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In December Retail inventories continued to fell
Retail Inventories Economic Indicators
In December U.S. retail inventories declined by -0.1 % on the seasonally adjusted basis.-0.22 U.S. retail inventories increased by 1.2 % from Dec. 2018, led by building materials and garden equipment inventories.
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Total retail Inventories excluding motor vehicle & parts
fell by -0.13 % to $421,015
millions from $421,553
millions in Nov. 2019 and
increased by 2.27 %
from $411,653
millions Dec. 2018.
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Motor vehicle & parts dealers retail Inventories
fell by -0.12 % to $239,648 millions
from $239,946 millions
in Nov. 2019 and
deacreased by -0.66 % from $411,653 millions
Dec. 2018.
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-0.03%
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2.60%
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-0.42%
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-1.87%
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0.35%
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4.74%
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-0.74%
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-2.08%
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| Inventories
/ Sales Ratio |
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Total Retail Inventories to Sales ratio was estimated at seasonally
adjusted rate of 1.43,
a deacrease from 1.43
Nov. 2019 and an
deacrease from 1.47
Dec. 2018.
Total retail Inventories to Sales ratio excluding motor vehicle
& parts
fell to 1.18
from 1.19
in Nov. 2019 and
declined from 1.21
Dec. 2018.
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Retail Inventories Adjusted
(In millions $) |
Dec. 2019
prel. |
Nov. 2019
prel. |
Oct. 2019
final |
Sep. 2019
final |
Aug. 2019
prel. |
| Retail Total |
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660,663 |
661,499 |
666,768 |
666,261 |
665,549 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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421,015 |
421,553 |
422,369 |
420,237 |
419,556 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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61,470 |
61,256 |
61,097 |
60,604 |
59,857 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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50,348 |
50,361 |
50,116 |
49,676 |
49,686 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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239,648 |
239,946 |
244,399 |
246,024 |
245,993 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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50,869 |
51,082 |
51,193 |
51,317 |
51,461 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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27,231 |
27,518 |
27,687 |
27,364 |
27,667 |
| General merchandise stores |
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79,569 |
80,163 |
80,411 |
80,640 |
80,170 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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22,267 |
22,919 |
23,292 |
23,454 |
23,320 |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Sequential) |
Dec. 2019
prel. |
Nov. 2019
prel. |
Oct. 2019
final |
Sep. 2019
final |
Aug. 2019
prel. |
| Retail Inventories |
-0.13 % |
-0.79 % |
0.08 % |
0.11 % |
-0.23 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
-0.13 % |
-0.19 % |
0.51 % |
0.16 % |
-0.19 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
0.35 % |
0.26 % |
0.81 % |
1.25 % |
-0.25 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
-0.03 % |
0.49 % |
0.89 % |
-0.02 % |
-0.04 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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-0.12 % |
-1.82 % |
-0.66 % |
0.01 % |
-0.3 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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-0.42 % |
-0.22 % |
-0.24 % |
-0.28 % |
-0.26 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
-1.04 % |
-0.61 % |
1.18 % |
-1.1 % |
-0.28 % |
| General merchandise stores |
-0.74 % |
-0.31 % |
-0.28 % |
0.59 % |
-0.47 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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-2.84 % |
-1.6 % |
-0.69 % |
0.57 % |
-0.1 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Y / Y) |
Dec. 2019
prel. |
Nov. 2019
prel. |
Oct. 2019
final |
Sep. 2019
final |
Aug. 2019
prel. |
| Retail Inventories |
1.19 % |
2.49 % |
2.24 % |
3.02 % |
3.59 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
2.27 % |
3.71 % |
- % |
- % |
2.69 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
4.74 % |
5.62 % |
138.9 % |
140.56 % |
3.57 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
2.6 % |
3.46 % |
33.55 % |
32.62 % |
1.79 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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-0.66 % |
0.41 % |
253.31 % |
267.78 % |
5.16 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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-1.87 % |
0.21 % |
88.76 % |
94.77 % |
0.28 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
-2.29 % |
0.15 % |
110.47 % |
110.36 % |
-0.81 % |
| General merchandise stores |
-2.08 % |
-0.49 % |
41.87 % |
43.54 % |
-1.68 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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-8.96 % |
-5.41 % |
-29.04 % |
-28.27 % |
-7.9 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted Monthly
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INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED
(Ratio) |
Dec. 2019
prel. |
Nov. 2019
prel. |
Oct. 2019
final |
Sep. 2019
final |
Aug. 2019
prel. |
| Retail Total |
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1.43 |
1.43 |
1.45 |
1.45 |
1.44 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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1.18 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
1.19 |
1.18 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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1.91 |
1.94 |
1.93 |
1.92 |
1.86 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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0.77 |
0.77 |
0.77 |
0.76 |
0.76 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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2.25 |
2.22 |
2.30 |
2.34 |
2.31 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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2.21 |
2.29 |
2.28 |
2.29 |
2.28 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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1.53 |
1.53 |
1.54 |
1.51 |
1.54 |
| General merchandise stores |
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1.33 |
1.34 |
1.35 |
1.36 |
1.34 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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2.03 |
2.08 |
2.10 |
2.11 |
2.06 |
Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
• Census.gov |
