U.S. July wholesale inventories unchanged

Biz.Yahoo/Reuters ^ | September 9, 2003

[Starwind]

U.S. July wholesale inventories unchanged
Tuesday September 9, 10:02 am ET

 WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - U.S Commerce Department
report of wholesale inventories and sales, seasonally adjusted.
(Percent Changes)     July   June July03/02
Inventories Total     unch   unch      1.0
  Durable Goods       -0.5   -0.1      0.4
Automotive            -2.1    1.6      4.6
Prof'l equip           1.0    0.5      1.7
Computer equip.        0.2    0.5     -3.0
Machinery             -0.5   -0.8     -3.8
  Nondurable Goods     0.8    0.2      1.9
Petroleum             -0.9    2.6      0.1
.                     July   June July03/02
Sales Total            0.4    1.6      3.9
  Durable Goods        0.4    1.3      1.4
Automotive            -1.0    2.3      2.1
Prof'l equip           0.5    0.6      1.0
Computer equip.       unch    0.1     -5.9
Machinery              1.5    1.8      3.8
  Nondurable Goods     0.5    1.8      6.3
Petroleum              1.8    7.1     20.0
(Billions of dlrs)       July     June   July'02
Inventories Total      289.04   288.92   286.08
  Durable Goods        173.09   173.93   172.34
Automotive              25.21    25.75    24.10
  Nondurables          115.95   114.99   113.75
(Billions of dlrs)       July     June   July'02
Sales Total            238.73   237.74   229.71
  Durable Goods        113.71   113.29   112.11
Automotive              18.11    18.28    17.73
  Nondurables          125.02   124.44   117.61
Stock-to_sales ratio     July     June   July'02
.                        1.21     1.22     1.25
 FORECAST:
 Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
 U.S. July wholesale inventories +0.1 pct
 HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES:
 The stock-to-sales ratio is a measure of how long it would
take to deplete inventories at the current sales pace.

[Starwind]

The full Commerce Dept report (.pdf)is at MONTHLY WHOLESALE TRADE: SALES AND INVENTORIES - JULY 2003

[Starwind]

Boy this stuff gets dull....

[imawit]

Boy this stuff gets dull....

Boy you said it. I also feel that there is a detachment between Gov stats and what is really going on.

Down stairs from my office at the coffee shop I can really get a feel for what John Q really feels is going on. It's also more pleasant and enjoyable. Chatting there is much preferred to chatting with my display.

[Starwind]

Chatting there is much preferred to chatting with my display.

But, but I'm sob, sniffle, snuffle, sob on the other end of your display... sniffle, sob

[imawit]

OKAY, OKAY, I also like to have face time with my display.