US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Unadjusted>

Release for:  February 2018

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent changes calculated by Market News International

Mo/mo percent change:            Feb-18   Jan-18   Dec-17

Sales, total                       -5.8     -4.7     -0.6

 Durable goods sales               -5.1     -7.2     -0.3

  Automotive                       -2.4     -7.9      2.4

  Furniture                        -4.2     -8.5    -11.0

  Lumber                           -3.1      5.6    -14.3

  Professional equipt.            -10.2    -12.1      6.8

   Computer equipt.               -10.9    -17.1      9.8

  Metals                           -2.3     13.9     -3.3

  Electrical goods                 -8.4    -10.7     -5.1

  Hardware                         -5.4      4.9     -8.6

  Machinery                        -1.9    -12.0     13.4

  Misc. durable goods              -0.6     -1.5    -10.5

 Nondurable goods sales            -6.4     -2.4     -0.9

  Paper & paper products           -8.1      4.8     -5.1

  Drugs                           -13.3      1.9     -0.6

  Apparel                          10.6     -0.1    -23.3

  Groceries                        -5.7     -1.1     -2.8

  Farm-products                    -9.9     -3.4     -7.4

  Chemicals                        -6.8     13.0     -4.0

  Petroleum, products              -6.6     -4.1      8.7

  Alcohol                           8.7    -33.0      7.8

  Misc. nondurable goods            0.1     -2.8     -3.7

Inventories, total                  0.7      1.8     -0.1

 Durable goods stocks               1.7      1.2     -1.4

  Automotive                        2.0      1.5     -2.2

  Furniture                         0.0      2.8     -0.7

  Lumber                            4.8      2.7      1.7

  Professional equipt.              0.2      0.9     -2.2

   Computer equipt.                 0.3     -2.0     -1.3

  Metals                            1.0      1.2      0.5

  Electrical goods                  0.5      0.5     -1.1

  Hardware                          2.2      1.3      0.3

  Machinery                         2.9      1.1     -2.0

  Misc. durable goods               0.1      1.0     -2.3

 Nondurable goods stocks           -0.9      2.7      1.9

  Paper & paper products           -1.4      0.4      1.8

  Drugs                            -5.9      1.8      4.4

  Apparel                          -2.8      5.6     -0.1

  Groceries                        -1.1     -2.0     -1.0

  Farm-products                     3.8      7.0      3.1

  Chemicals                         0.3     -1.0      3.2

  Petroleum, products              -3.4      4.0     -0.8

  Alcohol                           0.0      5.5     -7.7

  Misc. nondurable goods            7.0      3.5      7.1

Yr/yr percent change:            Feb-18

Sales, total                        6.9

 Durable goods sales                8.8

  Automotive                       10.9

  Furniture                         0.7

  Lumber                            3.3

  Professional equipt.              4.8

   Computer equipt.                 8.5

  Metals                           18.2

  Electrical goods                  8.7

  Hardware                          7.6

  Machinery                        12.3

  Misc. durable goods               6.3

 Nondurable goods sales             5.3

  Paper & paper products            2.2

  Drugs                             2.9

  Apparel                           2.7

  Groceries                         1.7

  Farm-products                    -2.1

  Chemicals                         8.0

  Petroleum, products              17.8

  Alcohol                          -0.6

  Misc. nondurable goods            0.2

Inventories, total                  5.7

 Durable goods stocks               6.1

  Automotive                        6.0

  Furniture                         4.7

  Lumber                            7.3

  Professional equipt.              0.4

   Computer equipt.                 0.0

  Metals                           13.6

  Electrical goods                 11.8

  Hardware                          5.4

  Machinery                         4.8

  Misc. durable goods               3.4

 Nondurable goods stocks            5.2

  Paper & paper products            5.7

  Drugs                             8.2

  Apparel                           0.0

  Groceries                         0.2

  Farm-products                    19.9

  Chemicals                         4.9

  Petroleum, products              -8.4

  Alcohol                           0.8

  Misc. nondurable goods            7.9

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

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