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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  August 2017
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Aug-17  Jul-17  Jun-17  Aug-16 Aug-17 Jul-17 Aug-17
Inventories, total  1888998 1875856 1869426 1822844    0.7    0.3    3.6
  Manufacturers      655564  652659  650138  638066    0.4    0.4    2.7
  Retailers          625351  620820  620640  602868    0.7    0.0    3.7
   Retail ex. auto   399714  398095  398448  393193    0.4   -0.1    1.7
   Auto dealers      225637  222725  222192  209675    1.3    0.2    7.6
  Wholesalers        608083  602377  598648  581910    0.9    0.6    4.5
 Total ex ret auto* 1663361 1653131 1647234 1613169    0.6    0.4    3.1
Sales, total        1369209 1359499 1356076 1298300    0.7    0.3    5.5
Inv/sales ratio        1.38    1.38    1.38    1.40    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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