June wholesale trade sales slipped 0.1 percent from May but up 10.2 percent year-on-year

June 2018 sales of merchant wholesalers were down 0.1 percent from May but up 10.2 percent year-on-year. Inventories were up 0.1 percent from May and 5.1 percent year-on-year.

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Wholesale sales fell 1.1 percent in post-holiday January as inventories rose 0.8 percent

January 2018 sales of merchant wholesalers were down 1.1 from the revised December level, but up 6.7 percent year-on-year.

Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were up 0.8 percent from December and 4.8 percent year-on-year.

The January inventories/sales ratio for merchant wholesalers, down from 1.28 a year ago.

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November wholesale sales up 1.5 percent from October and 9.8 percent year-on-year

November 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were $492.4 billion, up 1.5 from the revised October level and were up 9.8 percent from the November 2016 level. Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $611.0 billion at the end of November, up 0.8 percent from the revised October level.

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July wholesale trade dipped 0.1 percent from June but up 5.9 percent year-on-year

July 2017 sales of merchant wholesalers were down 0.1 percent from June, but were up 5.9 percent from the July 2016 level.

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 4/11/14

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Initial unemployment claims dip to 300,000, the lowest level since May 2007
• Federal Reserve March meeting notes shows policy split among its members
• Pace of wholesale inventory increase slowed in February but in line with expectations

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 3/13/14

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Job openings in January remain unchanged from previous month
• Mortgage applications dip slightly in latest survey
• Wholesale inventories rise, but sales drop sharply

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 4/10/13

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicator:

• Wholesale trade up by 1.7% from January and by 3.7% from February

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 2/11/13

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in December
• Wholesale trade in December flat from November but still up by 3.7% from December 2011
• Mortgage applications rose by 3.4% in latest survey

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 12/12/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Improving Markets Index surges by 76 to 201 areas in December
• Wholesale trade in October down by 1.2% from September but still 2.3% above October 2011
• U.S. trade deficit rises to $42.2 billion in October

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 6/11/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Consumer credit rose for 8th consecutive month in April
• Trade deficit falls to $50.1 billion in April
• Wholesale inventories rise faster in April versus previous month

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BuilderBytes' MetroIntelligence Economic Update for 2/10/12

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In this issue of the MetroIntelligence Economic Update, I covered the following indicators:

• Initial unemployment claims fall by 15,000 in most recent survey to 358,000
• Wholesale trade up by 1.3% in December as inventories rise by 1.0%
• Refinance activity increases as rates hit survey lows
  

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