Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up 4.3% YOY in June

Washington, DC, August 15, 2017-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,356.8 billion, up 0.3% from May 2017 and was up 4.3% from June 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.

Manufacturers’ and trade inventories were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,869.3 billion, up 0.5% from May 2017 and were up 2.8% from June 2016.

The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of June was 1.38. The June 2016 ratio was 1.40.