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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Summary>

Release for:  October 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                             yr-ago   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                      Oct-18  Sep-18  Aug-18  Oct-17  Oct-18  Sep-18  Oct-18
Inventories, total    652148  646756  642214  609856     0.8     0.7     6.9
 Inventories ex auto  582974  579861  576922  545889     0.5     0.5     6.8
 Durables             402023  395170  390089  367952     1.7     1.3     9.3
   Autos               69174   66895   65292   63967     3.4     2.5     8.1
 Nondurables          250125  251586  252125  241904    -0.6    -0.2     3.4
Sales, total          510056  511058  510369  477567    -0.2     0.1     6.8
 Sales ex auto*       469224  469700  468843  436754    -0.1     0.2     7.4
 Durables             246895  247080  246611  231259    -0.1     0.2     6.8
   Autos               40832   41358   41526   40813    -1.3    -0.4     0.0
 Nondurables          263161  263978  263758  246308    -0.3     0.1     6.8
Stock/sales, total      1.28    1.27    1.26    1.28     --      --      --
  Ex. Auto ratio*       1.24    1.23    1.23    1.25     --      --      --
 Durables               1.63    1.60    1.58    1.59     --      --      --
   Autos                1.69    1.62    1.57    1.57     --      --      --
 Nondurables            0.95    0.95    0.96    0.98     --      --      --
* MNI Calculation
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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