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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  January 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Jan-18  Dec-17  Nov-17  Jan-17 Jan-18 Dec-17 Jan-18
Inventories, total  1917041 1905693 1895123 1848745    0.6    0.6    3.7
  Manufacturers      672434  670373  665900  646656    0.3    0.7    4.0
  Retailers          625557  621384  619514  611400    0.7    0.3    2.3
   Retail ex. auto   404835  404394  401795  395468    0.1    0.6    2.4
   Auto dealers      220722  216990  217719  215932    1.7   -0.3    2.2
  Wholesalers        619050  613936  609709  590689    0.8    0.7    4.8
 Total ex ret auto* 1696319 1688703 1677404 1632813    0.5    0.7    3.9
Sales, total        1426035 1429453 1422763 1349346   -0.2    0.5    5.7
Inv/sales ratio        1.34    1.33    1.33    1.37    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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