U S Business Inventories Continue To Rise Haver Analytics Inventories continue to increase across most sectors. sales rose slightly in august following a july decline. inventory to sales ratio remains at its highest in nearly two years. Graph and download economic data for total business inventories (businv) from jan 1992 to may 2025 about inventories, headline figure, business, and usa.
U S Business Inventories Continue To Rise Haver Analytics U.s. business inventories rebounded in january as declining sales boosted stocks at wholesalers, which could see inventories contributing to economic growth in the first quarter. Total business inventories in september added 0.5% to the prior month's 0.4% rise. the gains marked the strongest consecutive monthly increases since february & march yet they failed to reverse the decline in the ratio of inventories to sales which fell to a new record low. the i s ratio fell to 1.25 as business sales increased 0.6% (7.8% y y). the 0.9% rise in retail inventories repeated its. Carol stone, cbe came to haver analytics in 2003 following more than 35 years as a financial market economist at major wall street financial institutions, most especially merrill lynch and nomura securities. she has broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow of funds accounts, the federal budget and federal reserve operations. The apparel industry i s ratio held at the expansion high of 2.23, but the chemical industry ratio slipped to 1.12. the wholesale trade figures and oil prices are available in haver's usecon database. the expectations figure for inventories is contained in the mmsamer database. expectations for sales are in the as1repna database.
U S Business Inventories Continue To Rise Haver Analytics Carol stone, cbe came to haver analytics in 2003 following more than 35 years as a financial market economist at major wall street financial institutions, most especially merrill lynch and nomura securities. she has broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow of funds accounts, the federal budget and federal reserve operations. The apparel industry i s ratio held at the expansion high of 2.23, but the chemical industry ratio slipped to 1.12. the wholesale trade figures and oil prices are available in haver's usecon database. the expectations figure for inventories is contained in the mmsamer database. expectations for sales are in the as1repna database. The inventories index surged to a 19 month high of 50.3 from 44.5 in july. each of the three other component series weakened. the new orders index fell to 44.6, a 15 month low, from 47.4. seventeen percent of respondents reported high new orders while 26.2% reported them lower. Therefore, despite the rise in consumer goods imports, retailers could actually find themselves rather light on inventories in the coming months, particularly if the surge in imports is only temporary.
U S Wholesale Inventories Continue To Rise In November Haver Analytics The inventories index surged to a 19 month high of 50.3 from 44.5 in july. each of the three other component series weakened. the new orders index fell to 44.6, a 15 month low, from 47.4. seventeen percent of respondents reported high new orders while 26.2% reported them lower. Therefore, despite the rise in consumer goods imports, retailers could actually find themselves rather light on inventories in the coming months, particularly if the surge in imports is only temporary.
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