
445 Food and beverage stores 0.85 0.85 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.86 0.84 0.84 0.84
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.51 2.45 2.42 2.45 2.48 2.49 2.55 2.53 2.63 2.51 2.55 2.54
452 General merchandise stores 1.75 1.74 1.72 1.70 1.73 1.71 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.72 1.75 1.75
4521 Department stores 2.09 2.11 2.07 2.04 2.09 2.08 2.13 2.13 2.15 2.07 2.16 2.16

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2001
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2001 Feb. 2001 Mar. 2001 Apr. 2001 May 2001 Jun. 2001 Jul. 2001 Aug. 2001 Sep. 2001 Oct. 2001 Nov. 2001 Dec. 2001
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 398,355 399,181 405,689 406,537 402,962 397,969 390,473 395,505 405,773 417,028 420,402 387,859
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 267,054 269,215 274,853 275,154 272,727 270,019 270,574 276,062 285,056 301,691 302,317 266,370
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 131,301 129,966 130,836 131,383 130,235 127,950 119,899 119,443 120,717 115,337 118,085 121,489
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,497 25,680 26,452 26,648 26,016 25,557 25,488 25,556 26,251 28,703 29,833 26,132
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 33,723 34,647 35,692 36,087 35,773 34,748 33,569 33,670 33,651 33,895 33,414 33,139
445 Food and beverage stores 32,454 32,274 32,561 32,499 32,321 32,516 32,281 32,294 32,899 34,335 34,935 33,965
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 33,472 34,782 35,694 35,424 34,863 35,116 36,188 37,132 38,957 41,095 40,002 32,884
452 General merchandise stores 60,307 61,961 64,682 64,222 64,271 62,969 62,941 65,596 70,091 76,719 77,634 60,458
4521 Department stores 39,153 40,225 41,902 41,503 41,325 40,057 39,797 41,591 44,940 48,910 49,530 37,470
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 406,134 404,246 403,708 403,696 404,615 403,545 404,558 408,172 407,615 396,270 392,876 393,663
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 278,191 278,218 278,582 278,567 278,532 277,773 276,804 278,438 277,756 278,081 275,645 274,821
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 127,943 126,028 125,126 125,129 126,083 125,772 127,754 129,734 129,859 118,189 117,231 118,842
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 27,458 27,032 27,214 27,164 26,793 26,402 26,195 26,158 25,965 26,117 26,261 26,290
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 34,411 34,304 34,286 34,369 34,530 34,336 34,046 34,357 34,338 34,481 34,306 34,235
445 Food and beverage stores 32,343 32,584 32,710 32,841 32,885 33,020 33,029 33,040 33,058 33,277 33,304 33,165
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 36,502 36,690 36,534 36,332 36,165 36,352 36,188 36,191 36,442 36,791 35,908 35,627
452 General merchandise stores 65,342 65,488 66,457 66,112 66,553 66,575 65,919 66,718 66,230 66,134 65,398 64,790
4521 Department stores 42,790 42,656 43,021 42,787 42,824 42,659 41,936 42,397 42,277 41,697 41,002 40,464
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.76 1.78 1.60 1.63 1.50 1.53 1.55 1.48 1.72 1.57 1.60 1.30
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.59 1.66 1.51 1.51 1.40 1.44 1.48 1.43 1.63 1.63 1.54 1.12
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.22 2.11 1.83 1.95 1.75 1.76 1.74 1.63 1.98 1.45 1.81 1.99
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.88 1.92 1.82 2.04 1.85 1.79 1.79 1.68 1.94 2.01 1.76 1.17
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.14 2.22 1.88 1.59 1.42 1.52 1.58 1.60 1.79 1.62 1.76 1.92
445 Food and beverage stores 0.89 0.93 0.85 0.88 0.81 0.83 0.82 0.81 0.87 0.89 0.89 0.79
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.33 3.04 2.73 2.65 2.53 2.71 2.87 2.51 3.22 3.11 2.61 1.34
452 General merchandise stores 2.11 2.17 2.00 1.92 1.84 1.84 1.90 1.82 2.17 2.22 1.85 1.05
4521 Department stores 2.58 2.64 2.43 2.31 2.23 2.25 2.34 2.18 2.69 2.75 2.16 1.14
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.58 1.59 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.63 1.48 1.51 1.53
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.49 1.49 1.51 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.48 1.49 1.48 1.47 1.46
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.94 1.90 1.91 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.93 1.96 2.03 1.47 1.62 1.74
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.81 1.81 1.84 1.84 1.82 1.78 1.75 1.76 1.78 1.77 1.71 1.68
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.79 1.74 1.75 1.69 1.71 1.73 1.72 1.72 1.75 1.72 1.72 1.70
445 Food and beverage stores 0.85 0.85 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.58 2.59 2.65 2.56 2.59 2.63 2.59 2.55 2.74 2.63 2.57 2.52
452 General merchandise stores 1.84 1.89 1.95 1.87 1.89 1.90 1.85 1.86 1.85 1.83 1.78 1.75
4521 Department stores 2.15 2.23 2.32 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.19 2.22 2.24 2.20 2.14 2.13

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 2000
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2000 Feb. 2000 Mar. 2000 Apr. 2000 May 2000 Jun. 2000 Jul. 2000 Aug. 2000 Sep. 2000 Oct. 2000 Nov. 2000 Dec. 2000
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 375,973 380,272 388,376 390,976 390,774 391,016 381,644 388,223 398,872 423,602 433,460 400,394
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 256,403 259,840 265,808 266,492 266,523 265,320 266,976 272,462 281,531 299,971 304,684 268,982
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 119,570 120,432 122,568 124,484 124,251 125,696 114,668 115,761 117,341 123,631 128,776 131,412
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 25,224 25,128 26,065 26,331 26,130 26,549 26,667 27,061 27,464 30,208 31,955 27,530
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 32,365 33,541 34,560 35,351 35,086 34,507 33,947 33,926 33,858 33,841 33,774 33,172
445 Food and beverage stores 32,702 32,193 32,411 32,160 32,093 31,618 31,321 31,267 31,986 33,218 33,528 32,853
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 30,115 31,664 33,062 33,252 33,417 33,369 35,080 36,389 37,948 40,527 40,585 33,923
452 General merchandise stores 59,677 61,304 62,440 62,432 62,232 61,225 61,437 63,402 68,156 75,241 76,811 60,436
4521 Department stores 40,308 41,514 42,196 42,027 41,817 40,677 40,628 41,911 44,993 50,154 51,379 39,510
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 383,759 385,329 386,654 388,123 392,519 396,765 395,542 400,656 400,344 402,922 405,482 405,955
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 267,210 268,630 269,591 269,654 272,116 272,945 272,930 274,744 274,413 276,316 277,641 277,853
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 116,549 116,699 117,063 118,469 120,403 123,820 122,612 125,912 125,931 126,606 127,841 128,102
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 26,193 26,423 26,871 26,814 26,938 27,455 27,379 27,641 27,112 27,462 28,129 27,724
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 33,026 33,242 33,263 33,732 33,900 34,132 34,359 34,583 34,549 34,426 34,640 34,269
445 Food and beverage stores 32,529 32,515 32,518 32,523 32,684 32,152 32,026 32,001 32,153 32,169 31,955 32,108
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 32,985 33,436 33,806 34,070 34,665 34,579 35,045 35,501 35,532 36,185 36,366 36,753
452 General merchandise stores 64,554 64,762 64,237 64,164 64,378 64,676 64,330 64,409 64,421 64,854 64,783 64,929
4521 Department stores 43,861 43,930 43,367 43,193 43,244 43,227 42,721 42,679 42,486 42,867 42,745 42,667
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.76 1.67 1.53 1.64 1.52 1.53 1.56 1.51 1.64 1.73 1.72 1.36
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.65 1.62 1.49 1.54 1.44 1.46 1.51 1.47 1.58 1.65 1.57 1.13
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.03 1.80 1.63 1.89 1.70 1.72 1.70 1.61 1.78 1.94 2.20 2.34
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.82 1.78 1.74 1.90 1.79 1.84 1.85 1.76 1.89 2.09 1.96 1.33
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.10 2.07 1.73 1.76 1.53 1.59 1.73 1.68 1.81 1.74 1.90 1.96
445 Food and beverage stores 0.96 0.96 0.89 0.89 0.85 0.84 0.82 0.83 0.87 0.91 0.89 0.78
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.19 2.83 2.57 2.53 2.43 2.58 2.81 2.49 2.84 3.03 2.59 1.36
452 General merchandise stores 2.30 2.26 2.00 2.00 1.89 1.88 1.95 1.90 2.19 2.30 1.94 1.10
4521 Department stores 2.74 2.69 2.36 2.31 2.20 2.24 2.34 2.24 2.61 2.78 2.19 1.15
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.58 1.56 1.55 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.62 1.59 1.60 1.62 1.62
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.52 1.51 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.50 1.50 1.51 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.48
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.72 1.69 1.71 1.80 1.83 1.86 1.88 1.93 1.88 1.91 1.98 2.02
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.74 1.74 1.76 1.73 1.76 1.83 1.81 1.83 1.78 1.81 1.88 1.91
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.68 1.73 1.65 1.78 1.79 1.81 1.81 1.82 1.83 1.82 1.85 1.77
445 Food and beverage stores 0.91 0.90 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.84
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.48 2.47 2.45 2.47 2.47 2.49 2.55 2.52 2.47 2.54 2.54 2.61
452 General merchandise stores 2.01 1.99 1.94 1.95 1.93 1.94 1.92 1.90 1.89 1.89 1.88 1.87
4521 Department stores 2.28 2.29 2.26 2.25 2.23 2.25 2.23 2.22 2.19 2.22 2.19 2.17

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1999
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1999 Feb. 1999 Mar. 1999 Apr. 1999 May 1999 Jun. 1999 Jul. 1999 Aug. 1999 Sep. 1999 Oct. 1999 Nov. 1999 Dec. 1999
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 349,711 355,880 366,725 371,193 367,118 366,068 359,418 361,957 374,507 394,815 406,487 378,813
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 244,533 246,890 252,729 255,146 253,160 252,269 254,615 258,930 269,122 286,120 291,567 259,879
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 105,178 108,990 113,996 116,047 113,958 113,799 104,803 103,027 105,385 108,695 114,920 118,934
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 24,037 23,947 24,127 24,749 24,371 24,537 24,965 25,204 26,245 28,602 29,519 26,151
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 30,456 31,415 32,493 32,865 32,552 32,028 31,661 31,499 31,451 31,885 31,841 31,982
445 Food and beverage stores 31,388 30,911 31,196 30,777 30,803 30,984 30,994 31,146 32,033 33,432 34,086 33,371
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 29,746 31,236 32,176 32,320 31,988 32,137 33,050 33,722 34,837 36,933 37,101 31,104
452 General merchandise stores 56,821 58,264 60,270 60,909 60,314 58,957 59,760 61,817 66,629 72,778 75,419 59,764
4521 Department stores 40,091 40,899 42,343 42,644 42,112 40,860 41,369 42,626 45,739 50,097 52,135 40,591
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 357,835 360,879 365,384 368,213 368,974 372,083 372,344 373,289 375,272 374,742 379,746 384,074
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 255,273 255,572 256,593 257,892 258,268 259,653 260,011 261,129 262,331 263,447 265,676 268,563
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 102,562 105,307 108,791 110,321 110,706 112,430 112,333 112,160 112,941 111,295 114,070 115,511
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 25,012 25,181 24,925 25,203 25,125 25,401 25,631 25,692 25,832 25,955 26,008 26,388
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 31,078 31,166 31,334 31,420 31,451 31,680 31,949 32,076 32,126 32,436 32,591 33,005
445 Food and beverage stores 31,201 31,257 31,302 31,119 31,376 31,532 31,663 31,875 32,200 32,380 32,483 32,635
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 32,688 33,019 32,866 33,047 33,148 33,337 33,017 32,900 32,649 32,859 33,185 33,735
452 General merchandise stores 61,500 61,616 62,083 62,401 62,347 62,306 62,442 62,767 62,961 62,774 63,843 64,297
4521 Department stores 43,530 43,279 43,563 43,648 43,504 43,376 43,364 43,363 43,272 42,965 43,701 43,835
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.78 1.78 1.59 1.63 1.55 1.55 1.52 1.51 1.62 1.69 1.69 1.29
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.69 1.73 1.56 1.57 1.49 1.51 1.51 1.51 1.62 1.68 1.61 1.12
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.00 1.91 1.68 1.79 1.68 1.64 1.53 1.48 1.63 1.74 1.92 1.98
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.91 1.95 1.77 1.94 1.84 1.80 1.78 1.75 1.87 2.03 1.86 1.24
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.18 2.17 1.83 1.68 1.58 1.56 1.64 1.66 1.70 1.70 1.75 1.80
445 Food and beverage stores 0.92 0.96 0.88 0.88 0.83 0.87 0.82 0.86 0.90 0.92 0.95 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.22 3.07 2.66 2.61 2.43 2.62 2.65 2.46 2.82 2.85 2.53 1.28
452 General merchandise stores 2.31 2.32 2.06 2.11 1.93 1.94 2.00 2.00 2.27 2.32 2.08 1.13
4521 Department stores 2.77 2.68 2.37 2.41 2.22 2.28 2.36 2.30 2.63 2.71 2.35 1.19
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.60 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.56
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.56 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.54 1.54 1.53 1.53 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.50
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.69 1.72 1.76 1.78 1.75 1.77 1.74 1.71 1.73 1.72 1.72 1.75
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.84 1.83 1.79 1.80 1.78 1.78 1.79 1.78 1.76 1.76 1.78 1.79
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.75 1.74 1.76 1.77 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.75 1.77 1.74 1.72 1.73
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.53 2.56 2.51 2.52 2.48 2.49 2.49 2.45 2.44 2.45 2.47 2.49
452 General merchandise stores 2.01 1.98 1.98 2.01 2.00 1.97 1.98 1.97 1.96 1.96 1.99 1.94
4521 Department stores 2.28 2.24 2.25 2.29 2.29 2.25 2.26 2.26 2.24 2.23 2.29 2.28

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1998
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1998 Feb. 1998 Mar. 1998 Apr. 1998 May 1998 Jun. 1998 Jul. 1998 Aug. 1998 Sep. 1998 Oct. 1998 Nov. 1998 Dec. 1998
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 335,808 341,194 349,082 352,237 343,885 339,989 336,653 338,086 351,343 371,435 380,307 351,255
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 232,924 236,510 243,150 245,621 241,827 242,334 246,210 249,485 258,694 273,653 277,904 245,400
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 102,884 104,684 105,932 106,616 102,058 97,655 90,443 88,601 92,649 97,782 102,403 105,855
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 23,090 23,027 23,612 24,086 23,672 23,576 24,018 24,190 25,023 27,211 28,160 24,576
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 28,510 29,738 30,571 30,814 30,063 29,991 29,682 29,804 29,661 29,811 30,060 29,993
445 Food and beverage stores 30,302 29,737 30,202 30,257 30,019 30,262 30,333 30,168 30,582 31,719 32,502 31,510
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 28,266 29,401 30,904 31,096 30,616 30,849 32,267 33,111 34,701 36,412 36,156 29,756
452 General merchandise stores 56,285 57,759 59,290 59,858 58,416 58,032 59,291 60,800 65,613 71,547 72,714 57,169
4521 Department stores 40,869 41,956 43,037 43,309 42,117 41,649 42,640 43,607 46,802 50,938 51,749 40,224
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 344,034 345,791 348,276 349,454 345,996 346,399 347,939 348,021 351,166 351,763 354,587 356,513
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 243,624 244,935 247,220 248,268 246,701 249,639 251,070 251,527 251,908 251,633 252,951 253,883
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 100,410 100,856 101,056 101,186 99,295 96,760 96,869 96,494 99,258 100,130 101,636 102,630
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 24,052 24,188 24,468 24,578 24,429 24,431 24,684 24,608 24,532 24,625 24,811 24,824
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 29,062 29,531 29,509 29,544 29,074 29,635 29,891 30,350 30,328 30,327 30,736 30,921
445 Food and beverage stores 30,131 30,078 30,307 30,588 30,581 30,821 30,952 30,866 30,748 30,713 30,956 30,837
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 31,199 31,112 31,567 31,763 31,694 32,068 32,203 32,303 32,522 32,337 32,311 32,308
452 General merchandise stores 61,017 61,121 61,193 61,274 60,399 61,275 61,654 61,655 61,932 61,864 61,691 61,542
4521 Department stores 44,423 44,398 44,368 44,283 43,509 44,120 44,417 44,271 44,236 43,912 43,633 43,438
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.79 1.86 1.68 1.66 1.55 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.68 1.68 1.74 1.32
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.69 1.78 1.64 1.61 1.52 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.70 1.70 1.67 1.16
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.07 2.06 1.77 1.78 1.64 1.51 1.51 1.53 1.64 1.64 1.95 1.93
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.88 1.99 1.88 2.01 1.90 1.84 1.83 1.80 1.96 2.07 1.93 1.27
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.14 2.24 1.90 1.68 1.57 1.58 1.63 1.75 1.71 1.66 1.86 1.81
445 Food and beverage stores 0.91 0.97 0.90 0.89 0.84 0.88 0.83 0.85 0.90 0.90 0.94 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.21 3.10 2.84 2.63 2.50 2.69 2.77 2.55 3.09 2.94 2.61 1.33
452 General merchandise stores 2.50 2.51 2.27 2.18 2.00 2.09 2.16 2.10 2.46 2.44 2.12 1.19
4521 Department stores 2.94 2.87 2.59 2.47 2.27 2.42 2.52 2.37 2.84 2.80 2.33 1.23
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.64 1.65 1.65 1.64 1.61 1.60 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.60 1.60 1.60
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.57 1.59 1.58 1.59 1.59 1.57 1.57 1.56
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.81 1.84 1.80 1.76 1.72 1.63 1.72 1.75 1.74 1.69 1.70 1.70
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.83 1.84 1.86 1.87 1.85 1.83 1.84 1.82 1.83 1.83 1.82 1.82
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.77 1.79 1.79 1.77 1.74 1.78 1.78 1.80 1.79 1.76 1.77 1.75
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.57 2.55 2.60 2.55 2.58 2.58 2.56 2.59 2.67 2.58 2.54 2.53
452 General merchandise stores 2.15 2.13 2.13 2.10 2.08 2.10 2.12 2.11 2.10 2.08 2.05 2.04
4521 Department stores 2.40 2.37 2.39 2.37 2.33 2.38 2.40 2.39 2.38 2.35 2.32 2.30

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1997
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1997 Feb. 1997 Mar. 1997 Apr. 1997 May 1997 Jun. 1997 Jul. 1997 Aug. 1997 Sep. 1997 Oct. 1997 Nov. 1997 Dec. 1997
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 324,554 330,892 334,058 337,818 334,627 331,608 328,950 328,574 341,386 361,109 367,252 338,790
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 225,182 228,768 231,424 234,620 233,917 231,879 235,439 236,912 247,792 262,511 265,676 234,270
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 99,372 102,124 102,634 103,198 100,710 99,729 93,511 91,662 93,594 98,598 101,576 104,520
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 23,758 23,505 23,476 23,534 23,733 23,496 23,855 23,728 24,743 26,905 27,447 23,825
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 26,938 27,620 28,541 28,847 28,840 28,448 27,956 27,762 28,046 28,053 27,989 28,088
445 Food and beverage stores 29,753 29,234 29,514 29,252 29,156 29,186 29,136 29,337 29,941 30,915 31,576 30,559
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 26,828 28,260 28,729 29,561 29,262 29,019 30,421 31,028 32,699 34,721 34,521 28,593
452 General merchandise stores 55,233 56,913 57,932 59,095 58,535 57,523 58,347 59,357 63,951 69,361 70,759 56,397
4521 Department stores 40,175 41,527 42,403 43,198 42,714 41,883 42,365 43,139 46,436 50,616 51,765 41,074
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 332,840 335,174 333,469 335,254 336,473 337,897 340,104 338,699 341,704 342,191 342,204 343,814
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 235,760 237,084 235,608 237,230 238,605 238,995 239,935 238,727 241,191 241,216 241,487 242,507
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 97,080 98,090 97,861 98,024 97,868 98,902 100,169 99,972 100,513 100,975 100,717 101,307
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 24,696 24,664 24,378 24,113 24,492 24,373 24,593 24,114 24,163 24,282 24,182 24,066
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 27,404 27,428 27,576 27,711 27,865 28,111 28,125 28,300 28,706 28,567 28,560 28,897
445 Food and beverage stores 29,592 29,600 29,657 29,575 29,702 29,720 29,694 29,995 30,099 29,955 30,081 29,891
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 29,677 29,936 29,315 30,134 30,292 30,260 30,360 30,242 30,646 30,754 30,795 31,079
452 General merchandise stores 60,025 60,277 59,897 60,508 60,521 60,638 60,486 60,045 60,326 60,034 60,098 60,715
4521 Department stores 43,764 43,944 43,805 44,170 44,126 44,227 43,993 43,663 43,849 43,748 43,794 44,309
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.79 1.85 1.64 1.70 1.58 1.61 1.58 1.55 1.69 1.72 1.77 1.36
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.70 1.78 1.58 1.64 1.52 1.57 1.57 1.54 1.69 1.70 1.67 1.18
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.05 2.04 1.78 1.83 1.74 1.74 1.60 1.58 1.71 1.77 2.09 2.07
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.14 2.20 2.00 2.07 1.99 1.99 1.95 1.87 2.03 2.15 1.98 1.30
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.15 2.20 1.89 1.68 1.57 1.62 1.60 1.71 1.68 1.62 1.89 1.84
445 Food and beverage stores 0.90 0.96 0.86 0.90 0.82 0.87 0.82 0.83 0.91 0.90 0.93 0.82
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.27 3.20 2.65 2.92 2.54 2.72 2.83 2.49 2.99 2.98 2.61 1.35
452 General merchandise stores 2.61 2.64 2.26 2.41 2.13 2.18 2.25 2.11 2.57 2.49 2.18 1.24
4521 Department stores 2.98 2.95 2.48 2.67 2.36 2.43 2.54 2.32 2.86 2.77 2.34 1.28
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.64 1.64 1.63 1.65 1.67 1.65 1.64 1.63 1.64 1.64 1.64 1.64
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.59 1.58 1.56 1.59 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.58 1.57 1.57 1.58
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.82 1.88 1.83 1.81 1.80 1.82 1.84 1.82 1.82
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.07 2.02 1.99 1.94 1.97 1.95 1.96 1.90 1.90 1.91 1.88 1.86
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.80 1.76 1.74 1.76 1.76 1.77 1.76 1.77 1.76 1.76 1.77 1.77
445 Food and beverage stores 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.58 2.61 2.52 2.69 2.65 2.60 2.59 2.56 2.59 2.59 2.58 2.57
452 General merchandise stores 2.21 2.21 2.19 2.23 2.21 2.21 2.16 2.15 2.16 2.13 2.13 2.17
4521 Department stores 2.41 2.42 2.40 2.44 2.43 2.42 2.37 2.35 2.38 2.35 2.35 2.40

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1996
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1996 Feb. 1996 Mar. 1996 Apr. 1996 May 1996 Jun. 1996 Jul. 1996 Aug. 1996 Sep. 1996 Oct. 1996 Nov. 1996 Dec. 1996
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 314,998 319,748 321,741 323,805 322,877 318,780 318,297 321,058 331,094 352,641 357,896 328,160
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 218,428 221,546 225,749 228,228 227,042 224,073 228,663 232,138 240,235 257,177 260,356 227,888
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 96,570 98,202 95,992 95,577 95,835 94,707 89,634 88,920 90,859 95,464 97,540 100,272
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 23,109 23,223 23,473 24,035 24,048 23,652 23,911 24,509 25,607 27,769 27,838 24,203
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 25,989 26,540 27,433 27,723 27,846 27,391 27,028 26,414 26,430 26,701 26,825 26,678
445 Food and beverage stores 28,790 28,407 28,525 28,619 28,481 28,327 28,575 28,446 29,034 30,397 31,012 30,338
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 26,400 27,624 28,661 28,334 27,786 27,533 29,038 29,991 30,891 33,346 33,873 27,366
452 General merchandise stores 54,955 56,213 57,720 58,187 57,798 56,942 58,434 60,453 64,489 70,324 71,735 56,283
4521 Department stores 39,995 41,151 42,232 42,552 42,183 41,464 42,477 44,061 46,892 51,172 52,384 40,903
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 323,183 323,893 321,429 321,992 324,466 324,831 328,889 330,734 331,602 333,928 332,953 333,222
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 228,785 229,675 229,964 231,053 231,537 231,007 233,050 233,752 233,688 235,972 236,239 235,982
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 94,398 94,218 91,465 90,939 92,929 93,824 95,839 96,982 97,914 97,956 96,714 97,240
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 23,898 24,317 24,375 24,702 24,843 24,535 24,753 24,882 24,934 25,062 24,527 24,398
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 26,412 26,382 26,505 26,657 26,878 27,039 27,164 26,926 27,080 27,190 27,372 27,447
445 Food and beverage stores 28,658 28,762 28,684 28,950 28,989 28,817 29,090 29,084 29,192 29,456 29,542 29,658
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 29,268 29,263 29,276 28,853 28,764 28,770 28,980 29,203 28,951 29,510 30,190 29,778
452 General merchandise stores 59,741 59,632 59,706 59,712 59,742 59,979 60,530 61,002 60,823 60,877 60,909 60,591
4521 Department stores 43,568 43,592 43,673 43,643 43,577 43,738 44,063 44,461 44,238 44,266 44,356 44,124
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.88 1.84 1.68 1.69 1.57 1.62 1.61 1.57 1.75 1.75 1.76 1.38
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.78 1.78 1.66 1.66 1.54 1.58 1.61 1.56 1.74 1.74 1.67 1.19
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.15 1.98 1.73 1.77 1.65 1.72 1.63 1.60 1.78 1.76 2.03 2.17
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.18 2.23 2.06 2.20 2.09 2.08 2.07 2.02 2.22 2.31 2.08 1.44
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.24 2.24 2.05 1.77 1.64 1.69 1.67 1.67 1.77 1.65 1.86 1.97
445 Food and beverage stores 0.91 0.92 0.86 0.89 0.83 0.85 0.83 0.82 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.83
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.44 3.07 2.77 2.68 2.44 2.61 2.85 2.47 2.91 2.96 2.63 1.37
452 General merchandise stores 2.90 2.70 2.45 2.45 2.21 2.26 2.43 2.26 2.67 2.67 2.30 1.27
4521 Department stores 3.25 2.99 2.67 2.67 2.42 2.49 2.69 2.46 2.91 2.93 2.45 1.29
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.71 1.68 1.66 1.65 1.65 1.66 1.68 1.69 1.67 1.67 1.66 1.66
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.65 1.64 1.62 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.62 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.59
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.87 1.80 1.75 1.76 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.88 1.84 1.83 1.83 1.84
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.08 2.10 2.04 2.06 2.07 2.04 2.07 2.07 2.04 2.05 2.02 2.02
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.88 1.88 1.87 1.86 1.86 1.81 1.83 1.80 1.81 1.81 1.79 1.83
445 Food and beverage stores 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.88
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.64 2.58 2.57 2.53 2.50 2.53 2.56 2.57 2.51 2.55 2.67 2.60
452 General merchandise stores 2.37 2.33 2.33 2.29 2.28 2.30 2.31 2.31 2.29 2.26 2.28 2.24
4521 Department stores 2.55 2.51 2.53 2.47 2.47 2.49 2.51 2.51 2.48 2.46 2.47 2.44

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1995
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1995 Feb. 1995 Mar. 1995 Apr. 1995 May 1995 Jun. 1995 Jul. 1995 Aug. 1995 Sep. 1995 Oct. 1995 Nov. 1995 Dec. 1995
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 300,358 306,330 313,577 317,499 316,421 312,495 307,463 311,013 319,667 340,454 349,546 317,304
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 210,415 213,491 217,820 220,520 220,002 218,458 220,789 226,557 234,730 249,989 254,257 220,921
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 89,943 92,839 95,757 96,979 96,419 94,037 86,674 84,456 84,937 90,465 95,289 96,383
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 21,893 21,662 22,057 22,322 22,348 22,613 22,448 23,523 24,719 26,440 27,613 23,974
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 24,618 25,115 25,970 26,523 26,300 25,723 25,478 25,357 25,501 25,959 25,929 25,573
445 Food and beverage stores 28,275 27,833 27,959 27,855 27,743 27,844 27,923 27,971 28,449 29,502 29,944 29,367
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 26,737 28,072 29,250 29,706 29,310 28,624 29,709 30,944 31,822 33,876 33,853 26,925
452 General merchandise stores 52,679 54,649 55,947 56,246 56,220 55,725 56,584 58,390 62,370 68,517 70,197 55,324
4521 Department stores 38,887 40,403 41,053 41,255 41,261 40,780 41,428 42,741 45,676 50,177 51,404 40,326
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 308,180 310,376 313,061 315,718 317,587 318,321 317,658 320,043 320,168 322,429 325,199 322,191
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 220,244 221,384 221,817 223,325 224,294 225,334 225,020 228,074 228,344 229,261 230,636 228,817
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 87,936 88,992 91,244 92,393 93,293 92,987 92,638 91,969 91,824 93,168 94,563 93,374
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 22,524 22,683 22,881 23,012 23,111 23,482 23,286 23,905 24,046 23,906 24,372 24,094
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 24,993 24,940 25,068 25,527 25,362 25,393 25,606 25,874 26,155 26,435 26,431 26,337
445 Food and beverage stores 28,171 28,185 28,132 28,175 28,216 28,304 28,419 28,607 28,593 28,563 28,564 28,718
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 29,642 29,737 29,939 30,251 30,310 29,973 29,620 30,072 29,824 29,952 30,118 29,298
452 General merchandise stores 57,240 58,065 57,780 57,613 58,006 58,654 58,632 58,893 58,910 59,336 59,635 59,530
4521 Department stores 42,314 42,845 42,410 42,269 42,537 42,972 42,975 43,086 43,131 43,443 43,600 43,455
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.90 1.97 1.72 1.80 1.66 1.63 1.68 1.61 1.75 1.85 1.81 1.39
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.79 1.88 1.67 1.71 1.60 1.60 1.66 1.62 1.76 1.84 1.73 1.20
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.22 2.24 1.86 2.03 1.83 1.71 1.73 1.58 1.74 1.87 2.07 2.20
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.16 2.30 2.07 2.27 2.10 2.08 2.09 2.05 2.21 2.33 2.14 1.44
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.22 2.29 1.93 1.91 1.68 1.67 1.80 1.72 1.83 1.78 1.91 1.98
445 Food and beverage stores 0.91 0.96 0.86 0.88 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.84 0.88 0.93 0.92 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.56 3.53 2.98 2.92 2.76 2.78 3.04 2.75 2.97 3.25 2.65 1.35
452 General merchandise stores 2.84 2.94 2.48 2.44 2.33 2.30 2.41 2.34 2.65 2.80 2.32 1.29
4521 Department stores 3.17 3.21 2.66 2.62 2.53 2.49 2.60 2.51 2.86 3.03 2.43 1.32
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.69 1.73 1.73 1.74 1.73 1.71 1.71 1.71 1.71 1.73 1.72 1.69
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.63 1.66 1.65 1.66 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.66 1.65 1.67 1.66 1.63
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.86 1.94 1.95 1.96 1.96 1.87 1.90 1.85 1.87 1.89 1.90 1.86
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.02 2.08 2.08 2.11 2.07 2.09 2.06 2.09 2.08 2.05 2.07 2.05
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.90 1.90 1.87 1.88 1.89 1.89 1.90 1.88 1.79
445 Food and beverage stores 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.71 2.81 2.76 2.80 2.76 2.74 2.74 2.78 2.66 2.75 2.67 2.63
452 General merchandise stores 2.30 2.41 2.35 2.33 2.33 2.33 2.31 2.34 2.31 2.36 2.35 2.33
4521 Department stores 2.46 2.57 2.51 2.49 2.50 2.49 2.46 2.50 2.47 2.53 2.52 2.51

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1994
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1994 Feb. 1994 Mar. 1994 Apr. 1994 May 1994 Jun. 1994 Jul. 1994 Aug. 1994 Sep. 1994 Oct. 1994 Nov. 1994 Dec. 1994
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 270,128 275,147 280,637 283,065 285,703 286,183 282,611 288,275 299,464 317,119 324,979 299,812
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 193,915 197,383 201,800 203,997 205,275 205,833 207,909 212,387 220,983 235,856 239,541 211,223
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 76,213 77,764 78,837 79,068 80,428 80,350 74,702 75,888 78,481 81,263 85,438 88,589
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 19,594 19,309 19,265 19,844 20,142 20,323 20,273 21,050 22,384 24,594 25,378 22,539
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 22,476 23,454 24,103 24,315 24,663 24,179 23,874 23,925 23,577 23,948 24,188 24,111
445 Food and beverage stores 27,690 27,226 27,640 27,348 27,293 27,571 27,521 27,366 27,977 28,987 29,439 28,770
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 25,204 26,392 27,305 27,740 27,476 27,453 28,746 29,815 31,034 33,106 33,182 27,157
452 General merchandise stores 47,732 49,496 51,325 52,248 52,912 52,869 52,904 54,667 59,014 64,404 65,796 52,510
4521 Department stores 36,181 37,547 38,742 39,460 39,854 39,680 39,725 40,960 44,160 48,005 48,917 38,849
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 277,376 279,423 280,320 281,775 286,905 291,434 291,509 296,381 300,093 300,409 302,308 304,483
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 202,706 204,740 205,214 206,403 209,215 212,256 211,865 213,848 214,942 216,438 217,520 218,721
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 74,670 74,683 75,106 75,372 77,690 79,178 79,644 82,533 85,151 83,971 84,788 85,762
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 20,055 20,219 19,943 20,479 20,851 21,082 21,074 21,392 21,774 22,318 22,419 22,539
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 22,818 23,291 23,265 23,402 23,760 23,869 23,994 24,388 24,206 24,387 24,682 24,857
445 Food and beverage stores 27,584 27,571 27,798 27,647 27,766 27,970 27,976 28,033 28,126 28,055 28,093 28,112
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 27,942 27,928 28,005 28,220 28,414 28,777 28,631 28,947 29,113 29,297 29,495 29,518
452 General merchandise stores 51,855 52,751 52,858 53,302 54,492 55,651 54,809 55,163 55,700 55,833 56,021 56,581
4521 Department stores 39,327 39,944 39,899 40,306 41,002 41,812 41,166 41,290 41,660 41,635 41,631 41,908
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.86 1.88 1.62 1.66 1.63 1.60 1.63 1.58 1.71 1.78 1.76 1.35
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.78 1.84 1.62 1.66 1.60 1.59 1.63 1.58 1.72 1.78 1.70 1.18
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.09 1.98 1.62 1.66 1.71 1.63 1.63 1.57 1.69 1.76 1.96 2.09
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.30 2.30 2.00 2.15 2.12 2.03 2.03 1.99 2.17 2.31 2.11 1.41
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.31 2.38 1.90 1.74 1.64 1.64 1.76 1.67 1.71 1.72 1.86 1.90
445 Food and beverage stores 0.92 0.95 0.87 0.88 0.85 0.85 0.83 0.84 0.88 0.91 0.92 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.46 3.34 2.75 2.81 2.75 2.77 2.95 2.67 3.04 3.09 2.69 1.36
452 General merchandise stores 2.79 2.80 2.37 2.44 2.36 2.34 2.42 2.33 2.67 2.67 2.30 1.25
4521 Department stores 3.10 3.09 2.55 2.65 2.57 2.54 2.64 2.49 2.90 2.88 2.42 1.28
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.66 1.65 1.62 1.63 1.66 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.68 1.66 1.67 1.68
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.62 1.63 1.60 1.61 1.63 1.64 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.62 1.63 1.63
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.75 1.71 1.69 1.67 1.76 1.78 1.79 1.82 1.84 1.79 1.80 1.83
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.13 2.08 2.00 2.05 2.05 2.04 2.03 2.02 2.04 2.05 2.05 2.03
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.85 1.90 1.82 1.79 1.82 1.84 1.83 1.84 1.81 1.80 1.84 1.78
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.67 2.64 2.59 2.67 2.72 2.71 2.68 2.67 2.73 2.66 2.69 2.70
452 General merchandise stores 2.28 2.29 2.23 2.28 2.34 2.36 2.32 2.31 2.32 2.30 2.30 2.30
4521 Department stores 2.45 2.47 2.39 2.47 2.52 2.54 2.49 2.48 2.50 2.48 2.47 2.47

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1993
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1993 Feb. 1993 Mar. 1993 Apr. 1993 May 1993 Jun. 1993 Jul. 1993 Aug. 1993 Sep. 1993 Oct. 1993 Nov. 1993 Dec. 1993
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 254,932 260,480 268,674 269,954 268,091 265,381 263,236 263,378 272,037 288,844 296,849 274,072
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 184,461 187,307 193,301 194,911 193,811 192,035 195,138 197,661 205,552 218,297 221,944 196,419
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 70,471 73,173 75,373 75,043 74,280 73,346 68,098 65,717 66,485 70,547 74,905 77,653
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,237 16,838 17,349 17,478 17,587 17,869 18,132 18,477 19,455 20,784 21,706 19,967
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,074 21,734 22,484 22,562 22,564 22,157 21,763 21,632 21,509 21,851 21,976 21,920
445 Food and beverage stores 27,508 27,160 27,453 27,505 27,236 27,253 27,030 26,812 27,301 28,344 28,716 28,120
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 25,013 26,204 27,060 27,331 26,969 26,683 28,242 28,960 30,039 31,555 31,652 25,862
452 General merchandise stores 46,664 48,198 51,096 51,773 51,100 49,781 50,866 52,402 56,051 61,183 62,608 49,459
4521 Department stores 35,938 37,173 39,324 39,659 39,271 38,131 38,914 40,073 42,758 46,482 47,544 37,545
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 261,977 264,812 268,089 268,440 269,177 270,101 271,413 270,425 272,235 273,558 276,059 278,477
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 192,858 194,418 196,340 196,901 197,617 198,005 198,879 199,065 200,024 200,472 201,723 203,343
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 69,119 70,394 71,749 71,539 71,560 72,096 72,534 71,360 72,211 73,086 74,336 75,134
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,589 17,650 17,941 18,056 18,225 18,536 18,848 18,797 18,962 18,929 19,209 19,907
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,395 21,562 21,682 21,715 21,738 21,873 21,872 22,051 22,106 22,252 22,424 22,621
445 Food and beverage stores 27,429 27,502 27,611 27,781 27,688 27,620 27,464 27,480 27,469 27,456 27,425 27,498
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 27,731 27,729 27,811 27,804 27,889 27,970 28,129 28,089 28,206 27,950 28,135 28,080
452 General merchandise stores 50,709 51,472 52,443 52,487 52,635 52,460 52,740 52,887 52,940 53,101 53,454 53,283
4521 Department stores 39,063 39,630 40,332 40,263 40,402 40,223 40,367 40,396 40,376 40,384 40,601 40,458
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.86 1.94 1.76 1.70 1.64 1.63 1.60 1.61 1.71 1.76 1.75 1.33
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.76 1.84 1.70 1.66 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.62 1.73 1.76 1.69 1.17
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.19 2.23 1.92 1.83 1.79 1.71 1.58 1.58 1.65 1.75 1.92 1.99
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.10 2.20 2.03 2.09 2.06 2.01 1.99 2.02 2.16 2.25 2.11 1.47
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.36 2.36 2.03 1.82 1.70 1.68 1.74 1.73 1.77 1.79 1.85 1.89
445 Food and beverage stores 0.92 0.97 0.90 0.89 0.85 0.87 0.82 0.86 0.89 0.91 0.93 0.80
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.33 3.48 3.09 2.77 2.68 2.77 2.88 2.72 3.00 3.05 2.69 1.37
452 General merchandise stores 2.90 2.95 2.68 2.55 2.37 2.42 2.46 2.40 2.72 2.70 2.34 1.25
4521 Department stores 3.22 3.29 2.93 2.78 2.60 2.66 2.71 2.59 2.95 2.91 2.49 1.30
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.66 1.69 1.73 1.69 1.68 1.69 1.67 1.66 1.67 1.66 1.66 1.66
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.61 1.63 1.65 1.63 1.63 1.63 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.62 1.62 1.62
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.84 1.92 2.00 1.86 1.83 1.85 1.80 1.76 1.80 1.79 1.77 1.76
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.95 1.99 2.03 2.00 2.00 2.02 2.03 2.02 2.02 2.02 2.04 2.10
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.89 1.89 1.94 1.90 1.85 1.87 1.86 1.86 1.88 1.87 1.82 1.80
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.87
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.62 2.73 2.80 2.71 2.69 2.69 2.66 2.70 2.67 2.67 2.69 2.69
452 General merchandise stores 2.37 2.41 2.47 2.41 2.39 2.39 2.36 2.37 2.36 2.34 2.35 2.33
4521 Department stores 2.55 2.62 2.69 2.61 2.60 2.59 2.56 2.56 2.56 2.53 2.54 2.53

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html
 Estimates of End-of-Month Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios by Kind of Business: 1992
[Estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 1992 Feb. 1992 Mar. 1992 Apr. 1992 May 1992 Jun. 1992 Jul. 1992 Aug. 1992 Sep. 1992 Oct. 1992 Nov. 1992 Dec. 1992
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Inventories, total 235,509 239,270 244,966 249,466 247,282 246,247 248,181 247,620 254,494 269,112 275,486 256,167
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 172,890 174,979 179,397 182,358 180,344 179,797 183,924 185,596 192,500 204,331 207,275 184,701
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 62,619 64,291 65,569 67,108 66,938 66,450 64,257 62,024 61,994 64,781 68,211 71,466
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,243 15,032 15,697 15,927 16,064 16,076 16,205 16,450 17,141 18,374 19,139 17,820
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,545 20,177 20,830 21,262 21,003 20,740 20,654 20,364 20,321 20,597 20,541 20,424
445 Food and beverage stores 26,963 26,674 26,700 26,934 26,979 26,927 26,914 26,476 27,000 28,215 28,688 28,028
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 22,622 24,047 24,716 25,269 24,938 24,663 26,361 27,437 28,026 29,678 30,164 25,226
452 General merchandise stores 43,750 44,275 46,296 47,488 45,901 45,566 47,342 48,170 51,792 56,593 57,297 45,745
4521 Department stores 33,798 34,273 35,915 36,757 35,543 35,163 36,529 37,207 39,809 43,507 44,074 35,151
ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Inventories, total 242,006 243,508 244,490 248,011 248,451 250,561 255,808 254,217 254,826 255,151 256,549 260,277
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 180,521 181,582 182,051 184,016 184,004 185,297 187,356 186,928 187,447 187,930 188,796 191,119
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 61,485 61,926 62,439 63,995 64,447 65,264 68,452 67,289 67,379 67,221 67,753 69,158
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,507 15,757 16,216 16,454 16,647 16,659 16,845 16,752 16,723 16,765 16,952 17,731
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,843 19,997 20,067 20,464 20,234 20,474 20,758 20,758 20,906 20,975 20,982 21,099
445 Food and beverage stores 26,893 27,010 26,859 27,205 27,434 27,263 27,340 27,159 27,179 27,334 27,414 27,408
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 25,052 25,447 25,428 25,680 25,789 25,852 26,230 26,586 26,315 26,310 26,812 27,390
452 General merchandise stores 47,543 47,371 47,440 47,951 47,365 48,059 49,036 48,588 48,896 49,152 49,037 49,306
4521 Department stores 36,737 36,616 36,760 37,166 36,642 37,131 37,854 37,469 37,591 37,832 37,735 37,878
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS NOT ADJUSTED
Retail Trade, total 1.80 1.82 1.72 1.70 1.62 1.62 1.63 1.62 1.72 1.73 1.78 1.34
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.71 1.75 1.67 1.64 1.56 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.71 1.71 1.69 1.17
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.10 2.06 1.87 1.86 1.84 1.73 1.70 1.75 1.73 1.76 2.11 2.16
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 2.03 2.03 2.01 2.08 2.05 1.97 1.94 1.99 2.11 2.16 2.10 1.45
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 2.18 2.24 1.96 1.83 1.70 1.70 1.77 1.82 1.80 1.77 2.02 1.99
445 Food and beverage stores 0.91 0.93 0.90 0.89 0.85 0.88 0.83 0.84 0.90 0.90 0.94 0.82
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 3.26 3.20 2.92 2.69 2.61 2.69 2.90 2.61 2.93 2.89 2.70 1.37
452 General merchandise stores 2.92 2.76 2.57 2.52 2.29 2.42 2.55 2.35 2.77 2.70 2.29 1.22
4521 Department stores 3.28 3.05 2.78 2.73 2.49 2.63 2.79 2.52 2.99 2.91 2.43 1.29
INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED(1)
Retail Trade, total 1.65 1.65 1.67 1.68 1.67 1.67 1.70 1.68 1.67 1.66 1.67 1.67
44,45 excl. 441 Total excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.59 1.60 1.60 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.60 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.60
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 1.84 1.83 1.87 1.89 1.88 1.88 1.94 1.95 1.88 1.87 1.89 1.91
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 1.91 1.91 1.97 1.98 2.00 1.98 1.99 1.99 1.98 1.98 2.00 2.04
444 Building materials, garden equip. and supplies dealers 1.83 1.83 1.83 1.91 1.88 1.90 1.92 1.90 1.90 1.91 1.93 1.90
445 Food and beverage stores 0.88 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 2.58 2.62 2.63 2.60 2.64 2.61 2.63 2.62 2.59 2.59 2.66 2.65
452 General merchandise stores 2.39 2.34 2.35 2.37 2.33 2.37 2.43 2.36 2.36 2.36 2.33 2.27
4521 Department stores 2.60 2.53 2.53 2.56 2.50 2.54 2.62 2.54 2.54 2.54 2.52 2.47

for price changes.

Note: Estimates exclude food services. Inventory estimates include data for auxiliary establishments; for example, warehouses servicing retail stores. Information on sample
design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found on the Internet at http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html