Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual Survey and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018(p) Apr. 2018(a)
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 444,738 437,520 511,569 484,268
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 355,463 346,573 400,017 383,198
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 406,915 401,543 470,313 442,558
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 317,640 310,596 358,761 341,488
Retail sales, total 391,584 384,117 449,567 425,304
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 302,309 293,170 338,015 324,234
GAFO(1) 91,395 93,912 109,461 (*)
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 89,275 90,947 111,552 101,070
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 82,350 84,227 103,590 93,705
4411 Automobile dealers 77,866 78,859 96,150 (*)
44111 New car dealers 69,088 68,993 84,913 (*)
44112 Used car dealers 8,778 9,866 11,237 (*)
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,925 6,720 7,962 (*)
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,648 16,104 18,340 16,407
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,016 8,816 10,394 9,448
4421 Furniture stores 4,808 4,908 5,831 (*)
4422 Home furnishings stores 4,208 3,908 4,563 (*)
44221 Floor covering stores (S) (S) (S) (*)
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,333 2,082 2,440 (*)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,632 7,288 7,946 6,959
443141 Household appliance stores 1,136 1,133 1,319 (*)
443142 Electronics stores 6,496 6,155 6,627 (*)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 25,391 25,351 32,096 35,058
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 22,624 22,283 27,536 (*)
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 865 884 1,070 (*)
44413 Hardware stores 1,999 1,894 2,420 (*)
445 Food and beverage stores 59,562 55,807 63,093 58,764
4451 Grocery stores 53,836 50,047 56,352 52,576
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 51,576 47,834 53,832 (*)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,965 3,967 4,663 (*)
446 Health and personal care stores 27,939 26,083 29,102 27,705
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 23,742 21,730 23,916 (*)
447 Gasoline stations 37,823 35,977 41,256 41,710
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 16,143 18,908 22,724 21,131
4481 Clothing stores 11,852 13,210 16,735 (*)
44811 Men's clothing stores 608 646 812 (*)
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,378 2,718 3,551 (*)
44814 Family clothing stores 6,377 7,125 9,097 (*)
44819 Other clothing stores 1,157 1,194 1,408 (*)
4482 Shoe stores 2,044 2,641 3,204 (*)
44831 Jewelry stores 2,005 2,790 2,490 (*)
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,813 5,501 6,831 6,068
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,680 2,920 3,677 (*)
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,147 1,180 1,638 (*)
451211 Book stores 1,231 669 692 (*)
452 General merchandise stores 50,715 51,414 59,364 55,245
4521 Department stores 9,374 10,023 12,029 11,171
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,055 3,529 4,163 (*)
452112 Discount dept. stores 6,319 6,494 7,866 (*)
4529 Other general merchandise stores 41,341 41,391 47,335 (*)
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 35,456 35,365 40,392 (*)
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,885 6,026 6,943 (*)
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 9,699 9,458 10,577 10,362
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,076 1,985 2,202 (*)
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,125 940 1,008 (*)
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 951 1,045 1,194 (*)
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,531 1,586 1,790 (*)
454 Nonstore retailers 52,576 48,567 54,632 51,784
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 44,176 41,704 47,343 (*)
45431 Fuel dealers 4,798 3,198 3,040 (*)
722 Food services and drinking places 53,154 53,403 62,002 58,964
7224 Drinking places 2,306 2,274 2,754 (*)
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 46,462 46,222 53,871 (*)
722511 Full service restaurants 23,737 23,770 27,541 (*)
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 22,725 22,452 26,330 (*)
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual Survey and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018 Mar. 2018(p) Apr. 2018(a)
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 492,034 492,530 495,953 497,113
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 390,976 392,572 393,947 395,118
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 450,425 450,842 454,364 455,403
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 349,367 350,884 352,358 353,408
Retail sales, total 434,632 434,859 437,571 439,135
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 333,574 334,901 335,565 337,140
GAFO(1) 108,084 108,483 108,787 (*)
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 101,058 99,958 102,006 101,995
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 93,580 92,557 94,516 94,556
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,478 7,401 7,490 (*)
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 18,208 18,159 18,332 18,468
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,984 10,007 10,140 10,281
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,224 8,152 8,192 8,187
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 31,975 32,424 32,094 32,049
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 27,658 28,029 27,899 (*)
445 Food and beverage stores 61,145 61,297 61,451 61,617
4451 Grocery stores 54,380 54,517 54,605 54,824
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 4,743 4,740 4,807 (*)
446 Health and personal care stores 28,136 27,956 28,227 28,386
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 23,345 23,166 23,355 (*)
447 Gasoline stations 41,609 41,688 41,589 41,710
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 22,207 22,316 22,305 22,661
4481 Clothing stores 16,135 16,234 16,154 (*)
44811 Men's clothing stores 779 785 800 (*)
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,326 3,323 3,319 (*)
4482 Shoe stores 2,933 2,931 2,937 (*)
44831 Jewelry stores 2,844 2,859 2,916 (*)
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,666 6,946 6,999 6,919
452 General merchandise stores 58,645 58,695 58,788 59,068
4521 Department stores 12,442 12,418 12,369 12,456
4529 Other general merchandise stores 46,203 46,277 46,419 (*)
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 39,352 39,514 39,639 (*)
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 6,851 6,763 6,780 (*)
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 11,138 10,971 10,856 10,886
454 Nonstore retailers 53,845 54,449 54,924 55,376
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 47,096 48,157 48,458 (*)
45431 Fuel dealers 2,804 2,206 2,337 (*)
722 Food services and drinking places 57,402 57,671 58,382 57,978

(a) Advanced estimate

(p) Preliminary estimate
(S) Suppressed - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality (total quantity response rate
is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality.

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 422,128 418,602 483,895 467,082 496,410 483,338 476,983 492,031 471,043 477,592 499,833 561,418 5,750,355
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 337,097 329,169 377,328 369,212 390,040 379,823 373,897 386,372 370,260 379,380 404,231 460,243 4,557,052
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 387,898 386,030 446,673 429,509 457,071 444,729 438,586 452,214 431,097 437,275 461,047 522,772 5,294,901
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 302,867 296,597 340,106 331,639 350,701 341,214 335,500 346,555 330,314 339,063 365,445 421,597 4,101,598
Retail sales, total 369,883 366,697 424,836 409,718 437,604 426,090 419,913 434,961 415,471 421,000 445,632 501,921 5,073,726
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 284,852 277,264 318,269 311,848 331,234 322,575 316,827 329,302 314,688 322,788 350,030 400,746 3,880,423
GAFO(1) 89,715 90,396 103,431 100,906 104,476 103,232 102,832 109,093 101,099 103,279 119,830 151,702 1,279,991
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 85,031 89,433 106,567 97,870 106,370 103,515 103,086 105,659 100,783 98,212 95,602 101,175 1,193,303
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 78,231 82,726 98,486 90,460 98,530 95,672 95,489 97,717 93,280 90,589 88,164 94,085 1,103,429
4411 Automobile dealers 74,281 77,396 90,816 82,110 89,539 86,423 87,517 90,257 86,869 84,941 83,345 89,154 1,022,648
44111 New car dealers 65,777 67,808 79,892 72,922 79,876 76,719 78,070 80,710 77,688 75,883 74,822 80,990 911,157
44112 Used car dealers 8,504 9,588 10,924 9,188 9,663 9,704 9,447 9,547 9,181 9,058 8,523 8,164 111,491
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,800 6,707 8,081 7,410 7,840 7,843 7,597 7,942 7,503 7,623 7,438 7,090 89,874
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,879 15,528 17,805 15,868 17,245 17,279 16,988 18,072 17,513 17,350 21,118 23,689 214,334
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,480 8,471 9,945 8,878 9,755 9,717 9,588 10,246 9,879 9,851 10,915 11,636 117,361
4421 Furniture stores 4,598 4,709 5,423 4,710 5,105 5,059 5,090 5,227 5,202 5,081 5,513 5,471 61,188
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,882 3,762 4,522 4,168 4,650 4,658 4,498 5,019 4,677 4,770 5,402 6,165 56,173
44221 Floor covering stores 1,492 1,559 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,227 2,025 2,372 2,171 2,463 2,369 2,379 2,629 2,357 2,394 3,116 4,094 30,596
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,399 7,057 7,860 6,990 7,490 7,562 7,400 7,826 7,634 7,499 10,203 12,053 96,973
443141 Household appliance stores 1,230 1,209 1,393 1,252 1,341 1,332 1,282 1,272 1,270 1,247 1,388 1,319 15,535
443142 Electronics stores 6,169 5,848 6,467 5,738 6,149 6,230 6,118 6,554 6,364 6,252 8,815 10,734 81,438
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 23,763 24,022 31,343 33,686 38,487 36,158 32,515 32,826 31,394 32,191 31,588 28,901 376,874
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 21,335 21,116 26,712 27,540 31,635 30,765 28,329 28,987 27,935 28,539 27,845 25,122 325,860
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 795 825 1,046 1,003 1,162 1,199 1,125 1,211 1,095 1,121 967 850 12,399
44413 Hardware stores 1,756 1,680 2,115 2,205 2,446 2,407 2,220 2,283 2,203 2,316 2,211 2,293 26,135
445 Food and beverage stores 57,169 53,798 59,401 58,711 61,141 59,566 60,593 60,384 59,275 59,773 61,121 66,958 717,890
4451 Grocery stores 51,756 48,335 53,311 52,512 54,479 52,941 53,859 53,769 52,865 53,296 54,191 57,847 639,161
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 49,607 46,215 50,900 49,995 51,832 50,366 51,226 51,177 50,279 50,735 51,777 55,450 609,559
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,728 3,759 4,247 4,251 4,647 4,676 4,798 4,647 4,538 4,536 4,846 6,241 54,914
446 Health and personal care stores 26,493 25,491 28,375 26,650 28,259 27,707 26,789 28,457 27,318 28,538 28,111 31,178 333,366
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 22,371 21,236 23,353 22,301 23,743 23,055 22,286 23,519 22,591 24,047 23,277 25,142 276,921
447 Gasoline stations 34,230 32,572 37,222 37,573 39,339 38,609 38,397 39,817 39,946 40,317 38,786 38,646 455,454
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,817 17,933 21,198 21,092 21,870 20,568 20,786 22,832 20,038 20,653 24,828 34,399 262,014
4481 Clothing stores 11,724 12,564 15,638 15,602 15,849 15,276 15,282 16,332 14,748 15,440 18,520 23,659 190,634
44811 Men's clothing stores 574 597 739 777 816 757 654 688 733 725 773 1,015 8,848
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,434 2,716 3,403 3,574 3,519 3,249 3,099 3,214 3,081 3,263 3,714 4,629 39,895
44814 Family clothing stores 6,054 6,575 8,416 8,486 8,672 8,439 8,766 9,184 8,135 8,690 10,717 13,742 105,876
44819 Other clothing stores 1,419 1,352 1,471 1,273 1,366 1,376 1,274 1,452 1,259 1,202 1,406 1,693 16,543
4482 Shoe stores 2,107 2,635 3,156 3,006 2,868 2,718 2,926 3,870 2,708 2,601 3,027 4,076 35,698
44831 Jewelry stores 1,798 2,515 2,178 2,256 2,856 2,334 2,306 2,373 2,328 2,352 2,966 6,161 32,423
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,211 5,546 6,604 6,312 6,509 6,658 6,442 7,549 6,643 6,268 7,706 10,776 83,224
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,898 2,968 3,700 3,562 3,710 4,003 3,807 4,101 3,457 3,285 3,852 5,319 44,662
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,219 1,221 1,403 1,325 1,292 1,221 1,235 1,285 1,391 1,485 2,299 3,333 18,709
451211 Book stores 1,346 651 667 689 741 664 629 1,334 957 649 663 1,117 10,107
452 General merchandise stores 49,656 49,394 55,609 55,519 56,515 56,466 56,280 57,871 54,553 56,559 63,884 79,710 692,016
4521 Department stores 9,490 10,060 11,829 11,669 12,072 11,634 11,536 12,455 11,214 11,557 15,231 21,616 150,363
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,113 3,584 4,147 4,188 4,420 4,085 3,936 4,052 4,008 4,054 5,557 9,003 54,147
452112 Discount dept. stores 6,377 6,476 7,682 7,481 7,652 7,549 7,600 8,403 7,206 7,503 9,674 12,613 96,216
4529 Other general merchandise stores 40,166 39,334 43,780 43,850 44,443 44,832 44,744 45,416 43,339 45,002 48,653 58,094 541,653
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 34,672 33,708 37,390 37,449 37,872 38,260 38,376 38,943 37,040 38,435 41,527 49,371 463,043
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,494 5,626 6,390 6,401 6,571 6,572 6,368 6,473 6,299 6,567 7,126 8,723 78,610
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,865 9,047 10,173 9,940 11,420 10,758 10,517 11,056 10,486 10,940 10,955 11,870 126,027
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,152 1,995 2,215 2,115 2,337 2,261 2,336 2,769 2,352 2,449 2,294 3,128 28,403
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,228 1,004 1,096 953 996 930 962 1,446 1,123 986 964 1,069 12,757
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 924 991 1,119 1,162 1,341 1,331 1,374 1,323 1,229 1,463 1,330 2,059 15,646
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,392 1,430 1,642 1,533 1,618 1,550 1,620 1,712 1,678 1,839 1,744 1,758 19,516
454 Nonstore retailers 46,769 43,933 50,539 46,497 50,449 48,806 47,520 50,438 47,522 50,199 61,933 74,619 619,224
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 39,799 37,532 43,591 40,909 44,473 43,208 42,449 44,818 41,965 44,166 55,156 66,981 545,047
45431 Fuel dealers 3,280 2,773 2,752 1,720 1,542 1,314 1,186 1,377 1,499 1,916 2,638 3,623 25,620
722 Food services and drinking places 52,245 51,905 59,059 57,364 58,806 57,248 57,070 57,070 55,572 56,592 54,201 59,497 676,629
7224 Drinking places 2,110 2,113 2,482 2,334 2,423 2,347 2,427 2,378 2,449 2,504 2,355 2,537 28,459
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 45,840 45,145 51,504 49,798 51,295 50,377 50,473 50,165 47,631 48,526 46,723 52,070 589,547
722511 Full service restaurants 22,958 22,808 25,734 24,775 25,173 24,506 24,406 24,213 23,169 23,610 23,141 27,115 291,608
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 22,882 22,337 25,770 25,023 26,122 25,871 26,067 25,952 24,462 24,916 23,582 24,955 297,939
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 473,357 471,165 472,041 475,071 474,655 475,991 477,064 477,190 486,157 488,866 492,633 492,643
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 374,402 373,087 374,991 376,974 375,936 376,504 377,579 379,989 384,561 385,849 390,579 390,654
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 435,408 433,246 434,252 437,460 438,095 439,908 441,379 440,151 446,956 449,532 451,977 451,704
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 336,453 335,168 337,202 339,363 339,376 340,421 341,894 342,950 345,360 346,515 349,923 349,715
Retail sales, total 417,240 415,051 416,008 418,997 418,435 419,645 420,726 420,685 429,566 432,104 435,519 435,599
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 318,285 316,973 318,958 320,900 319,716 320,158 321,241 323,484 327,970 329,087 333,465 333,610
GAFO(1) 106,516 104,338 105,842 106,280 105,818 106,542 106,628 106,826 107,357 107,986 108,528 107,780
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 98,955 98,078 97,050 98,097 98,719 99,487 99,485 97,201 101,596 103,017 102,054 101,989
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 91,391 90,708 89,533 90,551 91,231 92,081 91,993 89,813 94,032 95,558 94,495 94,274
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,564 7,370 7,517 7,546 7,488 7,406 7,492 7,388 7,564 7,459 7,559 7,715
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,619 17,459 17,847 17,922 17,829 17,865 17,747 17,822 17,884 18,146 18,336 18,101
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,550 9,583 9,702 9,640 9,697 9,795 9,764 9,795 9,840 10,021 10,088 9,979
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,069 7,876 8,145 8,282 8,132 8,070 7,983 8,027 8,044 8,125 8,248 8,122
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 30,640 30,936 30,776 30,997 30,958 31,095 31,399 31,454 32,355 32,156 32,248 32,448
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 26,736 26,662 26,500 26,764 26,741 26,940 27,057 27,116 28,047 27,870 27,901 28,038
445 Food and beverage stores 59,007 59,084 59,434 59,558 59,635 59,300 59,552 59,779 60,338 60,653 60,862 61,261
4451 Grocery stores 52,544 52,653 52,993 53,042 53,098 52,783 53,011 53,184 53,725 53,943 54,083 54,624
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 4,524 4,486 4,499 4,566 4,569 4,558 4,574 4,583 4,602 4,667 4,709 4,630
446 Health and personal care stores 27,089 27,263 27,389 27,531 27,732 27,846 27,847 28,120 28,105 28,424 28,395 28,164
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 22,393 22,616 22,739 22,896 23,096 23,218 23,023 23,379 23,435 23,715 23,608 23,323
447 Gasoline stations 37,949 37,919 37,789 37,611 36,560 36,083 35,685 37,039 39,201 39,334 40,656 40,939
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 21,889 21,153 21,696 21,651 21,721 21,880 21,905 21,872 21,910 22,097 22,266 21,980
4481 Clothing stores 16,035 15,438 15,803 15,827 15,827 15,927 15,870 15,841 15,832 16,016 16,143 16,047
44811 Men's clothing stores 743 721 765 717 740 741 733 727 749 744 747 741
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,433 3,324 3,307 3,353 3,314 3,360 3,361 3,276 3,288 3,330 3,340 3,304
4482 Shoe stores 3,023 2,908 3,052 2,985 2,969 2,984 2,968 2,995 2,960 2,946 2,976 2,934
44831 Jewelry stores 2,602 2,566 2,605 2,605 2,637 2,686 2,775 2,747 2,829 2,841 2,846 2,721
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 7,214 7,038 6,930 7,029 6,954 6,907 6,890 6,850 6,891 7,011 7,115 6,739
452 General merchandise stores 57,349 56,329 56,977 57,303 56,928 57,501 57,690 57,936 58,321 58,388 58,452 58,643
4521 Department stores 12,654 12,450 12,524 12,564 12,494 12,445 12,575 12,556 12,521 12,556 12,542 12,504
4529 Other general merchandise stores 44,695 43,879 44,453 44,739 44,434 45,056 45,115 45,380 45,800 45,832 45,910 46,139
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 38,269 37,579 38,037 38,174 37,986 38,530 38,530 38,788 39,113 39,179 39,213 39,434
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 6,426 6,300 6,416 6,565 6,448 6,526 6,585 6,592 6,687 6,653 6,697 6,705
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 10,342 10,492 10,392 10,487 10,344 10,313 10,535 10,517 10,571 10,593 10,860 10,835
454 Nonstore retailers 49,187 49,300 49,728 50,811 51,055 51,368 51,991 52,095 52,394 52,285 54,275 54,500
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 43,073 43,339 43,722 44,807 44,922 45,339 45,940 45,873 46,115 46,150 47,754 47,673
45431 Fuel dealers 1,940 1,903 2,021 2,033 2,095 2,040 2,038 2,122 2,188 2,087 2,411 2,738
722 Food services and drinking places 56,117 56,114 56,033 56,074 56,220 56,346 56,338 56,505 56,591 56,762 57,114 57,044

(S) Suppressed - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality (total quantity response rate
is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality.

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 402,257 415,446 461,668 451,944 470,958 465,445 462,727 472,466 449,184 453,569 468,145 541,092 5,514,901
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 322,137 326,091 361,346 354,998 372,727 367,526 363,456 368,746 353,942 360,962 378,144 440,407 4,370,482
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 372,247 387,470 429,283 417,966 433,623 426,950 424,574 435,319 412,878 416,298 433,947 505,646 5,096,201
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 292,127 298,115 328,961 321,020 335,392 329,031 325,303 331,599 317,636 323,691 343,946 404,961 3,951,782
Retail sales, total 352,051 363,761 405,542 395,307 413,617 410,538 406,480 417,129 394,843 397,923 415,102 484,041 4,856,334
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 271,931 274,406 305,220 298,361 315,386 312,619 307,209 313,409 299,601 305,316 325,101 383,356 3,711,915
GAFO(1) 89,330 94,304 103,945 98,404 103,664 101,704 102,455 106,915 98,059 101,158 114,493 149,043 1,263,474
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 80,120 89,355 100,322 96,946 98,231 97,919 99,271 103,720 95,242 92,607 90,001 100,685 1,144,419
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 73,331 82,192 92,305 89,429 90,602 89,932 91,696 95,696 87,739 85,016 82,738 93,237 1,053,913
4411 Automobile dealers 69,717 77,560 85,591 82,387 83,334 82,422 84,975 89,278 82,024 80,014 78,324 88,807 984,433
44111 New car dealers 62,058 67,248 75,579 73,216 74,761 73,434 76,141 79,897 73,526 71,153 70,417 80,313 877,743
44112 Used car dealers 7,659 10,312 10,012 9,171 8,573 8,988 8,834 9,381 8,498 8,861 7,907 8,494 106,690
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,789 7,163 8,017 7,517 7,629 7,987 7,575 8,024 7,503 7,591 7,263 7,448 90,506
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,782 16,228 17,212 15,691 16,599 16,893 17,029 17,906 17,419 16,583 19,786 23,120 210,248
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,188 8,395 9,281 8,629 9,036 9,157 9,235 9,639 9,621 9,160 10,089 11,038 111,468
4421 Furniture stores 4,526 4,746 5,121 4,652 4,932 4,967 4,967 5,076 5,231 4,849 5,224 5,243 59,534
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,662 3,649 4,160 3,977 4,104 4,190 4,268 4,563 4,390 4,311 4,865 5,795 51,934
44221 Floor covering stores 1,395 1,436 1,699 1,648 1,674 1,803 1,735 1,873 1,816 1,766 1,714 1,695 20,254
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,136 2,081 2,292 2,151 2,281 2,228 2,367 2,537 2,391 2,369 2,986 3,939 29,758
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,594 7,833 7,931 7,062 7,563 7,736 7,794 8,267 7,798 7,423 9,697 12,082 98,780
443141 Household appliance stores 1,235 1,337 1,399 1,322 1,448 1,526 1,476 1,477 1,480 1,352 1,586 1,561 17,199
443142 Electronics stores 6,359 6,496 6,532 5,740 6,115 6,210 6,318 6,790 6,318 6,071 8,111 10,521 81,581
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,929 23,094 29,809 32,271 34,530 34,082 30,072 29,930 28,900 28,690 28,768 27,210 349,285
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 19,628 20,541 25,423 26,836 28,784 29,033 26,731 26,804 25,807 25,504 25,701 23,830 304,622
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 694 776 959 975 1,018 1,131 1,043 1,114 1,049 996 895 799 11,449
44413 Hardware stores 1,682 1,690 2,042 2,075 2,180 2,128 1,992 2,026 1,882 1,992 1,871 2,056 23,616
445 Food and beverage stores 56,918 54,153 58,113 56,309 59,281 58,535 59,831 58,537 57,285 58,477 58,820 64,557 700,816
4451 Grocery stores 51,731 48,704 52,219 50,504 52,996 52,238 53,236 52,261 51,113 52,260 52,263 55,770 625,295
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 49,781 46,760 50,047 48,333 50,654 49,850 50,679 49,796 48,788 49,957 50,058 53,537 598,240
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,610 3,773 4,051 4,114 4,403 4,474 4,751 4,480 4,434 4,437 4,674 6,054 53,255
446 Health and personal care stores 26,082 26,733 28,283 26,888 27,410 27,243 26,370 27,683 26,900 26,360 26,482 30,445 326,879
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 22,141 22,365 23,514 22,609 23,043 22,646 22,109 22,940 22,167 22,059 21,824 24,464 271,881
447 Gasoline stations 30,010 27,976 32,385 33,978 37,335 38,495 38,153 37,147 36,306 37,271 34,198 35,446 418,700
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,672 18,870 21,445 20,409 21,583 20,103 20,614 22,371 19,779 20,521 23,668 34,582 259,617
4481 Clothing stores 11,608 13,152 15,920 15,036 15,671 14,981 15,288 16,129 14,781 15,469 17,676 23,790 189,501
44811 Men's clothing stores 555 617 702 725 767 716 627 666 683 694 737 1,006 8,495
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,499 2,950 3,674 3,567 3,603 3,233 3,129 3,383 3,172 3,292 3,719 4,730 40,951
44814 Family clothing stores 6,078 6,868 8,479 7,999 8,489 8,210 8,698 8,829 8,080 8,700 9,771 13,421 103,622
44819 Other clothing stores 1,256 1,359 1,476 1,370 1,332 1,412 1,328 1,552 1,374 1,283 1,659 2,182 17,583
4482 Shoe stores 2,116 2,859 3,171 2,856 2,895 2,727 3,017 3,846 2,742 2,703 3,031 4,268 36,231
44831 Jewelry stores 1,768 2,635 2,128 2,275 2,766 2,192 2,091 2,187 2,049 2,133 2,721 6,084 31,029
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,469 5,883 6,959 6,541 6,732 7,236 6,930 7,800 6,749 6,305 7,589 11,403 86,596
45111 Sporting goods stores 3,067 3,197 4,026 3,746 3,892 4,575 4,260 4,246 3,537 3,346 3,813 5,746 47,451
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,181 1,211 1,362 1,240 1,234 1,180 1,232 1,234 1,313 1,427 2,236 3,441 18,291
451211 Book stores 1,428 687 679 669 738 673 647 1,484 1,024 675 702 1,216 10,622
452 General merchandise stores 49,144 51,084 55,955 53,393 56,242 55,098 55,386 55,886 51,563 55,186 61,072 76,545 676,554
4521 Department stores 10,035 10,909 12,544 11,606 12,222 12,106 11,667 12,447 11,188 11,696 14,711 21,669 152,800
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,256 3,836 4,418 4,203 4,366 4,225 3,993 4,075 4,068 4,101 5,464 8,958 54,963
452112 Discount dept. stores 6,779 7,073 8,126 7,403 7,856 7,881 7,674 8,372 7,120 7,595 9,247 12,711 97,837
4529 Other general merchandise stores 39,109 40175 43411 41,787 44,020 42,992 43,719 43,439 40,375 43,490 46,361 54,876 523,754
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 34,049 34,619 37,276 36,022 37,816 36,872 37,731 37,513 34,534 37,379 39,793 46,729 450,333
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,060 5,556 6,135 5,765 6,204 6,120 5,988 5,926 5,841 6,111 6,568 8,147 73,421
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,430 8,785 9,831 9,917 11,049 10,581 10,217 10,608 10,380 10,753 10,253 11,663 122,467
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,263 2,239 2,374 2,370 2,508 2,374 2,496 2,952 2,549 2,563 2,378 3,393 30,459
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,247 1,136 1,171 1,099 1,060 982 1,026 1,544 1,251 1,032 1,007 1,169 13,724
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,016 1,103 1,203 1,271 1,448 1,392 1,470 1,408 1,298 1,531 1,371 2,224 16,735
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,246 1,285 1,394 1,410 1,420 1,378 1,478 1,538 1,523 1,660 1,593 1,565 17,490
454 Nonstore retailers 41,495 41,600 45,228 42,964 44,625 44,353 42,607 45,541 44,320 45,170 54,465 68,385 560,753
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 34,713 34,897 38,717 37,095 38,652 38,533 37,412 40,121 38,743 39,280 48,396 61,223 487,782
45431 Fuel dealers 3,198 2,996 2,289 1,748 1,502 1,304 1,184 1,294 1,422 1,810 2,118 3,121 23,986
722 Food services and drinking places 50,206 51,685 56,126 56,637 57,341 54,907 56,247 55,337 54,341 55,646 53,043 57,051 658,567
7224 Drinking places 1,892 1,880 2,044 2,007 2,048 1,914 2,077 2,027 2,101 2,198 2,049 2,196 24,433
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 44,220 45,314 49,340 49,166 49,924 48,089 49,553 48,572 46,209 47,693 45,870 49,715 573,665
722511 Full service restaurants 22,659 23,180 24,641 24,588 24,651 23,291 23,986 23,364 22,391 23,280 22,302 25,313 283,646
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 21,561 22,134 24,699 24,578 25,273 24,798 25,567 25,208 23,818 24,413 23,568 24,402 290,019
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 447,973 451,101 451,018 453,537 455,733 460,013 459,901 460,076 462,283 464,228 464,153 467,928
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 355,632 357,027 358,486 360,180 362,294 366,164 364,453 364,378 365,840 367,127 367,399 368,548
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 414,702 419,525 418,106 419,661 420,970 424,036 424,672 425,488 426,828 427,972 428,079 430,577
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 322,361 325,451 325,574 326,304 327,531 330,187 329,224 329,790 330,385 330,871 331,325 331,197
Retail sales, total 395,069 396,867 396,999 399,131 401,174 405,216 405,079 404,905 406,720 408,914 408,141 413,334
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 302,728 302,793 304,467 305,774 307,735 311,367 309,631 309,207 310,277 311,813 311,387 313,954
GAFO(1) 104,120 105,323 105,164 104,884 105,326 105,845 105,267 105,342 104,692 104,771 104,357 104,509
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 92,341 94,074 92,532 93,357 93,439 93,849 95,448 95,698 96,443 97,101 96,754 99,380
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 84,678 86,518 85,074 85,907 85,960 86,307 88,000 88,199 88,985 89,585 89,350 91,499
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,663 7,556 7,458 7,450 7,479 7,542 7,448 7,499 7,458 7,516 7,404 7,881
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,426 17,533 17,361 17,440 17,502 17,643 17,690 17,764 17,702 17,418 17,226 17,207
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,108 9,155 9,108 9,122 9,164 9,334 9,300 9,259 9,545 9,376 9,342 9,237
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,318 8,378 8,253 8,318 8,338 8,309 8,390 8,505 8,157 8,042 7,884 7,970
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 28,987 28,916 29,660 28,623 28,312 29,171 28,994 28,919 28,994 29,332 29,547 29,694
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 25,196 25,173 25,576 24,941 24,750 25,423 25,386 25,263 25,227 25,632 25,856 25,930
445 Food and beverage stores 57,630 57,692 57,235 57,946 58,197 58,415 58,193 58,333 58,544 58,809 58,833 58,750
4451 Grocery stores 51,576 51,484 51,095 51,799 51,957 52,134 51,887 52,053 52,156 52,417 52,368 52,465
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 4,252 4,352 4,310 4,344 4,399 4,438 4,453 4,444 4,529 4,514 4,578 4,384
446 Health and personal care stores 26,916 27,334 27,169 27,381 27,355 27,518 27,440 27,355 27,310 26,573 26,804 26,942
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 22,410 22,798 22,719 22,930 22,860 22,898 22,887 22,735 22,735 22,037 22,156 22,220
447 Gasoline stations 33,271 31,576 32,912 33,876 34,763 35,977 35,229 34,588 35,455 36,256 36,074 37,351
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 21,176 21,587 21,401 21,262 21,535 21,570 21,466 21,693 21,750 21,596 21,462 21,768
4481 Clothing stores 15,535 15,708 15,641 15,542 15,678 15,788 15,711 15,878 15,947 15,812 15,592 15,862
44811 Men's clothing stores 709 721 713 696 706 711 697 710 704 696 713 713
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,466 3,508 3,476 3,404 3,405 3,403 3,354 3,463 3,393 3,339 3,353 3,326
4482 Shoe stores 2,939 3,058 2,972 2,920 3,000 3,013 3,014 3,036 3,023 3,003 3,016 3,049
44831 Jewelry stores 2,494 2,578 2,542 2,553 2,614 2,531 2,510 2,540 2,545 2,539 2,614 2,624
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 7,293 7,281 7,295 7,236 7,333 7,601 7,287 7,040 7,104 7,068 6,956 6,996
452 General merchandise stores 55,640 56,375 56,549 56,329 56,354 56,470 56,300 56,322 55,634 56,209 56,263 56,080
4521 Department stores 13,038 13,018 13,114 12,828 12,699 12,890 12,702 12,655 12,557 12,432 12,325 12,465
4529 Other general merchandise stores 42,602 43,357 43,435 43,501 43,655 43,580 43,598 43,667 43,077 43,777 43,938 43,615
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 36,691 37,305 37,426 37,445 37,590 37,472 37,469 37,513 36,935 37,567 37,718 37,443
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,911 6,052 6,009 6,056 6,065 6,108 6,129 6,154 6,142 6,210 6,220 6,172
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,904 9,872 10,105 10,254 10,155 10,230 10,174 10,117 10,346 10,502 10,191 10,317
454 Nonstore retailers 44,485 44,627 44,780 45,427 46,229 46,772 46,858 47,076 47,438 48,050 48,031 48,849
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 38,399 38,688 39,069 39,296 39,930 40,518 40,709 41,066 41,392 41,921 42,120 42,546
45431 Fuel dealers 1,981 1,940 1,682 2,014 2,089 2,080 2,031 2,000 1,956 2,041 1,972 2,298
722 Food services and drinking places 52,904 54,234 54,019 54,406 54,559 54,797 54,822 55,171 55,563 55,314 56,012 54,594

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 397,986 388,019 445,908 439,546 464,697 449,729 459,508 457,896 432,763 446,633 446,745 520,057 5,349,487
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 319,559 308,507 349,489 345,874 367,273 355,129 361,752 359,998 341,991 356,233 362,651 426,919 4,255,375
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 365,541 356,436 409,136 402,476 423,444 407,909 416,633 416,961 396,132 409,613 413,722 487,457 4,905,460
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 287,114 276,924 312,717 308,804 326,020 313,309 318,877 319,063 305,360 319,213 329,628 394,319 3,811,348
Retail sales, total 350,026 341,415 392,786 387,261 409,288 397,687 406,368 404,720 382,001 392,585 396,462 465,394 4,725,993
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 271,599 261,903 296,367 293,589 311,864 303,087 308,612 306,822 291,229 302,185 312,368 372,256 3,631,881
GAFO(1) 90,126 90,268 101,085 97,106 105,568 99,767 102,149 107,507 97,610 102,800 114,616 149,552 1,258,154
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 78,427 79,512 96,419 93,672 97,424 94,600 97,756 97,898 90,772 90,400 84,094 93,138 1,094,112
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 71,877 72,863 88,803 86,083 89,874 86,660 89,694 90,183 83,304 82,592 76,888 86,011 1,004,832
4411 Automobile dealers 68,415 68,917 82,636 79,486 82,885 79,754 83,376 84,447 78,083 77,759 73,135 81,557 940,450
44111 New car dealers 60,980 59,825 73,305 70,517 74,341 71,417 74,999 76,094 70,394 69,848 65,942 74,458 842,120
44112 Used car dealers 7,435 9,092 9,331 8,969 8,544 8,337 8,377 8,353 7,689 7,911 7,193 7,099 98,330
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,550 6,649 7,616 7,589 7,550 7,940 8,062 7,715 7,468 7,808 7,206 7,127 89,280
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,183 15,447 16,723 15,579 16,744 16,743 17,241 17,489 17,226 17,195 19,817 23,841 210,228
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,964 7,514 8,616 8,261 8,893 8,576 9,110 9,148 8,967 9,108 9,488 10,925 106,570
4421 Furniture stores 4,434 4,265 4,769 4,383 4,889 4,655 4,834 4,977 5,045 4,907 4,963 5,188 57,309
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,530 3,249 3,847 3,878 4,004 3,921 4,276 4,171 3,922 4,201 4,525 5,737 49,261
44221 Floor covering stores 1,372 1,291 1,513 1,625 1,615 1,628 1,742 1,697 1,611 1,740 1,543 1,629 19,006
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,034 1,831 2,180 2,111 2,246 2,155 2,401 2,342 2,177 2,323 2,847 3,970 28,617
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,219 7,933 8,107 7,318 7,851 8,167 8,131 8,341 8,259 8,087 10,329 12,916 103,658
443141 Household appliance stores 1,262 1,238 1,401 1,322 1,498 1,508 1,521 1,415 1,448 1,383 1,535 1,591 17,122
443142 Electronics stores 6,957 6,695 6,706 5,996 6,353 6,659 6,610 6,926 6,811 6,704 8,794 11,325 86,536
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,126 19,882 26,479 31,450 33,203 31,600 30,562 27,779 27,549 28,374 26,731 26,876 331,611
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 18,837 17,657 23,008 25,802 27,102 26,844 26,902 24,661 24,551 24,983 23,678 23,557 287,582
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 691 674 865 932 953 1,055 1,055 1,004 990 964 781 747 10,711
44413 Hardware stores 1,702 1,631 1,928 2,085 2,193 2,066 2,001 1,961 1,807 1,998 1,827 1,888 23,087
445 Food and beverage stores 56,540 51,943 56,508 55,480 59,074 56,625 59,103 57,785 55,633 57,575 57,008 62,107 685,381
4451 Grocery stores 51,377 46,905 50,933 49,828 52,888 50,610 52,738 51,738 49,863 51,595 50,972 53,712 613,159
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 49,513 45,094 48,876 47,725 50,567 48,317 50,332 49,458 47,714 49,472 48,985 51,751 587,804
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,572 3,482 3,857 3,867 4,335 4,217 4,532 4,260 4,073 4,273 4,266 5,816 50,550
446 Health and personal care stores 25,663 24,106 26,845 25,625 25,572 25,802 25,968 25,885 26,271 26,791 25,953 30,763 315,244
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 21,713 20,085 22,366 21,551 21,461 21,489 21,774 21,533 22,018 22,625 21,642 25,212 263,469
447 Gasoline stations 32,445 31,583 36,772 37,070 41,253 41,820 42,875 40,935 36,631 37,020 33,023 32,600 444,027
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,764 17,980 20,752 20,389 22,145 19,667 20,564 22,314 19,151 20,637 23,090 33,345 255,798
4481 Clothing stores 11,612 12,590 15,502 15,124 16,179 14,595 15,249 16,205 14,318 15,564 17,420 22,791 187,149
44811 Men's clothing stores 581 633 699 767 799 716 661 713 691 744 752 1,054 8,810
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,512 2,762 3,545 3,458 3,746 3,231 3,181 3,383 3,164 3,454 3,719 4,910 41,065
44814 Family clothing stores 6,025 6,523 8,149 8,037 8,640 7,848 8,497 8,807 7,758 8,592 9,853 12,634 101,363
44819 Other clothing stores 1,260 1,273 1,439 1,329 1,344 1,387 1,339 1,500 1,267 1,298 1,404 1,924 16,764
4482 Shoe stores 2,058 2,591 2,933 2,750 2,882 2,538 2,878 3,658 2,602 2,705 2,871 4,047 34,513
44831 Jewelry stores 1,891 2,618 2,133 2,298 2,851 2,347 2,226 2,255 2,038 2,166 2,584 6,054 31,461
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,234 5,413 6,519 6,237 6,642 6,739 6,809 7,937 6,900 6,480 7,653 12,138 85,701
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,839 2,831 3,690 3,573 3,829 4,098 4,102 4,331 3,649 3,422 3,828 6,134 46,326
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,126 1,155 1,318 1,219 1,230 1,151 1,187 1,193 1,278 1,427 2,162 3,563 18,009
451211 Book stores 1,485 687 657 654 752 685 695 1,550 1,066 720 726 1,321 10,998
452 General merchandise stores 49,482 49,117 54,711 52,469 57,511 54,209 54,916 56,775 51,716 55,713 61,605 76,665 674,889
4521 Department stores 10,756 11,185 13,119 12,292 13,627 12,496 12,488 13,581 11,971 12,884 16,251 23,381 164,031
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,502 3,945 4,545 4,576 5,018 4,304 4,165 4,469 4,306 4,538 6,146 9,425 58,939
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,254 7,240 8,574 7,716 8,609 8,192 8,323 9,112 7,665 8,346 10,105 13,956 105,092
4529 Other general merchandise stores 38,726 37932 41592 40,177 43,884 41,713 42,428 43,194 39,745 42,829 45,354 53,284 510,858
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 33,902 32,882 35,953 34,707 37,942 36,061 36,776 37,618 34,294 36,929 39,212 45,465 441,741
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,824 5,050 5,639 5,470 5,942 5,652 5,652 5,576 5,451 5,900 6,142 7,819 69,117
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,624 8,492 9,333 9,427 10,916 10,427 10,425 10,480 9,796 10,439 9,743 11,248 119,350
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,463 2,311 2,380 2,432 2,526 2,409 2,619 2,992 2,617 2,775 2,451 3,563 31,538
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,432 1,221 1,194 1,163 1,103 1,056 1,160 1,586 1,314 1,148 1,073 1,285 14,735
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,031 1,090 1,186 1,269 1,423 1,353 1,459 1,406 1,303 1,627 1,378 2,278 16,803
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,240 1,182 1,413 1,362 1,418 1,381 1,511 1,561 1,478 1,613 1,401 1,432 16,992
454 Nonstore retailers 39,538 37,940 41,725 39,863 38,804 39,455 40,149 39,443 40,356 41,961 47,745 62,673 509,652
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 31,746 29,974 34,138 33,574 33,274 33,859 34,657 34,288 34,840 35,862 41,798 55,977 433,987
45431 Fuel dealers 4,493 4,698 3,776 2,279 1,660 1,527 1,509 1,440 1,609 2,078 2,145 2,538 29,752
722 Food services and drinking places 47,960 46,604 53,122 52,285 55,409 52,042 53,140 53,176 50,762 54,048 50,283 54,663 623,494
7224 Drinking places 1,768 1,707 1,975 1,845 1,995 1,846 1,942 1,943 1,832 1,968 1,851 1,970 22,642
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 42,099 40,635 46,657 45,455 48,477 45,867 46,849 46,697 43,500 46,417 43,697 48,011 544,361
722511 Full service restaurants 21,846 21,053 23,829 22,641 24,432 22,607 22,959 23,050 21,322 23,059 21,733 24,583 273,114
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 20,253 19,582 22,828 22,814 24,045 23,260 23,890 23,647 22,178 23,358 21,964 23,428 271,247
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 435,857 434,296 441,665 442,078 446,226 447,270 450,256 450,167 448,739 448,090 449,452 451,078
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 347,815 347,924 351,328 351,334 354,520 355,764 358,675 358,005 356,115 355,749 356,436 358,448
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 400,085 397,443 404,219 405,192 407,922 408,076 410,993 412,052 412,756 412,528 414,396 416,397
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 312,043 311,071 313,882 314,448 316,216 316,570 319,412 319,890 320,132 320,187 321,380 323,767
Retail sales, total 385,479 383,859 390,782 390,464 394,490 395,384 398,004 397,622 396,190 395,205 396,467 397,382
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 297,437 297,487 300,445 299,720 302,784 303,878 306,423 305,460 303,566 302,864 303,451 304,752
GAFO(1) 104,140 103,438 104,333 104,039 105,255 104,938 105,404 105,251 105,427 104,883 105,150 105,879
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 88,042 86,372 90,337 90,744 91,706 91,506 91,581 92,162 92,624 92,341 93,016 92,630
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 80,852 79,113 82,993 83,333 84,231 83,973 83,983 84,679 85,178 84,884 85,431 85,159
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,190 7,259 7,344 7,411 7,475 7,533 7,598 7,483 7,446 7,457 7,585 7,471
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,476 17,122 17,202 17,438 17,679 17,616 17,626 17,647 17,670 17,658 17,525 17,618
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,610 8,414 8,677 8,788 8,965 8,796 8,958 8,977 8,976 9,036 9,045 9,165
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,866 8,708 8,525 8,650 8,714 8,820 8,668 8,670 8,694 8,622 8,480 8,453
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 27,104 26,076 27,069 27,297 27,420 27,247 28,016 28,036 27,841 28,048 28,266 28,853
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 23,488 22,550 23,574 23,672 23,670 23,589 24,258 24,297 24,093 24,255 24,588 25,222
445 Food and beverage stores 56,930 56,969 56,957 56,902 56,947 57,152 57,364 57,366 57,253 57,028 57,458 57,365
4451 Grocery stores 50,969 51,039 50,984 50,897 50,952 51,121 51,302 51,277 51,194 51,034 51,435 51,252
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 4,134 4,135 4,202 4,167 4,205 4,204 4,236 4,260 4,216 4,210 4,253 4,308
446 Health and personal care stores 25,844 25,645 26,190 25,832 25,830 25,984 26,257 26,413 26,725 26,578 26,701 27,009
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 21,519 21,322 21,992 21,594 21,612 21,662 21,861 21,995 22,652 22,247 22,334 22,632
447 Gasoline stations 35,772 36,853 37,446 36,886 38,304 39,194 39,263 38,115 35,983 35,562 35,056 34,681
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 20,930 21,098 21,334 21,310 21,577 21,351 21,523 21,471 21,361 21,140 21,248 21,394
4481 Clothing stores 15,290 15,449 15,668 15,640 15,832 15,592 15,722 15,752 15,706 15,491 15,545 15,524
44811 Men's clothing stores 737 764 738 735 733 728 734 754 724 726 724 741
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,446 3,389 3,419 3,335 3,465 3,415 3,431 3,466 3,395 3,410 3,412 3,497
4482 Shoe stores 2,815 2,822 2,850 2,800 2,896 2,845 2,898 2,860 2,907 2,924 2,903 2,963
44831 Jewelry stores 2,594 2,623 2,608 2,638 2,635 2,698 2,679 2,641 2,525 2,504 2,576 2,663
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,904 6,896 7,017 7,047 7,096 7,086 7,167 7,229 7,248 7,144 7,261 7,433
452 General merchandise stores 56,121 55,644 56,140 55,558 56,274 56,268 56,492 56,268 56,543 56,360 56,546 56,831
4521 Department stores 13,907 13,686 14,043 13,430 13,792 13,670 13,638 13,574 13,610 13,578 13,618 13,637
4529 Other general merchandise stores 42,214 41,958 42,097 42,128 42,482 42,598 42,854 42,694 42,933 42,782 42,928 43,194
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 36,611 36,334 36,390 36,495 36,730 36,872 37,110 36,880 37,115 36,929 37,062 37,297
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,603 5,624 5,707 5,633 5,752 5,726 5,744 5,814 5,818 5,853 5,866 5,897
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,917 9,818 9,813 9,773 10,064 10,102 10,151 10,224 9,807 9,868 9,952 9,840
454 Nonstore retailers 40,439 41,366 41,277 41,677 41,593 41,878 42,564 42,691 43,135 43,478 43,438 43,728
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 34,062 34,532 34,693 35,267 35,473 35,604 36,290 36,593 36,985 37,317 37,554 37,848
45431 Fuel dealers 2,716 3,187 2,807 2,532 2,420 2,439 2,407 2,311 2,289 2,261 1,981 1,851
722 Food services and drinking places 50,378 50,437 50,883 51,614 51,736 51,886 52,252 52,545 52,549 52,885 52,985 53,696

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 383,344 380,219 432,831 431,517 459,276 433,324 443,272 451,320 421,342 438,345 438,931 501,935 5,215,656
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 312,962 305,265 342,343 343,558 366,037 346,609 351,997 358,696 337,977 354,011 359,963 415,387 4,194,805
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 341,204 340,050 387,028 384,776 409,300 385,310 394,129 402,648 375,856 392,908 398,718 464,939 4,676,866
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 270,822 265,096 296,540 296,817 316,061 298,595 302,854 310,024 292,491 308,574 319,750 378,391 3,656,015
Retail sales, total 340,412 337,329 383,421 383,809 408,222 385,429 394,582 401,234 374,272 388,210 391,317 451,203 4,639,440
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 270,030 262,375 292,933 295,850 314,983 298,714 303,307 308,610 290,907 303,876 312,349 364,655 3,618,589
GAFO(1) 86,158 89,387 99,182 96,912 103,714 97,370 99,193 107,463 95,496 101,006 115,497 147,316 1,238,694
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 70,382 74,954 90,488 87,959 93,239 86,715 91,275 92,624 83,365 84,334 78,968 86,548 1,020,851
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 63,806 68,319 83,086 80,609 85,837 79,495 83,807 85,242 76,277 76,801 71,921 79,897 935,097
4411 Automobile dealers 60,619 64,321 77,611 74,532 79,046 73,171 77,651 79,978 71,340 72,434 68,604 76,259 875,566
44111 New car dealers 54,554 56,299 69,047 66,931 71,351 65,629 69,994 72,042 63,756 64,501 61,782 69,256 785,142
44112 Used car dealers 6,065 8,022 8,564 7,601 7,695 7,542 7,657 7,936 7,584 7,933 6,822 7,003 90,424
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,576 6,635 7,402 7,350 7,402 7,220 7,468 7,382 7,088 7,533 7,047 6,651 85,754
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,225 15,236 16,428 15,139 16,208 15,631 16,459 17,097 16,745 16,702 19,915 24,130 204,915
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,201 7,227 8,104 7,791 8,384 7,881 8,403 8,734 8,371 8,441 8,950 10,231 99,718
4421 Furniture stores 3,904 4,069 4,586 4,154 4,602 4,181 4,433 4,698 4,589 4,483 4,741 4,836 53,276
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,297 3,158 3,518 3,637 3,782 3,700 3,970 4,036 3,782 3,958 4,209 5,395 46,442
44221 Floor covering stores 1,260 1,226 1,386 1,504 1,519 1,560 1,570 1,623 1,547 1,648 1,429 1,431 17,703
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,930 1,824 2,007 1,997 2,136 2,012 2,266 2,277 2,106 2,184 2,656 3,853 27,248
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,024 8,009 8,324 7,348 7,824 7,750 8,056 8,363 8,374 8,261 10,965 13,899 105,197
443141 Household appliance stores 1,254 1,267 1,396 1,285 1,435 1,434 1,465 1,452 1,436 1,449 1,593 1,623 17,089
443142 Electronics stores 6,770 6,742 6,928 6,063 6,389 6,316 6,591 6,911 6,938 6,812 9,372 12,276 88,108
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,922 19,028 24,404 30,530 33,864 30,500 29,070 26,861 26,628 27,795 25,257 24,493 318,352
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 17,720 16,875 20,788 24,652 27,382 25,694 25,651 23,928 23,808 24,455 22,034 21,129 274,116
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 630 623 801 901 968 979 1,049 988 970 954 731 706 10,300
44413 Hardware stores 1,637 1,544 1,832 1,933 2,146 1,987 1,963 1,903 1,861 2,023 1,879 1,889 22,597
445 Food and beverage stores 54,048 49,913 54,313 54,180 57,764 55,247 57,377 57,269 54,264 56,800 56,852 61,138 669,165
4451 Grocery stores 49,165 45,122 49,033 48,727 51,776 49,458 51,374 51,298 48,826 50,995 50,946 52,883 599,603
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 47,312 43,267 46,954 46,594 49,457 47,170 48,962 48,868 46,602 48,809 48,890 50,905 573,790
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,381 3,310 3,652 3,702 4,165 4,036 4,242 4,219 3,814 4,090 4,103 5,572 48,286
446 Health and personal care stores 24,171 22,781 24,633 24,430 25,168 24,424 24,815 24,850 24,816 25,719 24,286 29,170 299,263
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 20,634 19,140 20,488 20,621 21,069 20,421 20,910 20,631 20,699 21,676 20,211 24,046 250,546
447 Gasoline stations 42,140 40,169 45,803 46,741 49,976 48,014 49,143 48,672 45,486 45,437 40,213 36,996 538,790
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,179 17,507 20,070 20,322 21,568 18,947 19,828 21,993 18,646 20,220 23,491 32,638 250,409
4481 Clothing stores 11,082 12,100 14,863 15,012 15,652 14,047 14,699 15,924 13,911 15,248 17,856 22,731 183,125
44811 Men's clothing stores 573 636 702 785 801 702 655 692 694 757 803 1,070 8,870
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,469 2,823 3,548 3,603 3,774 3,183 3,178 3,455 3,247 3,484 3,859 4,952 41,575
44814 Family clothing stores 5,704 6,257 7,793 7,929 8,287 7,496 8,143 8,566 7,452 8,324 9,906 12,344 98,201
44819 Other clothing stores 1,172 1,123 1,293 1,196 1,257 1,262 1,175 1,337 1,056 1,153 1,468 1,967 15,459
4482 Shoe stores 1,994 2,583 2,849 2,810 2,794 2,493 2,762 3,589 2,454 2,553 2,838 3,732 33,451
44831 Jewelry stores 1,904 2,615 2,162 2,309 2,878 2,210 2,175 2,283 2,090 2,229 2,591 5,766 31,212
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,953 5,355 6,259 6,210 6,464 6,487 6,523 8,121 6,686 6,441 7,646 11,642 83,787
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,700 2,779 3,522 3,488 3,647 3,897 3,806 4,345 3,486 3,403 3,865 5,785 44,723
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,019 1,090 1,220 1,202 1,175 1,086 1,184 1,187 1,252 1,356 2,137 3,501 17,409
451211 Book stores 1,482 729 683 681 792 700 704 1,700 1,068 726 728 1,332 11,325
452 General merchandise stores 47,308 48,873 53,962 52,793 56,912 53,888 53,667 57,077 50,700 54,676 61,913 75,394 667,163
4521 Department stores 10,581 11,587 13,228 13,061 13,977 12,963 12,675 14,116 12,109 13,144 16,793 23,834 168,068
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,467 4,079 4,660 4,662 5,037 4,518 4,235 4,726 4,299 4,650 6,394 9,816 60,543
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,114 7,508 8,568 8,399 8,940 8,445 8,440 9,390 7,810 8,494 10,399 14,018 107,525
4529 Other general merchandise stores 36,727 37286 40734 39,732 42,935 40,925 40,992 42,961 38,591 41,532 45,120 51,560 499,095
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 32,183 32,406 35,552 34,416 37,221 35,519 35,580 37,582 33,449 35,927 39,236 44,232 433,303
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,544 4,880 5,182 5,316 5,714 5,406 5,412 5,379 5,142 5,605 5,884 7,328 65,792
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,140 8,231 8,980 9,032 10,596 9,749 9,917 10,177 9,722 10,551 9,601 11,182 115,878
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,493 2,416 2,463 2,448 2,562 2,417 2,716 3,175 2,719 2,967 2,532 3,512 32,420
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,489 1,292 1,351 1,263 1,205 1,093 1,255 1,699 1,392 1,248 1,163 1,389 15,839
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,004 1,124 1,112 1,185 1,357 1,324 1,461 1,476 1,327 1,719 1,369 2,123 16,581
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,121 1,169 1,352 1,345 1,373 1,325 1,430 1,456 1,400 1,523 1,356 1,343 16,193
454 Nonstore retailers 37,944 35,282 38,081 36,473 36,463 35,827 36,508 36,493 37,214 39,535 43,175 57,872 470,867
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 28,156 26,328 29,756 29,712 30,128 30,047 30,695 30,719 31,207 32,762 36,318 50,237 386,065
45431 Fuel dealers 6,405 5,644 4,701 2,971 2,215 1,894 1,922 1,942 2,176 2,694 3,166 3,860 39,590
722 Food services and drinking places 42,932 42,890 49,410 47,708 51,054 47,895 48,690 50,086 47,070 50,135 47,614 50,732 576,216
7224 Drinking places 1,665 1,649 1,922 1,757 1,923 1,782 1,772 1,853 1,763 1,913 1,776 1,830 21,605
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 37,554 37,313 43,184 41,431 44,362 42,064 42,919 43,987 40,333 42,980 41,230 44,545 501,902
722511 Full service restaurants 19,484 19,526 22,320 20,786 22,397 20,740 21,091 21,907 19,917 21,302 20,801 22,985 253,256
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 18,070 17,787 20,864 20,645 21,965 21,324 21,828 22,080 20,416 21,678 20,429 21,560 248,646
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 418,788 424,443 428,973 433,678 434,400 435,682 436,286 439,735 438,784 440,285 441,132 438,575
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 340,166 343,508 344,934 348,363 348,828 350,093 350,272 352,883 352,830 353,927 353,811 351,727
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 372,224 377,626 382,894 387,170 388,297 390,386 391,201 394,585 394,014 396,427 398,443 398,837
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 293,602 296,691 298,855 301,855 302,725 304,797 305,187 307,733 308,060 310,069 311,122 311,989
Retail sales, total 373,018 378,025 381,961 386,536 386,864 387,930 388,173 391,343 389,804 390,597 391,534 388,246
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 294,396 297,090 297,922 301,221 301,292 302,341 302,159 304,491 303,850 304,239 304,213 301,398
GAFO(1) 100,478 101,800 102,132 103,375 102,746 102,867 103,331 104,231 103,646 104,263 104,753 104,572
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 78,622 80,935 84,039 85,315 85,572 85,589 86,014 86,852 85,954 86,358 87,321 86,848
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 71,451 73,699 76,789 78,109 78,462 78,552 78,989 79,740 78,880 79,258 79,824 79,817
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,171 7,236 7,250 7,206 7,110 7,037 7,025 7,112 7,074 7,100 7,497 7,031
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,416 16,725 16,893 17,003 16,864 16,812 16,901 17,140 17,276 17,261 17,579 17,660
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,760 8,048 8,186 8,297 8,276 8,296 8,303 8,447 8,405 8,416 8,532 8,641
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,656 8,677 8,707 8,706 8,588 8,516 8,598 8,693 8,871 8,845 9,047 9,019
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 25,200 25,129 25,604 26,517 26,815 26,992 26,506 27,015 26,990 26,916 27,097 26,788
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 21,716 21,662 21,951 22,596 23,068 23,231 22,985 23,367 23,456 23,246 23,292 23,067
445 Food and beverage stores 54,716 54,735 54,814 55,192 55,322 55,860 56,040 56,177 56,351 56,568 56,601 56,942
4451 Grocery stores 49,018 49,099 49,131 49,469 49,594 50,008 50,219 50,342 50,545 50,691 50,743 50,947
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,964 3,922 3,944 3,981 3,970 4,081 4,044 4,053 4,045 4,094 4,050 4,121
446 Health and personal care stores 24,003 24,184 24,293 24,553 24,894 25,076 25,142 25,254 25,348 25,314 25,430 25,588
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 20,190 20,297 20,406 20,600 20,819 21,009 21,057 21,117 21,208 21,106 21,208 21,470
447 Gasoline stations 46,564 46,817 46,079 46,508 46,103 45,296 45,085 45,150 44,770 43,858 42,689 39,738
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 20,476 20,389 20,581 21,095 20,708 20,761 20,911 21,006 20,790 21,082 21,274 21,214
4481 Clothing stores 14,834 14,730 14,974 15,413 15,116 15,126 15,263 15,358 15,238 15,452 15,709 15,658
44811 Men's clothing stores 737 775 750 749 736 720 729 736 731 739 758 741
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,406 3,443 3,438 3,422 3,456 3,408 3,469 3,501 3,454 3,470 3,508 3,550
4482 Shoe stores 2,750 2,802 2,782 2,830 2,777 2,801 2,810 2,780 2,754 2,790 2,804 2,785
44831 Jewelry stores 2,659 2,618 2,608 2,639 2,595 2,615 2,630 2,655 2,580 2,629 2,548 2,548
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,542 6,813 6,766 6,900 6,877 6,953 6,947 7,206 7,090 7,197 7,193 7,086
452 General merchandise stores 54,336 55,108 55,128 55,676 55,677 55,652 55,838 56,125 55,761 55,981 56,053 55,996
4521 Department stores 13,694 14,069 14,030 14,348 14,142 13,983 14,084 14,081 13,890 13,898 13,930 13,933
4529 Other general merchandise stores 40,642 41,039 41,098 41,328 41,535 41,669 41,754 42,044 41,871 42,083 42,123 42,063
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 35,327 35,611 35,767 35,887 36,067 36,170 36,232 36,487 36,318 36,511 36,567 36,465
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,315 5,428 5,331 5,441 5,468 5,499 5,522 5,557 5,553 5,572 5,556 5,598
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,316 9,453 9,511 9,409 9,591 9,660 9,679 9,800 9,754 9,945 9,870 9,853
454 Nonstore retailers 36,827 37,737 38,253 38,368 38,441 39,279 39,110 39,618 39,720 40,117 40,427 40,533
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 29,390 30,227 30,964 31,309 31,449 32,483 32,243 32,645 32,884 33,431 33,504 33,990
45431 Fuel dealers 3,788 3,832 3,661 3,372 3,142 3,045 3,075 3,087 2,993 2,827 3,086 2,842
722 Food services and drinking places 45,770 46,418 47,012 47,142 47,536 47,752 48,113 48,392 48,980 49,688 49,598 50,329

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 375,590 373,987 421,717 408,538 437,182 414,704 422,403 435,000 396,211 415,719 423,787 476,925 5,001,763
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 306,253 300,952 338,080 327,043 350,480 332,133 336,397 346,346 320,720 336,937 348,398 398,730 4,042,469
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 333,895 331,888 374,183 361,977 388,304 366,582 372,995 385,895 350,604 369,702 381,866 434,259 4,452,150
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 264,558 258,853 290,546 280,482 301,602 284,011 286,989 297,241 275,113 290,920 306,477 356,064 3,492,856
Retail sales, total 333,792 332,491 374,153 362,978 389,694 369,264 376,921 388,107 352,558 369,657 378,499 430,336 4,458,450
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 264,455 259,456 290,516 281,483 302,992 286,693 290,915 299,453 277,067 290,875 303,110 352,141 3,499,156
GAFO(1) 86,288 89,273 100,592 92,387 100,557 96,738 96,513 104,741 92,858 97,965 112,391 142,190 1,212,493
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 69,337 73,035 83,637 81,495 86,702 82,571 86,006 88,654 75,491 78,782 75,389 78,195 959,294
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 62,961 66,549 76,530 74,410 79,282 75,430 78,589 81,005 68,573 71,109 68,379 71,469 874,286
4411 Automobile dealers 59,941 63,113 71,579 68,859 72,999 69,543 73,089 75,585 64,318 67,065 64,883 68,316 819,290
44111 New car dealers 53,175 54,716 63,329 61,448 65,809 62,573 66,126 68,316 58,075 60,383 58,700 62,724 735,374
44112 Used car dealers 6,766 8,397 8,250 7,411 7,190 6,970 6,963 7,269 6,243 6,682 6,183 5,592 83,916
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,376 6,486 7,107 7,085 7,420 7,141 7,417 7,649 6,918 7,673 7,010 6,726 85,008
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,498 15,396 16,219 14,735 15,802 15,512 16,136 16,971 15,810 16,207 19,353 22,409 200,048
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,297 7,089 7,875 7,314 7,834 7,558 7,977 8,461 7,848 8,059 8,842 9,195 95,349
4421 Furniture stores 3,969 3,989 4,479 3,979 4,217 4,087 4,237 4,572 4,267 4,273 4,587 4,230 50,886
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,328 3,100 3,396 3,335 3,617 3,471 3,740 3,889 3,581 3,786 4,255 4,965 44,463
44221 Floor covering stores 1,208 1,177 1,296 1,297 1,434 1,409 1,505 1,588 1,479 1,540 1,473 1,340 16,746
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,014 1,831 2,004 1,938 2,075 1,947 2,115 2,194 1,991 2,130 2,669 3,523 26,431
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,201 8,307 8,344 7,421 7,968 7,954 8,159 8,510 7,962 8,148 10,511 13,214 104,699
443141 Household appliance stores 1,240 1,289 1,378 1,307 1,478 1,403 1,493 1,471 1,403 1,442 1,599 1,637 17,140
443142 Electronics stores 6,961 7,018 6,966 6,114 6,490 6,551 6,666 7,039 6,559 6,706 8,912 11,577 87,559
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,320 18,699 23,213 28,891 32,811 27,864 27,599 26,242 24,428 26,281 24,010 22,439 301,797
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 17,059 16,420 19,810 23,884 26,559 23,541 24,069 23,216 21,595 23,074 21,054 19,264 259,545
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 660 626 739 835 909 866 926 938 827 839 687 599 9,451
44413 Hardware stores 1,481 1,418 1,621 1,871 2,025 1,907 1,805 1,801 1,680 1,829 1,768 1,824 21,030
445 Food and beverage stores 51,641 48,570 54,222 50,339 55,212 53,202 54,467 55,047 51,680 53,673 54,684 58,110 640,847
4451 Grocery stores 47,077 43,830 48,862 45,308 49,542 47,759 48,781 49,287 46,503 48,291 48,917 50,390 574,547
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 45,231 42,018 46,829 43,268 47,314 45,552 46,483 46,957 44,310 46,091 46,785 48,224 549,062
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 3,155 3,227 3,624 3,488 3,947 3,809 4,034 4,100 3,631 3,787 4,059 5,215 46,076
446 Health and personal care stores 23,369 21,823 23,632 22,950 23,711 22,268 23,229 23,530 22,934 24,268 23,342 26,784 281,840
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,826 18,221 19,625 19,168 19,806 18,547 19,470 19,562 19,217 20,478 19,554 22,074 235,548
447 Gasoline stations 41,695 42,099 47,534 46,561 48,878 48,122 49,408 49,105 45,607 46,017 41,921 42,666 549,613
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,155 17,382 20,575 19,176 20,780 18,939 19,176 21,558 18,111 19,855 22,437 31,578 244,722
4481 Clothing stores 11,294 12,237 15,364 14,100 15,149 14,122 14,312 15,644 13,471 14,816 16,781 21,703 178,993
44811 Men's clothing stores 599 560 682 718 749 678 648 687 681 785 798 1,085 8,670
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,664 2,806 3,733 3,511 3,744 3,273 3,184 3,484 3,293 3,515 3,830 4,750 41,787
44814 Family clothing stores 5,660 6,315 7,980 7,303 7,991 7,496 7,870 8,379 7,082 8,014 9,300 12,016 95,406
44819 Other clothing stores 1,036 1,144 1,346 1,188 1,194 1,261 1,126 1,311 1,043 1,062 1,209 1,566 14,486
4482 Shoe stores 1,891 2,405 2,852 2,631 2,658 2,461 2,627 3,531 2,424 2,594 2,766 3,676 32,516
44831 Jewelry stores 1,793 2,546 2,145 2,246 2,721 2,139 2,020 2,151 2,004 2,235 2,661 5,790 30,451
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,530 5,584 6,631 5,974 6,406 6,522 6,461 7,726 6,343 6,074 7,522 11,104 82,877
45111 Sporting goods stores 3,066 3,010 3,822 3,417 3,645 3,939 3,802 4,141 3,212 3,142 3,726 5,479 44,401
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,028 1,078 1,250 1,117 1,126 1,066 1,116 1,155 1,172 1,350 2,154 3,295 16,907
451211 Book stores 1,658 741 707 664 821 724 706 1,569 1,108 720 744 1,327 11,489
452 General merchandise stores 46,603 48,484 54,628 50,029 54,853 53,245 51,940 55,204 49,888 52,902 60,347 73,751 651,874
4521 Department stores 11,299 12,029 13,905 12,544 14,013 13,309 12,574 14,117 12,481 13,290 16,858 23,775 170,194
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,741 4,127 4,803 4,548 5,015 4,562 4,123 4,690 4,446 4,688 6,254 9,619 60,616
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,558 7,902 9,102 7,996 8,998 8,747 8,451 9,427 8,035 8,602 10,604 14,156 109,578
4529 Other general merchandise stores 35,304 36455 40723 37,485 40,840 39,936 39,366 41,087 37,407 39,612 43,489 49,976 481,680
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 31,019 31,871 35,592 32,627 35,412 34,790 34,331 35,973 32,533 34,307 37,852 43,058 419,365
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,285 4,584 5,131 4,858 5,428 5,146 5,035 5,114 4,874 5,305 5,637 6,918 62,315
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,083 8,173 8,915 8,924 10,337 9,280 9,383 9,896 9,300 10,094 9,513 10,514 112,412
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,502 2,427 2,539 2,473 2,716 2,520 2,800 3,282 2,706 2,927 2,732 3,348 32,972
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,546 1,371 1,367 1,307 1,263 1,158 1,298 1,796 1,430 1,314 1,320 1,471 16,641
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 956 1,056 1,172 1,166 1,453 1,362 1,502 1,486 1,276 1,613 1,412 1,877 16,331
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,178 1,151 1,283 1,214 1,286 1,260 1,326 1,421 1,250 1,449 1,352 1,253 15,423
454 Nonstore retailers 36,561 33,246 34,947 33,904 34,202 31,739 33,116 34,174 32,966 35,504 39,981 52,786 433,126
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 28,098 25,253 27,282 27,402 28,056 26,167 27,457 28,336 27,345 28,735 32,568 43,788 350,487
45431 Fuel dealers 4,996 4,584 3,949 2,807 2,136 1,726 1,836 1,906 2,153 2,906 3,605 5,073 37,677
722 Food services and drinking places 41,798 41,496 47,564 45,560 47,488 45,440 45,482 46,893 43,653 46,062 45,288 46,589 543,313
7224 Drinking places 1,696 1,680 2,030 1,778 1,861 1,732 1,727 1,817 1,732 1,842 1,797 1,745 21,437
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 36,463 36,031 41,436 39,267 41,161 39,879 40,069 40,982 37,337 39,244 38,926 40,611 471,406
722511 Full service restaurants 18,516 18,307 21,066 19,570 20,463 19,691 19,516 20,284 18,406 19,422 19,597 20,980 235,818
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 17,947 17,724 20,370 19,697 20,698 20,188 20,553 20,698 18,931 19,822 19,329 19,631 235,588
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 412,271 416,974 414,091 412,353 414,215 415,691 418,505 417,542 417,422 419,541 420,732 422,962
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 334,624 338,327 336,203 334,031 334,751 334,521 337,054 336,456 337,700 338,412 339,054 341,904
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 366,301 368,135 366,793 366,390 368,874 370,207 372,799 372,326 372,177 374,908 376,465 376,886
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasoline 288,654 289,488 288,905 288,068 289,410 289,037 291,348 291,240 292,455 293,779 294,787 295,828
Retail sales, total 367,279 372,113 369,007 367,642 369,373 371,011 373,473 372,409 372,045 373,525 373,995 376,651
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 289,632 293,466 291,119 289,320 289,909 289,841 292,022 291,323 292,323 292,396 292,317 295,593
GAFO(1) 101,127 101,187 100,625 100,743 100,786 100,984 101,475 100,923 101,235 102,041 101,398 100,916
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 77,647 78,647 77,888 78,322 79,464 81,170 81,451 81,086 79,722 81,129 81,678 81,058
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 70,663 71,558 70,927 71,342 72,404 74,169 74,421 73,977 72,641 73,918 74,406 73,755
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,984 7,089 6,961 6,980 7,060 7,001 7,030 7,109 7,081 7,211 7,272 7,303
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,725 16,754 16,534 16,537 16,487 16,706 16,645 16,692 16,721 16,893 16,861 16,520
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,897 7,850 7,851 7,806 7,741 7,956 7,937 7,982 8,057 8,132 8,210 7,906
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,828 8,904 8,683 8,731 8,746 8,750 8,708 8,710 8,664 8,761 8,651 8,614
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 24,407 24,818 24,792 24,948 25,461 24,996 25,588 25,517 25,506 25,159 25,134 25,228
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 20,880 21,160 21,255 21,556 21,841 21,597 21,841 21,923 21,902 21,747 21,705 21,669
445 Food and beverage stores 52,700 53,260 53,033 52,731 53,148 53,166 53,553 53,613 53,746 53,867 53,870 54,582
4451 Grocery stores 47,266 47,693 47,531 47,294 47,682 47,711 48,013 48,038 48,190 48,339 48,289 48,922
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,765 3,810 3,795 3,787 3,817 3,801 3,871 3,883 3,888 3,856 3,892 3,906
446 Health and personal care stores 23,184 23,093 23,146 23,065 23,223 23,220 23,464 23,506 23,890 23,957 23,990 24,022
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,456 19,302 19,335 19,245 19,342 19,380 19,548 19,641 20,080 19,998 20,076 20,122
447 Gasoline stations 45,970 48,839 47,298 45,963 45,341 45,484 45,706 45,216 45,245 44,633 44,267 46,076
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 20,451 20,185 20,275 20,488 20,366 20,345 20,555 20,292 20,264 20,775 20,219 20,571
4481 Clothing stores 15,140 14,789 14,826 14,911 14,945 14,932 15,127 14,888 14,791 15,069 14,727 14,960
44811 Men's clothing stores 772 691 707 708 703 686 730 736 720 764 746 735
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,674 3,397 3,437 3,439 3,467 3,460 3,514 3,519 3,507 3,519 3,441 3,445
4482 Shoe stores 2,590 2,606 2,653 2,769 2,688 2,696 2,734 2,720 2,702 2,838 2,709 2,768
44831 Jewelry stores 2,504 2,564 2,569 2,582 2,499 2,487 2,460 2,442 2,530 2,633 2,554 2,614
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 7,129 7,095 6,936 6,812 6,859 6,887 6,918 6,753 6,843 6,902 6,933 6,871
452 General merchandise stores 54,123 54,427 54,103 54,127 54,319 54,233 54,485 54,365 54,637 54,741 54,629 54,393
4521 Department stores 14,769 14,496 14,333 14,239 14,295 14,145 14,090 14,059 14,124 14,239 14,074 13,924
4529 Other general merchandise stores 39,354 39,931 39,770 39,888 40,024 40,088 40,395 40,306 40,513 40,502 40,555 40,469
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 34,313 34,832 34,690 34,747 34,820 34,895 35,139 35,061 35,209 35,223 35,277 35,236
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 5,041 5,099 5,080 5,141 5,204 5,193 5,256 5,245 5,304 5,279 5,278 5,233
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,222 9,298 9,392 9,313 9,358 9,204 9,250 9,325 9,519 9,514 9,619 9,413
454 Nonstore retailers 35,721 35,697 35,610 35,336 35,347 35,600 35,858 36,044 35,952 35,955 36,795 37,917
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 28,967 28,795 28,778 28,574 28,746 28,946 29,179 29,303 29,435 29,202 29,500 30,178
45431 Fuel dealers 3,010 3,135 3,167 3,136 2,922 2,872 2,905 2,879 2,949 3,088 3,437 3,758
722 Food services and drinking places 44,992 44,861 45,084 44,711 44,842 44,680 45,032 45,133 45,377 46,016 46,737 46,311

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 355,184 372,401 414,149 392,949 418,608 400,975 396,026 417,922 385,609 399,400 411,065 462,102 4,826,390
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 292,916 302,072 332,992 319,458 338,812 325,021 320,787 337,194 314,291 327,099 341,371 387,883 3,939,896
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 313,778 330,183 365,752 345,285 369,410 354,492 349,368 367,727 338,408 350,417 366,631 419,520 4,270,971
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 251,510 259,854 284,595 271,794 289,614 278,538 274,129 286,999 267,090 278,116 296,937 345,301 3,384,477
Retail sales, total 315,540 331,470 368,502 349,194 373,129 356,083 351,520 372,986 342,582 355,823 368,593 416,807 4,302,229
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 253,272 261,141 287,345 275,703 293,333 280,129 276,281 292,258 271,264 283,522 298,899 342,588 3,415,735
GAFO(1) 83,395 91,209 98,747 91,719 97,833 95,541 93,547 101,703 91,915 93,919 109,571 142,744 1,191,843
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 62,268 70,329 81,157 73,491 79,796 75,954 75,239 80,728 71,318 72,301 69,694 74,219 886,494
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 55,945 63,622 73,814 66,592 72,489 68,658 68,005 73,174 64,468 64,855 62,875 67,862 802,359
4411 Automobile dealers 52,985 60,339 68,793 61,753 67,056 63,327 63,359 68,421 60,834 61,304 59,785 64,822 752,778
44111 New car dealers 47,096 52,611 61,036 54,942 60,389 56,669 56,948 61,184 54,451 54,854 53,618 58,752 672,550
44112 Used car dealers 5,889 7,728 7,757 6,811 6,667 6,658 6,411 7,237 6,383 6,450 6,167 6,070 80,228
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,323 6,707 7,343 6,899 7,307 7,296 7,234 7,554 6,850 7,446 6,819 6,357 84,135
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 14,698 15,425 16,291 14,113 15,638 15,387 15,741 16,538 15,265 14,917 18,661 22,750 195,424
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,866 7,169 7,784 6,872 7,683 7,378 7,551 8,064 7,439 7,260 8,260 9,216 91,542
4421 Furniture stores 3,897 4,325 4,440 3,799 4,193 4,075 4,145 4,370 4,128 3,792 4,236 4,352 49,752
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,969 2,844 3,344 3,073 3,490 3,303 3,406 3,694 3,311 3,468 4,024 4,864 41,790
44221 Floor covering stores 1,108 1,108 1,274 1,243 1,398 1,313 1,287 1,505 1,287 1,371 1,331 1,258 15,483
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,780 1,664 1,980 1,743 2,000 1,901 2,007 2,088 1,933 1,993 2,589 3,517 25,195
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,832 8,256 8,507 7,241 7,955 8,009 8,190 8,474 7,826 7,657 10,401 13,534 103,882
443141 Household appliance stores 1,170 1,265 1,325 1,202 1,400 1,413 1,374 1,410 1,305 1,299 1,639 1,613 16,415
443142 Electronics stores 6,662 6,991 7,182 6,039 6,555 6,596 6,816 7,064 6,521 6,358 8,762 11,921 87,467
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 17,980 18,500 24,156 25,989 29,379 25,774 23,921 24,169 22,324 24,658 23,510 21,173 281,533
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 15,941 16,385 20,492 21,124 24,075 22,024 21,113 21,511 19,607 21,465 20,399 18,040 242,176
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 584 621 754 755 851 868 869 925 825 814 696 572 9,134
44413 Hardware stores 1,419 1,359 1,705 1,917 2,208 1,934 1,730 1,699 1,551 1,752 1,742 1,731 20,747
445 Food and beverage stores 49,834 48,850 52,549 50,842 53,955 52,702 52,868 53,442 51,123 52,236 52,904 56,900 628,205
4451 Grocery stores 45,462 44,174 47,408 45,754 48,420 47,217 47,473 48,047 46,047 46,975 47,310 49,358 563,645
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 43,576 42,275 45,239 43,700 46,239 45,077 45,349 45,861 44,017 44,943 45,440 47,464 539,180
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,995 3,202 3,550 3,409 3,786 3,816 3,733 3,752 3,503 3,626 3,869 5,124 44,365
446 Health and personal care stores 22,743 22,608 23,840 22,607 23,364 22,022 22,155 22,968 21,365 22,842 22,321 25,165 274,000
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,401 19,056 19,943 19,050 19,701 18,426 18,559 19,168 17,847 19,468 18,700 20,632 229,951
447 Gasoline stations 41,406 42,218 48,397 47,664 49,198 46,483 46,658 50,195 47,201 48,983 44,434 42,582 555,419
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,358 17,931 20,162 18,601 19,952 18,717 18,266 20,750 18,391 18,845 22,016 31,504 239,493
4481 Clothing stores 10,686 12,618 15,205 14,003 14,593 14,035 13,717 15,157 13,714 14,247 16,562 21,594 176,131
44811 Men's clothing stores 525 545 623 711 725 703 613 619 687 710 731 1,080 8,272
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,544 3,036 3,840 3,592 3,693 3,374 3,094 3,284 3,339 3,482 3,823 4,693 41,794
44814 Family clothing stores 5,211 6,538 7,878 7,118 7,499 7,235 7,434 8,306 7,018 7,352 8,995 12,047 92,631
44819 Other clothing stores 1,039 1,074 1,229 1,136 1,155 1,205 1,049 1,124 1,045 1,158 1,252 1,475 13,941
4482 Shoe stores 1,851 2,545 2,719 2,480 2,495 2,339 2,425 3,299 2,431 2,328 2,673 3,454 31,039
44831 Jewelry stores 1,674 2,607 2,056 1,953 2,673 2,146 1,943 2,115 2,044 2,060 2,542 6,049 29,862
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,049 5,520 6,536 5,967 6,361 6,600 6,213 7,682 6,290 5,845 7,109 10,987 81,159
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,505 2,723 3,607 3,304 3,455 3,829 3,551 3,969 3,161 2,959 3,478 5,601 42,142
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,072 1,192 1,270 1,156 1,186 1,130 1,123 1,126 1,158 1,275 1,945 2,987 16,620
451211 Book stores 1,716 821 756 742 887 839 785 1,836 1,097 717 755 1,318 12,269
452 General merchandise stores 45,643 49,639 53,115 50,602 53,095 52,280 50,734 53,680 49,325 51,395 59,008 73,797 642,313
4521 Department stores 11,430 13,169 14,448 13,579 14,111 13,909 13,145 14,710 13,123 13,482 17,610 24,597 177,313
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,768 4,551 4,966 4,906 5,028 4,807 4,489 4,886 4,677 4,662 6,516 9,705 62,961
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,662 8,618 9,482 8,673 9,083 9,102 8,656 9,824 8,446 8,820 11,094 14,892 114,352
4529 Other general merchandise stores 34,213 36470 38667 37,023 38,984 38,371 37,589 38,970 36,202 37,913 41,398 49,200 465,000
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 30,180 31,989 33,676 32,346 33,976 33,616 32,994 34,261 31,725 33,048 36,037 42,461 406,309
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,033 4,481 4,991 4,677 5,008 4,755 4,595 4,709 4,477 4,865 5,361 6,739 58,691
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,969 8,609 8,963 8,584 9,725 9,438 9,146 9,597 8,885 9,595 9,078 10,429 110,018
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,647 2,694 2,643 2,436 2,787 2,557 2,593 3,053 2,644 2,917 2,777 3,706 33,454
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,657 1,503 1,482 1,268 1,364 1,254 1,302 1,816 1,462 1,375 1,352 1,566 17,401
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 990 1,191 1,161 1,168 1,423 1,303 1,291 1,237 1,182 1,542 1,425 2,140 16,053
45330 Used merchandise stores 1,108 1,229 1,286 1,160 1,214 1,164 1,180 1,276 1,225 1,300 1,262 1,324 14,728
454 Nonstore retailers 32,592 31,841 33,336 30,734 32,666 30,726 30,579 33,237 31,095 34,206 39,858 47,301 408,171
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 24,739 24,201 25,943 24,432 26,383 25,035 25,015 27,379 25,451 27,483 32,753 39,841 328,655
45431 Fuel dealers 4,549 4,053 3,303 2,592 2,300 1,998 2,057 2,259 2,358 3,023 3,567 3,876 35,935
722 Food services and drinking places 39,644 40,931 45,647 43,755 45,479 44,892 44,506 44,936 43,027 43,577 42,472 45,295 524,161
7224 Drinking places 1,566 1,633 1,945 1,758 1,808 1,870 1,889 1,907 1,790 1,720 1,702 1,833 21,421
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 34,564 35,522 39,577 37,641 39,103 38,903 38,988 39,105 36,535 37,241 36,533 39,456 453,168
722511 Full service restaurants 17,566 18,018 20,112 18,983 19,572 19,354 19,330 19,313 18,164 18,277 18,199 20,322 227,210
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 16,998 17,504 19,465 18,658 19,531 19,549 19,658 19,792 18,371 18,964 18,334 19,134 225,958
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 395,366 400,182 401,799 399,923 399,347 396,145 397,474 402,153 405,378 405,898 407,636 408,806
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 323,720 327,593 329,024 327,052 325,775 323,564 324,470 328,294 330,103 331,091 331,873 331,947
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 349,664 353,011 354,351 353,010 353,539 352,334 353,990 355,719 358,412 357,686 360,814 363,019
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 278,018 280,422 281,576 280,139 279,967 279,753 280,986 281,860 283,137 282,879 285,051 286,160
Retail sales, total 352,600 357,187 358,857 356,558 356,034 352,561 353,798 358,398 361,293 362,102 363,069 364,312
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 280,954 284,598 286,082 283,687 282,462 279,980 280,794 284,539 286,018 287,295 287,306 287,453
GAFO(1) 98,475 99,766 99,779 98,501 98,890 98,851 98,955 99,105 99,076 98,821 99,293 100,162
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 71,646 72,589 72,775 72,871 73,572 72,581 73,004 73,859 75,275 74,807 75,763 76,859
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 64,453 65,522 65,788 65,867 66,626 65,639 65,960 66,948 68,220 67,769 68,791 69,889
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 7,193 7,067 6,987 7,004 6,946 6,942 7,044 6,911 7,055 7,038 6,972 6,970
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,150 16,156 16,285 16,069 16,349 16,220 16,400 16,256 16,233 15,766 16,301 16,759
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,637 7,627 7,587 7,510 7,645 7,552 7,650 7,600 7,614 7,416 7,641 7,959
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,513 8,529 8,698 8,559 8,704 8,668 8,750 8,656 8,619 8,350 8,660 8,800
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 23,618 23,573 24,570 23,390 22,748 22,571 22,697 23,075 23,696 23,820 24,108 24,130
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 20,281 20,329 20,974 20,004 19,653 19,682 19,604 19,899 20,213 20,423 20,689 20,664
445 Food and beverage stores 51,540 51,662 52,112 52,299 52,284 52,212 52,276 52,295 52,506 52,860 52,750 52,593
4451 Grocery stores 46,248 46,353 46,753 46,927 46,873 46,842 46,956 47,013 47,131 47,449 47,310 47,097
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,635 3,655 3,690 3,701 3,723 3,698 3,638 3,611 3,680 3,708 3,749 3,798
446 Health and personal care stores 22,857 23,022 22,967 23,021 22,883 22,471 22,770 22,763 22,608 22,482 22,684 22,940
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,343 19,386 19,362 19,360 19,277 18,821 19,015 19,054 18,926 18,956 18,946 19,086
447 Gasoline stations 45,702 47,171 47,448 46,913 45,808 43,811 43,484 46,434 46,966 48,212 46,822 45,787
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 19,615 20,148 20,035 19,519 19,679 19,874 19,741 19,939 20,093 19,935 20,020 20,168
4481 Clothing stores 14,484 14,731 14,830 14,475 14,498 14,698 14,577 14,714 14,731 14,696 14,678 14,673
44811 Men's clothing stores 682 660 661 682 688 705 690 682 716 697 684 708
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,509 3,538 3,596 3,441 3,448 3,489 3,449 3,375 3,485 3,503 3,479 3,418
4482 Shoe stores 2,539 2,668 2,604 2,531 2,538 2,537 2,550 2,592 2,625 2,575 2,631 2,578
44831 Jewelry stores 2,405 2,563 2,416 2,325 2,457 2,439 2,423 2,445 2,511 2,432 2,480 2,685
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,625 6,748 6,902 6,859 6,877 6,797 6,798 6,692 6,677 6,695 6,681 6,790
452 General merchandise stores 53,177 53,800 53,722 53,254 53,149 53,190 53,281 53,586 53,366 53,680 53,520 53,622
4521 Department stores 15,037 15,192 15,213 14,848 14,670 14,756 14,802 14,771 14,663 14,560 14,462 14,442
4529 Other general merchandise stores 38,140 38,608 38,509 38,406 38,479 38,434 38,479 38,815 38,703 39,120 39,058 39,180
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 33,275 33,779 33,508 33,554 33,673 33,650 33,667 33,955 33,858 34,176 34,126 34,105
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,865 4,829 5,001 4,852 4,806 4,784 4,812 4,860 4,845 4,944 4,932 5,075
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,292 9,438 9,185 9,190 8,891 9,105 9,170 9,076 9,102 9,131 9,090 9,342
454 Nonstore retailers 32,378 32,880 32,856 33,173 33,794 33,729 34,177 34,423 34,771 34,714 35,330 35,322
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 25,878 26,391 26,338 26,499 26,921 27,036 27,369 27,740 27,968 27,958 28,605 28,663
45431 Fuel dealers 2,779 2,733 2,638 2,949 3,164 3,142 3,229 3,255 3,369 3,219 3,225 2,941
722 Food services and drinking places 42,766 42,995 42,942 43,365 43,313 43,584 43,676 43,755 44,085 43,796 44,567 44,494

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 335,587 337,314 387,088 380,775 391,999 388,700 384,682 394,609 375,025 379,482 391,220 451,821 4,598,302
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 277,706 274,739 311,920 311,233 322,722 318,499 315,504 323,314 308,069 313,569 327,252 380,837 3,785,364
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 297,569 300,645 342,739 334,922 343,754 341,186 336,482 346,289 329,582 334,367 348,244 409,066 4,064,845
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 239,688 238,070 267,571 265,380 274,477 270,985 267,304 274,994 262,626 268,454 284,276 338,082 3,251,907
Retail sales, total 298,626 299,920 345,052 339,014 348,979 346,620 341,381 352,224 333,642 337,067 351,517 408,910 4,102,952
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 240,745 237,345 269,884 269,472 279,702 276,419 272,203 280,929 266,686 271,154 287,549 337,926 3,290,014
GAFO(1) 80,468 83,815 92,506 91,906 93,667 92,488 92,485 97,416 90,746 92,528 106,010 141,631 1,155,666
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 57,881 62,575 75,168 69,542 69,277 70,201 69,178 71,295 66,956 65,913 63,968 70,984 812,938
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 52,158 56,531 67,947 62,778 62,333 62,666 62,092 63,556 59,708 58,769 57,102 64,334 729,974
4411 Automobile dealers 49,715 53,613 63,613 58,223 57,538 57,741 57,556 59,357 56,243 55,583 54,192 61,131 684,505
44111 New car dealers 43,739 46,318 55,952 51,777 51,278 51,281 51,208 52,919 50,292 49,873 48,662 55,489 608,788
44112 Used car dealers 5,976 7,295 7,661 6,446 6,260 6,460 6,348 6,438 5,951 5,710 5,530 5,642 75,717
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,723 6,044 7,221 6,764 6,944 7,535 7,086 7,739 7,248 7,144 6,866 6,650 82,964
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 13,829 14,276 15,727 14,231 14,711 14,913 15,276 16,145 15,221 14,865 18,124 22,246 189,564
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,244 6,488 7,530 6,896 7,086 7,039 7,241 7,685 7,450 6,967 7,931 9,029 87,586
4421 Furniture stores 3,576 3,871 4,304 3,902 3,861 3,792 4,002 4,132 4,051 3,741 4,126 4,300 47,658
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,668 2,617 3,226 2,994 3,225 3,247 3,239 3,553 3,399 3,226 3,805 4,729 39,928
44221 Floor covering stores 947 959 1,211 1,127 1,261 1,295 1,271 1,472 1,395 1,302 1,263 1,255 14,758
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,629 1,564 1,907 1,783 1,874 1,869 1,886 1,989 1,907 1,828 2,451 3,393 24,080
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,585 7,788 8,197 7,335 7,625 7,874 8,035 8,460 7,771 7,898 10,193 13,217 101,978
443141 Household appliance stores 1,077 1,141 1,215 1,181 1,274 1,314 1,334 1,360 1,383 1,277 1,612 1,639 15,807
443142 Electronics stores 6,508 6,647 6,982 6,154 6,351 6,560 6,701 7,100 6,388 6,621 8,581 11,578 86,171
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 16,004 16,002 21,963 24,378 27,713 27,011 23,528 23,730 22,499 23,077 22,372 21,203 269,480
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 14,265 14,196 18,974 20,310 22,769 22,556 20,828 21,167 20,054 19,992 19,415 18,123 232,649
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 510 533 685 704 708 853 801 862 791 740 667 569 8,423
44413 Hardware stores 1,322 1,240 1,498 1,747 2,033 1,918 1,759 1,779 1,626 1,705 1,694 1,720 20,041
445 Food and beverage stores 48,438 45,575 49,729 50,588 51,441 51,040 52,522 51,575 49,925 50,887 51,352 56,065 609,137
4451 Grocery stores 44,282 41,229 45,068 45,586 46,318 45,883 47,171 46,448 44,877 45,725 46,046 48,843 547,476
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 42,501 39,485 43,103 43,535 44,129 43,716 44,937 44,275 42,867 43,751 44,156 46,916 523,371
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,888 2,984 3,249 3,363 3,471 3,551 3,740 3,576 3,517 3,515 3,646 4,892 42,392
446 Health and personal care stores 22,218 21,284 23,623 22,246 22,766 22,381 21,864 22,982 22,173 22,510 22,326 25,239 271,612
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,155 18,117 20,042 18,944 19,505 19,081 18,541 19,481 18,845 19,302 19,103 21,133 231,249
447 Gasoline stations 38,018 36,669 44,349 45,853 48,245 47,514 48,200 48,320 45,443 45,115 42,976 42,755 533,457
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 13,703 15,931 18,252 18,647 18,771 17,783 17,937 19,263 17,999 18,255 20,957 31,108 228,606
4481 Clothing stores 10,162 11,370 13,715 13,859 13,648 13,271 13,415 13,889 13,431 13,793 15,816 21,726 168,095
44811 Men's clothing stores 487 497 599 690 677 661 587 549 643 682 707 1,081 7,860
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,345 2,753 3,449 3,582 3,508 3,285 3,060 3,027 3,301 3,297 3,625 4,816 40,048
44814 Family clothing stores 5,179 5,894 7,017 7,076 6,973 6,797 7,213 7,649 6,823 7,178 8,551 11,922 88,272
44819 Other clothing stores 968 878 1,064 985 1,027 1,070 985 1,001 930 1,020 1,147 1,596 12,671
4482 Shoe stores 1,778 2,186 2,379 2,422 2,322 2,243 2,347 3,022 2,320 2,287 2,499 3,455 29,260
44831 Jewelry stores 1,619 2,228 1,976 2,194 2,624 2,093 1,983 2,179 2,081 2,003 2,454 5,616 29,050
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,073 5,190 6,172 6,000 5,960 6,256 5,997 7,627 6,372 5,581 6,904 10,515 78,647
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,414 2,456 3,266 3,246 3,169 3,505 3,334 3,623 3,011 2,746 3,227 4,998 38,995
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 972 1,030 1,201 1,192 1,073 1,069 1,089 1,074 1,151 1,252 1,964 3,052 16,119
451211 Book stores 1,950 960 881 797 936 902 865 2,142 1,335 751 797 1,400 13,716
452 General merchandise stores 44,322 45,804 49,675 50,480 51,435 50,906 50,660 51,266 48,238 50,877 57,197 73,906 624,766
4521 Department stores 11,895 12,857 14,178 14,513 14,484 14,719 13,901 14,675 13,598 14,264 18,035 26,242 183,361
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,959 4,507 4,970 5,233 5,162 5,174 4,781 4,976 4,895 4,994 6,630 10,457 65,738
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,936 8,350 9,208 9,280 9,322 9,545 9,120 9,699 8,703 9,270 11,405 15,785 117,623
4529 Other general merchandise stores 32,427 32947 35497 35,967 36,951 36,187 36,759 36,591 34,640 36,613 39,162 47,664 441,405
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 28,851 28,956 31,017 31,432 32,353 31,560 32,369 32,240 30,322 32,069 34,024 41,150 386,343
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,576 3,991 4,480 4,535 4,598 4,627 4,390 4,351 4,318 4,544 5,138 6,514 55,062
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,509 8,108 8,661 8,638 9,533 9,482 9,133 9,604 9,254 9,270 8,918 10,291 108,401
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,541 2,614 2,680 2,548 2,790 2,630 2,615 3,115 2,916 2,950 2,828 3,856 34,083
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,603 1,489 1,578 1,369 1,368 1,301 1,345 1,912 1,645 1,387 1,451 1,669 18,117
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 938 1,125 1,102 1,179 1,422 1,329 1,270 1,203 1,271 1,563 1,377 2,187 15,966
45330 Used merchandise stores 942 1,029 1,182 1,066 1,063 1,004 1,009 1,210 1,115 1,186 1,182 1,260 13,248
454 Nonstore retailers 30,631 28,506 31,733 28,411 29,127 29,133 27,086 30,417 29,562 30,717 36,423 44,598 376,344
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 22,221 20,666 23,815 21,954 23,133 23,110 21,664 24,422 23,446 24,090 29,238 36,938 294,697
45431 Fuel dealers 5,375 4,684 4,072 2,918 2,435 2,269 2,086 2,366 2,595 3,067 3,491 4,111 39,469
722 Food services and drinking places 36,961 37,394 42,036 41,761 43,020 42,080 43,301 42,385 41,383 42,415 39,703 42,911 495,350
7224 Drinking places 1,557 1,616 1,825 1,754 1,751 1,720 1,829 1,717 1,721 1,742 1,631 1,705 20,568
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 32,237 32,452 36,502 35,950 37,165 36,409 37,789 36,986 35,130 36,144 34,057 37,307 428,128
722511 Full service restaurants 16,211 16,248 18,272 17,959 18,608 18,058 18,897 18,311 17,502 17,991 16,779 19,044 213,880
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 16,026 16,204 18,230 17,991 18,557 18,351 18,892 18,675 17,628 18,153 17,278 18,263 214,248
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 371,744 375,058 378,449 380,789 380,302 383,199 382,792 383,929 387,714 389,938 391,587 391,854
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 305,458 307,738 310,862 313,913 314,447 316,545 316,363 318,137 318,891 320,126 321,294 320,240
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 330,012 332,764 334,712 336,185 335,002 338,501 338,080 338,770 342,587 345,092 345,965 346,611
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 263,726 265,444 267,125 269,309 269,147 271,847 271,651 272,978 273,764 275,280 275,672 274,997
Retail sales, total 332,086 334,676 337,913 340,165 339,252 341,659 341,276 342,211 345,701 347,734 349,350 349,990
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 265,800 267,356 270,326 273,289 273,397 275,005 274,847 276,419 276,878 277,922 279,057 278,376
GAFO(1) 93,757 95,013 95,652 96,430 95,746 96,655 96,107 96,399 97,579 96,991 97,334 97,180
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 66,286 67,320 67,587 66,876 65,855 66,654 66,429 65,792 68,823 69,812 70,293 71,614
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 59,677 60,656 60,775 60,132 59,027 59,625 59,475 58,685 61,682 62,787 63,236 64,592
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,609 6,664 6,812 6,744 6,828 7,029 6,954 7,107 7,141 7,025 7,057 7,022
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,210 15,492 15,839 15,850 15,661 15,657 15,820 15,948 15,877 16,098 16,023 15,992
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,992 7,145 7,397 7,321 7,245 7,227 7,263 7,333 7,384 7,303 7,385 7,530
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,218 8,347 8,442 8,529 8,416 8,430 8,557 8,615 8,493 8,795 8,638 8,462
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,484 21,193 21,863 22,066 22,324 22,720 22,761 22,786 22,637 23,242 22,904 23,447
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 18,647 18,317 18,955 19,160 19,263 19,563 19,761 19,709 19,565 19,932 19,651 20,114
445 Food and beverage stores 49,682 50,070 50,075 50,805 50,427 50,940 50,948 51,177 51,047 51,334 51,435 51,185
4451 Grocery stores 44,684 44,961 45,068 45,723 45,365 45,791 45,797 46,034 45,840 46,047 46,185 46,035
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,463 3,523 3,490 3,478 3,474 3,533 3,538 3,537 3,589 3,587 3,606 3,519
446 Health and personal care stores 22,579 22,451 22,584 22,448 22,585 22,630 22,728 22,822 22,718 22,783 22,782 22,717
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 19,348 19,131 19,253 19,097 19,350 19,313 19,253 19,365 19,348 19,399 19,374 19,282
447 Gasoline stations 41,732 42,294 43,737 44,604 45,300 44,698 44,712 45,159 45,127 44,846 45,622 45,243
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 18,322 18,532 18,719 18,923 18,864 19,179 18,975 18,911 19,508 19,086 19,370 19,526
4481 Clothing stores 13,465 13,704 13,790 13,833 13,800 14,089 13,951 13,773 14,290 14,040 14,318 14,416
44811 Men's clothing stores 618 631 653 647 654 662 649 619 670 665 668 687
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,190 3,313 3,313 3,292 3,309 3,443 3,355 3,170 3,386 3,320 3,369 3,450
4482 Shoe stores 2,361 2,368 2,358 2,377 2,399 2,465 2,415 2,433 2,495 2,480 2,499 2,531
44831 Jewelry stores 2,313 2,280 2,381 2,525 2,485 2,445 2,421 2,519 2,538 2,382 2,371 2,401
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,544 6,620 6,644 6,637 6,557 6,592 6,435 6,655 6,693 6,535 6,501 6,327
452 General merchandise stores 50,862 51,463 51,587 52,151 51,768 52,378 52,086 52,128 52,660 52,422 52,592 52,509
4521 Department stores 15,248 15,452 15,319 15,603 15,272 15,585 15,246 15,098 15,297 15,128 15,151 15,132
4529 Other general merchandise stores 35,614 36,011 36,268 36,548 36,496 36,793 36,840 37,030 37,363 37,294 37,441 37,377
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 31,258 31,542 31,747 31,911 32,001 32,171 32,272 32,435 32,745 32,657 32,684 32,633
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,356 4,469 4,521 4,637 4,495 4,622 4,568 4,595 4,618 4,637 4,757 4,744
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,818 9,124 8,826 9,068 8,963 9,075 9,173 9,201 9,164 9,055 9,043 8,892
454 Nonstore retailers 30,567 30,117 30,452 30,737 30,948 31,136 31,209 31,632 31,447 32,521 32,785 32,538
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 23,665 23,325 23,603 23,785 24,147 24,301 24,424 24,719 24,602 25,546 25,806 25,976
45431 Fuel dealers 3,417 3,331 3,294 3,417 3,322 3,327 3,332 3,424 3,366 3,419 3,303 2,992
722 Food services and drinking places 39,658 40,382 40,536 40,624 41,050 41,540 41,516 41,718 42,013 42,204 42,237 41,864

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 314,557 310,925 360,679 356,333 365,605 358,604 361,939 362,627 345,999 355,209 365,828 426,663 4,284,968
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 264,687 259,103 293,231 291,965 300,362 293,904 294,933 296,553 284,345 293,823 306,998 362,151 3,542,055
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 280,412 279,037 323,445 318,036 326,437 320,396 322,885 324,086 308,829 316,729 328,755 387,572 3,836,619
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 230,542 227,215 255,997 253,668 261,194 255,696 255,879 258,012 247,175 255,343 269,925 323,060 3,093,706
Retail sales, total 279,044 275,566 321,305 316,940 324,820 319,183 320,915 322,319 307,638 315,059 328,381 386,878 3,818,048
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 229,174 223,744 253,857 252,572 259,577 254,483 253,909 256,245 245,984 253,673 269,551 322,366 3,075,135
GAFO(1) 79,913 81,419 89,806 86,903 91,304 88,173 89,423 93,182 85,680 89,244 102,647 136,680 1,114,374
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 49,870 51,822 67,448 64,368 65,243 64,700 67,006 66,074 61,654 61,386 58,830 64,512 742,913
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 44,566 46,213 60,806 57,767 58,792 57,777 60,194 59,027 54,920 54,589 52,325 57,998 664,974
4411 Automobile dealers 42,162 43,455 56,506 53,010 54,203 53,074 55,880 55,146 51,581 51,489 49,417 55,257 621,180
44111 New car dealers 37,035 37,155 49,926 47,053 48,346 46,879 49,697 48,858 45,610 45,366 43,813 49,735 549,473
44112 Used car dealers 5,127 6,300 6,580 5,957 5,857 6,195 6,183 6,288 5,971 6,123 5,604 5,522 71,707
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,304 5,609 6,642 6,601 6,451 6,923 6,812 7,047 6,734 6,797 6,505 6,514 77,939
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 13,963 14,322 15,044 13,891 14,545 14,876 15,203 15,467 14,755 14,116 17,115 21,497 184,794
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,324 6,468 7,271 6,729 6,932 6,902 7,243 7,330 7,101 6,793 7,630 8,482 85,205
4421 Furniture stores 3,683 3,834 4,091 3,675 3,965 3,749 3,964 3,997 3,933 3,714 4,009 4,050 46,664
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,641 2,634 3,180 3,054 2,967 3,153 3,279 3,333 3,168 3,079 3,621 4,432 38,541
44221 Floor covering stores 993 1,085 1,264 1,245 1,121 1,351 1,318 1,381 1,295 1,245 1,165 1,110 14,573
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,563 1,467 1,812 1,715 1,749 1,709 1,867 1,861 1,780 1,739 2,362 3,244 22,868
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,639 7,854 7,773 7,162 7,613 7,974 7,960 8,137 7,654 7,323 9,485 13,015 99,589
443141 Household appliance stores 1,112 1,130 1,223 1,245 1,365 1,344 1,355 1,291 1,226 1,192 1,460 1,513 15,456
443142 Electronics stores 6,527 6,724 6,550 5,917 6,248 6,630 6,605 6,846 6,428 6,131 8,025 11,502 84,133
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 15,348 15,469 21,691 26,688 26,238 25,451 23,100 21,698 21,261 21,883 21,462 20,277 260,566
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 13,738 13,750 19,009 21,771 21,871 21,652 20,304 19,349 18,915 18,985 18,714 17,654 225,712
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 466 484 670 703 727 791 774 784 736 682 638 517 7,972
44413 Hardware stores 1,272 1,227 1,512 1,730 1,825 1,714 1,614 1,502 1,455 1,524 1,631 1,700 18,706
445 Food and beverage stores 47,072 44,275 48,123 47,050 49,655 47,813 49,732 48,357 47,478 48,583 48,842 53,550 580,530
4451 Grocery stores 42,985 40,061 43,434 42,236 44,607 42,877 44,559 43,431 42,642 43,536 43,724 46,658 520,750
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 41,185 38,400 41,542 40,354 42,658 40,944 42,598 41,357 40,710 41,591 41,897 44,770 498,006
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,878 2,916 3,214 3,310 3,467 3,438 3,657 3,454 3,365 3,497 3,524 4,681 41,401
446 Health and personal care stores 20,721 20,118 22,474 21,471 21,335 21,466 21,342 21,601 21,297 21,796 21,869 24,945 260,435
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 17,874 17,171 19,214 18,340 18,295 18,372 18,170 18,328 18,124 18,611 18,724 21,007 222,230
447 Gasoline stations 34,145 31,888 37,234 38,297 39,168 38,208 39,054 38,541 37,170 38,480 37,073 39,091 448,349
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 13,216 14,816 17,390 17,042 17,727 16,138 16,842 17,923 16,232 17,412 20,003 28,545 213,286
4481 Clothing stores 9,902 10,568 13,125 12,899 13,124 12,164 12,677 13,164 12,322 13,169 15,104 20,058 158,276
44811 Men's clothing stores 476 471 568 630 627 598 544 517 563 634 669 988 7,285
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,304 2,480 3,293 3,334 3,308 2,995 2,847 2,960 3,061 3,214 3,454 4,440 37,690
44814 Family clothing stores 4,971 5,593 6,875 6,725 6,875 6,334 6,947 7,280 6,383 6,943 8,336 11,246 84,508
44819 Other clothing stores 945 869 941 938 991 984 937 897 839 930 1,035 1,398 11,704
4482 Shoe stores 1,706 2,041 2,345 2,223 2,216 2,026 2,190 2,804 2,085 2,173 2,318 3,106 27,233
44831 Jewelry stores 1,496 2,093 1,783 1,794 2,245 1,802 1,816 1,811 1,684 1,906 2,392 5,087 25,909
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,247 4,995 6,033 5,659 5,885 6,237 6,092 7,381 6,113 5,658 6,985 10,942 78,227
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,373 2,303 3,118 3,001 3,078 3,413 3,266 3,415 2,828 2,611 3,107 4,894 37,407
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 958 1,005 1,161 1,065 1,036 1,030 1,077 1,046 1,080 1,262 2,003 3,082 15,805
451211 Book stores 2,150 948 948 858 1,015 1,020 1,003 2,134 1,400 905 978 1,879 15,238
452 General merchandise stores 43,853 44,756 48,642 47,749 50,474 48,289 48,616 49,312 45,676 49,036 55,587 71,767 603,757
4521 Department stores 12,298 12,819 14,632 14,183 14,922 14,273 13,955 14,709 13,520 14,387 18,416 26,641 184,755
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,910 4,398 4,870 5,153 5,133 4,858 4,653 4,927 4,824 5,032 6,607 10,536 64,901
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,388 8,421 9,762 9,030 9,789 9,415 9,302 9,782 8,696 9,355 11,809 16,105 119,854
4529 Other general merchandise stores 31,555 31937 34010 33,566 35,552 34,016 34,661 34,603 32,156 34,649 37,171 45,126 419,002
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 28,171 28,258 29,852 29,350 31,271 29,834 30,555 30,574 28,166 30,371 32,462 39,129 367,993
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,384 3,679 4,158 4,216 4,281 4,182 4,106 4,029 3,990 4,278 4,709 5,997 51,009
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,244 7,362 8,458 8,245 9,048 9,232 8,740 8,785 8,797 9,159 8,748 10,416 104,234
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,634 2,530 2,697 2,562 2,673 2,633 2,670 3,099 2,904 3,022 2,957 3,929 34,310
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,738 1,550 1,628 1,480 1,411 1,393 1,418 1,884 1,687 1,448 1,462 1,675 18,774
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 896 980 1,069 1,082 1,262 1,240 1,252 1,215 1,217 1,574 1,495 2,254 15,536
45330 Used merchandise stores 822 866 1,013 964 997 883 977 973 974 1,100 1,014 1,217 11,800
454 Nonstore retailers 27,365 25,743 28,768 26,480 25,502 26,773 25,188 27,180 27,205 27,550 31,867 41,336 340,957
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 19,565 18,419 21,629 20,385 20,021 21,027 19,875 21,602 21,327 21,388 25,275 32,975 263,488
45431 Fuel dealers 4,743 4,147 3,320 2,458 2,074 2,020 1,878 1,982 2,236 2,659 3,223 4,784 35,524
722 Food services and drinking places 35,513 35,359 39,374 39,393 40,785 39,421 41,024 40,308 38,361 40,150 37,447 39,785 466,920
7224 Drinking places 1,545 1,572 1,736 1,658 1,690 1,680 1,787 1,745 1,673 1,752 1,647 1,715 20,200
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 30,952 30,536 34,162 33,799 35,152 34,109 35,598 34,878 32,260 34,116 32,037 34,357 401,956
722511 Full service restaurants 15,498 15,211 17,098 16,980 17,621 16,714 17,545 16,981 15,709 16,566 15,557 17,219 198,699
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 15,454 15,325 17,064 16,819 17,531 17,395 18,053 17,897 16,551 17,550 16,480 17,138 203,257
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 346,174 346,795 354,607 357,268 354,018 354,127 354,587 356,718 359,298 363,515 367,351 369,260
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 289,254 290,939 293,654 295,445 292,401 292,649 292,077 294,167 296,162 298,710 301,853 304,016
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 308,816 309,845 317,447 320,086 317,481 318,318 318,856 320,529 321,979 324,996 328,079 327,981
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 251,896 253,989 256,494 258,263 255,864 256,840 256,346 257,978 258,843 260,191 262,581 262,737
Retail sales, total 308,514 308,528 316,268 318,610 315,359 315,250 315,554 317,316 319,913 324,036 327,641 329,752
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 251,594 252,672 255,315 256,787 253,742 253,772 253,044 254,765 256,777 259,231 262,143 264,508
GAFO(1) 91,852 92,655 93,009 92,939 92,314 92,417 92,236 92,638 92,764 92,970 94,702 93,917
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 56,920 55,856 60,953 61,823 61,617 61,478 62,510 62,551 63,136 64,805 65,498 65,244
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 50,816 49,638 54,633 55,332 55,204 55,026 56,047 55,897 56,502 58,135 58,792 58,466
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,104 6,218 6,320 6,491 6,413 6,452 6,463 6,654 6,634 6,670 6,706 6,778
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,243 15,605 15,357 15,410 15,483 15,564 15,455 15,459 15,491 15,304 15,218 15,347
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,011 7,123 7,235 7,121 7,117 7,072 7,094 7,130 7,108 7,039 7,104 7,062
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,232 8,482 8,122 8,289 8,366 8,492 8,361 8,329 8,383 8,265 8,114 8,285
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 20,566 20,448 21,883 23,518 21,742 21,544 21,499 21,268 21,336 22,040 21,964 22,099
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 17,842 17,719 19,201 20,065 19,051 18,795 18,628 18,410 18,454 18,834 18,980 19,210
445 Food and beverage stores 47,877 48,705 48,274 48,205 48,202 47,914 47,919 48,258 48,631 48,575 49,136 49,157
4451 Grocery stores 43,028 43,735 43,304 43,186 43,266 42,963 43,011 43,258 43,601 43,493 44,077 44,184
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,394 3,455 3,448 3,481 3,423 3,435 3,392 3,475 3,473 3,508 3,482 3,424
446 Health and personal care stores 21,144 21,199 21,363 21,492 21,378 21,683 21,755 21,841 21,933 22,105 22,180 22,312
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 18,109 18,113 18,264 18,358 18,313 18,595 18,522 18,569 18,665 18,742 18,894 18,994
447 Gasoline stations 37,358 36,950 37,160 37,182 36,537 35,809 35,731 36,189 37,319 38,519 39,272 41,279
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 17,346 17,362 17,880 17,728 17,612 17,532 17,552 17,672 17,670 17,984 18,510 18,212
4481 Clothing stores 12,860 12,848 13,233 13,202 13,107 13,046 12,998 13,106 13,178 13,251 13,703 13,530
44811 Men's clothing stores 595 602 619 609 602 603 595 584 590 619 633 627
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,052 3,013 3,142 3,128 3,100 3,117 3,098 3,126 3,175 3,198 3,222 3,227
4482 Shoe stores 2,198 2,228 2,319 2,243 2,245 2,236 2,239 2,272 2,261 2,307 2,339 2,318
44831 Jewelry stores 2,146 2,144 2,182 2,143 2,118 2,100 2,164 2,141 2,071 2,256 2,291 2,188
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,555 6,404 6,494 6,445 6,460 6,504 6,495 6,532 6,462 6,533 6,671 6,584
452 General merchandise stores 49,864 50,489 50,382 50,494 49,927 49,958 49,928 50,161 50,276 50,270 51,344 50,937
4521 Department stores 15,578 15,483 15,757 15,547 15,366 15,361 15,227 15,236 15,193 15,151 15,698 15,320
4529 Other general merchandise stores 34,286 35,006 34,625 34,947 34,561 34,597 34,701 34,925 35,083 35,119 35,646 35,617
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 30,194 30,849 30,399 30,605 30,360 30,381 30,464 30,666 30,783 30,802 31,274 31,303
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 4,092 4,157 4,226 4,342 4,201 4,216 4,237 4,259 4,300 4,317 4,372 4,314
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,361 8,254 8,705 8,568 8,626 8,802 8,615 8,611 8,775 8,925 8,897 8,909
454 Nonstore retailers 27,280 27,256 27,817 27,745 27,775 28,462 28,095 28,774 28,884 28,976 28,951 29,672
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 20,726 20,742 21,521 21,458 21,459 21,995 21,793 22,362 22,426 22,561 22,567 22,820
45431 Fuel dealers 3,052 3,023 2,730 2,728 2,885 2,949 2,850 2,848 2,915 2,964 2,995 3,345
722 Food services and drinking places 37,660 38,267 38,339 38,658 38,659 38,877 39,033 39,402 39,385 39,479 39,710 39,508

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 310,188 299,412 328,526 329,854 347,728 344,405 348,071 353,392 324,646 338,610 339,363 400,281 4,064,476
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 260,095 249,406 271,393 273,915 289,996 284,883 285,771 287,210 272,523 283,744 289,339 344,429 3,392,704
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 283,647 273,792 300,076 300,417 314,770 308,460 311,732 316,412 290,298 303,585 305,021 365,032 3,673,242
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 233,554 223,786 242,943 244,478 257,038 248,938 249,432 250,230 238,175 248,719 254,997 309,180 3,001,470
Retail sales, total 273,998 264,465 290,068 292,041 307,481 306,050 308,847 314,505 288,071 300,360 303,850 362,735 3,612,471
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 223,905 214,459 232,935 236,102 249,749 246,528 246,547 248,323 235,948 245,494 253,826 306,883 2,940,699
GAFO(1) 81,348 80,415 84,735 84,743 90,415 85,806 86,616 92,055 83,173 88,123 97,840 132,928 1,088,197
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 50,093 50,006 57,133 55,939 57,732 59,522 62,300 66,182 52,123 54,866 50,024 55,852 671,772
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 44,342 44,283 50,742 49,549 51,414 52,877 55,733 59,811 46,011 48,457 44,357 49,970 597,546
4411 Automobile dealers 41,559 41,331 46,582 45,093 46,510 48,096 51,112 55,695 42,315 45,284 41,464 46,955 551,996
44111 New car dealers 36,015 35,243 40,565 39,441 41,068 42,442 45,635 49,947 37,120 40,085 36,810 42,194 486,565
44112 Used car dealers 5,544 6,088 6,017 5,652 5,442 5,654 5,477 5,748 5,195 5,199 4,654 4,761 65,431
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,751 5,723 6,391 6,390 6,318 6,645 6,567 6,371 6,112 6,409 5,667 5,882 74,226
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,200 14,721 14,504 13,538 14,294 14,495 14,737 14,991 14,215 13,926 16,806 21,221 182,648
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,796 6,593 6,907 6,608 6,974 6,922 7,194 7,159 6,967 6,853 7,375 8,401 84,749
4421 Furniture stores 3,842 3,914 3,851 3,574 3,844 3,703 3,803 3,939 3,827 3,723 3,848 3,942 45,810
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,954 2,679 3,056 3,034 3,130 3,219 3,391 3,220 3,140 3,130 3,527 4,459 38,939
44221 Floor covering stores 1,182 1,138 1,230 1,256 1,247 1,422 1,441 1,338 1,319 1,304 1,215 1,210 15,302
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,667 1,447 1,714 1,672 1,786 1,699 1,848 1,795 1,730 1,732 2,222 3,156 22,468
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,404 8,128 7,597 6,930 7,320 7,573 7,543 7,832 7,248 7,073 9,431 12,820 97,899
443141 Household appliance stores 1,258 1,153 1,194 1,194 1,253 1,280 1,303 1,307 1,203 1,257 1,398 1,489 15,289
443142 Electronics stores 7,146 6,975 6,403 5,736 6,067 6,293 6,240 6,525 6,045 5,816 8,033 11,331 82,610
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 17,600 17,064 21,503 24,970 26,952 26,356 24,004 21,522 21,302 21,265 19,916 19,183 261,637
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 15,702 15,177 18,571 20,626 22,160 22,043 21,029 19,344 19,376 19,076 17,562 16,808 227,474
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 560 558 656 713 707 787 798 747 718 668 561 483 7,956
44413 Hardware stores 1,341 1,226 1,494 1,727 1,954 1,759 1,597 1,516 1,450 1,540 1,452 1,611 18,667
445 Food and beverage stores 47,103 42,602 45,731 46,450 49,142 46,954 48,915 47,863 46,219 47,895 47,405 52,139 568,418
4451 Grocery stores 42,942 38,522 41,312 41,781 44,034 42,147 43,839 42,995 41,538 43,020 42,508 45,395 510,033
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 41,365 36,975 39,627 40,084 42,227 40,312 41,970 41,155 39,768 41,222 40,753 43,570 489,028
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,913 2,781 3,024 3,130 3,467 3,307 3,555 3,399 3,263 3,425 3,356 4,625 40,245
446 Health and personal care stores 20,691 19,840 21,535 21,059 21,079 20,971 20,838 20,585 20,615 21,342 20,607 23,632 252,794
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 17,741 17,028 18,501 18,226 18,146 17,944 17,957 17,604 17,770 18,492 17,784 20,067 217,260
447 Gasoline stations 26,541 25,620 28,450 29,437 32,958 35,945 36,339 36,980 34,348 35,025 34,342 35,249 391,234
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 13,387 14,684 15,563 16,337 17,264 15,434 16,007 17,656 15,630 17,053 18,332 27,128 204,475
4481 Clothing stores 10,122 10,514 11,758 12,320 12,752 11,535 12,045 12,967 11,762 13,022 13,840 18,733 151,370
44811 Men's clothing stores 524 496 542 669 650 607 575 551 579 610 620 930 7,353
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,285 2,424 2,953 3,264 3,280 2,894 2,716 2,942 2,939 3,095 3,189 4,074 36,055
44814 Family clothing stores 5,332 5,621 6,092 6,246 6,526 5,990 6,586 7,185 6,067 7,031 7,670 10,578 80,924
44819 Other clothing stores 936 859 921 914 989 932 901 865 819 914 955 1,351 11,356
4482 Shoe stores 1,682 1,945 2,056 2,141 2,116 1,903 2,050 2,715 1,972 2,064 2,100 2,902 25,646
44831 Jewelry stores 1,472 2,110 1,621 1,755 2,241 1,832 1,754 1,824 1,766 1,827 2,236 5,260 25,698
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,428 5,071 5,718 5,693 5,982 6,130 6,029 7,503 6,205 5,594 6,496 10,829 77,678
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,442 2,347 2,894 2,959 3,119 3,290 3,209 3,418 2,779 2,571 2,788 4,758 36,574
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,034 1,012 1,099 1,089 1,068 1,025 1,062 1,011 1,067 1,200 1,850 3,013 15,530
451211 Book stores 2,189 970 945 913 1,053 1,040 1,038 2,296 1,522 960 965 1,911 15,802
452 General merchandise stores 43,461 43,283 46,336 46,602 50,065 47,088 47,096 48,826 44,201 48,508 53,487 69,965 588,918
4521 Department stores 12,651 12,869 14,058 14,575 15,380 14,202 14,171 15,338 13,506 14,973 18,276 26,584 186,583
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 3,988 4,313 4,655 4,976 5,242 4,647 4,537 4,994 4,628 5,100 6,432 9,828 63,340
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,663 8,556 9,403 9,599 10,138 9,555 9,634 10,344 8,878 9,873 11,844 16,756 123,243
4529 Other general merchandise stores 30,810 30414 32278 32,027 34,685 32,886 32,925 33,488 30,695 33,535 35,211 43,381 402,335
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 27,629 26,999 28,551 28,168 30,580 29,009 29,108 29,741 26,931 29,427 30,786 37,600 354,529
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,181 3,415 3,727 3,859 4,105 3,877 3,817 3,747 3,764 4,108 4,425 5,781 47,806
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,624 7,784 8,238 8,258 8,883 8,870 8,486 8,374 8,396 8,705 8,070 10,057 101,745
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,872 2,656 2,614 2,573 2,810 2,659 2,747 3,079 2,922 3,042 2,719 3,785 34,478
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,924 1,607 1,600 1,449 1,421 1,405 1,469 1,903 1,745 1,558 1,480 1,836 19,397
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 948 1,049 1,014 1,124 1,389 1,254 1,278 1,176 1,177 1,484 1,239 1,949 15,081
45330 Used merchandise stores 805 894 971 927 860 860 874 892 925 983 903 978 10,872
454 Nonstore retailers 25,870 23,790 25,357 23,758 23,130 24,285 24,096 24,023 24,817 26,181 28,365 37,480 311,152
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 18,178 16,779 18,458 17,894 17,773 18,638 18,569 18,697 19,164 19,739 22,000 29,736 235,625
45431 Fuel dealers 4,584 3,707 3,270 2,310 1,895 1,970 1,843 1,868 2,067 2,694 3,002 4,249 33,459
722 Food services and drinking places 36,190 34,947 38,458 37,813 40,247 38,355 39,224 38,887 36,575 38,250 35,513 37,546 452,005
7224 Drinking places 1,593 1,522 1,764 1,665 1,750 1,728 1,782 1,678 1,605 1,692 1,559 1,628 19,966
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 31,486 30,307 33,287 32,410 34,642 33,019 33,932 33,681 30,801 32,351 30,383 32,427 388,726
722511 Full service restaurants 16,166 15,371 16,789 16,076 17,294 16,248 16,704 16,634 15,219 16,098 14,959 16,289 193,847
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 15,320 14,936 16,498 16,334 17,348 16,771 17,228 17,047 15,582 16,253 15,424 16,138 194,879
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 336,929 335,576 329,747 331,352 334,256 339,883 340,517 346,668 338,507 341,654 344,375 346,072
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 281,139 281,388 276,647 277,795 280,167 283,272 282,769 284,405 284,973 285,185 287,020 288,993
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 308,111 305,716 300,922 302,605 303,768 306,508 307,451 312,010 303,707 306,769 307,802 308,890
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 252,321 251,528 247,822 249,048 249,679 249,897 249,703 249,747 250,173 250,300 250,447 251,811
Retail sales, total 298,673 297,631 292,300 293,614 296,501 302,169 302,802 309,023 301,033 304,154 306,675 308,413
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 242,883 243,443 239,200 240,057 242,412 245,558 245,054 246,760 247,499 247,685 249,320 251,334
GAFO(1) 92,371 92,204 89,714 90,339 90,634 90,108 90,162 90,634 90,707 91,126 90,546 91,166
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 55,790 54,188 53,100 53,557 54,089 56,611 57,748 62,263 53,534 56,469 57,355 57,079
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 49,379 47,822 46,853 47,280 47,827 50,407 51,605 56,161 47,483 50,371 51,339 50,990
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,411 6,366 6,247 6,277 6,262 6,204 6,143 6,102 6,051 6,098 6,016 6,089
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,247 16,129 15,140 15,116 15,113 15,131 15,004 14,991 14,946 14,835 15,199 15,092
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,363 7,285 7,041 7,067 7,087 7,092 7,039 6,991 6,981 6,915 6,991 7,024
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,884 8,844 8,099 8,049 8,026 8,039 7,965 8,000 7,965 7,920 8,208 8,068
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 22,758 22,498 22,149 22,092 22,310 22,332 21,883 21,474 21,363 20,661 20,931 20,849
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 19,652 19,508 19,145 19,098 19,337 19,218 18,911 18,872 18,922 18,325 18,313 18,210
445 Food and beverage stores 47,639 46,928 46,912 47,133 47,219 47,350 47,330 47,309 47,559 47,603 47,689 48,134
4451 Grocery stores 42,771 42,101 42,069 42,288 42,300 42,530 42,480 42,401 42,691 42,763 42,808 43,192
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,375 3,311 3,327 3,323 3,366 3,300 3,335 3,389 3,367 3,378 3,363 3,431
446 Health and personal care stores 20,753 20,906 20,908 21,059 21,121 21,055 21,027 21,070 21,231 21,278 21,288 21,195
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 17,653 17,943 18,015 18,190 18,164 18,070 18,102 18,055 18,320 18,309 18,315 18,193
447 Gasoline stations 28,818 29,860 28,825 28,747 30,488 33,375 33,066 34,658 34,800 34,885 36,573 37,182
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 17,159 17,401 16,510 16,900 17,038 16,817 17,015 17,233 17,172 17,296 17,105 17,127
4481 Clothing stores 12,812 12,955 12,211 12,506 12,651 12,390 12,596 12,760 12,675 12,884 12,639 12,601
44811 Men's clothing stores 642 636 607 645 627 614 639 608 616 592 585 583
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,960 2,978 2,915 3,042 3,031 2,996 2,988 3,103 3,049 3,058 3,017 2,974
4482 Shoe stores 2,118 2,152 2,100 2,109 2,103 2,110 2,131 2,182 2,162 2,150 2,134 2,182
44831 Jewelry stores 2,088 2,151 2,060 2,148 2,132 2,148 2,136 2,138 2,186 2,119 2,188 2,201
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,661 6,535 6,360 6,514 6,453 6,473 6,455 6,628 6,484 6,408 6,307 6,523
452 General merchandise stores 49,288 49,199 48,840 48,887 49,085 48,792 48,812 48,934 49,220 49,725 49,156 49,657
4521 Department stores 15,861 15,627 15,532 15,638 15,727 15,427 15,493 15,539 15,493 15,620 15,482 15,459
4529 Other general merchandise stores 33,427 33,572 33,308 33,249 33,358 33,365 33,319 33,395 33,727 34,105 33,674 34,198
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 29,613 29,669 29,434 29,311 29,376 29,421 29,372 29,417 29,627 29,997 29,573 30,104
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,814 3,903 3,874 3,938 3,982 3,944 3,947 3,978 4,100 4,108 4,101 4,094
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,511 8,746 8,615 8,677 8,426 8,465 8,352 8,313 8,385 8,360 8,406 8,591
454 Nonstore retailers 25,049 25,241 24,941 24,932 25,159 25,768 26,110 26,150 26,339 26,634 26,666 26,984
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 18,702 18,832 18,701 18,816 19,070 19,455 19,839 19,933 20,151 20,204 20,389 20,550
45431 Fuel dealers 2,890 2,762 2,720 2,625 2,599 2,771 2,659 2,731 2,713 2,884 2,835 3,011
722 Food services and drinking places 38,256 37,945 37,447 37,738 37,755 37,714 37,715 37,645 37,474 37,500 37,700 37,659

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 342,639 343,893 372,907 368,920 397,956 378,507 383,726 382,862 350,542 349,847 335,545 384,236 4,391,580
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 276,796 274,863 296,293 295,184 321,829 309,079 314,049 313,186 290,053 294,821 287,679 331,883 3,605,715
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 303,949 306,277 330,681 325,257 349,444 328,422 331,998 333,794 305,360 309,222 305,676 357,861 3,887,941
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 238,106 237,247 254,067 251,521 273,317 258,994 262,321 264,118 244,871 254,196 257,810 305,508 3,102,076
Retail sales, total 307,576 308,171 334,416 331,002 357,277 339,791 344,158 342,443 313,308 311,422 299,238 346,513 3,935,315
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 241,733 239,141 257,802 257,266 281,150 270,363 274,481 272,767 252,819 256,396 251,372 294,160 3,149,450
GAFO(1) 82,944 85,539 91,761 87,462 97,590 92,346 92,496 98,336 84,961 88,650 101,013 133,278 1,136,376
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 65,843 69,030 76,614 73,736 76,127 69,428 69,677 69,676 60,489 55,026 47,866 52,353 785,865
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 60,169 63,205 70,321 67,336 69,485 62,743 62,742 63,088 54,121 48,293 41,843 46,201 709,547
4411 Automobile dealers 56,319 58,684 64,382 60,804 62,079 56,153 56,522 57,661 49,995 44,704 38,987 43,215 649,505
44111 New car dealers 49,775 51,502 57,091 53,864 55,396 49,500 50,236 51,435 44,333 39,272 34,535 38,654 575,593
44112 Used car dealers 6,544 7,182 7,291 6,940 6,683 6,653 6,286 6,226 5,662 5,432 4,452 4,561 73,912
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,674 5,825 6,293 6,400 6,642 6,685 6,935 6,588 6,368 6,733 6,023 6,152 76,318
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,843 16,813 16,910 15,987 17,438 16,752 17,302 17,473 15,723 15,501 18,055 22,307 207,104
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,163 8,104 8,381 8,029 8,604 8,117 8,495 8,456 7,676 7,712 8,121 8,862 98,720
4421 Furniture stores 4,597 4,658 4,701 4,406 4,714 4,262 4,425 4,630 4,100 3,982 4,096 4,137 52,708
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,566 3,446 3,680 3,623 3,890 3,855 4,070 3,826 3,576 3,730 4,025 4,725 46,012
44221 Floor covering stores 1,475 1,472 1,615 1,594 1,708 1,673 1,741 1,627 1,593 1,602 1,380 1,284 18,764
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,964 1,839 1,932 1,888 2,050 2,054 2,181 2,070 1,856 2,001 2,526 3,335 25,696
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,680 8,709 8,529 7,958 8,834 8,635 8,807 9,017 8,047 7,789 9,934 13,445 108,384
443141 Household appliance stores 1,316 1,362 1,369 1,392 1,468 1,493 1,491 1,413 1,338 1,334 1,440 1,572 16,988
443142 Electronics stores 7,364 7,347 7,160 6,566 7,366 7,142 7,316 7,604 6,709 6,455 8,494 11,873 91,396
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 20,551 20,311 23,894 28,686 31,911 29,255 28,610 25,409 25,079 25,728 21,708 20,691 301,833
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 18,677 18,247 20,722 24,370 26,291 24,818 25,033 22,746 22,364 22,797 18,968 18,049 263,082
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 674 664 749 825 890 885 957 901 845 838 622 565 9,415
44413 Hardware stores 1,416 1,335 1,531 1,794 2,067 1,951 1,780 1,681 1,593 1,675 1,592 1,657 20,072
445 Food and beverage stores 45,794 44,062 47,064 45,386 49,605 47,134 49,156 49,035 46,028 47,737 47,675 50,600 569,276
4451 Grocery stores 41,864 39,915 42,590 40,966 44,549 42,299 44,057 44,010 41,378 42,811 42,751 44,032 511,222
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 40,060 38,147 40,692 39,083 42,481 40,261 41,942 41,935 39,465 41,013 41,088 42,373 488,540
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,675 2,806 2,989 2,997 3,420 3,279 3,517 3,472 3,151 3,351 3,386 4,461 39,504
446 Health and personal care stores 20,200 20,056 20,755 20,051 20,906 20,046 20,434 20,249 19,993 20,886 19,833 23,164 246,573
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 17,449 17,201 17,719 17,143 17,871 17,038 17,413 17,200 17,176 18,019 16,975 19,653 210,857
447 Gasoline stations 38,690 37,616 42,226 43,663 48,512 50,085 51,728 49,068 45,182 40,625 29,869 26,375 503,639
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,173 15,876 17,770 17,103 19,084 17,007 17,369 19,041 15,882 16,796 18,756 26,726 215,583
4481 Clothing stores 10,478 11,092 13,223 12,671 13,804 12,577 12,814 13,753 11,890 12,580 14,156 18,664 157,702
44811 Men's clothing stores 609 586 681 710 757 715 622 655 635 664 708 1,009 8,351
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,519 2,763 3,392 3,439 3,603 3,149 2,972 3,144 3,064 3,071 3,242 4,044 38,402
44814 Family clothing stores 5,240 5,603 6,583 6,289 7,056 6,469 7,001 7,528 6,056 6,620 7,809 10,545 82,799
44819 Other clothing stores 967 911 1,004 940 1,016 1,034 916 878 841 918 966 1,373 11,764
4482 Shoe stores 1,772 2,037 2,317 2,242 2,394 2,112 2,226 2,897 1,953 2,068 2,175 2,782 26,975
44831 Jewelry stores 1,797 2,609 2,074 2,044 2,715 2,159 2,163 2,223 1,910 1,997 2,253 5,049 28,993
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,532 5,495 6,107 5,910 6,463 6,363 6,371 7,964 6,183 5,616 6,746 10,811 80,561
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,315 2,415 2,995 2,984 3,276 3,408 3,308 3,543 2,725 2,482 2,796 4,530 36,777
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,045 1,078 1,185 1,082 1,132 1,045 1,100 1,067 1,063 1,221 1,964 3,125 16,107
451211 Book stores 2,300 1,157 1,026 1,004 1,158 1,073 1,121 2,425 1,471 1,024 1,034 2,008 16,801
452 General merchandise stores 42,183 44,263 47,998 45,611 51,467 49,318 48,330 50,320 44,101 47,601 54,571 69,278 595,041
4521 Department stores 13,214 14,291 15,765 14,947 16,640 15,883 15,142 16,425 13,868 15,392 19,420 27,249 198,236
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,558 5,150 5,612 5,487 5,996 5,469 5,169 5,669 4,891 5,382 7,223 10,543 71,149
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,656 9,141 10,153 9,460 10,644 10,414 9,973 10,756 8,977 10,010 12,197 16,706 127,087
4529 Other general merchandise stores 28,969 29972 32233 30,664 34,827 33,435 33,188 33,895 30,233 32,209 35,151 42,029 396,805
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 25,762 26,608 28,604 27,093 30,816 29,662 29,443 30,242 26,792 28,431 31,057 36,716 351,226
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,207 3,364 3,629 3,571 4,011 3,773 3,745 3,653 3,441 3,778 4,094 5,313 45,579
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 9,094 8,730 8,777 8,793 10,034 9,507 9,699 9,314 9,039 9,241 8,306 10,154 110,688
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,213 3,092 2,976 2,851 3,138 2,906 3,124 3,538 3,072 3,136 2,885 4,156 38,087
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,115 1,854 1,742 1,685 1,640 1,495 1,726 2,182 1,839 1,581 1,504 1,909 21,272
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,098 1,238 1,234 1,166 1,498 1,411 1,398 1,356 1,233 1,555 1,381 2,247 16,815
45330 Used merchandise stores 866 893 938 943 987 936 910 947 962 962 949 949 11,242
454 Nonstore retailers 27,673 25,919 26,301 26,076 25,730 24,896 25,482 24,894 25,609 26,665 25,853 34,054 319,152
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 18,651 17,399 17,984 18,676 18,621 18,128 18,591 18,127 18,547 19,067 18,998 26,453 229,242
45431 Fuel dealers 5,377 4,899 4,460 3,486 3,074 2,803 2,878 2,731 3,060 3,528 3,314 3,965 43,575
722 Food services and drinking places 35,063 35,722 38,491 37,918 40,679 38,716 39,568 40,419 37,234 38,425 36,307 37,723 456,265
7224 Drinking places 1,497 1,528 1,709 1,655 1,742 1,696 1,883 1,839 1,675 1,711 1,619 1,676 20,230
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 30,334 30,854 33,274 32,299 34,833 33,284 34,081 34,746 31,019 32,543 31,117 32,664 391,048
722511 Full service restaurants 15,506 15,862 17,102 16,289 17,706 16,704 16,957 17,422 15,356 15,973 15,532 16,644 197,053
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 14,828 14,992 16,172 16,010 17,127 16,580 17,124 17,324 15,663 16,570 15,585 16,020 193,995
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 375,236 371,833 372,745 372,572 376,036 376,455 375,038 372,284 366,729 352,950 339,350 332,091
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 301,402 299,627 300,971 302,520 306,893 309,294 310,641 307,299 304,180 296,351 284,366 277,968
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 332,813 329,329 329,701 329,639 331,692 329,908 328,225 326,639 320,952 312,366 307,574 304,092
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 258,979 257,123 257,927 259,587 262,549 262,747 263,828 261,654 258,403 255,767 252,590 249,969
Retail sales, total 337,412 334,584 335,193 334,843 337,947 338,311 336,771 334,045 328,343 314,830 301,332 294,025
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 263,578 262,378 263,419 264,791 268,804 271,150 272,374 269,060 265,794 258,231 246,348 239,902
GAFO(1) 95,762 95,010 95,181 95,788 97,328 97,383 97,061 96,139 93,149 92,428 92,366 91,038
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 73,834 72,206 71,774 70,052 69,143 67,161 64,397 64,985 62,549 56,599 54,984 54,123
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 67,606 65,976 65,537 63,765 62,769 60,739 57,934 58,687 56,200 50,253 48,542 47,728
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,228 6,230 6,237 6,287 6,374 6,422 6,463 6,298 6,349 6,346 6,442 6,395
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 18,048 17,790 17,802 17,892 18,117 17,778 17,698 17,355 16,536 16,467 16,377 15,811
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,873 8,594 8,631 8,606 8,587 8,473 8,369 8,154 7,722 7,735 7,640 7,460
443 Electronics and appliance stores 9,175 9,196 9,171 9,286 9,530 9,305 9,329 9,201 8,814 8,732 8,737 8,351
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 25,721 25,659 25,456 25,292 25,650 25,700 25,897 25,329 25,217 24,568 23,196 22,909
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 22,639 22,444 22,258 22,276 22,413 22,379 22,431 22,041 21,861 21,406 20,072 19,812
445 Food and beverage stores 46,862 46,707 46,883 47,356 47,355 47,568 47,845 47,988 47,740 47,703 47,363 46,942
4451 Grocery stores 42,159 42,016 42,168 42,584 42,549 42,683 42,899 43,063 42,834 42,768 42,496 42,136
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,196 3,196 3,217 3,237 3,263 3,315 3,350 3,335 3,320 3,354 3,343 3,304
446 Health and personal care stores 20,120 20,279 20,288 20,172 20,536 20,497 20,640 20,620 20,654 20,659 20,789 20,682
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 17,208 17,375 17,321 17,246 17,521 17,511 17,571 17,695 17,634 17,683 17,756 17,721
447 Gasoline stations 42,423 42,504 43,044 42,933 44,344 46,547 46,813 45,645 45,777 40,584 31,776 27,999
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 18,542 18,280 18,338 18,384 18,642 18,708 18,635 18,524 17,560 17,317 17,173 16,868
4481 Clothing stores 13,494 13,361 13,271 13,401 13,564 13,594 13,491 13,426 12,841 12,612 12,703 12,549
44811 Men's clothing stores 755 725 732 726 732 729 697 704 684 655 654 631
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,267 3,285 3,268 3,310 3,312 3,280 3,299 3,278 3,195 3,068 3,041 2,928
4482 Shoe stores 2,249 2,207 2,256 2,288 2,347 2,336 2,324 2,318 2,168 2,168 2,162 2,125
44831 Jewelry stores 2,631 2,550 2,642 2,527 2,566 2,614 2,654 2,612 2,403 2,380 2,154 2,053
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,818 6,751 6,733 6,809 6,949 6,879 6,858 6,931 6,536 6,426 6,431 6,470
452 General merchandise stores 48,951 48,927 48,990 49,433 50,375 50,762 50,582 50,131 49,436 49,260 49,464 48,906
4521 Department stores 16,813 16,822 16,697 16,708 16,916 17,059 16,779 16,645 16,079 16,016 16,329 15,839
4529 Other general merchandise stores 32,138 32,105 32,293 32,725 33,459 33,703 33,803 33,486 33,357 33,244 33,135 33,067
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 28,279 28,367 28,575 28,946 29,602 29,841 29,922 29,649 29,572 29,462 29,382 29,302
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,859 3,738 3,718 3,779 3,857 3,862 3,881 3,837 3,785 3,782 3,753 3,765
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 10,074 9,380 9,355 9,277 9,310 9,308 9,583 9,163 9,080 8,914 8,630 8,564
454 Nonstore retailers 26,019 26,101 26,530 27,243 27,526 27,403 27,823 27,374 27,258 26,333 25,149 24,751
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 18,688 18,729 18,891 19,293 19,478 19,472 19,673 19,387 19,482 19,010 18,197 18,383
45431 Fuel dealers 3,382 3,532 3,805 4,044 4,061 3,970 4,177 3,918 3,883 3,630 3,324 2,810
722 Food services and drinking places 37,824 37,249 37,552 37,729 38,089 38,144 38,267 38,239 38,386 38,120 38,018 38,066

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 328,877 323,162 374,142 358,535 391,512 376,639 372,354 388,016 353,936 368,681 377,802 426,077 4,439,733
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 262,292 253,789 290,309 281,270 306,329 296,815 293,257 303,383 280,466 294,220 310,458 357,006 3,529,594
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 297,955 293,400 338,539 321,858 350,134 336,158 331,658 347,629 316,261 329,256 338,000 387,063 3,987,911
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 231,370 224,027 254,706 244,593 264,951 256,334 252,561 262,996 242,791 254,795 270,656 317,992 3,077,772
Retail sales, total 295,284 290,065 335,917 321,981 353,201 338,189 333,815 349,191 317,145 331,073 341,848 387,473 3,995,182
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 228,699 220,692 252,084 244,716 268,018 258,365 254,718 264,558 243,675 256,612 274,504 318,402 3,085,043
GAFO(1) 81,867 80,923 91,885 86,935 93,516 91,675 89,929 97,930 87,545 90,808 106,767 143,646 1,143,426
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 66,585 69,373 83,833 77,265 85,183 79,824 79,097 84,633 73,470 74,461 67,344 69,071 910,139
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 61,048 63,931 77,323 71,195 78,577 73,265 72,619 77,809 67,408 67,717 61,212 63,300 835,404
4411 Automobile dealers 57,009 59,771 70,738 64,366 70,465 65,945 66,174 71,327 62,397 62,846 57,241 59,124 767,403
44111 New car dealers 50,920 53,146 63,462 57,632 63,279 59,095 59,393 64,017 55,806 56,263 51,284 53,410 687,707
44112 Used car dealers 6,089 6,625 7,276 6,734 7,186 6,850 6,781 7,310 6,591 6,583 5,957 5,714 79,696
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,537 5,442 6,510 6,070 6,606 6,559 6,478 6,824 6,062 6,744 6,132 5,771 74,735
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,514 16,716 17,936 16,210 17,647 17,571 17,637 19,076 17,160 17,414 20,960 25,644 221,485
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,802 8,423 9,415 8,553 9,266 9,171 9,194 9,867 8,885 9,069 10,012 10,487 111,144
4421 Furniture stores 4,851 4,903 5,195 4,688 5,018 4,892 4,874 5,206 4,873 4,740 5,063 4,985 59,288
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,951 3,520 4,220 3,865 4,248 4,279 4,320 4,661 4,012 4,329 4,949 5,502 51,856
44221 Floor covering stores 1,741 1,567 1,937 1,797 1,919 1,952 1,901 2,087 1,776 1,977 1,807 1,610 22,071
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,088 1,843 2,155 1,926 2,180 2,171 2,253 2,410 2,093 2,193 2,980 3,771 28,063
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,712 8,293 8,521 7,657 8,381 8,400 8,443 9,209 8,275 8,345 10,948 15,157 110,341
443141 Household appliance stores 1,395 1,306 1,447 1,343 1,541 1,532 1,479 1,565 1,405 1,486 1,635 1,665 17,799
443142 Electronics stores 7,317 6,987 7,074 6,314 6,840 6,868 6,964 7,644 6,870 6,859 9,313 13,492 92,542
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,936 20,803 27,282 28,882 34,219 30,194 28,511 28,261 25,243 27,380 25,850 22,293 320,854
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 20,238 18,893 23,857 24,763 28,628 26,408 25,588 25,666 22,706 24,458 22,742 19,900 283,847
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 692 683 860 853 980 976 974 1,005 843 905 766 629 10,166
44413 Hardware stores 1,451 1,380 1,710 1,777 2,092 1,965 1,726 1,735 1,589 1,667 1,678 1,739 20,509
445 Food and beverage stores 43,498 41,044 45,254 43,562 47,042 46,140 46,416 46,670 44,719 45,553 46,809 51,130 547,837
4451 Grocery stores 39,649 37,150 40,815 39,244 42,207 41,279 41,619 41,896 40,191 40,924 41,910 44,476 491,360
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 37,883 35,480 38,930 37,337 40,144 39,257 39,563 39,847 38,278 39,006 40,058 42,581 468,364
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,569 2,603 3,005 2,867 3,262 3,364 3,322 3,292 3,057 3,087 3,297 4,403 38,128
446 Health and personal care stores 19,598 18,431 20,224 19,259 20,181 19,542 19,375 20,154 18,864 20,208 19,639 21,689 237,164
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 16,985 15,822 17,258 16,532 17,279 16,497 16,542 16,992 15,966 17,264 16,713 18,434 202,284
447 Gasoline stations 30,922 29,762 35,603 36,677 41,378 40,481 40,696 40,387 37,675 39,425 39,802 39,014 451,822
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 13,927 15,077 18,045 17,096 18,474 17,289 16,883 18,850 16,765 17,614 20,550 30,635 221,205
4481 Clothing stores 10,335 10,531 13,563 12,757 13,423 12,806 12,537 13,737 12,564 13,209 15,317 20,843 161,622
44811 Men's clothing stores 625 600 679 731 740 718 629 636 656 717 804 1,237 8,772
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,639 2,694 3,499 3,531 3,760 3,412 2,770 3,205 3,177 3,306 3,598 4,703 40,294
44814 Family clothing stores 5,175 5,289 7,126 6,501 6,885 6,629 6,744 7,471 6,434 6,883 8,288 11,167 84,592
44819 Other clothing stores 919 883 907 814 852 858 1,104 913 913 982 1,098 1,760 12,003
4482 Shoe stores 1,777 1,888 2,327 2,245 2,213 2,094 2,139 2,777 2,030 2,080 2,258 2,983 26,811
44831 Jewelry stores 1,699 2,521 1,999 1,954 2,678 2,226 2,052 2,178 2,025 2,175 2,792 6,521 30,820
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,223 5,052 6,189 5,637 6,227 6,555 6,333 7,750 6,351 5,973 7,384 11,235 80,909
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,200 2,171 2,969 2,737 3,087 3,380 3,165 3,378 2,712 2,570 2,939 4,496 35,804
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 948 974 1,188 1,064 1,050 1,096 1,102 1,084 1,102 1,275 2,208 3,253 16,344
451211 Book stores 2,220 1,039 1,027 930 1,134 1,161 1,220 2,327 1,578 1,129 1,227 2,179 17,171
452 General merchandise stores 40,930 40,959 46,408 45,014 47,879 47,122 45,847 48,371 43,958 46,285 54,310 71,499 578,582
4521 Department stores 14,119 14,441 16,534 16,091 16,924 16,307 15,653 17,283 15,254 16,354 20,878 29,554 209,392
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,890 5,305 5,941 5,965 6,222 5,820 5,458 6,155 5,626 5,929 7,754 11,822 76,887
452112 Discount dept. stores 9,229 9,136 10,593 10,126 10,702 10,487 10,195 11,128 9,628 10,425 13,124 17,732 132,505
4529 Other general merchandise stores 26,811 26518 29874 28,923 30,955 30,815 30,194 31,088 28,704 29,931 33,432 41,945 369,190
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 23,826 23,432 26,305 25,435 27,163 27,231 26,736 27,534 25,356 26,270 29,236 36,439 324,963
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,985 3,086 3,569 3,488 3,792 3,584 3,458 3,554 3,348 3,661 4,196 5,506 44,227
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,713 8,496 9,416 8,850 10,624 10,325 9,597 10,151 9,442 9,828 9,703 11,273 116,418
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,273 3,119 3,307 2,978 3,289 3,138 3,229 3,883 3,311 3,522 3,563 4,633 41,245
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,173 1,900 1,985 1,709 1,746 1,669 1,784 2,421 1,948 1,845 1,880 2,144 23,204
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,100 1,219 1,322 1,269 1,543 1,469 1,445 1,462 1,363 1,677 1,683 2,489 18,041
45330 Used merchandise stores 804 873 1,037 828 927 885 836 895 885 1,007 944 1,009 10,930
454 Nonstore retailers 25,438 24,352 25,727 23,529 24,347 23,146 23,423 24,888 23,498 26,932 29,497 33,990 308,767
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 17,540 16,118 18,040 16,927 18,053 17,211 17,617 18,523 17,206 19,574 21,583 25,289 223,681
45431 Fuel dealers 4,268 4,657 3,566 2,777 2,268 1,978 1,989 2,207 2,338 2,988 3,719 4,681 37,436
722 Food services and drinking places 33,593 33,097 38,225 36,554 38,311 38,450 38,539 38,825 36,791 37,608 35,954 38,604 444,551
7224 Drinking places 1,520 1,475 1,754 1,605 1,701 1,701 1,830 1,713 1,668 1,664 1,623 1,634 19,888
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 29,110 28,557 32,966 31,229 32,930 33,151 33,196 33,725 30,911 31,744 30,691 33,296 381,506
722511 Full service restaurants 15,272 15,043 17,176 16,159 16,816 16,860 16,720 17,025 15,599 15,926 15,555 17,354 195,505
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 13,838 13,514 15,790 15,070 16,114 16,291 16,476 16,700 15,312 15,818 15,136 15,942 186,001
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 363,616 364,006 367,158 366,187 370,934 368,154 369,614 371,358 372,869 375,289 378,860 374,298
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 288,217 288,165 291,686 289,982 293,748 293,360 294,682 294,809 295,693 297,672 302,939 300,953
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 329,372 329,074 331,159 329,837 332,938 330,844 332,651 334,135 334,659 335,982 336,875 332,705
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 253,973 253,233 255,687 253,632 255,752 256,050 257,719 257,586 257,483 258,365 260,954 259,360
Retail sales, total 327,181 327,953 330,579 329,560 334,202 331,076 332,342 334,169 335,442 337,530 341,133 336,189
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 251,782 252,112 255,107 253,355 257,016 256,282 257,410 257,620 258,266 259,913 265,212 262,844
GAFO(1) 95,346 93,848 95,552 94,448 95,092 94,834 95,755 95,988 95,203 95,659 96,837 96,336
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 75,399 75,841 75,472 76,205 77,186 74,794 74,932 76,549 77,176 77,617 75,921 73,345
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 69,294 69,794 69,224 70,074 70,918 68,600 68,703 70,288 70,881 71,206 69,638 67,126
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,105 6,047 6,248 6,131 6,268 6,194 6,229 6,261 6,295 6,411 6,283 6,219
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 18,838 18,492 18,432 18,438 18,421 18,287 18,403 18,574 18,315 18,435 18,656 18,377
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,609 9,369 9,406 9,430 9,331 9,264 9,315 9,300 9,141 9,142 9,094 9,009
443 Electronics and appliance stores 9,229 9,123 9,026 9,008 9,090 9,023 9,088 9,274 9,174 9,293 9,562 9,368
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 27,533 27,088 27,506 26,610 27,144 26,638 26,860 26,625 26,412 26,248 26,566 25,634
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 24,620 24,037 24,171 23,833 24,057 23,748 23,847 23,568 23,217 23,030 23,042 22,691
445 Food and beverage stores 44,856 45,274 45,271 44,988 45,454 45,627 45,754 45,643 45,853 46,113 46,624 46,831
4451 Grocery stores 40,253 40,646 40,572 40,416 40,740 40,870 41,044 40,954 41,095 41,379 41,868 41,998
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 3,077 3,129 3,170 3,103 3,214 3,257 3,225 3,184 3,198 3,156 3,182 3,235
446 Health and personal care stores 19,423 19,401 19,540 19,572 19,650 19,880 19,831 20,014 20,132 19,988 19,938 19,825
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 16,668 16,620 16,723 16,750 16,792 16,868 16,949 16,975 17,003 16,942 16,950 17,069
447 Gasoline stations 34,244 34,932 35,999 36,350 37,996 37,310 36,963 37,223 38,210 39,307 41,985 41,593
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 18,493 18,144 18,643 18,189 18,545 18,388 18,522 18,491 18,412 18,431 18,759 18,570
4481 Clothing stores 13,515 13,294 13,689 13,290 13,564 13,416 13,471 13,484 13,426 13,444 13,689 13,576
44811 Men's clothing stores 782 770 738 747 739 724 720 667 705 718 736 752
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,392 3,363 3,404 3,369 3,540 3,433 3,112 3,374 3,323 3,343 3,353 3,338
4482 Shoe stores 2,278 2,150 2,288 2,216 2,204 2,230 2,266 2,263 2,219 2,208 2,249 2,248
44831 Jewelry stores 2,543 2,536 2,502 2,521 2,618 2,579 2,621 2,584 2,603 2,614 2,657 2,580
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,489 6,494 6,779 6,640 6,805 6,850 6,936 6,780 6,749 6,834 6,940 6,756
452 General merchandise stores 48,034 47,293 48,132 47,679 47,887 47,852 48,412 48,704 48,288 48,540 49,047 49,302
4521 Department stores 18,064 17,586 17,798 17,480 17,521 17,328 17,559 17,527 17,260 17,292 17,346 17,199
4529 Other general merchandise stores 29,970 29,707 30,334 30,199 30,366 30,524 30,853 31,177 31,028 31,248 31,701 32,103
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 26,298 26,123 26,651 26,550 26,709 26,882 27,198 27,479 27,353 27,508 27,924 28,269
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,672 3,584 3,683 3,649 3,657 3,642 3,655 3,698 3,675 3,740 3,777 3,834
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,629 9,489 9,771 9,586 9,843 9,988 9,759 9,740 9,783 9,620 9,632 9,688
454 Nonstore retailers 24,243 25,505 25,034 25,303 25,271 25,462 25,970 25,826 26,112 26,397 27,065 26,268
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 17,558 17,989 18,149 18,143 18,421 18,586 19,087 18,920 19,012 19,323 19,603 18,719
45431 Fuel dealers 2,731 3,577 2,911 3,192 2,949 2,879 2,899 2,908 3,126 3,119 3,440 3,480
722 Food services and drinking places 36,435 36,053 36,579 36,627 36,732 37,078 37,272 37,189 37,427 37,759 37,727 38,109

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 318,546 314,051 361,993 351,667 373,560 366,615 362,203 375,795 346,214 348,796 356,928 417,991 4,294,359
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 252,809 246,599 279,239 275,487 292,043 286,016 281,314 292,798 273,214 278,431 289,416 346,996 3,394,362
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 287,746 284,798 328,106 315,665 334,544 327,489 321,618 334,744 311,384 315,588 325,372 385,329 3,872,383
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 222,009 217,346 245,352 239,485 253,027 246,890 240,729 251,747 238,384 245,223 257,860 314,334 2,972,386
Retail sales, total 286,152 282,417 326,153 316,526 337,393 330,844 325,905 339,155 310,775 312,976 323,089 380,188 3,871,573
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 220,415 214,965 243,399 240,346 255,876 250,245 245,016 256,158 237,775 242,611 255,577 309,193 2,971,576
GAFO(1) 78,420 79,008 86,862 85,932 89,166 88,412 86,913 92,998 87,134 88,479 102,281 144,550 1,110,155
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 65,737 67,452 82,754 76,180 81,517 80,599 80,889 82,997 73,000 70,365 67,512 70,995 899,997
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 60,247 62,018 76,416 70,287 75,339 74,196 74,707 76,418 66,970 64,170 61,655 65,299 827,722
4411 Automobile dealers 56,440 57,559 69,930 63,333 67,661 66,999 68,328 70,525 61,990 59,614 57,344 61,075 760,798
44111 New car dealers 50,629 51,314 62,921 56,863 61,023 60,477 61,957 63,872 55,786 53,468 51,710 55,602 685,622
44112 Used car dealers 5,811 6,245 7,009 6,470 6,638 6,522 6,371 6,653 6,204 6,146 5,634 5,473 75,176
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,490 5,434 6,338 5,893 6,178 6,403 6,182 6,579 6,030 6,195 5,857 5,696 72,275
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,370 16,693 18,092 16,346 17,583 17,956 17,695 18,991 17,881 17,236 20,534 26,509 222,886
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,595 8,457 9,412 8,556 9,209 9,447 9,244 9,940 9,511 9,178 10,195 11,051 112,795
4421 Furniture stores 4,794 4,804 5,154 4,647 4,881 5,006 4,986 5,359 5,128 4,854 5,241 5,268 60,122
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,801 3,653 4,258 3,909 4,328 4,441 4,258 4,581 4,383 4,324 4,954 5,783 52,673
44221 Floor covering stores 1,664 1,712 1,985 1,851 2,050 2,124 1,929 2,120 2,042 1,948 1,957 1,772 23,154
442299 All other home furnishings stores 2,008 1,810 2,112 1,908 2,110 2,149 2,176 2,299 2,191 2,233 2,841 3,887 27,724
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,775 8,236 8,680 7,790 8,374 8,509 8,451 9,051 8,370 8,058 10,339 15,458 110,091
443141 Household appliance stores 1,325 1,298 1,457 1,363 1,471 1,503 1,518 1,569 1,482 1,464 1,594 1,701 17,745
443142 Electronics stores 7,450 6,938 7,223 6,427 6,903 7,006 6,933 7,482 6,888 6,594 8,745 13,757 92,346
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 23,330 22,823 29,657 31,112 34,154 31,748 28,225 29,303 26,467 27,821 25,932 23,558 334,130
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 21,699 21,119 26,691 26,428 29,070 27,883 25,437 26,886 24,150 25,298 23,414 21,307 299,382
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 744 716 895 847 982 985 918 998 884 900 795 668 10,332
44413 Hardware stores 1,343 1,279 1,554 1,755 2,004 1,877 1,752 1,726 1,598 1,654 1,691 1,750 19,983
445 Food and beverage stores 41,168 39,281 42,901 42,455 44,850 44,052 44,899 44,784 43,148 43,709 44,640 49,345 525,232
4451 Grocery stores 37,489 35,506 38,827 38,269 40,341 39,569 40,357 40,340 38,766 39,322 39,989 42,924 471,699
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 35,773 33,851 36,978 36,338 38,267 37,510 38,247 38,231 36,817 37,407 38,171 41,102 448,692
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,424 2,519 2,753 2,791 3,017 3,055 3,117 3,024 2,997 2,913 3,137 4,269 36,016
446 Health and personal care stores 17,892 17,218 19,024 17,763 19,038 18,454 18,006 18,813 18,100 18,892 18,890 21,246 223,336
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 15,257 14,681 16,174 15,225 16,271 15,720 15,426 16,092 15,483 16,382 16,252 18,055 191,018
447 Gasoline stations 30,800 29,253 33,887 36,002 39,016 39,126 40,585 41,051 34,830 33,208 31,556 32,662 421,976
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 12,893 14,474 16,386 16,848 17,103 16,505 16,275 17,832 16,767 17,253 19,391 31,462 213,189
4481 Clothing stores 9,489 9,824 12,148 12,495 12,204 12,178 12,107 12,948 12,435 12,964 14,375 21,379 154,546
44811 Men's clothing stores 570 557 660 693 693 704 623 716 718 781 823 1,306 8,844
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,518 2,518 3,194 3,379 3,340 3,183 2,923 2,960 3,164 3,197 3,414 5,019 38,809
44814 Family clothing stores 4,670 5,017 6,223 6,460 6,270 6,342 6,551 7,008 6,516 6,936 7,910 11,809 81,712
44819 Other clothing stores 824 786 902 833 845 904 864 961 832 859 966 1,466 11,042
4482 Shoe stores 1,724 1,919 2,133 2,342 2,178 2,055 2,103 2,645 2,174 2,157 2,214 3,038 26,682
44831 Jewelry stores 1,560 2,600 1,968 1,876 2,568 2,122 1,928 2,093 2,017 1,993 2,630 6,748 30,103
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,344 5,171 5,975 5,665 5,911 6,113 5,905 7,213 6,442 5,693 6,855 11,247 78,534
45111 Sporting goods stores 2,100 2,154 2,792 2,713 2,776 3,012 2,872 3,085 2,752 2,447 2,710 4,456 33,869
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 1,063 1,022 1,117 1,094 1,040 1,048 1,070 1,043 1,086 1,205 1,933 3,299 16,020
451211 Book stores 2,225 1,101 1,092 987 1,176 1,238 1,135 2,142 1,554 1,054 1,142 2,132 16,978
452 General merchandise stores 38,667 39,537 43,272 44,249 45,394 44,758 43,941 45,185 42,594 44,707 51,829 70,123 554,256
4521 Department stores 14,033 14,800 16,490 16,811 17,005 16,706 16,025 16,997 15,781 16,675 21,167 30,665 213,155
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,048 5,717 6,206 6,194 6,437 6,058 5,694 6,236 5,918 6,158 7,982 12,649 80,297
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,985 9,083 10,284 10,617 10,568 10,648 10,331 10,761 9,863 10,517 13,185 18,016 132,858
4529 Other general merchandise stores 24,634 24737 26782 27,438 28,389 28,052 27,916 28,188 26,813 28,032 30,662 39,458 341,101
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 21,710 21,697 23,380 24,005 24,820 24,528 24,545 24,737 23,513 24,515 26,605 33,901 297,956
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,924 3,040 3,402 3,433 3,569 3,524 3,371 3,451 3,300 3,517 4,057 5,557 43,145
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,671 8,550 9,088 8,735 10,156 9,624 8,970 9,663 9,242 9,512 9,621 11,862 113,694
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,146 3,133 3,137 2,824 3,175 3,080 3,097 3,777 3,450 3,590 3,672 5,209 41,290
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,156 1,870 1,936 1,599 1,735 1,650 1,614 2,285 2,031 1,793 1,875 2,244 22,788
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 990 1,263 1,201 1,225 1,440 1,430 1,483 1,492 1,419 1,797 1,797 2,965 18,502
45330 Used merchandise stores 875 777 888 891 862 848 754 846 873 920 907 972 10,413
454 Nonstore retailers 23,280 21,965 25,117 21,171 22,671 21,909 20,515 23,323 22,304 24,580 26,329 31,179 284,343
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 15,811 14,531 17,046 15,024 16,071 15,795 14,768 16,897 16,050 17,497 19,037 23,724 202,251
45431 Fuel dealers 3,861 3,828 3,797 2,523 2,432 2,294 2,131 2,497 2,382 2,945 3,179 3,611 35,480
722 Food services and drinking places 32,394 31,634 35,840 35,141 36,167 35,771 36,298 36,640 35,439 35,820 33,839 37,803 422,786
7224 Drinking places 1,470 1,455 1,664 1,589 1,653 1,639 1,695 1,694 1,631 1,640 1,556 1,647 19,333
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 28,260 27,378 30,970 30,142 31,104 30,986 31,548 31,728 30,094 30,416 29,023 32,631 364,280
722511 Full service restaurants 14,514 14,020 15,680 15,287 15,737 15,651 15,940 16,064 15,414 15,480 14,939 17,365 186,091
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 13,746 13,358 15,290 14,855 15,367 15,335 15,608 15,664 14,680 14,936 14,084 15,266 178,189
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 357,331 354,706 355,665 357,423 356,704 357,879 359,006 360,691 358,961 358,462 359,266 363,730
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 280,574 280,598 281,056 282,525 282,623 282,510 283,042 285,504 284,382 283,015 283,202 288,292
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 323,033 320,532 321,470 321,777 320,545 321,651 322,043 322,995 324,026 325,550 325,944 328,835
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 246,276 246,424 246,861 246,879 246,464 246,282 246,079 247,808 249,447 250,103 249,880 253,397
Retail sales, total 322,348 320,171 320,869 322,561 321,794 323,184 324,204 325,324 323,236 322,678 323,343 326,849
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 245,591 246,063 246,260 247,663 247,713 247,815 248,240 250,137 248,657 247,231 247,279 251,411
GAFO(1) 92,097 91,747 91,609 92,088 91,665 92,148 91,967 92,044 93,848 93,284 93,195 94,795
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 76,757 74,108 74,609 74,898 74,081 75,369 75,964 75,187 74,579 75,447 76,064 75,438
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 70,547 68,077 68,596 68,909 68,180 69,407 69,950 69,157 68,476 69,373 70,063 69,320
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 6,210 6,031 6,013 5,989 5,901 5,962 6,014 6,030 6,103 6,074 6,001 6,118
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 18,956 18,540 18,616 18,567 18,500 18,615 18,568 18,546 18,707 18,328 18,469 18,812
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 9,561 9,439 9,431 9,402 9,368 9,485 9,442 9,422 9,549 9,375 9,311 9,334
443 Electronics and appliance stores 9,395 9,101 9,185 9,165 9,132 9,130 9,126 9,124 9,158 8,953 9,158 9,478
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 29,686 29,479 29,289 28,905 27,864 27,339 27,327 27,358 26,994 27,161 26,647 27,100
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 26,789 26,699 26,401 25,910 25,017 24,480 24,459 24,531 24,054 24,278 23,746 24,158
445 Food and beverage stores 42,681 43,379 43,233 43,269 43,654 43,782 43,827 44,160 43,846 44,542 44,572 44,730
4451 Grocery stores 38,254 38,889 38,866 38,891 39,242 39,372 39,411 39,705 39,356 40,002 39,989 40,153
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,938 3,035 2,954 2,972 2,990 2,989 2,991 2,997 3,024 3,016 3,072 3,069
446 Health and personal care stores 18,000 18,124 18,222 18,294 18,466 18,584 18,640 18,757 18,933 19,044 19,276 19,385
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 15,257 15,405 15,522 15,664 15,736 15,895 15,985 16,124 16,162 16,415 16,550 16,671
447 Gasoline stations 34,298 34,174 34,195 35,646 36,159 36,228 36,963 37,696 34,935 32,912 33,322 34,895
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 17,331 17,384 17,385 17,542 17,492 17,701 17,691 17,635 18,256 18,126 17,910 18,497
4481 Clothing stores 12,505 12,437 12,565 12,782 12,601 12,836 12,893 12,786 13,180 13,195 12,990 13,518
44811 Men's clothing stores 716 717 727 709 709 718 708 734 777 786 749 776
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,232 3,144 3,162 3,197 3,181 3,222 3,277 3,162 3,265 3,249 3,245 3,438
4482 Shoe stores 2,225 2,203 2,135 2,226 2,193 2,193 2,186 2,190 2,360 2,290 2,236 2,254
44831 Jewelry stores 2,441 2,590 2,536 2,381 2,545 2,520 2,465 2,507 2,560 2,485 2,524 2,564
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,735 6,629 6,610 6,580 6,503 6,524 6,461 6,412 6,690 6,589 6,461 6,566
452 General merchandise stores 45,710 45,774 45,635 46,048 45,806 45,956 45,838 46,043 46,712 46,679 46,800 47,344
4521 Department stores 18,107 17,981 17,888 17,932 17,757 17,847 17,584 17,490 17,826 17,657 17,609 17,713
4529 Other general merchandise stores 27,603 27,793 27,747 28,116 28,049 28,109 28,254 28,553 28,886 29,022 29,191 29,631
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 23,989 24,242 24,203 24,570 24,526 24,553 24,668 24,962 25,256 25,430 25,533 25,879
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,614 3,551 3,544 3,546 3,523 3,556 3,586 3,591 3,630 3,592 3,658 3,752
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,620 9,512 9,398 9,507 9,475 9,324 9,287 9,305 9,378 9,501 9,563 9,876
454 Nonstore retailers 22,574 23,068 23,677 23,305 23,794 23,762 23,638 24,225 24,206 24,349 24,259 24,206
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 16,019 16,182 16,728 16,420 16,483 16,732 16,501 17,102 17,351 17,462 17,401 17,704
45431 Fuel dealers 2,501 2,949 2,955 3,058 3,213 3,191 3,219 3,286 3,070 3,084 3,010 2,685
722 Food services and drinking places 34,983 34,535 34,796 34,862 34,910 34,695 34,802 35,367 35,725 35,784 35,923 36,881

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 293,261 295,062 339,141 335,632 345,348 350,945 351,827 355,701 333,289 336,134 343,798 405,608 4,085,746
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 231,325 228,117 258,532 257,963 267,021 265,567 264,117 274,481 263,877 272,540 278,953 334,946 3,197,439
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 267,695 270,080 309,761 305,083 314,197 319,083 317,939 319,497 297,029 299,577 312,538 374,344 3,706,823
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 205,759 203,135 229,152 227,414 235,870 233,705 230,229 238,277 227,617 235,983 247,693 303,682 2,818,516
Retail sales, total 263,469 265,320 306,384 302,054 311,292 317,375 316,887 321,409 300,439 302,213 311,715 370,726 3,689,283
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 201,533 198,375 225,775 224,385 232,965 231,997 229,177 240,189 231,027 238,619 246,870 300,064 2,800,976
GAFO(1) 72,963 74,808 82,664 81,063 84,175 84,379 83,562 88,789 81,830 86,755 98,658 139,953 1,059,599
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 61,936 66,945 80,609 77,669 78,327 85,378 87,710 81,220 69,412 63,594 64,845 70,662 888,307
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 56,755 61,698 74,577 71,728 72,464 79,125 81,735 74,885 63,626 57,772 58,992 64,885 818,242
4411 Automobile dealers 53,509 57,407 68,039 64,571 65,429 71,603 75,311 68,925 58,825 53,555 55,055 60,842 753,071
44111 New car dealers 47,706 50,927 61,437 58,535 59,474 65,585 69,231 62,506 53,141 47,958 49,730 55,717 681,947
44112 Used car dealers 5,803 6,480 6,602 6,036 5,955 6,018 6,080 6,419 5,684 5,597 5,325 5,125 71,124
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,181 5,247 6,032 5,941 5,863 6,253 5,975 6,335 5,786 5,822 5,853 5,777 70,065
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,873 15,870 17,097 15,994 16,599 17,185 17,168 18,395 17,428 17,325 20,237 26,071 215,242
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,908 7,973 8,787 8,418 8,649 8,966 8,957 9,607 9,216 9,110 10,232 11,297 109,120
4421 Furniture stores 4,444 4,570 4,852 4,610 4,648 4,816 4,875 5,180 5,043 4,922 5,312 5,473 58,745
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,464 3,403 3,935 3,808 4,001 4,150 4,082 4,427 4,173 4,188 4,920 5,824 50,375
44221 Floor covering stores 1,545 1,564 1,797 1,770 1,873 1,939 1,847 2,030 2,004 1,898 1,957 1,901 22,125
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,804 1,728 2,005 1,907 1,991 2,070 2,095 2,252 2,028 2,141 2,798 3,760 26,579
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,965 7,897 8,310 7,576 7,950 8,219 8,211 8,788 8,212 8,215 10,005 14,774 106,122
443141 Household appliance stores 1,217 1,222 1,329 1,334 1,358 1,470 1,395 1,430 1,369 1,411 1,523 1,734 16,792
443142 Electronics stores 6,748 6,675 6,981 6,242 6,592 6,749 6,816 7,358 6,843 6,804 8,482 13,040 89,330
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 20,056 19,965 26,297 29,822 31,644 30,931 27,368 28,332 27,402 27,708 26,720 24,557 320,802
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 18,474 18,255 23,435 25,194 26,549 26,863 24,677 25,872 25,192 25,244 24,435 22,414 286,604
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 611 612 777 847 917 962 887 910 902 886 810 721 9,842
44413 Hardware stores 1,247 1,173 1,445 1,691 1,805 1,776 1,615 1,613 1,575 1,632 1,606 1,703 18,881
445 Food and beverage stores 40,592 37,829 42,159 40,917 42,964 42,445 43,688 42,816 41,985 42,420 42,710 47,959 508,484
4451 Grocery stores 37,176 34,286 38,210 36,908 38,742 38,219 39,289 38,627 37,844 38,251 38,354 41,761 457,667
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 35,458 32,674 36,393 35,083 36,840 36,341 37,333 36,647 35,859 36,322 36,619 39,954 435,523
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,219 2,316 2,530 2,640 2,709 2,783 2,924 2,791 2,784 2,801 2,933 4,137 33,567
446 Health and personal care stores 16,859 16,445 18,056 17,107 17,639 17,201 17,018 17,618 17,105 17,387 17,466 20,184 210,085
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 14,416 14,022 15,399 14,583 15,105 14,682 14,501 15,013 14,615 14,846 14,885 17,103 179,170
447 Gasoline stations 25,566 24,982 29,380 30,549 31,151 31,862 33,888 36,204 36,260 36,557 31,260 31,264 378,923
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 12,046 13,878 15,727 15,708 15,989 15,559 15,218 16,697 14,960 16,509 18,402 30,276 200,969
4481 Clothing stores 8,932 9,501 11,744 11,544 11,502 11,479 11,267 12,148 11,142 12,387 13,649 20,280 145,575
44811 Men's clothing stores 575 576 699 672 698 719 646 740 634 717 809 1,252 8,737
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,338 2,453 3,105 3,177 3,164 3,045 2,741 2,871 2,963 3,120 3,342 4,756 37,075
44814 Family clothing stores 4,425 4,903 6,098 5,977 5,962 5,963 6,135 6,591 5,770 6,634 7,547 11,287 77,292
44819 Other clothing stores 808 704 798 749 766 836 761 839 748 842 830 1,463 10,144
4482 Shoe stores 1,539 1,838 2,073 2,117 2,079 1,975 2,053 2,462 1,935 2,105 2,140 2,947 25,263
44831 Jewelry stores 1,469 2,412 1,786 1,924 2,261 1,968 1,767 1,954 1,756 1,892 2,471 6,761 28,421
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,839 4,902 5,560 5,490 5,534 5,669 5,777 6,989 5,841 5,548 6,803 11,276 75,228
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,956 1,976 2,408 2,539 2,493 2,655 2,652 2,788 2,338 2,246 2,492 4,170 30,713
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 950 980 1,173 1,098 1,061 1,049 1,077 1,028 1,019 1,229 2,120 3,471 16,255
451211 Book stores 2,076 1,086 1,101 997 1,120 1,154 1,214 2,218 1,554 1,064 1,151 2,257 16,992
452 General merchandise stores 36,247 37,137 41,217 41,008 42,932 42,933 42,335 43,077 40,281 44,135 49,757 67,326 528,385
4521 Department stores 14,218 14,943 16,601 16,666 16,947 17,150 16,323 17,199 15,506 17,456 21,171 31,086 215,266
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,217 5,870 6,390 6,549 6,648 6,591 6,005 6,601 6,118 6,712 8,414 13,636 84,751
452112 Discount dept. stores 9,001 9,073 10,211 10,117 10,299 10,559 10,318 10,598 9,388 10,744 12,757 17,450 130,515
4529 Other general merchandise stores 22,029 22194 24616 24,342 25,985 25,783 26,012 25,878 24,775 26,679 28,586 36,240 313,119
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 19,398 19,287 21,338 21,125 22,547 22,390 22,775 22,626 21,571 23,246 24,745 30,872 271,920
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,631 2,907 3,278 3,217 3,438 3,393 3,237 3,252 3,204 3,433 3,841 5,368 41,199
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,863 8,062 8,557 8,299 9,340 8,980 8,623 9,170 8,944 8,953 9,216 11,272 107,279
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,958 3,021 3,063 2,863 3,121 3,033 3,064 3,631 3,320 3,238 3,459 5,004 39,775
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,980 1,823 1,920 1,658 1,742 1,606 1,603 2,159 1,989 1,725 1,776 2,181 22,162
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 978 1,198 1,143 1,205 1,379 1,427 1,461 1,472 1,331 1,513 1,683 2,823 17,613
45330 Used merchandise stores 782 713 774 726 745 736 729 757 767 837 889 865 9,320
454 Nonstore retailers 20,592 19,305 21,725 19,491 19,173 19,232 18,094 20,891 20,821 22,077 24,299 29,879 255,579
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 13,209 12,317 14,154 13,352 13,639 13,634 13,107 14,910 14,318 15,022 16,922 21,316 175,900
45431 Fuel dealers 4,004 3,471 3,540 2,308 1,995 1,948 1,858 2,300 2,588 2,791 3,129 4,379 34,311
722 Food services and drinking places 29,792 29,742 32,757 33,578 34,056 33,570 34,940 34,292 32,850 33,921 32,083 34,882 396,463
7224 Drinking places 1,381 1,356 1,488 1,522 1,501 1,475 1,576 1,571 1,568 1,564 1,482 1,569 18,053
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 25,914 25,934 28,566 28,911 29,547 29,239 30,593 29,898 27,866 28,912 27,582 30,191 343,153
722511 Full service restaurants 13,373 13,443 14,562 14,573 14,894 14,641 15,333 15,074 14,114 14,686 13,906 15,520 174,119
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 12,541 12,491 14,004 14,338 14,653 14,598 15,260 14,824 13,752 14,226 13,676 14,671 169,034
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 328,696 333,026 333,581 336,583 334,522 343,998 346,576 343,307 343,956 344,097 347,325 347,405
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 256,613 259,253 259,434 262,934 261,297 264,359 264,971 269,520 273,329 276,244 274,114 274,073
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 300,321 304,011 304,083 306,574 305,382 314,109 315,600 309,908 307,840 308,186 314,140 314,251
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 228,238 230,238 229,936 232,925 232,157 234,470 233,995 236,121 237,213 240,333 240,929 240,919
Retail sales, total 296,696 300,557 301,308 303,760 301,776 310,989 313,520 310,046 310,673 310,479 313,303 313,473
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 224,613 226,784 227,161 230,111 228,551 231,350 231,915 236,259 240,046 242,626 240,092 240,141
GAFO(1) 85,514 87,076 86,279 87,687 87,279 88,593 88,014 88,649 88,616 90,437 90,276 89,902
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 72,083 73,773 74,147 73,649 73,225 79,639 81,605 73,787 70,627 67,853 73,211 73,332
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 66,148 67,949 68,419 67,796 67,471 73,811 75,821 67,954 64,858 62,054 67,189 67,308
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,935 5,824 5,728 5,853 5,754 5,828 5,784 5,833 5,769 5,799 6,022 6,024
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 17,411 17,673 17,624 17,814 17,738 17,921 17,961 18,061 18,199 18,362 18,284 18,149
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,856 8,908 8,840 8,994 8,963 9,093 9,084 9,193 9,244 9,315 9,319 9,260
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,555 8,765 8,784 8,820 8,775 8,828 8,877 8,868 8,955 9,047 8,965 8,889
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 26,126 25,797 26,219 26,520 26,510 26,569 26,538 26,814 27,111 27,664 27,674 27,324
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 23,326 22,933 23,435 23,679 23,599 23,710 23,705 23,889 24,317 24,822 24,807 24,577
445 Food and beverage stores 41,691 41,757 41,800 42,283 42,081 42,363 42,184 42,542 42,845 42,842 42,823 43,191
4451 Grocery stores 37,628 37,553 37,645 38,049 37,908 38,143 37,960 38,320 38,577 38,559 38,508 38,847
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,648 2,787 2,729 2,762 2,731 2,780 2,772 2,794 2,826 2,855 2,875 2,905
446 Health and personal care stores 17,116 17,292 17,245 17,350 17,413 17,392 17,635 17,548 17,707 17,742 17,859 18,005
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 14,576 14,698 14,708 14,805 14,882 14,890 15,074 14,983 15,098 15,072 15,173 15,422
447 Gasoline stations 28,375 29,015 29,498 30,009 29,140 29,889 30,976 33,399 36,116 35,911 33,185 33,154
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 16,125 16,674 16,293 16,636 16,514 16,824 16,450 16,759 16,450 17,120 17,142 17,207
4481 Clothing stores 11,700 12,021 11,846 12,060 11,974 12,215 11,938 12,173 11,885 12,426 12,438 12,451
44811 Men's clothing stores 717 744 744 716 723 741 733 750 695 712 737 727
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,990 3,043 3,000 3,061 3,045 3,133 3,039 3,094 3,086 3,155 3,183 3,173
4482 Shoe stores 1,986 2,122 2,001 2,055 2,083 2,103 2,095 2,079 2,122 2,204 2,197 2,165
44831 Jewelry stores 2,303 2,383 2,307 2,384 2,312 2,363 2,277 2,366 2,301 2,350 2,369 2,443
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,192 6,269 6,137 6,318 6,232 6,135 6,239 6,274 6,155 6,377 6,287 6,462
452 General merchandise stores 42,556 43,183 42,949 43,601 43,423 44,354 44,017 44,214 44,502 45,267 45,226 44,778
4521 Department stores 18,034 18,173 17,818 18,153 17,808 18,263 17,858 17,822 17,557 18,070 18,048 17,765
4529 Other general merchandise stores 24,522 25,010 25,131 25,448 25,615 26,091 26,159 26,392 26,945 27,197 27,178 27,013
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 21,246 21,598 21,796 22,051 22,214 22,639 22,752 22,947 23,447 23,672 23,702 23,477
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,276 3,412 3,335 3,397 3,401 3,452 3,407 3,445 3,498 3,525 3,476 3,536
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,784 8,949 8,890 8,839 8,932 8,879 8,927 8,881 9,010 9,086 9,151 9,044
454 Nonstore retailers 20,237 20,175 20,506 20,741 20,568 21,024 20,988 21,767 21,951 22,255 22,461 22,827
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 13,688 13,686 13,986 14,070 14,297 14,520 14,727 15,091 15,056 15,282 15,482 15,697
45431 Fuel dealers 2,678 2,670 2,781 2,722 2,678 2,795 2,815 3,010 3,156 3,021 3,035 3,153
722 Food services and drinking places 32,000 32,469 32,273 32,823 32,746 33,009 33,056 33,261 33,283 33,618 34,022 33,932

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 281,460 282,444 319,077 315,191 328,408 321,044 328,000 326,317 313,524 319,726 324,259 387,155 3,846,605
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 220,314 217,214 240,415 241,939 250,917 245,689 249,163 249,940 239,944 250,981 259,038 314,679 2,980,233
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 258,687 259,890 293,475 288,984 299,830 292,641 298,714 297,588 286,173 290,182 296,583 359,852 3,522,599
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 197,541 194,660 214,813 215,732 222,339 217,286 219,877 221,211 212,593 221,437 231,362 287,376 2,656,227
Retail sales, total 252,818 253,689 287,944 284,325 296,253 289,664 294,875 294,133 282,974 287,468 294,278 354,627 3,473,048
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 191,672 188,459 209,282 211,073 218,762 214,309 216,038 217,756 209,394 218,723 229,057 282,151 2,606,676
GAFO(1) 70,448 72,295 77,591 77,093 80,595 77,927 79,732 83,081 76,941 81,807 92,634 133,747 1,003,891
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 61,146 65,230 78,662 73,252 77,491 75,355 78,837 76,377 73,580 68,745 65,221 72,476 866,372
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 56,235 60,208 72,817 67,574 71,922 69,485 72,936 70,514 68,038 63,129 59,803 66,928 799,589
4411 Automobile dealers 52,917 56,122 66,693 61,142 65,214 62,812 66,631 65,194 63,519 58,913 56,199 62,718 738,074
44111 New car dealers 47,864 50,584 60,638 55,578 59,332 57,264 60,858 59,246 57,973 53,128 50,718 57,370 670,553
44112 Used car dealers 5,053 5,538 6,055 5,564 5,882 5,548 5,773 5,948 5,546 5,785 5,481 5,348 67,521
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,911 5,022 5,845 5,678 5,569 5,870 5,901 5,863 5,542 5,616 5,418 5,548 66,783
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,277 15,022 16,161 15,050 15,595 16,192 16,723 17,093 16,164 16,431 19,031 25,031 203,770
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,651 7,613 8,499 7,991 8,112 8,443 8,895 8,883 8,441 8,718 9,594 10,917 103,757
4421 Furniture stores 4,365 4,335 4,638 4,307 4,458 4,573 4,846 4,786 4,525 4,683 5,012 5,321 55,849
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,286 3,278 3,861 3,684 3,654 3,870 4,049 4,097 3,916 4,035 4,582 5,596 47,908
44221 Floor covering stores 1,439 1,523 1,814 1,749 1,646 1,785 1,825 1,832 1,851 1,860 1,828 1,755 20,907
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,747 1,657 1,931 1,820 1,893 1,960 2,105 2,149 1,956 2,051 2,623 3,687 25,579
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,626 7,409 7,662 7,059 7,483 7,749 7,828 8,210 7,723 7,713 9,437 14,114 100,013
443141 Household appliance stores 1,158 1,147 1,277 1,203 1,290 1,341 1,312 1,299 1,250 1,278 1,412 1,641 15,608
443142 Electronics stores 6,468 6,262 6,385 5,856 6,193 6,408 6,516 6,911 6,473 6,435 8,025 12,473 84,405
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 18,081 17,862 24,942 28,261 28,431 28,623 26,162 25,578 25,136 24,833 24,035 23,330 295,274
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 16,526 16,258 21,879 23,351 23,595 24,738 23,341 23,253 22,852 22,415 21,872 21,120 261,200
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 569 582 757 780 807 865 837 829 758 755 695 646 8,880
44413 Hardware stores 1,197 1,138 1,421 1,636 1,801 1,736 1,689 1,571 1,535 1,496 1,489 1,591 18,300
445 Food and beverage stores 39,978 37,184 39,604 39,857 41,918 40,447 42,512 40,617 40,270 41,050 41,018 45,925 490,380
4451 Grocery stores 36,475 33,701 35,892 35,876 37,733 36,362 38,170 36,607 36,360 37,004 36,876 40,080 441,136
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 34,761 32,066 34,081 34,064 35,785 34,405 36,142 34,629 34,442 35,064 35,117 38,249 418,805
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,293 2,219 2,398 2,553 2,685 2,643 2,867 2,622 2,618 2,727 2,763 3,801 32,189
446 Health and personal care stores 16,336 15,649 17,170 16,542 16,528 16,388 16,306 16,377 15,986 16,421 16,460 19,127 199,290
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 14,065 13,341 14,506 14,034 14,025 13,877 13,747 13,783 13,632 14,055 14,017 16,149 169,231
447 Gasoline stations 22,773 22,554 25,602 26,207 28,578 28,403 29,286 28,729 27,351 29,544 27,676 27,303 324,006
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 11,790 13,344 14,760 15,058 15,379 14,237 14,667 15,588 14,224 15,570 17,230 28,406 190,253
4481 Clothing stores 8,682 9,133 10,893 10,974 10,998 10,396 10,796 11,380 10,579 11,695 12,823 18,940 137,289
44811 Men's clothing stores 574 559 637 674 675 657 639 720 634 727 809 1,261 8,566
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,267 2,402 2,915 3,023 3,005 2,777 2,595 2,644 2,774 2,990 3,090 4,472 34,954
44814 Family clothing stores 4,271 4,594 5,614 5,612 5,679 5,325 5,840 6,126 5,494 6,230 7,116 10,543 72,444
44819 Other clothing stores 762 737 780 742 777 824 790 870 761 787 817 1,336 9,983
4482 Shoe stores 1,526 1,737 1,977 2,127 2,007 1,824 1,950 2,280 1,796 1,902 1,870 2,689 23,685
44831 Jewelry stores 1,463 2,346 1,766 1,829 2,230 1,887 1,792 1,800 1,732 1,852 2,409 6,517 27,623
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,856 4,874 5,406 5,169 5,297 5,602 5,677 6,706 5,757 5,418 6,637 10,768 73,167
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,901 1,888 2,287 2,221 2,305 2,514 2,530 2,621 2,216 2,103 2,306 3,748 28,640
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 962 1,045 1,125 1,082 974 1,024 1,086 1,016 1,051 1,311 2,187 3,451 16,314
451211 Book stores 2,146 1,108 1,073 1,023 1,113 1,207 1,172 2,120 1,561 1,069 1,089 2,200 16,881
452 General merchandise stores 34,374 35,920 38,278 38,899 41,341 38,949 39,651 40,239 37,587 41,192 46,366 64,586 497,382
4521 Department stores 14,053 15,157 16,440 16,697 17,467 16,282 16,454 17,203 15,985 17,446 20,724 31,783 215,691
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,120 5,893 6,406 6,369 6,694 6,188 6,049 6,512 6,335 6,643 8,280 13,977 84,466
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,933 9,264 10,034 10,328 10,773 10,094 10,405 10,691 9,650 10,803 12,444 17,806 131,225
4529 Other general merchandise stores 20,321 20763 21838 22,202 23,874 22,667 23,197 23,036 21,602 23,746 25,642 32,803 281,691
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 17,664 17,884 18,664 19,000 20,590 19,567 20,099 20,016 18,671 20,533 21,999 27,643 242,330
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,657 2,879 3,174 3,202 3,284 3,100 3,098 3,020 2,931 3,213 3,643 5,160 39,361
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 8,001 7,805 8,164 8,281 9,099 8,495 8,407 8,750 8,392 8,592 9,005 11,186 104,177
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,151 3,135 2,986 2,917 2,983 2,947 3,014 3,455 3,209 3,196 3,370 4,956 39,319
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,066 1,829 1,823 1,615 1,593 1,572 1,592 2,079 1,934 1,673 1,709 2,200 21,685
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,085 1,306 1,163 1,302 1,390 1,375 1,422 1,376 1,275 1,523 1,661 2,756 17,634
45330 Used merchandise stores 734 704 753 702 752 753 778 748 797 832 838 880 9,271
454 Nonstore retailers 19,206 18,245 19,195 17,749 16,596 16,973 16,647 18,079 18,527 19,672 21,599 26,489 228,977
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 11,989 11,260 12,621 12,030 11,706 11,840 11,655 12,540 12,412 13,030 14,604 18,470 154,157
45431 Fuel dealers 4,053 3,459 2,661 2,092 1,661 1,667 1,680 1,904 2,008 2,498 2,892 3,770 30,345
722 Food services and drinking places 28,642 28,755 31,133 30,866 32,155 31,380 33,125 32,184 30,550 32,258 29,981 32,528 373,557
7224 Drinking places 1,444 1,412 1,501 1,450 1,498 1,451 1,530 1,498 1,458 1,520 1,402 1,441 17,605
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 24,839 24,952 27,054 26,738 27,839 27,258 28,982 28,076 26,179 27,517 25,829 28,321 323,584
722511 Full service restaurants 13,022 12,997 13,786 13,404 14,130 13,764 14,680 14,264 13,386 14,054 13,133 14,479 165,099
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 11,817 11,955 13,268 13,334 13,709 13,494 14,302 13,812 12,793 13,463 12,696 13,842 158,485
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 309,254 311,393 316,912 313,512 318,964 314,958 318,549 318,977 324,569 326,740 327,836 331,874
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 239,984 240,300 244,775 243,552 246,143 245,967 247,311 247,612 249,840 252,882 254,429 256,487
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 284,365 286,137 291,233 287,994 291,953 287,908 291,804 292,425 297,408 298,084 298,487 302,828
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 215,095 215,044 219,096 218,034 219,132 218,917 220,566 221,060 222,679 224,226 225,080 227,441
Retail sales, total 278,913 280,932 286,209 282,952 288,252 284,133 287,358 287,941 293,139 295,115 296,177 299,763
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 209,643 209,839 214,072 212,992 215,431 215,142 216,120 216,576 218,410 221,257 222,770 224,376
GAFO(1) 81,765 82,100 83,104 82,192 82,968 82,466 83,423 83,429 83,729 84,738 84,789 85,610
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 69,270 71,093 72,137 69,960 72,821 68,991 71,238 71,365 74,729 73,858 73,407 75,387
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 63,831 65,586 66,560 64,479 67,280 63,515 65,708 65,839 69,215 68,248 67,804 69,644
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,439 5,507 5,577 5,481 5,541 5,476 5,530 5,526 5,514 5,610 5,603 5,743
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 16,411 16,455 16,702 16,737 16,630 16,869 17,205 17,010 17,026 17,300 17,201 17,418
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 8,307 8,375 8,585 8,519 8,389 8,572 8,868 8,675 8,604 8,806 8,722 8,905
443 Electronics and appliance stores 8,104 8,080 8,117 8,218 8,241 8,297 8,337 8,335 8,422 8,494 8,479 8,513
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 22,637 22,727 24,992 24,565 24,420 24,622 24,538 24,713 25,045 24,842 24,974 25,679
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 19,983 20,022 21,901 21,702 21,647 21,892 21,794 21,895 22,143 21,932 22,183 22,783
445 Food and beverage stores 40,443 39,922 40,419 40,399 40,635 40,608 40,631 40,771 41,045 41,177 41,404 41,534
4451 Grocery stores 36,402 35,890 36,365 36,312 36,528 36,508 36,526 36,680 36,951 37,078 37,286 37,423
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,627 2,623 2,632 2,668 2,680 2,664 2,672 2,676 2,696 2,722 2,709 2,690
446 Health and personal care stores 16,287 16,133 16,526 16,476 16,462 16,570 16,554 16,610 16,635 16,739 16,813 16,882
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 13,967 13,683 14,002 13,964 13,955 14,088 14,013 14,064 14,112 14,284 14,288 14,329
447 Gasoline stations 24,889 25,256 25,679 25,518 27,011 27,050 26,745 26,552 27,161 28,656 29,349 29,046
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 15,513 15,687 15,984 15,567 15,736 15,555 15,645 15,660 15,764 16,055 16,044 16,183
4481 Clothing stores 11,188 11,261 11,530 11,146 11,352 11,224 11,298 11,371 11,371 11,631 11,665 11,687
44811 Men's clothing stores 708 704 709 701 699 692 716 712 704 717 732 733
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,855 2,890 2,927 2,833 2,884 2,881 2,858 2,861 2,923 2,984 2,951 2,969
4482 Shoe stores 1,956 1,974 1,999 1,986 1,966 1,942 1,954 1,926 1,976 1,981 1,948 2,011
44831 Jewelry stores 2,223 2,307 2,312 2,292 2,278 2,249 2,257 2,228 2,285 2,309 2,301 2,352
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 6,087 6,093 6,067 5,941 5,985 6,017 6,124 6,192 6,111 6,094 6,140 6,122
452 General merchandise stores 40,436 40,519 41,079 40,662 41,332 40,756 41,197 41,323 41,555 42,042 42,179 42,656
4521 Department stores 17,800 17,871 18,165 17,752 17,921 17,695 17,888 17,896 17,943 18,016 17,942 18,137
4529 Other general merchandise stores 22,636 22,648 22,914 22,910 23,411 23,061 23,309 23,427 23,612 24,026 24,237 24,519
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 19,368 19,376 19,523 19,669 20,147 19,865 20,079 20,218 20,405 20,761 20,931 21,166
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 3,268 3,272 3,391 3,241 3,264 3,196 3,230 3,209 3,207 3,265 3,306 3,353
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,665 8,481 8,552 8,685 8,869 8,446 8,554 8,567 8,596 8,677 8,877 8,914
454 Nonstore retailers 18,275 18,566 18,072 18,442 18,351 18,649 18,927 19,178 19,472 19,675 19,789 19,942
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 12,172 12,279 12,374 12,428 12,683 12,609 12,794 12,915 13,024 13,202 13,240 13,403
45431 Fuel dealers 2,591 2,560 2,092 2,372 2,343 2,437 2,493 2,535 2,507 2,675 2,767 2,644
722 Food services and drinking places 30,341 30,461 30,703 30,560 30,712 30,825 31,191 31,036 31,430 31,625 31,659 32,111

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 268,328 259,051 293,693 294,251 312,389 300,998 309,923 317,056 293,890 304,036 301,265 357,577 3,612,457
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 206,194 198,030 221,829 221,855 235,659 226,376 231,445 239,394 223,768 235,903 239,588 290,828 2,770,869
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 247,124 238,199 269,821 271,422 289,096 278,197 285,929 292,091 270,490 280,391 279,319 335,191 3,337,270
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 184,990 177,178 197,957 199,026 212,366 203,575 207,451 214,429 200,368 212,258 217,642 268,442 2,495,682
Retail sales, total 242,271 233,478 264,532 265,990 281,482 271,242 279,323 285,212 265,331 273,781 272,396 327,693 3,262,731
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 180,137 172,457 192,668 193,594 204,752 196,620 200,845 207,550 195,209 205,648 210,719 260,944 2,421,143
GAFO(1) 65,160 64,466 71,997 71,294 76,942 73,813 74,664 82,179 72,786 77,420 88,885 126,508 946,114
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 62,134 61,021 71,864 72,396 76,730 74,622 78,478 77,662 70,122 68,133 61,677 66,749 841,588
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 57,364 56,368 66,594 66,968 71,174 69,078 72,642 71,996 64,633 62,411 56,568 61,576 777,372
4411 Automobile dealers 54,379 53,150 61,877 61,336 65,092 63,414 66,899 66,850 60,369 58,079 53,065 57,750 722,260
44111 New car dealers 49,170 47,673 56,000 55,764 59,506 58,090 61,433 61,356 55,297 53,065 48,537 53,314 659,205
44112 Used car dealers 5,209 5,477 5,877 5,572 5,586 5,324 5,466 5,494 5,072 5,014 4,528 4,436 63,055
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,770 4,653 5,270 5,428 5,556 5,544 5,836 5,666 5,489 5,722 5,109 5,173 64,216
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 14,212 13,265 14,511 13,728 15,036 14,829 15,295 16,235 15,230 15,728 17,835 23,682 189,586
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,190 6,713 7,618 7,374 8,078 7,753 8,074 8,384 8,017 8,351 9,018 10,166 96,736
4421 Furniture stores 4,036 3,824 4,283 3,989 4,375 4,138 4,285 4,530 4,259 4,410 4,689 4,901 51,719
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,154 2,889 3,335 3,385 3,703 3,615 3,789 3,854 3,758 3,941 4,329 5,265 45,017
44221 Floor covering stores 1,429 1,351 1,572 1,552 1,677 1,662 1,713 1,678 1,720 1,805 1,691 1,693 19,543
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,628 1,461 1,667 1,727 1,916 1,847 1,962 2,067 1,938 2,024 2,523 3,453 24,213
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,022 6,552 6,893 6,354 6,958 7,076 7,221 7,851 7,213 7,377 8,817 13,516 92,850
443141 Household appliance stores 1,079 970 1,096 1,067 1,165 1,216 1,285 1,273 1,218 1,265 1,305 1,525 14,464
443142 Electronics stores 5,943 5,582 5,797 5,287 5,793 5,860 5,936 6,578 5,995 6,112 7,512 11,991 78,386
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 17,198 15,575 20,174 24,295 25,849 25,064 24,447 22,659 22,817 23,976 20,795 20,614 263,463
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 15,619 14,083 17,619 19,876 20,984 20,946 21,465 20,425 20,775 21,669 18,897 18,613 230,971
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 564 535 640 716 769 792 845 798 782 822 626 589 8,478
44413 Hardware stores 1,185 1,110 1,338 1,492 1,747 1,670 1,622 1,544 1,492 1,507 1,443 1,524 17,674
445 Food and beverage stores 38,602 35,581 38,721 38,478 41,032 38,969 41,076 40,670 38,396 39,828 39,767 43,265 474,385
4451 Grocery stores 35,384 32,440 35,265 34,854 37,057 35,212 37,108 36,644 34,697 35,870 35,786 37,670 427,987
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 33,618 30,796 33,438 33,102 35,203 33,364 35,141 34,704 32,872 34,025 34,097 35,914 406,274
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,121 2,046 2,273 2,333 2,576 2,433 2,611 2,660 2,461 2,641 2,660 3,654 30,469
446 Health and personal care stores 15,534 14,773 15,849 15,736 16,170 15,504 16,004 16,002 15,718 16,516 15,708 18,912 192,426
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 13,519 12,801 13,616 13,545 13,959 13,262 13,659 13,607 13,591 14,260 13,531 16,174 165,524
447 Gasoline stations 21,204 20,852 23,872 22,829 23,293 22,801 23,994 24,965 23,400 23,645 21,946 22,386 275,187
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,804 11,662 13,452 13,691 14,730 13,496 13,854 15,522 13,567 14,601 16,555 26,760 178,694
4481 Clothing stores 7,920 7,941 9,949 9,992 10,522 9,853 10,140 11,175 10,042 10,875 12,209 17,743 128,361
44811 Men's clothing stores 539 498 601 631 679 657 602 741 625 704 781 1,191 8,249
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,055 2,091 2,619 2,724 2,813 2,536 2,450 2,597 2,627 2,793 2,951 4,309 32,565
44814 Family clothing stores 3,915 3,937 5,058 5,076 5,435 5,157 5,491 5,979 5,218 5,747 6,738 9,743 67,494
44819 Other clothing stores 693 669 760 691 751 733 730 819 690 714 749 1,224 9,223
4482 Shoe stores 1,420 1,599 1,910 1,972 1,997 1,812 1,912 2,449 1,777 1,839 1,908 2,572 23,167
44831 Jewelry stores 1,356 2,012 1,474 1,612 2,066 1,707 1,674 1,758 1,626 1,756 2,288 6,164 25,493
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,516 4,377 4,964 4,995 5,231 5,323 5,291 6,714 5,627 5,216 6,504 10,601 70,359
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,761 1,747 2,121 2,135 2,182 2,325 2,293 2,548 2,075 1,970 2,200 3,643 27,000
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 910 940 1,111 1,139 1,088 1,064 1,094 1,087 1,095 1,286 2,223 3,545 16,582
451211 Book stores 2,056 991 925 975 1,107 1,181 1,128 2,139 1,572 1,045 1,036 2,064 16,219
452 General merchandise stores 31,549 32,246 36,251 36,040 38,849 37,301 37,214 40,211 35,284 38,677 44,743 60,406 468,771
4521 Department stores 13,970 14,357 16,371 16,375 17,570 16,639 16,385 18,182 15,669 17,319 20,818 30,815 214,470
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,206 5,393 6,290 6,388 6,962 6,432 6,142 7,058 6,287 6,744 8,449 13,795 85,146
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,764 8,964 10,081 9,987 10,608 10,207 10,243 11,124 9,382 10,575 12,369 17,020 129,324
4529 Other general merchandise stores 17,579 17889 19880 19,665 21,279 20,662 20,829 22,029 19,615 21,358 23,925 29,591 254,301
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 15,163 15,345 17,000 16,627 18,067 17,608 17,747 18,906 16,729 18,135 20,318 24,641 216,286
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,416 2,544 2,880 3,038 3,212 3,054 3,082 3,123 2,886 3,223 3,607 4,950 38,015
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,876 7,653 7,761 7,944 8,963 8,278 8,381 8,778 8,244 8,738 8,356 10,941 101,913
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,079 2,916 2,819 2,840 3,096 2,864 3,010 3,497 3,078 3,198 3,248 5,059 38,704
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,994 1,719 1,683 1,586 1,596 1,470 1,621 2,034 1,855 1,697 1,616 2,146 21,017
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,085 1,197 1,136 1,254 1,500 1,394 1,389 1,463 1,223 1,501 1,632 2,913 17,687
45330 Used merchandise stores 845 741 793 739 746 674 739 747 758 813 819 800 9,214
454 Nonstore retailers 17,642 16,473 17,113 15,858 15,599 15,055 15,289 15,794 16,926 18,723 18,510 23,377 206,359
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 10,568 9,654 10,403 10,415 10,322 10,185 10,511 10,641 11,253 12,099 12,162 16,091 134,304
45431 Fuel dealers 3,827 3,496 2,993 2,045 1,639 1,473 1,571 1,683 1,818 2,270 2,199 3,400 28,414
722 Food services and drinking places 26,057 25,573 29,161 28,261 30,907 29,756 30,600 31,844 28,559 30,255 28,869 29,884 349,726
7224 Drinking places 1,328 1,280 1,478 1,407 1,523 1,403 1,477 1,572 1,434 1,508 1,428 1,421 17,259
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 22,599 22,103 25,193 24,445 26,711 25,877 26,690 27,552 24,320 25,781 24,780 26,062 302,113
722511 Full service restaurants 11,787 11,506 12,944 12,419 13,744 13,263 13,694 14,362 12,504 13,076 12,664 13,351 155,314
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 10,812 10,597 12,249 12,026 12,967 12,614 12,996 13,190 11,816 12,705 12,116 12,711 146,799
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 295,248 291,167 296,325 295,600 296,410 299,626 302,747 307,809 305,933 304,809 308,527 307,407
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 225,575 224,632 227,697 226,020 226,750 229,301 231,698 234,890 234,749 234,992 236,789 237,304
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 272,175 267,282 272,357 273,019 274,600 277,849 280,551 284,736 282,719 282,095 285,055 283,413
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 202,502 200,747 203,729 203,439 204,940 207,524 209,502 211,817 211,535 212,278 213,317 213,310
Retail sales, total 267,230 263,188 267,820 267,197 267,362 270,396 273,352 277,965 276,430 274,764 278,298 277,612
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 197,557 196,653 199,192 197,617 197,702 200,071 202,303 205,046 205,246 204,947 206,560 207,509
GAFO(1) 76,578 75,769 76,930 77,015 77,806 78,681 79,467 80,650 80,335 79,965 80,889 81,251
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 69,673 66,535 68,628 69,580 69,660 70,325 71,049 72,919 71,184 69,817 71,738 70,103
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 64,454 61,336 63,363 64,330 64,353 64,984 65,680 67,538 65,684 64,341 66,239 64,681
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,219 5,199 5,265 5,250 5,307 5,341 5,369 5,381 5,500 5,476 5,499 5,422
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,263 14,855 15,218 15,335 15,625 15,734 15,846 16,070 16,123 16,228 16,388 16,439
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,824 7,501 7,854 7,895 8,062 8,084 8,115 8,156 8,214 8,244 8,358 8,312
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,439 7,354 7,364 7,440 7,563 7,650 7,731 7,914 7,909 7,984 8,030 8,127
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 21,270 20,041 21,326 21,139 21,328 22,003 22,372 22,489 22,630 22,869 22,864 22,748
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 18,594 17,473 18,625 18,507 18,636 19,181 19,567 19,696 19,957 20,214 20,232 20,014
445 Food and beverage stores 39,412 39,285 39,318 39,441 39,019 39,480 39,808 39,833 39,878 39,776 39,631 39,809
4451 Grocery stores 35,669 35,570 35,549 35,638 35,225 35,676 35,957 35,890 35,918 35,763 35,679 35,808
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,461 2,459 2,487 2,506 2,479 2,493 2,525 2,580 2,607 2,628 2,593 2,629
446 Health and personal care stores 15,441 15,534 15,677 15,705 15,791 15,934 16,182 16,345 16,339 16,434 16,500 16,648
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 13,346 13,404 13,508 13,504 13,632 13,672 13,853 13,999 14,084 14,133 14,169 14,301
447 Gasoline stations 23,073 23,885 23,968 22,581 21,810 21,777 22,196 23,073 23,214 22,714 23,472 23,994
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,565 14,142 14,465 14,434 14,651 14,894 15,141 15,089 15,175 15,067 15,338 15,456
4481 Clothing stores 10,476 10,106 10,436 10,397 10,592 10,726 10,904 10,820 10,919 10,821 10,988 11,113
44811 Men's clothing stores 670 652 666 671 688 692 687 708 701 698 695 707
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,638 2,575 2,619 2,597 2,634 2,667 2,756 2,719 2,789 2,774 2,824 2,900
4482 Shoe stores 1,873 1,883 1,910 1,869 1,893 1,926 1,961 1,989 1,977 1,936 1,971 1,969
44831 Jewelry stores 2,083 2,022 1,987 2,035 2,029 2,107 2,138 2,139 2,137 2,163 2,232 2,225
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,794 5,576 5,660 5,709 5,748 5,908 5,808 6,132 5,954 5,841 6,011 6,013
452 General merchandise stores 37,740 38,030 38,391 38,321 38,483 38,866 39,404 40,085 39,896 39,649 39,945 40,084
4521 Department stores 17,807 17,670 17,763 17,687 17,838 17,912 18,140 18,207 18,157 17,889 17,810 17,791
4529 Other general merchandise stores 19,933 20,360 20,628 20,634 20,645 20,954 21,264 21,878 21,739 21,760 22,135 22,293
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 16,961 17,339 17,544 17,502 17,524 17,786 18,054 18,645 18,485 18,524 18,883 19,013
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,972 3,021 3,084 3,132 3,121 3,168 3,210 3,233 3,254 3,236 3,252 3,280
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,565 8,372 8,405 8,359 8,525 8,537 8,497 8,618 8,442 8,591 8,530 8,576
454 Nonstore retailers 16,434 16,933 16,764 16,593 16,722 16,938 17,049 17,312 17,595 17,778 17,881 17,742
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 10,557 10,727 10,725 10,826 10,888 11,131 11,278 11,356 11,577 11,679 11,661 11,703
45431 Fuel dealers 2,367 2,633 2,492 2,324 2,218 2,208 2,300 2,296 2,250 2,319 2,223 2,441
722 Food services and drinking places 28,018 27,979 28,505 28,403 29,048 29,230 29,395 29,844 29,503 30,045 30,229 29,795

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 255,598 253,086 285,261 284,747 300,402 288,854 295,433 307,256 273,189 287,540 290,705 337,006 3,459,077
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 195,033 190,149 215,490 213,955 228,248 217,787 219,025 227,673 208,039 221,211 230,116 273,540 2,640,266
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 238,094 236,382 265,428 263,641 278,174 267,188 272,452 284,125 251,811 265,275 269,818 316,070 3,208,458
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 177,529 173,445 195,657 192,849 206,020 196,121 196,044 204,542 186,661 198,946 209,229 252,604 2,389,647
Retail sales, total 230,546 228,084 257,133 257,357 271,682 260,385 266,795 277,716 246,350 259,945 263,738 308,821 3,128,552
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 169,981 165,147 187,362 186,565 199,528 189,318 190,387 198,133 181,200 193,616 203,149 245,355 2,309,741
GAFO(1) 63,242 64,043 73,116 69,137 74,799 72,042 70,434 78,050 68,301 73,606 85,664 120,273 912,707
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 60,565 62,937 69,771 70,792 72,154 71,067 76,408 79,583 65,150 66,329 60,589 63,466 818,811
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 55,799 58,319 64,656 65,420 66,622 65,644 70,738 73,817 60,031 60,823 55,631 58,689 756,189
4411 Automobile dealers 52,948 54,817 60,116 60,242 61,020 60,575 65,824 69,228 56,437 57,414 52,483 55,578 706,682
44111 New car dealers 48,146 49,591 54,904 54,982 55,678 55,376 60,595 63,686 51,582 52,271 47,747 51,201 645,759
44112 Used car dealers 4,802 5,226 5,212 5,260 5,342 5,199 5,229 5,542 4,855 5,143 4,736 4,377 60,923
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,766 4,618 5,115 5,372 5,532 5,423 5,670 5,766 5,119 5,506 4,958 4,777 62,622
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 14,342 13,916 15,029 13,882 15,047 14,591 14,716 15,755 14,231 14,809 17,191 22,137 185,646
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,149 7,091 7,777 7,370 7,991 7,502 7,671 8,205 7,456 7,859 8,839 9,528 94,438
4421 Furniture stores 4,097 4,112 4,448 4,110 4,403 4,150 4,150 4,371 4,047 4,182 4,677 4,517 51,264
4422 Home furnishings stores 3,052 2,979 3,329 3,260 3,588 3,352 3,521 3,834 3,409 3,677 4,162 5,011 43,174
44221 Floor covering stores 1,409 1,420 1,576 1,608 1,684 1,586 1,606 1,738 1,592 1,671 1,627 1,508 19,025
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,534 1,471 1,662 1,556 1,801 1,667 1,803 1,984 1,720 1,899 2,420 3,380 22,897
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,193 6,825 7,252 6,512 7,056 7,089 7,045 7,550 6,775 6,950 8,352 12,609 91,208
443141 Household appliance stores 1,085 1,036 1,152 1,160 1,194 1,209 1,285 1,204 1,111 1,157 1,228 1,384 14,205
443142 Electronics stores 6,108 5,789 6,100 5,352 5,862 5,880 5,760 6,346 5,664 5,793 7,124 11,225 77,003
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 16,519 15,999 19,179 24,464 25,657 23,283 22,545 21,540 20,167 21,694 19,520 17,972 248,539
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 14,957 14,458 16,873 20,038 20,917 19,357 19,721 19,365 18,240 19,474 17,593 16,191 217,184
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 566 553 631 709 760 737 790 788 705 744 597 516 8,096
44413 Hardware stores 1,154 1,094 1,292 1,534 1,685 1,600 1,555 1,467 1,322 1,403 1,398 1,458 16,962
445 Food and beverage stores 37,662 35,215 39,485 36,629 40,390 38,715 39,773 39,918 37,068 38,461 39,501 42,039 464,856
4451 Grocery stores 34,533 32,024 35,863 33,190 36,478 34,933 35,885 36,025 33,610 34,885 35,649 36,738 419,813
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 32,836 30,391 34,034 31,360 34,485 32,932 33,849 34,044 31,689 32,973 33,812 34,867 397,272
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,114 2,109 2,366 2,300 2,569 2,486 2,568 2,595 2,297 2,401 2,601 3,488 29,894
446 Health and personal care stores 14,467 13,995 15,040 14,865 15,395 14,424 14,884 15,060 14,432 15,298 14,934 17,189 179,983
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 12,471 11,952 12,802 12,627 13,143 12,303 12,644 12,784 12,393 13,143 12,901 14,773 153,936
447 Gasoline stations 17,504 16,704 19,833 21,106 22,228 21,666 22,981 23,131 21,378 22,265 20,887 20,936 250,619
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,344 11,730 13,977 13,195 14,150 13,210 12,873 15,113 12,445 14,006 15,911 25,350 172,304
4481 Clothing stores 7,468 7,971 10,178 9,517 9,882 9,530 9,338 10,804 9,139 10,461 11,703 16,843 122,834
44811 Men's clothing stores 540 534 657 632 665 650 592 695 604 669 761 1,113 8,112
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,987 2,159 2,779 2,680 2,755 2,478 2,260 2,538 2,373 2,531 2,740 3,966 31,246
44814 Family clothing stores 3,594 3,849 5,054 4,725 4,980 4,952 5,033 5,841 4,700 5,638 6,529 9,394 64,289
44819 Other clothing stores 677 653 749 673 700 710 640 673 624 728 751 1,188 8,766
4482 Shoe stores 1,463 1,655 2,073 1,943 2,026 1,899 1,869 2,440 1,694 1,778 1,880 2,481 23,201
44831 Jewelry stores 1,294 1,989 1,600 1,614 2,105 1,655 1,542 1,733 1,492 1,651 2,193 5,770 24,638
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,394 4,483 5,214 4,958 5,215 5,194 5,150 6,184 5,419 5,173 6,697 10,131 69,212
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,739 1,763 2,167 2,157 2,141 2,276 2,177 2,384 1,998 1,897 2,133 3,387 26,219
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 896 966 1,186 1,014 1,078 1,065 1,103 1,087 1,048 1,347 2,468 3,651 16,909
451211 Book stores 1,971 1,000 1,008 966 1,116 1,045 1,038 1,797 1,490 997 1,059 1,950 15,437
452 General merchandise stores 30,066 30,877 35,941 34,282 37,336 36,269 34,750 37,482 33,120 36,322 42,500 57,575 446,520
4521 Department stores 14,536 15,102 17,916 17,156 18,339 17,449 16,449 18,307 15,831 17,523 21,076 31,059 220,743
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,314 5,701 6,940 6,539 7,030 6,540 6,080 7,020 6,186 6,815 8,650 14,042 86,857
452112 Discount dept. stores 9,222 9,401 10,976 10,617 11,309 10,909 10,369 11,287 9,645 10,708 12,426 17,017 133,886
4529 Other general merchandise stores 15,530 15775 18025 17,126 18,997 18,820 18,301 19,175 17,289 18,799 21,424 26,516 225,777
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 13,164 13,396 15,287 14,467 16,085 16,024 15,619 16,358 14,713 15,895 18,153 22,091 191,252
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,366 2,379 2,738 2,659 2,912 2,796 2,682 2,817 2,576 2,904 3,271 4,425 34,525
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,782 7,905 7,974 8,079 8,965 8,326 8,407 9,083 8,222 8,743 8,434 10,863 102,783
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,096 3,037 2,955 2,820 3,051 2,778 2,945 3,516 3,086 3,296 3,365 5,080 39,025
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,042 1,734 1,722 1,616 1,567 1,403 1,531 2,012 1,778 1,764 1,701 2,091 20,961
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,054 1,303 1,233 1,204 1,484 1,375 1,414 1,504 1,308 1,532 1,664 2,989 18,064
45330 Used merchandise stores 870 793 812 782 749 765 783 811 742 761 753 879 9,500
454 Nonstore retailers 15,901 14,323 15,690 15,105 15,145 13,640 14,308 14,867 14,718 16,845 17,574 21,163 189,279
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 9,912 8,925 9,670 9,684 9,713 8,969 9,478 9,845 9,678 10,738 11,412 14,190 122,214
45431 Fuel dealers 2,826 2,303 2,197 1,746 1,571 1,306 1,399 1,510 1,599 2,083 2,314 3,127 23,981
722 Food services and drinking places 25,052 25,002 28,128 27,390 28,720 28,469 28,638 29,540 26,839 27,595 26,967 28,185 330,525
7224 Drinking places 1,289 1,274 1,430 1,343 1,405 1,372 1,426 1,431 1,297 1,349 1,347 1,367 16,330
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 21,704 21,637 24,344 23,605 24,811 24,606 24,997 25,724 22,920 23,567 23,141 24,436 285,492
722511 Full service restaurants 11,462 11,355 12,630 12,076 12,790 12,620 12,810 13,294 11,694 12,084 11,964 12,758 147,537
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 10,242 10,282 11,714 11,529 12,021 11,986 12,187 12,430 11,226 11,483 11,177 11,678 137,955
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 283,508 285,054 284,262 288,833 284,951 287,372 290,385 292,650 288,410 289,576 291,484 293,947
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 215,843 216,886 217,692 220,582 219,889 220,018 220,441 220,446 220,344 222,023 223,553 224,153
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 264,378 265,986 264,449 267,977 264,021 266,639 268,947 271,468 267,138 267,917 269,475 271,483
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 196,713 197,818 197,879 199,726 198,959 199,285 199,003 199,264 199,072 200,364 201,544 201,689
Retail sales, total 256,307 257,670 257,059 261,333 257,573 259,786 262,769 265,043 260,626 261,953 263,568 265,930
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 188,642 189,502 190,489 193,082 192,511 192,432 192,825 192,839 192,560 194,400 195,637 196,136
GAFO(1) 75,476 75,931 76,102 76,418 75,939 76,171 75,517 75,877 75,532 76,904 76,841 77,092
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 67,665 68,168 66,570 68,251 65,062 67,354 69,944 72,204 68,066 67,553 67,931 69,794
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 62,485 62,979 61,460 63,025 59,858 62,104 64,660 66,924 62,794 62,319 62,718 64,635
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,180 5,189 5,110 5,226 5,204 5,250 5,284 5,280 5,272 5,234 5,213 5,159
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,451 15,575 15,626 15,490 15,637 15,487 15,284 15,357 15,343 15,311 15,508 15,587
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,847 7,932 7,936 7,874 7,959 7,831 7,741 7,837 7,832 7,789 7,963 7,927
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,604 7,643 7,690 7,616 7,678 7,656 7,543 7,520 7,511 7,522 7,545 7,660
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 20,359 20,515 20,370 21,274 20,874 20,725 20,674 20,683 20,732 20,603 20,969 20,415
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 17,743 17,849 17,836 18,692 18,252 18,040 18,010 18,081 18,149 18,048 18,307 17,871
445 Food and beverage stores 38,833 38,885 38,913 38,568 38,713 38,723 38,834 38,647 38,599 38,693 38,886 39,072
4451 Grocery stores 35,130 35,114 35,160 34,827 34,941 34,933 35,044 34,874 34,865 34,990 35,157 35,257
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,493 2,532 2,517 2,503 2,511 2,511 2,505 2,481 2,467 2,438 2,454 2,526
446 Health and personal care stores 14,525 14,747 14,745 14,940 14,903 14,947 15,004 15,120 15,288 15,298 15,348 15,293
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 12,397 12,528 12,551 12,742 12,723 12,802 12,811 12,926 13,087 13,065 13,232 13,226
447 Gasoline stations 19,130 19,068 19,813 20,856 20,930 20,733 21,438 21,182 21,272 21,659 22,009 22,464
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,220 14,357 14,436 14,410 14,220 14,366 14,200 14,338 13,966 14,625 14,456 14,714
4481 Clothing stores 10,103 10,205 10,226 10,252 10,071 10,246 10,187 10,214 9,934 10,531 10,360 10,522
44811 Men's clothing stores 679 700 692 702 678 680 677 665 668 670 668 664
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,628 2,659 2,647 2,656 2,584 2,592 2,551 2,590 2,524 2,549 2,578 2,698
4482 Shoe stores 1,961 1,977 1,939 1,967 1,939 1,960 1,919 1,933 1,882 1,914 1,914 1,928
44831 Jewelry stores 2,009 2,038 2,136 2,048 2,076 2,026 1,957 2,056 2,013 2,048 2,050 2,128
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,775 5,711 5,717 5,799 5,731 5,670 5,666 5,689 5,852 5,839 5,985 5,809
452 General merchandise stores 36,811 36,974 37,144 37,491 37,114 37,417 37,132 37,202 37,059 37,816 37,698 37,716
4521 Department stores 18,935 18,811 18,905 19,018 18,530 18,604 18,297 18,261 18,041 18,541 18,010 17,917
4529 Other general merchandise stores 17,876 18,163 18,239 18,473 18,584 18,813 18,835 18,941 19,018 19,275 19,688 19,799
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 14,959 15,310 15,410 15,623 15,754 15,928 16,003 16,069 16,133 16,353 16,762 16,863
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,917 2,853 2,829 2,850 2,830 2,885 2,832 2,872 2,885 2,922 2,926 2,936
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,447 8,616 8,380 8,579 8,539 8,639 8,575 8,740 8,724 8,579 8,362 8,569
454 Nonstore retailers 15,091 15,054 15,345 15,675 15,850 15,725 16,018 15,881 15,725 15,977 16,416 16,497
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 9,902 9,994 9,898 10,025 10,086 10,066 10,224 10,266 10,241 10,305 10,528 10,527
45431 Fuel dealers 1,751 1,732 1,820 1,960 2,048 1,997 2,057 2,024 2,029 2,136 2,271 2,318
722 Food services and drinking places 27,201 27,384 27,203 27,500 27,378 27,586 27,616 27,607 27,784 27,623 27,916 28,017

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 250,746 247,772 280,449 274,925 296,013 287,881 279,098 294,763 261,924 291,596 287,537 326,202 3,378,906
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 191,485 186,254 209,049 207,647 221,671 215,142 210,053 221,436 200,982 212,062 222,341 265,205 2,563,327
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 230,657 228,837 259,652 253,264 272,163 264,637 257,026 272,110 240,545 271,162 269,100 308,370 3,127,523
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 171,396 167,319 188,252 185,986 197,821 191,898 187,981 198,783 179,603 191,628 203,904 247,373 2,311,944
Retail sales, total 226,791 223,971 253,439 249,062 268,658 260,315 251,504 266,460 236,210 265,188 262,004 298,666 3,062,268
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 167,530 162,453 182,039 181,784 194,316 187,576 182,459 193,133 175,268 185,654 196,808 237,669 2,246,689
GAFO(1) 60,886 60,888 68,273 67,528 71,133 69,654 67,991 75,761 66,261 70,307 84,413 119,605 882,700
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 59,261 61,518 71,400 67,278 74,342 72,739 69,045 73,327 60,942 79,534 65,196 60,997 815,579
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 54,751 57,070 66,213 62,174 68,857 67,292 63,657 67,607 56,032 74,222 60,256 56,356 754,487
4411 Automobile dealers 51,954 54,168 62,034 57,327 63,534 62,193 58,994 63,267 52,943 70,850 57,131 53,281 707,676
44111 New car dealers 47,306 49,251 56,675 52,336 58,144 57,024 54,088 58,125 48,652 65,947 52,687 49,178 649,413
44112 Used car dealers 4,648 4,917 5,359 4,991 5,390 5,169 4,906 5,142 4,291 4,903 4,444 4,103 58,263
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,510 4,448 5,187 5,104 5,485 5,447 5,388 5,720 4,910 5,312 4,940 4,641 61,092
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 14,072 13,376 14,556 13,077 14,087 14,273 14,214 15,247 13,548 14,290 16,938 22,299 179,977
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,050 6,797 7,572 6,940 7,551 7,491 7,456 7,971 7,078 7,603 8,548 9,427 91,484
4421 Furniture stores 4,052 3,930 4,350 3,886 4,148 4,223 4,145 4,332 3,950 4,131 4,633 4,792 50,572
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,998 2,867 3,222 3,054 3,403 3,268 3,311 3,639 3,128 3,472 3,915 4,635 40,912
44221 Floor covering stores 1,435 1,428 1,641 1,587 1,698 1,634 1,621 1,714 1,575 1,699 1,620 1,556 19,208
442299 All other home furnishings stores 1,473 1,361 1,490 1,388 1,617 1,545 1,593 1,820 1,462 1,667 2,173 2,958 20,547
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,022 6,579 6,984 6,137 6,536 6,782 6,758 7,276 6,470 6,687 8,390 12,872 88,493
443141 Household appliance stores 996 938 1,043 999 1,079 1,166 1,142 1,226 1,047 1,164 1,249 1,430 13,479
443142 Electronics stores 6,026 5,641 5,941 5,138 5,457 5,616 5,616 6,050 5,423 5,523 7,141 11,442 75,014
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 15,734 15,638 18,978 22,735 25,115 22,931 21,200 21,084 18,749 20,965 19,029 17,221 239,379
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 13,744 13,643 16,488 18,241 20,031 19,188 18,559 19,031 16,828 18,712 17,111 15,444 207,020
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores 576 571 693 739 814 829 830 863 684 791 662 537 8,589
44413 Hardware stores 1,089 1,060 1,287 1,437 1,655 1,570 1,456 1,433 1,324 1,382 1,394 1,452 16,539
445 Food and beverage stores 36,332 34,585 38,321 37,122 39,793 39,006 39,182 39,683 37,821 38,375 39,151 43,058 462,429
4451 Grocery stores 33,236 31,488 34,856 33,685 36,068 35,215 35,418 35,919 34,379 34,847 35,308 37,708 418,127
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 31,657 29,913 33,084 31,911 34,154 33,317 33,437 33,920 32,574 33,026 33,571 35,974 396,538
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 2,109 2,052 2,327 2,231 2,470 2,526 2,483 2,518 2,316 2,409 2,638 3,542 29,621
446 Health and personal care stores 13,319 12,862 13,991 13,466 14,226 13,663 13,518 14,046 12,963 14,312 13,994 16,173 166,533
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 11,414 10,958 11,814 11,430 12,064 11,597 11,515 11,919 11,132 12,335 11,967 13,627 141,772
447 Gasoline stations 20,089 18,935 20,797 21,661 23,850 23,244 22,072 22,653 21,379 20,434 18,437 17,832 251,383
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,060 11,450 13,067 13,362 13,787 12,935 12,600 14,818 12,104 13,218 15,352 24,534 167,287
4481 Clothing stores 7,211 7,820 9,492 9,676 9,674 9,292 9,055 10,567 8,910 9,815 11,212 16,484 119,208
44811 Men's clothing stores 620 588 681 675 710 702 626 743 610 704 793 1,173 8,625
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,946 2,154 2,671 2,801 2,747 2,507 2,311 2,661 2,394 2,615 2,786 3,860 31,453
44814 Family clothing stores 3,444 3,748 4,575 4,750 4,768 4,651 4,663 5,384 4,462 4,918 5,942 8,845 60,150
44819 Other clothing stores 610 607 704 636 701 719 669 751 615 722 786 1,368 8,888
4482 Shoe stores 1,406 1,537 1,867 2,035 2,007 1,890 1,898 2,448 1,708 1,718 1,870 2,500 22,884
44831 Jewelry stores 1,322 1,960 1,569 1,534 1,977 1,617 1,519 1,667 1,383 1,575 2,137 5,301 23,561
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,971 4,486 5,208 4,843 5,145 5,323 5,076 6,162 5,332 5,154 6,697 10,186 68,583
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,739 1,704 2,111 2,071 2,185 2,352 2,199 2,382 1,984 1,882 2,151 3,398 26,158
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 880 971 1,176 1,063 1,038 1,107 1,094 1,065 1,050 1,303 2,445 3,628 16,820
451211 Book stores 1,585 1,070 1,062 934 1,070 1,077 1,005 1,820 1,406 1,015 1,098 1,956 15,098
452 General merchandise stores 28,627 28,502 32,261 33,370 34,991 34,201 33,188 35,971 32,360 34,581 42,010 57,406 427,468
4521 Department stores 15,153 15,220 17,229 17,969 18,535 17,841 17,025 19,083 16,676 17,800 22,954 32,892 228,377
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,834 6,206 6,884 7,089 7,256 6,732 6,252 7,497 6,489 6,922 9,240 14,381 90,782
452112 Discount dept. stores 9,319 9,014 10,345 10,880 11,279 11,109 10,773 11,586 10,187 10,878 13,714 18,511 137,595
4529 Other general merchandise stores 13,474 13282 15032 15,401 16,456 16,360 16,163 16,888 15,684 16,781 19,056 24,514 199,091
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 11,198 10,919 12,387 12,616 13,487 13,619 13,438 14,086 13,173 14,042 15,760 19,991 164,716
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,276 2,363 2,645 2,785 2,969 2,741 2,725 2,802 2,511 2,739 3,296 4,523 34,375
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,687 7,996 8,620 7,889 9,130 8,614 8,355 9,024 7,862 8,551 8,710 10,649 103,087
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,156 3,074 3,181 2,876 3,123 2,922 2,913 3,563 2,917 3,064 3,416 5,180 39,385
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,013 1,781 1,839 1,503 1,586 1,487 1,520 2,090 1,697 1,648 1,658 2,063 20,885
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,143 1,293 1,342 1,373 1,537 1,435 1,393 1,473 1,220 1,416 1,758 3,117 18,500
45330 Used merchandise stores 708 784 856 759 796 745 785 782 803 799 809 901 9,527
454 Nonstore retailers 16,639 14,623 16,240 14,259 14,192 13,386 13,054 14,445 13,150 15,774 16,490 18,311 180,563
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 9,343 8,333 9,710 8,898 9,214 8,908 8,727 9,551 8,420 10,118 10,903 12,624 114,749
45431 Fuel dealers 4,094 3,106 2,802 2,001 1,657 1,460 1,388 1,615 1,703 1,996 2,000 2,271 26,093
722 Food services and drinking places 23,955 23,801 27,010 25,863 27,355 27,566 27,594 28,303 25,714 26,408 25,533 27,536 316,638
7224 Drinking places 1,197 1,181 1,367 1,234 1,254 1,287 1,314 1,395 1,337 1,363 1,352 1,403 15,684
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 20,613 20,547 23,239 22,217 23,460 23,725 24,019 24,531 21,899 22,504 21,946 23,934 272,634
722511 Full service restaurants 10,680 10,646 11,869 11,265 11,952 12,141 12,321 12,742 11,242 11,471 11,206 12,535 140,070
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 9,933 9,901 11,370 10,952 11,508 11,584 11,698 11,789 10,657 11,033 10,740 11,399 132,564
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 278,834 278,773 276,450 280,808 281,496 280,401 279,504 281,413 276,084 294,540 287,111 283,705
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 212,908 212,585 210,779 213,875 214,457 213,691 213,437 215,063 212,155 214,085 214,698 215,485
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 256,903 257,158 255,798 259,190 258,868 258,473 258,818 260,535 254,748 274,507 267,866 264,755
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 190,977 190,970 190,127 192,257 191,829 191,763 192,751 194,185 190,819 194,052 195,453 196,535
Retail sales, total 252,654 252,704 250,328 254,763 255,218 254,022 252,997 254,560 249,845 267,999 260,514 256,549
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 186,728 186,516 184,657 187,830 188,179 187,312 186,930 188,210 185,916 187,544 188,101 188,329
GAFO(1) 73,569 72,815 71,803 73,312 72,890 72,690 73,658 74,124 72,498 73,867 75,232 76,042
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 65,926 66,188 65,671 66,933 67,039 66,710 66,067 66,350 63,929 80,455 72,413 68,220
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 60,970 61,168 60,635 61,803 61,922 61,566 60,916 61,183 58,857 75,352 67,325 63,109
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,956 5,020 5,036 5,130 5,117 5,144 5,151 5,167 5,072 5,103 5,088 5,111
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,140 14,945 14,816 14,772 14,694 14,859 14,969 14,904 14,560 14,780 15,356 15,694
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,764 7,611 7,549 7,560 7,559 7,613 7,671 7,628 7,419 7,543 7,694 7,869
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,376 7,334 7,267 7,212 7,135 7,246 7,298 7,276 7,141 7,237 7,662 7,825
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,248 19,698 19,562 20,373 20,147 19,900 19,838 19,920 19,664 20,054 19,982 20,120
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 16,421 16,781 16,946 17,693 17,358 17,396 17,313 17,444 17,050 17,407 17,425 17,530
445 Food and beverage stores 37,903 38,252 38,133 38,369 38,439 38,569 38,506 38,738 38,832 38,944 39,161 38,996
4451 Grocery stores 34,229 34,602 34,477 34,727 34,781 34,866 34,792 35,043 35,152 35,270 35,414 35,208
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,496 2,457 2,444 2,444 2,455 2,474 2,458 2,454 2,451 2,468 2,512 2,510
446 Health and personal care stores 13,413 13,582 13,650 13,643 13,812 13,843 13,879 14,004 13,894 14,298 14,280 14,350
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 11,391 11,498 11,571 11,569 11,713 11,822 11,883 11,955 11,906 12,261 12,149 12,167
447 Gasoline stations 21,931 21,615 20,652 21,618 22,628 21,928 20,686 20,878 21,336 20,033 19,245 18,950
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 14,135 14,166 13,801 14,217 13,950 13,804 13,994 14,171 13,286 13,973 13,970 14,126
4481 Clothing stores 10,014 10,084 9,760 10,103 9,928 9,864 9,925 10,090 9,488 10,020 9,915 10,132
44811 Men's clothing stores 781 774 755 717 732 725 714 722 663 708 695 694
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,644 2,672 2,616 2,691 2,596 2,577 2,611 2,699 2,515 2,649 2,623 2,622
4482 Shoe stores 1,905 1,865 1,834 1,959 1,935 1,898 1,963 1,963 1,843 1,876 1,928 1,913
44831 Jewelry stores 2,062 2,057 2,062 2,016 1,957 1,898 1,965 1,980 1,842 1,949 2,001 1,950
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,386 5,715 5,723 5,658 5,679 5,621 5,703 5,775 5,672 5,798 6,066 5,797
452 General merchandise stores 35,601 34,655 34,069 35,364 35,202 35,114 35,720 35,915 35,822 36,229 36,656 37,054
4521 Department stores 19,904 19,170 18,542 19,073 18,991 18,889 19,121 19,093 18,864 18,955 19,135 19,038
4529 Other general merchandise stores 15,697 15,485 15,527 16,291 16,211 16,225 16,599 16,822 16,958 17,274 17,521 18,016
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 12,827 12,638 12,757 13,350 13,314 13,405 13,740 13,974 14,180 14,476 14,620 14,997
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,870 2,847 2,770 2,941 2,897 2,820 2,859 2,848 2,778 2,798 2,901 3,019
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,466 8,665 8,897 8,527 8,752 8,693 8,671 8,691 8,377 8,456 8,548 8,432
454 Nonstore retailers 15,505 15,223 15,354 15,289 14,876 14,981 14,964 15,214 14,473 14,979 14,837 14,810
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 9,447 9,437 9,614 9,578 9,558 9,683 9,675 9,836 9,093 9,655 9,683 9,681
45431 Fuel dealers 2,559 2,355 2,295 2,282 2,119 2,128 2,059 2,128 2,217 2,056 1,905 1,767
722 Food services and drinking places 26,180 26,069 26,122 26,045 26,278 26,379 26,507 26,853 26,239 26,541 26,597 27,156

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 236,422 250,580 279,515 264,417 283,706 281,288 271,146 283,944 269,155 270,899 276,507 319,958 3,287,537
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 177,649 183,688 204,448 198,431 210,656 208,286 203,886 212,094 203,320 207,094 218,058 263,717 2,491,327
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 218,729 232,286 258,696 244,649 262,492 259,046 248,882 261,806 247,487 249,187 255,609 298,852 3,037,721
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 159,956 165,394 183,629 178,663 189,442 186,044 181,622 189,956 181,652 185,382 197,160 242,611 2,241,511
Retail sales, total 213,709 227,087 253,717 239,051 257,581 255,066 244,445 257,487 243,624 245,167 252,145 294,197 2,983,276
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 154,936 160,195 178,650 173,065 184,531 182,064 177,185 185,637 177,789 181,362 193,696 237,956 2,187,066
GAFO(1) 57,190 60,334 67,532 66,185 69,726 68,326 66,631 72,694 67,939 68,835 81,436 115,911 862,739
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 58,773 66,892 75,067 65,986 73,050 73,002 67,260 71,850 65,835 63,805 58,449 56,241 796,210
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 54,082 62,015 69,456 60,834 67,449 67,296 61,915 66,022 60,378 58,515 53,412 51,397 732,771
4411 Automobile dealers 51,413 58,828 64,815 56,524 62,467 62,396 57,942 62,020 56,972 55,319 50,547 48,539 687,782
44111 New car dealers 47,032 53,501 59,381 51,683 57,481 57,235 52,953 56,931 52,112 50,745 46,458 44,611 630,123
44112 Used car dealers 4,381 5,327 5,434 4,841 4,986 5,161 4,989 5,089 4,860 4,574 4,089 3,928 57,659
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,691 4,877 5,611 5,152 5,601 5,706 5,345 5,828 5,457 5,290 5,037 4,844 63,439
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 13,840 14,126 14,999 13,845 14,614 14,439 14,417 15,369 14,546 14,430 16,344 20,623 181,592
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,638 6,989 7,622 7,134 7,635 7,487 7,508 7,974 7,535 7,667 8,346 8,635 91,170
4421 Furniture stores 3,897 4,072 4,363 4,032 4,256 4,175 4,205 4,340 4,201 4,157 4,485 4,434 50,617
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,741 2,917 3,259 3,102 3,379 3,312 3,303 3,634 3,334 3,510 3,861 4,201 40,553
44221 Floor covering stores 1,370 1,451 1,709 1,563 1,719 1,721 1,606 1,802 1,650 1,768 1,710 1,450 19,519
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,202 7,137 7,377 6,711 6,979 6,952 6,909 7,395 7,011 6,763 7,998 11,988 90,422
443141 Household appliance stores 926 929 1,013 962 1,108 1,119 1,037 1,088 1,031 1,045 1,124 1,248 12,630
443142 Electronics stores 6,276 6,208 6,364 5,749 5,871 5,833 5,872 6,307 5,980 5,718 6,874 10,740 77,792
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 15,381 16,170 19,956 20,044 23,003 21,690 19,639 20,171 18,751 19,482 17,816 16,891 228,994
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 13,314 14,047 17,061 16,665 18,953 18,499 17,261 17,919 16,546 17,228 15,650 14,506 197,649
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 1,071 1,033 1,312 1,425 1,593 1,547 1,440 1,429 1,324 1,322 1,303 1,380 16,179
445 Food and beverage stores 34,190 33,507 36,459 36,321 37,627 37,469 38,160 37,768 36,768 36,614 37,629 42,252 444,764
4451 Grocery stores 31,336 30,515 33,216 33,004 34,085 33,880 34,517 34,225 33,324 33,190 33,969 37,254 402,515
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,920 1,976 2,190 2,132 2,357 2,413 2,463 2,422 2,358 2,352 2,549 3,375 28,507
446 Health and personal care stores 11,960 12,151 12,957 12,427 13,237 12,813 12,526 13,021 12,598 13,063 13,047 15,434 155,234
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 10,071 10,132 10,818 10,458 11,110 10,680 10,520 10,945 10,587 11,085 11,105 13,346 130,857
447 Gasoline stations 17,693 18,294 20,819 19,768 21,214 22,242 22,264 22,138 21,668 21,712 20,898 21,106 249,816
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 9,447 11,170 12,841 13,124 13,735 12,953 12,500 14,610 13,375 13,369 15,675 24,875 167,674
4481 Clothing stores 6,683 7,470 9,283 9,420 9,496 9,156 8,872 10,340 9,683 9,823 11,492 16,379 118,097
44811 Men's clothing stores 635 611 707 759 770 750 719 789 751 787 897 1,332 9,507
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,682 1,991 2,670 2,706 2,810 2,564 2,382 2,640 2,658 2,648 2,823 3,873 31,447
44814 Family clothing stores 3,272 3,627 4,460 4,525 4,577 4,527 4,437 5,183 4,672 4,859 6,082 8,692 58,913
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,396 1,587 1,901 2,005 1,962 1,878 1,849 2,363 1,855 1,737 1,857 2,485 22,875
44831 Jewelry stores 1,244 1,979 1,500 1,560 2,126 1,771 1,632 1,757 1,694 1,670 2,159 5,729 24,821
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,698 4,527 5,122 4,937 5,239 5,345 5,174 5,892 5,533 4,934 6,126 10,065 67,592
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,591 1,681 2,065 1,991 2,187 2,319 2,237 2,257 2,007 1,725 1,939 3,309 25,308
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 893 1,002 1,106 1,136 1,072 1,098 1,124 1,132 1,175 1,285 2,161 3,763 16,947
451211 Book stores 1,505 1,090 1,031 975 1,104 1,122 1,048 1,594 1,406 1,014 1,098 1,892 14,879
452 General merchandise stores 25,958 27,165 31,168 31,170 32,968 32,516 31,535 33,283 31,125 32,672 39,623 55,045 404,228
4521 Department stores 14,728 15,413 17,867 18,184 18,976 18,156 17,353 18,742 17,269 18,016 23,454 34,317 232,475
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,738 6,335 7,339 7,351 7,680 7,180 6,798 7,651 7,250 7,478 9,881 15,601 96,282
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,990 9,078 10,528 10,833 11,296 10,976 10,555 11,091 10,019 10,538 13,573 18,716 136,193
4529 Other general merchandise stores 11,230 11752 13301 12,986 13,992 14,360 14,182 14,541 13,856 14,656 16,169 20,728 171,753
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 9,180 9,472 10,742 10,509 11,339 11,721 11,587 11,873 11,343 11,996 13,143 16,709 139,614
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,050 2,280 2,559 2,477 2,653 2,639 2,595 2,668 2,513 2,660 3,026 4,019 32,139
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,983 8,873 9,011 8,336 9,043 8,810 8,301 8,971 8,662 8,769 8,893 11,067 106,719
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,247 3,346 3,402 3,109 3,170 3,073 3,005 3,540 3,360 3,430 3,668 5,303 41,653
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,098 1,977 2,029 1,736 1,766 1,703 1,611 2,128 2,019 1,920 1,767 1,994 22,748
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,149 1,369 1,373 1,373 1,404 1,370 1,394 1,412 1,341 1,510 1,901 3,309 18,905
45330 Used merchandise stores 682 872 852 812 818 762 864 850 755 769 812 984 9,832
454 Nonstore retailers 13,786 14,212 15,318 13,093 13,851 13,787 12,669 14,414 14,763 16,317 17,645 20,598 180,453
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 8,087 8,074 9,425 8,409 8,692 8,865 8,229 9,297 9,442 10,324 11,388 13,558 113,790
45431 Fuel dealers 2,920 2,988 2,289 1,741 1,704 1,593 1,471 1,723 1,963 2,250 2,458 3,592 26,692
722 Food services and drinking places 22,713 23,493 25,798 25,366 26,125 26,222 26,701 26,457 25,531 25,732 24,362 25,761 304,261
7224 Drinking places 1,196 1,251 1,414 1,291 1,293 1,289 1,320 1,313 1,265 1,233 1,187 1,278 15,330
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 19,529 20,158 22,082 21,836 22,364 22,510 22,983 22,724 21,790 22,051 20,967 22,104 261,098
722511 Full service restaurants 10,045 10,482 11,410 11,187 11,339 11,279 11,695 11,527 11,205 11,395 10,693 11,322 133,579
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 9,484 9,676 10,672 10,649 11,025 11,231 11,288 11,197 10,585 10,656 10,274 10,782 127,519
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 268,044 272,020 275,192 271,046 271,394 273,422 272,630 272,918 277,548 276,927 276,029 275,791
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 200,365 202,935 206,759 205,234 205,613 206,784 207,425 207,607 210,698 210,719 211,384 212,267
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 248,686 251,806 254,373 251,139 251,152 252,537 251,725 252,344 256,221 255,515 254,123 253,667
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 181,007 182,721 185,940 185,327 185,371 185,899 186,520 187,033 189,371 189,307 189,478 190,143
Retail sales, total 243,436 247,133 249,825 245,831 246,201 248,160 247,176 247,576 251,837 251,221 250,331 250,658
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 175,757 178,048 181,392 180,019 180,420 181,522 181,971 182,265 184,987 185,013 185,686 187,134
GAFO(1) 69,301 70,315 71,353 71,448 71,848 71,416 71,720 72,071 72,972 72,800 72,823 72,269
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 67,679 69,085 68,433 65,812 65,781 66,638 65,205 65,311 66,850 66,208 64,645 63,524
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 62,306 63,801 63,027 60,592 60,492 61,345 59,995 60,075 61,360 61,017 59,479 58,207
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,373 5,284 5,406 5,220 5,289 5,293 5,210 5,236 5,490 5,191 5,166 5,317
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 15,089 15,222 15,251 15,542 15,284 15,028 15,145 15,122 15,253 15,153 14,972 14,506
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 7,484 7,548 7,599 7,729 7,673 7,593 7,748 7,682 7,665 7,737 7,580 7,160
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,605 7,674 7,652 7,813 7,611 7,435 7,397 7,440 7,588 7,416 7,392 7,346
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 19,613 19,193 20,175 18,986 18,941 18,878 18,982 18,951 18,926 18,965 18,689 19,356
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 16,789 16,429 17,268 16,500 16,510 16,414 16,502 16,305 16,253 16,392 16,018 16,447
445 Food and beverage stores 35,613 35,980 36,559 37,008 36,717 37,175 37,038 37,110 37,308 37,476 37,700 38,033
4451 Grocery stores 32,239 32,567 33,117 33,541 33,221 33,644 33,479 33,554 33,729 33,867 34,071 34,558
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,259 2,290 2,327 2,297 2,355 2,384 2,401 2,417 2,416 2,450 2,475 2,344
446 Health and personal care stores 12,381 12,386 12,580 12,733 12,814 12,864 12,967 13,034 13,233 13,302 13,340 13,527
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 10,350 10,265 10,544 10,704 10,766 10,799 10,947 11,022 11,132 11,242 11,286 11,759
447 Gasoline stations 19,358 20,214 20,819 19,907 20,242 20,885 20,905 20,574 21,327 21,412 21,906 22,124
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 13,301 13,532 13,818 13,801 14,027 13,864 13,722 14,072 14,366 14,231 14,294 14,084
4481 Clothing stores 9,267 9,445 9,750 9,700 9,858 9,738 9,594 9,902 10,119 10,049 10,173 9,978
44811 Men's clothing stores 786 786 800 791 800 777 808 787 807 791 788 778
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,323 2,434 2,654 2,587 2,669 2,638 2,647 2,680 2,729 2,699 2,673 2,608
4482 Shoe stores 1,881 1,885 1,911 1,900 1,899 1,889 1,868 1,918 1,940 1,921 1,928 1,888
44831 Jewelry stores 1,997 2,044 1,992 2,039 2,109 2,081 2,100 2,097 2,152 2,103 2,039 2,071
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,232 5,541 5,635 5,649 5,757 5,686 5,800 5,633 5,728 5,626 5,615 5,601
452 General merchandise stores 32,179 32,576 33,105 32,879 33,339 33,408 33,586 33,823 34,146 34,280 34,458 34,734
4521 Department stores 19,204 19,158 19,227 19,208 19,397 19,217 19,132 19,203 19,362 19,319 19,529 19,677
4529 Other general merchandise stores 12,975 13,418 13,878 13,671 13,942 14,191 14,454 14,620 14,784 14,961 14,929 15,057
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 10,373 10,764 11,201 11,039 11,294 11,525 11,728 11,909 12,041 12,266 12,249 12,395
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,602 2,654 2,677 2,632 2,648 2,666 2,726 2,711 2,743 2,695 2,680 2,662
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 9,136 9,163 9,189 9,056 8,760 8,785 8,789 8,666 8,925 8,870 8,829 8,631
454 Nonstore retailers 13,855 14,241 14,261 14,458 14,539 14,949 15,037 15,280 15,775 15,698 15,883 16,538
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 8,743 8,786 9,133 9,343 9,026 9,391 9,502 9,634 9,856 9,917 10,069 10,318
45431 Fuel dealers 1,929 2,191 1,855 2,017 2,152 2,222 2,236 2,279 2,475 2,356 2,370 2,789
722 Food services and drinking places 24,608 24,887 25,367 25,215 25,193 25,262 25,454 25,342 25,711 25,706 25,698 25,133

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 218,126 220,650 253,550 250,783 262,113 260,918 262,051 265,089 253,905 258,040 264,106 317,659 3,086,990
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 165,591 163,598 185,818 185,914 194,291 191,552 193,716 195,625 189,333 195,657 204,250 257,441 2,322,786
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 203,011 206,380 237,252 233,582 244,205 242,995 242,931 245,811 235,346 239,073 245,874 298,006 2,874,466
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 150,476 149,328 169,520 168,713 176,383 173,629 174,596 176,347 170,774 176,690 186,018 237,788 2,110,262
Retail sales, total 196,810 199,451 230,230 227,109 237,462 236,830 236,992 240,478 230,665 233,193 240,857 293,013 2,803,090
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 144,275 142,399 162,498 162,240 169,640 167,464 168,657 171,014 166,093 170,810 181,001 232,795 2,038,886
GAFO(1) 54,153 54,729 62,946 61,662 65,302 64,293 64,020 67,768 64,037 66,533 76,342 113,880 815,665
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 52,535 57,052 67,732 64,869 67,822 69,366 68,335 69,464 64,572 62,383 59,856 60,218 764,204
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 48,047 52,525 62,492 59,528 62,574 63,824 62,813 63,954 59,134 56,986 54,569 55,109 701,555
4411 Automobile dealers 46,157 49,827 58,761 55,504 58,227 59,612 58,918 60,447 56,079 53,895 51,987 52,406 661,820
44111 New car dealers 42,042 45,230 53,840 50,680 53,277 54,565 54,023 55,555 51,570 49,379 47,695 48,311 606,167
44112 Used car dealers 4,115 4,597 4,921 4,824 4,950 5,047 4,895 4,892 4,509 4,516 4,292 4,095 55,653
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,488 4,527 5,240 5,341 5,248 5,542 5,522 5,510 5,438 5,397 5,287 5,109 62,649
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 12,558 12,261 13,614 12,784 13,256 13,658 14,014 14,375 14,008 14,117 15,878 21,134 171,657
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,922 5,996 6,790 6,481 6,684 6,853 6,961 7,240 7,139 7,339 8,006 8,883 84,294
4421 Furniture stores 3,590 3,552 3,941 3,607 3,796 3,818 3,893 3,962 3,976 4,036 4,303 4,548 47,022
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,332 2,444 2,849 2,874 2,888 3,035 3,068 3,278 3,163 3,303 3,703 4,335 37,272
44221 Floor covering stores 1,182 1,288 1,534 1,592 1,463 1,599 1,594 1,657 1,649 1,674 1,642 1,535 18,409
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 6,636 6,265 6,824 6,303 6,572 6,805 7,053 7,135 6,869 6,778 7,872 12,251 87,363
443141 Household appliance stores 842 814 943 926 950 1,105 1,200 1,019 989 997 1,051 1,246 12,082
443142 Electronics stores 5,794 5,451 5,881 5,377 5,622 5,700 5,853 6,116 5,880 5,781 6,821 11,005 75,281
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 13,949 14,508 17,711 19,541 20,560 20,511 19,363 19,000 18,459 18,709 18,190 17,789 218,290
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 12,020 12,508 15,156 16,239 16,717 17,403 16,977 16,878 16,299 16,470 16,032 15,217 187,916
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 1,100 1,003 1,206 1,411 1,492 1,444 1,386 1,297 1,283 1,293 1,291 1,380 15,586
445 Food and beverage stores 34,300 32,175 35,502 35,121 37,055 35,791 37,981 36,105 35,734 36,164 35,833 41,938 433,699
4451 Grocery stores 31,516 29,413 32,451 31,948 33,727 32,568 34,568 32,944 32,624 32,935 32,510 37,046 394,250
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,866 1,808 1,986 2,099 2,210 2,145 2,339 2,140 2,126 2,219 2,273 3,265 26,476
446 Health and personal care stores 11,015 10,820 11,954 11,596 11,823 11,766 11,679 11,647 11,429 11,839 12,013 15,118 142,699
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 9,406 9,246 10,168 9,881 10,054 9,972 9,874 9,834 9,721 10,087 10,155 12,884 121,282
447 Gasoline stations 15,115 14,270 16,298 17,201 17,908 17,923 19,120 19,278 18,559 18,967 18,232 19,653 212,524
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 9,237 10,171 12,081 12,386 13,167 12,280 12,461 13,734 12,357 12,948 14,643 24,286 159,751
4481 Clothing stores 6,559 6,871 8,673 8,903 9,171 8,624 8,817 9,712 8,917 9,427 10,528 15,479 111,681
44811 Men's clothing stores 684 610 708 812 803 791 723 789 714 802 896 1,335 9,667
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,745 1,883 2,507 2,616 2,687 2,405 2,303 2,407 2,353 2,440 2,564 3,639 29,549
44814 Family clothing stores 3,062 3,253 4,101 4,152 4,375 4,182 4,476 4,926 4,389 4,724 5,528 8,150 55,318
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,420 1,543 1,897 1,913 2,006 1,908 1,934 2,283 1,788 1,741 1,782 2,475 22,690
44831 Jewelry stores 1,155 1,650 1,392 1,457 1,863 1,623 1,585 1,606 1,520 1,641 2,165 6,034 23,691
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,661 4,133 4,804 4,654 4,779 5,088 4,884 5,396 5,062 4,852 5,896 9,863 64,072
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,485 1,469 1,827 1,888 1,993 2,215 2,062 2,143 1,847 1,711 1,832 3,227 23,699
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 933 966 1,135 1,076 1,061 1,101 1,083 1,101 1,111 1,277 2,096 3,711 16,651
451211 Book stores 1,514 990 976 933 976 1,031 1,023 1,386 1,240 1,019 1,088 1,996 14,172
452 General merchandise stores 24,585 25,109 29,278 28,895 31,201 30,329 29,811 30,955 29,382 31,357 36,231 53,046 380,179
4521 Department stores 14,480 15,239 17,851 17,704 18,935 17,955 17,549 18,510 17,383 18,513 22,213 33,972 230,304
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,647 6,197 7,401 7,290 7,746 7,178 7,012 7,697 7,300 7,749 9,560 15,875 96,652
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,833 9,042 10,450 10,414 11,189 10,777 10,537 10,813 10,083 10,764 12,653 18,097 133,652
4529 Other general merchandise stores 10,105 9870 11427 11,191 12,266 12,374 12,262 12,445 11,999 12,844 14,018 19,074 149,875
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 8,081 7,758 8,990 8,799 9,708 9,839 9,768 9,944 9,585 10,214 11,120 15,003 118,809
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,024 2,112 2,437 2,392 2,558 2,535 2,494 2,501 2,414 2,630 2,898 4,071 31,066
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,392 7,934 8,380 8,227 8,509 8,544 8,240 8,606 8,420 8,426 9,190 12,350 104,218
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 3,112 3,055 3,169 2,943 2,899 2,938 2,850 3,308 3,228 3,259 3,694 5,551 40,006
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 2,018 1,812 1,815 1,649 1,571 1,611 1,517 1,966 1,965 1,772 1,796 2,108 21,600
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,094 1,243 1,354 1,294 1,328 1,327 1,333 1,342 1,263 1,487 1,898 3,443 18,406
45330 Used merchandise stores 639 783 782 731 724 759 749 784 722 848 804 1,052 9,377
454 Nonstore retailers 11,463 11,018 12,876 11,835 11,382 11,574 11,104 11,918 12,683 13,431 14,895 17,618 151,797
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 6,491 6,391 7,595 7,128 6,925 7,222 6,964 7,514 8,033 8,552 9,604 11,863 94,282
45431 Fuel dealers 2,256 1,798 2,011 1,495 1,303 1,222 1,186 1,275 1,420 1,682 1,821 2,443 19,912
722 Food services and drinking places 21,316 21,199 23,320 23,674 24,651 24,088 25,059 24,611 23,240 24,847 23,249 24,646 283,900
7224 Drinking places 1,102 1,140 1,291 1,247 1,207 1,196 1,256 1,205 1,177 1,263 1,185 1,261 14,530
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 18,497 18,325 20,112 20,462 21,272 20,725 21,695 21,274 19,977 21,373 19,960 21,089 244,761
722511 Full service restaurants 9,535 9,467 10,334 10,520 10,740 10,503 11,031 10,888 10,250 11,004 10,182 10,654 125,108
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 8,962 8,858 9,778 9,942 10,532 10,222 10,664 10,386 9,727 10,369 9,778 10,435 119,653
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 246,868 249,520 250,667 252,477 254,735 255,449 257,456 260,230 261,317 261,818 264,965 269,863
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 186,333 188,260 189,026 190,327 191,524 191,997 192,947 194,517 196,167 197,299 198,696 203,954
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 230,474 233,211 234,138 235,362 237,549 238,379 239,752 242,095 242,978 243,186 245,973 249,768
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 169,939 171,951 172,497 173,212 174,338 174,927 175,243 176,382 177,828 178,667 179,704 183,859
Retail sales, total 223,997 226,250 227,417 229,037 231,235 231,903 233,948 236,566 237,481 237,553 240,544 245,485
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 163,462 164,990 165,776 166,887 168,024 168,451 169,439 170,853 172,331 173,034 174,275 179,576
GAFO(1) 65,588 66,370 66,986 66,679 67,258 67,977 67,628 68,238 68,951 68,942 69,078 70,314
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 60,535 61,260 61,641 62,150 63,211 63,452 64,509 65,713 65,150 64,519 66,269 65,909
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 55,418 56,116 56,554 56,965 58,046 58,287 59,314 60,563 59,792 59,175 60,835 60,559
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 5,117 5,144 5,087 5,185 5,165 5,165 5,195 5,150 5,358 5,344 5,434 5,350
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 13,617 13,791 13,947 13,989 14,114 14,272 14,332 14,428 14,702 14,724 14,622 14,744
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,617 6,767 6,831 6,794 6,884 6,986 6,954 7,147 7,292 7,324 7,272 7,246
443 Electronics and appliance stores 7,000 7,024 7,116 7,195 7,230 7,286 7,378 7,281 7,410 7,400 7,350 7,498
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 17,732 17,943 17,760 17,791 17,914 17,969 18,183 18,341 18,175 18,606 18,944 19,125
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 15,139 15,366 15,340 15,334 15,407 15,442 15,661 15,803 15,687 16,006 16,309 16,451
445 Food and beverage stores 35,447 35,707 35,652 36,013 36,060 35,872 36,126 36,117 36,411 36,271 36,300 37,665
4451 Grocery stores 32,225 32,465 32,419 32,700 32,776 32,633 32,891 32,878 33,121 32,968 32,972 34,270
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,145 2,158 2,145 2,219 2,201 2,167 2,190 2,193 2,229 2,235 2,231 2,267
446 Health and personal care stores 11,415 11,498 11,595 11,619 11,741 11,837 11,857 11,848 11,993 12,155 12,258 12,801
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 9,687 9,763 9,862 9,921 10,014 10,124 10,096 10,076 10,190 10,324 10,299 10,882
447 Gasoline stations 16,394 16,309 16,529 17,115 17,186 17,070 17,704 18,135 18,339 18,632 18,992 20,095
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 12,897 12,920 13,075 13,139 13,373 13,373 13,270 13,404 13,381 13,400 13,416 13,573
4481 Clothing stores 9,024 9,072 9,186 9,293 9,427 9,386 9,281 9,410 9,391 9,373 9,371 9,388
44811 Men's clothing stores 825 812 805 863 828 831 802 799 784 785 790 778
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,407 2,423 2,512 2,537 2,542 2,510 2,484 2,464 2,436 2,428 2,435 2,420
4482 Shoe stores 1,911 1,893 1,884 1,870 1,920 1,939 1,902 1,893 1,888 1,864 1,868 1,886
44831 Jewelry stores 1,833 1,825 1,873 1,844 1,891 1,912 1,954 1,959 1,959 2,013 2,021 2,144
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 5,122 5,292 5,273 5,277 5,328 5,367 5,326 5,290 5,385 5,373 5,414 5,455
452 General merchandise stores 30,664 31,094 31,390 31,009 31,165 31,652 31,549 31,806 32,152 32,085 32,161 33,101
4521 Department stores 19,059 19,351 19,372 19,075 19,032 19,270 19,203 19,191 19,343 19,256 19,116 19,249
4529 Other general merchandise stores 11,605 11,743 12,018 11,934 12,133 12,382 12,346 12,615 12,809 12,829 13,045 13,852
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 9,059 9,192 9,453 9,381 9,565 9,790 9,788 10,034 10,219 10,194 10,432 11,188
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,546 2,551 2,565 2,553 2,568 2,592 2,558 2,581 2,590 2,635 2,613 2,664
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,454 8,615 8,503 8,590 8,585 8,481 8,350 8,519 8,597 8,661 9,058 9,489
454 Nonstore retailers 11,720 11,821 12,052 12,345 12,558 12,558 12,742 12,965 13,196 13,127 13,110 13,528
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 7,102 7,388 7,345 7,535 7,618 7,699 7,860 8,054 8,231 8,335 8,216 8,572
45431 Fuel dealers 1,485 1,394 1,665 1,620 1,705 1,707 1,726 1,728 1,764 1,793 1,739 1,808
722 Food services and drinking places 22,871 23,270 23,250 23,440 23,500 23,546 23,508 23,664 23,836 24,265 24,421 24,378

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 207,853 203,863 230,313 234,503 245,027 244,067 241,431 240,462 231,243 244,234 240,991 288,969 2,852,956
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 158,132 153,119 170,482 174,475 182,817 179,213 181,661 182,720 174,613 184,751 188,435 234,123 2,164,541
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 192,618 189,800 214,955 218,816 228,247 227,337 224,137 223,644 215,384 227,824 225,618 272,849 2,661,229
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 142,897 139,056 155,124 158,788 166,037 162,483 164,367 165,902 158,754 168,341 173,062 218,003 1,972,814
Retail sales, total 187,445 183,767 207,973 212,262 221,155 220,867 217,687 216,605 208,915 220,499 218,969 265,618 2,581,762
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 137,724 133,023 148,142 152,234 158,945 156,013 157,917 158,863 152,285 161,016 166,413 210,772 1,893,347
GAFO(1) 50,777 50,744 56,790 58,363 61,136 59,553 59,602 63,575 58,678 62,784 71,608 104,326 757,936
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 49,721 50,744 59,831 60,028 62,210 64,854 59,770 57,742 56,630 59,483 52,556 54,846 688,415
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 45,243 46,390 54,803 54,934 57,069 59,574 54,406 52,517 51,555 54,167 47,787 49,971 628,416
4411 Automobile dealers 43,371 44,090 51,772 51,484 53,328 55,940 50,755 49,441 48,698 51,277 45,679 47,666 593,501
44111 New car dealers 39,690 39,936 47,249 47,084 48,972 51,217 46,220 44,965 44,560 46,742 41,949 43,975 542,559
44112 Used car dealers 3,681 4,154 4,523 4,400 4,356 4,723 4,535 4,476 4,138 4,535 3,730 3,691 50,942
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,478 4,354 5,028 5,094 5,141 5,280 5,364 5,225 5,075 5,316 4,769 4,875 59,999
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 12,293 11,583 12,577 11,985 12,439 12,788 13,127 13,429 12,789 13,161 14,613 19,359 160,143
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,822 5,581 6,162 6,038 6,225 6,310 6,466 6,502 6,329 6,693 7,186 8,098 77,412
4421 Furniture stores 3,569 3,375 3,657 3,468 3,622 3,606 3,660 3,673 3,603 3,734 3,975 4,168 44,110
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,253 2,206 2,505 2,570 2,603 2,704 2,806 2,829 2,726 2,959 3,211 3,930 33,302
44221 Floor covering stores 1,153 1,178 1,358 1,413 1,367 1,465 1,458 1,479 1,498 1,578 1,496 1,518 16,961
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 6,471 6,002 6,415 5,947 6,214 6,478 6,661 6,927 6,460 6,468 7,427 11,261 82,731
443141 Household appliance stores 830 769 853 839 921 999 1,043 962 889 932 947 1,115 11,099
443142 Electronics stores 5,641 5,233 5,562 5,108 5,293 5,479 5,618 5,965 5,571 5,536 6,480 10,146 71,632
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 13,303 13,298 16,065 18,342 19,145 19,008 18,249 17,036 17,301 17,934 16,167 16,575 202,423
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 11,400 11,326 13,453 14,815 15,323 16,078 15,875 15,048 15,191 15,676 14,025 13,991 172,201
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 972 900 1,104 1,321 1,421 1,422 1,352 1,307 1,292 1,296 1,221 1,357 14,965
445 Food and beverage stores 33,440 30,661 33,392 33,926 35,722 34,351 36,390 35,388 34,037 35,421 34,557 39,240 416,525
4451 Grocery stores 30,679 27,947 30,501 30,826 32,456 31,215 33,067 32,220 31,005 32,214 31,377 34,681 378,188
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,846 1,768 1,894 1,963 2,140 2,059 2,209 2,118 2,031 2,163 2,154 3,037 25,382
446 Health and personal care stores 10,185 9,761 10,445 10,609 10,730 10,651 10,763 10,755 10,458 10,995 10,805 13,426 129,583
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 8,526 8,185 8,711 8,854 8,969 8,785 8,897 8,884 8,730 9,231 9,144 11,499 108,415
447 Gasoline stations 15,235 14,063 15,358 15,687 16,780 16,730 17,294 16,818 15,859 16,410 15,373 16,120 191,727
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 8,800 9,499 10,863 11,825 12,239 11,451 11,633 12,971 11,214 12,384 13,854 22,418 149,151
4481 Clothing stores 6,224 6,366 7,736 8,414 8,436 7,983 8,211 9,128 8,040 8,993 10,031 14,566 104,128
44811 Men's clothing stores 716 644 735 844 836 817 757 844 754 865 955 1,429 10,196
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,722 1,767 2,194 2,507 2,512 2,254 2,222 2,327 2,244 2,422 2,531 3,630 28,332
44814 Family clothing stores 2,769 2,875 3,563 3,821 3,896 3,788 4,054 4,534 3,793 4,433 5,181 7,447 50,154
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,360 1,518 1,774 1,936 1,929 1,819 1,877 2,265 1,704 1,799 1,800 2,457 22,238
44831 Jewelry stores 1,110 1,502 1,228 1,352 1,742 1,515 1,405 1,455 1,362 1,495 1,909 5,196 21,271
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,413 3,896 4,422 4,452 4,557 4,783 4,584 5,158 4,800 4,669 5,424 9,283 60,441
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,381 1,407 1,754 1,820 1,938 2,120 1,975 2,038 1,701 1,607 1,685 2,858 22,284
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 858 883 987 1,022 986 1,016 1,042 1,025 1,005 1,197 2,011 3,801 15,833
451211 Book stores 1,463 921 882 854 919 939 881 1,385 1,246 953 990 1,849 13,282
452 General merchandise stores 22,487 23,020 26,112 27,434 29,179 27,795 27,392 29,007 26,687 29,357 34,377 48,234 351,081
4521 Department stores 13,887 14,640 16,616 17,544 18,581 17,234 16,908 18,362 16,467 18,211 22,164 32,676 223,290
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,474 6,070 6,982 7,221 7,619 6,911 6,837 7,777 6,894 7,654 9,592 15,277 94,308
452112 Discount dept. stores 8,413 8,570 9,634 10,323 10,962 10,323 10,071 10,585 9,573 10,557 12,572 17,399 128,982
4529 Other general merchandise stores 8,600 8380 9496 9,890 10,598 10,561 10,484 10,645 10,220 11,146 12,213 15,558 127,791
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 6,661 6,396 7,275 7,582 8,167 8,178 8,118 8,286 7,964 8,639 9,436 11,791 98,493
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 1,939 1,984 2,221 2,308 2,431 2,383 2,366 2,359 2,256 2,507 2,777 3,767 29,298
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 7,098 7,272 7,582 7,583 8,054 8,239 8,221 8,257 8,256 8,358 8,253 11,196 98,369
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,784 2,746 2,816 2,667 2,722 2,736 2,866 3,010 3,188 3,213 3,340 5,032 37,120
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,730 1,516 1,584 1,412 1,392 1,421 1,512 1,675 1,866 1,760 1,663 1,991 19,522
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 1,054 1,230 1,232 1,255 1,330 1,315 1,354 1,335 1,322 1,453 1,677 3,041 17,598
45330 Used merchandise stores 633 710 725 665 673 698 782 762 770 844 795 966 9,023
454 Nonstore retailers 10,470 9,970 11,326 10,391 10,100 10,217 10,264 10,044 10,884 12,327 12,990 14,921 133,904
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 5,794 5,455 6,528 6,096 6,111 5,977 6,115 6,056 6,711 7,483 8,156 9,815 80,297
45431 Fuel dealers 2,324 1,996 1,984 1,515 1,285 1,209 1,177 1,140 1,269 1,483 1,585 1,958 18,925
722 Food services and drinking places 20,408 20,096 22,340 22,241 23,872 23,200 23,744 23,857 22,328 23,735 22,022 23,351 271,194
7224 Drinking places 1,108 1,089 1,199 1,126 1,177 1,154 1,232 1,205 1,143 1,227 1,117 1,180 13,957
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 17,721 17,401 19,356 19,328 20,728 20,073 20,643 20,754 19,286 20,475 19,022 20,153 234,940
722511 Full service restaurants 9,109 9,073 9,926 9,778 10,371 10,150 10,402 10,484 9,792 10,399 9,664 10,284 119,432
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 8,612 8,328 9,430 9,550 10,357 9,923 10,241 10,270 9,494 10,076 9,358 9,869 115,508
 ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 231,587 231,684 233,083 235,986 237,075 238,971 237,411 236,379 238,550 242,549 244,291 246,530
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 176,093 176,843 176,948 178,522 179,193 179,707 181,091 181,382 181,354 183,255 184,474 186,057
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 215,362 215,630 217,380 220,188 221,018 223,038 221,324 220,528 222,738 226,601 228,277 230,131
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 159,868 160,789 161,245 162,724 163,136 163,774 165,004 165,531 165,542 167,307 168,460 169,658
Retail sales, total 209,666 209,552 210,832 213,633 214,639 216,337 214,841 213,636 215,720 219,483 221,134 223,179
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 154,172 154,711 154,697 156,169 156,757 157,073 158,521 158,639 158,524 160,189 161,317 162,706
GAFO(1) 61,496 62,067 62,056 62,741 62,557 63,119 63,221 63,401 63,429 64,088 64,809 64,865
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 55,494 54,841 56,135 57,464 57,882 59,264 56,320 54,997 57,196 59,294 59,817 60,473
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 50,551 49,882 51,122 52,518 52,842 54,306 51,326 50,016 52,181 54,221 54,802 55,400
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,943 4,959 5,013 4,946 5,040 4,958 4,994 4,981 5,015 5,073 5,015 5,073
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 13,153 13,139 13,128 13,135 13,188 13,347 13,407 13,491 13,373 13,444 13,666 13,651
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 6,377 6,342 6,340 6,369 6,359 6,426 6,447 6,444 6,419 6,504 6,666 6,687
443 Electronics and appliance stores 6,776 6,797 6,788 6,766 6,829 6,921 6,960 7,047 6,954 6,940 7,000 6,964
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 16,436 16,462 16,511 16,716 16,741 16,662 16,819 16,828 16,972 17,209 17,341 17,702
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 13,902 13,931 13,970 14,123 14,162 14,241 14,406 14,441 14,495 14,692 14,748 15,060
445 Food and beverage stores 34,126 34,102 34,275 34,374 34,534 34,592 34,856 34,950 34,916 35,093 35,140 35,533
4451 Grocery stores 30,989 30,915 31,123 31,169 31,358 31,435 31,673 31,744 31,702 31,864 31,920 32,291
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 2,072 2,112 2,074 2,095 2,092 2,076 2,094 2,135 2,133 2,137 2,152 2,169
446 Health and personal care stores 10,382 10,406 10,393 10,620 10,645 10,672 10,828 11,019 10,985 11,106 11,232 11,311
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 8,647 8,661 8,702 8,836 8,942 8,910 9,042 9,187 9,180 9,305 9,437 9,583
447 Gasoline stations 16,225 16,054 15,703 15,798 16,057 15,933 16,087 15,851 15,812 15,948 16,014 16,399
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 12,154 12,199 12,164 12,459 12,304 12,447 12,559 12,460 12,180 12,540 12,736 12,746
4481 Clothing stores 8,462 8,482 8,475 8,737 8,596 8,681 8,797 8,713 8,534 8,768 8,928 8,878
44811 Men's clothing stores 853 852 864 887 856 861 853 853 836 842 838 833
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,372 2,307 2,288 2,429 2,350 2,350 2,407 2,360 2,328 2,375 2,404 2,410
4482 Shoe stores 1,823 1,869 1,852 1,839 1,827 1,841 1,875 1,849 1,805 1,894 1,887 1,897
44831 Jewelry stores 1,734 1,711 1,696 1,736 1,740 1,776 1,732 1,770 1,724 1,776 1,818 1,868
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,834 5,027 5,008 5,036 4,986 5,083 5,032 5,057 5,047 5,108 5,093 5,154
452 General merchandise stores 28,402 28,748 28,714 29,123 29,076 29,170 29,113 29,274 29,559 29,720 30,094 30,129
4521 Department stores 18,474 18,698 18,529 18,649 18,653 18,553 18,489 18,548 18,589 18,692 18,805 18,855
4529 Other general merchandise stores 9,928 10,050 10,185 10,474 10,423 10,617 10,624 10,726 10,970 11,028 11,289 11,274
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 7,510 7,642 7,797 8,032 7,999 8,178 8,200 8,294 8,536 8,553 8,778 8,799
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,418 2,408 2,388 2,442 2,424 2,439 2,424 2,432 2,434 2,475 2,511 2,475
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 8,070 7,948 7,957 7,916 8,037 8,064 8,240 8,334 8,378 8,444 8,448 8,622
454 Nonstore retailers 10,390 10,626 10,844 10,992 11,189 11,103 11,580 11,375 11,302 11,577 11,553 11,459
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 6,217 6,388 6,463 6,562 6,752 6,386 6,817 6,812 6,841 6,987 7,019 6,991
45431 Fuel dealers 1,515 1,544 1,683 1,658 1,652 1,686 1,670 1,599 1,571 1,540 1,551 1,441
722 Food services and drinking places 21,921 22,132 22,251 22,353 22,436 22,634 22,570 22,743 22,830 23,066 23,157 23,351

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 200,389 197,556 225,133 220,329 234,190 227,365 231,521 235,252 222,807 232,251 228,284 271,054 2,726,131
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 151,994 147,430 167,468 164,024 176,251 169,901 173,049 177,182 167,947 176,680 179,711 220,677 2,072,314
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 184,433 182,644 208,571 203,965 216,874 210,316 214,043 217,519 206,016 215,089 212,278 254,683 2,526,431
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 136,038 132,518 150,906 147,660 158,935 152,852 155,571 159,449 151,156 159,518 163,705 204,306 1,872,614
Retail sales, total 181,073 178,428 203,750 199,219 211,516 205,491 208,856 211,952 201,415 210,145 207,533 249,389 2,468,767
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 132,678 128,302 146,085 142,914 153,577 148,027 150,384 153,882 146,555 154,574 158,960 199,012 1,814,950
GAFO(1) 47,409 47,286 55,045 52,639 57,737 55,641 55,712 60,967 55,307 59,385 67,945 98,314 713,387
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 48,395 50,126 57,665 56,305 57,939 57,464 58,472 58,070 54,860 55,571 48,573 50,377 653,817
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 44,005 45,910 52,878 51,308 52,905 52,422 53,165 52,861 49,851 50,341 43,827 45,800 595,273
4411 Automobile dealers 42,327 43,870 50,056 48,221 49,695 49,284 50,159 49,949 47,367 47,944 41,943 43,843 564,658
44111 New car dealers 38,950 40,036 45,967 44,106 45,673 45,196 46,093 46,085 43,626 44,122 38,649 40,469 518,972
44112 Used car dealers 3,377 3,834 4,089 4,115 4,022 4,088 4,066 3,864 3,741 3,822 3,294 3,374 45,686
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,390 4,216 4,787 4,997 5,034 5,042 5,307 5,209 5,009 5,230 4,746 4,577 58,544
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 11,120 10,671 11,719 11,351 11,904 11,781 12,245 12,680 12,200 12,540 13,853 18,308 150,372
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,311 5,116 5,715 5,670 6,010 5,805 6,027 6,263 6,094 6,369 6,781 7,554 72,715
4421 Furniture stores 3,233 3,114 3,368 3,250 3,519 3,343 3,397 3,621 3,480 3,605 3,862 4,085 41,877
4422 Home furnishings stores 2,078 2,002 2,347 2,420 2,491 2,462 2,630 2,642 2,614 2,764 2,919 3,469 30,838
44221 Floor covering stores 1,162 1,127 1,298 1,345 1,340 1,362 1,376 1,355 1,451 1,514 1,368 1,352 16,050
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 5,809 5,555 6,004 5,681 5,894 5,976 6,218 6,417 6,106 6,171 7,072 10,754 77,657
443141 Household appliance stores 778 724 809 792 841 919 970 886 828 858 903 1,066 10,374
443142 Electronics stores 5,031 4,831 5,195 4,889 5,053 5,057 5,248 5,531 5,278 5,313 6,169 9,688 67,283
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 12,505 12,534 15,084 17,183 18,390 17,601 17,455 16,268 16,662 17,319 14,815 15,247 191,063
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 10,767 10,740 12,563 14,083 14,943 14,716 15,012 14,189 14,506 15,003 12,799 12,747 162,068
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 997 875 1,020 1,196 1,332 1,296 1,271 1,220 1,171 1,245 1,141 1,188 13,952
445 Food and beverage stores 33,175 30,538 34,446 32,637 35,522 33,570 35,396 35,191 33,039 34,401 34,128 37,330 409,373
4451 Grocery stores 30,534 27,985 31,513 29,853 32,412 30,527 32,232 32,032 30,142 31,319 31,032 32,989 372,570
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,706 1,621 1,853 1,817 2,060 2,002 2,098 2,079 1,892 2,050 2,082 2,821 24,081
446 Health and personal care stores 9,306 9,022 9,962 9,482 9,965 9,728 9,860 9,769 9,603 10,028 9,716 12,231 118,672
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 7,889 7,615 8,330 7,885 8,300 7,968 8,065 7,997 7,930 8,309 8,146 10,389 98,823
447 Gasoline stations 15,956 14,912 16,562 16,364 17,316 17,049 17,478 17,733 16,791 17,162 16,006 16,371 199,700
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 8,194 8,835 10,840 10,131 11,505 10,654 10,734 12,461 10,942 11,635 13,244 21,118 140,293
4481 Clothing stores 5,785 5,902 7,640 7,110 7,916 7,444 7,540 8,802 7,797 8,436 9,522 13,828 97,722
44811 Men's clothing stores 697 633 746 716 809 793 737 846 761 870 987 1,474 10,069
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,699 1,813 2,353 2,227 2,429 2,199 2,103 2,334 2,265 2,358 2,486 3,556 27,822
44814 Family clothing stores 2,487 2,542 3,396 3,144 3,539 3,404 3,588 4,202 3,558 3,973 4,708 6,702 45,243
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,279 1,429 1,902 1,663 1,888 1,770 1,773 2,200 1,702 1,689 1,778 2,377 21,450
44831 Jewelry stores 1,034 1,400 1,175 1,258 1,585 1,330 1,313 1,348 1,334 1,395 1,799 4,658 19,629
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,311 3,588 4,209 4,177 4,372 4,456 4,298 4,949 4,547 4,463 5,411 8,911 57,692
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,337 1,331 1,609 1,726 1,788 1,970 1,838 1,955 1,595 1,521 1,651 2,846 21,167
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 730 791 1,032 896 947 940 963 958 971 1,141 2,009 3,643 15,021
451211 Book stores 1,558 825 813 806 894 875 830 1,301 1,158 923 994 1,765 12,742
452 General merchandise stores 21,164 21,560 25,681 24,490 27,443 26,328 25,897 28,066 24,928 27,906 32,529 45,371 331,363
4521 Department stores 13,463 14,077 17,084 16,180 18,118 17,259 16,673 18,633 16,229 18,259 22,114 32,019 220,108
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,528 5,880 7,143 6,714 7,475 6,974 6,742 7,924 6,984 7,840 9,708 15,073 93,985
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,935 8,197 9,941 9,466 10,643 10,285 9,931 10,709 9,245 10,419 12,406 16,946 126,123
4529 Other general merchandise stores 7,701 7483 8597 8,310 9,325 9,069 9,224 9,433 8,699 9,647 10,415 13,352 111,255
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 5,696 5,434 6,243 6,104 6,852 6,697 6,817 6,947 6,448 7,186 7,734 9,761 81,919
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,005 2,049 2,354 2,206 2,473 2,372 2,407 2,486 2,251 2,461 2,681 3,591 29,336
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 6,415 6,829 6,975 7,035 7,465 7,464 7,526 7,661 7,565 7,614 7,406 10,277 90,232
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,620 2,632 2,596 2,490 2,513 2,422 2,538 2,811 2,690 2,841 2,908 4,606 33,667
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,686 1,448 1,394 1,345 1,291 1,234 1,330 1,551 1,529 1,526 1,310 1,690 17,334
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 934 1,184 1,202 1,145 1,222 1,188 1,208 1,260 1,161 1,315 1,598 2,916 16,333
45330 Used merchandise stores 621 687 620 559 558 584 667 674 691 766 740 891 8,058
454 Nonstore retailers 10,532 9,813 10,607 10,064 9,695 9,396 9,495 9,104 10,278 11,506 11,852 13,848 126,190
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 5,042 4,577 5,594 5,491 5,304 5,204 5,198 5,165 6,080 6,693 7,029 8,690 70,067
45431 Fuel dealers 3,016 2,311 1,996 1,706 1,461 1,256 1,273 1,352 1,452 1,752 1,920 2,446 21,941
722 Food services and drinking places 19,316 19,128 21,383 21,110 22,674 21,874 22,665 23,300 21,392 22,106 20,751 21,665 257,364
7224 Drinking places 1,051 1,000 1,102 1,094 1,143 1,094 1,175 1,212 1,109 1,185 1,102 1,112 13,379
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 16,718 16,625 18,627 18,361 19,759 18,986 19,737 20,287 18,434 19,081 17,940 18,753 223,308
722511 Full service restaurants 8,658 8,610 9,559 9,301 9,942 9,428 10,036 10,481 9,505 9,813 9,192 9,661 114,186
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 8,060 8,015 9,068 9,060 9,817 9,558 9,701 9,806 8,929 9,268 8,748 9,092 109,122
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 223,481 225,422 226,161 224,615 222,929 226,057 228,703 229,309 230,312 229,836 230,440 231,181
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 169,471 170,821 171,928 170,754 170,738 171,991 173,448 173,821 174,978 174,980 175,126 175,418
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 206,543 208,438 209,192 208,002 206,562 209,679 212,307 212,627 213,555 213,125 213,802 214,645
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 152,533 153,837 154,959 154,141 154,371 155,613 157,052 157,139 158,221 158,269 158,488 158,882
Retail sales, total 202,371 204,286 204,990 203,399 201,699 204,675 207,014 207,635 208,326 208,078 208,936 209,363
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 148,361 149,685 150,757 149,538 149,508 150,609 151,759 152,147 152,992 153,222 153,622 153,600
GAFO(1) 58,188 58,444 58,750 58,373 58,605 59,158 59,779 59,989 60,090 60,536 60,811 60,843
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 54,010 54,601 54,233 53,861 52,191 54,066 55,255 55,488 55,334 54,856 55,314 55,763
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 49,223 49,794 49,373 49,005 47,406 49,176 50,346 50,536 50,355 49,941 50,318 50,945
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,787 4,807 4,860 4,856 4,785 4,890 4,909 4,952 4,979 4,915 4,996 4,818
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 11,951 12,217 12,276 12,424 12,404 12,474 12,564 12,687 12,721 12,726 12,895 12,949
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,823 5,847 5,916 5,968 6,004 6,034 6,039 6,146 6,162 6,154 6,267 6,290
443 Electronics and appliance stores 6,128 6,370 6,360 6,456 6,400 6,440 6,525 6,541 6,559 6,572 6,628 6,659
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 15,197 15,561 15,862 15,709 15,805 15,918 15,973 16,027 16,283 16,232 16,158 16,356
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 12,895 13,243 13,422 13,425 13,450 13,526 13,537 13,552 13,776 13,752 13,660 13,795
445 Food and beverage stores 34,049 33,989 34,156 34,056 33,978 33,892 34,106 34,256 34,281 34,348 34,230 34,190
4451 Grocery stores 31,030 30,991 31,109 31,065 30,987 30,804 31,022 31,160 31,171 31,225 31,125 31,063
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,939 1,939 1,973 1,962 1,977 2,039 2,017 2,009 2,024 2,056 2,055 2,055
446 Health and personal care stores 9,448 9,649 9,922 9,578 9,722 9,916 9,950 9,989 10,077 10,058 10,217 10,201
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 7,953 8,084 8,280 7,997 8,137 8,231 8,230 8,270 8,347 8,326 8,503 8,509
447 Gasoline stations 16,938 16,984 16,969 16,613 16,367 16,378 16,396 16,682 16,757 16,711 16,638 16,536
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 11,513 11,468 11,623 11,195 11,413 11,643 11,735 11,828 11,845 11,881 11,936 12,110
4481 Clothing stores 8,002 7,924 8,007 7,791 7,971 8,125 8,186 8,331 8,252 8,316 8,317 8,446
44811 Men's clothing stores 832 827 830 805 830 834 854 858 843 856 856 851
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,383 2,389 2,367 2,272 2,253 2,300 2,311 2,339 2,350 2,319 2,326 2,336
4482 Shoe stores 1,757 1,782 1,845 1,685 1,766 1,797 1,798 1,786 1,795 1,799 1,812 1,850
44831 Jewelry stores 1,628 1,636 1,630 1,594 1,551 1,599 1,625 1,601 1,680 1,643 1,683 1,680
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,748 4,666 4,698 4,725 4,763 4,838 4,786 4,745 4,827 4,878 5,015 4,915
452 General merchandise stores 27,216 27,262 27,304 27,179 27,328 27,433 27,949 27,939 27,868 28,155 28,151 28,008
4521 Department stores 18,138 18,185 18,238 18,096 18,194 18,276 18,529 18,556 18,446 18,580 18,652 18,427
4529 Other general merchandise stores 9,078 9,077 9,066 9,083 9,134 9,157 9,420 9,383 9,422 9,575 9,499 9,581
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 6,562 6,563 6,572 6,656 6,698 6,724 6,949 6,899 6,948 7,143 7,082 7,193
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,516 2,514 2,494 2,427 2,436 2,433 2,471 2,484 2,474 2,432 2,417 2,388
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 7,295 7,539 7,459 7,417 7,181 7,474 7,464 7,562 7,664 7,704 7,707 7,845
454 Nonstore retailers 10,006 10,350 10,488 10,642 10,547 10,643 10,836 10,432 10,669 10,529 10,675 10,490
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 5,307 5,442 5,755 5,911 5,771 5,854 5,840 5,863 6,160 6,074 6,023 6,081
45431 Fuel dealers 1,947 1,776 1,752 1,858 1,831 1,805 1,813 1,880 1,793 1,775 1,916 1,789
722 Food services and drinking places 21,110 21,136 21,171 21,216 21,230 21,382 21,689 21,674 21,986 21,758 21,504 21,818

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 185,019 192,380 212,110 211,718 226,936 217,511 218,111 226,062 209,250 222,663 223,953 258,081 2,603,794
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 140,160 142,805 156,474 157,622 168,786 162,597 163,040 170,581 158,129 168,434 175,816 211,843 1,976,287
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 170,546 178,221 196,494 195,694 209,508 200,554 201,072 208,791 193,275 205,992 207,716 241,506 2,409,369
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 125,687 128,646 140,858 141,598 151,358 145,640 146,001 153,310 142,154 151,763 159,579 195,268 1,781,862
Retail sales, total 167,372 173,941 191,851 191,886 205,797 196,842 197,140 204,270 189,424 201,927 203,621 237,478 2,361,549
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 122,513 124,366 136,215 137,790 147,647 141,928 142,069 148,789 138,303 147,698 155,484 191,240 1,734,042
GAFO(1) 43,533 45,999 51,526 51,479 55,557 53,585 52,522 58,714 53,061 56,556 65,498 94,583 682,613
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 44,859 49,575 55,636 54,096 58,150 54,914 55,071 55,481 51,121 54,229 48,137 46,238 627,507
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 40,774 45,392 51,156 49,404 53,269 50,191 50,106 50,510 46,624 49,156 43,541 41,820 571,943
4411 Automobile dealers 39,261 43,538 48,844 46,624 50,252 47,187 47,404 47,531 44,473 46,980 41,746 40,109 543,949
44111 New car dealers 36,390 40,087 44,798 42,745 46,525 43,649 43,833 44,020 41,252 43,454 38,484 37,103 502,340
44112 Used car dealers 2,871 3,451 4,046 3,879 3,727 3,538 3,571 3,511 3,221 3,526 3,262 3,006 41,609
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,085 4,183 4,480 4,692 4,881 4,723 4,965 4,971 4,497 5,073 4,596 4,418 55,564
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 10,614 10,431 11,419 10,925 11,517 11,376 11,564 12,151 11,525 12,044 13,353 16,848 143,767
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,788 4,833 5,410 5,310 5,603 5,479 5,673 5,893 5,589 5,970 6,425 6,734 67,707
4421 Furniture stores 2,884 2,960 3,270 3,127 3,278 3,205 3,242 3,358 3,232 3,344 3,619 3,649 39,168
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,904 1,873 2,140 2,183 2,325 2,274 2,431 2,535 2,357 2,626 2,806 3,085 28,539
44221 Floor covering stores 1,039 1,006 1,135 1,225 1,242 1,211 1,303 1,322 1,244 1,371 1,292 1,249 14,639
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 5,826 5,598 6,009 5,615 5,914 5,897 5,891 6,258 5,936 6,074 6,928 10,114 76,060
443141 Household appliance stores 748 699 784 802 858 853 855 899 817 856 944 1,100 10,215
443142 Electronics stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 11,587 11,828 13,406 15,667 16,952 16,177 16,228 15,796 14,901 16,190 14,430 13,521 176,683
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 10,050 10,148 11,357 12,751 13,919 13,529 13,874 13,765 12,970 14,060 12,549 11,481 150,453
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 974 916 1,025 1,247 1,364 1,303 1,238 1,182 1,079 1,183 1,172 1,224 13,907
445 Food and beverage stores 31,733 30,778 33,060 32,158 34,382 33,452 34,426 34,841 32,214 33,524 34,045 36,460 401,073
4451 Grocery stores 29,172 28,191 30,245 29,344 31,364 30,470 31,377 31,747 29,495 30,674 31,014 32,454 365,547
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,679 1,652 1,837 1,798 1,957 1,958 2,034 2,062 1,781 1,860 1,992 2,547 23,157
446 Health and personal care stores 8,401 8,510 8,964 8,904 9,366 8,818 9,079 9,182 8,611 9,288 9,132 11,302 109,557
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 7,134 7,190 7,510 7,425 7,755 7,264 7,484 7,629 7,208 7,811 7,699 9,701 91,810
447 Gasoline stations 14,473 14,159 15,616 16,024 17,428 16,957 17,039 17,271 15,975 16,671 16,237 16,575 194,425
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 7,684 8,991 10,349 10,570 11,405 10,554 10,202 12,134 10,623 11,250 12,875 19,944 136,581
4481 Clothing stores 5,325 6,050 7,189 7,278 7,648 7,277 7,000 8,304 7,495 8,024 9,114 13,008 93,712
44811 Men's clothing stores 639 651 708 718 774 759 660 761 744 793 919 1,420 9,546
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,565 1,834 2,193 2,346 2,552 2,375 2,072 2,353 2,276 2,413 2,594 3,665 28,238
44814 Family clothing stores 2,262 2,627 3,194 3,175 3,275 3,155 3,192 3,851 3,333 3,659 4,339 6,197 42,259
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,245 1,414 1,757 1,857 1,889 1,764 1,738 2,228 1,676 1,657 1,778 2,232 21,235
44831 Jewelry stores 1,036 1,428 1,306 1,347 1,755 1,397 1,366 1,466 1,323 1,451 1,830 4,464 20,169
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,140 3,521 4,102 4,096 4,042 4,286 4,166 4,989 4,334 4,340 5,208 8,847 56,071
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,327 1,309 1,649 1,702 1,773 1,895 1,833 1,992 1,594 1,453 1,608 2,675 20,810
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 705 737 890 862 669 849 877 874 870 1,094 2,002 4,073 14,502
451211 Book stores 1,373 757 743 750 853 838 786 1,359 1,040 899 908 1,599 11,905
452 General merchandise stores 18,968 20,786 23,572 23,755 26,154 25,149 24,073 26,711 24,163 26,366 31,144 44,464 315,305
4521 Department stores 12,299 13,768 15,808 15,957 17,454 16,655 15,768 17,932 16,092 17,462 21,389 31,619 212,203
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,982 5,810 6,783 6,754 7,289 6,797 6,469 7,806 7,092 7,615 9,591 15,184 92,172
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,317 7,958 9,025 9,203 10,165 9,858 9,299 10,126 9,000 9,847 11,798 16,435 120,031
4529 Other general merchandise stores 6,669 7018 7764 7,798 8,700 8,494 8,305 8,779 8,071 8,904 9,755 12,845 103,102
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 4,758 4,915 5,432 5,474 6,125 6,027 5,913 6,244 5,808 6,371 6,993 9,019 73,079
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 1,911 2,103 2,332 2,324 2,575 2,467 2,392 2,535 2,263 2,533 2,762 3,826 30,023
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 5,367 5,945 5,950 6,509 7,520 7,041 7,082 7,244 6,729 7,017 7,036 9,379 82,819
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 2,127 2,270 2,084 2,133 2,439 2,220 2,517 2,729 2,416 2,556 2,918 4,480 30,889
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,371 1,297 1,184 1,131 1,235 1,105 1,256 1,436 1,314 1,332 1,337 1,594 15,592
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 756 973 900 1,002 1,204 1,115 1,261 1,293 1,102 1,224 1,581 2,886 15,297
45330 Used merchandise stores 481 481 578 598 744 618 591 611 588 631 630 705 7,256
454 Nonstore retailers 9,546 9,417 9,777 9,182 8,881 8,118 8,210 8,470 9,228 11,008 12,024 13,900 117,761
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 4,549 4,226 4,703 4,566 4,563 4,250 4,442 4,586 4,875 5,816 6,676 7,854 61,106
45431 Fuel dealers 2,865 2,569 2,223 1,731 1,458 1,191 1,237 1,286 1,447 1,853 2,053 2,650 22,563
722 Food services and drinking places 17,647 18,439 20,259 19,832 21,139 20,669 20,971 21,792 19,826 20,736 20,332 20,603 242,245
7224 Drinking places 993 1,026 1,114 1,050 1,094 1,069 1,096 1,137 1,053 1,100 1,101 1,116 12,949
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 15,338 15,979 17,563 17,200 18,344 17,985 18,279 18,964 17,161 17,940 17,583 17,813 210,149
722511 Full service restaurants 7,503 7,911 8,650 8,469 8,941 8,682 8,944 9,513 8,642 8,998 8,972 8,888 104,113
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 7,835 8,068 8,913 8,731 9,403 9,303 9,335 9,451 8,519 8,942 8,611 8,925 106,036
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 208,699 212,008 213,891 214,676 216,299 216,068 216,332 216,358 219,256 221,060 220,963 221,991
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 158,350 159,720 161,543 163,145 164,099 164,270 164,328 164,886 166,072 167,610 168,253 169,156
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 193,220 196,551 197,940 198,424 199,811 199,716 200,257 200,292 203,168 204,700 204,361 205,232
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 142,871 144,263 145,592 146,893 147,611 147,918 148,253 148,820 149,984 151,250 151,651 152,397
Retail sales, total 189,135 192,266 194,029 194,744 196,205 196,136 196,187 196,218 198,859 200,509 200,174 201,284
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 138,786 139,978 141,681 143,213 144,005 144,338 144,183 144,746 145,675 147,059 147,464 148,449
GAFO(1) 54,718 55,394 55,749 56,539 56,719 56,605 56,808 57,195 57,640 58,106 57,642 58,260
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 50,349 52,288 52,348 51,531 52,200 51,798 52,004 51,472 53,184 53,450 52,710 52,835
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 45,865 47,731 47,809 46,962 47,604 47,172 47,359 46,899 48,567 48,718 48,006 48,069
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,484 4,557 4,539 4,569 4,596 4,626 4,645 4,573 4,617 4,732 4,704 4,766
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 11,493 11,594 11,931 11,968 12,014 12,012 11,930 11,995 12,200 12,207 12,124 12,051
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,302 5,346 5,566 5,595 5,586 5,678 5,696 5,655 5,762 5,779 5,768 5,746
443 Electronics and appliance stores 6,191 6,248 6,365 6,373 6,428 6,334 6,234 6,340 6,438 6,428 6,356 6,305
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 14,023 14,036 14,153 14,340 14,450 14,902 14,826 14,981 14,989 15,040 15,264 14,980
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 11,979 11,967 12,134 12,190 12,350 12,679 12,590 12,722 12,728 12,747 12,964 12,743
445 Food and beverage stores 33,085 32,928 33,076 33,174 33,178 33,281 33,470 33,542 33,494 33,704 33,734 33,819
4451 Grocery stores 30,105 29,990 30,125 30,220 30,245 30,288 30,493 30,555 30,565 30,766 30,768 30,879
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,950 1,908 1,930 1,931 1,907 1,954 1,960 1,955 1,917 1,902 1,914 1,904
446 Health and personal care stores 8,546 8,782 8,991 8,922 9,076 9,072 9,134 9,237 9,190 9,363 9,414 9,505
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 7,213 7,344 7,555 7,440 7,558 7,590 7,637 7,761 7,726 7,858 7,888 7,978
447 Gasoline stations 15,479 15,457 15,951 16,252 16,488 16,352 16,075 16,066 16,088 16,360 16,602 16,759
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 11,105 11,341 11,376 11,422 11,504 11,365 11,316 11,360 11,534 11,577 11,318 11,435
4481 Clothing stores 7,595 7,842 7,703 7,800 7,836 7,827 7,730 7,760 7,950 7,965 7,802 7,898
44811 Men's clothing stores 780 815 800 791 803 790 781 787 818 794 790 802
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,265 2,342 2,252 2,353 2,396 2,469 2,300 2,327 2,371 2,396 2,360 2,386
4482 Shoe stores 1,751 1,731 1,773 1,801 1,801 1,755 1,784 1,790 1,753 1,782 1,759 1,752
44831 Jewelry stores 1,650 1,653 1,787 1,707 1,741 1,655 1,678 1,681 1,696 1,703 1,631 1,663
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,600 4,485 4,548 4,628 4,432 4,609 4,655 4,738 4,690 4,769 4,692 4,940
452 General merchandise stores 25,215 25,616 25,576 26,103 26,216 26,085 26,209 26,441 26,590 26,904 26,772 27,051
4521 Department stores 17,082 17,336 17,248 17,675 17,624 17,544 17,581 17,737 17,866 18,017 17,970 18,117
4529 Other general merchandise stores 8,133 8,280 8,328 8,428 8,592 8,541 8,628 8,704 8,724 8,887 8,802 8,934
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 5,658 5,782 5,810 5,918 6,058 6,021 6,115 6,194 6,245 6,377 6,323 6,433
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,475 2,498 2,518 2,510 2,534 2,520 2,513 2,510 2,479 2,510 2,479 2,501
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 6,202 6,339 6,473 6,772 7,128 7,050 7,018 6,918 7,011 7,110 7,154 7,144
454 Nonstore retailers 9,038 9,400 9,606 9,632 9,519 9,610 9,550 9,468 9,889 10,025 10,390 10,765
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 4,724 4,857 4,853 4,899 4,928 5,036 5,082 5,101 5,132 5,221 5,393 5,462
45431 Fuel dealers 1,886 1,867 1,936 1,879 1,793 1,759 1,775 1,745 1,839 1,883 1,974 1,960
722 Food services and drinking places 19,564 19,742 19,862 19,932 20,094 19,932 20,145 20,140 20,397 20,551 20,789 20,707

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 175,344 172,138 201,279 196,039 210,478 211,844 203,411 214,248 202,122 204,044 212,190 247,491 2,450,628
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 134,789 130,679 149,748 148,170 157,703 156,922 153,443 160,769 153,295 155,556 166,150 203,689 1,870,913
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 161,473 158,926 186,522 181,409 194,533 195,637 187,354 198,031 186,928 188,887 197,509 232,306 2,269,515
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 120,918 117,467 134,991 133,540 141,758 140,715 137,386 144,552 138,101 140,399 151,469 188,504 1,689,800
Retail sales, total 158,004 155,156 181,910 176,635 190,269 191,609 182,909 193,370 182,521 184,276 193,405 227,552 2,217,616
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 117,449 113,697 130,379 128,766 137,494 136,687 132,941 139,891 133,694 135,788 147,365 183,750 1,637,901
GAFO(1) 42,081 41,357 48,904 48,848 51,653 51,777 50,183 54,920 52,057 52,586 63,530 92,144 650,040
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 40,555 41,459 51,531 47,869 52,775 54,922 49,968 53,479 48,827 48,488 46,040 43,802 579,715
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 36,800 37,825 47,198 43,638 48,264 50,296 45,544 48,616 44,470 43,925 41,534 39,702 527,812
4411 Automobile dealers 35,487 36,245 44,670 41,130 45,489 47,260 43,032 46,037 42,201 41,908 40,133 38,092 501,684
44111 New car dealers 32,778 33,412 41,374 38,132 42,309 43,957 39,540 42,592 38,978 38,834 37,202 35,534 464,642
44112 Used car dealers 2,709 2,833 3,296 2,998 3,180 3,303 3,492 3,445 3,223 3,074 2,931 2,558 37,042
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,755 3,634 4,333 4,231 4,511 4,626 4,424 4,863 4,357 4,563 4,506 4,100 51,903
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 10,129 9,415 10,658 9,834 10,633 10,884 10,755 11,499 11,160 11,338 12,929 16,615 135,849
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,649 4,410 5,084 4,818 5,195 5,196 5,190 5,506 5,418 5,505 6,090 6,409 63,470
4421 Furniture stores 2,856 2,663 3,052 2,813 3,024 3,046 3,022 3,178 3,191 3,175 3,417 3,540 36,977
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,793 1,747 2,032 2,005 2,171 2,150 2,168 2,328 2,227 2,330 2,673 2,869 26,493
44221 Floor covering stores 974 979 1,139 1,089 1,160 1,174 1,122 1,226 1,188 1,228 1,242 1,183 13,704
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 5,480 5,005 5,574 5,016 5,438 5,688 5,565 5,993 5,742 5,833 6,839 10,206 72,379
443141 Household appliance stores 744 667 794 724 823 890 923 896 799 800 893 1,027 9,980
443142 Electronics stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 11,086 10,967 13,447 13,907 15,700 15,414 14,174 14,783 13,950 14,616 13,600 12,917 164,561
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 9,734 9,496 11,445 11,416 12,980 12,995 12,125 12,894 12,234 12,767 11,864 11,078 141,028
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 872 845 1,057 1,154 1,339 1,336 1,226 1,177 1,148 1,137 1,189 1,238 13,718
445 Food and beverage stores 31,039 29,132 32,361 31,792 33,178 33,060 33,520 33,279 32,177 31,830 32,508 36,510 390,386
4451 Grocery stores 28,629 26,762 29,708 29,086 30,388 30,229 30,654 30,434 29,378 29,068 29,619 32,454 356,409
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,555 1,501 1,725 1,699 1,807 1,863 1,886 1,861 1,845 1,788 1,879 2,598 22,007
446 Health and personal care stores 7,999 7,739 8,462 8,230 8,668 8,482 8,170 8,471 8,163 8,387 8,430 10,434 101,635
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,829 6,614 7,135 6,954 7,274 7,034 6,793 7,035 6,859 7,083 7,208 9,022 85,840
447 Gasoline stations 13,871 13,212 14,757 14,630 15,945 16,207 16,057 16,217 15,194 15,157 14,681 15,185 181,113
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 7,518 7,961 9,815 10,168 10,620 10,301 9,784 11,264 10,710 10,439 12,751 20,002 131,333
4481 Clothing stores 5,331 5,472 6,944 7,079 7,190 7,087 6,805 7,727 7,558 7,425 8,988 13,102 90,708
44811 Men's clothing stores 661 607 674 726 721 740 642 697 722 756 903 1,466 9,315
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,723 1,810 2,393 2,438 2,535 2,357 2,172 2,326 2,370 2,312 2,567 3,693 28,696
44814 Family clothing stores 2,194 2,266 2,901 2,959 2,958 3,061 3,006 3,488 3,320 3,290 4,292 6,264 39,999
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,179 1,187 1,655 1,809 1,757 1,749 1,654 2,045 1,735 1,561 1,771 2,239 20,341
44831 Jewelry stores 908 1,213 1,128 1,195 1,590 1,377 1,250 1,382 1,315 1,360 1,854 4,435 19,007
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,908 3,271 3,908 3,845 3,951 4,129 3,893 4,649 4,294 3,955 4,904 8,326 53,033
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,224 1,248 1,599 1,606 1,645 1,750 1,705 1,846 1,569 1,398 1,548 2,731 19,869
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 683 665 823 867 821 873 851 846 846 993 1,830 3,616 13,714
451211 Book stores 1,308 718 695 688 785 808 782 1,248 1,102 746 850 1,466 11,196
452 General merchandise stores 18,537 18,598 22,516 23,023 24,133 24,241 23,517 24,916 23,499 24,447 30,216 42,855 300,498
4521 Department stores 12,260 12,603 15,448 15,729 16,337 16,399 15,922 17,050 15,981 16,574 21,138 30,479 205,920
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 5,112 5,362 6,667 6,569 6,827 6,734 6,663 7,435 6,977 7,128 9,490 14,336 89,300
452112 Discount dept. stores 7,148 7,241 8,781 9,160 9,510 9,665 9,259 9,615 9,004 9,446 11,648 16,143 116,620
4529 Other general merchandise stores 6,277 5995 7068 7,294 7,796 7,842 7,595 7,866 7,518 7,873 9,078 12,376 94,578
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 4,317 4,118 4,856 5,000 5,344 5,393 5,274 5,435 5,216 5,459 6,287 8,402 65,101
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 1,960 1,877 2,212 2,294 2,452 2,449 2,321 2,431 2,302 2,414 2,791 3,974 29,477
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 5,016 5,411 5,687 5,773 6,790 6,558 6,230 6,891 6,307 6,207 6,367 8,740 75,977
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 1,989 2,112 2,007 1,978 2,316 2,222 2,234 2,592 2,394 2,407 2,730 4,346 29,327
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,287 1,175 1,162 1,021 1,195 1,163 1,120 1,456 1,322 1,225 1,261 1,437 14,824
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 702 937 845 957 1,121 1,059 1,114 1,136 1,072 1,182 1,469 2,909 14,503
45330 Used merchandise stores 451 494 489 486 556 580 554 641 560 523 557 726 6,617
454 Nonstore retailers 8,346 7,991 8,768 7,564 7,876 7,411 6,841 7,922 8,240 9,412 10,979 12,166 103,516
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 3,939 3,341 4,121 3,650 3,943 3,710 3,568 4,080 4,357 5,021 6,113 6,837 52,680
45431 Fuel dealers 2,152 2,185 1,877 1,441 1,398 1,211 1,121 1,257 1,316 1,478 1,880 2,504 19,820
722 Food services and drinking places 17,340 16,982 19,369 19,404 20,209 20,235 20,502 20,878 19,601 19,768 18,785 19,939 233,012
7224 Drinking places 910 912 1,025 1,017 1,044 1,032 1,060 1,077 1,098 1,086 1,070 1,121 12,452
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 15,133 14,794 16,852 16,810 17,513 17,477 17,859 18,150 16,929 17,035 16,239 17,259 202,050
722511 Full service restaurants 7,475 7,311 8,211 8,235 8,581 8,514 8,867 9,000 8,238 8,295 7,956 8,349 99,032
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 7,658 7,483 8,641 8,575 8,932 8,963 8,992 9,150 8,691 8,740 8,283 8,910 103,018
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 201,573 198,399 200,247 201,032 202,986 205,500 204,920 206,521 207,006 206,176 208,664 210,399
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 154,349 152,497 153,566 153,976 155,268 155,848 156,088 156,773 157,818 156,905 158,801 160,236
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 186,658 183,436 185,326 186,011 187,771 190,167 189,671 191,294 191,812 191,169 193,683 195,153
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 139,434 137,534 138,645 138,955 140,053 140,515 140,839 141,546 142,624 141,898 143,820 144,990
Retail sales, total 182,413 179,488 181,013 181,686 183,536 186,081 185,431 186,806 187,366 186,565 189,055 190,774
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 135,189 133,586 134,332 134,630 135,818 136,429 136,599 137,058 138,178 137,294 139,192 140,611
GAFO(1) 53,687 52,207 52,985 53,128 53,798 54,139 54,371 54,421 55,185 54,614 55,579 55,545
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 47,224 45,902 46,681 47,056 47,718 49,652 48,832 49,748 49,188 49,271 49,863 50,163
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 42,991 41,749 42,482 42,782 43,442 45,312 44,520 45,351 44,783 44,867 45,343 45,687
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 4,233 4,153 4,199 4,274 4,276 4,340 4,312 4,397 4,405 4,404 4,520 4,476
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 11,157 10,908 10,979 10,914 11,172 11,217 11,283 11,463 11,548 11,641 11,779 11,726
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5,265 5,081 5,130 5,181 5,216 5,217 5,318 5,304 5,407 5,429 5,516 5,445
443 Electronics and appliance stores 5,892 5,827 5,849 5,733 5,956 6,000 5,965 6,159 6,141 6,212 6,263 6,281
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 13,738 13,613 13,587 13,415 13,370 13,548 13,645 13,683 13,837 13,932 14,092 14,683
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 11,871 11,695 11,691 11,543 11,507 11,592 11,614 11,616 11,855 11,887 12,008 12,603
445 Food and beverage stores 32,625 32,399 32,415 32,312 32,540 32,597 32,466 32,547 32,625 32,578 32,744 32,903
4451 Grocery stores 29,791 29,604 29,619 29,499 29,763 29,812 29,675 29,721 29,735 29,692 29,858 29,994
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,832 1,802 1,810 1,817 1,809 1,818 1,808 1,830 1,877 1,866 1,859 1,888
446 Health and personal care stores 8,306 8,304 8,304 8,450 8,424 8,482 8,431 8,488 8,611 8,584 8,691 8,761
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 7,040 7,021 7,023 7,132 7,104 7,148 7,113 7,120 7,289 7,242 7,348 7,407
447 Gasoline stations 14,915 14,963 14,921 15,021 15,215 15,333 15,249 15,227 15,194 15,007 14,981 15,246
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,939 10,582 10,850 10,796 10,976 10,948 10,824 10,813 11,198 10,882 11,269 11,124
4481 Clothing stores 7,657 7,458 7,513 7,441 7,555 7,544 7,467 7,429 7,787 7,466 7,713 7,679
44811 Men's clothing stores 807 792 773 778 765 763 757 756 777 766 790 788
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,523 2,423 2,475 2,426 2,433 2,420 2,419 2,342 2,406 2,321 2,340 2,326
4482 Shoe stores 1,665 1,536 1,708 1,699 1,717 1,735 1,696 1,693 1,716 1,699 1,764 1,701
44831 Jewelry stores 1,479 1,479 1,524 1,550 1,604 1,570 1,563 1,585 1,590 1,615 1,681 1,638
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 4,436 4,298 4,347 4,345 4,380 4,421 4,429 4,462 4,441 4,414 4,532 4,505
452 General merchandise stores 24,936 24,115 24,579 24,747 24,851 25,166 25,375 25,174 25,469 25,135 25,414 25,554
4521 Department stores 17,205 16,680 16,904 16,985 16,997 17,269 17,487 17,231 17,440 17,188 17,283 17,332
4529 Other general merchandise stores 7,731 7,435 7,675 7,762 7,854 7,897 7,888 7,943 8,029 7,947 8,131 8,222
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 5,176 5,071 5,278 5,319 5,387 5,431 5,432 5,507 5,543 5,509 5,659 5,692
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,555 2,364 2,397 2,443 2,467 2,466 2,456 2,436 2,486 2,438 2,472 2,530
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 5,955 6,097 6,134 6,265 6,372 6,288 6,398 6,502 6,413 6,419 6,520 6,566
454 Nonstore retailers 8,182 8,307 8,216 8,365 8,518 8,429 8,499 8,699 8,842 8,702 9,170 9,543
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 4,090 4,016 4,068 4,171 4,277 4,269 4,405 4,469 4,591 4,569 4,735 4,808
45431 Fuel dealers 1,451 1,638 1,564 1,647 1,741 1,687 1,698 1,678 1,666 1,532 1,769 1,884
722 Food services and drinking places 19,160 18,911 19,234 19,346 19,450 19,419 19,489 19,715 19,640 19,611 19,609 19,625

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 161,349 162,841 192,319 189,569 194,927 197,946 193,355 202,388 193,954 197,956 202,520 241,111 2,330,235
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 124,850 123,634 143,525 141,977 147,862 148,644 147,625 154,061 147,603 151,778 158,908 198,627 1,789,094
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 148,635 150,548 178,672 175,924 180,576 183,226 178,217 186,792 179,232 183,100 187,984 226,107 2,159,013
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 112,136 111,341 129,878 128,332 133,511 133,924 132,487 138,465 132,881 136,922 144,372 183,623 1,617,872
Retail sales, total 145,276 146,332 173,562 170,795 175,527 178,509 173,198 182,445 175,128 178,642 184,272 221,549 2,105,235
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 108,777 107,125 124,768 123,203 128,462 129,207 127,468 134,118 128,777 132,464 140,660 179,065 1,564,094
GAFO(1) 38,169 38,988 46,882 46,029 47,711 48,452 47,407 52,037 48,961 51,601 60,091 90,019 616,347
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 36,499 39,207 48,794 47,592 47,065 49,302 45,730 48,327 46,351 46,178 43,612 42,484 541,141
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 33,029 35,683 44,600 43,430 42,927 44,968 41,468 43,763 42,187 41,913 39,444 38,489 491,901
4411 Automobile dealers 32,059 34,391 42,411 40,973 40,507 42,280 39,162 41,652 40,272 39,790 37,734 36,869 468,100
44111 New car dealers 29,860 31,959 39,742 38,191 37,869 39,511 36,388 38,533 37,385 36,654 35,170 34,399 435,661
44112 Used car dealers 2,199 2,432 2,669 2,782 2,638 2,769 2,774 3,119 2,887 3,136 2,564 2,470 32,439
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,470 3,524 4,194 4,162 4,138 4,334 4,262 4,564 4,164 4,265 4,168 3,995 49,240
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 8,526 8,391 9,631 9,220 9,523 10,005 9,980 10,561 10,331 10,647 12,005 15,966 124,786
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,018 4,140 4,827 4,700 4,867 4,958 4,980 5,356 5,203 5,328 5,734 6,305 60,416
4421 Furniture stores 2,535 2,557 2,916 2,824 2,860 2,891 2,925 3,077 3,064 3,039 3,272 3,543 35,503
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,483 1,583 1,911 1,876 2,007 2,067 2,055 2,279 2,139 2,289 2,462 2,762 24,913
44221 Floor covering stores 785 838 1,019 1,007 1,061 1,117 1,080 1,189 1,129 1,213 1,177 1,150 12,765
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 4,508 4,251 4,804 4,520 4,656 5,047 5,000 5,205 5,128 5,319 6,271 9,661 64,370
443141 Household appliance stores 640 592 692 676 703 829 789 771 714 746 885 1,008 9,045
443142 Electronics stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 9,725 9,861 12,658 13,937 15,025 14,724 13,602 14,320 13,803 13,894 12,991 12,688 157,228
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 8,393 8,487 10,682 11,314 12,236 12,445 11,852 12,720 12,139 12,266 11,557 11,008 135,099
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 955 863 1,049 1,228 1,292 1,266 1,212 1,189 1,132 1,194 1,160 1,238 13,778
445 Food and beverage stores 30,251 28,514 31,920 31,208 32,215 32,537 33,288 32,613 31,860 31,846 31,915 36,173 384,340
4451 Grocery stores 27,889 26,175 29,261 28,529 29,402 29,721 30,344 29,792 29,102 29,079 29,077 32,152 350,523
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,548 1,505 1,714 1,757 1,830 1,857 1,981 1,858 1,823 1,806 1,845 2,577 22,101
446 Health and personal care stores 7,511 7,211 8,069 7,760 8,035 7,982 7,850 8,126 7,821 7,968 7,928 10,102 96,363
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,504 6,205 6,926 6,622 6,788 6,670 6,573 6,829 6,570 6,777 6,800 8,730 81,994
447 Gasoline stations 12,714 12,293 13,647 13,645 14,351 14,720 15,138 15,596 14,722 14,856 14,536 15,004 171,222
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 7,280 7,902 9,921 9,869 10,009 9,893 9,735 11,157 10,217 10,730 12,354 20,016 129,083
4481 Clothing stores 5,128 5,425 7,099 7,014 6,947 6,947 6,834 7,766 7,177 7,718 8,810 13,296 90,161
44811 Men's clothing stores 688 632 762 774 791 819 719 754 754 836 935 1,568 10,032
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,786 1,970 2,560 2,558 2,552 2,447 2,248 2,538 2,418 2,572 2,798 4,138 30,585
44814 Family clothing stores 1,996 2,126 2,875 2,806 2,782 2,875 2,968 3,353 3,028 3,313 3,975 6,006 38,103
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,191 1,238 1,705 1,628 1,637 1,624 1,620 1,985 1,710 1,598 1,699 2,272 19,907
44831 Jewelry stores 897 1,181 1,050 1,161 1,356 1,246 1,214 1,309 1,236 1,312 1,718 4,172 17,852
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,499 3,116 3,718 3,640 3,641 3,796 3,688 4,423 4,104 3,904 4,630 7,986 50,145
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,168 1,193 1,488 1,551 1,551 1,677 1,584 1,737 1,470 1,324 1,471 2,611 18,825
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 618 637 819 782 742 758 778 801 806 987 1,677 3,445 12,850
451211 Book stores 1,053 635 634 610 684 724 678 1,154 1,022 732 772 1,409 10,107
452 General merchandise stores 17,084 17,665 21,680 21,420 22,421 22,639 21,852 23,503 22,083 24,098 28,624 42,121 285,190
4521 Department stores 11,666 12,160 15,196 14,901 15,504 15,622 15,036 16,426 15,248 16,680 20,226 30,280 198,945
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,989 5,350 6,947 6,560 6,687 6,703 6,398 7,456 6,893 7,468 9,380 14,571 89,402
452112 Discount dept. stores 6,677 6,810 8,249 8,341 8,817 8,919 8,638 8,970 8,355 9,212 10,846 15,709 109,543
4529 Other general merchandise stores 5,418 5505 6484 6,519 6,917 7,017 6,816 7,077 6,835 7,418 8,398 11,841 86,245
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 3,560 3,574 4,219 4,282 4,594 4,691 4,629 4,795 4,633 5,067 5,746 7,966 57,756
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 1,858 1,931 2,265 2,237 2,323 2,326 2,187 2,282 2,202 2,351 2,652 3,875 28,489
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 4,342 4,691 5,145 5,105 6,071 5,901 5,828 6,339 6,066 5,769 5,948 8,252 69,457
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 1,780 1,914 1,932 1,880 2,117 2,119 2,152 2,393 2,226 2,222 2,478 3,930 27,143
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 1,102 1,040 1,040 974 1,039 1,007 999 1,249 1,185 1,081 1,171 1,348 13,235
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 678 874 892 906 1,078 1,112 1,153 1,144 1,041 1,141 1,307 2,582 13,908
45330 Used merchandise stores 423 454 535 457 446 456 429 594 568 551 529 683 6,125
454 Nonstore retailers 7,845 7,481 8,379 7,399 7,171 7,010 6,507 7,480 7,770 8,752 9,729 10,757 96,280
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 3,532 3,141 3,898 3,619 3,464 3,296 3,097 3,597 3,812 4,309 5,254 6,018 47,037
45431 Fuel dealers 2,419 2,185 1,893 1,253 1,162 1,101 1,054 1,204 1,286 1,472 1,631 2,040 18,700
722 Food services and drinking places 16,073 16,509 18,757 18,774 19,400 19,437 20,157 19,943 18,826 19,314 18,248 19,562 225,000
7224 Drinking places 906 910 1,025 1,026 1,014 977 990 989 960 981 962 1,022 11,762
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 13,914 14,289 16,247 16,234 16,765 16,805 17,514 17,305 16,346 16,780 15,853 16,973 195,025
722511 Full service restaurants 6,968 7,243 8,140 8,106 8,325 8,254 8,649 8,622 8,044 8,227 7,788 8,317 96,683
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 6,946 7,046 8,107 8,128 8,440 8,551 8,865 8,683 8,302 8,553 8,065 8,656 98,342
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 185,142 188,074 191,579 191,639 190,929 193,130 193,743 196,163 197,765 199,571 199,731 200,702
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 142,482 144,389 147,104 146,567 146,831 148,589 149,266 150,931 151,451 152,530 152,528 153,761
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 171,486 174,199 177,668 177,772 177,156 179,071 179,421 181,478 183,116 184,862 184,853 185,817
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 128,826 130,514 133,193 132,700 133,058 134,530 134,944 136,246 136,802 137,821 137,650 138,876
Retail sales, total 167,518 169,649 172,766 173,106 172,329 174,241 174,781 177,295 178,787 180,561 180,703 181,524
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 124,858 125,964 128,291 128,034 128,231 129,700 130,304 132,063 132,473 133,520 133,500 134,583
GAFO(1) 48,622 49,596 50,738 50,123 50,228 51,006 51,104 51,889 51,996 52,878 52,828 53,228
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 42,660 43,685 44,475 45,072 44,098 44,541 44,477 45,232 46,314 47,041 47,203 46,941
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 38,676 39,648 40,435 40,972 40,081 40,475 40,339 41,053 42,187 42,856 43,014 42,718
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,984 4,037 4,040 4,100 4,017 4,066 4,138 4,179 4,127 4,185 4,189 4,223
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 9,408 9,724 9,962 10,006 10,156 10,331 10,376 10,576 10,685 10,895 10,952 11,088
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,571 4,775 4,910 4,916 4,971 5,018 5,046 5,165 5,177 5,260 5,199 5,254
443 Electronics and appliance stores 4,837 4,949 5,052 5,090 5,185 5,313 5,330 5,411 5,508 5,635 5,753 5,834
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 12,316 12,233 12,767 13,076 13,033 12,987 13,130 13,224 13,375 13,550 13,384 13,981
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 10,491 10,439 10,856 11,136 11,114 11,171 11,342 11,491 11,495 11,715 11,627 12,137
445 Food and beverage stores 31,468 31,688 31,700 31,899 31,858 32,123 31,964 32,222 32,401 32,196 32,370 32,294
4451 Grocery stores 28,722 28,923 28,914 29,111 29,025 29,311 29,149 29,410 29,545 29,343 29,520 29,443
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,796 1,809 1,825 1,832 1,858 1,844 1,862 1,840 1,864 1,852 1,839 1,841
446 Health and personal care stores 7,865 7,729 7,911 7,838 7,955 8,014 8,084 8,126 8,190 8,214 8,190 8,287
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,768 6,580 6,770 6,716 6,761 6,792 6,883 6,912 6,923 6,979 6,953 7,001
447 Gasoline stations 13,656 13,875 13,911 13,867 13,773 14,059 14,322 14,685 14,649 14,709 14,878 14,885
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,450 10,587 10,806 10,554 10,451 10,612 10,672 10,839 10,674 11,000 10,983 10,952
4481 Clothing stores 7,276 7,426 7,575 7,452 7,328 7,468 7,444 7,602 7,405 7,648 7,639 7,615
44811 Men's clothing stores 833 835 855 842 836 848 841 838 820 839 830 824
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,585 2,648 2,615 2,573 2,470 2,557 2,476 2,571 2,460 2,559 2,546 2,551
4482 Shoe stores 1,629 1,625 1,714 1,568 1,622 1,626 1,660 1,658 1,678 1,698 1,701 1,697
44831 Jewelry stores 1,461 1,463 1,436 1,453 1,415 1,431 1,480 1,481 1,493 1,547 1,538 1,518
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,981 4,095 4,131 4,035 4,119 4,135 4,111 4,249 4,306 4,347 4,221 4,255
452 General merchandise stores 22,706 23,070 23,657 23,354 23,271 23,626 23,635 23,889 23,995 24,255 24,356 24,583
4521 Department stores 16,036 16,203 16,663 16,337 16,301 16,478 16,543 16,635 16,676 16,796 16,866 16,949
4529 Other general merchandise stores 6,670 6,867 6,994 7,017 6,970 7,148 7,092 7,254 7,319 7,459 7,490 7,634
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 4,238 4,423 4,566 4,604 4,631 4,777 4,787 4,913 4,971 5,077 5,126 5,248
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,432 2,444 2,428 2,413 2,339 2,371 2,305 2,341 2,348 2,382 2,364 2,386
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 5,288 5,282 5,593 5,464 5,756 5,739 5,933 6,012 6,092 6,048 6,074 6,021
454 Nonstore retailers 7,720 7,681 7,853 7,941 7,859 8,074 8,077 8,241 8,106 8,306 8,092 8,237
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 3,734 3,739 3,825 4,026 3,857 3,901 3,886 3,970 3,934 4,012 3,986 4,088
45431 Fuel dealers 1,704 1,615 1,591 1,388 1,465 1,555 1,585 1,616 1,588 1,573 1,523 1,500
722 Food services and drinking places 17,624 18,425 18,813 18,533 18,600 18,889 18,962 18,868 18,978 19,010 19,028 19,178

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 153,221 150,087 170,439 176,456 182,231 181,535 183,682 183,318 177,406 182,737 187,443 224,540 2,153,095
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 121,021 117,300 131,181 135,401 140,841 138,540 140,704 141,612 137,132 142,450 148,461 185,536 1,680,179
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 140,694 138,027 157,276 163,079 168,142 167,536 169,235 169,197 164,030 168,776 173,923 210,804 1,990,719
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 108,494 105,240 118,018 122,024 126,752 124,541 126,257 127,491 123,756 128,489 134,941 171,800 1,517,803
Retail sales, total 137,020 134,462 153,025 158,615 163,519 162,964 164,590 163,989 159,298 163,992 169,980 206,174 1,937,628
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 104,820 101,675 113,767 117,560 122,129 119,969 121,612 122,283 119,024 123,705 130,998 167,170 1,464,712
GAFO(1) 36,694 35,872 41,191 43,631 45,350 44,410 44,915 47,477 45,182 47,654 55,243 83,163 570,782
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 32,200 32,787 39,258 41,055 41,390 42,995 42,978 41,706 40,274 40,287 38,982 39,004 472,916
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 29,054 29,613 35,641 37,254 37,595 39,040 38,923 37,643 36,378 36,354 35,206 35,405 428,106
4411 Automobile dealers 27,823 28,364 33,803 35,150 35,095 36,890 36,647 35,804 34,668 34,873 33,932 34,077 407,126
44111 New car dealers 25,801 26,165 31,277 32,586 32,786 34,497 34,162 33,517 32,501 32,534 31,679 32,017 379,522
44112 Used car dealers 2,022 2,199 2,526 2,564 2,309 2,393 2,485 2,287 2,167 2,339 2,253 2,060 27,604
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,146 3,174 3,617 3,801 3,795 3,955 4,055 4,063 3,896 3,933 3,776 3,599 44,810
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 8,209 7,643 8,528 8,346 8,558 8,902 9,129 9,139 9,014 9,235 10,311 13,574 110,588
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,104 3,908 4,369 4,372 4,535 4,568 4,682 4,733 4,621 4,775 5,158 5,631 55,456
4421 Furniture stores 2,553 2,447 2,713 2,646 2,766 2,744 2,807 2,775 2,751 2,822 3,027 3,248 33,299
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,551 1,461 1,656 1,726 1,769 1,824 1,875 1,958 1,870 1,953 2,131 2,383 22,157
44221 Floor covering stores 828 805 916 967 933 976 974 1,011 1,013 1,042 1,005 990 11,460
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 4,105 3,735 4,159 3,974 4,023 4,334 4,447 4,406 4,393 4,460 5,153 7,943 55,132
443141 Household appliance stores 641 593 669 701 727 803 920 817 741 773 804 948 9,137
443142 Electronics stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 8,947 9,208 11,073 12,374 13,296 13,209 12,523 12,470 12,149 12,220 11,872 11,623 140,964
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 7,746 7,932 9,408 10,146 10,769 11,083 10,813 10,905 10,578 10,711 10,388 9,947 120,426
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 879 805 983 1,092 1,285 1,205 1,181 1,098 1,073 1,107 1,094 1,198 13,000
445 Food and beverage stores 30,039 28,126 30,455 30,820 31,891 31,352 33,029 31,215 30,622 31,223 30,803 34,941 374,516
4451 Grocery stores 27,571 25,748 27,911 28,112 29,096 28,576 30,067 28,470 28,022 28,532 28,081 31,132 341,318
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,614 1,529 1,678 1,713 1,796 1,792 1,950 1,777 1,707 1,757 1,782 2,443 21,538
446 Health and personal care stores 7,172 7,138 7,719 7,721 7,681 7,642 7,671 7,540 7,399 7,549 7,527 9,835 92,594
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,163 6,198 6,643 6,654 6,595 6,519 6,539 6,415 6,311 6,480 6,535 8,655 79,707
447 Gasoline stations 12,527 12,060 13,163 13,377 14,089 13,999 14,447 14,121 13,376 13,961 13,520 13,736 162,376
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 7,502 7,524 8,766 9,867 10,063 9,635 9,794 10,628 10,013 10,346 11,760 18,851 124,749
4481 Clothing stores 5,439 5,284 6,349 7,112 7,128 6,725 6,905 7,386 7,093 7,535 8,499 12,672 88,127
44811 Men's clothing stores 695 618 706 796 809 792 722 729 748 836 913 1,598 9,962
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,123 2,005 2,442 2,762 2,873 2,552 2,539 2,626 2,622 2,713 2,923 4,170 32,350
44814 Family clothing stores 1,943 1,992 2,414 2,686 2,650 2,616 2,772 3,051 2,813 3,084 3,705 5,571 35,297
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,173 1,161 1,439 1,670 1,615 1,564 1,544 1,895 1,659 1,523 1,608 2,177 19,028
44831 Jewelry stores 795 992 895 997 1,235 1,259 1,267 1,260 1,180 1,203 1,549 3,797 16,429
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,254 2,735 3,211 3,374 3,315 3,424 3,440 3,880 3,611 3,496 4,260 7,573 45,573
45111 Sporting goods stores 1,032 984 1,213 1,367 1,387 1,457 1,457 1,531 1,313 1,199 1,377 2,474 16,791
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 598 576 683 735 685 722 745 682 671 799 1,480 3,275 11,651
451211 Book stores 998 568 602 583 612 618 607 983 903 669 692 1,273 9,108
452 General merchandise stores 16,097 16,319 19,066 20,271 21,562 20,562 20,679 21,834 20,631 22,628 26,702 39,645 265,996
4521 Department stores 11,164 11,300 13,411 14,245 15,110 14,345 14,348 15,461 14,478 15,971 19,064 28,788 187,685
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,985 5,121 6,296 6,433 6,690 6,323 6,237 7,140 6,633 7,232 9,041 14,194 86,325
452112 Discount dept. stores 6,179 6,179 7,115 7,812 8,420 8,022 8,111 8,321 7,845 8,739 10,023 14,594 101,360
4529 Other general merchandise stores 4,933 5019 5655 6,026 6,452 6,217 6,331 6,373 6,153 6,657 7,638 10,857 78,311
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 2,878 2,885 3,260 3,454 3,772 3,667 3,742 3,792 3,699 4,081 4,726 6,672 46,628
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,055 2,134 2,395 2,572 2,680 2,550 2,589 2,581 2,454 2,576 2,912 4,185 31,683
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 4,350 4,302 4,305 4,804 5,177 5,340 5,087 5,255 5,110 5,261 5,092 7,462 61,545
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 1,632 1,651 1,620 1,773 1,852 1,887 1,873 1,996 1,913 1,949 2,210 3,520 23,876
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 875 825 832 813 846 894 883 1,004 981 961 1,038 1,175 11,127
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 757 826 788 960 1,006 993 990 992 932 988 1,172 2,345 12,749
45330 Used merchandise stores 403 431 414 415 443 710 527 617 500 543 487 646 6,136
454 Nonstore retailers 6,723 6,620 7,481 6,606 6,497 5,904 5,813 6,201 7,099 7,786 9,151 9,930 85,811
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 3,057 2,739 3,299 2,962 2,791 2,667 2,621 2,895 3,280 3,869 4,955 5,542 40,677
45431 Fuel dealers 1,893 1,885 1,901 1,300 1,099 1,058 1,018 1,105 1,203 1,436 1,658 2,010 17,566
722 Food services and drinking places 16,201 15,625 17,414 17,841 18,712 18,571 19,092 19,329 18,108 18,745 17,463 18,366 215,467
7224 Drinking places 959 920 1,019 1,056 1,057 1,017 1,096 1,052 971 1,033 978 983 12,141
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 13,975 13,460 15,017 15,351 16,070 15,993 16,469 16,699 15,622 16,150 15,051 15,862 185,719
722511 Full service restaurants 6,830 6,675 7,297 7,486 7,868 7,783 8,019 8,292 7,699 8,015 7,418 7,740 91,122
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 7,145 6,785 7,720 7,865 8,202 8,210 8,450 8,407 7,923 8,135 7,633 8,122 94,597
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual Survey and administrative records]

NAICS Code Kind of Business

ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 175,108 173,744 172,306 176,749 178,426 178,157 180,743 180,707 181,773 182,884 184,747 186,399
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 137,487 137,021 136,351 138,228 139,420 139,265 140,453 140,203 141,570 142,027 142,670 143,603
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 161,710 160,148 158,819 163,210 164,905 164,696 167,241 167,335 168,357 169,129 170,993 172,772
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 124,089 123,425 122,864 124,689 125,899 125,804 126,951 126,831 128,154 128,272 128,916 129,976
Retail sales, total 157,555 156,266 154,752 158,979 160,605 160,127 162,816 162,506 163,258 164,685 166,594 168,161
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 119,934 119,543 118,797 120,458 121,599 121,235 122,526 122,002 123,055 123,828 124,517 125,365
GAFO(1) 46,591 45,838 45,536 46,789 47,239 47,261 48,003 47,827 48,228 48,317 48,652 48,920
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 37,621 36,723 35,955 38,521 39,006 38,892 40,290 40,504 40,203 40,857 42,077 42,796
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 34,021 33,087 32,430 34,849 35,267 35,171 36,479 36,689 36,342 37,020 38,267 39,035
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,600 3,636 3,525 3,672 3,739 3,721 3,811 3,815 3,861 3,837 3,810 3,761
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 9,032 8,850 8,846 9,024 9,127 9,176 9,282 9,312 9,369 9,373 9,434 9,487
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,637 4,507 4,463 4,564 4,642 4,609 4,640 4,645 4,640 4,663 4,693 4,693
443 Electronics and appliance stores 4,395 4,343 4,383 4,460 4,485 4,567 4,642 4,667 4,729 4,710 4,741 4,794
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 11,333 11,410 11,184 11,417 11,720 11,669 11,781 11,875 11,786 11,908 12,297 12,583
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 9,634 9,744 9,610 9,765 10,046 9,931 10,040 10,088 10,065 10,201 10,451 10,777
445 Food and beverage stores 31,045 31,233 31,058 31,129 31,164 31,168 31,349 31,126 31,201 31,346 31,363 31,499
4451 Grocery stores 28,220 28,419 28,307 28,367 28,386 28,377 28,554 28,357 28,478 28,618 28,625 28,773
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,840 1,836 1,814 1,792 1,791 1,796 1,799 1,786 1,767 1,768 1,780 1,773
446 Health and personal care stores 7,518 7,651 7,605 7,683 7,666 7,680 7,756 7,678 7,772 7,758 7,784 7,989
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,426 6,566 6,558 6,608 6,615 6,652 6,714 6,613 6,664 6,660 6,689 6,875
447 Gasoline stations 13,398 13,596 13,487 13,539 13,521 13,461 13,502 13,372 13,416 13,755 13,754 13,627
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 10,581 10,150 9,916 10,257 10,386 10,411 10,593 10,406 10,549 10,449 10,475 10,442
4481 Clothing stores 7,621 7,265 7,056 7,336 7,399 7,299 7,418 7,272 7,404 7,379 7,384 7,314
44811 Men's clothing stores 828 824 826 836 840 822 841 816 827 828 820 838
44812 Women's clothing stores 3,011 2,709 2,584 2,703 2,760 2,695 2,769 2,671 2,703 2,662 2,652 2,580
4482 Shoe stores 1,572 1,534 1,528 1,555 1,577 1,583 1,571 1,602 1,619 1,595 1,616 1,647
44831 Jewelry stores 1,270 1,242 1,228 1,260 1,303 1,426 1,503 1,443 1,439 1,388 1,387 1,392
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,648 3,585 3,608 3,749 3,746 3,702 3,810 3,804 3,825 3,817 3,930 4,018
452 General merchandise stores 21,383 21,392 21,273 21,759 21,993 21,957 22,343 22,315 22,429 22,647 22,760 22,905
4521 Department stores 15,334 15,119 14,985 15,406 15,523 15,517 15,757 15,775 15,785 15,985 15,987 15,988
4529 Other general merchandise stores 6,049 6,273 6,288 6,353 6,470 6,440 6,586 6,540 6,644 6,662 6,773 6,917
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 3,394 3,579 3,606 3,674 3,757 3,784 3,886 3,893 4,008 4,073 4,175 4,378
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,655 2,694 2,682 2,679 2,713 2,656 2,700 2,647 2,636 2,589 2,598 2,539
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 5,352 4,896 4,811 5,033 4,967 5,153 5,064 5,115 5,222 5,432 5,159 5,377
454 Nonstore retailers 6,644 6,780 7,009 6,868 7,309 6,858 7,046 6,999 7,486 7,343 7,561 7,438
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 3,184 3,230 3,231 3,216 3,230 3,164 3,236 3,275 3,438 3,563 3,703 3,705
45431 Fuel dealers 1,326 1,385 1,610 1,396 1,427 1,486 1,495 1,505 1,508 1,512 1,538 1,453
722 Food services and drinking places 17,553 17,478 17,554 17,770 17,821 18,030 17,927 18,201 18,515 18,199 18,153 18,238

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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 Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
NOT ADJUSTED
Retail and food services sales, total 146,376 147,079 159,336 163,669 170,068 168,663 169,890 170,364 164,617 173,655 171,547 208,838 2,014,102
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 116,565 115,862 124,200 127,587 133,608 130,274 132,076 134,928 128,734 136,917 139,187 175,771 1,595,709
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 134,277 135,499 147,064 151,226 156,619 155,236 156,016 156,539 151,477 159,992 158,483 195,350 1,857,778
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 104,466 104,282 111,928 115,144 120,159 116,847 118,202 121,103 115,594 123,254 126,123 162,283 1,439,385
Retail sales, total 130,683 131,244 142,488 147,175 152,420 151,849 152,586 152,476 148,158 155,987 154,824 191,347 1,811,237
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 100,872 100,027 107,352 111,093 115,960 113,460 114,772 117,040 112,275 119,249 122,464 158,280 1,392,844
GAFO(1) 33,906 35,220 38,731 40,548 42,213 40,990 40,956 44,642 41,474 44,896 51,222 78,590 533,388
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 29,811 31,217 35,136 36,082 36,460 38,389 37,814 35,436 35,883 36,738 32,360 33,067 418,393
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 26,788 28,203 31,684 32,547 32,883 34,667 34,077 31,809 32,337 32,947 28,908 29,620 376,470
4411 Automobile dealers 25,800 27,031 30,195 30,583 31,095 32,798 32,185 30,139 30,965 31,578 27,838 28,237 358,444
44111 New car dealers 24,056 25,041 28,018 27,982 28,924 30,591 29,934 28,052 28,949 29,429 26,171 26,654 333,801
44112 Used car dealers 1,744 1,990 2,177 2,601 2,171 2,207 2,251 2,087 2,016 2,149 1,667 1,583 24,643
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,023 3,014 3,452 3,535 3,577 3,722 3,737 3,627 3,546 3,791 3,452 3,447 41,923
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 7,503 7,398 7,826 7,668 7,846 8,145 8,337 8,263 8,123 8,511 9,106 12,301 101,027
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 3,846 3,908 4,157 4,141 4,275 4,357 4,407 4,446 4,328 4,497 4,687 5,287 52,336
4421 Furniture stores 2,392 2,460 2,607 2,525 2,605 2,604 2,627 2,639 2,611 2,665 2,768 3,049 31,552
4422 Home furnishings stores 1,454 1,448 1,550 1,616 1,670 1,753 1,780 1,807 1,717 1,832 1,919 2,238 20,784
44221 Floor covering stores 728 731 851 899 856 950 904 917 916 977 940 928 10,597
442299 All other home furnishings stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics and appliance stores 3,657 3,490 3,669 3,527 3,571 3,788 3,930 3,817 3,795 4,014 4,419 7,014 48,691
443141 Household appliance stores 601 576 631 643 662 746 764 727 682 732 753 920 8,437
443142 Electronics stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 8,964 9,023 10,608 11,630 12,327 12,219 11,658 11,219 11,309 11,605 10,156 10,271 130,989
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 7,637 7,567 8,718 9,330 9,731 10,178 9,981 9,742 9,813 10,018 8,835 8,765 110,315
44412 Paint and wallpaper stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
44413 Hardware stores 842 818 958 1,073 1,232 1,165 1,142 1,081 1,053 1,105 1,037 1,164 12,670
445 Food and beverage stores 29,589 28,570 29,682 30,228 31,677 30,769 32,402 31,469 30,162 31,407 30,388 34,170 370,513
4451 Grocery stores 27,306 26,223 27,235 27,588 28,883 28,039 29,479 28,645 27,475 28,583 27,620 30,294 337,370
44511 Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1,509 1,541 1,597 1,675 1,822 1,775 1,912 1,862 1,770 1,882 1,831 2,511 21,687
446 Health and personal care stores 7,258 7,150 7,413 7,531 7,488 7,387 7,277 7,313 7,071 7,467 7,115 9,235 89,705
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,358 6,284 6,420 6,573 6,491 6,342 6,236 6,280 6,074 6,439 6,175 8,119 77,791
447 Gasoline stations 12,099 11,580 12,272 12,443 13,449 13,427 13,874 13,825 13,140 13,663 13,064 13,488 156,324
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 6,938 7,524 8,475 9,401 9,558 9,182 9,103 10,513 9,573 10,254 11,187 18,395 120,103
4481 Clothing stores 4,852 5,159 6,024 6,682 6,768 6,534 6,551 7,486 6,878 7,514 8,201 12,721 85,370
44811 Men's clothing stores 701 658 731 816 856 853 714 777 762 841 913 1,557 10,179
44812 Women's clothing stores 1,873 1,991 2,403 2,665 2,752 2,424 2,373 2,657 2,560 2,755 2,946 4,416 31,815
44814 Family clothing stores 1,649 1,864 2,152 2,438 2,412 2,516 2,653 3,046 2,687 2,993 3,399 5,337 33,146
44819 Other clothing stores (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores 1,206 1,265 1,463 1,675 1,560 1,498 1,449 1,838 1,578 1,529 1,516 2,039 18,616
44831 Jewelry stores 796 1,021 912 969 1,171 1,094 1,037 1,089 1,034 1,122 1,364 3,436 15,045
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,023 2,806 3,040 3,150 3,175 3,240 3,224 3,586 3,409 3,329 3,851 7,133 42,966
45111 Sporting goods stores 972 1,100 1,214 1,267 1,293 1,334 1,340 1,377 1,206 1,120 1,207 2,153 15,583
45112 Hobby, toy, and game stores 620 585 643 706 660 721 678 653 638 789 1,332 3,226 11,251
451211 Book stores 790 539 535 523 552 589 592 894 861 645 642 1,165 8,327
452 General merchandise stores 14,996 16,015 17,984 18,872 20,037 18,812 18,575 20,518 18,700 20,970 25,024 37,373 247,876
4521 Department stores 10,306 11,251 12,917 13,461 14,286 13,354 13,101 14,783 13,323 14,961 18,128 27,218 177,089
452111 Department stores(excl. discount department stores) 4,818 5,347 6,262 6,417 6,636 6,163 6,025 7,145 6,461 7,082 8,996 13,801 85,153
452112 Discount dept. stores 5,488 5,904 6,655 7,044 7,650 7,191 7,076 7,638 6,862 7,879 9,132 13,417 91,936
4529 Other general merchandise stores 4,690 4764 5067 5,411 5,751 5,458 5,474 5,735 5,377 6,009 6,896 10,155 70,787
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 2,579 2,615 2,838 2,984 3,257 3,107 3,097 3,288 3,078 3,429 4,013 5,740 40,025
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,111 2,149 2,229 2,427 2,494 2,351 2,377 2,447 2,299 2,580 2,883 4,415 30,762
453 Miscellaneous store retailers 3,642 3,902 3,755 4,148 4,600 4,518 4,488 4,504 4,454 4,768 4,848 7,213 54,840
4532 Office supplies, stationery, and gift stores 1,446 1,477 1,406 1,457 1,597 1,611 1,717 1,762 1,669 1,832 2,054 3,388 21,416
45321 Office supplies and stationery stores 788 679 692 656 697 725 775 811 795 820 803 943 9,184
45322 Gift, novelty, and souvenir stores 658 798 714 801 900 886 942 951 874 1,012 1,251 2,445 12,232
45330 Used merchandise stores 371 402 419 393 435 519 443 532 523 483 465 582 5,567
454 Nonstore retailers 6,860 6,059 6,297 6,022 5,803 5,761 5,834 5,830 6,334 7,275 7,725 8,701 78,501
4541 Electronic shopping and mail-order houses 2,692 2,285 2,484 2,506 2,483 2,602 2,665 2,673 2,932 3,436 3,922 4,530 35,210
45431 Fuel dealers 1,916 1,627 1,537 1,341 1,163 1,016 969 1,005 1,150 1,431 1,532 1,978 16,665
722 Food services and drinking places 15,693 15,835 16,848 16,494 17,648 16,814 17,304 17,888 16,459 17,668 16,723 17,491 202,865
7224 Drinking places 1,049 1,026 1,074 1,031 1,047 986 1,015 1,021 958 1,041 999 1,034 12,281
7225 Restaurants and other eating places 13,325 13,474 14,346 14,065 15,077 14,384 14,875 15,381 14,086 15,138 14,323 14,994 173,468
722511 Full service restaurants 6,887 6,937 7,245 7,000 7,532 6,997 7,272 7,535 6,921 7,439 7,114 7,329 86,208
722513, 722514, 722515 Limited service eating places 6,438 6,537 7,101 7,065 7,545 7,387 7,603 7,846 7,165 7,699 7,209 7,665 87,260
Estimates of Monthly Retail and Food Services Sales 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, Service Annual 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 TOTAL
ADJUSTED(2)
Retail and food services sales, total 164,095 164,213 163,721 164,709 165,612 166,077 167,257 167,800 169,400 170,625 171,003 173,105
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts 130,617 130,396 130,385 130,933 131,255 131,296 132,058 133,215 133,510 134,653 135,075 136,833
Retail sales and food services excl gasoline stations 151,292 151,612 151,082 151,999 152,742 153,191 154,291 154,708 156,154 157,321 157,645 159,630
Retail sales and food services excl motor vehicle and parts and gasolin 117,814 117,795 117,746 118,223 118,385 118,410 119,092 120,123 120,264 121,349 121,717 123,358
Retail sales, total 146,925 147,223 146,805 148,032 149,010 149,800 150,761 151,067 152,588 153,521 153,583 155,614
Retail sales, total (excl. motor vehicle and parts dealers) 113,447 113,406 113,469 114,256 114,653 115,019 115,562 116,482 116,698 117,549 117,655 119,342
GAFO(1) 42,785 43,318 43,243 43,650 43,604 43,868 43,991 44,472 44,634 44,986 45,199 46,478
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 33,478 33,817 33,336 33,776 34,357 34,781 35,199 34,585 35,890 35,972 35,928 36,272
4411,4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 30,167 30,457 29,891 30,361 30,847 31,260 31,729 31,124 32,369 32,396 32,336 32,693
4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 3,311 3,360 3,445 3,415 3,510 3,521 3,470 3,461 3,521 3,576 3,592 3,579
442,443 Furniture, home furn, electronics, and appliance stores 8,128 8,246 8,246 8,317 8,312 8,393 8,449 8,420 8,443 8,485 8,486 8,676
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 4,254 4,342 4,330 4,359 4,331 4,401 4,368 4,372 4,345 4,299 4,368 4,428
443 Electronics and appliance stores 3,874 3,904 3,916 3,958 3,981 3,992 4,081 4,048 4,098 4,186 4,118 4,248
444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 10,845 10,904 10,986 10,738 10,777 10,790 10,785 10,915 10,980 10,971 10,873 11,082
4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 9,059 9,084 9,138 9,014 9,044 9,120 9,123 9,252 9,293 9,242 9,222 9,425
445 Food and beverage stores 30,437 30,382 30,526 30,602 30,718 30,761 30,963 31,041 30,942 31,148 30,992 31,057
4451 Grocery stores 27,835 27,720 27,848 27,867 27,987 28,011 28,183 28,222 28,122 28,328 28,184 28,233
4453 Beer, wine and liquor stores 1,713 1,763 1,753 1,784 1,783 1,782 1,790 1,845 1,836 1,854 1,853 1,856
446 Health and personal care stores 7,421 7,425 7,443 7,516 7,458 7,417 7,292 7,508 7,420 7,535 7,497 7,526
44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 6,461 6,458 6,459 6,534 6,511 6,458 6,344 6,521 6,421 6,491 6,432 6,459
447 Gasoline stations 12,803 12,601 12,639 12,710 12,870 12,886 12,966 13,092 13,246 13,304 13,358 13,475
448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 9,716 9,712 9,669 9,862 9,755 9,915 9,957 10,141 10,154 10,174 10,076 10,318
4481 Clothing stores 6,758 6,791 6,721 6,954 6,947 7,091 7,136 7,272 7,272 7,244 7,194 7,402
44811 Men's clothing stores 840 846 855 865 873 885 842 861 849 830 824 825
44812 Women's clothing stores 2,631 2,589 2,559 2,636 2,613 2,571 2,605 2,673 2,664 2,672 2,690 2,762
4482 Shoe stores 1,608 1,597 1,571 1,571 1,512 1,519 1,502 1,524 1,543 1,576 1,536 1,556
44831 Jewelry stores 1,248 1,230 1,283 1,247 1,222 1,238 1,233 1,243 1,247 1,264 1,256 1,273
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores 3,385 3,516 3,482 3,535 3,512 3,549 3,586 3,512 3,566 3,607 3,626 3,800
452 General merchandise stores 19,879 20,202 20,168 20,258 20,345 20,298 20,205 20,593 20,684 20,851 21,078 21,752
4521 Department stores 14,134 14,472 14,543 14,529 14,634 14,597 14,469 14,729 14,816 14,870 14,994 15,310
4529 Other general merchandise stores 5,745 5,730 5,625 5,729 5,711 5,701 5,736 5,864 5,868 5,981 6,084 6,442
45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 3,063 3,109 3,132 3,188 3,212 3,226 3,257 3,341 3,364 3,419 3,508 3,776
45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 2,682 2,621 2,493 2,541 2,499 2,475 2,479 2,523 2,504 2,562 2,576 2,666
453 Miscellaneous stores retailers 4,318 4,308 4,292 4,391 4,356 4,357 4,468 4,494 4,549 4,809 5,059 5,059
454 Nonstore retailers 6,515 6,110 6,018 6,327 6,550 6,653 6,891 6,766 6,714 6,665 6,610 6,597
4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 2,668 2,632 2,477 2,757 2,874 3,065 3,238 3,137 3,064 3,062 3,029 3,032
45431 Fuel dealers 1,282 1,177 1,327 1,464 1,491 1,421 1,392 1,408 1,438 1,466 1,459 1,444
722 Food services and drinking places 17,170 16,990 16,916 16,677 16,602 16,277 16,496 16,733 16,812 17,104 17,420 17,491

(NA) Not advailable

(1) GAFO represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
(2) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes. Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.

Note: Estimates are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown.
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