US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Adjusted>

Release for:  April 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent changes calculated by Market News International

Mo/mo percent change:            Apr-18   Mar-18   Feb-18

Sales, total                        0.8      0.4      0.9

 Durable goods sales                0.8     -0.1      1.6

  Automotive                       -0.7     -1.2      1.4

  Furniture                         1.6     -1.9      3.9

  Lumber                            3.6     -1.9      0.4

  Professional equipt.              0.7     -0.7     -0.8

   Computer equipt.                 1.2     -0.6      0.2

  Metals                            3.3      1.9      4.5

  Electrical goods                 -1.5      1.6      1.2

  Hardware                         -1.7     -1.5      1.1

  Machinery                         1.9     -0.1      3.5

  Misc. durable goods               5.3     -0.3      2.5

 Nondurable goods sales             0.7      0.8      0.2

  Paper & paper products            0.6      0.3      2.2

  Drugs                             1.2      1.5     -1.8

  Apparel                          -2.9      0.0      5.5

  Groceries                        -0.6     -0.6      0.6

  Farm-products                     7.7      5.7      2.4

  Chemicals                         2.0     -1.2      1.9

  Petroleum, products               1.5      1.0     -0.7

  Alcohol                          -1.1      1.9      1.2

  Misc. nondurable goods           -2.3     -0.6      0.5

Inventories, total                  0.1      0.2      0.8

  (previous)                                 0.4      0.8

 Durable goods stocks               0.2      0.7      0.9

  Automotive                        0.4      0.1     -0.4

  Furniture                        -1.3      0.3      1.5

  Lumber                            1.6      1.3      1.3

  Professional equipt.              0.4     -0.4      1.8

   Computer equipt.                 0.9     -2.2      3.2

  Metals                            1.9      3.9      0.4

  Electrical goods                  0.2      1.0      1.0

  Hardware                          1.1      0.9      0.8

  Machinery                         0.0      0.2      1.2

  Misc. durable goods              -2.1      1.6      2.0

 Nondurable goods stocks            0.0     -0.6      0.6

  Paper & paper products           -1.3      0.8      0.2

  Drugs                            -2.2     -3.5     -0.5

  Apparel                          -0.6     -0.4      0.5

  Groceries                         0.8     -0.9      0.9

  Farm-products                     3.3      4.6      6.1

  Chemicals                        -1.3      0.0      0.4

  Petroleum, products               3.1      1.2     -3.4

  Alcohol                           0.5     -0.9     -0.3

  Misc. nondurable goods           -0.4     -0.3      1.7

Yr/yr percent change:            Apr-18

Sales, total                        7.8

 Durable goods sales                8.0

  Automotive                        6.2

  Furniture                         2.3

  Lumber                            8.6

  Professional equipt.              4.3

   Computer equipt.                 6.2

  Metals                           20.5

  Electrical goods                  6.1

  Hardware                          2.1

  Machinery                        12.4

  Misc. durable goods              12.8

 Nondurable goods sales             7.5

  Paper & paper products            2.6

  Drugs                             6.4

  Apparel                           4.1

  Groceries                        -2.7

  Farm-products                    17.6

  Chemicals                        12.7

  Petroleum, products              22.3

  Alcohol                           1.8

  Misc. nondurable goods            1.1

Inventories, total                  5.8

 Durable goods stocks               6.2

  Automotive                        5.3

  Furniture                         3.0

  Lumber                           10.1

  Professional equipt.             -0.5

   Computer equipt.                -1.0

  Metals                           20.1

  Electrical goods                  7.6

  Hardware                          8.3

  Machinery                         5.4

  Misc. durable goods               3.2

 Nondurable goods stocks            5.2

  Paper & paper products            4.6

  Drugs                             0.1

  Apparel                          -1.1

  Groceries                        -0.9

  Farm-products                    38.0

  Chemicals                         2.0

  Petroleum, products               7.3

  Alcohol                           1.4

  Misc. nondurable goods            8.5

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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