US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Adjusted>

Release for:  October 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent changes calculated by Market News International

Mo/mo percent change:            Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18

Sales, total                       -0.2      0.1      0.7

 Durable goods sales               -0.1      0.2      1.1

  Automotive                       -1.3     -0.4      0.5

  Furniture                        -1.8     -0.7      1.2

  Lumber                           -0.1     -2.2     -1.0

  Professional equipt.              1.5     -0.7      2.8

   Computer equipt.                 4.9     -4.1      4.9

  Metals                            2.2     -0.2      1.8

  Electrical goods                 -0.9      0.1      2.4

  Hardware                         -1.3      1.9     -2.7

  Machinery                         1.1      1.2      1.2

  Misc. durable goods              -1.5      2.6     -1.6

 Nondurable goods sales            -0.3      0.1      0.3

  Paper & paper products           -0.9      0.2     -0.5

  Drugs                             0.3      1.1      0.3

  Apparel                          -1.7     -2.7      1.6

  Groceries                         0.7     -0.6      0.3

  Farm-products                   -10.3     -9.6     -3.4

  Chemicals                         2.3      2.2     -1.6

  Petroleum, products               0.5      2.4      1.3

  Alcohol                          -1.2      1.2     -0.2

  Misc. nondurable goods            1.1      0.5      1.7

Inventories, total                  0.8      0.7      0.9

  (previous)                                 0.4      0.9

 Durable goods stocks               1.7      1.3      1.0

  Automotive                        3.4      2.5      3.5

  Furniture                         1.1      0.5     -0.1

  Lumber                            1.5      0.9      0.3

  Professional equipt.              1.8      1.1      0.5

   Computer equipt.                 3.6      2.5      2.4

  Metals                            0.8      1.1      0.3

  Electrical goods                  0.9      1.1     -0.2

  Hardware                          1.5      0.8      1.2

  Machinery                         2.1      1.4      0.6

  Misc. durable goods              -0.2      0.4      1.3

 Nondurable goods stocks           -0.6     -0.2      0.8

  Paper & paper products           -0.3     -0.6      0.2

  Drugs                             0.6     -1.5      2.0

  Apparel                           2.9      1.3      0.1

  Groceries                         0.2      0.2     -0.5

  Farm-products                    -2.7     -4.7      1.7

  Chemicals                        -0.4      0.1      2.1

  Petroleum, products              -8.9      5.7      2.3

  Alcohol                           1.4      1.1      0.7

  Misc. nondurable goods            0.4     -0.7     -1.1

Yr/yr percent change:            Oct-18

Sales, total                        6.8

 Durable goods sales                6.8

  Automotive                        0.0

  Furniture                         0.2

  Lumber                           -1.9

  Professional equipt.              6.8

   Computer equipt.                14.4

  Metals                           20.5

  Electrical goods                  8.3

  Hardware                          2.5

  Machinery                        15.9

  Misc. durable goods               0.8

 Nondurable goods sales             6.8

  Paper & paper products           -0.4

  Drugs                             5.5

  Apparel                         -10.8

  Groceries                        -1.8

  Farm-products                   -10.6

  Chemicals                        10.0

  Petroleum, products              31.6

  Alcohol                           4.6

  Misc. nondurable goods            1.8

Inventories, total                  6.9

 Durable goods stocks               9.3

  Automotive                        8.1

  Furniture                         4.0

  Lumber                           12.6

  Professional equipt.              7.4

   Computer equipt.                15.3

  Metals                           17.6

  Electrical goods                  6.4

  Hardware                          9.1

  Machinery                        11.7

  Misc. durable goods               4.4

 Nondurable goods stocks            3.4

  Paper & paper products            7.3

  Drugs                             4.0

  Apparel                           1.6

  Groceries                        -2.0

  Farm-products                    12.9

  Chemicals                         6.3

  Petroleum, products               1.5

  Alcohol                           4.2

  Misc. nondurable goods            2.2

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

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