January 1996
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 1996 January 1995 January 1996 January 1995 Jan96-Jan 95 January 1996 January 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.363 1.331 $4,028,036 $4,507,130 $2,955,272 $3,386,273 -12.73% $2,955,272 $3,386,273 -12.73%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.544 1.503 $9,022,780 $8,231,994 $5,843,769 $5,477,042 6.70% $5,843,769 $5,477,042 6.70%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.544 1.503 $904,493 $1,041,565 $585,812 $692,991 -15.47% $585,812 $692,991 -15.47%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.519 1.482 $10,053,272 $9,180,574 $6,618,349 $6,194,719 6.84% $6,618,349 $6,194,719 6.84%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.514 1.479 $2,407,873 $2,176,299 $1,590,405 $1,471,467 8.08% $1,590,405 $1,471,467 8.08%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.374 1.349 $13,795,317 $13,382,860 $10,040,260 $9,920,578 1.21% $10,040,260 $9,920,578 1.21%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.374 1.349 $7,767,989 $6,497,740 $5,653,558 $4,816,709 17.37% $5,653,558 $4,816,709 17.37%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.3 1.294 $1,450,855 $1,643,339 $1,116,042 $1,269,968 -12.12% $1,116,042 $1,269,968 -12.12%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.241 1.218 $1,564,277 $1,700,148 $1,260,497 $1,395,852 -9.70% $1,260,497 $1,395,852 -9.70%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.506 1.474 $4,317,060 $4,307,518 $2,866,574 $2,922,332 -1.91% $2,866,574 $2,922,332 -1.91%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.514 1.479 $3,282,604 $3,421,928 $2,168,166 $2,313,677 -6.29% $2,168,166 $2,313,677 -6.29%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.544 1.503 $18,265,423 $15,780,078 $11,829,937 $10,499,054 12.68% $11,829,937 $10,499,054 12.68%
TOTAL $76,859,979 $71,871,173 $52,528,641 $50,360,662 4.30% $52,528,641 $50,360,662 4.30%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 94.2 90.3
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
January 199January 199Jan 1996-Jan 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 50 57 -12.3%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 23 0.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 18 18 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 41 4.9%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 25 24 4.2%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 89 94 -5.3%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 54 -14.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 53 -15.1%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 158 151 4.6%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 89 89 0.0%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 419 432 -3.0%
TOTAL 1014 1045 -3.0%
February 1996
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 1996 February 1995 February 1996 February 1995 Feb96-Feb 95 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.370 1.338 $4,401,653 $3,820,685 $3,212,885 $2,855,519 12.5% $6,168,157 $6,241,792 -1.2%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.549 1.509 $9,563,006 $9,010,095 $6,173,664 $5,970,905 3.4% $12,017,433 $11,447,947 5.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.549 1.509 $1,032,509 $1,109,331 $666,565 $735,143 -9.3% $1,252,377 $1,428,134 -12.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.514 1.479 $10,861,698 $10,013,731 $7,174,173 $6,770,609 6.0% $13,792,522 $12,965,328 6.4%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.513 1.478 $2,258,472 $2,046,300 $1,492,711 $1,384,506 7.8% $3,083,116 $2,855,973 8.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.375 1.350 $15,874,646 $13,841,507 $11,545,197 $10,252,968 12.6% $21,585,457 $20,173,546 7.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.375 1.350 $7,427,841 $6,523,178 $5,402,066 $4,831,984 11.8% $11,055,624 $9,648,693 14.6%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.312 1.311 $1,536,455 $1,717,392 $1,171,079 $1,309,986 -10.6% $2,287,121 $2,579,954 -11.4%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.243 1.224 $1,485,871 $1,509,729 $1,195,391 $1,233,439 -3.1% $2,455,888 $2,629,291 -6.6%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.509 1.476 $4,519,611 $4,351,281 $2,995,103 $2,948,022 1.6% $5,861,677 $5,870,354 -0.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.513 1.478 $3,366,036 $3,322,387 $2,224,743 $2,247,894 -1.0% $4,392,909 $4,561,571 -3.7%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.549 1.509 $18,425,977 $16,501,636 $11,895,402 $10,935,478 8.8% $23,725,339 $21,434,532 10.7%
TOTAL $80,753,775 $73,767,252 $55,148,979 $51,476,453 7.1% $107,677,620 $101,837,115 5.7%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 98.9 92.3
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
February 19February 19Feb1995-Feb1994
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 50 54 -7.4%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 10 9 11.1%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 24 -4.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 40 7.5%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 26 24 8.3%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 89 97 -8.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 47 51 -7.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 44 53 -17.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 159 164 -3.0%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 87 90 -3.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 411 439 -6.4%
TOTAL 1006 1063 -5.4%
March 1996
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 1996 March 1995 March 1996 March 1995 March 1996 March 1995 March96- March 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.375 1.342 $4,427,168 $5,115,296 $3,219,759 $3,811,696 -15.5% $9,387,916 $10,053,488 -6.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.557 1.514 $11,872,281 $11,097,274 $7,625,100 $7,329,771 4.0% $19,642,533 $18,777,718 4.6%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.557 1.514 $1,147,643 $1,207,973 $737,086 $797,869 -7.6% $1,989,463 $2,226,003 -10.6%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.525 1.476 $10,156,227 $10,536,528 $6,659,821 $7,138,569 -6.7% $20,452,343 $20,103,897 1.7%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.521 1.479 $2,333,435 $2,308,019 $1,534,145 $1,560,527 -1.7% $4,617,261 $4,416,500 4.5%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.383 1.352 $18,085,289 $15,865,487 $13,076,854 $11,734,828 11.4% $34,662,311 $31,908,374 8.6%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.383 1.352 $7,508,255 $7,036,545 $5,428,962 $5,204,545 4.3% $16,484,586 $14,853,238 11.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.348 1.344 $2,369,825 $2,425,221 $1,758,030 $1,804,480 -2.6% $4,045,151 $4,384,434 -7.7%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.246 1.226 $1,623,626 $1,905,271 $1,303,071 $1,554,055 -16.2% $3,758,959 $4,183,346 -10.1%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.512 1.481 $5,121,256 $5,023,051 $3,387,074 $3,391,662 -0.1% $9,248,751 $9,262,016 -0.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.521 1.479 $4,071,853 $3,932,104 $2,677,089 $2,658,623 0.7% $7,069,998 $7,220,194 -2.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.557 1.514 $22,114,509 $19,572,570 $14,203,281 $12,927,721 9.9% $37,928,620 $34,362,253 10.4%
TOTAL $90,831,367 $86,025,339 $61,610,272 $59,914,346 2.8% $169,287,892 $161,751,461 4.7%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 110.5 107.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
March 1996 March 1995 Mar 1996- Mar 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 56 -7.1%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 10 9 11.1%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 26 -11.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 42 43 -2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 26 24 8.3%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 92 98 -6.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 49 57 -14.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 50 -10.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 160 175 -8.6%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 89 89 0.0%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 430 452 -4.9%
TOTAL 1035 1097 -5.7%
April 1996
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 1996 April 1995 April 1996 April 1995 April 1996 April 1995 April 96-April 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.380 1.342 $5,374,920 $4,901,985 $3,894,870 $3,652,746 6.6% $13,282,786 $13,706,234 -3.1%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.563 1.519 $11,216,141 $9,952,367 $7,176,034 $6,551,920 9.5% $26,818,567 $25,329,638 5.9%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.563 1.519 $1,278,372 $1,293,945 $817,896 $851,840 -4.0% $2,807,359 $3,077,843 -8.8%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.533 1.492 $10,316,471 $9,824,200 $6,729,596 $6,584,584 2.2% $27,181,939 $26,688,481 1.8%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.527 1.489 $1,995,985 $2,300,801 $1,307,128 $1,545,199 -15.4% $5,924,389 $5,961,699 -0.6%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.403 1.362 $19,967,109 $13,598,320 $14,231,724 $9,984,082 42.5% $48,894,035 $41,892,456 16.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.403 1.362 $7,146,980 $6,476,044 $5,094,070 $4,754,805 7.1% $21,578,656 $19,608,043 10.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.349 1.348 $2,187,521 $2,123,904 $1,621,587 $1,575,596 2.9% $5,666,738 $5,960,030 -4.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.248 1.226 $1,744,792 $1,815,403 $1,398,071 $1,480,753 -5.6% $5,157,030 $5,664,099 -9.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.516 1.483 $4,907,430 $4,866,670 $3,237,091 $3,281,639 -1.4% $12,485,842 $12,543,655 -0.5%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.527 1.489 $3,691,357 $3,594,951 $2,417,392 $2,414,339 0.1% $9,487,390 $9,634,533 -1.5%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.563 1.519 $20,356,469 $18,339,244 $13,023,972 $12,073,235 7.9% $50,952,592 $46,435,488 9.7%
TOTAL $90,183,547 $79,087,834 $60,949,431 $54,750,738 11.3% $230,237,323 $216,502,199 6.3%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 109.3 98.2
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
April 1996 April 1995 April 1996-April 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 53 55 -3.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 10 9 11.1%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 24 -4.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 16 18 -11.1%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 39 43 -9.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 27 26 3.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 90 92 -2.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 50 52 -3.8%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 44 48 -8.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 162 173 -6.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 90 89 1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 421 434 -3.0%
TOTAL 1025 1063 -3.6%
May 1996
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
May1996 May1995 May 1996 May 1995 May 1996 May 1995 May 96-May 95 1996 1995 1996-95
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.388 1.346 $6,646,891 $6,319,659 $4,788,827 $4,695,140 2.0% $18,071,613 $18,401,374 -1.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.566 1.522 $11,689,138 $10,815,355 $7,464,328 $7,106,015 5.0% $34,282,895 $32,435,653 5.7%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.566 1.522 $1,344,208 $1,391,291 $858,370 $914,120 -6.1% $3,665,729 $3,991,963 -8.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.526 1.487 $10,809,045 $10,377,757 $7,083,253 $6,978,989 1.5% $34,265,192 $33,667,470 1.8%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.525 1.487 $2,649,097 $2,695,431 $1,737,112 $1,812,664 -4.2% $7,661,501 $7,774,363 -1.5%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.417 1.375 $20,291,547 $17,031,776 $14,320,075 $12,386,746 15.6% $63,214,110 $54,279,202 16.5%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.417 1.375 $7,823,611 $7,288,941 $5,521,249 $5,301,048 4.2% $27,099,905 $24,909,091 8.8%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.337 1.334 $2,200,350 $2,140,012 $1,645,736 $1,604,207 2.6% $7,312,474 $7,564,237 -3.3%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.244 1.227 $1,781,209 $1,758,491 $1,431,840 $1,433,163 -0.1% $6,588,870 $7,097,262 -7.2%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.52 1.486 $5,296,697 $5,155,577 $3,484,669 $3,469,433 0.4% $15,970,511 $16,013,088 -0.3%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.525 1.487 $3,749,679 $3,666,970 $2,458,806 $2,466,019 -0.3% $11,946,196 $12,100,552 -1.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.566 1.522 $21,155,686 $20,426,341 $13,509,378 $13,420,723 0.7% $64,461,970 $59,856,211 7.7%
TOTAL $95,437,157 $89,067,601 $64,303,643 $61,588,267 4.4% $294,540,966 $278,090,466 5.9%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 115.3 110.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
May 1996 May 1995 May 1996- May 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 53 58 -8.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 10 9 11.1%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 24 -4.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 43 2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 27 26 3.8%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 90 97 -7.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 48 50 -4.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 47 -4.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 166 175 -5.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 96 95 1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 426 477 -10.7%
TOTAL 1045 1119 -6.6%
June 1996
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 1996 June 1995 June 1996 June 1995 June 1996 June 1995 June 96-June 9 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.388 1.350 $6,579,300 $6,381,965 $4,740,130 $4,727,381 0.27% $22,811,743 $23,128,755 -1.4%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.567 1.525 $13,317,390 $12,500,973 $8,498,653 $8,197,359 3.68% $42,781,548 $40,633,012 5.3%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.567 1.525 $1,470,391 $1,456,308 $938,347 $954,956 -1.74% $4,604,076 $4,946,919 -6.9%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.534 1.481 $11,502,356 $10,630,803 $7,498,276 $7,178,125 4.46% $41,763,468 $40,845,595 2.2%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.531 1.484 $2,715,001 $2,720,642 $1,773,351 $1,833,317 -3.27% $9,434,852 $9,607,680 -1.8%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.41 1.379 $17,979,326 $17,549,666 $12,751,295 $12,726,371 0.20% $75,965,405 $67,005,573 13.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.41 1.379 $7,645,152 $7,741,021 $5,422,094 $5,613,503 -3.41% $32,521,999 $30,522,594 6.6%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.308 1.305 $2,550,231 $2,710,085 $1,949,718 $2,076,693 -6.11% $9,262,192 $9,640,930 -3.9%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.245 1.225 $1,770,113 $1,802,742 $1,421,777 $1,471,626 -3.39% $8,010,647 $8,568,888 -6.5%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.523 1.488 $5,378,073 $5,455,228 $3,531,236 $3,666,148 -3.68% $19,501,747 $19,679,236 -0.9%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.531 1.484 $4,675,910 $4,459,172 $3,054,154 $3,004,833 1.64% $15,000,350 $15,105,385 -0.7%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.567 1.525 $22,364,880 $21,705,759 $14,272,418 $14,233,285 0.27% $78,734,388 $74,089,496 6.3%
TOTAL $97,948,120 $95,114,364 $65,851,449 $65,683,597 0.26% $360,392,415 $343,774,063 4.8%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 118.1 117.8
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
June 1996 June 1995 June 1996-June 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 57 -8.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 28 -14.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 43 2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 26 27 -3.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 92 96 -4.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 49 56 -12.5%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 46 50 -8.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 171 176 -2.8%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 100 97 3.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 444 486 -8.6%
TOTAL 1074 1143 -6.0%
July 1996
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 1996 July 1995 July 1996 July 1995 July 1996 July 1995 July 96-July 9 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.394 1.351 $6,844,359 $6,120,031 $4,909,870 $4,530,001 8.39% $27,721,613 $27,658,756 0.2%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.57 1.525 $11,736,603 $10,710,165 $7,475,543 $7,023,059 6.44% $50,257,091 $47,656,071 5.5%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.57 1.525 $1,426,048 $1,449,713 $908,311 $950,631 -4.45% $5,512,387 $5,897,550 -6.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.541 1.482 $11,050,813 $11,112,987 $7,171,196 $7,498,642 -4.37% $48,934,664 $48,344,237 1.2%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.536 1.486 $2,784,206 $2,806,307 $1,812,634 $1,888,497 -4.02% $11,247,486 $11,496,177 -2.2%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.405 1.369 $18,652,188 $14,824,751 $13,275,579 $10,828,890 22.59% $89,240,984 $77,834,463 14.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.405 1.369 $8,004,469 $7,216,929 $5,697,131 $5,271,679 8.07% $38,219,130 $35,794,273 6.8%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.283 1.283 $2,261,718 $2,425,967 $1,762,836 $1,890,855 -6.77% $11,025,028 $11,531,785 -4.4%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.247 1.23 $1,893,810 $1,768,782 $1,518,693 $1,438,034 5.61% $9,529,340 $10,006,922 -4.8%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.528 1.491 $5,733,741 $5,905,371 $3,752,448 $3,960,678 -5.26% $23,254,195 $23,639,914 -1.6%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.536 1.486 $4,859,708 $4,667,059 $3,163,872 $3,140,686 0.74% $18,164,222 $18,246,071 -0.4%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.57 1.525 $22,262,944 $19,796,876 $14,180,219 $12,981,558 9.23% $92,914,607 $87,071,054 6.7%
TOTAL $97,510,607 $88,804,938 $65,628,332 $61,403,210 6.88% $426,020,747 $405,177,273 5.1%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 117.7 110.1
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
July 1996 July 1995 July 1996- July 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 54 -3.7%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 8 12.5%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 22 26 -15.4%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 43 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 28 28 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 92 -1.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 47 52 -9.6%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 46 51 -9.8%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 172 171 0.6%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 101 96 5.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 434 476 -8.8%
TOTAL 1062 1115 -4.8%
August 1996
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 1996 August 199 August 1996 August 1995 August 1996 August 1995 August 96-Augu 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.397 1.354 $7,163,595 $6,685,607 $5,127,842 $4,937,671 3.85% $32,849,455 $32,596,427 0.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.573 1.529 $15,098,813 $13,559,023 $9,598,737 $8,867,903 8.24% $59,855,828 $56,523,974 5.9%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.573 1.529 $1,550,971 $1,591,117 $985,996 $1,040,626 -5.25% $6,498,383 $6,938,176 -6.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.548 1.484 $11,788,608 $12,890,776 $7,615,380 $8,686,507 -12.33% $56,550,044 $57,030,744 -0.8%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.542 1.489 $2,868,652 $2,896,336 $1,860,345 $1,945,155 -4.36% $13,107,831 $13,441,332 -2.5%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.399 1.363 $17,857,569 $18,732,540 $12,764,524 $13,743,610 -7.12% $102,005,508 $91,578,073 11.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.399 1.363 $8,242,027 $7,987,414 $5,891,370 $5,860,172 0.53% $44,110,500 $41,654,445 5.9%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.281 1.301 $3,162,657 $3,299,803 $2,468,897 $2,536,359 -2.66% $13,493,925 $14,068,144 -4.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.248 1.234 $1,934,970 $2,074,964 $1,550,457 $1,681,494 -7.79% $11,079,797 $11,688,416 -5.2%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.531 1.494 $6,200,830 $6,167,251 $4,050,183 $4,128,013 -1.89% $27,304,378 $27,767,927 -1.7%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.542 1.489 $5,373,743 $4,972,231 $3,484,918 $3,339,309 4.36% $21,649,140 $21,585,380 0.3%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.573 1.529 $23,595,885 $20,971,685 $15,000,563 $13,715,948 9.37% $107,915,170 $100,787,002 7.1%
TOTAL $104,838,320 $101,828,747 $70,399,212 $70,482,767 -0.12% $496,419,959 $475,660,040 4.4%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 126.3 126.4
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
August 1996August 1995Aug1996 - Aug1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 53 58 -8.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 22 27 -18.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 42 47 -10.6%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 29 3.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 93 -2.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 53 -13.2%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 46 47 -2.1%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 173 175 -1.1%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 97 94 3.2%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 429 471 -8.9%
TOTAL 1055 1121 -5.9%
September 1996
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 1996 Sept 1995 Sept 1996 Sept 1995 Sept 1996 Sept 1995 Sept 96-Sept 95 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.399 1.354 $6,978,802 $6,630,001 $4,988,422 $4,896,603 1.88% $37,837,877 $37,493,030 0.9%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.578 1.532 $13,544,696 $12,344,235 $8,583,458 $8,057,595 6.53% $68,439,286 $64,581,569 6.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.578 1.532 $1,660,332 $1,485,325 $1,052,175 $969,533 8.52% $7,550,558 $7,907,709 -4.5%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.559 1.492 $10,256,169 $11,760,443 $6,578,684 $7,882,334 -16.54% $63,128,728 $64,913,078 -2.7%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.55 1.494 $2,645,549 $2,568,478 $1,706,806 $1,719,195 -0.72% $14,814,637 $15,160,527 -2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.4 1.359 $18,171,532 $15,803,122 $12,979,666 $11,628,493 11.62% $114,985,174 $103,206,566 11.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.4 1.359 $7,595,786 $7,716,973 $5,425,561 $5,678,420 -4.45% $49,536,061 $47,332,865 4.7%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.315 1.327 $2,649,944 $2,998,001 $2,015,167 $2,259,232 -10.80% $15,509,092 $16,327,376 -5.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.251 1.238 $1,791,090 $1,991,312 $1,431,727 $1,608,491 -10.99% $12,511,524 $13,296,907 -5.9%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.535 1.496 $5,289,015 $5,594,881 $3,445,612 $3,739,894 -7.87% $30,749,990 $31,507,821 -2.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.55 1.494 $5,092,275 $4,813,705 $3,285,339 $3,222,025 1.97% $24,934,479 $24,807,405 0.5%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.578 1.532 $24,548,575 $23,288,335 $15,556,765 $15,201,263 2.34% $123,471,935 $115,988,265 6.5%
TOTAL $100,223,765 $96,994,811 $67,049,382 $66,863,078 0.28% $563,469,341 $542,523,118 3.9%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 120.3 119.9
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Sept 1996 Sept 1995 Sept1996 - Sept1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 51 57 -10.5%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 24 0.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 43 0.0%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 30 0.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 96 -5.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 44 51 -13.7%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 45 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 174 174 0.0%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 100 93 7.5%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 438 490 -10.6%
TOTAL 1066 1130 -5.7%
October 1996
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 1996 October 1995 October 1996 October 1995 Oct 96-Oct 95 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.402 1.363 $7,105,458 $6,893,492 $5,068,087 $5,057,588 0.21% $42,905,964 $42,550,618 0.8%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.583 1.537 $12,433,710 $11,548,293 $7,854,523 $7,513,528 4.54% $76,293,809 $72,095,097 5.8%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.583 1.537 $1,494,031 $1,298,850 $943,797 $845,055 11.68% $8,494,355 $8,752,764 -3.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.568 1.497 $14,220,882 $9,838,735 $9,069,440 $6,572,301 37.99% $72,198,168 $71,485,379 1.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.558 1.498 $2,766,689 $2,455,845 $1,775,795 $1,639,416 8.32% $16,590,432 $16,799,943 -1.2%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.405 1.363 $18,581,686 $15,408,595 $13,225,399 $11,304,912 16.99% $128,210,573 $114,511,478 12.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.405 1.363 $8,693,973 $7,549,610 $6,187,881 $5,538,966 11.72% $55,723,942 $52,871,831 5.4%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.334 1.345 $2,152,146 $2,217,438 $1,613,303 $1,648,653 -2.14% $17,122,395 $17,976,029 -4.7%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.25 1.239 $2,083,420 $2,017,828 $1,666,736 $1,628,594 2.34% $14,178,260 $14,925,501 -5.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.542 1.5 $5,119,915 $5,112,777 $3,320,308 $3,408,518 -2.59% $34,070,298 $34,916,339 -2.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.558 1.498 $4,148,959 $3,917,576 $2,663,003 $2,615,204 1.83% $27,597,482 $27,422,609 0.6%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.583 1.537 $24,497,276 $21,265,226 $15,475,222 $13,835,541 11.85% $138,947,157 $129,823,806 7.0%
TOTAL $103,298,145 $89,524,265 $68,863,494 $61,608,276 11.78% $632,332,835 $604,131,394 4.7%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 123.5 110.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Oct 1996 Oct 1995 Oct1996 - Oct1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 55 -5.5%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 25 -8.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 45 -4.4%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 29 30 -3.3%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 93 -2.2%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 50 53 -5.7%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 49 -8.2%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 160 167 -4.2%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 94 93 1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 428 473 -9.5%
TOTAL 1041 1110 -6.2%
November 1996
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 1996 Nov 1995 Nov 1996 Nov 1995 Nov 1996 Nov 1995 Nov 96-Nov 95 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.411 1.362 $6,109,246 $4,999,936 $4,329,728 $3,671,025 17.94% $47,235,692 $46,221,643 2.2%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.586 1.536 $16,009,825 $14,442,502 $10,094,467 $9,402,671 7.36% $86,388,276 $81,497,768 6.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.586 1.536 $3,105,708 $2,870,629 $1,958,202 $1,868,899 4.78% $10,452,557 $10,621,663 -1.6%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.572 1.495 $11,766,527 $11,075,894 $7,485,068 $7,408,625 1.03% $79,683,236 $78,894,004 1.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.562 1.498 $2,736,021 $2,410,522 $1,751,614 $1,609,160 8.85% $18,342,046 $18,409,103 -0.4%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.415 1.365 $14,683,479 $14,532,336 $10,377,017 $10,646,400 -2.53% $138,587,590 $125,157,878 10.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.415 1.365 $7,994,227 $7,279,238 $5,649,630 $5,332,775 5.94% $61,373,572 $58,204,606 5.4%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.334 1.337 $2,301,549 $2,298,135 $1,725,299 $1,718,874 0.37% $18,847,694 $19,694,903 -4.3%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.248 1.236 $1,871,024 $1,899,645 $1,499,218 $1,536,930 -2.45% $15,677,478 $16,462,431 -4.8%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.547 1.502 $4,677,572 $4,643,609 $3,023,641 $3,091,617 -2.20% $37,093,939 $38,007,956 -2.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.562 1.498 $3,483,132 $3,361,920 $2,229,918 $2,244,272 -0.64% $29,827,400 $29,666,881 0.5%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.586 1.536 $21,595,278 $22,393,348 $13,616,190 $14,579,003 -6.60% $152,563,347 $144,402,809 5.7%
TOTAL $96,333,588 $92,207,714 $63,739,992 $63,110,251 1.00% $696,072,827 $667,241,645 4.3%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 114.3 113.2
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Nov 1996 Nov 1995 Nov1996 - Nov1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 51 57 -10.5%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 23 25 -8.0%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 46 -6.5%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 28 30 -6.7%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 90 89 1.1%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 50 51 -2.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 44 46 -4.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 157 156 0.6%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 90 87 3.4%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 427 466 -8.4%
TOTAL 1029 1080 -4.7%
December 1996
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 1996 Dec 1995 Dec 1996 Dec 1995 Dec 1996 Dec 1995 Dec 96-Dec 95 1996 1995 1996-1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.415 1.366 $5,397,341 $4,832,028 $3,814,375 $3,537,356 7.83% $51,050,067 $49,758,999 2.6%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.586 1.535 $25,647,459 $23,631,914 $16,171,160 $15,395,384 5.04% $102,559,436 $96,893,152 5.8%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.586 1.535 $3,052,984 $2,295,235 $1,924,958 $1,495,267 28.74% $12,377,515 $12,116,930 2.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.577 1.503 $10,891,824 $11,886,452 $6,906,673 $7,908,484 -12.67% $86,589,909 $86,802,488 -0.2%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.566 1.503 $2,772,066 $2,474,856 $1,770,157 $1,646,611 7.50% $20,112,203 $20,055,714 0.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.417 1.366 $13,246,912 $14,017,498 $9,348,562 $10,261,712 -8.90% $147,936,152 $135,419,590 9.2%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.417 1.366 $8,001,923 $7,684,026 $5,647,088 $5,625,202 0.39% $67,020,660 $63,829,808 5.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.303 1.306 $3,758,118 $3,546,978 $2,884,204 $2,715,910 6.20% $21,731,898 $22,410,813 -3.0%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.25 1.238 $2,466,770 $2,272,102 $1,973,416 $1,835,300 7.53% $17,650,894 $18,297,731 -3.5%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.55 1.504 $4,975,206 $4,970,350 $3,209,810 $3,304,754 -2.87% $40,303,749 $41,312,710 -2.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.566 1.503 $4,281,498 $4,047,256 $2,734,034 $2,692,785 1.53% $32,561,434 $32,359,666 0.6%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.586 1.535 $33,169,732 $31,109,621 $20,914,081 $20,266,854 3.19% $173,477,428 $164,669,663 5.3%
TOTAL $117,661,833 $112,768,316 $77,298,518 $76,685,619 0.80% $773,371,345 $743,927,264 4.0%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 138.6 137.5
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Dec 1996 Dec 1995 Dec 1996 - Dec 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 53 53 0.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 25 24 4.2%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 45 -4.4%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 25 20.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 93 89 4.5%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 49 48 2.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 46 46 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 159 153 3.9%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 93 87 6.9%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 444 439 1.1%
TOTAL 1061 1036 2.4%