[NOTE:
June, 2004 results will be reported July 14.]
From the U.S.
Department of Commerce News, Washington, DC
ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES MAY, 2004
Reported as of
June 16, 2004
ESTIMATED ADVANCE
MONTHLY & ANNUAL SALES
RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES - MAY, 2004
Adjusted for Seasonal, Holiday and Trading-day Differences
(Millions of Dollars)
| NAICS |
Type |
5/04 |
5/03 |
+/- % |
4/04 |
4/03 |
+/- % |
YTD04 |
YTD03 |
+/- % |
|
Ttl retail & Fd Svcs |
335,801 |
308,383 |
+8.9 |
331,941 |
308,132 |
+7.7 |
1,652,516 |
1,532,188 |
+7.9 |
| 445 |
Food/Bev stores |
43,932 |
41,524 |
+5.8 |
43,535 |
41,948 |
+3.8 |
217,195 |
208,828 |
+4.0 |
| 4451 |
Grocery stores* |
39,371 |
37,384 |
+5.3 |
39,056 |
37,825 |
+3.3 |
194,849 |
188,467 |
+3.4 |
| 447 |
Gas stations** |
26,015 |
21,241 |
+22.5 |
25,011 |
22,272 |
+12.3 |
123,729 |
111,727 |
+10.7 |
| 722 |
FdSvcs &drink places |
31,878 |
29,576 |
+7.8 |
31,962 |
28,992 |
+10.2 |
159,577 |
144,667 |
+10.3 |
SOURCE: Advance Monthly
Retail Sales - May, 2004, Bureau of the Census, Washington, D.C.
Selected retail sales data extracted from
U.S. Department of Commerce tables are reproduced here.
Convenience
Store Definition (as classified by U.S. Commerce Department)
* Grocery stores including supermarkets, food stores,
c-stores and delis are included in this classification if receipts from sales of groceries
and food items are 50 percent or more of total sales
** C-stores deriving more
than 50 percent of their sales from the sale of gasoline are classified as gas service
stations.
The
Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that advance estimates of U.S.
retail and food services sales for May, adjusted for seasonal, holiday, and trading-day
differences, but not for price changes, were $335.8 billion, an increase of 1.2 percent
from the previous month and up 8.9 percent from May 2003. Total sales for the March
through May 2004 period were up 8.4 percent from the same period a year ago. The March to
April 2004 percent change was revised from –0.5 percent to –0.6 percent.
Grocery Store sales in May
(which include c-stores - see Convenience Store Definition footnote above) were up 0.8
percent from the previous month (April, 2004) and increased 5.3 percent from May, 2003.
Sales of gasoline stations (which include c-stores that derive 50 percent
or more of sales from gas revenues) were up 4.0 percent from April, 2004 but increased
22.5 percent from May, 2003.
Food services and drinking places sales for May, 2004 decreased 0.3
percent from April, 2004 but were up 7.8 percent from May, 2003 sales.
The advance estimates are based on a subsample of the Bureau's full
retail and food services sample. A stratified random sampling method is used to select
approximately 5,000 retail and food services firms whose sales are then weighted and
benchmarked to represent the complete universe of over three million retail and food
services firms. Responding firms account for approximately 65% of the MARTS dollar volume
estimate.
Special Notice:
The data in this report now uses the new North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) in place of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. For further
information on NAICS, including publication stubs for the new release, click here.
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