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US Data: Retail Inventories - Levels>

Release for:  January 2019
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                    yr-ago
                          Jan-19   Dec-18   Nov-18   Jan-18
Retail trade total        658352   652897   645570   629535
 Total ex. autos & part   414196   411653   406503   407001
 Autos and parts          244156   241244   239067   222534
 Furniture, electric       28346    27870    27523    27951
 Building materials        59381    58690    58080    54888
 Food & beverage stores    49053    49070    48674    48897
 Apparel                   52103    51839    51110    51613
 Genl merchandise          81960    81262    80231    81548
  Dept stores              24359    24458    24207    25994
MNI Calc:
 Other Retail             143353   142922   140885   142104
Inventory/Sales Ratio
Retail trade total          1.47     1.47     1.43     1.45
 Total ex. autos & part     1.20     1.21     1.17     1.22
 Autos and parts            2.39     2.31     2.30     2.19
 Furniture, electric        1.58     1.55     1.51     1.53
 Building materials         1.72     1.78     1.76     1.75
 Food & beverage stores     0.78     0.79     0.78     0.80
 Apparel                    2.29     2.26     2.20     2.31
 Genl merchandise           1.37     1.36     1.32     1.39
  Dept stores               2.01     2.02     1.94     2.07
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