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September The inventories grew 1.7 %
Retail Inventories Economic Indicators
Retailers increased their stock in September on the seasonally adjusted basis by 1.7 %, reported by the Commerce Department. 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.
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Total retail Inventories excluding motor vehicle & parts
rose by 1.14 % to $422,867
millions from $418,119
millions in Aug. 2020 and
increased by 0.63 %
from $420,237
millions Sep. 2019.
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Motor vehicle & parts dealers retail Inventories
advanced by 3.14 % to $184,808 millions
from $179,182 millions
in Aug. 2020 and
deacreased by -24.88 % from $420,237 millions
Sep. 2019.
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0.70%
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4.47%
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0.00%
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-8.07%
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2.09%
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0.17%
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0.00%
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-1.75%
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| Inventories
/ Sales Ratio |
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Total Retail Inventories to Sales ratio was estimated at seasonally
adjusted rate of 1.22,
a deacrease from 1.22
Aug. 2020 and an
deacrease from 1.45
Sep. 2019.
Total retail Inventories to Sales ratio excluding motor vehicle
& parts
fell to 1.11
from 1.11
in Aug. 2020 and
declined from 1.19
Sep. 2019.
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Retail Inventories Adjusted
(In millions $) |
Sep. 2020
prel. |
Aug. 2020
final |
July 2020
prel. |
June 2020
prel. |
May 2020
prel. |
| Retail Total |
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607,675 |
597,301 |
594,755 |
587,880 |
604,180 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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422,867 |
418,119 |
415,956 |
413,869 |
417,335 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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60,704 |
59,464 |
58,620 |
57,635 |
57,215 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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51,895 |
51,536 |
51,280 |
50,633 |
49,902 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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184,808 |
179,182 |
178,799 |
174,011 |
186,845 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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47,176 |
47,176 |
48,343 |
49,376 |
51,758 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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25,249 |
25,249 |
24,077 |
24,183 |
24,783 |
| General merchandise stores |
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79,229 |
79,229 |
77,591 |
75,647 |
77,361 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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20,706 |
20,706 |
20,083 |
20,455 |
21,734 |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Sequential) |
Sep. 2020
prel. |
Aug. 2020
final |
July 2020
prel. |
June 2020
prel. |
May 2020
prel. |
| Retail Inventories |
1.74 % |
0.43 % |
1.17 % |
-2.7 % |
-6.16 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
1.14 % |
0.52 % |
0.5 % |
-0.83 % |
-1.61 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
2.09 % |
1.44 % |
1.71 % |
0.73 % |
-2.64 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
0.7 % |
0.5 % |
1.28 % |
1.46 % |
-0.18 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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3.14 % |
0.21 % |
2.75 % |
-6.87 % |
-14.95 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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0 % |
-2.41 % |
-2.09 % |
-4.6 % |
-2.8 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
0 % |
4.87 % |
-0.44 % |
-2.42 % |
-6.22 % |
| General merchandise stores |
0 % |
2.11 % |
2.57 % |
-2.22 % |
-0.43 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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0 % |
3.1 % |
-1.82 % |
-5.88 % |
-1.91 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted
( In %, Y / Y) |
Sep. 2020
prel. |
Aug. 2020
final |
July 2020
prel. |
June 2020
prel. |
May 2020
prel. |
| Retail Inventories |
-8.79 % |
-10.25 % |
-10.84 % |
-11.2 % |
-9.03 % |
| Total excl motor vehicle &
parts |
0.63 % |
-0.34 % |
-1.05 % |
-1.22 % |
-0.6 % |
| Building materials garden equip.
supplies dealers |
0.17 % |
-0.66 % |
-2.32 % |
-3.3 % |
-3.84 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
4.47 % |
3.72 % |
3.16 % |
2.33 % |
0.97 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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-24.88 % |
-27.16 % |
-27.53 % |
-28.4 % |
-23.5 % |
| Clothing & clothing access stores
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-8.07 % |
-8.33 % |
-6.31 % |
-3.92 % |
-0.08 % |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic,
and appliance stores |
-7.73 % |
-8.74 % |
-13.22 % |
-12.99 % |
-11.89 % |
| General merchandise stores |
-1.75 % |
-1.17 % |
-3.67 % |
-5.69 % |
-3.89 % |
| Department stores ex. L.D.
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-11.72 % |
-11.21 % |
-13.97 % |
-12.66 % |
-7.41 % |
Retail Inventories Adjusted Monthly
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INVENTORIES/SALES, RATIOS ADJUSTED
(Ratio) |
Sep. 2020
prel. |
Aug. 2020
final |
July 2020
prel. |
June 2020
prel. |
May 2020
prel. |
| Retail Total |
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1.22 |
1.22 |
1.23 |
1.23 |
1.35 |
| Total excl. Motor vehicle
& parts |
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1.11 |
1.11 |
1.12 |
1.12 |
1.20 |
| Building materials, garden equip. supplies dealers |
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1.61 |
1.58 |
1.60 |
1.55 |
1.55 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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0.73 |
0.73 |
0.71 |
0.71 |
0.69 |
| Motor vehicle & parts
dealers |
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1.61 |
1.61 |
1.63 |
1.57 |
1.83 |
| Clothing & clothing access
stores |
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2.33 |
2.68 |
2.81 |
2.94 |
6.21 |
| Furniture, home furn, electronic, and appliance stores |
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1.39 |
1.36 |
1.35 |
1.49 |
2.01 |
| General merchandise stores |
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1.28 |
1.29 |
1.28 |
1.24 |
1.30 |
| Department stores ex. L.D. |
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2.01 |
2.19 |
2.09 |
2.07 |
2.58 |
Source: Retail Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
• Census.gov |
