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July Bookstore Sales Manage Small Gain
Printer-friendly versionJuly bookstore sales managed to scratch out a slight increase over July 2001, coming back into positive territory after June’s slight decrease. July 2002 sales were 1.4 percent ahead of the previous July.
Overall retail sales of $308 billion for July 2002 came in 6.6 percent over the $289 billion realized in July of 2001.
July is the sixth month in a row in which bookstore sales failed to keep pace with overall retail.
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Period
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2001 Final (Millions of Dollars)
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2002 (Millions of Dollars)
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% Increase 2002 Over 2001
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| January |
1,698
|
2,188
|
28.9
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| February |
1,163
|
1,117
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(4.0)
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| March |
1,165
|
1,126
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(3.3)
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| April |
1,034
|
1,043
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0.9
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| May |
1,188
|
1,229
|
3.5
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| June |
1,201
|
1,156
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(3.7)
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| July |
1,124
|
1,140 (p)
|
1.4
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| YTD |
8,573
|
8,999
|
5.0
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(p) Preliminary figure
Note: Estimates reflect sales of all types of participating bookstores, 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.