Retail and Food Services Sales value of U.S. (Advance Estimate)

Advance estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample. All other estimates are from the MRTS sample. GAFO represents firms which specialize in department store types of merchandise and is comprised of furniture & home furnishings (442), electronics & appliances (443), clothing & accessories (448), sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book (451), general merchandise (452), office supply, stationery, and gift stores (4532). (Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.)

 Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality. (total quantity response rate is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality

初步估算值基于从更大规模月度零售贸易调查（Monthly Retail Trade Survey，简称MRTS）的样本中抽取的少量企业的早期报告得出。其余所有估算值均来自MRTS样本。
GAFO指专门经营百货类商品的企业类别，涵盖家具及家居用品（442）、电子及电器（443）、服装及配饰（448）、体育用品、休闲爱好用品、乐器及图书（451）、综合百货（452）以及办公用品、文具及礼品店（4532）。（销售总额估算值以百万美元为单位，数据来源于月度零售贸易先行调查（Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey）、月度零售贸易调查及行政记录。）
由于抽样变异性过高（变异系数大于30%）、应答质量不佳（总数量应答率低于50%）或存在其他影响估算质量的问题，该估算值未达到发布标准。