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US Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>
Release for: August 2017
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
yr-ago
Aug-17 Jul-17 Jun-17 Aug-16
Retail trade total 625351 620820 620640 602868
Total ex. autos & part 399714 398095 398448 393193
Autos and parts 225637 222725 222192 209675
Furniture, electric 27674 27587 27483 27474
Building materials 54898 54834 54446 52998
Food & beverage stores 47829 47392 47280 46394
Apparel 52324 52308 52453 52218
Genl merchandise 80103 80064 80642 81877
Dept stores 25680 25817 26004 27106
MNI Calc:
Other Retail 136886 135910 136144 132232
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total 1.49 1.48 1.48 1.49
Total ex. autos & part 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.27
Autos and parts 2.34 2.26 2.26 2.20
Furniture, electric 1.59 1.57 1.55 1.59
Building materials 1.73 1.74 1.76 1.83
Food & beverage stores 0.80 0.79 0.80 0.80
Apparel 2.42 2.40 2.41 2.43
Genl merchandise 1.39 1.39 1.41 1.46
Dept stores 2.03 2.04 2.07 2.12
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