Special Notice: The Text version of the Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (MTIS) release will not be available beginning with the October 2012 MTIS release on December 13, 2012. However, the release will continue to be available in PDF and excel formats at http://www.census.gov/mtis Table 1. ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES AND INVENTORIES FOR MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, AND MERCHANT WHOLESALERS DATA MONTH 08 2012 -------------SALES------------- ----------INVENTORIES---------- INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 (p) (r) (r) (p) (r) (r) (p) (r) (r) ADJUSTED TOTAL BUSINESS 1,246,574 1,239,836 1,209,034 1,601,739 1,592,581 1,520,705 1.28 1.28 1.26 MANUFACTURERS 476,856 478,169 464,589 611,806 608,099 591,799 1.28 1.27 1.27 RETAILERS 364,288 359,725 347,395 502,407 499,543 465,931 1.38 1.39 1.34 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 405,430 401,942 397,050 487,526 484,939 462,975 1.20 1.21 1.17 NOT ADJUSTED TOTAL BUSINESS 1,298,685 1,210,662 1,258,679 1,587,821 1,581,570 1,509,439 1.22 1.31 1.20 MANUFACTURERS 497,047 458,206 484,740 615,609 612,070 596,766 1.24 1.34 1.23 RETAILERS 377,092 355,767 356,718 492,590 486,987 457,151 1.31 1.37 1.28 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 424,546 396,689 417,221 479,622 482,513 455,522 1.13 1.22 1.09 (p) preliminary. (r) revised. Table 2. PERCENT CHANGES FOR SALES AND INVENTORIES - MANUFACTURERS, RETAILERS, AND MERCHANT WHOLESALERS DATA MONTH 08 2012 ADJUSTED NOT ADJUSTED --------------SALES--------------- -----------INVENTORIES------------ --------------SALES--------------- -----------INVENTORIES------------ Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012 Jun. 2012 Aug. 2011 Jul. 2012 Jun. 2012 Aug. 2011 Jul. 2012 Jun. 2012 Aug. 2011 Jul. 2012 Jun. 2012 Aug. 2011 TOTAL BUSINESS 0.5 0.9 3.1 0.6 0.8 5.3 7.3 -4.0 3.2 0.4 0.9 5.2 MANUFACTURERS -0.3 1.9 2.6 0.6 0.6 3.4 8.5 -6.5 2.5 0.6 1.6 3.2 RETAILERS 1.3 0.8 4.9 0.6 1.1 7.8 6.0 -1.4 5.7 1.2 -0.1 7.8 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 0.9 -0.2 2.1 0.5 0.6 5.3 7.0 -3.2 1.8 -0.6 1.1 5.3 (p) preliminary. (r) revised. Table 3. ESTIMATED MONTHLY RETAIL SALES, INVENTORIES, AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS, BY KIND OF BUSINESS DATA MONTH 08 2012 -------------SALES------------- ----------INVENTORIES---------- PERCENT CHANGE IN INVENTORIES INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS KIND OF BUSINESS Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012/ Jul. 2012/ Aug. 2012/ (p) (r) (r) (p) (r) (r) Jul. 2012 Jun. 2012 Aug. 2011 Aug. 2012 Jul. 2012 Aug. 2011 ADJUSTED 44,45 RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL 364,288 359,725 347,395 502,407 499,543 465,931 0.6 1.1 7.8 1.38 1.39 1.34 44,45-441 TOTAL EXCL. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS DEALERS 289,714 286,459 280,382 347,161 346,580 336,911 0.2 0.4 3.0 1.20 1.21 1.20 441 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS DEALERS 74,574 73,266 67,013 155,246 152,963 129,020 1.5 2.7 20.3 2.08 2.09 1.93 442,443 FURNITURE,HOME FURN.,ELECTRONICS, APPL.STORES 16,251 16,289 15,766 27,585 27,560 27,485 0.1 -0.6 0.4 1.70 1.69 1.74 444 BUILDING MATL. & GARDEN EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY STORES 24,353 23,897 23,666 45,857 45,636 44,039 0.5 0.7 4.1 1.88 1.91 1.86 445 FOOD AND BEVERAGE STORES 52,783 52,886 51,663 41,410 41,465 40,259 -0.1 0.3 2.9 0.78 0.78 0.78 448 CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY STORES 20,017 19,957 18,870 48,273 48,218 45,507 0.1 0.6 6.1 2.41 2.42 2.41 452 GENERAL MERCHANDISE 52,469 52,606 52,874 77,340 77,415 75,620 -0.1 0.4 2.3 1.47 1.47 1.43 4521 DEPARTMENT STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.) 15,308 15,308 15,301 29,886 30,049 30,947 -0.5 -0.6 -3.4 1.95 1.96 2.02 NOT ADJUSTED 44,45 RETAIL TRADE, TOTAL 377,092 355,767 356,718 492,590 486,987 457,151 1.2 -0.1 7.8 1.31 1.37 1.28 44,45-441 TOTAL EXCL. MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS DEALERS 296,301 280,289 284,161 344,244 339,834 333,846 1.3 0.5 3.1 1.16 1.21 1.17 441 MOTOR VEHICLE AND PARTS DEALERS 80,791 75,478 72,557 148,346 147,153 123,305 0.8 -1.5 20.3 1.84 1.95 1.70 442,443 FURNITURE,HOME FURN.,ELECTRONICS, APPL.STORES 16,656 15,754 16,065 27,033 27,064 26,935 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 1.62 1.72 1.68 444 BUILDING MATL. & GARDEN EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY STORES 25,244 24,986 24,540 44,894 44,815 43,158 0.2 -2.1 4.0 1.78 1.79 1.76 445 FOOD AND BEVERAGE STORES 54,068 53,361 52,054 40,585 40,693 39,414 -0.3 -0.8 3.0 0.75 0.76 0.76 448 CLOTHING AND ACCESSORY STORES 20,643 18,234 19,056 49,238 47,784 46,372 3.0 2.4 6.2 2.39 2.62 2.43 452 GENERAL MERCHANDISE 52,057 49,847 51,642 75,631 73,880 73,953 2.4 0.3 2.3 1.45 1.48 1.43 4521 DEPARTMENT STORES (EXCL. LEASED DEPTS.) 15,192 13,576 14,811 29,079 28,456 30,173 2.2 0.8 -3.6 1.91 2.10 2.04 (p) preliminary. (r) revised. (s) Adjusted data were revised due to concurrent seasonal adjustment. No revisions were made to Not Adjusted data. Table 4. ADJUSTED MTIS DOLLAR AND PERCENT CHANGES DATA MONTH 08 2012 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 ----------DOLLAR CHANGES----------- ----------PERCENT CHANGES---------- CMCY-PMCY PMCY-(PM-1)CY CMCY-CMPY CMCY/PMCY PMCY/(PM-1)CY CMCY/CMPY SALES TOTAL BUSINESS 6,738 10,762 37,540 0.5 0.9 3.1 MANUFACTURERS -1,313 478,169 12,267 -0.3 0.0 2.6 RETAILERS 4,563 2,763 16,893 1.3 0.8 4.9 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 3,488 -788 8,380 0.9 -0.2 2.1 INVENTORY TOTAL BUSINESS 9,158 12,475 81,034 0.6 0.8 5.3 MANUFACTURERS 3,707 3,878 20,007 0.6 0.6 3.4 RETAILERS 2,864 5,555 36,476 0.6 1.1 7.8 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 2,587 3,042 24,551 0.5 0.6 5.3 Legend: (P)=Preliminary (F)=Final CM=Current Month PM=Previous Month CY=Current Year PY=Previous Year CM/PM=Current Month to Previous Month PM/PM-1=Previous Month to Previous Month minus one Table 5. PM REVISIONS PRELIMINARY TO FINAL DATA MONTH 08 2012 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 ------------UNADJUSTED------------- -------------ADJUSTED-------------- PM (P) PM(F)-PM(P) PM(F)/PM(P) PM (P) PM(F)-PM(P) PM(F)/PM(P) $ CHANGE % CHANGE $ CHANGE % CHANGE SALES TOTAL BUSINESS 1,211,125 -463 -0.04 1,240,575 -739 -0.06 MANUFACTURERS 458,463 -257 -0.06 478,838 -669 -0.14 RETAILERS 355,982 -215 -0.06 359,352 373 0.10 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 396,680 9 0.00 402,385 -443 -0.11 INVENTORY TOTAL BUSINESS 1,581,538 32 0.00 1,592,021 560 0.04 MANUFACTURERS 611,804 266 0.04 607,287 812 0.13 RETAILERS 487,227 -240 -0.05 499,541 2 0.00 MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 482,507 6 0.00 485,193 -254 -0.05 Legend: (P)=Preliminary (F)=Final CM=Current Month PM=Previous Month CY=Current Year PY=Previous Year CM/PM=Current Month to Previous Month PM/PM-1=Previous Month to Previous Month minus one Last Revised: October 15, 2012