The data below show retail sales at hardware stores in the United States monthly between January 1992 and December 2005. The data are in millions of dollars and are not seasonally adjusted.
Date |
Sales |
Date |
Sales |
Date |
Sales |
Jan-92 |
846 |
Sep-96 |
1,083 |
May-01 |
1,657 |
Feb-92 |
822 |
Oct-96 |
1,187 |
Jun-01 |
1,574 |
Mar-92 |
962 |
Nov-96 |
1,177 |
Jul-01 |
1,460 |
Apr-92 |
1,077 |
Dec-96 |
1,229 |
Aug-01 |
1,437 |
May-92 |
1,235 |
Jan-97 |
1,003 |
Sep-01 |
1,328 |
Jun-92 |
1,170 |
Feb-97 |
880 |
Oct-01 |
1,386 |
Jul-92 |
1,147 |
Mar-97 |
1,027 |
Nov-01 |
1,399 |
Aug-92 |
1,086 |
Apr-97 |
1,203 |
Dec-01 |
1,457 |
Sep-92 |
1,056 |
May-97 |
1,339 |
Jan-02 |
1,158 |
Oct-92 |
1,110 |
Jun-97 |
1,303 |
Feb-02 |
1,097 |
Nov-92 |
1,041 |
Jul-97 |
1,277 |
Mar-02 |
1,297 |
Dec-92 |
1,168 |
Aug-97 |
1,224 |
Apr-02 |
1,539 |
Jan-93 |
883 |
Sep-97 |
1,172 |
May-02 |
1,691 |
Feb-93 |
808 |
Oct-97 |
1,246 |
Jun-02 |
1,605 |
Mar-93 |
987 |
Nov-97 |
1,140 |
Jul-02 |
1,560 |
Apr-93 |
1,097 |
Dec-97 |
1,184 |
Aug-02 |
1,471 |
May-93 |
1,289 |
Jan-98 |
971 |
Sep-02 |
1,325 |
Jun-93 |
1,210 |
Feb-98 |
900 |
Oct-02 |
1,406 |
Jul-93 |
1,186 |
Mar-98 |
1,105 |
Nov-02 |
1,400 |
Aug-93 |
1,101 |
Apr-98 |
1,323 |
Dec-02 |
1,460 |
Sep-93 |
1,077 |
May-98 |
1,425 |
Jan-03 |
1,186 |
Oct-93 |
1,111 |
Jun-98 |
1,427 |
Feb-03 |
1,110 |
Nov-93 |
1,098 |
Jul-98 |
1,357 |
Mar-03 |
1,337 |
Dec-93 |
1,204 |
Aug-98 |
1,313 |
Apr-03 |
1,490 |
Jan-94 |
959 |
Sep-98 |
1,297 |
May-03 |
1,743 |
Feb-94 |
866 |
Oct-98 |
1,302 |
Jun-03 |
1,665 |
Mar-94 |
1,053 |
Nov-98 |
1,227 |
Jul-03 |
1,616 |
Apr-94 |
1,232 |
Dec-98 |
1,363 |
Aug-03 |
1,537 |
May-94 |
1,296 |
Jan-99 |
1,104 |
Sep-03 |
1,485 |
Jun-94 |
1,271 |
Feb-99 |
1,007 |
Oct-03 |
1,498 |
Jul-94 |
1,217 |
Mar-99 |
1,210 |
Nov-03 |
1,432 |
Aug-94 |
1,193 |
Apr-99 |
1,416 |
Dec-03 |
1,511 |
Sep-94 |
1,138 |
May-99 |
1,495 |
Jan-04 |
1,186 |
Oct-94 |
1,198 |
Jun-99 |
1,447 |
Feb-04 |
1,126 |
Nov-94 |
1,165 |
Jul-99 |
1,390 |
Mar-04 |
1,406 |
Dec-94 |
1,243 |
Aug-99 |
1,301 |
Apr-04 |
1,619 |
Jan-95 |
875 |
Sep-99 |
1,286 |
May-04 |
1,781 |
Feb-95 |
848 |
Oct-99 |
1,296 |
Jun-04 |
1,717 |
Mar-95 |
1,061 |
Nov-99 |
1,295 |
Jul-04 |
1,670 |
Apr-95 |
1,157 |
Dec-99 |
1,384 |
Aug-04 |
1,555 |
May-95 |
1,343 |
Jan-00 |
1,073 |
Sep-04 |
1,520 |
Jun-95 |
1,340 |
Feb-00 |
1,035 |
Oct-04 |
1,483 |
Jul-95 |
1,230 |
Mar-00 |
1,316 |
Nov-04 |
1,478 |
Aug-95 |
1,182 |
Apr-00 |
1,429 |
Dec-04 |
1,581 |
Sep-95 |
1,153 |
May-00 |
1,598 |
Jan-05 |
1,241 |
Oct-95 |
1,141 |
Jun-00 |
1,551 |
Feb-05 |
1,170 |
Nov-95 |
1,193 |
Jul-00 |
1,445 |
Mar-05 |
1,442 |
Dec-95 |
1,241 |
Aug-00 |
1,433 |
Apr-05 |
1,688 |
Jan-96 |
977 |
Sep-00 |
1,328 |
May-05 |
1,803 |
Feb-96 |
920 |
Oct-00 |
1,326 |
Jun-05 |
1,770 |
Mar-96 |
1,028 |
Nov-00 |
1,306 |
Jul-05 |
1,607 |
Apr-96 |
1,251 |
Dec-00 |
1,384 |
Aug-05 |
1,603 |
May-96 |
1,369 |
Jan-01 |
1,092 |
Sep-05 |
1,562 |
Jun-96 |
1,306 |
Feb-01 |
1,063 |
Oct-05 |
1,614 |
Jul-96 |
1,242 |
Mar-01 |
1,290 |
Nov-05 |
1,582 |
Aug-96 |
1,186 |
Apr-01 |
1,441 |
Dec-05 |
1,673 |