for immediate release thursday november 30 2006 at 10 00 am est scott scheleur aneta lukasik cb06 175 service sector statistics division 301 763 2713 introduction of new sample advance monthly sales retail and food services october the us census bureau department commerce released revisions today to trade estimates september august 2005 these reflect a beginning with restatement provide consistent time series between old samples adjusted seasonal variation holiday trading day differences were revised not seasonality estimate after adjustment but price changes 363 8 billion upward 0 2 from original that was on 14 preliminary