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Retail sales in the U.S.
for June were $342.1 billion, up 0.6% over the
previous month. Sales at Appliance and Electronics Stores were up slightly.
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 |
|
May
2009
(preliminary estimate)
|
April
2009
(revised estimate)
|
June
2008
(revised estimate)
|
May
2008
(revised estimate)
|
| |
Retail & food services,
Total |
342,138
|
339,993
|
338,422
|
375,914
|
376,662
|
| |
Total excluding
motor vehicles & parts |
285,101
|
284,195
|
283,979
|
309,546
|
307,634
|
| |
Retail |
|
301,941
|
300,117
|
337,909
|
338,906
|
|
definition
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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.
|
93,167
|
93,446
|
98,221
|
98,573
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
Electronics & appliance
stores |
8,433
|
8,356
|
8,431
|
9,527
|
9,678
|
|
definition
|
Appliance, TV & camera
stores |
not
avail.
|
6,495
|
6,580
|
7,578
|
7,773
|
|
definition
|
Computer & software
stores |
not
avail.
|
1,861
|
1,851
|
1,949
|
1,905
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
definition
|
Building material & garden
equipment & supplies dealers |
24,036 |
24,262 |
24,163 |
27,643 |
27,442 |
|
definition
|
Building materials & supplies
dealers |
not
avail. |
20,262 |
20,077 |
23,509 |
23,456 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
definition
|
General merchandise
stores |
49,013 |
49,219 |
49,413 |
50,533 |
50,325 |
|
definition
|
Department stores, excluding
leased departments (LD) |
15,435 |
15,632 |
15,798 |
17,031 |
16,971 |
|
definition
|
Department stores, including
LD |
not
avail. |
not
avail. |
not
avail.
|
not
avail.
|
not
avail.
|
|
definition
|
Other general merchandise
stores |
not
avail. |
33,587 |
33,615 |
33,502 |
33,354 |
|
definition
|
Warehouse clubs & supercenters |
not
avail. |
29,719 |
29,768 |
29,688 |
29,557 |
|
definition
|
All other general merchandise
stores |
not
avail. |
3,868 |
3,847 |
3,814 |
3,797 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
definition
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Nonstore retailers |
23,727 |
23,580 |
23,675 |
25,443 |
25,400 |
|
definition
|
Electronic shopping and
mail-order houses |
not
avail.
|
16,969 |
16,983 |
17,230 |
17,142 |
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.
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