US Data: Wholesale Trade - Percent Changes, Unadjusted>

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                       10.7     -7.2      6.9

 Durable goods sales                9.9     -6.3      9.1

  Automotive                       10.4    -10.2      7.6

  Furniture                        13.6    -12.2     14.1

  Lumber                           14.4    -17.8      7.8

  Professional equipt.              7.3     -0.9      4.8

   Computer equipt.                10.5     -1.2      2.6

  Metals                           13.2    -11.5     11.5

  Electrical goods                  6.7      2.0     13.9

  Hardware                          9.3    -10.6      2.0

  Machinery                        12.7    -10.7     10.2

  Misc. durable goods              11.5     -5.7      8.9

 Nondurable goods sales            11.4     -8.0      4.9

  Paper & paper products           12.1    -11.7      8.8

  Drugs                            14.2     -9.6      6.7

  Apparel                          13.3     -9.8     19.1

  Groceries                         9.5     -8.3      5.3

  Farm-products                    27.7    -17.5     -2.6

  Chemicals                        15.2     -9.2      3.4

  Petroleum, products               5.0     -1.9      1.9

  Alcohol                          12.2    -13.1     12.8

  Misc. nondurable goods           13.8     -6.9      0.2

Inventories, total                  2.0      1.7      0.4

 Durable goods stocks               1.9      1.2      0.5

  Automotive                        5.5      4.5     -0.2

  Furniture                         0.5      1.1      0.8

  Lumber                           -0.6     -2.5     -0.8

  Professional equipt.              3.0      0.6      1.2

   Computer equipt.                 2.8      2.9      3.9

  Metals                           -0.5      0.0      0.3

  Electrical goods                  1.1      1.0      1.0

  Hardware                          0.3      0.5      0.8

  Machinery                         1.9      0.4      0.1

  Misc. durable goods               0.3      2.2      2.4

 Nondurable goods stocks            2.1      2.6      0.3

  Paper & paper products            0.6      0.4     -2.0

  Drugs                            -2.8      2.1      2.2

  Apparel                          -1.0      0.6      0.3

  Groceries                         2.2      2.0      0.5

  Farm-products                    37.9      8.9     -6.5

  Chemicals                        -0.4      0.1      2.1

  Petroleum, products             -10.8     10.1     -0.7

  Alcohol                           4.6      1.5     -1.1

  Misc. nondurable goods            3.1     -0.7      1.8

Yr/yr percent change:            Oct-18

Sales, total                        9.5

 Durable goods sales                9.7

  Automotive                        1.4

  Furniture                         3.1

  Lumber                            1.6

  Professional equipt.             10.6

   Computer equipt.                17.9

  Metals                           23.6

  Electrical goods                 10.9

  Hardware                          6.0

  Machinery                        19.3

  Misc. durable goods               5.0

 Nondurable goods sales             9.3

  Paper & paper products            3.2

  Drugs                            10.1

  Apparel                          -8.3

  Groceries                         0.4

  Farm-products                    -7.6

  Chemicals                        14.4

  Petroleum, products              32.2

  Alcohol                           9.2

  Misc. nondurable goods            4.0

Inventories, total                  6.9

 Durable goods stocks               9.3

  Automotive                        8.4

  Furniture                         3.9

  Lumber                           12.4

  Professional equipt.              7.6

   Computer equipt.                15.7

  Metals                           17.8

  Electrical goods                  6.4

  Hardware                          9.3

  Machinery                        11.8

  Misc. durable goods               4.5

 Nondurable goods stocks            3.2

  Paper & paper products            7.3

  Drugs                             3.8

  Apparel                           1.7

  Groceries                        -2.1

  Farm-products                    11.6

  Chemicals                         6.3

  Petroleum, products               1.2

  Alcohol                           4.3

  Misc. nondurable goods            1.8

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

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