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Business inventories in the United States increased by 0.3% in May compared to the month before, and reached $2,736.2 billion, the US Census Bureau revealed in its report on Thursday. On an annual basis, the figure rose by 3.1%. The combined value of trade sales and manufacturers' shipments landed at $2,135.0 billion in the reported month, climbing by 2.1% month-over-month and by 11.9% year-over-year. The total ratio of business inventories to sales stood at 1.28 at the end of May, based on seasonally adjusted data, down from last ...

Business inventories in the United States increased by 0.9% in March compared to the month before, and reached $2,709.7 billion, the US Census Bureau revealed in its report on Thursday. On an annual basis, the figure rose by 2%. The combined value of trade sales and manufacturers' shipments landed at $2,059.2 billion in the reported month, climbing by 2.1% month-over-month and by 7.1% year-over-year. The total ratio of business inventories to sales stood at 1.32 at the end of March, based on seasonally adjusted data, down from last ...

Business inventories in the United States increased by 0.4% in February compared to the month before, and reached $2,686.8 billion, the US Census Bureau revealed in its report on Tuesday. On an annual basis, the figure rose by 1.3%. The combined value of trade sales and manufacturers' shipments landed at $2,014.8 billion in the reported month, climbing by 1% month-over-month and by 4% year-over-year. The total ratio of business inventories to sales stood at 1.33 at the end of February, based on seasonally adjusted data, down from ...

Inventories in the manufacturing and trade sectors in the United States decreased by 0.1% in January 2026 compared to the month prior, coming in at $2,675 billion, the US Census Bureau's report showed on Wednesday. Viewed annually, the reading rose 1%. The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers' shipments in the reported month expanded by 0.3% from December 2025 and stood at $1,974 billion. The ratio between business inventories and sales at the end of January was 1.35, down from 1.40 in the same month of the ...

Inventories in the manufacturing and trade sectors in the United States increased by 0.1% in December, month on month, standing at $2.68 trillion, the US Census Bureau revealed in a report on Friday. On an annual basis, the reading rose 1.6%. In the reported month, the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers' shipments saw a monthly growth of 0.5% and a yearly growth of 3.2%, coming in at $1.96 trillion. The ratio between business inventories and sales at the end of November was 1.36, down from 1.39 registered a ...

Inventories in the manufacturing and trade sectors in the United States increased by 0.1% in November, month on month, standing at $2.67 trillion, the US Census Bureau revealed in a report on Tuesday. On an annual basis, the reading rose 1.2%. In the reported month, the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers' shipments saw a monthly growth of 0.6% and a yearly growth of 3.5%, coming in at $1.95 trillion. The ratio between business inventories and sales at the end of June was 1.37, down from 1.40 registered a ...

Business inventories in the United States were up by 0.3% in October 2025 compared to the month prior, reaching $2.67 billion, the US Census Bureau announced in its report on Wednesday. Compared to the same month of 2024, the figure rose 1.4%. In addition, the combined value of trade sales and manufacturers' shipments was estimated to be around $1.94 billion, falling 0.2% from the previous month, while climbing 3.5% annually. The total ratio of business inventories to sales came in at 1.38 at the end of October, as opposed to 1.41 in ...

Business inventories in the United States increased by 0.2% in September compared to the month before, and reached $2,670 billion, the US Census Bureau revealed in its report on Tuesday. On an annual basis, the figure rose by 1.2%. The combined value of trade sales and manufacturers' shipments landed at $1,947.5 billion in the reported month, unchanged month-over-month and up by 3.7% year-over-year. The total ratio of business inventories to sales stood at 1.37 at the end of September, based on seasonally adjusted data, down from ...