Sales
August 2001 sales of merchant wholesalers, after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading-day differences but not for price changes, were $229.3 billion, up 0.6 percent (+/-0.6%) from the revised July level but were down 0.9 percent (+/-1.5%) from the August 2000 level. The July preliminary estimate was revised upward $0.3 billion or 0.1 percent. Among durable goods, sales of motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts and supplies increased 3.2 percent from last month, while professional and commercial equipment and supplies decreased 2.9 percent. August sales of nondurable goods increased 0.8 percent (+/-0.7%) from July and were 2.8 percent (+/-1.6%) above August 2000. Compared to last month, sales of petroleum and petroleum products increased 3.2 percent and drugs and druggists’ sundries grew 2.2 percent. However, beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages fell 2.2 percent.Inventories
Total inventories of merchant wholesalers, after adjustment for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were $298.7 billion at the end of August, down 0.1 percent (+/-0.3%) from last month, and were down 0.9 percent (+/-2.5%) from a year ago. The July preliminary estimate was revised downward $0.6 billion or 0.2 percent. End-of-month inventories of durable goods decreased 0.7 percent (+/-0.5%) from last month and were 5.7 percent (+/-2.3%) below August 2000. Compared to last month, inventories of electrical goods were down 1.6 percent and motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies declined 1.5 percent. End-of-month inventories of nondurable goods increased 0.9 percent (+/-0.6%) from July 2001 and were 7.9 percent (+/-4.8%) above a year ago. Compared to last month, inventories of drugs and druggists’ sundries rose 2.6 percent, while petroleum and petroleum products were down 2.7 percent.Inventories/Sales Ratio
The August inventories/sales ratio for merchant wholesalers, based on seasonally adjusted data, was 1.30. The August 2000 ratio was 1.30. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- August (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
TABLE 1A. ADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2001 AND 2000
(In Millions of dollars) 2001 2001 2000 NAICS Kind of business Aug(p) Jul(r) Aug(r) code Sales, Total....................................... 229308 227918 231472 421 Durable Goods....................................... 115540 115059 120787 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 17373 16827 16246 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 3645 3630 3971 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6263 6222 5817 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 21878 22523 23671 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 11830 12156 14066 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 8089 8021 8688 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 17243 17476 20600 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 5177 5075 5431 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 22508 22003 21782 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 13364 13282 14581 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 113768 112859 110685 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6249 6284 6642 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 16021 15683 14086 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 7212 7104 7821 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 34250 34353 32440 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 8951 8811 8960 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 4899 4975 5075 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 13599 13182 14340 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6268 6406 6040 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 16319 16061 15281 Inventories, Total.................................. 298677 299032 301315 421 Durable Goods....................................... 183129 184496 194262 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 24824 25207 26574 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 5504 5565 5982 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6649 6519 6687 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 25295 25279 26822 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 10107 10192 11281 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 13035 13050 15234 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 27041 27493 28865 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 10690 10682 10821 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 48799 49165 50061 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 21292 21536 23216 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 115548 114536 107053 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6419 6486 6781 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 25566 24912 20373 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 13061 13040 12579 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 22020 21579 21580 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 11193 11228 10810 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 5778 5823 5894 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 4200 4316 4384 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6791 6798 6452 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 20520 20354 18200 Inventories/Sales Ratios, Total...................... 1.30 1.31 1.30 421 Durable Goods....................................... 1.58 1.60 1.61 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 1.43 1.50 1.64 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 1.51 1.53 1.51 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 1.06 1.05 1.15 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 1.16 1.12 1.13 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 0.85 0.84 0.80 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 1.61 1.63 1.75 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 1.57 1.57 1.40 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 2.06 2.10 1.99 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 2.17 2.23 2.30 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 1.59 1.62 1.59 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 1.02 1.01 0.97 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 1.03 1.03 1.02 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 1.60 1.59 1.45 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 1.81 1.84 1.61 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 0.64 0.63 0.67 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 1.25 1.27 1.21 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 1.18 1.17 1.16 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 0.31 0.33 0.31 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 1.08 1.06 1.07 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 1.26 1.27 1.19 (r) REVISED. (p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1992-MARCH 2001. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- August (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 2A. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
ADJUSTED(1) INVENTORIES, SALES END-OF-MONTH (AT COST) NAICS Kind of business code Aug Jul Aug Aug Jul Aug 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 from from from from from from Jul Jun Aug Jul Jun Aug 2001 2001 2000 2001 2001 2000 TOTAL.............................................. 0.6 0.7 -0.9 -0.1 -0.9 -0.9 421 Durable Goods....................................... 0.4 0.2 -4.3 -0.7 -1.0 -5.7 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 3.2 0.4 6.9 -1.5 -0.3 -6.6 4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings......................... 0.4 -0.8 -8.2 -1.1 -0.6 -8.0 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 0.7 1.7 7.7 2.0 1.7 -0.6 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... -2.9 -0.8 -7.6 0.1 -0.5 -5.7 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. -2.7 -4.7 -15.9 -0.8 -0.8 -10.4 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 0.8 0.8 -6.9 -0.1 -0.7 -14.4 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... -1.3 2.1 -16.3 -1.6 -3.6 -6.3 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 2.0 -0.1 -4.7 0.1 1.1 -1.2 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 2.3 0.2 3.3 -0.7 -0.8 -2.5 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 0.6 -1.0 -8.3 -1.1 -1.6 -8.3 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 0.8 1.2 2.8 0.9 -0.8 7.9 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... -0.6 -0.5 -5.9 -1.0 -2.4 -5.3 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 2.2 -0.6 13.7 2.6 -1.2 25.5 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 1.5 -1.9 -7.8 0.2 -2.1 3.8 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... -0.3 1.0 5.6 2.0 -2.2 2.0 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 1.6 6.3 -0.1 -0.3 2.2 3.5 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... -1.5 1.9 -3.5 -0.8 -0.6 -2.0 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 3.2 -3.6 -5.2 -2.7 0.8 -4.2 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... -2.2 1.9 3.8 -0.1 -2.0 5.3 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 1.6 6.6 6.8 0.8 1.0 12.7 (1) ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS AND, IN THE CASE OF SALES, ALSO TRADING-DAY DIFFERENCES. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- August (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 1B. UNADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2001 AND 2000
(In Millions of dollars) 2001 2001 2000 2001 2000 NAICS Kind of business Aug(p) Jul(r) Aug(r) CUM CUM code Sales, Total....................................... 238262 224082 241588 1832549 1823468 421 Durable Goods....................................... 121227 113443 127308 927313 954003 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 17842 16760 16928 134173 130786 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 3882 3517 4241 29196 30630 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 7171 6614 6661 49962 48886 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 23038 21937 24855 177830 184763 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 12493 11658 14699 98566 109370 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 8591 7837 9227 64842 70480 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 18174 17196 21795 144257 156915 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 5545 5268 5849 41938 44232 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 23206 21563 22632 179236 171816 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 13778 12751 15120 105879 115495 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 117035 110639 114280 905236 869465 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6730 6146 7160 51159 52485 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 16309 15260 14438 122588 107243 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 8085 7118 8978 58976 63505 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 35483 34765 33673 271202 256099 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 8280 7895 8449 70683 68559 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 5183 4965 5446 40526 40250 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 14157 12813 14584 113951 110694 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6864 6387 6668 48809 46303 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 15944 15290 14884 127342 124327 Inventories, Total.................................. 292588 296412 295670 421 Durable Goods....................................... 182528 186405 193785 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 23831 24854 25564 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 5675 5760 6173 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6682 6669 6727 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 24865 25254 26393 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 9814 10131 10965 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 13048 13181 15234 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 27311 28015 29211 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 10797 10800 10908 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 48750 50099 50011 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 21569 21773 23564 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 110060 110007 101885 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6303 6441 6686 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 24748 24837 19741 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 13401 13483 12893 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 21558 21147 21127 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 8059 8140 7751 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 5778 5922 5882 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 4229 4303 4397 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6777 6886 6446 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 19207 18848 16962 Inventories/Sales Ratios, Total...................... 1.23 1.32 1.22 421 Durable Goods....................................... 1.51 1.64 1.52 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 1.34 1.48 1.51 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 1.46 1.64 1.46 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 0.93 1.01 1.01 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 1.08 1.15 1.06 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 0.79 0.87 0.75 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 1.52 1.68 1.65 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 1.50 1.63 1.34 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 1.95 2.05 1.86 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 2.10 2.32 2.21 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 1.57 1.71 1.56 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 0.94 0.99 0.89 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 0.94 1.05 0.93 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 1.52 1.63 1.37 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 1.66 1.89 1.44 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 0.61 0.61 0.63 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 0.97 1.03 0.92 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 1.11 1.19 1.08 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 0.30 0.34 0.30 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 0.99 1.08 0.97 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 1.20 1.23 1.14 (r) REVISED. (p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1992-MARCH 2001. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- August (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 2B. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
UNADJUSTED INVENTORIES, SALES END-OF-MONTH (AT COST) NAICS Kind of business code 08 Months Aug Jul Aug 2001 Aug Jul Aug 2001 2001 2001 from 2001 2001 2001 from from from 08 from from from Jul Jun Aug Months Jul Jun Aug 2001 2001 2000 2000 2001 2001 2000 TOTAL.............................................. 6.3 -2.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.3 -0.6 -1.0 421 Durable Goods....................................... 6.9 -3.6 -4.8 -2.8 -2.1 -0.3 -5.8 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 6.5 -2.5 5.4 2.6 -4.1 0.1 -6.8 4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings......................... 10.4 -2.9 -8.5 -4.7 -1.5 1.8 -8.1 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 8.4 -0.9 7.7 2.2 0.2 1.3 -0.7 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 5.0 -6.2 -7.3 -3.8 -1.5 1.3 -5.8 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 7.2 -12.2 -15.0 -9.9 -3.1 3.1 -10.5 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 9.6 -3.1 -6.9 -8.0 -1.0 -0.0 -14.3 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 5.7 0.1 -16.6 -8.1 -2.5 -2.4 -6.5 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 5.3 -3.6 -5.2 -5.2 -0.0 -0.0 -1.0 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 7.6 -5.8 2.5 4.3 -2.7 -0.7 -2.5 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 8.1 -3.3 -8.9 -8.3 -0.9 -0.3 -8.5 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 5.8 -1.0 2.4 4.1 0.0 -1.2 8.0 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 9.5 -1.7 -6.0 -2.5 -2.1 -2.2 -5.7 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 6.9 -0.9 13.0 14.3 -0.4 -0.6 25.4 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 13.6 1.1 -9.9 -7.1 -0.6 -0.7 3.9 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 2.1 1.7 5.4 5.9 1.9 -2.5 2.0 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 4.9 3.6 -2.0 3.1 -1.0 -3.2 4.0 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 4.4 -2.3 -4.8 0.7 -2.4 0.4 -1.8 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 10.5 -6.2 -2.9 2.9 -1.7 2.9 -3.8 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 7.5 -4.5 2.9 5.4 -1.6 -2.1 5.1 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 4.3 -3.6 7.1 2.4 1.9 -0.4 13.2SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- August (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.
