Duluth Retail Sales 1997
UNADJUSTED ADJUSTED
FOR PRICE CHANGES FOR PRICE CHANGES % Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to Date
SIC CODE January 199January 199January 1997January 1996 January 1 January Jan 97 January January 1997-1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.415 1.363 $5,004,923 $4,028,036 $3,537,048 $2,955,272 19.69% $3,537,048 $2,955,272 19.69%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.591 1.544 $8,544,194 $9,022,780 $5,370,329 $5,843,769 -8.10% $5,370,329 $5,843,769 -8.10%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.591 1.544 $1,053,345 $904,493 $662,065 $585,812 13.02% $662,065 $585,812 13.02%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.579 1.519 $11,994,075 $10,053,272 $7,595,994 $6,618,349 14.77% $7,595,994 $6,618,349 14.77%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.569 1.514 $2,700,007 $2,407,873 $1,720,846 $1,590,405 8.20% $1,720,846 $1,590,405 8.20%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.418 1.374 $13,778,258 $13,795,317 $9,716,684 $10,040,260 -3.22% $9,716,684 $10,040,260 -3.22%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other 1.418 1.374 $8,271,286 $7,767,989 $5,833,065 $5,653,558 3.18% $5,833,065 $5,653,558 3.18%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.296 1.3 $1,613,795 $1,450,855 $1,245,212 $1,116,042 11.57% $1,245,212 $1,116,042 11.57%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.249 1.241 $1,582,560 $1,564,277 $1,267,062 $1,260,497 0.52% $1,267,062 $1,260,497 0.52%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.553 1.506 $4,390,558 $4,317,060 $2,827,146 $2,866,574 -1.38% $2,827,146 $2,866,574 -1.38%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 1.569 1.514 $3,498,147 $3,282,604 $2,229,539 $2,168,166 2.83% $2,229,539 $2,168,166 2.83%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.591 1.544 $20,446,706 $18,265,423 $12,851,481 $11,829,937 8.64% $12,851,481 $11,829,937 8.64%
TOTAL $82,877,854 $76,859,979 $54,856,471 $52,528,641 4.43% $54,856,471 $52,528,641 4.43%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 98.39 94.21
NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION January97 January 96 Jan 1997 -Jan 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 49 50 -2.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 25 23 8.7%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 18 -5.6%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 43 2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 28 25 12.0%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other 92 89 3.4%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 49 46 6.5%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 44 45 -2.2%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 154 158 -2.5%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 90 89 1.1%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 417 419 -0.5%
TOTAL 1018 1014 0.4%
UNADJUSTED ADJUSTED
FOR PRICE CHANGES FOR PRICE CHANGES % Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to Date
SIC CODE February 1997 February 1996 February 1997 February 1996 February February Jan 97 - J February February 1997-1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.423 1.370 $4,317,367 $4,401,653 $3,033,989 $3,212,885 -5.57% $6,571,037 $6,168,157 6.53%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.596 1.549 $10,020,935 $9,563,006 $6,278,781 $6,173,664 1.70% $11,649,110 $12,017,433 -3.06%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.596 1.549 $1,188,029 $1,032,509 $744,379 $666,565 11.67% $1,406,444 $1,252,377 12.30%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.577 1.514 $10,974,848 $10,861,698 $6,959,320 $7,174,173 -2.99% $14,555,314 $13,792,522 5.53%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.569 1.513 $2,443,686 $2,258,472 $1,557,480 $1,492,711 4.34% $3,278,326 $3,083,116 6.33%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.419 1.375 $16,351,005 $15,874,646 $11,522,907 $11,545,197 -0.19% $21,239,591 $21,585,457 -1.60%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 5511) 1.419 1.375 $7,168,375 $7,427,841 $5,051,709 $5,402,066 -6.49% $10,884,774 $11,055,624 -1.55%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.319 1.312 $1,675,275 $1,536,455 $1,270,110 $1,171,079 8.46% $2,515,322 $2,287,121 9.98%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.252 1.243 $1,463,286 $1,485,871 $1,168,759 $1,195,391 -2.23% $2,435,821 $2,455,888 -0.82%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.556 1.509 $4,370,647 $4,519,611 $2,808,899 $2,995,103 -6.22% $5,636,045 $5,861,677 -3.85%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.569 1.513 $3,767,694 $3,366,036 $2,401,335 $2,224,743 7.94% $4,630,874 $4,392,909 5.42%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.596 1.549 $19,662,165 $18,425,977 $12,319,652 $11,895,402 3.57% $25,171,133 $23,725,339 6.09%
TOTAL $83,403,312 $80,753,775 $55,117,320 $55,148,979 -0.06% $109,973,791 $107,677,620 2.13%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 98.85 98.91
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
February 1997 February 1996 Feb1997-Feb1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 50 4.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 10 -10.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 23 4.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 43 2.3%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 26 15.4%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 5511) 94 89 5.6%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 45 47 -4.3%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 44 2.3%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 152 159 -4.4%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 87 87 0.0%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 417 411 1.5%
TOTAL 1016 1006 1.0%
UNADJUSTED ADJUSTED
FOR PRICE CHANGES FOR PRICE CHANGES % Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date Year to Date
SIC CODE March 1997 March 1996 March 1997 March 1996 March 199 March 1 March 97 - March 199 March 19 1997-1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.424 1.375 $4,745,919 $4,427,168 $3,332,808 $3,219,759 3.51% $9,903,845 $9,387,916 5.50%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.600 1.557 $12,185,039 $11,872,281 $7,615,649 $7,625,100 -0.12% $19,264,759 $19,642,533 -1.92%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 531 1.600 1.557 $1,315,298 $1,147,643 $822,061 $737,086 11.53% $2,228,505 $1,989,463 12.02%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.577 1.525 $9,549,900 $10,156,227 $6,055,739 $6,659,821 -9.07% $20,611,053 $20,452,343 0.78%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.571 1.521 $2,363,667 $2,333,435 $1,504,562 $1,534,145 -1.93% $4,782,888 $4,617,261 3.59%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.415 1.383 $17,086,207 $18,085,289 $12,075,058 $13,076,854 -7.66% $33,314,649 $34,662,311 -3.89%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (othe 1.415 1.383 $7,126,074 $7,508,255 $5,036,095 $5,428,962 -7.24% $15,920,869 $16,484,586 -3.42%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.345 1.348 $2,419,188 $2,369,825 $1,798,653 $1,758,030 2.31% $4,313,975 $4,045,151 6.65%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.254 1.246 $1,686,102 $1,623,626 $1,344,579 $1,303,071 3.19% $3,780,400 $3,758,959 0.57%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.560 1.512 $4,746,862 $5,121,256 $3,042,860 $3,387,074 -10.16% $8,678,905 $9,248,751 -6.16%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other tha 1.571 1.521 $4,099,213 $4,071,853 $2,609,302 $2,677,089 -2.53% $7,240,176 $7,069,998 2.41%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.600 1.557 $21,720,111 $22,114,509 $13,575,069 $14,203,281 -4.42% $38,746,202 $37,928,620 2.16%
TOTAL $89,043,580 $90,831,367 $58,812,435 $61,610,272 -4.54% $168,786,226 $169,287,892 -0.30%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 105.48 110.50
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
March 1997 March 1996 Mar 1997- Mar 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 52 0.0%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 10 -10.0%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 531 24 23 4.3%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.0%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 42 4.8%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 31 26 19.2%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (othe 92 92 0.0%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 49 -6.1%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 45 0.0%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 154 160 -3.8%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other tha 92 89 3.4%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 430 430 0.0%
TOTAL 1036 1035 0.1%
UNADJUSTED ADJUSTED
FOR PRICE CHANGES FOR PRICE CHANGES % Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE April 1997 April 1996 April 1997 April 1996 April 1997 April 1996 April 97-April April 1997 April 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.425 1.380 $6,019,451 $5,374,920 $4,224,176 $3,894,870 8.45% $14,128,021 $13,282,786 6.36%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.602 1.563 $11,315,389 $11,216,141 $7,063,289 $7,176,034 -1.57% $26,328,048 $26,818,567 -1.83%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.602 1.563 $1,477,566 $1,278,372 $922,326 $817,896 12.77% $3,150,831 $2,807,359 12.23%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.575 1.533 $10,450,322 $10,316,471 $6,635,125 $6,729,596 -1.40% $27,246,178 $27,181,939 0.24%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.571 1.527 $2,494,560 $1,995,985 $1,587,880 $1,307,128 21.48% $6,370,768 $5,924,389 7.53%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.413 1.403 $19,838,343 $19,967,109 $14,039,875 $14,231,724 -1.35% $47,354,524 $48,894,035 -3.15%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.413 1.403 $7,862,143 $7,146,980 $5,564,149 $5,094,070 9.23% $21,485,018 $21,578,656 -0.43%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.361 1.349 $2,144,101 $2,187,521 $1,575,386 $1,621,587 -2.85% $5,889,361 $5,666,738 3.93%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.255 1.248 $1,697,559 $1,744,792 $1,352,637 $1,398,071 -3.25% $5,133,037 $5,157,030 -0.47%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.562 1.516 $5,031,403 $4,907,430 $3,221,129 $3,237,091 -0.49% $11,900,034 $12,485,842 -4.69%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.571 1.527 $3,868,637 $3,691,357 $2,462,532 $2,417,392 1.87% $9,702,708 $9,487,390 2.27%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.602 1.563 $21,322,647 $20,356,469 $13,310,017 $13,023,972 2.20% $52,056,219 $50,952,592 2.17%
TOTAL $93,522,121 $90,183,547 $61,958,521 $60,949,431 1.66% $230,744,747 $230,237,323 0.22%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 111.12 109.31
NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION April 1997 April 1996 April 1996-April 1995
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 53 -1.89%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 10 -10.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 23 4.35%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 16 6.25%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 45 39 15.38%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 29 27 7.41%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 90 1.11%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 50 -8.00%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 42 44 -4.55%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 159 162 -1.85%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 88 90 -2.22%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 420 421 -0.24%
TOTAL 1022 1025 -0.29%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-96
SIC CODE May1997 May1996 May 1997 May 1996 May 1997 May 1996 May 97-May 96 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.432 1.388 $7,447,214 $6,646,891 $5,200,568 $4,788,827 8.60% $19,328,589 $18,071,613 6.96%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.601 1.566 $11,370,925 $11,689,138 $7,102,389 $7,464,328 -4.85% $33,430,437 $34,282,895 -2.49%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.601 1.566 $1,451,775 $1,344,208 $906,793 $858,370 5.64% $4,057,624 $3,665,729 10.69%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.575 1.526 $12,014,760 $10,809,045 $7,628,419 $7,083,253 7.70% $34,874,597 $34,265,192 1.78%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.571 1.525 $2,901,279 $2,649,097 $1,846,772 $1,737,112 6.31% $8,217,540 $7,661,501 7.26%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.41 1.417 $19,507,398 $20,291,547 $13,835,034 $14,320,075 -3.39% $61,189,558 $63,214,110 -3.20%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.41 1.417 $7,804,764 $7,823,611 $5,535,294 $5,521,249 0.25% $27,020,312 $27,099,905 -0.29%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.353 1.337 $2,135,588 $2,200,350 $1,578,409 $1,645,736 -4.09% $7,467,770 $7,312,474 2.12%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.258 1.244 $1,859,786 $1,781,209 $1,478,367 $1,431,840 3.25% $6,611,404 $6,588,870 0.34%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.563 1.52 $5,173,685 $5,296,697 $3,310,099 $3,484,669 -5.01% $15,210,133 $15,970,511 -4.76%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.571 1.525 $4,269,514 $3,749,679 $2,717,704 $2,458,806 10.53% $12,420,412 $11,946,196 3.97%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.601 1.566 $22,488,536 $21,155,686 $14,046,556 $13,509,378 3.98% $66,102,775 $64,461,970 2.55%
TOTAL $98,425,224 $95,437,157 $65,186,404 $64,303,643 1.37% $295,931,151 $294,540,966 0.47%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 116.91 115.33
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
May 1997 May 1996 May 1997- May 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 53 53 0.00%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 10 -10.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 23 4.35%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 45 44 2.27%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 31 27 14.81%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 91 90 1.11%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 47 48 -2.08%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 43 45 -4.44%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 163 166 -1.81%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 92 96 -4.17%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 420 426 -1.41%
TOTAL 1035 1045 -0.96%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE June 1997 June 1996 June 1997 June 1996 June 1997 June 1996 June 97-June 9 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.433 1.388 $7,730,968 $6,579,300 $5,394,953 $4,740,130 13.81% $24,723,542 $22,811,743 8.38%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.603 1.567 $13,185,652 $13,317,390 $8,225,609 $8,498,653 -3.21% $41,656,046 $42,781,548 -2.63%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.603 1.567 $1,541,710 $1,470,391 $961,765 $938,347 2.50% $5,019,389 $4,604,076 9.02%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.573 1.534 $10,875,006 $11,502,356 $6,913,545 $7,498,276 -7.80% $41,788,142 $41,763,468 0.06%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.571 1.531 $2,863,912 $2,715,001 $1,822,986 $1,773,351 2.80% $10,040,526 $9,434,852 6.42%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.407 1.41 $19,296,929 $17,979,326 $13,714,946 $12,751,295 7.56% $74,904,504 $75,965,405 -1.40%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.407 1.41 $7,557,273 $7,645,152 $5,371,196 $5,422,094 -0.94% $32,391,508 $32,521,999 -0.40%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.324 1.308 $2,370,574 $2,550,231 $1,790,464 $1,949,718 -8.17% $9,258,234 $9,262,192 -0.04%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.257 1.245 $1,821,941 $1,770,113 $1,449,436 $1,421,777 1.95% $8,060,840 $8,010,647 0.63%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.566 1.523 $5,273,919 $5,378,073 $3,367,765 $3,531,236 -4.63% $18,577,898 $19,501,747 -4.74%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.571 1.531 $4,935,695 $4,675,910 $3,141,754 $3,054,154 2.87% $15,562,166 $15,000,350 3.75%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.603 1.567 $23,080,901 $22,364,880 $14,398,566 $14,272,418 0.88% $80,501,341 $78,734,388 2.24%
TOTAL $100,534,481 $97,948,120 $66,552,985 $65,851,449 1.07% $362,484,136 $360,392,415 0.58%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 119.36 118.11
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
June 1997 June 1996 June 1997-June1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 52 52 0.00%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 24 0.00%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 44 44 0.00%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 28 26 7.69%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 90 92 -2.17%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 44 49 -10.20%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 42 46 -8.70%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 163 171 -4.68%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 98 100 -2.00%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 444 444 0.00%
TOTAL 1055 1074 -1.77%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE July 1997 July 1996 July 1997 July 1996 July 1997 July 1996 July 97-July 9 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.454 1.394 $7,577,535 $6,844,359 $5,211,510 $4,909,870 6.14% $29,935,052 $27,721,613 7.98%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.605 1.57 $11,932,783 $11,736,603 $7,434,756 $7,475,543 -0.55% $49,090,802 $50,257,091 -2.32%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.605 1.57 $1,589,188 $1,426,048 $990,148 $908,311 9.01% $6,009,537 $5,512,387 9.02%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.577 1.541 $11,437,181 $11,050,813 $7,252,493 $7,171,196 1.13% $49,040,635 $48,934,664 0.22%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.575 1.536 $2,823,246 $2,784,206 $1,792,537 $1,812,634 -1.11% $11,833,063 $11,247,486 5.21%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.401 1.405 $18,289,238 $18,652,188 $13,054,417 $13,275,579 -1.67% $87,958,921 $89,240,984 -1.44%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.401 1.405 $8,411,197 $8,004,469 $6,003,709 $5,697,131 5.38% $38,395,217 $38,219,130 0.46%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.302 1.283 $2,150,901 $2,261,718 $1,651,998 $1,762,836 -6.29% $10,910,232 $11,025,028 -1.04%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.256 1.247 $1,871,077 $1,893,810 $1,489,711 $1,518,693 -1.91% $9,550,551 $9,529,340 0.22%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.571 1.528 $5,621,145 $5,733,741 $3,578,068 $3,752,448 -4.65% $22,155,966 $23,254,195 -4.72%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.575 1.536 $5,246,178 $4,859,708 $3,330,907 $3,163,872 5.28% $18,893,073 $18,164,222 4.01%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.605 1.57 $22,496,015 $22,262,944 $14,016,209 $14,180,219 -1.16% $94,517,550 $92,914,607 1.73%
TOTAL $99,445,684 $97,510,607 $65,806,463 $65,628,332 0.27% $428,290,599 $426,020,747 0.53%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 118.03 117.71
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
July 1997 July 1996 July 1997- July 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 51 52 -1.92%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 26 22 18.18%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 41 43 -4.65%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 28 7.14%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 96 91 5.49%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 45 47 -4.26%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 42 46 -8.70%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 163 172 -5.23%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 98 101 -2.97%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 440 434 1.38%
TOTAL 1058 1062 -0.38%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE August 1997 August 199 August 1997 August 1996 August 1997 August 1996 August 97-Augu 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.455 1.397 $7,445,451 $7,163,595 $5,117,148 $5,127,842 -0.21% $29,935,052 $23,826,743 25.64%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.608 1.573 $15,722,732 $15,098,813 $9,777,818 $9,598,737 1.87% $58,868,620 $59,855,828 -1.65%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.608 1.573 $1,709,834 $1,550,971 $1,063,330 $985,996 7.84% $7,072,867 $6,498,383 8.84%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.585 1.548 $11,833,888 $11,788,608 $7,466,175 $7,615,380 -1.96% $56,506,810 $56,550,044 -0.08%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.581 1.542 $3,024,077 $2,868,652 $1,912,762 $1,860,345 2.82% $13,745,825 $13,107,831 4.87%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.408 1.399 $19,505,274 $17,857,569 $13,853,178 $12,764,524 8.53% $101,812,099 $102,005,508 -0.19%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.408 1.399 $8,206,882 $8,242,027 $5,828,751 $5,891,370 -1.06% $44,223,968 $44,110,500 0.26%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.3 1.281 $3,009,163 $3,162,657 $2,314,741 $2,468,897 -6.24% $13,224,973 $13,493,925 -1.99%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.252 1.248 $1,929,689 $1,934,970 $1,541,285 $1,550,457 -0.59% $11,091,836 $11,079,797 0.11%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.574 1.531 $6,196,394 $6,200,830 $3,936,718 $4,050,183 -2.80% $26,092,684 $27,304,378 -4.44%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.581 1.542 $5,981,107 $5,373,743 $3,783,116 $3,484,918 8.56% $22,676,189 $21,649,140 4.74%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.608 1.573 $23,163,626 $23,595,885 $14,405,240 $15,000,563 -3.97% $108,922,790 $107,915,170 0.93%
TOTAL $107,728,117 $104,838,320 $71,000,262 $70,399,212 0.85% $494,173,713 $487,397,247 1.39%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 127.34 126.26
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
August 1997August 1996August 1997- August 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 51 53 -3.77%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 26 22 18.18%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 42 42 0.00%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 28 30 -6.67%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 95 91 4.40%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 45 46 -2.17%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 43 46 -6.52%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 164 173 -5.20%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 98 97 1.03%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 445 429 3.73%
TOTAL 1063 1055 0.76%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE Sept 1997 Sept 1996 Sept 1997 Sept 1996 Sept 1997 Sept 1996 Sept 97-Sept 96 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.426 1.399 $7,443,403 $6,978,802 $5,219,778 $4,988,422 4.64% $29,935,052 $37,837,877 -20.89%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.612 1.578 $13,540,989 $13,544,696 $8,400,117 $8,583,458 -2.14% $67,268,737 $68,439,286 -1.71%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.612 1.578 $1,850,724 $1,660,332 $1,148,092 $1,052,175 9.12% $8,220,959 $7,550,558 8.88%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.586 1.559 $10,386,856 $10,256,169 $6,549,090 $6,578,684 -0.45% $63,055,900 $63,128,728 -0.12%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.584 1.55 $2,765,650 $2,645,549 $1,745,991 $1,706,806 2.30% $15,491,816 $14,814,637 4.57%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.41 1.4 $18,661,474 $18,171,532 $13,235,088 $12,979,666 1.97% $115,047,187 $114,985,174 0.05%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.41 1.4 $7,977,845 $7,595,786 $5,658,046 $5,425,561 4.28% $49,882,014 $49,536,061 0.70%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.33 1.315 $2,545,061 $2,649,944 $1,913,580 $2,015,167 -5.04% $15,138,553 $15,509,092 -2.39%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.254 1.251 $1,826,437 $1,791,090 $1,456,489 $1,431,727 1.73% $12,548,325 $12,511,524 0.29%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.578 1.535 $5,212,180 $5,289,015 $3,303,029 $3,445,612 -4.14% $29,395,713 $30,749,990 -4.40%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.584 1.55 $5,361,616 $5,092,275 $3,384,859 $3,285,339 3.03% $26,061,048 $24,934,479 4.52%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.612 1.578 $27,101,250 $24,548,575 $16,812,190 $15,556,765 8.07% $125,734,980 $123,471,935 1.83%
TOTAL $104,673,485 $100,223,765 $68,826,349 $67,049,382 2.65% $557,780,284 $563,469,341 -1.01%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 123.44 120.26
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Sept 1997 Sept 1996 Sept1997 - Sept1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 54 51 5.88%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 26 24 8.33%
5411 GROCERY STORES 15 17 -11.76%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 43 0.00%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 29 30 -3.33%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 98 91 7.69%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 44 4.55%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 42 45 -6.67%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 170 174 -2.30%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 96 100 -4.00%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 457 438 4.34%
TOTAL 1085 1066 1.78%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE October 199October 199 October 1997 October 1996 October 1997 October 1996 Oct 97-Oct 96 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.447 1.402 $7,843,864 $7,105,458 $5,420,777 $5,068,087 6.96% $45,692,755 $43,235,270 5.68%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.616 1.583 $12,845,402 $12,433,710 $7,948,887 $7,854,523 1.20% $75,217,624 $76,293,809 -1.41%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.616 1.583 $1,554,770 $1,494,031 $962,110 $943,797 1.94% $9,183,069 $8,494,355 8.11%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.59 1.568 $15,299,451 $14,220,882 $9,622,296 $9,069,440 6.10% $72,678,196 $72,198,168 0.66%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.587 1.558 $2,829,486 $2,766,689 $1,782,915 $1,775,795 0.40% $17,274,731 $16,590,432 4.12%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.409 1.405 $18,796,147 $18,581,686 $13,340,062 $13,225,399 0.87% $128,387,249 $128,210,573 0.14%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.409 1.405 $8,742,010 $8,693,973 $6,204,407 $6,187,881 0.27% $56,086,421 $55,723,942 0.65%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.349 1.334 $2,060,908 $2,152,146 $1,527,730 $1,613,303 -5.30% $16,666,283 $17,122,395 -2.66%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.254 1.25 $1,885,252 $2,083,420 $1,503,391 $1,666,736 -9.80% $14,051,716 $14,178,260 -0.89%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.582 1.542 $5,336,739 $5,119,915 $3,373,413 $3,320,308 1.60% $32,769,126 $34,070,298 -3.82%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.587 1.558 $4,870,711 $4,148,959 $3,069,131 $2,663,003 15.25% $29,130,179 $27,597,482 5.55%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.616 1.583 $27,265,399 $24,497,276 $16,872,153 $15,475,222 9.03% $142,607,133 $138,947,157 2.63%
TOTAL $109,330,139 $103,298,145 $71,627,272 $68,863,494 4.01% $639,744,482 $632,662,141 1.12%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 128.47 123.51
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Oct 1997 Oct 1996 Oct1997 - Oct1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 51 52 -1.92%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 24 23 4.35%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 42 43 -2.33%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 29 3.45%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 99 91 8.79%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 50 -8.00%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 41 45 -8.89%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 158 160 -1.25%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 96 94 2.13%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 441 428 3.04%
TOTAL 1054 1041 1.25%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE Nov 1997 Nov 1996 Nov 1997 Nov 1996 Nov 1997 Nov 1996 Nov 97-Nov 96 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.449 1.411 $5,865,427 $6,109,246 $4,216,181 $4,329,728 -2.62% $49,908,936 $41,132,354 21.34%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.615 1.586 $16,940,426 $16,009,825 $9,913,204 $10,094,467 -1.80% $85,130,828 $86,388,276 -1.46%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.615 1.586 $3,404,482 $3,105,708 $1,923,039 $1,958,202 -1.80% $11,106,108 $10,452,557 6.25%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.591 1.572 $10,886,897 $11,766,527 $7,395,680 $7,485,068 -1.19% $80,073,876 $79,683,236 0.49%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.589 1.562 $2,559,716 $2,736,021 $1,721,851 $1,751,614 -1.70% $18,996,582 $18,342,046 3.57%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.406 1.415 $15,386,697 $14,683,479 $10,443,442 $10,377,017 0.64% $138,830,691 $138,587,590 0.18%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.406 1.415 $7,675,657 $7,994,227 $5,685,794 $5,649,630 0.64% $61,772,215 $61,373,572 0.65%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.347 1.334 $2,211,457 $2,301,549 $1,708,648 $1,725,299 -0.97% $18,374,931 $18,847,694 -2.51%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.252 1.248 $2,008,082 $1,871,024 $1,494,428 $1,499,218 -0.32% $15,546,144 $15,677,478 -0.84%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.586 1.547 $4,794,001 $4,677,572 $2,949,289 $3,023,641 -2.46% $35,178,415 $37,093,939 -5.16%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.589 1.562 $3,728,927 $3,483,132 $2,192,028 $2,229,918 -1.70% $31,322,207 $29,827,400 5.01%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.615 1.586 $23,814,669 $21,595,278 $13,371,689 $13,616,190 -1.80% $155,978,822 $152,563,347 2.24%
TOTAL $99,276,438 $96,333,588 $63,015,273 $63,739,992 -1.14% $702,219,755 $689,969,489 1.78%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 113.02 114.32
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Nov 1997 Nov 1996 Nov1997 - Nov1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 50 51 -1.96%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 22 23 -4.35%
5411 GROCERY STORES 11 17 -35.29%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 43 43 0.00%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 29 28 3.57%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 96 90 6.67%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 46 50 -8.00%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 43 44 -2.27%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 159 157 1.27%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 94 90 4.44%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 446 427 4.45%
TOTAL 1048 1029 1.85%
UNADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES ADJUSTED FOR PRICE CHANGES
% Change
INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION CPI Gross Sales Adjusted Sales % Change Year to date 1997-1996
SIC CODE Dec 1997 Dec 1996 Dec 1997 Dec 1996 Dec 1997 Dec 1996 Dec 97-Dec 96 1997 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 1.456 1.606 $6,295,125 $5,397,341 $4,323,575 $3,360,735 28.65% $54,232,511 $50,925,733 6.49%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 1.613 1.586 $26,637,858 $25,647,459 $16,514,481 $16,171,160 2.12% $101,645,309 $102,559,436 -0.89%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 1.613 1.586 $3,575,926 $3,052,983 $2,216,941 $1,924,958 15.17% $13,323,049 $12,377,515 7.64%
5411 GROCERY STORES 1.592 1.577 $11,096,480 $10,891,824 $6,970,151 $6,906,673 0.92% $87,044,027 $86,589,909 0.52%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 1.591 1.566 $2,752,887 $2,772,066 $1,730,287 $1,770,157 -2.25% $20,726,869 $20,112,203 3.06%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 1.4 1.417 $14,241,677 $13,246,912 $10,172,626 $9,348,562 8.81% $149,003,317 $147,936,152 0.72%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 1.4 1.417 $7,917,760 $8,001,923 $5,655,543 $5,647,088 0.15% $67,427,758 $67,020,660 0.61%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 1.316 1.303 $3,717,124 $3,758,118 $2,824,562 $2,884,204 -2.07% $21,199,493 $21,731,898 -2.45%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 1.251 1.25 $2,464,440 $2,466,770 $1,969,976 $1,973,416 -0.17% $17,516,120 $17,650,894 -0.76%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 1.59 1.55 $5,062,546 $4,975,206 $3,183,991 $3,209,810 -0.80% $38,902,406 $40,303,749 -3.48%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 1.591 1.566 $4,757,237 $4,281,498 $2,990,092 $2,734,034 9.37% $34,312,299 $32,561,434 5.38%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 1.613 1.586 $35,491,838 $33,169,732 $22,003,619 $20,914,081 5.21% $177,982,441 $173,477,428 2.60%
TOTAL $124,010,898 $117,661,832 $80,555,844 $76,844,878 4.83% $783,315,599 $773,247,011 1.30%
DULUTH RETAIL SALES INDEX 144.48 137.82
SIC CODE INDUSTRY DESCRIPTION NUMBER OF RETAIL FIRMS % Change
Dec 1997 Dec 1996 Dec 1997 - Dec 1996
5200 BLDG., MATERIALS, HARDWARE, ETC. 48 53 -9.43%
5311 DEPARTMENT STORES 9 9 0.00%
5300 OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE (Other than 5311) 25 25 0.00%
5411 GROCERY STORES 17 17 0.00%
5400 OTHER FOOD STORES (Other than 5411) 41 43 -4.65%
5511 MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (New & Used) 30 30 0.00%
5500 OTHER AUTO DEALERS, SERV. STATIONS (other than 55 100 93 7.53%
5600 APPAREL & ACCESSORY STORES 43 49 -12.24%
5700 FURNITURE & HOME FURNISHINGS 45 46 -2.17%
5812 EATING PLACES ONLY 155 159 -2.52%
5800 OTHER EATING & DRINKING PLACES (Other than 5812) 93 93 0.00%
5900 MISCELLANEOUS PLACES 430 444 -3.15%
TOTAL 1036 1061 -2.36%