US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories

Release for: January 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars 

                                               yr-ago  % change:           yr/yr

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                             Jan-18   Dec-17   Jan-17     Jan-18  Dec-17  Jan-18

Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       617,652  613,401  590,857        0.7     0.6     4.5

Durable goods               377,124  376,021  358,525        0.3     0.4     5.2

Nondurable goods            240,528  237,380  232,332        1.3     0.9     3.5

Retail inventories,

total                       626,172  621,076  611,322        0.8     0.3     2.4

Ex. motor veh. & parts      405,178  403,787  395,371        0.3     0.5     2.5

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     220,994  217,289  215,951        1.7    -0.2     2.3

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       625,565  615,503  597,572        1.6    -0.2     4.7

Durable goods               374,879  369,619  356,392        1.4    -1.5     5.2

Nondurable goods            250,686  245,884  241,180        2.0     1.7     3.9

Retail inventories,

total                       618,529  613,318  603,556        0.8    -5.7     2.5

Ex. motor veh. & parts      395,963  395,316  385,893        0.2    -8.2     2.6

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     222,566  218,002  217,663        2.1    -0.9     2.3

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