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Retail sales in the United
States increased by the largest amount in four months in May, but sales at
Appliance and Electronics Stores were down slightly. The U.S. Commerce Department
report said retail sales in May increased by 0.5%. It was the largest increase
since
sales increased
by 1.7%
in January.
Sales were up at hardware stores, grocery stores, and and health stores, and
by 0.5% with auto sales. Yet, sales at consumer electronics and appliance specialty
retailers fell 13%.
Adjusted
,
Estimated Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, by Kind of Business
Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based
on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade
Survey, and administrative records.
| |
Kind of Business |
|
April
2009
(preliminary
estimate) |
March
2009
(revised estimate) |
May
2008
(revised estimate) |
April
2008
(revised estimate) |
| |
Retail & food services,
Total |
339,993 |
338,422 |
339,228 |
375,912 |
376,009 |
| |
Total excluding
motor vehicles & parts |
284,708 |
283,399 |
283,970 |
307,175 |
305,873 |
| |
Retail |
301,682 |
300,168 |
301,057 |
338,049 |
338,429 |
|
definition
|
GAFO -
Comprised of:
furniture & home furnishings; electronics & appliances;
clothing & accessories;
sporting goods, hobby, book, and music; general merchandise;
and office supply, stationery, and gift stores. |
not avail. |
93,600 |
93,891 |
98,549 |
97,740 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
Electronics & appliance
stores |
8,383 |
8,425 |
8,502 |
9,641 |
9,471 |
|
definition
|
Appliance, TV & camera
stores |
not avail. |
6,574 |
6,651 |
7,732 |
7,562 |
|
definition
|
Computer & software stores |
not avail. |
1,851 |
1,851 |
1,909 |
1,909 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
Building material & garden equipment & supplies
dealers |
24,612 |
24,299 |
24,435 |
27,451 |
27,473 |
|
definition
|
Building materials & supplies
dealers |
not avail. |
20,202 |
20,360 |
23,497 |
23,715 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
General merchandise stores |
49,515 |
49,620 |
49,722 |
50,368 |
49,746 |
|
definition
|
Department stores, excluding leased departments (LD) |
15,768 |
15,880 |
15,922 |
16,978 |
16,924 |
|
definition
|
Department stores, including LD |
not avail. |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
(NA) |
|
definition
|
Other general merchandise stores |
not avail. |
33,740 |
33,800 |
33,390 |
32,822 |
|
definition
|
Warehouse clubs & supercenters |
not avail. |
29,893 |
29,960 |
29,585 |
29,065 |
|
definition
|
All other general merchandise stores |
not avail. |
3,847 |
3,840 |
3,805 |
3,757 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
Nonstore retailers |
23,584 |
23,670 |
23,704 |
25,388 |
25,616 |
|
definition
|
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses |
not avail. |
17,011 |
17,000 |
17,142 |
17,412 |
Adjusted estimates:
"Estimates are concurrently adjusted for seasonal variation
and for holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes."
(see
http://www.census.gov/mrts/www/mrts.html
)
Advance estimates:
"Advance
estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms
selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample.
All other estimates are from the MRTS sample."
Source: U.S. Dept.
of Commerce
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