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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Summary>

Release for:  August 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                             yr-ago   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                      Aug-18  Jul-18  Jun-18  Aug-17  Aug-18  Jul-18  Aug-18
Inventories, total    642706  636339  632717  610597     1.0     0.6     5.3
 Inventories ex auto  577435  573245  569011  545587     0.7     0.7     5.8
 Durables             389776  386336  384077  367251     0.9     0.6     6.1
   Autos               65271   63094   63706   65010     3.5    -1.0     0.4
 Nondurables          252930  250003  248640  243346     1.2     0.5     3.9
Sales, total          511138  506874  505806  467917     0.8     0.2     9.2
 Sales ex auto*       469702  465536  464345  428569     0.9     0.3     9.6
 Durables             246960  243906  243311  226469     1.3     0.2     9.0
   Autos               41436   41338   41461   39348     0.2    -0.3     5.3
 Nondurables          264178  262968  262495  241448     0.5     0.2     9.4
Stock/sales, total      1.26    1.26    1.25    1.30     --      --      --
  Ex. Auto ratio*       1.23    1.23    1.23    1.27     --      --      --
 Durables               1.58    1.58    1.58    1.62     --      --      --
   Autos                1.58    1.53    1.54    1.65     --      --      --
 Nondurables            0.96    0.95    0.95    1.01     --      --      --
* MNI Calculation
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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