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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Summary>

Release for:  May 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                             yr-ago   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                      May-18  Apr-18  Mar-18  May-17  May-18  Apr-18  May-18
Inventories, total    633547  629865  629230  598107     0.6     0.1     5.9
 Inventories ex auto  568851  564386  563903  535269     0.8     0.1     6.3
 Durables             381473  379615  379028  359678     0.5     0.2     6.1
   Autos               64696   65479   65327   62838    -1.2     0.2     3.0
 Nondurables          252074  250250  250202  238429     0.7     0.0     5.7
Sales, total          508990  496410  489608  455105     2.5     1.4    11.8
 Sales ex auto*       467307  455893  448925  417298     2.5     1.6    12.0
 Durables             244159  239655  237012  220902     1.9     1.1    10.5
   Autos               41683   40517   40683   37807     2.9    -0.4    10.3
 Nondurables          264831  256755  252596  234203     3.1     1.6    13.1
Stock/sales, total      1.24    1.27    1.29    1.31     --      --      --
  Ex. Auto ratio*       1.22    1.24    1.26    1.28     --      --      --
 Durables               1.56    1.58    1.60    1.63     --      --      --
   Autos                1.55    1.62    1.61    1.66     --      --      --
 Nondurables            0.95    0.97    0.99    1.02     --      --      --
* MNI Calculation
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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