Last Update: 08/29/08

NATIONAL RETAIL CLASSIFIED TOTAL

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Year Quarter $ Millions % Change $ Millions % Change $ Millions % Change $ Millions

2008 1 1,527.16 -9.53% 4,360.96 -8.64% 2,537.37 -24.91% 8,425.48

2 1,583.70 -13.90% 4,740.03 -9.56% 2,501.34 -27.17% 8,825.06

2007 1 1,687.94 -2.80% 4,773.30 -2.20% 3,378.92 -13.20% 9,840.16

2 1,839.33 -7.90% 5,241.34 -6.40% 3,434.56 -16.40% 10,515.23
3 1,670.25 -2.50% 5,060.66 -4.90% 3,416.42 -17.00% 10,147.33
4 1,807.27 -12.20% 5,943.20 -5.90% 3,955.98 -18.80% 11,706.42

2006 1 1,736.52 -4.82% 4,879.72 -1.00% 3,892.89 4.68% 10,509.11

2 1,988.12 -4.33% 5,600.71 1.00% 4,106.01 0.00% 11,694.84
3 1,712.68 -8.30% 5,324.07 -0.30% 4,115.97 -3.00% 11,152.71
4 2,057.58 -3.80% 6,316.43 -0.90% 4,870.68 -7.10% 13,244.68

2005 1 1,824.51 -0.60% 4,929.01 2.80% 3,719.00 3.50% 10,472.52

2 2,078.01 -2.80% 5,546.05 1.40% 4,106.99 5.30% 11,731.06
3 1,868.04 -4.70% 5,338.15 0.90% 4,242.32 5.50% 11,448.50
4 2,139.17 -0.50% 6,373.48 -1.30% 5,243.35 3.00% 13,756.00

2004 1 1,835.61 4.54% 4,794.49 2.66% 3,592.73 4.00% 10,222.84

2 2,137.01 2.80% 5,470.01 2.60% 3,901.27 6.90% 11,508.30
3  1,959.85  3.85%  5,289.45  3.50%  4,022.28  4.25%  11,271.59
4 2,150.64  3.62%  6,457.83 3.69% 5,091.50  5.19%  13,699.98 

2003 1 1,755.96 3.70% 4,670.14 2.54% 3,454.45 -0.22% 9,880.55

2 2,078.07 12.80% 5,332.35 1.70% 3,648.18 -3.90% 11,058.60
3 1,887.15 8.24% 5,110.52 0.77% 3,858.20 -0.51% 10,855.87
4 2,075.53 7.50% 6,228.06 1.70% 4,840.51 1.70% 13,144.10

2002 1 1,693.46 -3.47% 4,554.32 -0.83% 3,461.96 -13.63% 9,709.75

2 1,842.71 -1.74% 5,245.20 -0.14% 3,796.77 -4.14% 10,884.68
3 1,743.50 5.19% 5,071.51 2.72% 3,877.87 -2.93% 10,692.87
4 1,930.05 12.43% 6,123.20 3.84% 4,761.64 2.23% 12,814.89

2001 1 1,754.34 -3.71% 4,592.44 -0.36% 4,008.29 -8.63% 10,355.07

2  1,875.34  -8.46% 5,252.55  -2.23%  3,960.75  -15.52%  11,088.64
3  1,657.48 -10.84%  4,937.22  -3.77%  3,994.92  -17.10% 10,589.61
4 1,716.67 -10.73% 5,896.76 -6.37% 4,657.77 -18.49% 12,271.20

2000 1  1,821.93 18.7%  4,609.03 0.5%  4,386.88 6.7%  10,817.84

2  2,048.66 14.30%  5,372.35 5.2%  4,688.39  5.5%  12,109.40 
3  1,858.99 14.5%  5,130.64  0.7%  4,818.96 4.8%  11,808.59 
4  1,923.01 8.0%  6,297.94  2.9%  5,714.35  4.0%  13,934.30 
    
1999 1 1,534.90  12.60%  4,586.10  4.50%  4,111.40  3.80%  10,232.40
2 1,792.35  17.40%  5,106.80  1.80%  4,443.97  4.00% 11,343.11
3 1,624.39 17.90%  5,096.89  2.90%  4,600.11  4.50%  11,321.38 
4 1,780.40  22.50% 6,117.10  2.42% 5,494.04  4.95%  13,391.54

1998 1 1,363.00  10.20%  4,389.90  4.90%  3,959.80  10.60%  9,712.63

2 1,526.70  8.70%  5,016.50   6.80%  4,275.10 7.00% 10,818.33
3 1,378.00   6.20%  4,951.80    5.60%  4,403.70 5.60% 10,733.54
4 1,453.40   5.70%  5,972.70    5.30%  5,234.90 4.10% 12,660.92

1997 1 1,236.70  12.20%  4,184.20  5.60%  3,579.60   10.50% 9,000.44

2 1,404.60  13.90%   4,698.30  4.70% 3,995.10 12.50% 10,098.00 
 3 1,297.30  12.90%   4,689.50  5.90% 4,170.40  10.80% 10,157.31
4 1,375.60  16.20%   5,670.50  3.60% 5,027.70  11.50% 12,073.85

1996 1 1,101.80  7.00%  3,960.70 0.40%   3,240.80  10.00% 8,303.27

2 1,232.80  6.50%   4,486.30   0.50%   3,550.10 9.70% 9,269.12
3 1,148.70  18.00%   4,426.60  3.50%  3,763.50   10.70% 9,338.76
4 1,183.40  8.50%   5,470.40   1.10%  4,510.30   8.50% 11,163.98

1995 1 1,029.80  2.70%  3,945.00  4.40%   2,946.90  13.10% 7,921.66

2 1,157.20  3.60%   4,464.20  4.10%   3,235.40 8.30% 8,856.79
3 973.5  -0.60%  4,278.90  0.50%  3,400.60 8.70% 8,652.95
4 1,090.60   3.80%  5,411.40  4.60% 4,158.70 11.20% 10,660.72

1994 1 1,003.20  8.20%  3,777.60  3.50%   2,604.60  9.10% 7,385.43

2 1,117.10   4.80%  4,287.00  2.20%   2,988.70 12.30%  8,392.76
3 979   10.80%  4,258.90  4.90%   3,129.40 12.30% 8,367.25
4 1,050.20  7.70%  5,172.20  4.40%   3,741.40 12.60% 9,963.76

1993 1 927.4  -3.10%   3,648.40  6.90%   2,387.20 4.90% 6,963.00

2 1,066.10   0.00%  4,193.80    3.40%  2,661.80 1.50% 7,921.79
3 883.9   -3.30%  4,061.80    5.60%  2,786.00 3.10% 7,731.61
4 975.4   8.90%   4,955.00    4.90%  3,322.30 5.10% 9,252.91

1992 1 956.9  0.00%  3,412.40   -2.70%  2,276.00   0.90% 6,645.31

2 1,066.50  0.10%    4,055.40  0.30%  2,623.30 2.30% 7,745.16
3 914.4   -2.20%  3,848.00    1.70%  2,702.20 0.70% 7,464.63
4 895.9   -7.40% 4,725.60    4.90%   3,162.10 2.60% 8,783.69

1991 1 956.5 -0.80% 3,507.60 -8.40% 2,256.50 -9.40% 6,720.58

2 1,065.10 -1.90% 4,041.80 -7.60% 2,565.30 -9.70% 7,672.28
3 934.8 -2.50% 3,782.30 -5.80% 2,684.30 -8.90% 7,401.35
4 967.2 -13.20% 4,507.00 1.70% 3,080.50 -4.50% 8,554.74

1990 1 963.9 7.80% 3,830.20 6.00% 2,491.80 -11.30% 7,285.82

2 1,085.70 44.70% 4,373.60 -3.20% 2,841.30 -5.40% 8,300.60
3 958.6 27.40% 4,016.80 1.10% 2,947.20 -5.00% 7,922.68
4 1,114.00 32.40% 4,431.30 -7.30% 3,226.10 -3.10% 8,771.44

1989 1 894.5 1.70% 3,611.70 4.80% 2,810.40 2.40% 7,316.55

2 750.1 -18.40% 4,518.30 16.00% 3,002.50 -5.20% 8,270.93
3 752.6 -13.20% 3,972.20 6.20% 3,103.90 3.00% 7,828.74
4 841.3 -8.50% 4,782.50 0.50% 3,328.10 17.00% 8,951.86

1988 1 879.2 6.00% 3,447.60 4.60% 2,745.30 10.80% 7,072.03

2 919.5 -2.20% 3,894.90 1.70% 3,168.00 12.80% 7,982.28
3 867.3 4.50% 3,741.20 4.40% 3,014.40 6.80% 7,622.92
4 919.8 2.90% 4,756.40 5.20% 2,843.60 10.20% 8,519.85

1987 1 829.7 2.20% 3,294.80 8.30% 2,478.80 16.40% 6,603.32

2 940.2 3.70% 3,828.50 7.90% 2,809.40 15.60% 7,578.07
3 830.3 8.50% 3,583.70 6.90% 2,823.00 15.10% 7,236.99
4 893.9 0.30% 4,519.60 3.40% 2,579.90 12.60% 7,993.35

1986 1 812 1.30% 3,041.30 1.40% 2,129.80 8.10% 5,983.04

2 907 6.80% 3,548.30 7.80% 2,430.30 10.10% 6,886.07
3 765.3 0.60% 3,352.60 7.00% 2,451.80 11.90% 6,569.71
4 891.3 -5.20% 4,369.10 8.70% 2,290.20 14.10% 7,550.53

1985 1 801.3 12.80% 2,998.70 7.90% 1,969.50 14.20% 5,769.47

 2 849.5 7.20% 3,290.60 1.00% 2,207.00 9.80% 6,347.05
3 760.9 8.80% 3,134.50 4.30% 2,191.60 7.30% 6,086.94
4 940.3 6.90% 4,019.10 7.40% 2,007.60 6.80% 6,966.96

1984 1 710.1 7.90% 2,779.40 10.40% 1,724.20 32.10% 5,213.68

2 792.3 11.70% 3,258.80 11.80% 2,009.60 31.70% 6,060.62
3 699.6 15.60% 3,004.80 7.70% 2,043.30 28.20% 5,747.78
4 879.4 -15.60% 3,741.00 3.40% 1,880.10 18.90% 6,500.56

1983 1 657.9 6.50% 2,516.50 13.00% 1,305.70 16.70% 4,480.16

2 709.6 6.00% 2,915.40 10.90% 1,525.80 24.30% 5,150.69
3 605.4 21.70% 2,789.90 15.10% 1,593.60 26.40% 4,988.91
4 760.9 14.00% 3,619.50 16.30% 1,581.30 27.10% 5,961.77

1982 1 617.8 13.20% 2,226.30 11.40% 1,119.20 2.80% 3,963.19

2 669.5 9.30% 2,628.60 6.50% 1,227.90 2.90% 4,525.97
3 497.4 -2.40% 2,423.90 4.50% 1,261.10 3.90% 4,182.44
4 667.2 13.00% 3,110.90 7.30% 1,243.80 14.40% 5,021.92

1981 1 545.7 21.30% 1,998.40 11.30% 1,089.10 9.10% 3,633.12

2 612.4 20.50% 2,467.40 20.20% 1,193.40 14.80% 4,273.14
3 509.8 12.30% 2,320.60 11.40% 1,213.80 10.50% 4,044.21
4 590.5 7.10% 2,899.60 8.40% 1,087.20 0.20% 4,577.29

1980 1 449.8 17.00% 1,796.20 14.20% 998.6 9.60% 3,244.66

2 508.1 13.00% 2,053.30 8.50% 1,039.80 -4.00% 3,601.27
3 453.8 6.30% 2,083.30 6.60% 1,098.90 -4.90% 3,636.04
4 551.2 8.30% 2,676.10 10.30% 1,084.70 -1.20% 4,312.03

1979 1 384.3 13.20% 1,572.30 9.40% 911 21.90% 2,867.71

2 449.8 9.90% 1,893.00 8.90% 1,083.60 13.90% 3,426.31
3 426.8 25.10% 1,954.30 16.40% 1,155.60 18.50% 3,536.67
4 509.1 12.90% 2,425.40 11.80% 1,097.80 12.60% 4,032.30

1978 1 339.4 7.80% 1,437.00 13.50% 747.6 19.50% 2,524.05

2 409.3 8.50% 1,737.60 15.10% 951.4 21.20% 3,098.31
3 341.3 -1.60% 1,678.40 11.70% 975 20.00% 2,994.69
4 451 4.20% 2,169.90 10.60% 975 19.60% 3,595.94

1977 1 314.8 8.70% 1,266.60 8.20% 625.7 13.00% 2,207.16

2 377.2 11.20% 1,509.70 9.20% 784.8 16.70% 2,671.60
3 347 11.60% 1,502.30 9.80% 812.6 17.50% 2,661.87
4 433 7.60% 1,962.50 12.30% 814.9 18.00% 3,210.38

1976 1 289.6 17.40% 1,170.10 12.80% 553.8 17.60% 2,013.43

2 339.1 18.10% 1,382.70 13.50% 672.5 22.50% 2,394.29
3 310.8 27.30% 1,367.90 15.00% 691.3 22.40% 2,369.95
4 402.6 21.70% 1,747.30 14.90% 690.4 20.20% 2,840.33

1975 1 246.7 2.00% 1,037.30 7.20% 470.8 -2.20% 1,754.70

2 287.2 -1.40% 1,218.70 8.20% 549 -6.20% 2,054.97
3 244.2 -4.30% 1,189.50 7.90% 564.8 -2.90% 1,998.46
4 330.9 4.60% 1,520.50 11.30% 574.4 9.30% 2,425.87

1974 1 241.9 4.60% 967.8 8.90% 481.4 1.30% 1,691.20

2 291.4 3.80% 1,126.70 5.80% 585.5 2.00% 2,003.69
3 255.3 3.70% 1,102.30 5.70% 581.5 -0.60% 1,939.11
4 316.4 8.80% 1,366.20 9.40% 525.5 -4.90% 2,208.01

1973 1 231.2 1.70% 888.4 5.40% 475.4 17.20% 1,595.01

 2 280.7 0.70% 1,065.10 9.50% 574 16.70% 1,919.89
3 246.2 1.80% 1,042.70 9.90% 585.1 12.80% 1,874.02
4 290.8 -7.40% 1,248.70 4.10% 552.5 11.20% 2,092.08

1972 1 227.3 11.90% 843.2 12.20% 405.7 15.40% 1,476.09

2 278.7 4.10% 972.71 1.40% 491.8 16.60% 1,743.18
3 241.9 7.40% 948.71 0.60% 518.9 18.20% 1,709.45
4 314.2 13.80% 1,199.50 10.80% 496.7 18.90% 2,010.28

1971 1 203.2 1.80% 751.3 5.20% 351.5 -4.30% 1,305.89

2 267.6 9.40% 873.2 5.60% 421.7 3.20% 1,562.48
3 225.2 14.20% 858 8.30% 439.1 11.50% 1,522.35
4 276 10.50% 1,082.60 13.00% 417.7 19.00% 1,776.28
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-16.07% 776.58 -2.40% 9,601.64 -15.11%

-6.40% 750.04 22.30% 10,590.20 -4.80%

-10.20% 795.68 19.30% 11,310.90 -8.60%
-9.00% 773.03 21.10% 10,920.35 -7.40%
-11.60% 846.87 13.60% 12,553.29 -10.30%

0.35% 613.28 34.90% 11,122.39 1.80%

-0.31% 666.95 33.20% 12,361.79 1.10%
-2.60% 638.34 23.00% 11,791.05 -1.50%
-3.70% 745.49 35.00% 13,990.17 -2.20%

2.40% 454.62 39.70% 10,927.14 3.60%

1.90% 500.72 28.60% 12,231.77 2.80%
1.60% 518.98 26.70% 11,967.48 2.40%
0.41% 552.21 32.50% 14,308.21 1.36%

3.46% 325.39 28.30% 10,548.23 4.10%

4.10% 389.42 32.10% 11,897.72 4.80%
3.83% 409.71 23.40% 11,681.30  4.40%
4.23%  416.76 24.00% 14,116.74 4.70%

1.76% 253.57 10,134.12

1.60% 294.87 11,353.47
1.52% 331.96 11,187.83
2.60% 336.02 13,480.12

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