US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories

Release for: August 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars 

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                                               yr-ago  % change:           yr/yr

                             Aug-17   Jul-17   Aug-16     Aug-17  Jul-17  Aug-17

Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       608,420  602,126  581,736        1.0     0.6     4.6

Durable goods               372,155  368,609  354,375        1.0     0.9     5.0

Nondurable goods            236,265  233,517  227,361        1.2     0.0     3.9

Retail inventories,

total                       625,007  620,838  602,839        0.7     0.0     3.7

Ex. motor veh. & parts      399,712  398,165  393,164        0.4    -0.1     1.7

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     225,295  222,673  209,675        1.2     0.2     7.4

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       597,359  595,734  571,984        0.3     0.5     4.4

Durable goods               373,500  371,454  355,553        0.6     1.6     5.0

Nondurable goods            223,859  224,280  216,431       -0.2    -1.3     3.4

Retail inventories,

total                       611,121  604,148  589,468        1.2    -1.5     3.7

Ex. motor veh. & parts      395,957  389,278  389,368        1.7    -0.2     1.7

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     215,164  214,870  200,100        0.1    -3.8     7.5

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