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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  December 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Dec-17 Dec-18 Nov-18 Dec-18
Inventories, total  1994495 1981945 1982473 1902490    0.6    0.0    4.8
  Manufacturers      681549  681661  682058  659189    0.0   -0.1    3.4
  Retailers          651103  645570  648097  626480    0.9   -0.4    3.9
   Retail ex. auto   410582  406503  410370  406582    1.0   -0.9    1.0
   Auto dealers      240521  239067  237727  219898    0.6    0.6    9.4
  Wholesalers        661843  654714  652318  616821    1.1    0.4    7.3
 Total ex ret auto* 1753974 1742878 1744746 1682592    0.6   -0.1    4.2
Sales, total        1445028 1458950 1467492 1415209   -1.0   -0.6    2.1
Inv/sales ratio        1.38    1.36    1.35    1.34    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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