US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories>

Release for:               September 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars

                                                yr-ago  % change:     yr/yr

                                Sep-17  Aug-17  Sep-16  Sep-17 Aug-17 Sep-17

Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories, total    609,071 607,354 582,351    0.3    0.8    4.6

 Durable goods                  372,726 371,673 352,646    0.3    0.7    5.7

 Nondurable goods               236,345 235,681 229,705    0.3    0.9    2.9

Retail inventories, total       617,983 624,340 605,105   -1.0    0.6    2.1

 Ex. motor veh. & parts         398,767 399,224 393,998   -0.1    0.3    1.2

 Motor vehicle & parts dealers  219,216 225,116 211,107   -2.6    1.1    3.8

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories, total    605,749 596,601 579,261    1.5    0.1    4.6

 Durable goods                  374,549 373,168 354,435    0.4    0.4    5.7

 Nondurable goods               231,200 223,433 224,826    3.5   -0.4    2.8

Retail inventories, total       620,364 611,284 607,923    1.5    1.2    2.0

 Ex. motor veh. & parts         408,104 395,671 403,482    3.1    1.6    1.1

 Motor vehicle & parts dealers  212,260 215,613 204,441   -1.6    0.3    3.8

     ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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