Case Assignment $1$

Data on U$.$S$.$ retail sales are available at the U$.$S$.$ Bureau of the Census Internet site at

www$.$census.gov$/$retail$.$ Look at the unadjusted monthly sales by NAICS $($found in the Monthly Retail Trade Report March $2024->$ Retail and Food Services Sales: Excel $(1992-$present$))!-$Excel or PDF$)).$ Answer the following questions:

Which categories of retailers have the largest percentage of sales in February and March $(2024)?[$Note: Provide individual categories such as Electronic shopping and mail$-$order houses, not overall categories$]$

I believe the categories of retailers that have the largest percentage of sales in February and March $2024$ is

$2.$ Do your findings make sense to you? Why? What are the implications?

$3.$ What pattern can you discern from the year$-$on$-$year Monthly sales change? How do you think the inflation has affected retail performance.

Please elaborate on each of the points. You need to use APA style formatting.