January 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted % Change
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date Year to Date
January 199January 199 January 1994 January 1993 January 1994 January 1993 Jan94-Jan 93 January 1994 January 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.289 1.297 $3,803,973 $3,347,865 $2,951,104 $2,581,237 14.3% $2,951,104 $2,581,237 14.3%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.462 1.426 $7,786,498 $8,667,515 $5,325,922 $6,078,201 -12.4% $5,325,922 $6,078,201 -12.4%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.462 1.426 $852,535 $259,508 $583,129 $181,983 220.4% $583,129 $181,983 220.4%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.438 1.391 $10,311,407 $9,592,071 $7,170,659 $6,895,809 4.0% $7,170,659 $6,895,809 4.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.443 1.405 $1,940,003 $1,745,534 $1,344,423 $1,242,373 8.2% $1,344,423 $1,242,373 8.2%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.282 1.266 $12,357,044 $7,499,722 $9,638,880 $5,923,951 62.7% $9,638,880 $5,923,951 62.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.282 1.266 $6,884,164 $6,445,778 $5,369,863 $5,091,452 5.5% $5,369,863 $5,091,452 5.5%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.304 1.297 $1,721,546 $1,727,777 $1,320,204 $1,332,133 -0.9% $1,320,204 $1,332,133 -0.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.205 1.182 $1,570,558 $1,493,746 $1,303,368 $1,263,745 3.1% $1,303,368 $1,263,745 3.1%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.445 1.420 $4,149,877 $4,314,145 $2,871,887 $3,038,130 -5.5% $2,871,887 $3,038,130 -5.5%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.443 1.405 $3,217,065 $3,404,930 $2,229,428 $2,423,438 -8.0% $2,229,428 $2,423,438 -8.0%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.462 1.426 $15,362,615 $15,077,558 $10,507,945 $10,573,323 -0.6% $10,507,945 $10,573,323 -0.6%
TOTAL $69,957,285 $63,576,149 $50,616,812 $46,625,775 8.6% $50,616,812 $46,625,775 8.6%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 90.7 83.6
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
January 199January 199Jan 1994-Jan 1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 57 53 7.5%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 8 12.5%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 19 13 46.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 15 13.3%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 47 48 -2.1%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 27 23 17.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 100 103 -2.9%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 55 56 -1.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 57 53 7.5%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 153 171 -10.5%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 95 90 5.6%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 488 470 3.8%
TOTAL 1124 1103 1.9%
February 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
February 19February 19 February 1994 February 1993 February 1994 February 1993 Feb94-Feb 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.294 1.305 $4,092,626 $3,321,686 $3,162,771 $2,545,353 24.3% $6,113,875 $5,126,590 19.3%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.467 1.431 $8,820,559 $9,175,890 $6,012,651 $6,412,222 -6.2% $11,338,573 $12,490,423 -9.2%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.467 1.431 $1,178,750 $208,449 $803,511 $145,667 451.6% $1,386,640 $327,650 323.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.426 1.391 $9,587,902 $5,954,796 $6,723,634 $4,280,946 57.1% $13,894,293 $11,176,755 24.3%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.436 1.407 $1,763,068 $1,597,859 $1,227,763 $1,135,650 8.1% $2,572,186 $2,378,023 8.2%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.285 1.265 $14,816,344 $10,483,032 $11,530,229 $8,286,982 39.1% $21,169,109 $14,210,933 49.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.285 1.265 $6,320,978 $6,143,916 $4,919,049 $4,856,851 1.3% $10,288,912 $9,948,303 3.4%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.324 1.334 $1,666,900 $1,626,093 $1,258,988 $1,218,960 3.3% $2,579,192 $2,551,093 1.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.204 1.186 $1,709,432 $1,499,673 $1,419,794 $1,264,480 12.3% $2,723,162 $2,528,225 7.7%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.446 1.422 $4,154,392 $4,218,510 $2,873,024 $2,966,603 -3.2% $5,744,911 $6,004,733 -4.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.436 1.407 $3,177,599 $3,398,161 $2,212,813 $2,415,182 -8.4% $4,442,241 $4,838,620 -8.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.467 1.431 $16,185,906 $14,701,811 $11,033,337 $10,273,802 7.4% $21,541,282 $20,847,125 3.3%
TOTAL $73,474,456 $62,329,876 $53,177,564 $45,802,698 16.1% $103,794,376 $92,428,473 12.3%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 95.4 82.1
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
February 19January 199Feb 1994-Jan1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 57 57 0.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 21 19 10.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 45 47 -4.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 28 27 3.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 98 100 -2.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 54 55 -1.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 60 57 5.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 158 153 3.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 93 95 -2.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 487 488 -0.2%
TOTAL 1127 1124 0.3%
March 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
March 1994 March 1993 March 1994 March 1993 March 1994 March 1993 March94- March 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.293 1.315 $5,058,008 $4,052,533 $3,911,839 $3,081,774 26.9% $10,025,714 $8,208,364 22.1%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.472 1.436 $11,344,472 $11,145,836 $7,706,842 $7,761,724 -0.7% $19,045,415 $20,252,147 -6.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.472 1.436 $1,314,871 $233,493 $893,255 $162,600 449.4% $2,279,895 $490,250 365.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.428 1.394 $10,314,326 $8,265,533 $7,222,917 $5,929,364 21.8% $21,117,210 $17,106,119 23.4%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.439 1.409 $1,959,568 $1,604,001 $1,361,757 $1,138,397 19.6% $3,933,943 $3,516,420 11.9%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.286 1.263 $16,591,895 $11,900,795 $12,901,940 $9,422,641 36.9% $34,071,049 $23,633,574 44.2%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.286 1.263 $6,819,215 $6,776,384 $5,302,656 $5,365,308 -1.2% $15,591,568 $15,313,611 1.8%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.361 1.362 $2,453,763 $2,254,557 $1,802,912 $1,655,328 8.9% $4,382,104 $4,206,421 4.2%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.206 1.187 $1,969,450 $1,435,300 $1,633,043 $1,209,183 35.1% $4,356,205 $3,737,408 16.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.448 1.424 $4,792,956 $4,737,652 $3,310,052 $3,327,003 -0.5% $9,054,963 $9,331,736 -3.0%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.439 1.409 $3,655,275 $3,677,433 $2,540,149 $2,609,960 -2.7% $6,982,390 $7,448,580 -6.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.472 1.436 $18,891,711 $17,660,336 $12,834,043 $12,298,284 4.4% $34,375,325 $33,145,409 3.7%
TOTAL $85,165,510 $73,743,853 $61,421,405 $53,961,566 13.8% $165,215,781 $146,390,039 12.9%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 110.2 96.8
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
March 1994 February 1 Mar 1994- Feb 1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 58 57 1.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 19 21 -9.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 16 17 -5.9%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 50 45 11.1%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 28 28 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 99 98 1.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 55 54 1.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 61 60 1.7%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 164 158 3.8%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 90 93 -3.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 499 487 2.5%
TOTAL 1148 1127 1.9%
April 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
April 1994 April 1993 April 1994 April 1993 April 1994 April 1993 April 94-April 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.302 1.318 5514607 4582989 $4,235,489 $3,477,230 21.8% $14,261,203 $11,685,594 22.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.474 1.440 9968604 10673326 $6,762,961 $7,412,032 -8.8% $25,808,376 $27,664,179 -6.7%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.474 1.440 1419079 212333 $962,740 $147,453 552.9% $3,242,635 $637,703 408.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.430 1.400 9022923 9444503 $6,309,736 $6,746,074 -6.5% $27,426,946 $23,852,193 15.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.440 1.414 1920672 1556160 $1,333,800 $1,100,537 21.2% $5,267,743 $4,616,957 14.1%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.292 1.268 17388920 13710435 $13,458,916 $10,812,646 24.5% $47,529,965 $34,446,220 38.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.292 1.268 6853196 6544817 $5,304,331 $5,161,528 2.8% $20,895,899 $20,475,139 2.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.364 1.369 1929589 2017272 $1,414,655 $1,473,537 -4.0% $5,796,759 $5,679,958 2.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.206 1.192 1880821 2246981 $1,559,553 $1,885,051 -17.3% $5,915,758 $5,622,459 5.2%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.451 1.427 4595017 4652116 $3,166,793 $3,260,067 -2.9% $12,221,756 $12,591,803 -2.9%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.440 1.414 3422568 5081792 $2,376,783 $3,593,912 -33.9% $9,359,173 $11,042,492 -15.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.474 1.440 17622916 17377383 $11,955,845 $12,067,627 -0.9% $46,331,170 $45,213,036 2.5%
TOTAL $81,538,912 $78,100,107 $58,841,602 $57,137,694 3.0% $224,057,383 $203,527,733 10.1%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 105.5 102.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
April 1994 March 1994 Apr 1994- Mar 1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 60 58 3.4%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 21 19 10.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 16 6.3%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 50 50 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 29 28 3.6%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 99 99 0.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 54 55 -1.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 60 61 -1.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 161 164 -1.8%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 97 90 7.8%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 485 499 -2.8%
TOTAL 1142 1148 -0.5%
May 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
May 1994 May 1993 May 1994 May 1993 May 1994 May 1993 May 94-May 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.310 1.316 $6,405,296 $5,628,924 $4,889,539 $4,277,298 14.3% $19,150,742 $15,962,892 20.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.475 1.442 $10,592,658 $11,323,848 $7,181,463 $7,852,877 -8.5% $32,989,839 $35,517,056 -7.1%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.475 1.442 $1,453,879 $241,363 $985,681 $167,381 488.9% $4,228,316 $805,084 425.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.430 1.407 $9,592,355 $10,634,267 $6,707,941 $7,558,114 -11.2% $34,134,887 $31,410,307 8.7%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.441 1.418 $2,106,941 $1,896,613 $1,462,138 $1,337,527 9.3% $6,729,881 $5,954,484 13.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.300 1.275 $16,781,505 $12,003,420 $12,908,850 $9,414,447 37.1% $60,438,815 $43,860,667 37.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.300 1.275 $7,251,902 $6,515,867 $5,578,386 $5,110,484 9.2% $26,474,285 $25,585,623 3.5%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.356 1.350 $1,944,467 $1,949,622 $1,433,973 $1,444,164 -0.7% $7,230,732 $7,124,122 1.5%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.211 1.191 $2,054,588 $1,952,070 $1,696,604 $1,639,018 3.5% $7,612,362 $7,261,477 4.8%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.453 1.429 $4,709,678 $4,955,182 $3,241,348 $3,467,587 -6.5% $15,463,104 $16,059,390 -3.7%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.441 1.418 $3,421,770 $3,450,319 $2,374,580 $2,433,229 -2.4% $11,733,753 $13,475,721 -12.9%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.475 1.442 $18,534,417 $18,396,793 $12,565,706 $12,757,831 -1.5% $58,896,876 $57,970,867 1.6%
TOTAL $84,849,456 $78,948,288 $61,026,209 $57,459,957 6.2% $285,083,592 $260,987,690 9.2%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 109.5 103.1
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
May 1994 April 1994 May 1994- April 1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 60 60 0.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 22 21 4.8%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 48 50 -4.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 27 29 -6.9%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 99 99 0.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 55 54 1.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 62 60 3.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 165 161 2.5%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 95 97 -2.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 498 485 2.7%
TOTAL 1157 1142 1.3%
June 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
June 1994 June 1993 June 1994 June 1993 June 1994 June 1993 June 94-June 9 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.315 1.312 $7,924,026 $5,959,281 $6,025,875 $4,542,135 32.67% $25,176,617 $20,505,027 22.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.480 1.444 $11,982,030 $11,688,437 $8,095,966 $8,094,485 0.02% $41,085,805 $43,611,541 -5.8%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.480 1.444 $1,547,449 $265,670 $1,045,574 $183,982 468.30% $5,273,890 $989,066 433.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.429 1.393 $9,781,203 $8,637,592 $6,844,789 $6,200,712 10.39% $40,979,676 $37,611,019 9.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.442 1.411 $2,395,469 $1,821,311 $1,661,213 $1,290,794 28.70% $8,391,094 $7,245,278 15.8%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.310 1.276 $19,168,866 $14,417,434 $14,632,722 $11,298,929 29.51% $75,071,537 $55,159,596 36.1%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.310 1.276 $7,445,170 $6,551,515 $5,683,336 $5,134,416 10.69% $32,157,621 $30,720,039 4.7%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.338 1.319 $2,568,260 $2,309,460 $1,919,477 $1,750,917 9.63% $9,150,209 $8,875,039 3.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.214 1.191 $1,862,150 $1,727,869 $1,533,896 $1,450,772 5.73% $9,146,258 $8,712,249 5.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.455 1.432 $5,188,248 $5,088,304 $3,565,806 $3,553,285 0.35% $19,028,910 $19,612,675 -3.0%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.442 1.411 $4,221,783 $5,772,574 $2,927,727 $4,091,123 -28.44% $14,661,480 $17,566,844 -16.5%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.480 1.444 $20,201,475 $18,467,489 $13,649,645 $12,789,120 6.73% $72,546,521 $70,759,987 2.5%
TOTAL $94,286,129 $82,706,936 $67,586,026 $60,380,670 11.93% $352,669,618 $321,368,360 9.7%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 121.2 108.3
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
June 1994 May 1994 June 1994- May 1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 61 60 1.7%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 23 22 4.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 45 48 -6.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 27 27 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 97 99 -2.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 59 55 7.3%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 61 62 -1.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 181 165 9.7%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 96 95 1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 499 498 0.2%
TOTAL 1175 1157 1.6%
July 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
July 1994 July 1993 July 1994 July 1993 July 1994 July 1993 July 94-July 9 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.313 1.313 $7,403,282 $5,976,339 $5,638,448 $4,551,667 23.88% $30,815,065 $25,056,694 23.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.484 1.444 $10,878,157 $11,327,142 $7,330,294 $7,844,281 -6.55% $48,416,099 $51,455,822 -5.9%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.484 1.444 $1,479,341 $286,438 $996,861 $198,364 402.54% $6,270,751 $1,187,430 428.1%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.440 1.391 $10,524,877 $10,381,193 $7,308,942 $7,463,115 -2.07% $48,288,618 $45,074,134 7.1%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.448 1.411 $2,350,369 $2,167,667 $1,623,183 $1,536,263 5.66% $10,014,277 $8,781,541 14.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.318 1.274 $16,832,810 $15,281,058 $12,771,480 $11,994,551 6.48% $87,843,017 $67,154,147 30.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.318 1.274 $7,280,275 $7,063,082 $5,523,729 $5,544,020 -0.37% $37,681,350 $36,264,059 3.9%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.309 1.294 $2,293,021 $2,297,391 $1,751,735 $1,775,418 -1.33% $10,901,944 $10,650,457 2.4%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.215 1.188 $2,008,355 $1,681,465 $1,652,967 $1,415,375 16.79% $10,799,225 $10,127,624 6.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.456 1.434 $5,940,447 $5,738,260 $4,079,977 $4,001,576 1.96% $23,108,887 $23,614,251 -2.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.448 1.411 $4,341,434 $4,613,068 $2,998,228 $3,269,361 -8.29% $17,659,708 $20,836,205 -15.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.484 1.444 $19,061,374 $18,972,920 $12,844,592 $13,139,141 -2.24% $85,391,113 $83,899,128 1.8%
TOTAL $90,393,742 $85,786,023 $64,520,436 $62,733,132 2.85% $417,190,054 $384,101,492 8.6%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 115.7 112.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
July 1994 June 1994 July 1994- June 1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 64 61 4.9%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 25 23 8.7%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 47 45 4.4%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 28 27 3.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 98 97 1.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 59 59 0.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 61 61 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 175 181 -3.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 94 96 -2.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 499 499 0.0%
TOTAL 1176 1175 0.1%
August 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
August 1994 August 199 August 1994 August 1993 August 1994 August 1993 August 94-Augu 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.312 1.316 $7,423,732 $6,360,426 $5,658,332 $4,833,150 17.07% $36,473,397 $29,889,844 22.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.490 1.448 $14,106,296 $14,005,597 $9,467,313 $9,672,374 -2.12% $57,883,412 $61,128,196 -5.3%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.490 1.448 $1,634,660 $392,947 $1,097,087 $271,372 304.27% $7,367,838 $1,458,802 405.1%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.447 1.397 $10,342,447 $8,447,194 $7,147,510 $6,046,667 18.21% $55,436,128 $51,120,801 8.4%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.453 1.415 $2,408,960 $2,099,694 $1,657,922 $1,483,883 11.73% $11,672,199 $10,265,424 13.7%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.330 1.273 $16,347,497 $15,039,245 $12,291,351 $11,814,018 4.04% $100,134,368 $78,968,165 26.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.330 1.273 $7,871,024 $7,181,248 $5,918,063 $5,641,200 4.91% $43,599,413 $41,905,259 4.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.311 1.319 $3,330,135 $3,136,235 $2,540,149 $2,377,737 6.83% $13,442,093 $13,028,194 3.2%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.214 1.192 $2,136,485 $1,659,075 $1,759,872 $1,391,841 26.44% $12,559,097 $11,519,465 9.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.459 1.436 $6,126,879 $6,081,483 $4,199,369 $4,235,016 -0.84% $27,308,256 $27,849,267 -1.9%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.453 1.415 $4,731,560 $4,692,511 $3,256,407 $3,316,262 -1.80% $20,916,115 $24,152,467 -13.4%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.490 1.448 $19,979,914 $19,624,781 $13,409,338 $13,553,026 -1.06% $98,800,451 $97,452,154 1.4%
TOTAL $96,439,589 $88,720,436 $68,402,713 $64,636,546 5.83% $485,592,767 $448,738,038 8.2%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 122.7 115.9
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
August 1994 July 1994 Aug1994 - July1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 61 64 -4.7%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 26 25 4.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 47 47 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 28 28 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 100 98 2.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 59 59 0.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 61 61 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 187 175 6.9%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 97 94 3.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 502 499 0.6%
TOTAL 1194 1176 1.5%
September 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
Sept 1994 Sept 1993 Sept 1994 Sept 1993 Sept 1994 Sept 1993 Sept 94-Sept 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.316 1.313 $7,673,607 $7,041,268 $5,831,008 $5,362,733 8.73% $42,304,405 $35,252,577 20.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.494 1.451 $12,630,717 $12,863,588 $8,454,295 $8,865,326 -4.64% $66,337,707 $69,993,522 -5.2%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.494 1.451 $1,609,963 $357,847 $1,077,619 $246,621 336.95% $8,445,457 $1,705,423 395.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.450 1.400 $11,085,447 $9,316,629 $7,645,136 $6,654,735 14.88% $63,081,264 $57,775,536 9.2%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.456 1.418 $2,454,219 $2,095,854 $1,685,590 $1,478,035 14.04% $13,357,789 $11,743,459 13.7%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.331 1.271 $16,980,483 $13,281,945 $12,757,688 $10,449,996 22.08% $112,892,056 $89,418,161 26.3%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.331 1.271 $7,415,422 $6,852,625 $5,571,316 $5,391,522 3.33% $49,170,729 $47,296,781 4.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.342 1.346 $2,850,049 $3,026,390 $2,123,732 $2,248,432 -5.55% $15,565,825 $15,276,626 1.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.214 1.196 $2,120,747 $1,940,787 $1,746,909 $1,622,732 7.65% $14,306,006 $13,142,197 8.9%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.462 1.438 $5,234,946 $5,342,048 $3,580,674 $3,714,915 -3.61% $30,888,930 $31,564,182 -2.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.456 1.418 $4,397,773 $5,847,414 $3,020,448 $4,123,705 -26.75% $23,936,563 $28,276,172 -15.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.494 1.451 $22,707,978 $21,216,710 $15,199,450 $14,622,130 3.95% $113,999,901 $112,074,284 1.7%
TOTAL $97,161,351 $89,183,105 $68,693,865 $64,780,882 6.04% $554,286,632 $513,518,920 7.9%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 123.2 116.2
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Sept 1994 Aug 1994 Sept1994 - Aug1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 62 61 1.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 25 26 -3.8%
5411 GROCERY STORES 18 17 5.9%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 49 47 4.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 25 28 -10.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 100 100 0.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 59 59 0.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 61 61 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 179 187 -4.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 94 97 -3.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 527 502 5.0%
TOTAL 1208 1194 1.2%
October 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
October 199October 199 October 1994 October 1993 October 1994 October 1993 Oct 94-Oct 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.308 1.308 $8,351,345 $6,200,323 $6,384,820 $4,740,308 34.69% $48,689,225 $39,992,885 21.7%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.495 1.457 $11,975,221 $11,389,984 $8,010,181 $7,817,422 2.47% $74,347,888 $77,810,944 -4.5%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.495 1.457 $1,356,708 $1,116,638 $907,497 $766,395 18.41% $9,352,954 $2,471,818 278.4%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.448 1.408 $9,501,334 $9,896,975 $6,561,695 $7,029,102 -6.65% $69,642,959 $64,804,638 7.5%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.456 1.423 $2,255,755 $2,092,357 $1,549,282 $1,470,384 5.37% $14,907,071 $13,213,843 12.8%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.336 1.29 $14,602,083 $13,987,045 $10,929,703 $10,842,671 0.80% $123,821,759 $100,260,832 23.5%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.336 1.29 $7,104,890 $7,209,308 $5,318,031 $5,588,611 -4.84% $54,488,760 $52,885,392 3.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.352 1.361 $1,969,193 $2,061,470 $1,456,504 $1,514,673 -3.84% $17,022,329 $16,791,299 1.4%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.214 1.2 $2,044,724 $2,060,274 $1,684,287 $1,716,895 -1.90% $15,990,293 $14,859,092 7.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.464 1.44 $5,282,589 $5,361,192 $3,608,326 $3,723,050 -3.08% $34,497,256 $35,287,232 -2.2%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.456 1.423 $3,835,062 $5,502,451 $2,633,971 $3,866,796 -31.88% $26,570,534 $32,142,968 -17.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.495 1.457 $22,855,847 $18,760,346 $15,288,192 $12,876,010 18.73% $129,288,093 $124,950,294 3.5%
TOTAL $91,134,751 $85,638,363 $64,332,489 $61,952,317 3.84% $618,619,121 $575,471,237 7.5%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 115.4 111.1
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Oct 1994 Sept 1994 Oct1994 - Sept1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 65 62 4.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 26 25 4.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 18 18 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 49 49 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 25 25 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 100 100 0.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 57 59 -3.4%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 60 61 -1.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 176 179 -1.7%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 93 94 -1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 507 527 -3.8%
TOTAL 1185 1208 -1.9%
November 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
Nov 1994 Nov 1993 Nov 1994 Nov 1993 Nov 1994 Nov 1993 Nov 94-Nov 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.312 1.279 $5,254,256 $5,219,965 $4,004,768 $4,081,286 -1.87% $52,693,993 $44,074,171 19.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.497 1.458 $14,626,646 $14,893,643 $9,770,639 $10,215,119 -4.35% $84,118,527 $88,026,063 -4.4%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.497 1.458 $3,266,092 $3,309,400 $2,181,758 $2,269,822 -3.88% $11,534,712 $4,741,640 143.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.451 1.412 $12,177,145 $8,780,055 $8,392,243 $6,218,169 34.96% $78,035,202 $71,022,807 9.9%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.459 1.426 $2,100,867 $1,935,227 $1,439,936 $1,357,102 6.10% $16,347,007 $14,570,945 12.2%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.348 1.295 $13,396,779 $12,436,818 $9,938,263 $9,603,720 3.48% $133,760,022 $109,864,552 21.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.348 1.295 $6,872,534 $6,846,489 $5,098,319 $5,286,864 -3.57% $59,587,079 $58,172,256 2.4%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.342 1.362 $2,503,652 $2,412,775 $1,865,613 $1,771,494 5.31% $18,887,942 $18,562,793 1.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.211 1.203 $2,259,434 $2,072,176 $1,865,759 $1,722,507 8.32% $17,856,052 $16,581,599 7.7%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.468 1.442 $4,515,581 $4,403,349 $3,076,009 $3,053,640 0.73% $37,573,265 $38,340,872 -2.0%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.459 1.426 $3,198,647 $5,265,874 $2,192,356 $3,692,759 -40.63% $28,762,890 $35,835,727 -19.7%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.497 1.458 $20,387,216 $18,888,858 $13,618,715 $12,955,321 5.12% $142,906,808 $137,905,615 3.6%
TOTAL $90,558,849 $86,464,629 $63,444,378 $62,227,803 1.96% $682,063,499 $637,699,040 7.0%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 113.8 111.6
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Nov 1994 Oct 1994 Nov1994 - Oct1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 56 65 -13.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 23 26 -11.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 18 18 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 41 49 -16.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 25 25 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 94 100 -6.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 53 57 -7.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 55 60 -8.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 159 176 -9.7%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 91 93 -2.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 421 507 -17.0%
TOTAL 1045 1185 -11.8%
December 1994
Unadjusted for Price Changes Adjusted for Price Changes Adjusted
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI CPI Gross Sales Gross Sales Adjusted Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to date % Change
Dec 1994 Dec 1993 Dec 1994 Dec 1993 Dec 1994 Dec 1993 Dec 94-Dec 93 1994 1993 1994-1993
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.327 1.276 $5,021,077 $5,027,590 $3,783,781 $3,940,118 -3.97% $56,477,774 $48,014,289 17.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.497 1.458 $24,423,976 $23,611,792 $16,315,281 $16,194,645 0.74% $100,433,808 $104,220,708 -3.6%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than5311) 1.497 1.458 $2,708,793 $2,546,585 $1,809,481 $1,746,629 3.60% $13,344,193 $6,488,269 105.7%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.473 1.423 $12,058,956 $10,517,509 $8,186,664 $7,391,082 10.76% $86,221,866 $78,413,889 10.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.472 1.433 $2,451,167 $2,199,241 $1,665,195 $1,534,711 8.50% $18,012,202 $16,105,656 11.8%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New &Used) 1.349 1.286 $15,715,616 $13,482,680 $11,649,827 $10,484,199 11.12% $145,409,849 $120,348,751 20.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.349 1.286 $7,178,917 $6,911,453 $5,321,658 $5,374,380 -0.98% $64,908,737 $63,546,636 2.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.305 1.326 $4,714,960 $4,292,484 $3,612,996 $3,237,167 11.61% $22,500,938 $21,799,960 3.2%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.208 1.203 $2,952,757 $2,375,664 $2,444,335 $1,974,783 23.78% $20,300,387 $18,556,382 9.4%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.471 1.443 $5,190,630 $4,837,043 $3,528,640 $3,352,074 5.27% $41,101,905 $41,692,946 -1.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.472 1.433 $4,139,134 $4,029,797 $2,811,912 $2,812,140 -0.01% $31,574,802 $38,647,867 -18.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.497 1.458 $30,129,115 $27,882,977 $20,126,329 $19,124,127 5.24% $163,033,137 $157,029,742 3.8%
TOTAL $116,685,098 $107,714,815 $81,256,099 $77,166,055 5.30% $763,319,598 $714,865,095 6.8%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 145.7 138.4
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Dec 1994 Nov 1994 Dec1994 - Nov1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 57 56 1.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE(Other than5311) 25 23 8.7%
5411 GROCERY STORES 16 18 -11.1%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES(Other than 5411) 41 41 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS(New&Used) 26 25 4.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS(other than 551 98 94 4.3%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 56 53 5.7%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 55 55 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 157 159 -1.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 89 91 -2.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 442 421 5.0%
TOTAL 1071 1045 2.5%
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