Sep 11: Wholesale Inventories

Wholesale Inventories fell by 1.4% in July, nearly double the expected decline of 0.7%, to $387.2 billion, following a decrease of 2.1% in June, revised downward from a reported 1.7% decrease.  Over the year, Wholesale Inventories are down by 12.8%.  This figure gauges sales and inventory statistics from the second stage of the manufacturing process, which may change the aggregate inventory profile that has influence on GDP forecast.  Wholesale Sales increased by 0.5% in July to $314.5 billion, and is down by 19.8% since July 2008.  The inventory/sales ratio now stands at 1.23 compared to 1.13 12 months ago as the rate of decline in inventories was slower than the decline in sales.

Upcoming Releases
Treasury Budget (09/11 at 2:00 PM EST)
Retail Sales (09/15 at 8:30 AM EST)
PPI (09/15 at 8:30 AM EST)

Email	Print	Share	RSS	Rate Pos	Rate Neg	Comment

Loading Stories...

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS ARCHIVE

Feb 9: Wholesale Inventories - Wholesale Inventories today at 10:00 AM EST

on February 9, 2010

Feb 5: Unemployment Down to 9.7% - Unemployment Rate decreases to 9.7%; Nonfarm Payrolls unchanged; Consumer Credit today at 3:00 PM EST

on February 5, 2010

Feb 4: Nonfarm Productivity Up - Weekly Initial Claims increase to 480,000; 4-week moving average increased; Nonfarm Productivity up 6.2% in the 4th quarter; Unit Labor Costs down 4.4% in the 3rd quarter; Factory Orders today at 10:00 AM EST

on February 4, 2010

Feb 3: ISM Services Up - ISM Services Index increased to 50.5; Crude Inventories today at 10:30 AM EST

on February 3, 2010

Feb 1: ISM Index at 6 Year High - Personal Income, Disposable Personal Income up 0.4%; Construction Spending down 1.2%; ISM Manufacturing Index at highest level since August 2004

on February 1, 2010

<< Previous 5 Stories

View All

Next 5 Stories>>

 Posting Comment...

There was a problem posting this this comment. Please try back later.
[CLICK TO CLOSE X]

Comments (Limit 1000 Characters - Used: 0)

Please provide your comments here... Display Name: Email Address:  

 Loading Comments...

Be the first to comment on this article!