US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories

Release for: November 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars 

                                               yr-ago  % change:           yr/yr

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                             Nov-17   Oct-17   Nov-16     Nov-17  Oct-17  Nov-17

Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       610,185  605,961  587,832        0.7    -0.4     3.8

Durable goods               373,574  372,645  356,671        0.2     0.0     4.7

Nondurable goods            236,611  233,316  231,161        1.4    -0.9     2.4

Retail inventories,

total                       619,094  618,514  607,676        0.1     0.0     1.9

Ex. motor veh. & parts      401,051  400,416  394,222        0.2     0.4     1.7

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     218,043  218,098  213,454        0.0    -0.7     2.1

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       616,768  610,213  594,397        1.1     0.7     3.8

Durable goods               374,042  374,316  357,189       -0.1    -0.1     4.7

Nondurable goods            242,726  235,897  237,208        2.9     1.9     2.3

Retail inventories,

total                       650,071  643,812  638,900        1.0     3.7     1.7

Ex. motor veh. & parts      430,102  427,007  423,170        0.7     4.7     1.6

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     219,969  216,805  215,730        1.5     2.0     2.0

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