The U.S. Census Bureau’s manufacturing and trade statistics report finds business inventories rose as expected by 0.3%, with sales fueling restocking that will bode well for gross domestic product (GDP).
The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April, adjusted for seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1,425.9 billion, up 0.4% (±0.1%) from March 2018 and was up 6.7% (±1.1 percent) from April 2017.
Manufacturers’ and trade inventories, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,930.0 billion, up 0.3% (±0.1%) from March 2018 and were up 4.4% (±1.3%) from April 2017.
The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of April was 1.35. The April 2017 ratio was 1.38.
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