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U.S. retail inventories rise in January
Retail Inventories Economic Indicators
The retail inventories growth rate accelerated compare to the slow down in previous month, due to growing inventories at the car dealars.
The Commerce Department announced U.S. retail inventories surged , to $827 billions from $822 billions, lifting inventory to sales ratio to 1.32 from 1.3 in previous month, above recent average, indicating slowing demand and possible decline in industrial production by 0.7 % in January to , to $827 billions from $822 billions, lifting inventory to sales ratio to 1.32 from 1.3 in previous month, above recent average, indicating slowing demand and possible decline in industrial production on the seasonally adjusted basis. The build up in inventories at the car dealers of 2 %, has largely contributed to overall increase in total retail inventories.
The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. Over the past 12 months, led by inventory build up of 9.6 %, at the car dealars, inventories advanced by 2.9 %.
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Total retail Inventories excluding motor vehicle & parts
rose by 0.01 % to $553,460
millions from $553,413
millions in Dec. 2024 and
deacreased by -0.15 %
from $554,269
millions Jan. 2024.
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Motor vehicle & parts dealers retail Inventories
advanced by 2.01 % to $273,809 millions
from $268,404 millions
in Dec. 2024 and
increased by 9.57 % from $554,269 millions
Jan. 2024.
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-0.34%
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-2.56%
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1.42%
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-0.58%
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-1.06%
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5.34%
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-0.77%
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-0.70%
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| Inventories
/ Sales Ratio |
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Total Retail Inventories to Sales ratio was estimated at seasonally
adjusted rate of 1.32,
an advance from 1.30
Dec. 2024 and an
deacrease from 1.33
Jan. 2024.
Total retail Inventories to Sales ratio excluding motor vehicle
& parts
rose to 1.15
from 1.13
in Dec. 2024 and
declined from 1.17
Jan. 2024.
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Retail Inventories Adjusted
(In millions $) |
Jan. 2025
prel. |
Dec. 2024
final |
Nov. 2024
prel. |
Oct. 2024
final |
Sep. 2024
final |
| Retail Total |
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827,269 |
821,817 |
827,269 |
825,444 |
827,269 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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553,460 |
553,413 |
553,460 |
550,709 |
553,460 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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81,598 |
82,476 |
81,598 |
80,481 |
81,598 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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62,241 |
62,453 |
62,241 |
62,182 |
62,241 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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273,809 |
268,404 |
273,809 |
274,735 |
273,809 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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60,951 |
60,099 |
60,951 |
61,360 |
60,951 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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29,274 |
29,138 |
29,274 |
29,267 |
29,274 |
| General merchandise stores |
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98,487 |
99,253 |
98,487 |
98,030 |
98,487 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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21,682 |
22,004 |
21,682 |
21,600 |
21,682 |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Sequential) |
Jan. 2025
prel. |
Dec. 2024
final |
Nov. 2024
prel. |
Oct. 2024
final |
Sep. 2024
final |
| Retail Inventories |
0.66 % |
-0.66 % |
0.22 % |
-0.22 % |
0 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
0.01 % |
-0.01 % |
0.5 % |
-0.5 % |
0 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
-1.06 % |
1.08 % |
1.39 % |
-1.37 % |
0 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
-0.34 % |
0.34 % |
0.09 % |
-0.09 % |
0 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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2.01 % |
-1.97 % |
-0.34 % |
0.34 % |
0 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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1.42 % |
-1.4 % |
-0.67 % |
0.67 % |
0 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
0.47 % |
-0.46 % |
0.02 % |
-0.02 % |
0 % |
| General merchandise stores |
-0.77 % |
0.78 % |
0.47 % |
-0.46 % |
0 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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-1.46 % |
1.49 % |
0.38 % |
-0.38 % |
0 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Y / Y) |
Jan. 2025
prel. |
Dec. 2024
final |
Nov. 2024
prel. |
Oct. 2024
final |
Sep. 2024
final |
| Retail Inventories |
2.87 % |
2.58 % |
3.99 % |
3.71 % |
3.89 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
-0.15 % |
0.13 % |
0.51 % |
-1 % |
-1.38 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
5.34 % |
6.71 % |
4.49 % |
2.48 % |
3.07 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
-2.56 % |
-1.81 % |
-2.09 % |
-3.52 % |
-3.49 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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9.57 % |
8.04 % |
11.8 % |
14.64 % |
16.46 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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-0.58 % |
-1.55 % |
-0.7 % |
-0.94 % |
-1.77 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
3.67 % |
4.16 % |
3.55 % |
1.21 % |
0.61 % |
| General merchandise stores |
-0.7 % |
-0.99 % |
-0.81 % |
-1.49 % |
-2.37 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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-0.31 % |
0.47 % |
-0.26 % |
-1.91 % |
-2.61 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted Monthly
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INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED
(Ratio) |
Jan. 2025
prel. |
Dec. 2024
final |
Nov. 2024
prel. |
Oct. 2024
final |
Sep. 2024
final |
| Retail Total |
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1.32 |
1.30 |
1.32 |
1.32 |
1.32 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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1.15 |
1.13 |
1.14 |
1.13 |
1.13 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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2.07 |
2.02 |
1.98 |
1.93 |
1.93 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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0.74 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
0.74 |
0.73 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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1.92 |
1.87 |
1.93 |
2.00 |
1.99 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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2.30 |
2.25 |
2.31 |
2.31 |
2.29 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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1.53 |
1.50 |
1.52 |
1.53 |
1.55 |
| General merchandise stores |
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1.29 |
1.29 |
1.29 |
1.29 |
1.28 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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2.01 |
2.04 |
2.01 |
1.99 |
1.96 |
Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
• Census.gov |
