US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Adjusted>

Release for:  June 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent changes calculated by Market News International

Mo/mo percent change:            Jun-18   May-18   Apr-18

Sales, total                       -0.1      2.1      1.4

 Durable goods sales                0.2      1.4      1.1

  Automotive                        0.4      2.7     -0.4

  Furniture                         4.6      0.5      1.3

  Lumber                           -2.1      0.8      4.1

  Professional equipt.             -2.2      2.8      2.5

   Computer equipt.                -3.8      4.1      4.3

  Metals                           -1.7     -0.2      3.2

  Electrical goods                  1.9      0.0     -1.8

  Hardware                          0.6      4.3     -2.2

  Machinery                         2.2      1.4      2.2

  Misc. durable goods              -2.2     -1.0      5.3

 Nondurable goods sales            -0.3      2.8      1.6

  Paper & paper products           -0.5      0.0      0.6

  Drugs                            -0.5      2.2      1.1

  Apparel                           0.1      2.2     -2.1

  Groceries                        -0.4      0.0     -0.9

  Farm-products                     0.9      4.7      6.9

  Chemicals                         1.6     -0.6      1.5

  Petroleum, products               1.2      6.7      6.0

  Alcohol                           1.0      1.6     -1.1

  Misc. nondurable goods           -6.6      3.1     -2.2

Inventories, total                  0.1      0.3      0.1

  (previous)                                 0.4      0.8

 Durable goods stocks               0.8      0.3      0.2

  Automotive                       -1.2     -1.5      0.2

  Furniture                        -0.1      0.1     -1.1

  Lumber                            1.2      1.1      1.2

  Professional equipt.              1.1      0.6      0.5

   Computer equipt.                 0.2      0.9      1.1

  Metals                            4.1     -0.1      1.1

  Electrical goods                  0.5     -1.0     -0.2

  Hardware                         -0.4      0.3      0.5

  Machinery                         0.8      1.7      0.4

  Misc. durable goods               2.5      1.6     -1.8

 Nondurable goods stocks           -1.0      0.4      0.0

  Paper & paper products            1.2      2.5     -1.2

  Drugs                            -0.8      2.3     -2.2

  Apparel                          -1.1     -1.4     -0.8

  Groceries                         0.0      0.3      1.1

  Farm-products                    -6.5     -2.6      3.2

  Chemicals                         0.5      1.7     -1.4

  Petroleum, products              -0.8      1.3      4.0

  Alcohol                          -0.2     -1.0      0.2

  Misc. nondurable goods            0.5     -0.4     -0.9

Yr/yr percent change:            Jun-18

Sales, total                       10.2

 Durable goods sales                9.9

  Automotive                       10.1

  Furniture                         7.4

  Lumber                            6.2

  Professional equipt.              7.5

   Computer equipt.                 8.8

  Metals                           18.1

  Electrical goods                  7.2

  Hardware                          6.5

  Machinery                        17.4

  Misc. durable goods               7.0

 Nondurable goods sales            10.6

  Paper & paper products           -0.4

  Drugs                             3.4

  Apparel                           5.5

  Groceries                        -3.9

  Farm-products                    21.0

  Chemicals                        15.1

  Petroleum, products              46.1

  Alcohol                           2.4

  Misc. nondurable goods           -4.1

Inventories, total                  5.1

 Durable goods stocks               6.2

  Automotive                        0.2

  Furniture                         2.5

  Lumber                           12.5

  Professional equipt.             -0.3

   Computer equipt.                -2.1

  Metals                           20.8

  Electrical goods                  7.8

  Hardware                          5.6

  Machinery                         7.7

  Misc. durable goods               7.5

 Nondurable goods stocks            3.3

  Paper & paper products            7.5

  Drugs                             0.0

  Apparel                          -4.2

  Groceries                        -0.6

  Farm-products                    20.2

  Chemicals                         5.7

  Petroleum, products              15.6

  Alcohol                          -1.2

  Misc. nondurable goods            2.1

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

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