Census Bureau

 

Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services

 

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[ News ] Table of Contents (August 2008):

oRetail and Food Service Sales :

oRetail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios:
oAdjustment Factors for Seasonal and Other Variations of Monthly Estimates: oReliability of Monthly Estimates:
o Historical Retail Trade Data

o Scheduled Release Dates

 

o E-Commerce Table of Contents


 

About the Survey

oGeneral Program Overview

oMonthly Retail Frequently Asked Questions  

o 2006 Sample Revision Frequently Asked Questions

       Hurricane Katrina Frequently Asked Questions:

           [ News ] September 2005 FAQ

           [ News ] August 2005 FAQ

oSurvey Questionnaires

o Annual Revision of Monthly Retail and Food Services: Sales and Inventories-- January 1992 through March 2008    

o Explanation of Benchmarking Revisions, Summary of Changes, Definitions

oTechnical Documentation

 


oNorth American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Information:

oNAICS Types of Business Definitions for Retail and Food Services

o
General NAICS Information

o
2002 Economic Census

o
The Bridge Between NAICS & SIC provides 1997 Economic Census data NAICS by
      SIC  and SIC by NAICS, and reveals relationships not identified in the NAICS Manual. 

oComparison of SIC  to NAICS  Levels  -  1997  Adobe PDF  


 

Related Surveys

oAdvance Monthly Retail Trade

oAnnual Retail Trade Survey

oManufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales

oRetail /Wholesale Trade

Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Last Revised: October 15, 2008