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Another Jump in Retail Sales at Bookstores [3]
- By Karen Schechner [4]
Book sales were up for the second straight month in September, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
September 2011 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,550 million, an increase of seven percent over September 2010’s sales of $1,488 million. Year-to-date sales are up 2.8 percent compared to the same period last year.
Total retail and food service sales in September are estimated at $381.9 billion, compared with $351.7 September in August 2010, an increase of 8.6 percent.
Period |
2010 Final |
2011 |
% Change |
January |
2,178 |
2,072 |
-4.9 |
February |
962 |
1,051 |
9.3 |
March |
962 |
973 |
1.1 |
April |
871 |
888 |
2 |
May |
1,032 |
1,048 |
1.6 |
June |
1,040 |
1,018 |
-2.1 |
July |
1,025 |
984 |
-4.2 |
August |
2,183 |
2,440 |
11.8 |
September |
1,448 |
1,550 (p) |
7 |
YTD |
11,701 |
12,024 (p) |
2.8 |
(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.