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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  March 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18  Mar-17 Mar-18 Feb-18 Mar-18
Inventories, total  1929583 1928756 1917998 1859348    0.0    0.6    3.8
  Manufacturers      677285  675570  672949  649198    0.3    0.4    4.3
  Retailers          624902  627936  625442  615717   -0.5    0.4    1.5
   Retail ex. auto   404966  405482  404732  396393   -0.1    0.2    2.2
   Auto dealers      219936  222454  220710  219324   -1.1    0.8    0.3
  Wholesalers        627396  625250  619607  594433    0.3    0.9    5.5
 Total ex ret auto* 1709647 1706302 1697288 1640024    0.2    0.5    4.2
Sales, total        1438293 1431436 1424953 1351524    0.5    0.5    6.4
Inv/sales ratio        1.34    1.35    1.35    1.38    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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