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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  February 2019
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Feb-19  Jan-19  Dec-18  Feb-18 Feb-19 Jan-19 Feb-19
Inventories, total  2017397 2011701 1994622 1922752    0.3    0.9    4.9
  Manufacturers      687785  685778  682052  663710    0.3    0.5    3.6
  Retailers          660720  658429  652897  633552    0.3    0.8    4.3
   Retail ex. auto   416216  414667  411653  408375    0.4    0.7    1.9
   Auto dealers      244504  243762  241244  225177    0.3    1.0    8.6
  Wholesalers        668892  667494  659673  625490    0.2    1.2    6.9
 Total ex ret auto* 1772893 1767939 1753378 1697575    0.3    0.8    4.4
Sales, total        1446841 1444834 1439927 1412259    0.1    0.3    2.4
Inv/sales ratio        1.39    1.39    1.39    1.36    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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