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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  December 2017
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Dec-17  Nov-17  Oct-17  Dec-16 Dec-17 Nov-17 Dec-17
Inventories, total  1902204 1895123 1887235 1843431    0.4    0.4    3.2
  Manufacturers      669232  665900  662588  644446    0.5    0.5    3.8
  Retailers          620850  619514  618519  607070    0.2    0.2    2.3
   Retail ex. auto   403999  401795  400391  395575    0.5    0.4    2.1
   Auto dealers      216851  217719  218128  211495   -0.4   -0.2    2.5
  Wholesalers        612122  609709  606128  591915    0.4    0.6    3.4
 Total ex ret auto* 1685353 1677404 1669107 1631936    0.5    0.5    3.3
Sales, total        1431294 1422763 1403201 1341603    0.6    1.4    6.7
Inv/sales ratio        1.33    1.33    1.34    1.37    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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