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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  July 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Jul-18  Jun-18  May-18  Jul-17 Jul-18 Jun-18 Jul-18
Inventories, total  1949976 1937569 1935563 1869267    0.6    0.1    4.3
  Manufacturers      675839  670214  668607  639738    0.8    0.2    5.6
  Retailers          637796  634638  635001  623635    0.5   -0.1    2.3
   Retail ex. auto   408593  408130  408352  400594    0.1   -0.1    2.0
   Auto dealers      229203  226508  226649  223041    1.2   -0.1    2.8
  Wholesalers        636341  632717  631955  605894    0.6    0.1    5.0
 Total ex ret auto* 1720773 1711061 1708914 1646226    0.6    0.1    4.5
Sales, total        1454092 1451814 1447550 1345285    0.2    0.3    8.1
Inv/sales ratio        1.34    1.33    1.34    1.39    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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