US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories

Release for: June 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Millions of U.S. dollars 

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                                               yr-ago  % change:           yr/yr

                             Jun-18   May-18   Jun-17     Jun-18  May-18  Jun-18

Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       632,541  632,450  602,022        0.0     0.4     5.1

Durable goods               383,641  381,241  361,258        0.6     0.4     6.2

Nondurable goods            248,900  251,209  240,764       -0.9     0.4     3.4

Retail inventories,

total                       635,511  635,231  624,820        0.0     0.4     1.7

Ex. motor veh. & parts      409,666  408,618  401,157        0.3     0.2     2.1

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     225,845  226,613  223,663       -0.3     0.9     1.0

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Wholesale inventories,

total                       626,109  627,340  596,427       -0.2    -0.8     5.0

Durable goods               383,831  381,675  361,364        0.6     0.5     6.2

Nondurable goods            242,278  245,665  235,063       -1.4    -2.6     3.1

Retail inventories,

total                       628,837  628,684  617,971        0.0    -0.6     1.8

Ex. motor veh. & parts      401,077  399,941  392,632        0.3    -0.5     2.2

Motor vehicle & parts

dealers                     227,760  228,743  225,339       -0.4    -0.7     1.1

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