The data below show retail sales at hardware stores in the United States monthly between January 1992 and December 2005. The data are in millions of dollars and are not seasonally adjusted.

Date	Sales	Date	Sales	Date	Sales
Jan-92	846	Sep-96	1,083	May-01	1,657
Feb-92	822	Oct-96	1,187	Jun-01	1,574
Mar-92	962	Nov-96	1,177	Jul-01	1,460
Apr-92	1,077	Dec-96	1,229	Aug-01	1,437
May-92	1,235	Jan-97	1,003	Sep-01	1,328
Jun-92	1,170	Feb-97	880	Oct-01	1,386
Jul-92	1,147	Mar-97	1,027	Nov-01	1,399
Aug-92	1,086	Apr-97	1,203	Dec-01	1,457
Sep-92	1,056	May-97	1,339	Jan-02	1,158
Oct-92	1,110	Jun-97	1,303	Feb-02	1,097
Nov-92	1,041	Jul-97	1,277	Mar-02	1,297
Dec-92	1,168	Aug-97	1,224	Apr-02	1,539
Jan-93	883	Sep-97	1,172	May-02	1,691
Feb-93	808	Oct-97	1,246	Jun-02	1,605
Mar-93	987	Nov-97	1,140	Jul-02	1,560
Apr-93	1,097	Dec-97	1,184	Aug-02	1,471
May-93	1,289	Jan-98	971	Sep-02	1,325
Jun-93	1,210	Feb-98	900	Oct-02	1,406
Jul-93	1,186	Mar-98	1,105	Nov-02	1,400
Aug-93	1,101	Apr-98	1,323	Dec-02	1,460
Sep-93	1,077	May-98	1,425	Jan-03	1,186
Oct-93	1,111	Jun-98	1,427	Feb-03	1,110
Nov-93	1,098	Jul-98	1,357	Mar-03	1,337
Dec-93	1,204	Aug-98	1,313	Apr-03	1,490
Jan-94	959	Sep-98	1,297	May-03	1,743
Feb-94	866	Oct-98	1,302	Jun-03	1,665
Mar-94	1,053	Nov-98	1,227	Jul-03	1,616
Apr-94	1,232	Dec-98	1,363	Aug-03	1,537
May-94	1,296	Jan-99	1,104	Sep-03	1,485
Jun-94	1,271	Feb-99	1,007	Oct-03	1,498
Jul-94	1,217	Mar-99	1,210	Nov-03	1,432
Aug-94	1,193	Apr-99	1,416	Dec-03	1,511
Sep-94	1,138	May-99	1,495	Jan-04	1,186
Oct-94	1,198	Jun-99	1,447	Feb-04	1,126
Nov-94	1,165	Jul-99	1,390	Mar-04	1,406
Dec-94	1,243	Aug-99	1,301	Apr-04	1,619
Jan-95	875	Sep-99	1,286	May-04	1,781
Feb-95	848	Oct-99	1,296	Jun-04	1,717
Mar-95	1,061	Nov-99	1,295	Jul-04	1,670
Apr-95	1,157	Dec-99	1,384	Aug-04	1,555
May-95	1,343	Jan-00	1,073	Sep-04	1,520
Jun-95	1,340	Feb-00	1,035	Oct-04	1,483
Jul-95	1,230	Mar-00	1,316	Nov-04	1,478
Aug-95	1,182	Apr-00	1,429	Dec-04	1,581
Sep-95	1,153	May-00	1,598	Jan-05	1,241
Oct-95	1,141	Jun-00	1,551	Feb-05	1,170
Nov-95	1,193	Jul-00	1,445	Mar-05	1,442
Dec-95	1,241	Aug-00	1,433	Apr-05	1,688
Jan-96	977	Sep-00	1,328	May-05	1,803
Feb-96	920	Oct-00	1,326	Jun-05	1,770
Mar-96	1,028	Nov-00	1,306	Jul-05	1,607
Apr-96	1,251	Dec-00	1,384	Aug-05	1,603
May-96	1,369	Jan-01	1,092	Sep-05	1,562
Jun-96	1,306	Feb-01	1,063	Oct-05	1,614
Jul-96	1,242	Mar-01	1,290	Nov-05	1,582
Aug-96	1,186	Apr-01	1,441	Dec-05	1,673