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US Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>
Release for: December 2017
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
yr-ago
Dec-17 Nov-17 Oct-17 Dec-16
Retail trade total 620850 619514 618519 607070
Total ex. autos & part 403999 401795 400391 395575
Autos and parts 216851 217719 218128 211495
Furniture, electric 27932 27460 27542 27059
Building materials 55720 55484 55286 53954
Food & beverage stores 48743 48253 47728 46831
Apparel 52275 52005 52016 52934
Genl merchandise 80368 80181 80163 80943
Dept stores 25244 25267 25413 26858
MNI Calc:
Other Retail 138961 138412 137656 133854
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total 1.43 1.42 1.43 1.47
Total ex. autos & part 1.21 1.20 1.21 1.26
Autos and parts 2.13 2.14 2.12 2.13
Furniture, electric 1.55 1.50 1.52 1.58
Building materials 1.71 1.71 1.70 1.81
Food & beverage stores 0.80 0.79 0.79 0.80
Apparel 2.39 2.35 2.36 2.45
Genl merchandise 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.45
Dept stores 2.00 1.98 2.00 2.14
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