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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Unadjusted>

Release for:  August 2017
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Percent changes calculated by Market News International
Mo/mo percent change:            Aug-17   Jul-17   Jun-17
Sales, total                       11.5     -9.0      1.1
 Durable goods sales               13.6    -10.7      4.0
  Automotive                       16.7     -9.9      0.5
  Furniture                        16.2     -4.5     -1.8
  Lumber                           10.5     -9.0      4.8
  Professional equipt.              6.7     -9.6     11.9
   Computer equipt.                 1.9    -10.2     20.8
  Metals                           15.1    -10.7      1.2
  Electrical goods                 16.1    -13.0      5.6
  Hardware                         11.3    -10.7      3.5
  Machinery                        13.9    -11.0     -1.2
  Misc. durable goods              17.5    -11.7      4.9
 Nondurable goods sales             9.5     -7.3     -1.6
  Paper & paper products           12.8     -7.8      0.2
  Drugs                            10.7     -8.4      0.6
  Apparel                          22.0      5.0     -0.7
  Groceries                         5.8     -4.0     -4.4
  Farm-products                     5.6     -8.8     -4.4
  Chemicals                         9.1     -3.6     -1.5
  Petroleum, products              11.1     -4.8      0.3
  Alcohol                          17.0    -22.6      8.8
  Misc. nondurable goods            2.6    -15.1     -8.1
Inventories, total                  0.2      0.5      0.5
 Durable goods stocks               0.4      1.7      0.3
  Automotive                       -1.4      0.7      1.7
  Furniture                         1.4      2.3      2.3
  Lumber                            0.3     -0.1     -0.3
  Professional equipt.              1.0      1.0      1.8
   Computer equipt.                 2.5     -0.2      3.1
  Metals                            2.0      3.0      0.6
  Electrical goods                  1.9      4.3     -2.1
  Hardware                          0.1      0.0      0.1
  Machinery                        -0.3      1.4     -0.3
  Misc. durable goods               1.4      2.9      0.6
 Nondurable goods stocks           -0.2     -1.4      0.9
  Paper & paper products            0.0     -1.6      0.7
  Drugs                             1.9     -6.0      6.7
  Apparel                          -0.5      4.9      5.4
  Groceries                         2.0      1.1      0.6
  Farm-products                   -11.2     -4.9     -2.9
  Chemicals                         0.1      0.9      0.6
  Petroleum, products              -0.2     -1.8     -7.6
  Alcohol                          -2.0      1.7     -2.6
  Misc. nondurable goods            1.4     -0.1     -2.9
Yr/yr percent change:            Aug-17
Sales, total                        7.5
 Durable goods sales                9.2
  Automotive                       13.2
  Furniture                        -0.4
  Lumber                            7.9
  Professional equipt.              9.9
   Computer equipt.                13.6
  Metals                           17.8
  Electrical goods                  9.1
  Hardware                         -0.7
  Machinery                         7.9
  Misc. durable goods               8.9
 Nondurable goods sales             5.9
  Paper & paper products            1.3
  Drugs                             5.2
  Apparel                          -4.4
  Groceries                         3.1
  Farm-products                    -5.9
  Chemicals                         6.8
  Petroleum, products              19.5
  Alcohol                           4.7
  Misc. nondurable goods            5.0
Inventories, total                  4.4
 Durable goods stocks               4.9
  Automotive                        5.9
  Furniture                         4.7
  Lumber                            7.1
  Professional equipt.              7.7
   Computer equipt.                13.5
  Metals                            9.7
  Electrical goods                  9.6
  Hardware                          3.7
  Machinery                        -0.1
  Misc. durable goods               4.3
 Nondurable goods stocks            3.4
  Paper & paper products            3.8
  Drugs                             3.9
  Apparel                          -7.5
  Groceries                         3.7
  Farm-products                    14.4
  Chemicals                         1.8
  Petroleum, products               5.4
  Alcohol                           0.0
  Misc. nondurable goods            9.7
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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