NOTES

Title	Release Dates

Retail Sales (DISCONTINUED)	1966-01-10	2001-05-11

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	1966-01-10	2012-10-16

Release

Advance Monthly Retail Sales (SIC Based)	1966-01-10	2001-06-12
Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	2001-06-13	2012-10-16

Units

Millions of Dollars	1966-01-10	2001-05-11

Frequency

Monthly	1966-01-10	2001-05-11

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	1966-01-10	2001-05-11

Notes

The U.S. Census Bureau maintained time series of monthly sales and end-of-month inventory estimates of retailers based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC-based time series were discontinued as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) time series were newly introduced. https://census.gov/retail/mrts/mrtshist.html	1966-01-10	2001-05-11

Retail Sales (DISCONTINUED) (RETAIL)