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Free AccessUS Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>
Release for: August 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
yr-ago
Aug-18 Jul-18 Jun-18 Aug-17
Retail trade total 642458 638148 634638 628742
Total ex. autos & part 408546 408429 408130 402446
Autos and parts 233912 229719 226508 226296
Furniture, electric 27892 27670 27317 27892
Building materials 57792 57511 57140 53580
Food & beverage stores 48814 48488 48330 47967
Apparel 51318 51247 51259 51512
Genl merchandise 81537 81454 81101 81254
Dept stores 25320 25370 25506 26057
MNI Calc:
Other Retail 141193 142059 142983 140241
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.49
Total ex. autos & part 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.24
Autos and parts 2.29 2.24 2.21 2.32
Furniture, electric 1.50 1.49 1.47 1.56
Building materials 1.76 1.77 1.76 1.71
Food & beverage stores 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.80
Apparel 2.25 2.18 2.22 2.35
Genl merchandise 1.36 1.36 1.37 1.40
Dept stores 2.03 2.02 2.05 2.08
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