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US Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>

Release for:  January 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                    yr-ago
                          Jan-18   Dec-17   Nov-17   Jan-17
Retail trade total        625557   621384   619514   611400
 Total ex. autos & part   404835   404394   401795   395468
 Autos and parts          220722   216990   217719   215932
 Furniture, electric       27771    27907    27460    27200
 Building materials        56116    55857    55484    54039
 Food & beverage stores    48838    48719    48253    46778
 Apparel                   52383    52227    52005    52796
 Genl merchandise          80535    80009    80181    80762
  Dept stores              25445    25306    25267    26827
MNI Calc:
 Other Retail             139192   139675   138412   133893
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total          1.44     1.43     1.42     1.46
 Total ex. autos & part     1.21     1.21     1.20     1.24
 Autos and parts            2.19     2.14     2.14     2.19
 Furniture, electric        1.53     1.55     1.50     1.56
 Building materials         1.74     1.70     1.71     1.75
 Food & beverage stores     0.80     0.80     0.79     0.79
 Apparel                    2.37     2.39     2.35     2.43
 Genl merchandise           1.37     1.37     1.37     1.41
  Dept stores               2.00     2.01     1.98     2.11
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