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US Data: Business Inventories - Summary>

Release for:  March 2019
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                            yr-ago     % change:  yr/yr
                     Mar-19  Feb-19  Jan-19  Mar-18 Mar-19 Feb-19 Mar-19
Inventories, total  2018092 2017781 2011701 1922047    0.0    0.3    5.0
  Manufacturers      690862  688056  685778  664712    0.4    0.3    3.9
  Retailers          657414  659508  658429  629628   -0.3    0.2    4.4
   Retail ex. auto   416303  416228  414667  405908    0.0    0.4    2.6
   Auto dealers      241111  243280  243762  223720   -0.9   -0.2    7.8
  Wholesalers        669816  670217  667494  627707   -0.1    0.4    6.7
 Total ex ret auto* 1776981 1774501 1767939 1698327    0.1    0.4    4.6
Sales, total        1470091 1447237 1444834 1418077    1.6    0.2    3.7
Inv/sales ratio        1.37    1.39    1.39    1.36    --     --     --
*MNI Calculation
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