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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  November 2017
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Nov-17  Oct-17  Sep-17  Nov-16 Nov-17 Oct-17 Nov-17
Inventories, total  1895375 1887235 1887151 1836555    0.4    0.0    3.2
  Manufacturers      665121  662588  660411  641142    0.4    0.3    3.7
  Retailers          619228  618519  618474  607648    0.1    0.0    1.9
   Retail ex. auto   401063  400391  398875  394213    0.2    0.4    1.7
   Auto dealers      218165  218128  219599  213435    0.0   -0.7    2.2
  Wholesalers        611026  606128  608266  587765    0.8   -0.4    4.0
 Total ex ret auto* 1677210 1669107 1667552 1623120    0.5    0.1    3.3
Sales, total        1420062 1403201 1392347 1315710    1.2    0.8    7.9
Inv/sales ratio        1.33    1.34    1.36    1.40    --     --     --
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