11 agosto (Reuters) - Commerce Department report of
wholesale inventories and sales, seasonally adjusted.
(Percent Changes) June May (Prev) June15/14
Inventories Total 0.9 0.6 0.8 5.4
Durable Goods 0.1 0.5 0.6 5.4
Automotive 2.0 1.2 1.2 14.8
Prof'l equip -0.6 0.5 0.6 3.6
Computer equip. -2.1 2.4 2.5 2.1
Machinery -0.5 0.4 0.7 5.1
Nondurable Goods 2.3 1.0 1.2 5.5
Petroleum 3.6 -0.6 4.4 -18.2
June May (Prev) June15/14
Sales Total 0.1 0.2 0.3 -3.8
Durable Goods -1.1 -0.5 -0.1 -1.5
Automotive -2.8 1.2 2.2 2.8
Prof'l equip -0.8 -0.4 0.2 -3.1
Computer equip. -0.8 -1.4 -1.0 -4.7
Machinery -2.2 -0.3 0.4 -4.2
Nondurable Goods 1.2 0.8 0.7 -5.7
Petroleum 3.7 5.1 4.3 -29.2
(Billions of dlrs) June May (Prev) June'14
Inventories Total 586.16 580.71 581.85 555.96
Durable Goods 359.89 359.48 360.09 341.51
Automotive 63.02 61.79 61.79 54.90
Nondurables 226.27 221.23 221.76 214.45
(Billions of dlrs) June May (Prev) June'14
Sales Total 449.92 449.35 449.84 467.60
Durable Goods 214.40 216.68 217.52 217.74
Automotive 36.33 37.37 37.74 35.33
Nondurables 235.52 232.67 232.32 249.86
Stock-to_sales ratio June May (Prev) June'14
1.30 1.29 1.29 1.19
FORECAST:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
U.S. June wholesale inventories +0.4 pct
U.S. June wholesale sales +0.4 pct
NOTES/HISTORICAL COMPARISONS:
The stock-to-sales ratio is a measure of how long it would take
to deplete inventories at the current sales pace.
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