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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  January 2019
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Jan-19  Dec-18  Nov-18  Jan-18 Jan-19 Dec-18 Jan-19
Inventories, total  2013900 1996987 1981945 1913001    0.8    0.8    5.3
  Manufacturers      685681  682052  681661  661479    0.5    0.1    3.7
  Retailers          658352  652897  645570  629535    0.8    1.1    4.6
   Retail ex. auto   414196  411653  406503  407001    0.6    1.3    1.8
   Auto dealers      244156  241244  239067  222534    1.2    0.9    9.7
  Wholesalers        669867  662038  654714  621987    1.2    1.1    7.7
 Total ex ret auto* 1769744 1755743 1742878 1690467    0.8    0.7    4.7
Sales, total        1449586 1445488 1458950 1410072    0.3   -0.9    2.8
Inv/sales ratio        1.39    1.38    1.36    1.36    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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