The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that the retail stores have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.

Information about the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/about_the_surveys.html

Information about the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/about_the_surveys.html

Information about the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/about_the_surveys.html

Information about the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/about_the_surveys.html

BEA Account Code: N415RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

This series represent the advance estimate of the current month and revised estimate of the prior month of nearly complete coverage. The current month statistics reflecting complete coverage is available on FRED at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSIM4400AUSS For more information on data collection and methodology, see https://www.census.gov/econ/indicators/methodology.html

BEA Account Code: N382RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N239RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N153RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

Further information related to the Quarterly Financial Report survey can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/about.html Methodology details can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/documents/QFR_Methodology.pdf

NBER Computed This Variable From The Index Of Physical Volume Of Department Store Stocks (Series 05031A) And The Index Of Department Store Sales, Both On The Base 1935-1939=100. Source: Computed By NBER From Federal Reserve Board Data This NBER data series m05060 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05060

BEA Account Code: N542RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N864RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N631RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1938-1946 (2)--Original Data, 1946-1969. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Office Of Business Economics, Unpublished Tables, "Retail Inventories, Monthly, 1939-1948, " Comm-Dc-17372; And "Inventories Of Retail Stores By Kind Of Business, 12/49-50-Old Method Revised, " Unnumbered Table Dated March 10, 1954 This NBER data series m05108a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05108a

BEA Account Code: N543RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N865RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N558RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N865RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N382RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N558RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

Further information related to the Quarterly Financial Report survey can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/about.html Methodology details can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/documents/QFR_Methodology.pdf

Further information related to the Quarterly Financial Report survey can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/about.html Methodology details can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/documents/QFR_Methodology.pdf

BEA Account Code: A382RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N153RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A153RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N865RD For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N240RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A382RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

Further information related to the Quarterly Financial Report survey can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/about.html Methodology details can be found at https://www.census.gov/econ/qfr/documents/QFR_Methodology.pdf

BEA Account Code: N543RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A153RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N542RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N240RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N864RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N382RD For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N631RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N239RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A382RD For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: B384RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: B383RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N240RD For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A630RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: C527RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A865RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: B1840C For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A633RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: A632RC For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: N239RD For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.

BEA Account Code: B384RX For more information about this series, please see http://www.bea.gov/national/.