Advance Retail Sales,,,,, "Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Economic Briefing Room, as of Mar. 13, 2001, available at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html.",,,,, DATE UPDATED: 06/14/01,,,,, "Unit of Measurement: millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted",,,,, ,,,,, Date,Retail Sales,,In Billions,, Jan-90,"154,002",,154.002,, Feb-90,"152,810",,152.81,, Mar-90,"153,395",,153.395,, Apr-90,"152,274",,152.274,, May-90,"151,967",,151.967,, Jun-90,"153,312",,153.312,, Jul-90,"153,836",,153.836,, Aug-90,"154,595",,154.595,, Sep-90,"155,106",,155.106,, Oct-90,"155,673",,155.673,, Nov-90,"155,240",,155.24,, Dec-90,"153,953",,153.953,, Jan-91,"150,514",,150.514,, Feb-91,"152,977",,152.977,, Mar-91,"153,844",,153.844,, Apr-91,"155,407",,155.407,, May-91,"155,462",,155.462,, Jun-91,"155,798",,155.798,, Jul-91,"156,210",,156.21,, Aug-91,"155,442",,155.442,, Sep-91,"155,590",,155.59,, Oct-91,"154,584",,154.584,, Nov-91,"155,394",,155.394,, Dec-91,"155,264",,155.264,, Jan-92,"150,216",,150.216,, Feb-92,"150,809",,150.809,, Mar-92,"150,201",,150.201 Apr-92,"151,290",,151.29 May-92,"152,064",,152.064 Jun-92,"153,122",,153.122 Jul-92,"153,617",,153.617 Aug-92,"154,335",,154.335 Sep-92,"156,296",,156.296 Oct-92,"156,842",,156.842 Nov-92,"156,943",,156.943 Dec-92,"158,825",,158.825 Jan-93,"161,257",,161.257 Feb-93,"159,723",,159.723 Mar-93,"158,326",,158.326 Apr-93,"161,864",,161.864 May-93,"163,807",,163.807 Jun-93,"163,647",,163.647 Jul-93,"165,802",,165.802 Aug-93,"165,730",,165.73 Sep-93,"166,614",,166.614 Oct-93,"167,936",,167.936 Nov-93,"170,066",,170.066 Dec-93,"171,153",,171.153 Jan-94,"171,616",,171.616 Feb-94,"173,177",,173.177 Mar-94,"175,855",,175.855 Apr-94,"176,994",,176.994 May-94,"175,563",,175.563 Jun-94,"177,706",,177.706 Jul-94,"178,058",,178.058 Aug-94,"180,926",,180.926 Sep-94,"181,994",,181.994 Oct-94,"184,248",,184.248 Nov-94,"184,287",,184.287 Dec-94,"184,767",,184.767 Jan-95,"186,255",,186.255 Feb-95,"182,967",,182.967 Mar-95,"184,384",,184.384 Apr-95,"185,124",,185.124 May-95,"186,906",,186.906 Jun-95,"189,154",,189.154 Jul-95,"189,062",,189.062 Aug-95,"190,225",,190.225 Sep-95,"191,056",,191.056 Oct-95,"189,922",,189.922 Nov-95,"192,191",,192.191 Dec-95,"194,036",,194.036 Jan-96,"193,284",,193.284 Feb-96,"195,683",,195.683 Mar-96,"197,499",,197.499 Apr-96,"198,045",,198.045 May-96,"199,019",,199.019 Jun-96,"199,938",,199.938 Jul-96,"199,952",,199.952 Aug-96,"199,738",,199.738 Sep-96,"202,146",,202.146 Oct-96,"203,869",,203.869 Nov-96,"203,559",,203.559 Dec-96,"203,579",,203.579 Jan-97,"205,442",,205.442 Feb-97,"207,513",,207.513 Mar-97,"208,181",,208.181 Apr-97,"207,157",,207.157 May-97,"204,559",,204.559 Jun-97,"207,802",,207.802 Jul-97,"210,186",,210.186 Aug-97,"211,280",,211.28 Sep-97,"211,713",,211.713 Oct-97,"211,332",,211.332 Nov-97,"212,865",,212.865 Dec-97,"213,006",,213.006 Jan-98,"213,492",,213.492 Feb-98,"213,729",,213.729 Mar-98,"215,411",,215.411 Apr-98,"217,597",,217.597 May-98,"219,034",,219.034 Jun-98,"220,810",,220.81 Jul-98,"218,853",,218.853 Aug-98,"218,230",,218.23 Sep-98,"220,451",,220.451 Oct-98,"223,791",,223.791 Nov-98,"225,452",,225.452 Dec-98,"227,288",,227.288 Jan-99,"228,567",,228.567 Feb-99,"230,920",,230.92 Mar-99,"232,273",,232.273 Apr-99,"233,469",,233.469 May-99,"236,146",,236.146 Jun-99,"236,826",,236.826 Jul-99,"238,901",,238.901 Aug-99,"241,688",,241.688 Sep-99,"242,071",,242.071 Oct-99,"242,672",,242.672 Nov-99,"246,146",,246.146 Dec-99,"250,474",,250.474 Jan-00,"250,958",,250.958 Feb-00,"254,932",,254.932 Mar-00,"257,974",,257.974 Apr-00,"254,612",,254.612 May-00,"255,177",,255.177 Jun-00,"256,316",,256.316 Jul-00,"257,362",,257.362 Aug-00,"257,501",,257.501 Sep-00,"260,286",,260.286 Oct-00,"259,325",,259.325 Nov-00,"257,923",,257.923 Dec-00,"257,979",,257.979 Jan-01,"261,525",,261.525 Feb-01,"261,969",,261.969 Mar-01,"260,695",,260.695 Apr-01,"264,708",,264.708 May-01,"265,022",,265.022 Jun-01,"264,785",,264.785 Jul-01,"265,308",,265.308 Aug-01,"265,826",,265.826 Sep-01,"260,041",,260.041 Oct-01,"280,097",,280.097 ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,,