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US Data: Wholesale Trade - Summary>

Release for:  December 2018
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce
Millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                             yr-ago   mo/mo   mo/mo   yr/yr
                      Dec-18  Nov-18  Oct-18  Dec-17  Dec-18  Nov-18  Dec-18
Inventories, total    661843  654714  652318  616821     1.1     0.4     7.3
 Inventories ex auto  591942  585469  583506  551653     1.1     0.3     7.3
 Durables             410639  404382  401741  371327     1.5     0.7    10.6
   Autos               69901   69245   68812   65168     0.9     0.6     7.3
 Nondurables          251204  250332  250577  245494     0.3    -0.1     2.3
Sales, total          497162  501933  508186  492439    -1.0    -1.2     1.0
 Sales ex auto*       456496  460363  467145  451640    -0.8    -1.5     1.1
 Durables             245630  244010  245838  237138     0.7    -0.7     3.6
   Autos               40666   41570   41041   40799    -2.2     1.3    -0.3
 Nondurables          251532  257923  262348  255301    -2.5    -1.7    -1.5
Stock/sales, total      1.33    1.30    1.28    1.25     --      --      --
  Ex. Auto ratio*       1.30    1.27    1.25    1.22     --      --      --
 Durables               1.67    1.66    1.63    1.57     --      --      --
   Autos                1.72    1.67    1.68    1.60     --      --      --
 Nondurables            1.00    0.97    0.96    0.96     --      --      --
* MNI Calculation
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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