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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  May 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18  May-17 May-18 Apr-18 May-18
Inventories, total  1936921 1929393 1923669 1854654    0.4    0.3    4.4
  Manufacturers      668435  667132  664712  635407    0.2    0.4    5.2
  Retailers          634939  632396  629727  621140    0.4    0.4    2.2
   Retail ex. auto   408226  407763  406824  398709    0.1    0.2    2.4
   Auto dealers      226713  224633  222903  222431    0.9    0.8    1.9
  Wholesalers        633547  629865  629230  598107    0.6    0.1    5.9
 Total ex ret auto* 1710208 1704760 1700766 1632223    0.3    0.2    4.8
Sales, total        1449678 1429298 1420071 1335203    1.4    0.6    8.6
Inv/sales ratio        1.34    1.35    1.35    1.39    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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