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December 2005 Bookstore Sales Even With 2004
February 15, 2006
Retail sales at bookstores during December reached $2,090 million, up just
.05 percent compared to December 2004, according to recently released estimates
from the Bureau of the Census. This is the second month in a row that sales
were up slightly compared to 2004 results. However, estimated bookstore sales
of $15,924 million for all of 2005 were down 1.8 percent from the previous year.
Overall retail sales continued strong in December. Preliminary Census Bureau
estimates put overall retail sales at $416 billion for December 2005, an improvement
of 5.6 percent over the $394 billion reported in December 2004.
2004-2005 RETAIL
SALES for BOOKSTORES
(unadjusted)
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Period
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2004 Final
(Millions of Dollars)
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2005
(Millions of Dollars)
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% Change
2005 over 2004
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January
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2,070
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1,969
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(4.9)
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February
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1,072
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1,027
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(4.2)
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March
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1,036
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1,038
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0.2
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April
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987
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940
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(4.8)
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May
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1,071
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1,055
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(1.5)
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June
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1,159
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1,084
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(6.5)
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July
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1,128
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1,138
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0.9
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August
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2,043
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2,079
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1.8
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September
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1,493
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1,450
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(2.9)
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October
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1,032
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988
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(4.3)
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November
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1,044
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1,066
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2.1
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December
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2,089
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2,090(p)
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0.05
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YTD
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16,224
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15,924
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(1.8)
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(p) Preliminary figure
Note: Estimates reflect sales of all types of participating
bookstore, including trade, college, religious, chain stores (including superstores),
and others. A bookstore is defined as any retail establishment with sales comprised
of more than 50 percent new books and periodicals, and estimates include sales
of all products in these stores.
Source: Bureau of the Census, Current Retail Trade Branch.
Topics: Industry Statistics, News - Bookselling,
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