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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Levels, Adjusted>

Release for:  May 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                           yr-ago
Kind of business                 May-18   Apr-18   Mar-18   May-17
Sales, total                     508990   496410   489608   455105
 Durable goods sales             244159   239655   237012   220902
  Automotive                      41683    40517    40683    37807
  Furniture                        6891     6922     6836     6899
  Lumber                          12434    12227    11751    11195
  Professional equipt.            43502    42474    41434    39960
   Computer equipt.               23437    22468    21543    20766
  Metals                          16064    15877    15389    13142
  Electrical goods                51784    50658    51571    47680
  Hardware                        11968    11513    11778    11351
  Machinery                       38739    38238    37401    34214
  Misc. durable goods             21094    21229    20169    18654
 Nondurable goods sales          264831   256755   252596   234203
  Paper & paper products           8309     8312     8266     8198
  Drugs                           59446    58526    57877    55604
  Apparel                         12992    12752    13024    12546
  Groceries                       52994    52942    53397    54782
  Farm-products                   20223    19420    18169    16991
  Chemicals                       10874    11011    10843     9948
  Petroleum, products             64663    59691    56299    42587
  Alcohol                         12767    12597    12731    12355
  Misc. nondurable goods          22563    21504    21990    21192
Inventories, total               633547   629865   629230   598107
 Durable goods stocks            381473   379615   379028   359678
  Automotive                      64696    65479    65327    62838
  Furniture                       12985    12951    13096    12537
  Lumber                          17137    17007    16804    15447
  Professional equipt.            44234    44082    43852    44414
   Computer equipt.               16075    15975    15800    16268
  Metals                          31362    31188    30855    26664
  Electrical goods                56551    56171    56282    52286
  Hardware                        24439    24338    24211    22934
  Machinery                       99690    98196    97837    93246
  Misc. durable goods             30379    30203    30764    29312
 Nondurable goods sto            252074   250250   250202   238429
  Paper & paper products           9845     9625     9739     9246
  Drugs                           62868    61585    62972    61085
  Apparel                         26177    26557    26783    27000
  Groceries                       37920    37831    37411    37945
  Farm-products                   28250    28203    27339    20541
  Chemicals                       12503    12265    12440    11780
  Petroleum, products             24917    24258    23332    22356
  Alcohol                         16578    16713    16678    16817
  Misc. nondurable goods          33016    33213    33508    31659
Stock/sales ratios, total          1.24     1.27     1.29     1.31
 Durable goods stock/sales         1.56     1.58     1.60     1.63
  Automotive                       1.55     1.62     1.61     1.66
  Furniture                        1.88     1.87     1.92     1.82
  Lumber                           1.38     1.39     1.43     1.38
  Professional equipt.             1.02     1.04     1.06     1.11
   Computer equipt.                0.69     0.71     0.73     0.78
  Metals                           1.95     1.96     2.01     2.03
  Electrical goods                 1.09     1.11     1.09     1.10
  Hardware                         2.04     2.11     2.06     2.02
  Machinery                        2.57     2.57     2.62     2.73
  Misc. durable goods              1.44     1.42     1.53     1.57
 Nondurable stock/sales            0.95     0.97     0.99     1.02
  Paper & paper products           1.18     1.16     1.18     1.13
  Drugs                            1.06     1.05     1.09     1.10
  Apparel                          2.01     2.08     2.06     2.15
  Groceries                        0.72     0.71     0.70     0.69
  Farm-products                    1.40     1.45     1.50     1.21
  Chemicals                        1.15     1.11     1.15     1.18
  Petroleum, products              0.39     0.41     0.41     0.52
  Alcohol                          1.30     1.33     1.31     1.36
  Misc. nondurable goods           1.46     1.54     1.52     1.49
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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