Sales
March 2000 sales of merchant wholesalers,
after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading-day differences but
not for price changes, were $245.6 billion, up 1.0 percent (+/-0.6%) from
the revised February level and were 11.4 percent (+/-1.0%) above the March
1999 level. The February preliminary estimate was revised upward $0.3
billion or 0.1 percent. March sales of durable goods increased 0.9 percent
(+/-0.9%) from last month and were up 9.1 percent (+/-1.3%) from a year
ago. March sales of nondurable goods increased 1.2 percent (+/-1.0%) from
February and were 14.1 percent (+/-1.7%) above March 1999. Sales of
chemicals and allied products increased 3.9 percent from February, and
drugs, drug proprietaries, and druggists’ sundries grew 2.8 percent.
Inventories
Total inventories of merchant wholesalers,
after adjustment for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were
$314.5 billion at the end of March, up 0.7 percent (+/-0.2%) from the
revised February level and were 7.5 percent (+/-1.6%) above March 1999.
The February preliminary estimate was revised downward $0.3 billion or 0.1
percent. End-of-month inventories of durable goods increased 0.5 percent
(+/-0.4%) from last month and were 7.0 percent (+/-1.6%) above last year.
Inventories of motor vehicles and automotive equipment increased 2.1
percent from February, while professional and commercial equipment and
supplies fell 2.4 percent. End-of-month inventories of nondurable goods
increased 1.2 percent (+/-0.4%) from February and were 8.6 (+/-2.4) above
March 1999. Compared to last month, inventories of farm-product raw
materials increased 4.4 percent, while beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic
beverages fell 2.4 percent.
Inventories/Sales Ratio
The March inventories/sales ratio for
merchant wholesalers, based on seasonally adjusted data, was 1.28. The
March 1999 ratio was 1.33. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales
and Inventories-- March (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not
acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription
$17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by
international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.)
Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott
Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
Table 1A - Adjusted Estimated Monthly Sales
Table 1B - Unadjusted Estimated Monthly Sales
Table 2A - Adjusted Percent Changes
Table 2B - Unadjusted Percent Changes
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TABLE 1A. ADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND
INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2000 AND 1999
(In Millions of dollars)
2000 2000 1999
SIC Kind of business Mar(p) Feb(r) Mar(r)
code
Sales, total................. 245592 243128 220492
50 Durable goods.................. 130776 129662 119851
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 19174 19095 18324
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 4528 4485 4057
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 9545 9369 8636
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 24433 24119 22840
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 8458 8465 7728
506 Electrical goods.................. 21759 21586 18511
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 7214 7116 6896
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 20942 20899 20516
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 14723 14528 12343
51 Nondurable goods................ 114816 113466 100641
511 Paper & paper products............ 8739 8601 7603
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 13294 12938 11642
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 8474 8363 7821
514 Groceries & related products...... 31558 31514 29610
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 8569 8337 8343
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 4708 4530 4341
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 14842 14960 10463
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 5845 5808 5390
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 18787 18415 15428
Inventories, total........... 314476 312230 292488
50 Durable goods.................. 206039 205042 192643
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 30372 29737 27197
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 6645 6575 6096
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 9712 9607 8535
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 26971 27634 26704
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 13818 13620 12860
506 Electrical goods.................. 30511 30345 26483
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 13466 13498 13275
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 52347 52037 52151
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 22197 21989 19342
51 Nondurable goods................ 108437 107188 99845
511 Paper & paper products............ 10375 10175 9442
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 18700 18231 15559
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 11782 11714 12321
514 Groceries & related products...... 19417 19432 17846
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 11785 11293 10789
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 4975 4869 4888
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 4275 4200 4032
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 6377 6532 6344
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 20751 20742 18624
Inventories/sales ratios, total 1.28 1.28 1.33
50 Durable goods.................. 1.58 1.58 1.61
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 1.58 1.56 1.48
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 1.47 1.47 1.50
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 1.02 1.03 0.99
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 1.10 1.15 1.17
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 1.63 1.61 1.66
506 Electrical goods.................. 1.40 1.41 1.43
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 1.87 1.90 1.93
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 2.50 2.49 2.54
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 1.51 1.51 1.57
51 Nondurable goods................ 0.94 0.94 0.99
511 Paper & paper products............ 1.19 1.18 1.24
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 1.41 1.41 1.34
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 1.39 1.40 1.58
514 Groceries & related products...... 0.62 0.62 0.60
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 1.38 1.35 1.29
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 1.06 1.07 1.13
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 0.29 0.28 0.39
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 1.09 1.12 1.18
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 1.10 1.13 1.21
(r) REVISED.
(p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN
ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1990-FEBRUARY 2000.
Note: For several kinds of business, the estimation procedure for this
month's preliminary estimates of sales and inventory has been changed.
SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- March
(For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency
submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy
$1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money
order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning
this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
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TABLE 2A. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
ADJUSTED(1)
INVENTORIES,
SALES END-OF-MONTH
(AT COST)
SIC Kind of business
code
Mar Feb Mar Mar Feb Mar
2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
from from from from from from
Feb Jan Mar Feb Jan Mar
2000 2000 1999 2000 2000 1999
TOTAL........................ 1.0 0.0 11.4 0.7 0.6 7.5
50 Durable goods.................. 0.9 -0.8 9.1 0.5 0.6 7.0
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 0.4 -1.0 4.6 2.1 0.1 11.7
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 1.0 1.9 11.6 1.1 1.0 9.0
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 1.9 -3.0 10.5 1.1 0.9 13.8
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 1.3 -0.4 7.0 -2.4 -1.2 1.0
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. -0.1 -1.8 9.4 1.5 2.3 7.4
506 Electrical goods.................. 0.8 -1.3 17.5 0.5 0.2 15.2
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 1.4 1.2 4.6 -0.2 1.5 1.4
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 0.2 -1.4 2.1 0.6 0.5 0.4
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 1.3 0.5 19.3 0.9 2.7 14.8
51 Nondurable goods................ 1.2 0.9 14.1 1.2 0.6 8.6
511 Paper & paper products............ 1.6 -0.1 14.9 2.0 0.4 9.9
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 2.8 2.7 14.2 2.6 0.8 20.2
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 1.3 2.9 8.3 0.6 0.0 -4.4
514 Groceries & related products...... 0.1 0.3 6.6 -0.1 0.2 8.8
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 2.8 2.6 2.7 4.4 1.0 9.2
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 3.9 -0.4 8.5 2.2 1.0 1.8
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. -0.8 5.0 41.9 1.8 3.1 6.0
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 0.6 0.3 8.4 -2.4 -0.2 0.5
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 2.0 -3.2 21.8 0.0 0.6 11.4
(1) ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION AND, IN THE CASE OF SALES, ALSO
TRADING-DAY DIFFERENCES.
Note: For several kinds of business, the estimation procedure for this
month's preliminary estimates of sales and inventory has been changed.
SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- March
(For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency
submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy
$1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money
order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning
this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
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TABLE 1B. UNADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND
INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2000 AND 1999
(In Millions of dollars)
2000 2000 1999
SIC Kind of business Mar(p) Feb(r) Mar(r)
code
Sales, total................. 263576 231576 237380
50 Durable goods.................. 141057 122483 129916
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 20938 18217 20175
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 4782 4207 4284
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 9726 8170 8809
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 26925 22407 25238
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 9346 8524 8555
506 Electrical goods.................. 23413 20550 19973
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 7315 6589 6972
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 22932 20105 22814
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 15680 13714 13096
51 Nondurable goods................ 122519 109093 107464
511 Paper & paper products............ 9316 8395 8120
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 14264 12615 12504
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 10016 9057 9119
514 Groceries & related products...... 32978 29560 31031
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 9015 8420 9035
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 5028 4362 4662
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 15584 14721 10829
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 6009 4966 5455
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 20309 16997 16709
Inventories, total........... 317299 315696 294867
50 Durable goods.................. 206769 205421 193227
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 31162 30867 27850
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 6505 6424 5980
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 9877 9453 8689
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 26917 27606 26677
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 13970 13743 13001
506 Electrical goods.................. 30053 30193 26059
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 13641 13525 13461
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 52713 51621 52516
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 21931 21989 18994
51 Nondurable goods................ 110530 110275 101640
511 Paper & paper products............ 10385 10083 9451
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 18737 18249 15590
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 11405 11831 11902
514 Groceries & related products...... 19145 19024 17614
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 12775 13089 11695
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 5055 4923 4966
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 4172 4095 3927
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 6383 6310 6344
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 22473 22671 20151
Inventories/sales ratios, total 1.20 1.36 1.24
50 Durable goods.................. 1.47 1.68 1.49
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 1.49 1.69 1.38
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 1.36 1.53 1.40
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 1.02 1.16 0.99
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 1.00 1.23 1.06
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 1.49 1.61 1.52
506 Electrical goods.................. 1.28 1.47 1.30
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 1.86 2.05 1.93
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 2.30 2.57 2.30
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 1.40 1.60 1.45
51 Nondurable goods................ 0.90 1.01 0.95
511 Paper & paper products............ 1.11 1.20 1.16
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 1.31 1.45 1.25
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 1.14 1.31 1.31
514 Groceries & related products...... 0.58 0.64 0.57
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 1.42 1.55 1.29
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 1.01 1.13 1.07
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 0.27 0.28 0.36
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 1.06 1.27 1.16
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 1.11 1.33 1.21
(r) REVISED.
(p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN
ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1990-FEBRUARY 2000.
Note: For several kinds of business, the estimation procedure for this
month's preliminary estimates of sales and inventory has been changed.
SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- March
(For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing
Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency
submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy
$1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money
order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning
this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
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TABLE 2B. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
UNADJUSTED
INVENTORIES,
SALES END-OF-MONTH
(AT COST)
SIC Kind of business
code 03
Months
Mar Feb Mar 2000 Mar Feb Mar
2000 2000 2000 from 2000 2000 2000
from from from 03 from from from
Feb Jan Mar Months Feb Jan Mar
2000 2000 1999 1999 2000 2000 1999
TOTAL........................ 13.8 5.0 11.0 13.5 0.5 0.1 7.6
50 Durable goods.................. 15.2 6.1 8.6 11.4 0.7 1.3 7.0
501 Motor vehicles & auto. equip...... 14.9 9.2 3.8 6.6 1.0 2.6 11.9
502 Furniture & home furnishings...... 13.7 9.3 11.6 12.6 1.3 0.3 8.8
503 Lumber & other construction mat... 19.0 4.4 10.4 13.7 4.5 2.3 13.7
504 Professional & commercial
equipment and supplies.......... 20.2 3.6 6.7 8.6 -2.5 -2.3 0.9
505 Metals & minerals, ex. petroleum.. 9.6 3.0 9.2 10.6 1.7 1.6 7.5
506 Electrical goods.................. 13.9 5.3 17.2 21.0 -0.5 0.4 15.3
507 Hardware, plumbing & heat. equip.. 11.0 6.7 4.9 6.4 0.9 3.6 1.3
508 Machinery, equip. & supplies...... 14.1 6.0 0.5 5.2 2.1 1.7 0.4
509 Miscellaneous durable goods....... 14.3 9.0 19.7 21.1 -0.3 2.8 15.5
51 Nondurable goods................ 12.3 3.8 14.0 15.9 0.2 -2.1 8.7
511 Paper & paper products............ 11.0 -0.9 14.7 12.8 3.0 -1.7 9.9
512 Drugs, drug proprietaries and
druggists' sundries............. 13.1 1.6 14.1 14.4 2.7 -5.4 20.2
513 Apparel, piece goods, and notions. 10.6 23.2 9.8 14.3 -3.6 -4.0 -4.2
514 Groceries & related products...... 11.6 0.4 6.3 9.1 0.6 -1.1 8.7
515 Farm-product raw materials........ 7.1 0.6 -0.2 0.5 -2.4 -8.0 9.2
516 Chemicals and allied products..... 15.3 1.6 7.9 7.1 2.7 1.4 1.8
517 Petroleum and petroleum products.. 5.9 7.4 43.9 50.2 1.9 1.3 6.2
518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages.. 21.0 16.8 10.2 9.6 1.2 3.7 0.6
519 Misc. nondurable goods............ 19.5 1.4 21.5 23.3 -0.9 1.8 11.5
Note: For several kinds of business, the estimation procedure for this
month's preliminary estimates of sales and inventory has been changed.
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SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- March
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