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Free AccessUS Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>
Release for: December 2018
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
yr-ago
Dec-18 Nov-18 Oct-18 Dec-17
Retail trade total 651103 645570 648097 626480
Total ex. autos & part 410582 406503 410370 406582
Autos and parts 240521 239067 237727 219898
Furniture, electric 27706 27523 28859 28113
Building materials 58574 58080 58012 54709
Food & beverage stores 48985 48674 48681 48779
Apparel 51814 51110 51468 51501
Genl merchandise 80934 80231 81977 81079
Dept stores 24458 24207 25556 25778
MNI Calc:
Other Retail 142569 140885 141373 142401
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total 1.47 1.43 1.44 1.43
Total ex. autos & part 1.21 1.17 1.18 1.21
Autos and parts 2.31 2.30 2.30 2.16
Furniture, electric 1.54 1.51 1.57 1.55
Building materials 1.76 1.76 1.74 1.67
Food & beverage stores 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.79
Apparel 2.26 2.20 2.22 2.33
Genl merchandise 1.36 1.32 1.36 1.38
Dept stores 2.02 1.94 2.05 2.07
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