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US Data: Advance Wholesale, Retail Trade Inventories

Release for: May 2019
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars 
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                                               yr-ago  % change:           yr/yr
                             May-19   Apr-19   May-18     May-19  Apr-19  May-19
Seasonally Adjusted
Wholesale inventories,
total                       678,655  675,854  629,782        0.4     0.9     7.8
Durable goods               421,947  421,127  381,160        0.2     0.9    10.7
Nondurable goods            256,708  254,727  248,622        0.8     0.8     3.3
Retail inventories, total   664,521  661,389  634,172        0.5     0.6     4.8
Ex. motor veh. & parts      419,975  418,818  407,608        0.3     0.5     3.0
Motor vehicle & parts
dealers                     244,546  242,571  226,564        0.8     0.8     7.9
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Wholesale inventories,
total                       673,333  677,396  624,627       -0.6     0.2     7.8
Durable goods               421,726  421,846  381,169        0.0     1.2    10.6
Nondurable goods            251,607  255,550  243,458       -1.5    -1.5     3.3
Retail inventories, total   658,568  662,023  628,049       -0.5     0.6     4.9
Ex. motor veh. & parts      412,372  414,038  399,957       -0.4     0.2     3.1
Motor vehicle & parts
dealers                     246,196  247,985  228,092       -0.7     1.4     7.9
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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