[Economic Indicators October, 2008]
[Page Number 20]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BUSINESS SALES AND INVENTORIES--Manufacturing and Trade
In September, according to preliminary estimates, manufacturing and
trade sales fell 1.9 percent; in August, sales fell 2.1 percent, while
inventories rose $3.5 billion. According to advance estimates, retail
sales fell 1.2 percent in September. Retail and food services sales also
fell 1.2 percent.
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[Millions of dollars, except ratios; seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Manufacturing and trade \1\ Wholesale Retail
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Retail and
Inven- Inven- Inven- food
Period Inven- tory- Inven- tory tory services
Sales \2\ tories \3\ sales Sales \2\ tories \3\ sales Sales \2\ Inventories \3\ sales sales \2\
ratio \4\ ratio \4\ ratio \4\
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1998 ......................... 742,837 1,078,740 1.43 202,260 272,406 1.31 215,592 357,269 1.62 238,278
1999 ......................... 786,634 1,138,805 1.40 216,597 290,171 1.30 234,046 385,009 1.59 257,797
2000 ......................... 834,325 1,197,597 1.41 234,546 309,071 1.29 249,063 406,853 1.59 274,518
2001 ......................... 818,615 1,120,025 1.42 232,096 297,199 1.32 255,644 394,713 1.58 282,131
2002 ......................... 823,714 1,140,083 1.36 236,294 300,791 1.25 261,194 416,159 1.55 288,845
2003 ......................... 853,596 1,146,695 1.34 246,857 306,032 1.22 272,123 432,359 1.56 301,264
2004 ......................... 923,319 1,238,037 1.30 274,710 335,935 1.17 289,528 461,405 1.56 320,526
2005 ......................... 1,001,315 1,305,227 1.27 298,803 360,411 1.17 307,338 471,956 1.51 340,141
2006 ......................... 1,068,026 1,390,428 1.27 325,749 390,350 1.16 323,947 488,591 1.49 358,978
2007 ......................... 1,113,787 1,443,837 1.27 353,663 411,955 1.13 336,701 501,218 1.47 373,556
2007:Aug r.................... 1,117,717 1,420,769 1.27 357,087 400,986 1.12 337,195 501,726 1.49 374,253
Sept r.................... 1,127,306 1,428,294 1.27 363,137 405,082 1.12 341,944 501,217 1.47 379,370
Oct ...................... 1,131,917 1,430,592 1.26 364,887 405,003 1.11 339,407 502,812 1.48 376,802
Nov ...................... 1,153,365 1,435,815 1.24 373,884 407,837 1.09 343,926 501,539 1.46 381,280
Dec ...................... 1,144,800 1,443,837 1.26 371,569 411,955 1.11 340,168 501,218 1.47 377,909
2008:Jan ..................... 1,160,251 1,457,953 1.26 380,230 417,143 1.10 342,378 503,313 1.47 380,019
Feb ...................... 1,148,347 1,464,497 1.28 378,217 421,078 1.11 340,599 502,744 1.48 378,106
Mar ...................... 1,161,817 1,467,463 1.26 385,072 421,700 1.10 342,367 499,972 1.46 380,020
Apr....................... 1,179,814 1,474,247 1.25 391,050 427,560 1.09 342,733 501,054 1.46 380,788
May ...................... 1,192,681 1,479,765 1.24 399,845 431,273 1.08 345,425 499,667 1.45 383,769
June ..................... 1,213,469 1,490,874 1.23 411,960 435,147 1.06 345,636 500,100 1.45 384,069
July r.................... 1,214,338 1,507,756 1.24 408,862 441,823 1.08 343,097 506,863 1.48 381,578
Aug p..................... 1,189,192 1,511,262 1.27 402,319 444,547 1.10 r 341,418 503,934 1.48 r 379,876
Sept p.................... 1,166,323 .......... ......... 396,162 444,183 1.12 337,218 ............... ......... 375,473
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\1\ See page 21 for
manufacturing.
\2\ Annual data are averages of
monthly not seasonally adjusted
figures; monthly data are seasonally
adjusted totals for month.
\3\ Seasonally adjusted, end of
period.
\4\ Annual data are averages of
seasonally adjusted monthly ratios.
Source: Department of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census.