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The estimated sales for supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores for January 2020 was $56.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The estimated sales for food and beverage stores for February 2020 was $62 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

Inventories for businesses in the dairy product manufacturing industry increase $51 million, or 0.6 percent, to $8 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the food products industry increase $482 million, or 0.9 percent, to $54.6 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the grain and oilseed milling industry increase $82 million, or 1.5 percent, to $5.4 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in March 2020 were $34.2 billion, an increase of 13.2 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for family clothing stores for February 2020 was $7.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The estimated sales for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores for January 2020 was $5.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

Inventories for businesses in the nondurable goods industry increase $1.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, to $268.6 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondurable goods industry increase $1.1 billion, or 0.4 percent, to $268.6 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for electronics and appliance stores for February 2020 was $7.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The estimated sales for electronics and appliance stores for February 2020 was $7.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

Inventories for businesses in the furniture and related products industry was unchanged over December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies wholesalers in March were $13 billion, a decrease of 2.9 percent from the revised February 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores for January 2020 was $5.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

Inventories for businesses in the miscellaneous products industry increase $48 million, or 0.2 percent, to $24.7 billion in December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for electronics stores for February 2020 was $6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The wholesale trade industry’s net sales in the third quarter of 2019 were down 0.2 percent from the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by hardware and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies wholesalers in March were $13 billion, a decrease of 2.9 percent from the revised February 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the furniture and related products industry was unchanged over December, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.