Business Inventories Real Time News items

• Preview: December US Business InventoriesPosted:12/02/2010 14:30 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: December US Business InventoriesPosted:11/02/2010 20:35 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: November US Business Inventories Expected to Rise 0.2%Posted:13/01/2010 20:40 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: October Business InventoriesPosted:11/12/2009 14:30 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: October Business InventoriesPosted:10/12/2009 20:40 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: September Business InventoriesPosted:16/11/2009 14:30 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: September Business InventoriesPosted:13/11/2009 20:40 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: August Business InventoriesPosted:13/10/2009 20:35 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: July Business InventoriesPosted:15/09/2009 14:46 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Preview: July Business InventoriesPosted:14/09/2009 20:51 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
• Commerce Department corrects Motor Vehicle Sales to down 3.0% from up 3.0% in Business Inventories reportPosted:10/07/2009 12:02 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
  Motor Vehicle Sales actually dropped in February but the Commerce Department initially reported a boost in Sales.  Motor Vehcile Sales actually FELL 3.0% and were not UP 3% as originally reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• OCTOBER BUSINESS INVENTORIES FALL 0.6%, RETAIL INVENTORIES FALL 0.1%Posted:18/07/2009 3:57 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
  October Business Inventories fell 0.6%, slightly larger than the 0.3% decline expected, against a downwardly revised 0.4% decline in September. The total value of inventories in October stood at $1,497bln, which reflects a 4.6% increase on a year-over-year basis. The Inventory-to-Sales ratio grew grew to 1.34 in October from 1.30 prior. Total business sales were down 3.5% in October following a downwardly revised 2.4% drop in September. The total value of business sales in October stood at $1,118bln, which reflects a 1.6% decline on a year-over-year basis. The value of retail inventories fell 0.1% in October following a 0.2% increase in September. Retail inventories excluding motor vehicles also fell 0.1% in October. Retail sales in October plunged 3.2% following a 1.8% decline prior. Retail sales ex-autos fell 2.7% after a 0.8% decline in September. The Inventory-to-Sales ratio for retail goods grew to 1.56 in October from 1.51 prior. Inventories of building materials, garden equipment and supplies reflected a 0.4% drop in October, while inventories for food and beverage stores gained 0.5% over the month.
• September Business Inventories down 0.2%, Sales down 2.0%Posted:10/07/2009 19:20 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
  September Business Inventories fell 0.2%, the largest drop since July '05 and against a downwardly revised 0.2% gain in August (previously reported as a 0.3% gain). Motor Vehicle and Parts Inventories were down 0.3%. General Merchandise Inventories grew 1.1% in September. September Sales were down 2% against a 2.2% drop in August. Y-o-Y, Sales were up 3.4% from Sept-07. Retail Sales were down 1.5%, Ex Autos they were down 0.7%. Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealer Sales cratered 4.8% against a 1.4% gain in August. Year on Year Motor Vehicle and Parts Sales are down 19%. Clothing and Clothing Accessories Sales were down 3.6% in September versus a 0.7% drop in August. Furniture, electronics and appliance store sales fell 2.2% verus a 2.8% drop in August. All of the September Sales categories were in negative territory. The Inventory/Sales Ratio was 1.29 versus 1.27 in August and was the highest since January 2007.
• AUGUST BUSINESS INVENTORIES RISE 0.3%Posted:10/07/2009 13:49 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
  August Business Inventories rose 0.3% to $1.5118 trln, lower than the 0.5% increase expected and following an unrevised 1.1% increase in July. Business inventories are now up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis compared to an 8.8% in July. The Inventory-to-Sales ratio was 1.27 in August, up from 1.24 in July and in line with August of last year. Manufacturers' inventories were up 0.6% in August following a 0.6% increase in July. Retailers' inventories fell 0.6% after a 1.4% increase prior. Merchant wholesalers inventories were up 0.8% after a 1.5% July increase. The Inventory-to-Sales ratio for manufacturers grew to 1.26 in August from 1.21 in July. The ratio for retailers was unchanged at 1.48 and the ratio for merchant wholesalers grew to 1.1 from 1.08 prior. August total business sales fell 1.8% to $1.1923 trln, but were up 6.7% compared to August of last year. The drop in sales was the largest since Sept-06. Manufacturers sales fell 3.5% in August following a 1.4% increase prior. Retailers' sales fell 0.5% following a 0.7% drop in July, while merchant wholesalers' sales fell 1% -- but were up 13.4% compared to August of last year.
• More data Aug Business Inventories at 10am EST from CommercePosted:11/07/2009 1:36 GMT by NeedToKnowNews
  August Business Inventories are expected to have risen 0.6% versus a 1.1% rise in July.