CURRENT BUSINESS REPORTS
U.S. Department of Commerce
ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
Annual Benchmark Report for Wholesale Trade
A Detailed Summary for Wholesale Sales, Inventories, and Purchases for the
Period: January 1992 Through February 2002
Released 10:00 A.M. EDT.,
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
[Sales and Inventory estimates are shown in millions of dollars. Estimates are based on data
from the Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey, Annual Wholesale Trade Survey, and administrative records.
Except where indicated, estimates hav been adjusted using results of the most recent economic census]
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
Merchant Wholesalers - Total
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 140,555 141,037 142,205 142,469 141,139 143,070 146,114 144,479 146,259 146,181 146,552 145,554 (X)
1993.. 150,578 149,325 146,865 150,091 152,720 149,890 151,342 151,798 152,033 152,549 152,560 149,960 (X)
1994.. 153,649 154,307 157,063 156,658 157,825 159,359 160,764 165,445 164,606 167,360 167,970 170,352 (X)
1995.. 171,989 173,509 171,765 174,247 174,973 176,509 176,413 177,577 178,342 179,075 181,040 183,607 (X)
1996.. 180,647 181,283 183,680 183,617 184,754 184,975 187,149 188,479 187,970 189,382 190,702 188,795 (X)
1997.. 191,014 195,294 193,922 192,793 194,101 194,044 194,158 194,185 196,663 196,344 195,831 195,564 (X)
1998.. 197,032 197,149 198,306 198,649 198,269 197,080 198,661 197,365 197,763 198,949 199,215 200,614 (X)
1999.. 199,609 202,352 204,586 205,593 209,917 211,509 212,691 214,440 215,852 218,636 221,316 222,824 (X)
2000.. 224,188 223,672 226,668 227,945 227,951 231,434 230,607 230,507 232,091 232,604 232,375 233,840 (X)
2001.. 232,529 231,852 228,308 228,276 227,478 224,662 225,958 227,530 225,481 221,161 222,704 220,380 (X)
2002.. 223,023 224,800(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 136,122 130,247 147,671 143,975 138,904 147,825 147,729 144,152 148,933 155,068 142,675 148,322 1,731,623
1993.. 138,122 135,456 156,575 151,526 150,551 154,825 149,582 155,649 155,383 157,105 153,004 152,212 1,809,990
1994.. 140,955 140,153 167,858 153,899 159,599 164,922 153,899 174,153 168,455 172,577 168,232 168,896 1,933,598
1995.. 162,088 157,940 182,972 166,562 181,967 182,702 168,809 187,091 177,824 189,196 180,895 176,674 2,114,720
1996.. 174,993 172,716 185,519 186,192 191,663 181,631 189,335 192,262 187,089 205,354 185,427 187,603 2,239,784
1997.. 183,724 178,387 196,672 195,113 196,698 196,145 196,895 191,839 202,506 211,516 184,931 200,069 2,334,495
1998.. 184,392 180,071 207,369 200,773 195,061 206,548 200,794 195,033 203,169 208,499 192,656 205,459 2,379,824
1999.. 180,722 184,600 220,528 207,630 207,071 221,615 209,979 217,816 221,373 221,686 220,935 227,115 2,541,070
2000.. 203,676 213,885 243,234 217,776 238,197 241,863 221,127 241,155 231,401 242,715 231,038 225,694 2,751,761
2001.. 224,528 212,063 239,021 224,006 238,178 228,663 222,883 236,987 217,820 237,144 221,186 213,276 2,715,755
2002.. 215,493 205,741(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 421,234
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 186,021 187,052 188,361 187,501 186,699 190,442 189,485 190,075 190,741 190,892 192,667 194,463 (X)
1993.. 194,927 194,667 196,332 197,010 196,873 197,336 197,443 199,452 200,345 199,461 200,766 202,730 (X)
1994.. 202,521 204,211 203,593 204,220 207,773 207,513 209,485 210,924 212,578 215,418 217,264 219,766 (X)
1995.. 221,755 223,564 226,225 228,608 229,407 231,049 233,569 233,942 234,736 235,596 235,681 236,145 (X)
1996.. 237,393 237,092 237,061 240,556 240,289 239,527 239,944 239,636 237,591 238,316 238,614 238,782 (X)
1997.. 241,178 241,324 242,745 243,223 244,201 248,734 247,912 248,898 251,050 252,212 254,212 256,417 (X)
1998.. 256,880 259,503 260,968 260,551 262,221 261,946 262,149 264,751 266,332 266,924 268,365 269,412 (X)
1999.. 269,750 271,772 272,474 272,480 272,549 273,125 275,772 276,856 278,374 281,028 284,348 285,686 (X)
2000.. 288,443 290,218 292,347 294,499 295,833 298,592 299,363 300,661 300,802 302,425 304,258 304,678 (X)
2001.. 303,655 303,381 302,827 302,445 302,399 301,016 297,972 297,130 295,863 292,811 289,487 288,014 (X)
2002.. 286,994 285,017(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 190,057 189,868 188,957 188,332 185,323 187,778 188,023 186,235 187,277 192,534 194,825 195,501 (X)
1993.. 198,958 197,270 196,847 198,071 195,446 194,485 195,855 195,166 196,663 201,155 203,048 203,880 (X)
1994.. 206,923 206,967 204,102 205,351 206,148 204,554 208,325 206,898 208,727 217,290 219,375 220,834 (X)
1995.. 226,409 226,345 226,749 229,889 227,755 227,712 231,967 228,814 230,060 237,890 238,224 237,415 (X)
1996.. 242,616 240,283 237,892 242,030 238,108 235,566 238,241 234,793 233,674 240,608 240,694 239,497 (X)
1997.. 245,518 243,938 243,587 244,613 242,502 245,596 246,693 244,577 247,204 254,629 256,706 257,323 (X)
1998.. 260,972 261,890 261,897 261,876 260,617 259,041 261,076 260,686 262,634 269,500 270,709 270,272 (X)
1999.. 273,487 273,899 273,332 273,697 270,912 270,362 274,556 272,540 274,743 283,847 286,928 286,450 (X)
2000.. 292,056 292,068 293,075 295,578 294,048 295,691 298,068 296,530 297,528 305,444 307,122 305,560 (X)
2001.. 307,197 304,818 303,130 303,322 300,581 298,328 296,576 292,946 292,709 295,827 292,197 289,050 (X)
2002.. 290,493 285,736(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.30 1.32 1.30 1.31 1.31 1.34 (X)
1993.. 1.29 1.30 1.34 1.31 1.29 1.32 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.35 (X)
1994.. 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.30 1.32 1.30 1.30 1.27 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 (X)
1995.. 1.29 1.29 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.30 1.29 (X)
1996.. 1.31 1.31 1.29 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.26 1.25 1.26 (X)
1997.. 1.26 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.26 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.30 1.31 (X)
1998.. 1.30 1.32 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.32 1.34 1.35 1.34 1.35 1.34 (X)
1999.. 1.35 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.28 (X)
2000.. 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.30 (X)
2001.. 1.31 1.31 1.33 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.30 1.31 (X)
2002.. 1.29 1.27(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.40 1.46 1.28 1.31 1.33 1.27 1.27 1.29 1.26 1.24 1.37 1.32 (X)
1993.. 1.44 1.46 1.26 1.31 1.30 1.26 1.31 1.25 1.27 1.28 1.33 1.34 (X)
1994.. 1.47 1.48 1.22 1.33 1.29 1.24 1.35 1.19 1.24 1.26 1.30 1.31 (X)
1995.. 1.40 1.43 1.24 1.38 1.25 1.25 1.37 1.22 1.29 1.26 1.32 1.34 (X)
1996.. 1.39 1.39 1.28 1.30 1.24 1.30 1.26 1.22 1.25 1.17 1.30 1.28 (X)
1997.. 1.34 1.37 1.24 1.25 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.27 1.22 1.20 1.39 1.29 (X)
1998.. 1.42 1.45 1.26 1.30 1.34 1.25 1.30 1.34 1.29 1.29 1.41 1.32 (X)
1999.. 1.51 1.48 1.24 1.32 1.31 1.22 1.31 1.25 1.24 1.28 1.30 1.26 (X)
2000.. 1.43 1.37 1.20 1.36 1.23 1.22 1.35 1.23 1.29 1.26 1.33 1.35 (X)
2001.. 1.37 1.44 1.27 1.35 1.26 1.30 1.33 1.24 1.34 1.25 1.32 1.36 (X)
2002.. 1.35 1.39(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
Durable Goods - Total
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 65,818 67,136 67,852 68,754 67,528 69,401 70,242 69,588 69,957 70,303 71,747 71,356 (X)
1993.. 74,556 74,364 72,502 74,747 75,837 75,074 76,968 76,843 76,708 77,421 77,073 76,687 (X)
1994.. 78,490 79,061 80,383 80,877 81,763 82,363 83,348 86,757 86,091 87,796 88,151 89,453 (X)
1995.. 90,345 91,109 90,002 90,820 91,907 91,999 91,680 92,756 93,398 93,569 94,714 96,685 (X)
1996.. 93,722 94,115 95,499 94,823 95,716 95,635 95,325 95,990 97,093 97,505 99,066 97,728 (X)
1997.. 98,131 101,395 100,036 101,083 101,272 102,102 103,008 101,829 104,265 103,733 103,811 103,154 (X)
1998.. 104,739 104,892 106,076 106,390 105,432 105,588 106,065 105,607 104,873 105,196 105,115 105,755 (X)
1999.. 106,392 109,080 109,321 109,626 111,644 112,392 113,630 113,829 114,670 116,355 117,342 118,993 (X)
2000.. 119,468 117,919 118,717 119,784 119,925 120,655 120,043 120,536 120,403 120,628 120,179 118,088 (X)
2001.. 117,750 117,604 116,519 115,857 115,729 114,069 114,221 114,860 112,434 110,401 112,177 110,241 (X)
2002.. 111,613 112,578(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 62,262 61,348 71,291 68,969 65,474 72,649 70,742 69,926 72,644 75,741 69,689 72,072 832,807
1993.. 66,832 66,841 77,943 75,259 73,520 78,243 75,849 79,643 79,741 80,755 77,389 77,064 909,079
1994.. 70,285 71,119 86,785 78,932 81,834 85,859 79,508 91,948 90,135 91,591 88,132 88,025 1,004,153
1995.. 83,265 82,087 96,874 85,996 94,486 96,321 87,176 98,553 95,245 100,168 94,264 92,362 1,106,797
1996.. 88,582 88,747 97,501 95,573 98,129 94,806 96,365 98,836 98,746 106,955 95,919 96,458 1,156,617
1997.. 92,009 91,651 102,323 101,736 101,431 104,325 104,308 101,341 109,713 112,768 97,311 104,861 1,223,777
1998.. 95,655 94,923 112,128 106,783 102,518 112,124 107,292 104,858 109,844 111,156 100,934 107,540 1,265,755
1999.. 94,107 98,715 119,052 110,440 108,631 119,231 112,381 116,663 119,518 118,915 116,629 120,437 1,354,719
2000.. 105,711 112,068 128,791 113,719 124,023 127,662 115,046 127,250 122,317 126,914 118,620 112,893 1,435,014
2001.. 110,732 106,687 123,440 113,177 120,136 117,553 112,944 120,863 110,299 119,318 110,877 105,244 1,371,270
2002.. 104,947 102,196(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 207,143
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 114,333 114,670 115,073 114,730 114,599 116,734 115,821 116,927 117,575 117,442 118,642 119,824 (X)
1993.. 119,604 119,716 121,108 121,239 120,962 121,109 121,428 122,664 123,137 123,367 123,854 125,422 (X)
1994.. 125,499 126,454 125,895 126,980 129,786 129,846 131,871 132,346 133,339 135,652 136,597 138,409 (X)
1995.. 139,465 141,189 142,832 143,972 144,755 145,705 146,663 146,765 147,289 148,744 149,633 150,273 (X)
1996.. 150,988 150,685 150,481 151,489 150,979 150,717 151,482 152,169 152,559 152,381 153,029 153,191 (X)
1997.. 154,115 154,341 155,766 156,481 157,650 161,314 159,783 160,155 162,166 161,923 162,556 164,668 (X)
1998.. 165,675 167,478 168,960 169,050 169,824 169,008 169,020 171,177 172,071 173,072 173,115 174,600 (X)
1999.. 174,958 175,750 176,170 175,096 176,170 177,048 178,214 178,112 179,431 181,062 183,693 184,651 (X)
2000.. 185,769 187,018 188,026 189,723 190,678 192,989 193,154 193,789 193,215 193,869 194,573 194,165 (X)
2001.. 194,121 193,052 191,785 190,798 188,456 185,949 183,829 181,914 180,532 179,647 176,036 174,037 (X)
2002.. 173,068 171,429(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 114,188 114,809 114,417 115,413 115,479 116,588 117,124 117,274 117,096 117,534 118,240 118,146 (X)
1993.. 119,401 119,812 120,474 122,011 121,877 121,009 122,926 123,074 122,666 123,438 123,376 123,608 (X)
1994.. 125,260 126,446 125,216 127,765 130,701 129,828 133,663 132,847 132,761 135,626 135,858 136,337 (X)
1995.. 139,210 141,196 142,213 144,905 145,840 145,711 148,744 147,333 146,644 148,657 148,703 147,918 (X)
1996.. 150,631 150,733 149,960 152,625 152,099 150,852 153,650 152,672 151,811 152,159 151,951 150,810 (X)
1997.. 153,639 154,405 155,526 157,740 158,781 161,601 161,966 160,549 161,347 161,561 161,417 162,191 (X)
1998.. 164,976 167,588 168,923 170,462 171,015 169,509 171,275 171,602 171,350 172,660 171,820 171,931 (X)
1999.. 173,977 175,765 176,058 176,656 177,562 177,816 180,569 178,483 178,750 180,628 182,396 181,715 (X)
2000.. 184,629 186,933 187,798 191,299 192,144 193,900 195,799 194,339 192,773 193,519 193,298 190,870 (X)
2001.. 192,782 192,673 191,262 192,241 190,018 187,034 186,534 182,628 180,116 179,358 174,817 170,916 (X)
2002.. 171,764 170,865(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.74 1.71 1.70 1.67 1.70 1.68 1.65 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.65 1.68 (X)
1993.. 1.60 1.61 1.67 1.62 1.60 1.61 1.58 1.60 1.61 1.59 1.61 1.64 (X)
1994.. 1.60 1.60 1.57 1.57 1.59 1.58 1.58 1.53 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 (X)
1995.. 1.54 1.55 1.59 1.59 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.59 1.58 1.55 (X)
1996.. 1.61 1.60 1.58 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.59 1.59 1.57 1.56 1.54 1.57 (X)
1997.. 1.57 1.52 1.56 1.55 1.56 1.58 1.55 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.57 1.60 (X)
1998.. 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.59 1.61 1.60 1.59 1.62 1.64 1.65 1.65 1.65 (X)
1999.. 1.64 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.57 1.55 (X)
2000.. 1.55 1.59 1.58 1.58 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.64 (X)
2001.. 1.65 1.64 1.65 1.65 1.63 1.63 1.61 1.58 1.61 1.63 1.57 1.58 (X)
2002.. 1.55 1.52(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.83 1.87 1.60 1.67 1.76 1.60 1.66 1.68 1.61 1.55 1.70 1.64 (X)
1993.. 1.79 1.79 1.55 1.62 1.66 1.55 1.62 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.59 1.60 (X)
1994.. 1.78 1.78 1.44 1.62 1.60 1.51 1.68 1.44 1.47 1.48 1.54 1.55 (X)
1995.. 1.67 1.72 1.47 1.69 1.54 1.51 1.71 1.49 1.54 1.48 1.58 1.60 (X)
1996.. 1.70 1.70 1.54 1.60 1.55 1.59 1.59 1.54 1.54 1.42 1.58 1.56 (X)
1997.. 1.67 1.68 1.52 1.55 1.57 1.55 1.55 1.58 1.47 1.43 1.66 1.55 (X)
1998.. 1.72 1.77 1.51 1.60 1.67 1.51 1.60 1.64 1.56 1.55 1.70 1.60 (X)
1999.. 1.85 1.78 1.48 1.60 1.63 1.49 1.61 1.53 1.50 1.52 1.56 1.51 (X)
2000.. 1.75 1.67 1.46 1.68 1.55 1.52 1.70 1.53 1.58 1.52 1.63 1.69 (X)
2001.. 1.74 1.81 1.55 1.70 1.58 1.59 1.65 1.51 1.63 1.50 1.58 1.62 (X)
2002.. 1.64 1.67(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 12,020 12,162 12,296 12,146 12,193 12,615 12,468 12,497 12,649 12,809 12,787 12,457 (X)
1993.. 12,858 12,670 12,008 12,676 13,158 12,382 12,937 12,898 13,103 13,098 12,619 12,278 (X)
1994.. 13,116 13,547 13,387 13,562 13,239 13,309 13,619 14,834 13,392 13,789 14,089 13,731 (X)
1995.. 13,442 13,237 13,230 13,570 14,178 13,779 13,497 13,668 13,577 13,346 13,686 13,770 (X)
1996.. 14,083 13,994 13,965 13,913 13,587 13,657 13,735 13,557 13,514 13,640 13,703 13,821 (X)
1997.. 13,821 14,083 14,146 13,698 14,295 14,382 13,980 13,213 14,212 14,105 13,885 12,881 (X)
1998.. 13,964 13,865 14,429 14,400 14,390 14,269 14,469 14,710 14,715 14,452 14,745 14,756 (X)
1999.. 14,695 16,243 15,636 15,871 16,186 16,302 16,630 16,372 16,713 17,098 16,886 16,994 (X)
2000.. 16,824 16,667 16,469 16,817 16,456 16,653 16,467 16,620 16,627 16,610 16,796 16,652 (X)
2001.. 16,967 16,737 16,980 17,207 17,178 17,128 17,178 17,385 16,560 17,150 17,213 16,854 (X)
2002.. 17,240 17,614(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,938 11,347 13,501 12,608 12,278 13,019 12,830 11,985 12,345 13,578 12,339 12,818 149,586
1993.. 11,289 11,568 13,221 13,297 13,105 12,828 13,222 12,859 12,723 13,425 12,606 12,389 152,532
1994.. 11,411 12,341 15,167 13,765 13,716 13,775 13,469 14,849 13,138 13,899 14,061 13,800 163,391
1995.. 12,071 12,046 14,778 13,489 14,816 14,482 13,065 14,119 12,925 13,867 13,549 13,591 162,798
1996.. 12,900 13,196 14,915 14,525 14,239 13,671 14,065 13,584 12,744 14,513 13,374 13,987 165,713
1997.. 12,688 12,759 14,811 14,465 14,581 14,626 14,385 13,028 13,885 14,909 13,205 13,332 166,674
1998.. 12,484 12,548 15,656 14,962 14,419 15,011 14,773 14,254 14,583 14,900 14,258 15,391 173,239
1999.. 12,902 14,667 17,278 16,633 15,911 17,313 16,547 16,536 16,312 17,337 16,937 17,623 195,996
2000.. 14,502 15,867 18,165 16,750 17,197 17,519 15,808 17,301 15,962 17,208 16,762 16,519 199,560
2001.. 15,525 15,097 18,203 17,431 18,088 17,608 17,161 18,028 15,434 18,128 17,316 16,382 204,401
2002.. 15,895 15,888(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 31,783
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 20,004 20,237 20,502 20,082 19,991 20,039 19,995 20,175 20,783 20,935 21,164 21,448 (X)
1993.. 20,916 20,730 21,150 20,949 20,620 19,999 20,323 20,824 20,530 20,414 20,364 21,198 (X)
1994.. 20,637 20,426 19,956 20,271 20,377 20,473 20,833 20,519 20,869 21,362 21,413 21,520 (X)
1995.. 21,784 22,229 22,161 22,654 22,988 22,609 22,508 22,412 22,251 21,972 22,073 22,090 (X)
1996.. 21,992 22,242 21,336 22,278 22,100 22,177 22,423 22,241 21,593 22,016 22,295 21,584 (X)
1997.. 22,020 21,552 21,920 21,537 21,983 22,839 22,725 22,862 22,957 22,545 22,270 22,316 (X)
1998.. 22,520 22,835 23,388 22,408 21,989 21,592 21,329 21,760 21,886 22,383 22,029 22,792 (X)
1999.. 22,704 22,798 23,161 23,139 23,590 23,729 24,161 24,282 24,569 24,664 25,173 25,260 (X)
2000.. 25,386 25,443 25,862 26,114 26,250 26,558 26,220 25,995 25,514 25,667 25,767 26,110 (X)
2001.. 25,688 25,705 25,569 25,399 24,906 24,780 24,746 24,231 24,691 25,098 24,295 23,983 (X)
2002.. 23,686 23,395(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 20,264 21,026 20,707 20,524 20,131 19,638 19,595 19,368 20,450 21,040 21,608 21,019 (X)
1993.. 21,167 21,538 21,340 21,410 20,785 19,619 19,957 20,012 20,181 20,496 20,792 20,710 (X)
1994.. 20,905 21,223 20,096 20,697 20,540 20,125 20,562 19,801 20,493 21,383 21,798 20,917 (X)
1995.. 22,089 23,118 22,316 23,107 23,195 22,270 22,305 21,695 21,828 21,972 22,382 21,383 (X)
1996.. 22,322 23,154 21,528 22,701 22,321 21,867 22,266 21,574 21,183 21,972 22,496 20,872 (X)
1997.. 22,328 22,436 22,227 21,925 22,181 22,542 22,543 22,176 22,544 22,477 22,404 21,647 (X)
1998.. 22,813 23,726 23,832 22,811 22,143 21,311 21,116 21,107 21,514 22,316 22,117 22,222 (X)
1999.. 22,976 23,664 23,647 23,602 23,732 23,397 23,847 23,505 24,176 24,615 25,299 24,755 (X)
2000.. 25,665 26,333 26,405 26,636 26,381 26,133 25,853 25,111 25,131 25,641 25,947 25,666 (X)
2001.. 25,945 26,579 26,055 25,932 25,031 24,384 24,400 23,383 24,296 25,098 24,538 23,623 (X)
2002.. 23,923 24,167(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.66 1.66 1.67 1.65 1.64 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.64 1.63 1.66 1.72 (X)
1993.. 1.63 1.64 1.76 1.65 1.57 1.62 1.57 1.61 1.57 1.56 1.61 1.73 (X)
1994.. 1.57 1.51 1.49 1.49 1.54 1.54 1.53 1.38 1.56 1.55 1.52 1.57 (X)
1995.. 1.62 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.62 1.64 1.67 1.64 1.64 1.65 1.61 1.60 (X)
1996.. 1.56 1.59 1.53 1.60 1.63 1.62 1.63 1.64 1.60 1.61 1.63 1.56 (X)
1997.. 1.59 1.53 1.55 1.57 1.54 1.59 1.63 1.73 1.62 1.60 1.60 1.73 (X)
1998.. 1.61 1.65 1.62 1.56 1.53 1.51 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.55 1.49 1.54 (X)
1999.. 1.55 1.40 1.48 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.45 1.48 1.47 1.44 1.49 1.49 (X)
2000.. 1.51 1.53 1.57 1.55 1.60 1.59 1.59 1.56 1.53 1.55 1.53 1.57 (X)
2001.. 1.51 1.54 1.51 1.48 1.45 1.45 1.44 1.39 1.49 1.46 1.41 1.42 (X)
2002.. 1.37 1.33(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.85 1.85 1.53 1.63 1.64 1.51 1.53 1.62 1.66 1.55 1.75 1.64 (X)
1993.. 1.88 1.86 1.61 1.61 1.59 1.53 1.51 1.56 1.59 1.53 1.65 1.67 (X)
1994.. 1.83 1.72 1.32 1.50 1.50 1.46 1.53 1.33 1.56 1.54 1.55 1.52 (X)
1995.. 1.83 1.92 1.51 1.71 1.57 1.54 1.71 1.54 1.69 1.58 1.65 1.57 (X)
1996.. 1.73 1.75 1.44 1.56 1.57 1.60 1.58 1.59 1.66 1.51 1.68 1.49 (X)
1997.. 1.76 1.76 1.50 1.52 1.52 1.54 1.57 1.70 1.62 1.51 1.70 1.62 (X)
1998.. 1.83 1.89 1.52 1.52 1.54 1.42 1.43 1.48 1.48 1.50 1.55 1.44 (X)
1999.. 1.78 1.61 1.37 1.42 1.49 1.35 1.44 1.42 1.48 1.42 1.49 1.40 (X)
2000.. 1.77 1.66 1.45 1.59 1.53 1.49 1.64 1.45 1.57 1.49 1.55 1.55 (X)
2001.. 1.67 1.76 1.43 1.49 1.38 1.38 1.42 1.30 1.57 1.38 1.42 1.44 (X)
2002.. 1.51 1.52(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 2,329 2,326 2,331 2,372 2,343 2,396 2,306 2,313 2,365 2,331 2,542 2,465 (X)
1993.. 2,495 2,478 2,358 2,505 2,572 2,557 2,551 2,555 2,503 2,522 2,399 2,363 (X)
1994.. 2,437 2,489 2,462 2,484 2,441 2,501 2,615 2,689 2,740 2,818 2,764 2,850 (X)
1995.. 2,867 2,851 2,985 2,946 2,953 2,853 2,896 2,900 2,831 2,833 2,917 2,931 (X)
1996.. 2,798 2,905 2,886 2,922 3,073 3,136 3,071 3,023 3,105 3,061 3,190 3,184 (X)
1997.. 3,194 3,378 3,164 3,230 3,127 3,136 3,194 3,161 3,404 3,379 3,312 3,370 (X)
1998.. 3,429 3,307 3,378 3,356 3,345 3,393 3,368 3,406 3,354 3,270 3,431 3,381 (X)
1999.. 3,388 3,462 3,429 3,442 3,521 3,526 3,692 3,613 3,558 3,688 3,613 3,705 (X)
2000.. 3,758 3,832 3,823 3,903 3,942 3,934 3,914 3,926 3,924 3,887 3,866 3,812 (X)
2001.. 3,800 3,805 3,785 3,689 3,615 3,626 3,590 3,606 3,474 3,540 3,538 3,462 (X)
2002.. 3,569 3,488(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 2,105 2,070 2,464 2,396 2,268 2,456 2,246 2,368 2,509 2,580 2,572 2,477 28,511
1993.. 2,128 2,183 2,525 2,553 2,521 2,572 2,434 2,703 2,673 2,694 2,505 2,372 29,863
1994.. 2,096 2,195 2,637 2,422 2,483 2,531 2,419 2,877 2,951 3,035 2,844 2,802 31,292
1995.. 2,546 2,515 3,188 2,781 3,045 2,936 2,702 3,091 2,927 3,147 3,045 2,773 34,696
1996.. 2,538 2,707 2,889 2,983 3,156 2,992 3,037 3,150 3,232 3,450 3,251 3,152 36,537
1997.. 2,903 2,993 3,183 3,214 3,149 3,136 3,172 3,148 3,670 3,774 3,269 3,387 38,998
1998.. 3,079 2,940 3,513 3,363 3,208 3,532 3,341 3,437 3,525 3,587 3,524 3,374 40,423
1999.. 2,927 3,092 3,631 3,501 3,394 3,589 3,603 3,804 3,768 3,861 3,837 3,653 42,660
2000.. 3,288 3,594 4,049 3,677 4,001 4,099 3,695 4,240 4,038 4,256 4,024 3,507 46,468
2001.. 3,515 3,409 3,944 3,623 3,673 3,619 3,515 3,895 3,460 3,947 3,736 3,202 43,538
2002.. 3,305 3,129(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6,434
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,045 4,089 4,053 4,263 4,129 4,104 4,098 4,032 4,028 4,028 4,105 4,181 (X)
1993.. 4,148 4,159 4,219 4,202 4,224 4,237 4,159 4,170 4,177 4,232 4,239 4,256 (X)
1994.. 4,304 4,293 4,279 4,337 4,305 4,239 4,269 4,317 4,376 4,419 4,375 4,427 (X)
1995.. 4,465 4,540 4,599 4,639 4,685 4,930 4,857 4,841 4,759 4,721 4,752 4,704 (X)
1996.. 4,655 4,758 4,801 4,694 4,749 4,786 4,791 4,792 4,816 4,740 4,796 4,771 (X)
1997.. 4,785 4,672 4,586 4,809 4,868 4,756 4,694 4,804 4,854 4,809 4,888 4,906 (X)
1998.. 4,969 4,951 4,893 5,014 5,058 5,057 5,097 5,114 5,124 5,203 5,116 5,114 (X)
1999.. 5,081 5,133 5,118 5,045 5,069 5,161 5,200 5,176 5,191 5,357 5,235 5,381 (X)
2000.. 5,406 5,453 5,498 5,600 5,677 5,776 5,870 5,956 5,758 5,839 5,910 5,862 (X)
2001.. 5,944 5,889 5,874 5,796 5,718 5,567 5,543 5,457 5,505 5,444 5,442 5,377 (X)
2002.. 5,303 5,316(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,980 4,048 4,049 4,229 4,199 4,161 4,131 4,097 4,084 4,004 4,060 4,114 (X)
1993.. 4,077 4,117 4,215 4,156 4,287 4,296 4,201 4,249 4,248 4,211 4,201 4,184 (X)
1994.. 4,222 4,237 4,270 4,276 4,348 4,298 4,320 4,421 4,472 4,406 4,340 4,343 (X)
1995.. 4,380 4,467 4,571 4,560 4,713 4,999 4,930 4,981 4,892 4,730 4,719 4,610 (X)
1996.. 4,562 4,663 4,748 4,595 4,749 4,858 4,887 4,955 4,970 4,778 4,758 4,666 (X)
1997.. 4,689 4,565 4,508 4,684 4,849 4,827 4,811 4,982 5,024 4,872 4,849 4,798 (X)
1998.. 4,875 4,827 4,790 4,874 5,023 5,138 5,245 5,303 5,303 5,297 5,070 4,996 (X)
1999.. 4,990 5,005 4,995 4,899 5,034 5,238 5,372 5,357 5,367 5,469 5,188 5,252 (X)
2000.. 5,303 5,317 5,361 5,438 5,637 5,857 6,075 6,159 5,948 5,973 5,857 5,721 (X)
2001.. 5,825 5,742 5,727 5,628 5,684 5,639 5,743 5,637 5,676 5,564 5,398 5,243 (X)
2002.. 5,197 5,183(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.74 1.76 1.74 1.80 1.76 1.71 1.78 1.74 1.70 1.73 1.61 1.70 (X)
1993.. 1.66 1.68 1.79 1.68 1.64 1.66 1.63 1.63 1.67 1.68 1.77 1.80 (X)
1994.. 1.77 1.72 1.74 1.75 1.76 1.69 1.63 1.61 1.60 1.57 1.58 1.55 (X)
1995.. 1.56 1.59 1.54 1.57 1.59 1.73 1.68 1.67 1.68 1.67 1.63 1.60 (X)
1996.. 1.66 1.64 1.66 1.61 1.55 1.53 1.56 1.59 1.55 1.55 1.50 1.50 (X)
1997.. 1.50 1.38 1.45 1.49 1.56 1.52 1.47 1.52 1.43 1.42 1.48 1.46 (X)
1998.. 1.45 1.50 1.45 1.49 1.51 1.49 1.51 1.50 1.53 1.59 1.49 1.51 (X)
1999.. 1.50 1.48 1.49 1.47 1.44 1.46 1.41 1.43 1.46 1.45 1.45 1.45 (X)
2000.. 1.44 1.42 1.44 1.43 1.44 1.47 1.50 1.52 1.47 1.50 1.53 1.54 (X)
2001.. 1.56 1.55 1.55 1.57 1.58 1.54 1.54 1.51 1.58 1.54 1.54 1.55 (X)
2002.. 1.49 1.52(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.89 1.96 1.64 1.77 1.85 1.69 1.84 1.73 1.63 1.55 1.58 1.66 (X)
1993.. 1.92 1.89 1.67 1.63 1.70 1.67 1.73 1.57 1.59 1.56 1.68 1.76 (X)
1994.. 2.01 1.93 1.62 1.77 1.75 1.70 1.79 1.54 1.52 1.45 1.53 1.55 (X)
1995.. 1.72 1.78 1.43 1.64 1.55 1.70 1.82 1.61 1.67 1.50 1.55 1.66 (X)
1996.. 1.80 1.72 1.64 1.54 1.50 1.62 1.61 1.57 1.54 1.38 1.46 1.48 (X)
1997.. 1.62 1.53 1.42 1.46 1.54 1.54 1.52 1.58 1.37 1.29 1.48 1.42 (X)
1998.. 1.58 1.64 1.36 1.45 1.57 1.45 1.57 1.54 1.50 1.48 1.44 1.48 (X)
1999.. 1.70 1.62 1.38 1.40 1.48 1.46 1.49 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.35 1.44 (X)
2000.. 1.61 1.48 1.32 1.48 1.41 1.43 1.64 1.45 1.47 1.40 1.46 1.63 (X)
2001.. 1.66 1.68 1.45 1.55 1.55 1.56 1.63 1.45 1.64 1.41 1.44 1.64 (X)
2002.. 1.57 1.66(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,630 3,736 3,726 3,816 3,826 3,862 3,821 3,835 3,917 3,858 3,855 3,772 (X)
1993.. 4,151 4,595 4,183 4,229 4,148 4,147 4,161 4,225 4,259 4,270 4,495 4,483 (X)
1994.. 4,451 4,388 4,541 4,526 4,688 4,661 4,822 4,710 4,694 4,793 4,809 4,943 (X)
1995.. 4,784 4,732 4,653 4,635 4,623 4,525 4,457 4,547 4,550 4,642 4,530 4,642 (X)
1996.. 4,586 4,651 4,789 4,725 4,848 4,986 4,919 5,026 5,114 5,044 5,127 4,991 (X)
1997.. 4,930 5,187 5,104 5,214 5,044 5,164 5,145 5,154 5,137 5,059 4,997 5,167 (X)
1998.. 5,162 5,138 5,085 5,177 5,174 5,184 5,379 5,430 5,383 5,474 5,541 5,584 (X)
1999.. 5,476 5,641 5,715 5,776 5,932 6,032 6,109 5,981 6,116 6,118 6,284 6,198 (X)
2000.. 6,320 6,089 6,151 5,992 5,945 5,950 5,783 5,772 5,817 5,878 5,834 5,889 (X)
2001.. 5,907 5,985 5,945 6,045 6,170 6,021 6,109 6,210 6,181 6,241 6,291 6,410 (X)
2002.. 6,670 6,945(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,220 3,194 3,715 3,919 3,952 4,194 4,100 4,077 4,156 4,205 3,635 3,474 45,841
1993.. 3,441 3,869 4,338 4,352 4,256 4,524 4,327 4,652 4,502 4,501 4,414 4,129 51,305
1994.. 3,663 3,690 4,686 4,521 4,955 5,080 4,856 5,416 4,994 5,023 4,722 4,389 55,995
1995.. 4,095 3,975 4,816 4,431 5,076 4,986 4,493 5,265 4,709 5,032 4,417 3,876 55,171
1996.. 4,059 4,074 4,607 4,824 5,323 5,161 5,381 5,644 5,227 5,680 4,835 4,277 59,092
1997.. 4,353 4,352 4,869 5,355 5,352 5,541 5,685 5,582 5,456 5,666 4,507 4,583 61,301
1998.. 4,398 4,321 5,024 5,312 5,309 5,822 5,981 5,826 5,727 5,885 5,114 4,942 63,661
1999.. 4,512 4,755 5,898 5,955 6,074 6,840 6,586 6,615 6,434 6,314 6,001 5,467 71,451
2000.. 5,182 5,407 6,403 5,788 6,599 6,729 5,980 6,626 5,904 6,201 5,548 4,823 71,190
2001.. 5,234 5,093 6,016 6,027 6,904 6,611 6,518 7,111 6,002 6,821 5,964 5,192 73,493
2002.. 5,943 5,945(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11,888
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,468 4,360 4,391 4,651 4,537 4,572 4,667 4,661 4,680 4,767 4,747 4,823 (X)
1993.. 5,017 5,030 5,151 5,309 5,120 5,076 5,051 5,047 5,028 5,074 4,913 5,062 (X)
1994.. 5,011 5,009 5,041 5,026 5,127 5,244 5,274 5,303 5,279 5,333 5,416 5,447 (X)
1995.. 5,390 5,525 5,453 5,392 5,346 5,217 5,101 5,135 5,268 5,212 5,310 5,363 (X)
1996.. 5,346 5,352 5,355 5,342 5,361 5,453 5,446 5,566 5,744 5,621 5,612 5,661 (X)
1997.. 5,624 5,757 5,804 5,945 6,028 6,138 6,159 6,238 6,222 6,128 6,202 6,131 (X)
1998.. 6,159 6,134 6,063 6,157 6,071 6,056 6,064 6,230 5,955 5,969 5,972 5,909 (X)
1999.. 5,968 5,979 6,095 6,211 6,326 6,364 6,489 6,511 6,584 6,644 6,579 6,643 (X)
2000.. 6,767 6,820 6,873 6,898 6,905 6,963 6,844 6,734 6,705 6,669 6,701 6,766 (X)
2001.. 6,672 6,660 6,636 6,539 6,532 6,492 6,566 6,681 6,720 6,834 6,758 6,715 (X)
2002.. 6,725 6,708(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,499 4,404 4,632 4,749 4,664 4,668 4,690 4,582 4,563 4,576 4,548 4,722 (X)
1993.. 5,042 5,080 5,424 5,420 5,258 5,188 5,076 4,971 4,917 4,871 4,712 4,956 (X)
1994.. 5,006 5,064 5,288 5,127 5,260 5,365 5,300 5,245 5,189 5,120 5,210 5,327 (X)
1995.. 5,347 5,580 5,688 5,500 5,480 5,353 5,142 5,109 5,205 5,009 5,124 5,224 (X)
1996.. 5,260 5,389 5,542 5,460 5,495 5,611 5,517 5,566 5,710 5,402 5,421 5,480 (X)
1997.. 5,506 5,769 5,966 6,094 6,185 6,328 6,276 6,269 6,203 5,901 5,985 5,892 (X)
1998.. 6,017 6,122 6,215 6,329 6,241 6,238 6,210 6,274 5,943 5,760 5,757 5,655 (X)
1999.. 5,837 5,949 6,241 6,391 6,503 6,549 6,658 6,557 6,571 6,431 6,342 6,344 (X)
2000.. 6,632 6,786 7,045 7,098 7,098 7,137 7,015 6,774 6,685 6,476 6,460 6,468 (X)
2001.. 6,559 6,627 6,815 6,716 6,702 6,628 6,717 6,708 6,700 6,663 6,521 6,433 (X)
2002.. 6,624 6,681(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.23 1.17 1.18 1.22 1.19 1.18 1.22 1.22 1.19 1.24 1.23 1.28 (X)
1993.. 1.21 1.09 1.23 1.26 1.23 1.22 1.21 1.19 1.18 1.19 1.09 1.13 (X)
1994.. 1.13 1.14 1.11 1.11 1.09 1.13 1.09 1.13 1.12 1.11 1.13 1.10 (X)
1995.. 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.16 1.16 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.16 1.12 1.17 1.16 (X)
1996.. 1.17 1.15 1.12 1.13 1.11 1.09 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.13 (X)
1997.. 1.14 1.11 1.14 1.14 1.20 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.21 1.24 1.19 (X)
1998.. 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.17 1.17 1.13 1.15 1.11 1.09 1.08 1.06 (X)
1999.. 1.09 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.06 1.06 1.09 1.08 1.09 1.05 1.07 (X)
2000.. 1.07 1.12 1.12 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.17 1.15 1.13 1.15 1.15 (X)
2001.. 1.13 1.11 1.12 1.08 1.06 1.08 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.07 1.05 (X)
2002.. 1.01 0.97(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.40 1.38 1.25 1.21 1.18 1.11 1.14 1.12 1.10 1.09 1.25 1.36 (X)
1993.. 1.47 1.31 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.15 1.17 1.07 1.09 1.08 1.07 1.20 (X)
1994.. 1.37 1.37 1.13 1.13 1.06 1.06 1.09 0.97 1.04 1.02 1.10 1.21 (X)
1995.. 1.31 1.40 1.18 1.24 1.08 1.07 1.14 0.97 1.11 1.00 1.16 1.35 (X)
1996.. 1.30 1.32 1.20 1.13 1.03 1.09 1.03 0.99 1.09 0.95 1.12 1.28 (X)
1997.. 1.26 1.33 1.23 1.14 1.16 1.14 1.10 1.12 1.14 1.04 1.33 1.29 (X)
1998.. 1.37 1.42 1.24 1.19 1.18 1.07 1.04 1.08 1.04 0.98 1.13 1.14 (X)
1999.. 1.29 1.25 1.06 1.07 1.07 0.96 1.01 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.06 1.16 (X)
2000.. 1.28 1.26 1.10 1.23 1.08 1.06 1.17 1.02 1.13 1.04 1.16 1.34 (X)
2001.. 1.25 1.30 1.13 1.11 0.97 1.00 1.03 0.94 1.12 0.98 1.09 1.24 (X)
2002.. 1.11 1.12(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,362 10,530 10,595 11,506 10,954 10,939 11,272 11,100 11,036 11,254 11,674 11,692 (X)
1993.. 12,399 13,062 12,263 12,772 12,487 12,831 12,925 13,227 13,227 13,576 13,339 12,947 (X)
1994.. 13,320 13,096 13,363 13,250 13,238 13,242 13,611 13,957 14,086 14,362 14,587 15,255 (X)
1995.. 15,649 15,617 15,823 15,840 16,369 16,554 16,589 16,601 16,994 17,277 17,213 17,712 (X)
1996.. 17,292 17,768 18,052 17,926 18,630 18,384 18,385 18,590 18,588 18,328 18,987 18,450 (X)
1997.. 18,662 19,364 19,078 19,471 19,455 19,945 19,756 19,530 20,163 20,180 20,550 20,725 (X)
1998.. 20,789 20,938 21,198 21,442 20,717 21,212 21,342 21,452 21,247 21,310 20,731 21,467 (X)
1999.. 21,489 21,733 22,135 22,014 22,675 22,968 23,044 23,343 23,522 23,740 23,853 24,117 (X)
2000.. 23,651 23,411 23,847 23,702 23,425 23,418 23,393 24,048 23,789 24,203 23,776 22,315 (X)
2001.. 22,625 22,805 22,334 22,600 23,051 22,399 22,449 21,826 21,903 21,124 21,763 21,568 (X)
2002.. 21,486 21,330(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,662 9,740 11,040 11,287 9,902 11,169 11,407 11,022 11,720 11,986 11,032 12,546 133,513
1993.. 11,915 11,847 13,330 12,465 11,363 13,139 12,705 13,386 14,113 13,929 13,019 13,996 155,207
1994.. 12,721 11,891 14,472 12,614 12,338 13,705 12,876 14,697 15,072 14,735 14,237 16,063 165,421
1995.. 15,070 14,165 17,231 14,478 15,993 17,200 15,726 17,331 17,912 18,003 16,731 18,084 197,924
1996.. 17,050 16,773 18,630 17,406 18,239 18,219 18,477 18,962 19,406 19,648 18,057 19,373 220,240
1997.. 17,990 17,524 19,822 18,887 18,735 20,404 19,716 19,257 21,877 21,572 18,721 22,673 237,178
1998.. 19,375 18,907 22,534 20,799 19,370 22,633 21,363 21,216 23,010 22,205 19,301 23,356 254,069
1999.. 19,211 19,560 24,481 21,442 21,360 24,461 22,583 23,646 25,404 23,811 22,923 26,263 275,145
2000.. 21,168 21,936 26,232 21,830 23,589 24,870 22,270 25,154 25,216 24,760 22,682 22,962 282,669
2001.. 21,494 20,433 23,987 21,380 23,235 23,340 21,865 22,874 22,319 22,370 20,718 22,215 266,230
2002.. 20,304 19,112(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 39,416
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 16,886 16,828 16,260 16,289 16,467 17,055 16,532 16,917 17,034 16,398 16,851 16,882 (X)
1993.. 16,832 16,879 17,211 17,211 17,259 17,425 17,538 17,694 17,842 17,815 17,971 18,096 (X)
1994.. 18,605 18,683 18,696 19,090 19,765 19,477 19,842 19,686 19,901 20,551 20,599 20,973 (X)
1995.. 21,147 21,449 21,854 21,855 21,974 22,332 22,912 22,895 22,888 23,270 23,653 23,849 (X)
1996.. 23,787 23,557 23,931 23,694 23,664 23,744 23,507 24,144 24,560 23,629 24,239 24,614 (X)
1997.. 24,477 24,671 24,677 25,356 25,744 26,688 26,805 26,282 27,335 27,624 27,602 27,770 (X)
1998.. 28,403 28,433 28,956 29,030 29,017 28,083 27,946 27,892 27,463 26,946 27,028 26,533 (X)
1999.. 26,296 26,888 26,719 25,753 26,325 26,660 26,518 26,422 26,589 27,069 27,594 27,751 (X)
2000.. 28,267 27,807 27,428 27,453 27,487 27,485 27,446 27,440 27,950 28,060 27,931 27,438 (X)
2001.. 27,054 26,958 26,330 26,514 25,896 25,531 25,334 25,213 24,387 23,811 23,087 23,009 (X)
2002.. 22,941 22,655(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 17,156 16,710 16,114 16,305 16,434 16,816 16,863 16,917 16,761 16,578 16,851 16,899 (X)
1993.. 17,101 16,744 17,091 17,245 17,207 17,181 17,871 17,694 17,557 17,993 17,989 18,132 (X)
1994.. 18,884 18,496 18,603 19,147 19,666 19,224 20,219 19,666 19,583 20,777 20,640 21,015 (X)
1995.. 21,443 21,213 21,788 21,964 21,842 22,042 23,301 22,849 22,522 23,526 23,748 23,897 (X)
1996.. 24,072 23,298 23,883 23,884 23,475 23,435 23,860 24,047 24,167 23,889 24,433 24,639 (X)
1997.. 24,722 24,474 24,628 25,584 25,538 26,341 27,100 26,124 26,925 27,955 27,933 27,770 (X)
1998.. 28,602 28,291 28,840 29,320 28,756 27,718 28,170 27,669 27,133 27,323 27,433 26,480 (X)
1999.. 26,480 26,834 26,505 26,036 26,088 26,287 26,704 26,184 26,323 27,502 28,063 27,640 (X)
2000.. 28,437 27,779 27,126 27,755 27,212 27,100 27,693 27,193 27,726 28,565 28,406 27,301 (X)
2001.. 27,216 26,904 25,961 26,779 25,637 25,174 25,587 25,037 24,241 24,263 23,456 22,871 (X)
2002.. 23,056 22,587(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.63 1.60 1.53 1.42 1.50 1.56 1.47 1.52 1.54 1.46 1.44 1.44 (X)
1993.. 1.36 1.29 1.40 1.35 1.38 1.36 1.36 1.34 1.35 1.31 1.35 1.40 (X)
1994.. 1.40 1.43 1.40 1.44 1.49 1.47 1.46 1.41 1.41 1.43 1.41 1.37 (X)
1995.. 1.35 1.37 1.38 1.38 1.34 1.35 1.38 1.38 1.35 1.35 1.37 1.35 (X)
1996.. 1.38 1.33 1.33 1.32 1.27 1.29 1.28 1.30 1.32 1.29 1.28 1.33 (X)
1997.. 1.31 1.27 1.29 1.30 1.32 1.34 1.36 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.34 1.34 (X)
1998.. 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.35 1.40 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.26 1.30 1.24 (X)
1999.. 1.22 1.24 1.21 1.17 1.16 1.16 1.15 1.13 1.13 1.14 1.16 1.15 (X)
2000.. 1.20 1.19 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.14 1.17 1.16 1.17 1.23 (X)
2001.. 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.17 1.12 1.14 1.13 1.16 1.11 1.13 1.06 1.07 (X)
2002.. 1.07 1.06(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.61 1.72 1.46 1.44 1.66 1.51 1.48 1.53 1.43 1.38 1.53 1.35 (X)
1993.. 1.44 1.41 1.28 1.38 1.51 1.31 1.41 1.32 1.24 1.29 1.38 1.30 (X)
1994.. 1.48 1.56 1.29 1.52 1.59 1.40 1.57 1.34 1.30 1.41 1.45 1.31 (X)
1995.. 1.42 1.50 1.26 1.52 1.37 1.28 1.48 1.32 1.26 1.31 1.42 1.32 (X)
1996.. 1.41 1.39 1.28 1.37 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.27 1.25 1.22 1.35 1.27 (X)
1997.. 1.37 1.40 1.24 1.35 1.36 1.29 1.37 1.36 1.23 1.30 1.49 1.22 (X)
1998.. 1.48 1.50 1.28 1.41 1.48 1.22 1.32 1.30 1.18 1.23 1.42 1.13 (X)
1999.. 1.38 1.37 1.08 1.21 1.22 1.07 1.18 1.11 1.04 1.16 1.22 1.05 (X)
2000.. 1.34 1.27 1.03 1.27 1.15 1.09 1.24 1.08 1.10 1.15 1.25 1.19 (X)
2001.. 1.27 1.32 1.08 1.25 1.10 1.08 1.17 1.09 1.09 1.08 1.13 1.03 (X)
2002.. 1.14 1.18(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1997.. 11,009 11,409 11,137 11,614 11,625 11,908 11,834 11,844 12,318 12,076 12,507 12,481 (X)
1998.. 12,404 12,552 12,822 13,169 12,681 13,248 12,939 12,543 12,238 12,153 11,862 12,105 (X)
1999.. 12,477 12,911 13,113 12,914 13,387 13,224 13,746 13,874 13,810 14,136 13,939 14,325 (X)
2000.. 14,038 13,855 14,267 14,128 13,935 13,508 13,574 14,099 13,653 13,885 13,742 12,575 (X)
2001.. 13,019 12,867 12,384 12,269 12,813 12,430 12,061 11,744 12,026 11,517 11,500 11,665 (X)
2002.. 11,505 11,240(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1997.. 10,690 10,348 11,816 11,219 10,800 12,372 11,751 11,714 13,390 12,813 11,381 13,766 142,060
1998.. 11,573 11,347 13,822 12,642 11,590 14,189 12,874 12,505 13,425 12,566 11,008 13,243 150,784
1999.. 11,267 11,581 14,673 12,294 12,370 14,189 13,320 14,096 15,177 14,291 13,242 15,800 162,300
2000.. 12,690 12,816 15,822 12,800 13,670 14,359 12,868 14,733 14,827 14,329 13,027 13,254 165,195
2001.. 12,407 11,374 13,362 11,300 12,505 13,039 11,554 12,355 12,712 12,358 10,856 12,342 146,164
2002.. 10,861 9,902(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20,763
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1997.. 11,268 11,415 11,447 11,773 12,190 13,063 13,087 12,730 13,570 13,698 13,271 13,489 (X)
1998.. 13,650 13,538 14,409 14,199 14,170 13,643 13,124 13,271 12,693 12,340 12,340 12,388 (X)
1999.. 12,066 12,642 12,019 11,191 11,982 12,161 12,027 11,983 11,783 12,164 12,361 12,532 (X)
2000.. 12,468 12,367 11,550 11,506 11,204 11,324 11,321 11,263 11,784 12,265 11,690 11,285 (X)
2001.. 11,067 10,783 10,590 10,633 10,295 9,691 9,683 9,444 8,968 8,667 8,337 8,014 (X)
2002.. 7,966 8,023(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1997.. 11,538 11,221 11,321 11,891 12,044 12,802 13,270 12,552 13,312 13,903 13,589 13,664 (X)
1998.. 13,923 13,376 14,150 14,369 13,972 13,343 13,268 13,059 12,477 12,550 12,710 12,537 (X)
1999.. 12,271 12,566 11,731 11,359 11,802 11,833 12,111 11,791 11,618 12,407 12,794 12,657 (X)
2000.. 12,655 12,367 11,215 11,690 11,025 10,973 11,412 11,083 11,631 12,572 12,123 11,341 (X)
2001.. 11,211 10,815 10,251 10,792 10,120 9,371 9,770 9,321 8,878 8,910 8,662 8,014 (X)
2002.. 8,046 8,047(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1997.. 1.02 1.00 1.03 1.01 1.05 1.10 1.11 1.07 1.10 1.13 1.06 1.08 (X)
1998.. 1.10 1.08 1.12 1.08 1.12 1.03 1.01 1.06 1.04 1.02 1.04 1.02 (X)
1999.. 0.97 0.98 0.92 0.87 0.90 0.92 0.87 0.86 0.85 0.86 0.89 0.87 (X)
2000.. 0.89 0.89 0.81 0.81 0.80 0.84 0.83 0.80 0.86 0.88 0.85 0.90 (X)
2001.. 0.85 0.84 0.86 0.87 0.80 0.78 0.80 0.80 0.75 0.75 0.72 0.69 (X)
2002.. 0.69 0.71(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1993.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1994.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1995.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1996.. (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
1997.. 1.08 1.08 0.96 1.06 1.12 1.03 1.13 1.07 0.99 1.09 1.19 0.99 (X)
1998.. 1.20 1.18 1.02 1.14 1.21 0.94 1.03 1.04 0.93 1.00 1.15 0.95 (X)
1999.. 1.09 1.09 0.80 0.92 0.95 0.83 0.91 0.84 0.77 0.87 0.97 0.80 (X)
2000.. 1.00 0.96 0.71 0.91 0.81 0.76 0.89 0.75 0.78 0.88 0.93 0.86 (X)
2001.. 0.90 0.95 0.77 0.96 0.81 0.72 0.85 0.75 0.70 0.72 0.80 0.65 (X)
2002.. 0.74 0.81(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 6,218 6,309 6,355 6,213 6,298 6,328 6,460 6,692 6,391 6,159 6,553 6,555 (X)
1993.. 6,666 6,400 6,418 6,541 6,657 6,702 6,652 6,522 6,545 6,438 6,481 6,590 (X)
1994.. 6,616 6,888 7,063 7,070 7,348 7,483 7,414 7,771 7,886 7,961 7,826 7,974 (X)
1995.. 8,071 7,972 8,017 8,122 7,794 7,723 7,923 7,801 8,003 7,938 8,011 7,917 (X)
1996.. 7,843 7,795 7,516 7,817 7,990 7,779 7,756 7,919 7,671 7,856 8,205 8,006 (X)
1997.. 8,024 8,282 8,005 8,395 8,258 8,471 8,413 8,444 8,571 8,541 8,604 8,559 (X)
1998.. 8,256 8,228 8,379 8,174 8,161 8,139 8,105 8,116 8,039 7,914 7,804 7,728 (X)
1999.. 8,039 7,945 7,882 7,727 7,735 7,731 7,805 7,623 7,600 8,061 8,262 8,408 (X)
2000.. 8,889 8,604 8,699 8,641 8,542 8,598 8,612 8,573 8,444 8,338 8,370 8,338 (X)
2001.. 7,961 8,060 7,769 7,885 8,014 7,875 7,883 7,990 7,675 7,472 7,284 6,972 (X)
2002.. 7,125 7,005(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 6,237 5,899 6,882 6,381 6,392 6,790 6,421 6,679 6,608 6,331 5,937 6,188 76,745
1993.. 6,326 5,933 7,124 6,737 6,690 7,218 6,386 6,750 6,722 6,483 6,047 6,214 78,630
1994.. 6,239 6,406 7,861 7,098 7,620 7,977 6,947 8,237 8,099 7,961 7,396 7,288 89,129
1995.. 7,885 7,454 8,867 7,935 8,285 8,240 7,313 8,324 7,939 8,256 7,594 7,070 95,162
1996.. 7,843 7,670 7,794 8,138 8,493 7,725 7,647 8,117 7,617 8,422 7,581 7,406 94,453
1997.. 8,080 7,835 8,213 8,764 8,431 8,640 8,396 8,419 8,760 9,122 7,778 8,114 100,552
1998.. 8,033 7,808 8,949 8,452 8,088 8,554 8,121 7,994 8,264 8,144 7,305 7,396 97,108
1999.. 7,605 7,540 8,599 7,990 7,573 8,172 7,602 7,867 7,798 8,069 7,981 8,013 94,809
2000.. 8,320 8,570 9,517 8,321 8,943 9,105 8,121 9,165 8,402 8,621 8,094 7,446 102,625
2001.. 7,945 7,609 8,188 7,814 8,479 8,033 7,781 8,565 7,429 7,913 7,080 6,149 92,985
2002.. 7,154 6,592(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13,746
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,102 10,346 10,307 10,319 10,344 10,388 10,207 10,196 10,312 10,397 10,363 10,347 (X)
1993.. 10,362 10,403 10,464 10,660 10,617 10,824 10,920 10,890 10,954 10,966 10,920 11,149 (X)
1994.. 11,061 11,154 11,222 11,238 11,473 11,857 11,724 11,926 12,128 12,300 12,510 12,583 (X)
1995.. 12,869 12,751 12,915 12,928 12,859 12,739 12,796 12,701 12,548 12,466 12,327 12,202 (X)
1996.. 12,103 11,982 12,000 11,928 11,937 11,786 11,968 12,104 12,043 12,334 12,503 12,704 (X)
1997.. 12,877 13,210 13,278 13,437 13,443 13,613 13,556 13,567 13,532 13,460 13,446 13,548 (X)
1998.. 13,698 13,763 13,811 13,816 13,918 13,832 13,761 14,153 14,203 14,232 14,359 14,294 (X)
1999.. 14,421 14,000 13,573 13,598 13,684 13,675 13,528 13,403 13,545 13,740 14,009 14,229 (X)
2000.. 14,472 14,740 15,005 15,414 15,233 15,329 15,379 15,305 15,252 15,017 14,825 14,430 (X)
2001.. 14,238 14,015 13,746 13,558 13,428 13,263 13,129 13,072 12,823 12,701 12,457 12,357 (X)
2002.. 12,177 12,136(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,163 10,232 10,328 10,391 10,313 10,575 10,350 10,135 10,281 10,314 10,031 10,502 (X)
1993.. 10,435 10,289 10,495 10,735 10,596 10,997 11,073 10,836 10,910 10,867 10,571 11,316 (X)
1994.. 11,149 11,042 11,278 11,328 11,450 12,011 11,888 11,878 12,067 12,152 12,110 12,759 (X)
1995.. 12,985 12,662 13,005 13,031 12,859 12,854 12,962 12,676 12,460 12,279 11,957 12,361 (X)
1996.. 12,224 11,946 12,096 12,011 11,949 11,845 12,112 12,092 11,935 12,112 12,165 12,869 (X)
1997.. 13,006 13,210 13,397 13,504 13,470 13,654 13,719 13,567 13,410 13,204 13,137 13,711 (X)
1998.. 13,808 13,791 13,908 13,857 13,946 13,873 13,926 14,167 14,089 13,976 14,072 14,451 (X)
1999.. 14,508 14,042 13,627 13,612 13,711 13,730 13,704 13,443 13,464 13,520 13,771 14,371 (X)
2000.. 14,515 14,755 15,005 15,399 15,263 15,406 15,594 15,397 15,191 14,822 14,588 14,545 (X)
2001.. 14,238 14,001 13,719 13,531 13,441 13,343 13,339 13,190 12,797 12,561 12,258 12,443 (X)
2002.. 12,153 12,087(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.62 1.64 1.62 1.66 1.64 1.64 1.58 1.52 1.61 1.69 1.58 1.58 (X)
1993.. 1.55 1.63 1.63 1.63 1.59 1.62 1.64 1.67 1.67 1.70 1.68 1.69 (X)
1994.. 1.67 1.62 1.59 1.59 1.56 1.58 1.58 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.60 1.58 (X)
1995.. 1.59 1.60 1.61 1.59 1.65 1.65 1.62 1.63 1.57 1.57 1.54 1.54 (X)
1996.. 1.54 1.54 1.60 1.53 1.49 1.52 1.54 1.53 1.57 1.57 1.52 1.59 (X)
1997.. 1.60 1.60 1.66 1.60 1.63 1.61 1.61 1.61 1.58 1.58 1.56 1.58 (X)
1998.. 1.66 1.67 1.65 1.69 1.71 1.70 1.70 1.74 1.77 1.80 1.84 1.85 (X)
1999.. 1.79 1.76 1.72 1.76 1.77 1.77 1.73 1.76 1.78 1.70 1.70 1.69 (X)
2000.. 1.63 1.71 1.72 1.78 1.78 1.78 1.79 1.79 1.81 1.80 1.77 1.73 (X)
2001.. 1.79 1.74 1.77 1.72 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.64 1.67 1.70 1.71 1.77 (X)
2002.. 1.71 1.73(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.63 1.73 1.50 1.63 1.61 1.56 1.61 1.52 1.56 1.63 1.69 1.70 (X)
1993.. 1.65 1.73 1.47 1.59 1.58 1.52 1.73 1.61 1.62 1.68 1.75 1.82 (X)
1994.. 1.79 1.72 1.43 1.60 1.50 1.51 1.71 1.44 1.49 1.53 1.64 1.75 (X)
1995.. 1.65 1.70 1.47 1.64 1.55 1.56 1.77 1.52 1.57 1.49 1.57 1.75 (X)
1996.. 1.56 1.56 1.55 1.48 1.41 1.53 1.58 1.49 1.57 1.44 1.60 1.74 (X)
1997.. 1.61 1.69 1.63 1.54 1.60 1.58 1.63 1.61 1.53 1.45 1.69 1.69 (X)
1998.. 1.72 1.77 1.55 1.64 1.72 1.62 1.71 1.77 1.70 1.72 1.93 1.95 (X)
1999.. 1.91 1.86 1.58 1.70 1.81 1.68 1.80 1.71 1.73 1.68 1.73 1.79 (X)
2000.. 1.74 1.72 1.58 1.85 1.71 1.69 1.92 1.68 1.81 1.72 1.80 1.95 (X)
2001.. 1.79 1.84 1.68 1.73 1.59 1.66 1.71 1.54 1.72 1.59 1.73 2.02 (X)
2002.. 1.70 1.83(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4216 Electrical Goods
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,159 8,157 8,036 8,015 7,875 8,035 8,227 8,099 8,035 8,104 8,533 8,632 (X)
1993.. 8,833 8,989 8,949 9,371 9,532 9,634 10,048 10,198 10,403 10,541 10,568 10,576 (X)
1994.. 10,598 10,625 11,216 11,253 11,939 11,742 11,643 12,013 12,113 12,569 12,621 12,845 (X)
1995.. 13,346 13,596 13,424 13,650 13,774 13,886 13,911 14,146 14,538 14,437 14,708 14,733 (X)
1996.. 14,557 14,364 14,716 14,244 13,960 14,211 14,126 14,095 14,369 14,375 14,381 13,542 (X)
1997.. 14,587 14,821 14,971 14,966 15,198 15,273 15,581 15,695 15,487 15,243 15,186 15,325 (X)
1998.. 15,198 15,382 15,545 15,591 15,779 15,514 15,648 15,454 15,457 15,965 15,683 15,496 (X)
1999.. 15,749 16,336 16,478 16,727 16,864 17,136 17,400 17,500 17,726 18,153 18,564 19,117 (X)
2000.. 19,334 19,053 19,162 19,511 19,810 20,470 20,146 20,351 20,342 19,934 19,991 19,951 (X)
2001.. 19,628 19,070 18,944 18,285 17,701 16,898 17,238 17,115 16,657 17,062 18,062 16,958 (X)
2002.. 17,233 17,421(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 7,702 7,570 8,173 7,783 7,387 8,252 8,309 8,261 8,734 8,939 8,567 8,503 98,180
1993.. 7,932 8,189 9,379 9,109 8,941 9,875 9,917 10,647 11,319 11,310 10,906 10,428 117,952
1994.. 9,517 9,679 11,766 10,668 11,497 12,036 11,166 12,878 13,239 13,499 12,924 12,395 141,264
1995.. 12,292 12,332 14,082 12,558 13,774 14,247 13,341 15,150 15,497 15,895 14,914 13,834 167,916
1996.. 13,713 13,617 14,819 13,831 13,876 13,913 14,338 14,659 15,246 16,172 14,194 13,149 171,527
1997.. 13,610 13,472 15,181 14,502 14,803 15,334 15,861 15,852 16,943 16,920 14,563 15,294 182,335
1998.. 13,906 13,998 16,307 15,030 14,927 16,135 15,836 15,609 16,802 17,290 15,354 15,527 186,721
1999.. 14,048 14,866 17,796 16,142 15,970 17,804 17,243 18,165 19,055 19,079 18,787 19,021 207,976
2000.. 17,343 18,253 20,580 17,950 19,790 21,125 19,401 21,633 21,339 21,588 20,071 18,953 238,026
2001.. 18,666 17,430 19,967 17,206 17,666 17,033 17,048 18,022 17,023 18,956 18,170 16,127 213,314
2002.. 16,440 15,940(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 32,380
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 13,904 13,801 13,823 13,985 13,808 13,874 13,931 13,884 13,939 14,586 14,406 14,877 (X)
1993.. 14,670 14,695 15,168 14,888 15,065 15,164 15,143 15,341 15,562 15,773 15,717 15,738 (X)
1994.. 15,803 16,165 16,082 16,263 16,648 16,702 17,166 17,280 17,535 17,520 17,478 18,480 (X)
1995.. 18,509 18,829 19,132 19,314 19,588 20,056 20,229 20,740 20,935 21,239 21,649 21,973 (X)
1996.. 22,346 22,173 22,127 22,378 22,456 21,588 21,544 21,297 21,014 21,163 21,413 21,273 (X)
1997.. 21,523 21,515 21,912 21,616 21,595 21,914 21,788 21,903 21,845 21,617 21,359 21,586 (X)
1998.. 21,462 21,712 22,170 22,490 22,687 22,766 22,641 22,830 23,020 22,913 22,977 23,257 (X)
1999.. 23,243 23,515 23,305 23,058 23,418 23,544 24,157 24,247 24,561 24,985 25,542 26,172 (X)
2000.. 26,085 26,279 26,466 26,431 26,787 27,320 27,830 28,257 28,562 29,335 29,638 29,796 (X)
2001.. 29,975 29,577 29,627 29,686 28,844 28,095 26,970 26,483 26,220 25,985 24,965 24,193 (X)
2002.. 23,834 23,604(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 13,779 13,691 13,367 13,817 13,822 14,054 14,391 14,328 14,148 14,571 14,305 14,490 (X)
1993.. 14,553 14,577 14,683 14,724 15,080 15,361 15,643 15,832 15,780 15,741 15,607 15,329 (X)
1994.. 15,677 16,052 15,600 16,100 16,665 16,936 17,715 17,816 17,745 17,432 17,321 18,000 (X)
1995.. 18,398 18,716 18,596 19,140 19,627 20,337 20,856 21,362 21,165 21,069 21,433 21,446 (X)
1996.. 22,234 22,084 21,574 22,199 22,478 21,890 22,169 21,915 21,203 20,951 21,199 20,805 (X)
1997.. 21,458 21,450 21,430 21,443 21,595 22,199 22,398 22,472 21,998 21,379 21,188 21,176 (X)
1998.. 21,419 21,669 21,749 22,288 22,642 23,016 23,230 23,332 23,181 22,707 22,862 22,862 (X)
1999.. 23,220 23,444 22,886 22,850 23,348 23,756 24,761 24,732 24,733 24,835 25,465 25,753 (X)
2000.. 26,059 26,174 25,963 26,167 26,707 27,539 28,526 28,766 28,819 29,247 29,608 29,289 (X)
2001.. 29,915 29,400 29,005 29,389 28,786 28,320 27,644 26,986 26,456 25,959 24,965 23,758 (X)
2002.. 23,762 23,415(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.70 1.69 1.72 1.74 1.75 1.73 1.69 1.71 1.73 1.80 1.69 1.72 (X)
1993.. 1.66 1.63 1.69 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.51 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.49 1.49 (X)
1994.. 1.49 1.52 1.43 1.45 1.39 1.42 1.47 1.44 1.45 1.39 1.38 1.44 (X)
1995.. 1.39 1.38 1.43 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.45 1.47 1.44 1.47 1.47 1.49 (X)
1996.. 1.54 1.54 1.50 1.57 1.61 1.52 1.53 1.51 1.46 1.47 1.49 1.57 (X)
1997.. 1.48 1.45 1.46 1.44 1.42 1.43 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.41 1.41 (X)
1998.. 1.41 1.41 1.43 1.44 1.44 1.47 1.45 1.48 1.49 1.44 1.47 1.50 (X)
1999.. 1.48 1.44 1.41 1.38 1.39 1.37 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.38 1.38 1.37 (X)
2000.. 1.35 1.38 1.38 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.47 1.48 1.49 (X)
2001.. 1.53 1.55 1.56 1.62 1.63 1.66 1.56 1.55 1.57 1.52 1.38 1.43 (X)
2002.. 1.38 1.35(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.79 1.81 1.64 1.78 1.87 1.70 1.73 1.73 1.62 1.63 1.67 1.70 (X)
1993.. 1.83 1.78 1.57 1.62 1.69 1.56 1.58 1.49 1.39 1.39 1.43 1.47 (X)
1994.. 1.65 1.66 1.33 1.51 1.45 1.41 1.59 1.38 1.34 1.29 1.34 1.45 (X)
1995.. 1.50 1.52 1.32 1.52 1.42 1.43 1.56 1.41 1.37 1.33 1.44 1.55 (X)
1996.. 1.62 1.62 1.46 1.61 1.62 1.57 1.55 1.49 1.39 1.30 1.49 1.58 (X)
1997.. 1.58 1.59 1.41 1.48 1.46 1.45 1.41 1.42 1.30 1.26 1.45 1.38 (X)
1998.. 1.54 1.55 1.33 1.48 1.52 1.43 1.47 1.49 1.38 1.31 1.49 1.47 (X)
1999.. 1.65 1.58 1.29 1.42 1.46 1.33 1.44 1.36 1.30 1.30 1.36 1.35 (X)
2000.. 1.50 1.43 1.26 1.46 1.35 1.30 1.47 1.33 1.35 1.35 1.48 1.55 (X)
2001.. 1.60 1.69 1.45 1.71 1.63 1.66 1.62 1.50 1.55 1.37 1.37 1.47 (X)
2002.. 1.45 1.47(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,412 3,408 3,362 3,554 3,435 3,469 3,470 3,378 3,413 3,412 3,468 3,456 (X)
1993.. 3,466 3,491 3,433 3,475 3,591 3,533 3,575 3,689 3,608 3,705 3,705 3,730 (X)
1994.. 3,803 3,926 4,043 4,039 4,031 4,048 3,973 4,182 4,252 4,246 4,294 4,444 (X)
1995.. 4,298 4,278 4,282 4,266 4,278 4,322 4,352 4,361 4,416 4,337 4,358 4,570 (X)
1996.. 4,357 4,313 4,399 4,360 4,367 4,499 4,437 4,512 4,780 4,709 4,697 4,666 (X)
1997.. 4,622 4,664 4,692 4,832 4,708 4,719 4,841 4,753 4,851 4,901 4,858 4,892 (X)
1998.. 5,022 5,007 4,879 4,947 5,004 5,098 5,118 5,039 5,007 4,997 5,143 5,183 (X)
1999.. 5,182 5,183 5,270 5,289 5,316 5,291 5,336 5,355 5,307 5,257 5,304 5,331 (X)
2000.. 5,417 5,409 5,513 5,614 5,639 5,631 5,541 5,521 5,543 5,572 5,428 5,446 (X)
2001.. 5,375 5,365 5,319 5,147 5,199 5,132 5,131 5,251 5,246 5,297 5,362 5,351 (X)
2002.. 5,410 5,479(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,078 3,009 3,231 3,465 3,380 3,823 3,748 3,500 3,659 3,743 3,440 3,269 41,345
1993.. 2,974 3,044 3,371 3,430 3,512 3,872 3,768 3,973 3,832 3,964 3,805 3,514 43,059
1994.. 3,248 3,412 3,978 3,873 4,100 4,404 4,084 4,588 4,571 4,522 4,367 4,071 49,218
1995.. 3,825 3,709 4,218 3,972 4,432 4,784 4,456 4,758 4,593 4,792 4,367 4,072 51,978
1996.. 3,969 3,899 4,144 4,351 4,529 4,697 4,841 4,765 4,919 5,284 4,598 4,279 54,275
1997.. 4,229 4,053 4,415 4,818 4,802 5,096 5,291 4,858 5,132 5,430 4,576 4,554 57,254
1998.. 4,525 4,386 4,825 4,898 5,024 5,715 5,538 5,094 5,207 5,377 4,953 4,810 60,352
1999.. 4,586 4,592 5,375 5,310 5,343 5,878 5,592 5,628 5,403 5,473 5,283 4,915 63,378
2000.. 4,794 5,122 5,673 5,294 6,062 6,228 5,552 5,919 5,510 5,973 5,309 4,776 66,212
2001.. 5,090 4,877 5,404 4,982 5,615 5,471 5,290 5,592 5,026 5,795 5,319 4,661 63,122
2002.. 5,156 5,030(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10,186
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 6,566 6,586 6,552 6,634 6,696 6,650 6,723 6,718 6,583 6,544 6,434 6,366 (X)
1993.. 6,524 6,478 6,491 6,481 6,375 6,413 6,403 6,426 6,472 6,598 6,732 6,721 (X)
1994.. 6,783 6,913 6,946 7,019 7,203 7,298 7,436 7,582 7,686 7,648 7,668 7,841 (X)
1995.. 7,765 7,783 8,012 7,849 7,870 7,864 7,807 7,830 7,935 8,111 8,070 8,029 (X)
1996.. 8,041 8,065 8,095 8,102 8,150 8,137 8,315 8,305 8,283 8,448 8,449 8,578 (X)
1997.. 8,590 8,614 8,408 8,658 8,672 8,658 8,552 8,596 8,728 8,701 8,746 8,757 (X)
1998.. 8,921 9,221 9,142 9,318 9,354 9,459 9,408 9,476 9,466 9,496 9,515 9,580 (X)
1999.. 9,675 9,622 9,649 9,622 9,664 9,664 9,750 9,543 9,673 9,729 9,888 9,838 (X)
2000.. 9,855 10,095 10,080 10,318 10,427 10,562 10,575 10,595 10,552 10,626 10,640 10,707 (X)
2001.. 10,634 10,619 10,607 10,452 10,350 10,354 10,394 10,465 10,477 10,381 10,301 10,274 (X)
2002.. 10,306 10,214(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 6,461 6,593 6,598 6,700 6,837 6,597 6,750 6,799 6,623 6,505 6,325 6,283 (X)
1993.. 6,413 6,478 6,543 6,546 6,509 6,368 6,435 6,497 6,504 6,558 6,618 6,634 (X)
1994.. 6,661 6,906 7,015 7,096 7,361 7,269 7,466 7,650 7,717 7,594 7,538 7,731 (X)
1995.. 7,617 7,767 8,108 7,943 8,051 7,864 7,830 7,885 7,951 8,038 7,925 7,909 (X)
1996.. 7,888 8,033 8,200 8,224 8,337 8,186 8,340 8,355 8,283 8,355 8,305 8,441 (X)
1997.. 8,427 8,580 8,509 8,805 8,871 8,753 8,595 8,648 8,702 8,579 8,589 8,608 (X)
1998.. 8,760 9,184 9,243 9,486 9,541 9,601 9,474 9,552 9,419 9,344 9,344 9,408 (X)
1999.. 9,511 9,584 9,726 9,805 9,828 9,838 9,838 9,648 9,625 9,564 9,700 9,681 (X)
2000.. 9,697 10,055 10,130 10,493 10,552 10,752 10,681 10,743 10,520 10,445 10,438 10,546 (X)
2001.. 10,474 10,566 10,628 10,619 10,433 10,530 10,519 10,653 10,456 10,215 10,105 10,140 (X)
2002.. 10,162 10,153(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.92 1.93 1.95 1.87 1.95 1.92 1.94 1.99 1.93 1.92 1.86 1.84 (X)
1993.. 1.88 1.86 1.89 1.87 1.78 1.82 1.79 1.74 1.79 1.78 1.82 1.80 (X)
1994.. 1.78 1.76 1.72 1.74 1.79 1.80 1.87 1.81 1.81 1.80 1.79 1.76 (X)
1995.. 1.81 1.82 1.87 1.84 1.84 1.82 1.79 1.80 1.80 1.87 1.85 1.76 (X)
1996.. 1.85 1.87 1.84 1.86 1.87 1.81 1.87 1.84 1.73 1.79 1.80 1.84 (X)
1997.. 1.86 1.85 1.79 1.79 1.84 1.83 1.77 1.81 1.80 1.78 1.80 1.79 (X)
1998.. 1.78 1.84 1.87 1.88 1.87 1.86 1.84 1.88 1.89 1.90 1.85 1.85 (X)
1999.. 1.87 1.86 1.83 1.82 1.82 1.83 1.83 1.78 1.82 1.85 1.86 1.85 (X)
2000.. 1.82 1.87 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.88 1.91 1.92 1.90 1.91 1.96 1.97 (X)
2001.. 1.98 1.98 1.99 2.03 1.99 2.02 2.03 1.99 2.00 1.96 1.92 1.92 (X)
2002.. 1.90 1.86(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 2.10 2.19 2.04 1.93 2.02 1.73 1.80 1.94 1.81 1.74 1.84 1.92 (X)
1993.. 2.16 2.13 1.94 1.91 1.85 1.64 1.71 1.64 1.70 1.65 1.74 1.89 (X)
1994.. 2.05 2.02 1.76 1.83 1.80 1.65 1.83 1.67 1.69 1.68 1.73 1.90 (X)
1995.. 1.99 2.09 1.92 2.00 1.82 1.64 1.76 1.66 1.73 1.68 1.81 1.94 (X)
1996.. 1.99 2.06 1.98 1.89 1.84 1.74 1.72 1.75 1.68 1.58 1.81 1.97 (X)
1997.. 1.99 2.12 1.93 1.83 1.85 1.72 1.62 1.78 1.70 1.58 1.88 1.89 (X)
1998.. 1.94 2.09 1.92 1.94 1.90 1.68 1.71 1.88 1.81 1.74 1.89 1.96 (X)
1999.. 2.07 2.09 1.81 1.85 1.84 1.67 1.76 1.71 1.78 1.75 1.84 1.97 (X)
2000.. 2.02 1.96 1.79 1.98 1.74 1.73 1.92 1.82 1.91 1.75 1.97 2.21 (X)
2001.. 2.06 2.17 1.97 2.13 1.86 1.92 1.99 1.91 2.08 1.76 1.90 2.18 (X)
2002.. 1.97 2.02(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,285 11,577 12,255 12,285 11,965 12,360 12,061 12,367 12,667 12,934 12,682 12,538 (X)
1993.. 13,247 13,114 13,145 13,454 13,737 13,579 13,812 13,556 13,498 13,536 13,528 13,544 (X)
1994.. 13,815 13,855 13,880 13,876 14,128 14,577 14,674 15,013 15,149 15,121 15,170 15,480 (X)
1995.. 15,362 15,722 15,483 15,348 15,673 15,508 15,958 16,288 16,118 16,194 16,641 17,518 (X)
1996.. 16,724 16,679 17,120 17,222 16,844 16,772 16,674 16,796 17,105 17,639 18,105 18,038 (X)
1997.. 17,576 18,584 17,949 18,247 18,322 18,673 19,078 18,737 19,008 19,342 19,098 19,297 (X)
1998.. 20,192 20,360 20,233 20,469 20,558 20,365 20,068 20,005 20,201 19,685 20,161 20,125 (X)
1999.. 19,965 19,905 20,326 20,155 20,407 20,464 20,485 20,655 20,398 20,414 20,400 20,638 (X)
2000.. 20,862 20,484 20,525 20,839 20,897 21,429 21,453 21,349 21,548 21,604 21,625 21,336 (X)
2001.. 21,442 21,965 21,834 21,740 21,761 21,592 21,467 22,028 21,967 19,973 20,295 20,053 (X)
2002.. 19,764 19,883(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,732 10,570 13,309 12,752 11,881 13,361 12,001 12,243 12,756 13,568 11,655 12,714 147,542
1993.. 11,869 11,829 14,657 14,127 13,764 14,380 13,494 13,922 13,511 13,604 13,055 13,612 161,824
1994.. 12,461 12,539 15,435 14,084 14,735 15,335 13,779 15,764 15,255 15,287 14,427 15,310 174,411
1995.. 14,333 14,307 17,093 15,041 16,849 16,469 15,096 16,988 15,667 16,890 15,859 16,660 191,252
1996.. 16,038 15,945 17,719 18,324 17,956 16,571 16,907 16,947 16,609 18,786 16,838 17,948 206,588
1997.. 16,662 16,986 18,721 19,196 19,073 19,271 19,212 18,081 19,255 20,444 17,131 19,818 223,850
1998.. 18,617 18,589 21,852 21,492 20,558 22,035 20,148 19,445 20,201 20,256 18,810 20,528 242,531
1999.. 17,669 18,173 22,623 21,284 20,570 21,896 20,034 20,841 20,378 20,149 19,910 20,968 244,495
2000.. 18,546 19,624 22,598 20,422 22,527 23,036 20,295 22,203 20,988 22,274 20,782 20,333 253,628
2001.. 20,370 20,032 23,428 22,131 23,306 22,413 21,038 22,843 20,605 21,291 19,686 19,271 256,414
2002.. 18,618 18,153(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 36,771
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 26,299 26,143 26,570 26,775 26,487 27,181 27,281 27,564 27,435 27,012 27,704 28,013 (X)
1993.. 28,119 28,193 28,120 28,145 28,096 28,297 28,007 27,991 28,143 28,072 28,269 28,356 (X)
1994.. 28,491 29,038 28,924 29,013 29,608 29,490 30,040 30,580 30,924 31,199 31,760 31,632 (X)
1995.. 31,887 32,325 32,529 33,112 33,191 33,617 34,069 34,273 34,589 35,489 35,436 35,829 (X)
1996.. 36,377 36,472 36,694 36,608 36,451 36,783 37,094 37,286 38,132 37,619 37,463 37,671 (X)
1997.. 37,983 38,045 38,485 38,946 39,552 40,322 39,050 39,125 39,805 40,460 41,079 42,042 (X)
1998.. 42,014 42,670 42,952 43,192 43,915 44,289 44,937 45,372 46,128 46,853 47,151 48,175 (X)
1999.. 48,564 48,890 49,222 49,617 49,094 49,291 49,653 49,537 49,463 49,352 49,715 49,322 (X)
2000.. 49,050 49,312 49,523 49,894 49,985 50,384 50,054 50,586 50,496 50,037 50,405 50,006 (X)
2001.. 50,549 50,819 50,825 50,347 50,625 50,256 49,903 49,341 49,095 48,789 48,135 47,821 (X)
2002.. 47,832 47,231(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 26,141 26,169 26,676 27,177 26,805 27,208 27,472 27,757 26,996 26,877 27,593 27,565 (X)
1993.. 27,922 28,221 28,232 28,595 28,433 28,325 28,231 28,159 27,693 27,932 28,128 27,902 (X)
1994.. 28,263 29,067 29,040 29,477 29,993 29,549 30,310 30,702 30,429 31,074 31,538 31,158 (X)
1995.. 31,568 32,325 32,692 33,642 33,689 33,684 34,444 34,376 34,070 35,347 35,117 35,292 (X)
1996.. 35,940 36,436 36,877 37,267 37,071 36,930 37,613 37,323 37,560 37,469 37,013 37,144 (X)
1997.. 37,413 37,893 38,716 39,686 40,264 40,604 39,675 39,164 39,248 40,217 40,504 41,453 (X)
1998.. 41,258 42,414 43,253 44,013 44,837 44,776 45,746 45,463 45,528 46,478 46,349 47,404 (X)
1999.. 47,544 48,450 49,567 50,560 50,223 50,080 50,646 49,686 48,869 48,858 48,770 48,385 (X)
2000.. 47,922 48,770 49,919 50,842 51,235 51,341 51,105 50,839 49,991 49,437 49,397 48,906 (X)
2001.. 49,336 50,158 51,232 51,253 51,992 51,362 51,001 49,686 48,653 48,204 47,124 46,625 (X)
2002.. 46,684 46,523(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 2.33 2.26 2.17 2.18 2.21 2.20 2.26 2.23 2.17 2.09 2.18 2.23 (X)
1993.. 2.12 2.15 2.14 2.09 2.05 2.08 2.03 2.06 2.08 2.07 2.09 2.09 (X)
1994.. 2.06 2.10 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.02 2.05 2.04 2.04 2.06 2.09 2.04 (X)
1995.. 2.08 2.06 2.10 2.16 2.12 2.17 2.13 2.10 2.15 2.19 2.13 2.05 (X)
1996.. 2.18 2.19 2.14 2.13 2.16 2.19 2.22 2.22 2.23 2.13 2.07 2.09 (X)
1997.. 2.16 2.05 2.14 2.13 2.16 2.16 2.05 2.09 2.09 2.09 2.15 2.18 (X)
1998.. 2.08 2.10 2.12 2.11 2.14 2.17 2.24 2.27 2.28 2.38 2.34 2.39 (X)
1999.. 2.43 2.46 2.42 2.46 2.41 2.41 2.42 2.40 2.42 2.42 2.44 2.39 (X)
2000.. 2.35 2.41 2.41 2.39 2.39 2.35 2.33 2.37 2.34 2.32 2.33 2.34 (X)
2001.. 2.36 2.31 2.33 2.32 2.33 2.33 2.32 2.24 2.23 2.44 2.37 2.38 (X)
2002.. 2.42 2.38(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 2.44 2.48 2.00 2.13 2.26 2.04 2.29 2.27 2.12 1.98 2.37 2.17 (X)
1993.. 2.35 2.39 1.93 2.02 2.07 1.97 2.09 2.02 2.05 2.05 2.15 2.05 (X)
1994.. 2.27 2.32 1.88 2.09 2.04 1.93 2.20 1.95 1.99 2.03 2.19 2.04 (X)
1995.. 2.20 2.26 1.91 2.24 2.00 2.05 2.28 2.02 2.17 2.09 2.21 2.12 (X)
1996.. 2.24 2.29 2.08 2.03 2.06 2.23 2.22 2.20 2.26 1.99 2.20 2.07 (X)
1997.. 2.25 2.23 2.07 2.07 2.11 2.11 2.07 2.17 2.04 1.97 2.36 2.09 (X)
1998.. 2.22 2.28 1.98 2.05 2.18 2.03 2.27 2.34 2.25 2.29 2.46 2.31 (X)
1999.. 2.69 2.67 2.19 2.38 2.44 2.29 2.53 2.38 2.40 2.42 2.45 2.31 (X)
2000.. 2.58 2.49 2.21 2.49 2.27 2.23 2.52 2.29 2.38 2.22 2.38 2.41 (X)
2001.. 2.42 2.50 2.19 2.32 2.23 2.29 2.42 2.18 2.36 2.26 2.39 2.42 (X)
2002.. 2.51 2.56(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,403 8,931 8,896 8,847 8,639 9,397 10,157 9,307 9,484 9,442 9,653 9,789 (X)
1993.. 10,441 9,565 9,745 9,724 9,955 9,709 10,307 9,973 9,562 9,735 9,939 10,176 (X)
1994.. 10,334 10,247 10,428 10,817 10,711 10,800 10,977 11,588 11,779 12,137 11,991 11,931 (X)
1995.. 12,526 13,104 12,105 12,443 12,265 12,849 12,097 12,444 12,371 12,565 12,650 12,892 (X)
1996.. 11,482 11,646 12,056 11,694 12,417 12,211 12,222 12,472 12,847 12,853 12,671 13,030 (X)
1997.. 12,715 13,032 12,927 13,030 12,865 12,339 13,020 13,142 13,432 12,983 13,321 12,938 (X)
1998.. 12,727 12,667 12,950 12,834 12,304 12,414 12,568 11,995 11,470 12,129 11,876 12,035 (X)
1999.. 12,409 12,632 12,450 12,625 13,008 12,942 13,129 13,387 13,730 13,826 14,176 14,485 (X)
2000.. 14,413 14,370 14,528 14,765 15,269 14,572 14,734 14,376 14,369 14,602 14,493 14,349 (X)
2001.. 14,045 13,812 13,609 13,259 13,040 13,398 13,176 13,449 12,771 12,542 12,369 12,613 (X)
2002.. 13,116 13,413(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 7,588 7,949 8,976 8,378 8,034 9,585 9,680 9,791 10,157 10,811 10,512 10,083 111,544
1993.. 8,958 8,379 9,998 9,189 9,368 9,835 9,596 10,751 10,346 10,845 11,032 10,410 118,707
1994.. 8,929 8,966 10,783 9,887 10,390 11,016 9,912 12,642 12,816 13,630 13,154 11,907 134,032
1995.. 11,148 11,584 12,601 11,311 12,216 12,977 10,984 13,527 13,076 14,286 13,788 12,402 149,900
1996.. 10,472 10,866 11,984 11,191 12,318 11,857 11,672 13,008 13,746 15,000 13,191 12,887 148,192
1997.. 11,494 11,677 13,108 12,535 12,505 12,277 12,590 13,116 14,735 14,931 13,561 13,106 155,635
1998.. 11,238 11,426 13,468 12,475 11,615 12,687 12,191 11,983 12,525 13,512 12,315 12,216 147,651
1999.. 10,647 11,470 13,371 12,183 12,436 13,278 12,591 13,561 14,966 14,822 14,970 14,514 158,809
2000.. 12,568 13,695 15,574 13,687 15,315 14,951 13,924 15,009 14,958 16,033 15,348 13,574 174,636
2001.. 12,893 12,707 14,303 12,583 13,170 13,425 12,728 13,933 13,001 14,097 12,888 12,045 157,773
2002.. 12,132 12,407(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24,539
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 12,059 12,280 12,615 11,732 12,140 12,871 12,387 12,780 12,781 12,775 12,868 12,887 (X)
1993.. 13,016 13,149 13,134 13,394 13,586 13,674 13,884 14,281 14,429 14,423 14,729 14,846 (X)
1994.. 14,804 14,773 14,749 14,723 15,280 15,066 15,287 15,153 14,641 15,320 15,378 15,506 (X)
1995.. 15,649 15,758 16,177 16,229 16,254 16,341 16,384 15,938 16,116 16,264 16,363 16,234 (X)
1996.. 16,341 16,084 16,142 16,465 16,111 16,263 16,394 16,434 16,374 16,811 16,259 16,335 (X)
1997.. 16,236 16,305 16,696 16,177 15,765 16,386 16,454 16,778 16,888 16,579 16,964 17,612 (X)
1998.. 17,529 17,759 17,585 17,625 17,815 17,874 17,837 18,350 18,826 19,077 18,968 18,946 (X)
1999.. 19,006 18,925 19,328 19,053 19,000 18,960 18,758 18,991 19,256 19,522 19,958 20,055 (X)
2000.. 20,481 21,069 21,291 21,601 21,927 22,612 22,936 22,921 22,426 22,619 22,756 23,050 (X)
2001.. 23,367 22,810 22,571 22,507 22,157 21,611 21,244 20,971 20,614 20,604 20,596 20,308 (X)
2002.. 20,264 20,170(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,745 11,936 11,946 11,521 12,274 12,871 12,882 13,291 13,190 13,069 12,919 12,552 (X)
1993.. 12,691 12,768 12,451 13,180 13,722 13,674 14,439 14,824 14,876 14,769 14,758 14,445 (X)
1994.. 14,493 14,359 14,026 14,517 15,418 15,051 15,883 15,668 15,066 15,688 15,363 15,087 (X)
1995.. 15,383 15,348 15,449 16,018 16,384 16,308 16,974 16,400 16,551 16,687 16,298 15,796 (X)
1996.. 16,129 15,730 15,512 16,284 16,224 16,230 16,886 16,845 16,800 17,231 16,161 15,894 (X)
1997.. 16,090 16,028 16,145 16,015 15,828 16,353 16,849 17,147 17,293 16,977 16,828 17,136 (X)
1998.. 17,424 17,564 17,093 17,484 17,886 17,838 18,158 18,735 19,240 19,459 18,816 18,453 (X)
1999.. 18,911 18,793 18,864 18,901 19,095 18,941 19,039 19,371 19,622 19,834 19,798 19,534 (X)
2000.. 20,399 20,964 20,844 21,471 22,059 22,635 23,257 23,357 22,762 22,913 22,597 22,428 (X)
2001.. 23,274 22,696 22,120 22,394 22,312 21,654 21,584 21,348 20,841 20,831 20,452 19,780 (X)
2002.. 20,203 20,069(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.44 1.37 1.42 1.33 1.41 1.37 1.22 1.37 1.35 1.35 1.33 1.32 (X)
1993.. 1.25 1.37 1.35 1.38 1.36 1.41 1.35 1.43 1.51 1.48 1.48 1.46 (X)
1994.. 1.43 1.44 1.41 1.36 1.43 1.40 1.39 1.31 1.24 1.26 1.28 1.30 (X)
1995.. 1.25 1.20 1.34 1.30 1.33 1.27 1.35 1.28 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.26 (X)
1996.. 1.42 1.38 1.34 1.41 1.30 1.33 1.34 1.32 1.27 1.31 1.28 1.25 (X)
1997.. 1.28 1.25 1.29 1.24 1.23 1.33 1.26 1.28 1.26 1.28 1.27 1.36 (X)
1998.. 1.38 1.40 1.36 1.37 1.45 1.44 1.42 1.53 1.64 1.57 1.60 1.57 (X)
1999.. 1.53 1.50 1.55 1.51 1.46 1.46 1.43 1.42 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.38 (X)
2000.. 1.42 1.47 1.47 1.46 1.44 1.55 1.56 1.59 1.56 1.55 1.57 1.61 (X)
2001.. 1.66 1.65 1.66 1.70 1.70 1.61 1.61 1.56 1.61 1.64 1.67 1.61 (X)
2002.. 1.54 1.50(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.55 1.50 1.33 1.38 1.53 1.34 1.33 1.36 1.30 1.21 1.23 1.24 (X)
1993.. 1.42 1.52 1.25 1.43 1.46 1.39 1.50 1.38 1.44 1.36 1.34 1.39 (X)
1994.. 1.62 1.60 1.30 1.47 1.48 1.37 1.60 1.24 1.18 1.15 1.17 1.27 (X)
1995.. 1.38 1.32 1.23 1.42 1.34 1.26 1.55 1.21 1.27 1.17 1.18 1.27 (X)
1996.. 1.54 1.45 1.29 1.46 1.32 1.37 1.45 1.29 1.22 1.15 1.23 1.23 (X)
1997.. 1.40 1.37 1.23 1.28 1.27 1.33 1.34 1.31 1.17 1.14 1.24 1.31 (X)
1998.. 1.55 1.54 1.27 1.40 1.54 1.41 1.49 1.56 1.54 1.44 1.53 1.51 (X)
1999.. 1.78 1.64 1.41 1.55 1.54 1.43 1.51 1.43 1.31 1.34 1.32 1.35 (X)
2000.. 1.62 1.53 1.34 1.57 1.44 1.51 1.67 1.56 1.52 1.43 1.47 1.65 (X)
2001.. 1.81 1.79 1.55 1.78 1.69 1.61 1.70 1.53 1.60 1.48 1.59 1.64 (X)
2002.. 1.67 1.62(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
Nondurable Goods - Total
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 74,737 73,901 74,353 73,715 73,611 73,669 75,872 74,891 76,302 75,878 74,805 74,198 (X)
1993.. 76,022 74,961 74,363 75,344 76,883 74,816 74,374 74,955 75,325 75,128 75,487 73,273 (X)
1994.. 75,159 75,246 76,680 75,781 76,062 76,996 77,416 78,688 78,515 79,564 79,819 80,899 (X)
1995.. 81,644 82,400 81,763 83,427 83,066 84,510 84,733 84,821 84,944 85,506 86,326 86,922 (X)
1996.. 86,925 87,168 88,181 88,794 89,038 89,340 91,824 92,489 90,877 91,877 91,636 91,067 (X)
1997.. 92,883 93,899 93,886 91,710 92,829 91,942 91,150 92,356 92,398 92,611 92,020 92,410 (X)
1998.. 92,293 92,257 92,230 92,259 92,837 91,492 92,596 91,758 92,890 93,753 94,100 94,859 (X)
1999.. 93,217 93,272 95,265 95,967 98,273 99,117 99,061 100,611 101,182 102,281 103,974 103,831 (X)
2000.. 104,720 105,753 107,951 108,161 108,026 110,779 110,564 109,971 111,688 111,976 112,196 115,752 (X)
2001.. 114,779 114,248 111,789 112,419 111,749 110,593 111,737 112,670 113,047 110,760 110,527 110,139 (X)
2002.. 111,410 112,222(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 73,860 68,899 76,380 75,006 73,430 75,176 76,987 74,226 76,289 79,327 72,986 76,250 898,816
1993.. 71,290 68,615 78,632 76,267 77,031 76,582 73,733 76,006 75,642 76,350 75,615 75,148 900,911
1994.. 70,670 69,034 81,073 74,967 77,765 79,063 74,391 82,205 78,320 80,986 80,100 80,871 929,445
1995.. 78,823 75,853 86,098 80,566 87,481 86,381 81,633 88,538 82,579 89,028 86,631 84,312 1,007,923
1996.. 86,411 83,969 88,018 90,619 93,534 86,825 92,970 93,426 88,343 98,399 89,508 91,145 1,083,167
1997.. 91,715 86,736 94,349 93,377 95,267 91,820 92,587 90,498 92,793 98,748 87,620 95,208 1,110,718
1998.. 88,737 85,148 95,241 93,990 92,543 94,424 93,502 90,175 93,325 97,343 91,722 97,919 1,114,069
1999.. 86,615 85,885 101,476 97,190 98,440 102,384 97,598 101,153 101,855 102,771 104,306 106,678 1,186,351
2000.. 97,965 101,817 114,443 104,057 114,174 114,201 106,081 113,905 109,084 115,801 112,418 112,801 1,316,747
2001.. 113,796 105,376 115,581 110,829 118,042 111,110 109,939 116,124 107,521 117,826 110,309 108,032 1,344,485
2002.. 110,546 103,545(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 214,091
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 71,688 72,382 73,288 72,771 72,100 73,708 73,664 73,148 73,166 73,450 74,025 74,639 (X)
1993.. 75,323 74,951 75,224 75,771 75,911 76,227 76,015 76,788 77,208 76,094 76,912 77,308 (X)
1994.. 77,022 77,757 77,698 77,240 77,987 77,667 77,614 78,578 79,239 79,766 80,667 81,357 (X)
1995.. 82,290 82,375 83,393 84,636 84,652 85,344 86,906 87,177 87,447 86,852 86,048 85,872 (X)
1996.. 86,405 86,407 86,580 89,067 89,310 88,810 88,462 87,467 85,032 85,935 85,585 85,591 (X)
1997.. 87,063 86,983 86,979 86,742 86,551 87,420 88,129 88,743 88,884 90,289 91,656 91,749 (X)
1998.. 91,205 92,025 92,008 91,501 92,397 92,938 93,129 93,574 94,261 93,852 95,250 94,812 (X)
1999.. 94,792 96,022 96,304 97,384 96,379 96,077 97,558 98,744 98,943 99,966 100,655 101,035 (X)
2000.. 102,674 103,200 104,321 104,776 105,155 105,603 106,209 106,872 107,587 108,556 109,685 110,513 (X)
2001.. 109,534 110,329 111,042 111,647 113,943 115,067 114,143 115,216 115,331 113,164 113,451 113,977 (X)
2002.. 113,926 113,588(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 75,869 75,059 74,540 72,919 69,844 71,190 70,899 68,961 70,181 75,000 76,585 77,355 (X)
1993.. 79,557 77,458 76,373 76,060 73,569 73,476 72,929 72,092 73,997 77,717 79,672 80,272 (X)
1994.. 81,663 80,521 78,886 77,586 75,447 74,726 74,662 74,051 75,966 81,664 83,517 84,497 (X)
1995.. 87,199 85,149 84,536 84,984 81,915 82,001 83,223 81,481 83,416 89,233 89,521 89,497 (X)
1996.. 91,985 89,550 87,932 89,405 86,009 84,714 84,591 82,121 81,863 88,449 88,743 88,687 (X)
1997.. 91,879 89,533 88,061 86,873 83,721 83,995 84,727 84,028 85,857 93,068 95,289 95,132 (X)
1998.. 95,996 94,302 92,974 91,414 89,602 89,532 89,801 89,084 91,284 96,840 98,889 98,341 (X)
1999.. 99,510 98,134 97,274 97,041 93,350 92,546 93,987 94,057 95,993 103,219 104,532 104,735 (X)
2000.. 107,427 105,135 105,277 104,279 101,904 101,791 102,269 102,191 104,755 111,925 113,824 114,690 (X)
2001.. 114,415 112,145 111,868 111,081 110,563 111,294 110,042 110,318 112,593 116,469 117,380 118,134 (X)
2002.. 118,729 114,871(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 0.96 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.98 1.00 0.97 0.98 0.96 0.97 0.99 1.01 (X)
1993.. 0.99 1.00 1.01 1.01 0.99 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.06 (X)
1994.. 1.02 1.03 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.01 1.00 1.00 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.01 (X)
1995.. 1.01 1.00 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.02 1.00 0.99 (X)
1996.. 0.99 0.99 0.98 1.00 1.00 0.99 0.96 0.95 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.94 (X)
1997.. 0.94 0.93 0.93 0.95 0.93 0.95 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.97 1.00 0.99 (X)
1998.. 0.99 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.00 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.00 (X)
1999.. 1.02 1.03 1.01 1.01 0.98 0.97 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.97 (X)
2000.. 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.96 0.97 0.96 0.97 0.98 0.95 (X)
2001.. 0.95 0.97 0.99 0.99 1.02 1.04 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03 (X)
2002.. 1.02 1.01(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.03 1.09 0.98 0.97 0.95 0.95 0.92 0.93 0.92 0.95 1.05 1.01 (X)
1993.. 1.12 1.13 0.97 1.00 0.96 0.96 0.99 0.95 0.98 1.02 1.05 1.07 (X)
1994.. 1.16 1.17 0.97 1.03 0.97 0.95 1.00 0.90 0.97 1.01 1.04 1.04 (X)
1995.. 1.11 1.12 0.98 1.05 0.94 0.95 1.02 0.92 1.01 1.00 1.03 1.06 (X)
1996.. 1.06 1.07 1.00 0.99 0.92 0.98 0.91 0.88 0.93 0.90 0.99 0.97 (X)
1997.. 1.00 1.03 0.93 0.93 0.88 0.91 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.94 1.09 1.00 (X)
1998.. 1.08 1.11 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.95 0.96 0.99 0.98 0.99 1.08 1.00 (X)
1999.. 1.15 1.14 0.96 1.00 0.95 0.90 0.96 0.93 0.94 1.00 1.00 0.98 (X)
2000.. 1.10 1.03 0.92 1.00 0.89 0.89 0.96 0.90 0.96 0.97 1.01 1.02 (X)
2001.. 1.01 1.06 0.97 1.00 0.94 1.00 1.00 0.95 1.05 0.99 1.06 1.09 (X)
2002.. 1.07 1.11(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4221 Paper and Paper Products
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,046 3,979 4,015 3,998 3,970 3,918 4,151 3,935 3,908 3,977 3,983 4,078 (X)
1993.. 4,046 4,111 4,080 4,113 4,142 4,166 4,151 4,142 4,224 4,264 4,395 4,347 (X)
1994.. 4,412 4,371 4,435 4,489 4,528 4,566 4,597 4,694 4,715 4,793 4,760 5,202 (X)
1995.. 5,316 5,412 5,466 5,433 5,549 5,684 5,718 5,573 5,615 5,373 5,504 5,538 (X)
1996.. 5,361 5,428 5,415 5,408 5,443 5,340 5,436 5,433 5,318 5,334 5,327 5,402 (X)
1997.. 5,517 5,700 5,476 5,577 5,357 5,351 5,390 5,541 5,632 5,620 5,689 5,597 (X)
1998.. 5,665 5,683 5,810 5,806 5,828 5,907 5,833 5,811 5,868 5,871 5,858 5,969 (X)
1999.. 5,925 6,021 5,795 6,061 6,174 6,273 6,326 6,359 6,438 6,522 6,569 6,346 (X)
2000.. 6,574 6,554 6,744 6,552 6,693 6,677 6,699 6,727 6,719 6,693 6,716 6,769 (X)
2001.. 6,743 6,684 6,582 6,567 6,531 6,390 6,369 6,327 5,992 6,041 6,236 6,230 (X)
2002.. 6,189 6,178(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,151 3,657 4,103 4,010 3,823 4,036 4,209 3,931 3,998 4,295 3,899 4,017 48,129
1993.. 3,908 3,741 4,309 4,101 3,960 4,341 4,051 4,287 4,313 4,516 4,399 4,286 50,212
1994.. 4,209 3,986 4,674 4,359 4,456 4,726 4,413 5,060 4,833 5,033 4,765 4,921 55,435
1995.. 5,194 4,963 5,788 5,145 5,604 5,826 5,524 6,030 5,654 5,781 5,432 5,128 66,069
1996.. 5,361 5,184 5,480 5,419 5,454 5,185 5,550 5,705 5,398 5,878 5,087 5,143 64,844
1997.. 5,484 5,244 5,558 5,650 5,191 5,314 5,455 5,685 5,908 6,165 5,336 5,502 66,492
1998.. 5,450 5,206 6,077 5,823 5,560 6,049 5,845 5,939 6,203 6,235 5,647 5,903 69,937
1999.. 5,587 5,509 6,206 6,006 5,921 6,493 6,136 6,677 6,741 6,763 6,536 6,283 74,858
2000.. 6,206 6,259 7,149 6,172 6,847 6,831 6,377 7,279 6,800 7,115 6,689 6,376 80,100
2001.. 6,770 6,109 6,733 6,350 6,668 6,371 6,261 6,833 5,914 6,603 6,174 5,850 76,636
2002.. 6,214 5,653(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 11,867
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,120 4,213 4,311 4,331 4,369 4,462 4,473 4,511 4,631 4,653 4,615 4,544 (X)
1993.. 4,525 4,472 4,516 4,532 4,553 4,557 4,536 4,587 4,570 4,551 4,450 4,697 (X)
1994.. 4,740 4,742 4,689 4,675 4,685 4,638 4,729 4,698 4,683 4,734 4,843 4,885 (X)
1995.. 4,962 5,104 5,149 5,251 5,234 5,308 5,320 5,351 5,343 5,411 5,326 5,352 (X)
1996.. 5,321 5,232 5,244 5,242 5,249 5,302 5,223 5,226 5,428 5,288 5,164 5,282 (X)
1997.. 5,374 5,410 5,398 5,428 5,520 5,382 5,668 5,867 5,795 5,778 5,836 5,921 (X)
1998.. 5,684 6,031 6,087 6,082 6,073 6,050 6,027 6,015 5,962 5,813 5,950 5,972 (X)
1999.. 5,916 5,979 6,020 6,067 6,086 6,137 6,213 6,261 6,299 6,295 6,372 6,187 (X)
2000.. 6,435 6,475 6,591 6,675 6,772 6,798 6,862 6,946 6,953 7,072 7,094 7,099 (X)
2001.. 6,961 7,145 6,902 6,903 6,976 6,786 6,645 6,553 6,516 6,453 6,387 6,305 (X)
2002.. 6,243 6,180(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,293 4,196 4,389 4,405 4,251 4,453 4,442 4,371 4,575 4,625 4,578 4,630 (X)
1993.. 4,720 4,463 4,584 4,614 4,435 4,543 4,518 4,454 4,501 4,528 4,410 4,782 (X)
1994.. 4,939 4,742 4,736 4,768 4,568 4,624 4,724 4,571 4,599 4,720 4,790 4,958 (X)
1995.. 5,155 5,114 5,180 5,356 5,119 5,303 5,325 5,223 5,252 5,411 5,251 5,416 (X)
1996.. 5,502 5,232 5,265 5,342 5,155 5,307 5,228 5,116 5,363 5,293 5,097 5,330 (X)
1997.. 5,508 5,394 5,425 5,526 5,459 5,377 5,679 5,773 5,754 5,772 5,772 5,974 (X)
1998.. 5,769 5,977 6,130 6,191 6,043 6,026 6,033 5,943 5,920 5,801 5,920 6,026 (X)
1999.. 5,946 5,901 6,068 6,182 6,092 6,106 6,213 6,198 6,242 6,295 6,385 6,243 (X)
2000.. 6,435 6,358 6,644 6,802 6,813 6,764 6,841 6,870 6,877 7,100 7,137 7,156 (X)
2001.. 6,947 7,009 6,937 7,027 7,032 6,759 6,612 6,474 6,451 6,492 6,438 6,355 (X)
2002.. 6,231 6,069(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.02 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.10 1.14 1.08 1.15 1.19 1.17 1.16 1.11 (X)
1993.. 1.12 1.09 1.11 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.09 1.11 1.08 1.07 1.01 1.08 (X)
1994.. 1.07 1.08 1.06 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.00 0.99 0.99 1.02 0.94 (X)
1995.. 0.93 0.94 0.94 0.97 0.94 0.93 0.93 0.96 0.95 1.01 0.97 0.97 (X)
1996.. 0.99 0.96 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.99 0.96 0.96 1.02 0.99 0.97 0.98 (X)
1997.. 0.97 0.95 0.99 0.97 1.03 1.01 1.05 1.06 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.06 (X)
1998.. 1.00 1.06 1.05 1.05 1.04 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.02 0.99 1.02 1.00 (X)
1999.. 1.00 0.99 1.04 1.00 0.99 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.97 0.97 0.97 (X)
2000.. 0.98 0.99 0.98 1.02 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.06 1.06 1.05 (X)
2001.. 1.03 1.07 1.05 1.05 1.07 1.06 1.04 1.04 1.09 1.07 1.02 1.01 (X)
2002.. 1.01 1.00(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.03 1.15 1.07 1.10 1.11 1.10 1.06 1.11 1.14 1.08 1.17 1.15 (X)
1993.. 1.21 1.19 1.06 1.13 1.12 1.05 1.12 1.04 1.04 1.00 1.00 1.12 (X)
1994.. 1.17 1.19 1.01 1.09 1.03 0.98 1.07 0.90 0.95 0.94 1.01 1.01 (X)
1995.. 0.99 1.03 0.89 1.04 0.91 0.91 0.96 0.87 0.93 0.94 0.97 1.06 (X)
1996.. 1.03 1.01 0.96 0.99 0.95 1.02 0.94 0.90 0.99 0.90 1.00 1.04 (X)
1997.. 1.00 1.03 0.98 0.98 1.05 1.01 1.04 1.02 0.97 0.94 1.08 1.09 (X)
1998.. 1.06 1.15 1.01 1.06 1.09 1.00 1.03 1.00 0.95 0.93 1.05 1.02 (X)
1999.. 1.06 1.07 0.98 1.03 1.03 0.94 1.01 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.98 0.99 (X)
2000.. 1.04 1.02 0.93 1.10 1.00 0.99 1.07 0.94 1.01 1.00 1.07 1.12 (X)
2001.. 1.03 1.15 1.03 1.11 1.05 1.06 1.06 0.95 1.09 0.98 1.04 1.09 (X)
2002.. 1.00 1.07(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4222 Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 5,491 5,473 5,515 5,444 5,518 5,653 5,616 5,562 5,512 5,661 5,585 5,735 (X)
1993.. 5,731 5,745 5,663 5,649 5,667 5,682 5,592 5,692 5,780 5,875 5,946 5,929 (X)
1994.. 6,149 5,857 6,047 6,675 6,298 6,301 6,522 6,498 6,496 6,750 6,546 6,492 (X)
1995.. 6,528 6,659 6,795 6,967 6,838 6,933 6,948 7,123 7,117 7,229 7,363 7,429 (X)
1996.. 7,422 7,383 7,422 7,566 7,654 7,735 7,812 7,890 8,206 8,269 8,227 8,291 (X)
1997.. 8,322 8,455 8,683 8,685 8,830 8,927 9,128 9,185 9,216 9,136 9,322 9,385 (X)
1998.. 9,873 10,083 10,375 9,960 10,061 10,049 10,315 10,382 10,561 10,706 10,841 11,198 (X)
1999.. 11,292 11,478 11,690 12,035 12,156 12,285 12,353 12,506 12,387 12,317 12,891 13,127 (X)
2000.. 12,641 12,951 13,441 13,580 13,824 14,019 14,137 14,309 14,210 14,329 14,583 14,750 (X)
2001.. 15,200 15,129 15,127 15,208 15,508 15,926 15,977 16,251 16,926 17,247 17,197 17,416 (X)
2002.. 17,468 17,907(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 5,897 5,112 5,620 5,406 5,170 5,693 5,616 5,217 5,622 6,040 5,540 6,136 67,069
1993.. 5,725 5,343 5,929 5,649 5,299 5,710 5,385 5,624 5,867 6,045 6,136 6,285 68,997
1994.. 6,118 5,435 6,374 6,401 6,210 6,282 6,072 6,602 6,645 6,892 6,729 6,615 76,375
1995.. 6,802 6,186 7,128 6,570 6,927 6,912 6,455 7,251 6,996 7,677 7,496 7,332 83,732
1996.. 7,979 7,169 7,266 7,717 7,754 7,147 7,859 7,724 8,083 9,021 8,046 8,556 94,321
1997.. 8,905 7,855 8,527 8,850 8,618 8,597 9,192 8,680 9,428 9,894 8,763 10,070 107,379
1998.. 10,130 9,377 10,697 10,070 9,498 10,109 10,346 9,790 10,793 11,113 10,581 12,060 124,564
1999.. 11,179 10,686 12,520 12,131 11,451 12,396 11,884 12,293 12,598 12,342 13,084 14,164 146,728
2000.. 12,477 12,679 14,368 12,629 14,059 14,173 13,063 14,552 13,940 15,002 14,758 14,824 166,524
2001.. 16,188 14,115 15,551 14,645 15,741 15,528 15,386 16,462 16,046 18,765 17,455 17,486 193,368
2002.. 18,569 16,725(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 35,294
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,320 8,472 8,476 8,513 8,363 8,759 8,754 8,747 8,877 9,020 8,759 9,343 (X)
1993.. 9,715 9,508 9,637 9,523 9,475 9,544 9,667 9,800 9,952 9,819 10,014 10,346 (X)
1994.. 10,179 10,069 9,926 10,028 10,156 10,100 10,279 10,275 10,212 10,604 10,725 10,764 (X)
1995.. 10,760 10,510 10,977 11,143 11,271 11,287 11,071 11,044 11,045 10,839 10,629 10,462 (X)
1996.. 10,484 10,649 10,614 10,874 10,699 10,793 11,065 11,095 10,656 11,370 11,589 11,852 (X)
1997.. 12,064 11,857 12,120 11,877 12,077 12,352 12,502 13,004 13,099 12,833 13,303 13,460 (X)
1998.. 13,731 14,198 14,420 14,581 14,920 14,588 14,652 14,763 14,714 14,883 15,225 15,382 (X)
1999.. 15,681 15,959 16,135 16,850 17,145 17,425 17,766 17,935 17,848 18,414 18,318 18,396 (X)
2000.. 18,870 19,084 19,444 19,478 19,293 19,898 20,389 20,354 20,864 21,258 21,492 22,373 (X)
2001.. 22,086 22,012 23,035 23,362 24,554 25,111 24,917 25,767 27,057 26,675 27,450 28,140 (X)
2002.. 28,025 28,062(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 9,036 8,819 8,417 8,428 7,870 8,391 8,596 8,336 8,770 9,200 8,864 9,679 (X)
1993.. 10,531 9,879 9,570 9,447 8,925 9,153 9,503 9,359 9,843 10,015 10,124 10,698 (X)
1994.. 11,014 10,411 9,866 9,968 9,577 9,696 10,125 9,854 10,120 10,816 10,822 11,087 (X)
1995.. 11,610 10,804 10,922 11,121 10,651 10,858 10,927 10,646 10,946 11,045 10,703 10,724 (X)
1996.. 11,281 10,862 10,582 10,885 10,153 10,426 10,943 10,740 10,549 11,597 11,647 12,089 (X)
1997.. 12,921 12,023 12,108 11,925 11,497 11,994 12,402 12,601 12,942 13,090 13,356 13,716 (X)
1998.. 14,651 14,297 14,434 14,639 14,234 14,238 14,549 14,291 14,537 15,196 15,286 15,720 (X)
1999.. 16,669 15,959 16,167 16,901 16,408 17,094 17,642 17,325 17,634 18,819 18,446 18,911 (X)
2000.. 20,002 18,931 19,444 19,478 18,502 19,619 20,226 19,621 20,655 21,747 21,685 23,156 (X)
2001.. 23,367 21,704 22,989 23,292 23,547 24,835 24,693 24,762 26,868 27,289 27,779 29,294 (X)
2002.. 29,650 27,501(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.52 1.55 1.54 1.56 1.52 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.61 1.59 1.57 1.63 (X)
1993.. 1.70 1.66 1.70 1.69 1.67 1.68 1.73 1.72 1.72 1.67 1.68 1.74 (X)
1994.. 1.66 1.72 1.64 1.50 1.61 1.60 1.58 1.58 1.57 1.57 1.64 1.66 (X)
1995.. 1.65 1.58 1.62 1.60 1.65 1.63 1.59 1.55 1.55 1.50 1.44 1.41 (X)
1996.. 1.41 1.44 1.43 1.44 1.40 1.40 1.42 1.41 1.30 1.38 1.41 1.43 (X)
1997.. 1.45 1.40 1.40 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.37 1.42 1.42 1.40 1.43 1.43 (X)
1998.. 1.39 1.41 1.39 1.46 1.48 1.45 1.42 1.42 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.37 (X)
1999.. 1.39 1.39 1.38 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.44 1.43 1.44 1.50 1.42 1.40 (X)
2000.. 1.49 1.47 1.45 1.43 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.42 1.47 1.48 1.47 1.52 (X)
2001.. 1.45 1.45 1.52 1.54 1.58 1.58 1.56 1.59 1.60 1.55 1.60 1.62 (X)
2002.. 1.60 1.57(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.53 1.73 1.50 1.56 1.52 1.47 1.53 1.60 1.56 1.52 1.60 1.58 (X)
1993.. 1.84 1.85 1.61 1.67 1.68 1.60 1.76 1.66 1.68 1.66 1.65 1.70 (X)
1994.. 1.80 1.92 1.55 1.56 1.54 1.54 1.67 1.49 1.52 1.57 1.61 1.68 (X)
1995.. 1.71 1.75 1.53 1.69 1.54 1.57 1.69 1.47 1.56 1.44 1.43 1.46 (X)
1996.. 1.41 1.52 1.46 1.41 1.31 1.46 1.39 1.39 1.31 1.29 1.45 1.41 (X)
1997.. 1.45 1.53 1.42 1.35 1.33 1.40 1.35 1.45 1.37 1.32 1.52 1.36 (X)
1998.. 1.45 1.52 1.35 1.45 1.50 1.41 1.41 1.46 1.35 1.37 1.44 1.30 (X)
1999.. 1.49 1.49 1.29 1.39 1.43 1.38 1.48 1.41 1.40 1.52 1.41 1.34 (X)
2000.. 1.60 1.49 1.35 1.54 1.32 1.38 1.55 1.35 1.48 1.45 1.47 1.56 (X)
2001.. 1.44 1.54 1.48 1.59 1.50 1.60 1.60 1.50 1.67 1.45 1.59 1.68 (X)
2002.. 1.60 1.64(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 5,278 5,215 5,105 4,860 5,084 4,769 5,229 5,443 5,180 5,456 5,330 5,401 (X)
1993.. 5,378 5,151 5,060 5,437 5,504 5,416 5,415 5,647 5,860 5,778 5,982 4,994 (X)
1994.. 5,795 5,896 6,071 5,869 5,635 5,786 5,546 5,650 5,612 5,579 5,655 5,569 (X)
1995.. 5,481 5,577 5,445 5,547 5,605 5,670 5,738 5,663 5,666 5,805 5,769 5,880 (X)
1996.. 5,093 5,238 5,913 5,908 5,998 6,294 6,332 6,207 6,533 6,437 6,364 6,719 (X)
1997.. 6,925 7,000 6,864 7,093 6,954 6,887 7,184 7,181 7,097 6,972 7,103 7,201 (X)
1998.. 7,380 7,348 7,301 7,053 6,963 6,856 6,942 6,982 6,574 7,135 6,881 6,769 (X)
1999.. 7,008 6,827 7,404 7,141 7,208 7,098 7,082 7,104 7,131 7,192 7,268 7,303 (X)
2000.. 7,195 7,295 7,507 7,511 7,523 7,557 7,421 7,259 7,380 7,304 7,174 7,427 (X)
2001.. 7,020 6,867 6,606 6,702 6,796 6,706 6,604 6,701 6,573 6,577 6,858 6,683 (X)
2002.. 6,626 6,774(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,982 5,236 5,570 4,525 4,098 4,745 5,360 6,096 5,941 6,356 5,159 4,591 62,659
1993.. 4,776 5,084 5,672 4,969 4,431 5,530 5,415 6,494 6,721 6,523 5,922 4,145 65,682
1994.. 5,129 5,849 6,969 5,241 4,700 5,907 5,446 6,616 6,319 6,221 5,672 4,455 68,524
1995.. 5,059 5,655 6,158 4,915 4,865 5,664 5,663 6,711 6,165 6,606 5,677 4,457 67,595
1996.. 4,915 5,647 6,268 5,571 5,224 5,992 6,756 6,902 7,043 7,679 5,861 5,254 73,112
1997.. 6,669 7,224 7,372 6,873 5,953 6,618 7,838 7,619 7,920 8,046 6,393 5,833 84,358
1998.. 6,922 7,591 8,148 6,877 5,835 6,856 7,345 7,401 7,422 7,941 6,262 5,591 84,191
1999.. 6,300 7,045 8,648 6,834 6,163 7,247 7,209 7,750 7,973 7,681 6,941 5,886 85,677
2000.. 6,468 7,930 8,723 6,895 7,011 7,534 7,243 8,370 7,756 8,071 7,031 5,615 88,647
2001.. 6,725 7,087 7,445 6,219 6,511 6,518 6,617 7,498 6,770 7,537 6,604 5,099 80,630
2002.. 6,447 7,004(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13,451
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 9,756 9,941 10,380 10,275 10,272 10,533 10,493 10,245 10,298 10,351 10,322 10,493 (X)
1993.. 10,436 10,293 10,333 10,209 10,834 11,036 10,806 10,899 11,560 11,211 11,137 11,226 (X)
1994.. 11,003 11,023 11,113 10,727 10,849 10,724 11,035 11,465 11,540 11,655 11,871 12,004 (X)
1995.. 12,383 12,491 12,457 12,535 12,344 12,276 12,408 12,339 12,114 11,961 11,846 11,617 (X)
1996.. 11,583 11,805 11,542 11,935 11,949 11,879 11,823 11,599 11,687 11,497 11,185 12,004 (X)
1997.. 12,261 12,428 12,575 12,645 12,758 13,016 13,071 13,070 13,036 13,647 13,640 13,589 (X)
1998.. 13,589 13,324 13,398 13,452 13,405 13,534 13,463 13,666 13,548 13,631 13,679 13,644 (X)
1999.. 13,096 13,727 13,202 12,889 12,710 12,503 12,493 12,481 12,302 12,387 12,525 12,688 (X)
2000.. 12,889 12,885 12,870 12,995 13,113 12,906 13,025 12,957 13,085 12,982 12,924 12,862 (X)
2001.. 12,844 13,188 13,330 13,463 13,715 13,896 13,533 13,516 13,383 13,280 13,020 12,806 (X)
2002.. 12,761 12,606(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 10,068 9,852 10,214 9,700 9,810 10,786 10,766 10,481 10,555 10,330 10,002 10,776 (X)
1993.. 10,770 10,221 10,137 9,668 10,368 11,290 11,098 11,139 11,837 11,155 10,781 11,495 (X)
1994.. 11,388 11,001 10,846 10,201 10,426 10,949 11,344 11,717 11,794 11,562 11,491 12,232 (X)
1995.. 12,854 12,516 12,108 11,971 11,912 12,509 12,768 12,610 12,356 11,829 11,467 11,780 (X)
1996.. 12,069 11,864 11,173 11,458 11,579 12,081 12,178 11,854 11,874 11,359 10,838 12,124 (X)
1997.. 12,800 12,503 12,135 12,177 12,439 13,211 13,476 13,358 13,219 13,470 13,204 13,671 (X)
1998.. 14,187 13,391 12,889 12,981 13,137 13,737 13,894 13,980 13,724 13,495 13,228 13,685 (X)
1999.. 13,659 13,754 12,687 12,438 12,532 12,678 12,905 12,805 12,474 12,288 12,087 12,663 (X)
2000.. 13,405 12,885 12,355 12,540 12,982 13,100 13,481 13,346 13,294 12,904 12,433 12,772 (X)
2001.. 13,294 13,175 12,757 12,992 13,619 14,132 14,047 13,962 13,637 13,214 12,486 12,665 (X)
2002.. 13,157 12,581(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.85 1.91 2.03 2.11 2.02 2.21 2.01 1.88 1.99 1.90 1.94 1.94 (X)
1993.. 1.94 2.00 2.04 1.88 1.97 2.04 2.00 1.93 1.97 1.94 1.86 2.25 (X)
1994.. 1.90 1.87 1.83 1.83 1.93 1.85 1.99 2.03 2.06 2.09 2.10 2.16 (X)
1995.. 2.26 2.24 2.29 2.26 2.20 2.17 2.16 2.18 2.14 2.06 2.05 1.98 (X)
1996.. 2.27 2.25 1.95 2.02 1.99 1.89 1.87 1.87 1.79 1.79 1.76 1.79 (X)
1997.. 1.77 1.78 1.83 1.78 1.83 1.89 1.82 1.82 1.84 1.96 1.92 1.89 (X)
1998.. 1.84 1.81 1.84 1.91 1.93 1.97 1.94 1.96 2.06 1.91 1.99 2.02 (X)
1999.. 1.87 2.01 1.78 1.80 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.76 1.73 1.72 1.72 1.74 (X)
2000.. 1.79 1.77 1.71 1.73 1.74 1.71 1.76 1.78 1.77 1.78 1.80 1.73 (X)
2001.. 1.83 1.92 2.02 2.01 2.02 2.07 2.05 2.02 2.04 2.02 1.90 1.92 (X)
2002.. 1.93 1.86(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 2.02 1.88 1.83 2.14 2.39 2.27 2.01 1.72 1.78 1.63 1.94 2.35 (X)
1993.. 2.26 2.01 1.79 1.95 2.34 2.04 2.05 1.72 1.76 1.71 1.82 2.77 (X)
1994.. 2.22 1.88 1.56 1.95 2.22 1.85 2.08 1.77 1.87 1.86 2.03 2.75 (X)
1995.. 2.54 2.21 1.97 2.44 2.45 2.21 2.25 1.88 2.00 1.79 2.02 2.64 (X)
1996.. 2.46 2.10 1.78 2.06 2.22 2.02 1.80 1.72 1.69 1.48 1.85 2.31 (X)
1997.. 1.92 1.73 1.65 1.77 2.09 2.00 1.72 1.75 1.67 1.67 2.07 2.34 (X)
1998.. 2.05 1.76 1.58 1.89 2.25 2.00 1.89 1.89 1.85 1.70 2.11 2.45 (X)
1999.. 2.17 1.95 1.47 1.82 2.03 1.75 1.79 1.65 1.56 1.60 1.74 2.15 (X)
2000.. 2.07 1.62 1.42 1.82 1.85 1.74 1.86 1.59 1.71 1.60 1.77 2.27 (X)
2001.. 1.98 1.86 1.71 2.09 2.09 2.17 2.12 1.86 2.01 1.75 1.89 2.48 (X)
2002.. 2.04 1.80(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4224 Groceries and Related Products
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 22,849 23,062 23,047 22,925 22,511 22,342 23,035 22,690 22,942 22,752 22,763 23,010 (X)
1993.. 24,373 23,494 23,491 23,920 23,945 23,956 23,801 23,503 23,523 23,309 23,431 23,159 (X)
1994.. 23,311 23,560 23,753 23,563 23,766 23,918 23,950 24,347 24,599 24,653 25,291 25,292 (X)
1995.. 25,334 24,928 25,019 25,539 25,695 25,592 25,519 25,921 26,327 26,616 26,469 26,644 (X)
1996.. 26,599 26,456 26,180 25,950 26,060 25,703 26,906 26,957 26,158 27,028 26,750 25,946 (X)
1997.. 27,415 27,626 28,239 27,529 27,804 27,781 27,445 27,439 27,105 27,062 27,434 27,424 (X)
1998.. 27,714 28,564 28,193 28,518 28,523 28,700 29,054 28,844 29,024 29,171 29,008 29,050 (X)
1999.. 28,920 29,081 29,479 29,335 29,975 29,652 29,699 30,207 30,782 30,960 31,157 31,174 (X)
2000.. 31,049 31,254 31,203 31,650 31,690 31,948 32,044 32,021 32,008 32,199 32,628 33,558 (X)
2001.. 32,837 33,048 33,217 33,705 33,367 33,527 33,744 33,821 33,823 33,726 33,847 33,996 (X)
2002.. 34,536 35,083(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 22,506 21,494 23,277 23,154 22,804 22,632 23,703 22,645 22,942 23,412 22,513 23,746 274,828
1993.. 23,057 21,215 24,407 23,896 24,520 24,267 24,182 23,597 23,688 23,356 23,642 23,877 283,704
1994.. 22,309 21,275 24,632 23,186 24,455 24,492 23,591 25,223 24,451 25,023 25,493 25,773 289,903
1995.. 24,397 22,485 25,870 24,466 27,185 26,078 25,545 26,828 25,748 27,281 26,787 26,378 309,048
1996.. 26,173 24,948 26,023 25,872 27,493 25,266 27,848 27,577 25,583 28,325 26,456 26,257 317,821
1997.. 26,702 24,891 28,521 27,171 29,027 27,920 28,378 27,302 27,024 28,280 26,584 28,411 330,211
1998.. 26,550 25,736 28,757 28,432 28,951 29,475 30,042 29,104 28,676 30,075 28,718 29,921 344,437
1999.. 26,780 26,202 30,864 29,188 30,904 30,215 30,382 30,751 30,659 30,898 31,469 32,016 360,328
2000.. 29,093 29,191 32,545 30,447 33,845 32,683 32,268 33,238 31,144 32,843 32,954 33,055 383,306
2001.. 31,786 29,776 34,213 33,199 35,502 33,695 34,284 35,039 32,267 35,176 33,982 33,962 402,881
2002.. 33,327 31,645(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 64,972
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 17,170 17,310 17,460 17,733 17,857 18,012 18,006 17,936 17,713 17,611 17,953 17,973 (X)
1993.. 17,892 18,066 17,894 18,358 17,956 17,431 17,182 17,285 17,167 17,284 17,535 17,544 (X)
1994.. 17,351 17,554 17,853 17,297 17,271 17,646 17,020 17,451 17,694 17,761 17,717 17,905 (X)
1995.. 18,005 17,693 17,859 18,181 18,119 18,151 18,483 18,332 18,713 18,612 18,332 18,360 (X)
1996.. 18,517 18,437 18,736 18,805 18,677 18,709 19,003 19,083 18,812 18,605 18,278 18,246 (X)
1997.. 18,308 18,191 18,220 17,994 18,200 18,338 18,294 18,222 18,216 18,848 19,009 19,062 (X)
1998.. 19,293 19,519 19,034 19,490 19,681 19,578 19,633 19,663 19,500 19,298 19,406 19,253 (X)
1999.. 19,365 19,742 19,978 20,507 20,292 19,899 20,542 20,733 20,744 20,928 21,332 21,324 (X)
2000.. 21,244 21,348 21,320 21,352 21,151 21,078 21,248 21,367 21,565 21,770 22,274 21,852 (X)
2001.. 21,723 21,670 21,613 21,453 21,620 21,808 21,406 21,868 21,534 20,900 21,019 21,335 (X)
2002.. 21,392 21,307(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 17,273 16,981 17,093 17,556 17,696 17,850 17,646 17,219 17,784 18,404 18,725 18,530 (X)
1993.. 18,017 17,687 17,518 18,174 17,758 17,257 16,873 16,628 17,253 18,096 18,271 18,035 (X)
1994.. 17,455 17,133 17,514 17,107 17,064 17,470 16,765 16,840 17,818 18,649 18,408 18,317 (X)
1995.. 18,095 17,233 17,538 17,945 17,883 17,969 18,280 17,782 18,863 19,580 18,992 18,672 (X)
1996.. 18,573 17,939 18,436 18,542 18,453 18,522 18,851 18,587 18,962 19,591 18,936 18,447 (X)
1997.. 18,308 17,718 17,965 17,742 18,000 18,136 18,166 17,821 18,325 19,809 19,712 19,234 (X)
1998.. 19,254 19,070 18,806 19,217 19,524 19,363 19,437 19,270 19,559 20,224 20,182 19,426 (X)
1999.. 19,288 19,327 19,758 20,199 20,150 19,680 20,275 20,360 20,785 21,870 22,228 21,580 (X)
2000.. 21,159 20,921 21,064 21,053 21,003 20,846 20,887 20,982 21,630 22,706 23,210 22,180 (X)
2001.. 21,658 21,237 21,332 21,174 21,447 21,568 21,021 21,474 21,620 21,778 21,902 21,676 (X)
2002.. 21,328 20,860(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 0.75 0.75 0.76 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.78 0.79 0.77 0.77 0.79 0.78 (X)
1993.. 0.73 0.77 0.76 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.74 0.73 0.74 0.75 0.76 (X)
1994.. 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.73 0.73 0.74 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.70 0.71 (X)
1995.. 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.69 0.69 (X)
1996.. 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.69 0.68 0.70 (X)
1997.. 0.67 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.66 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.70 0.69 0.70 (X)
1998.. 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.67 0.66 (X)
1999.. 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.70 0.68 0.67 0.69 0.69 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.68 (X)
2000.. 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.66 0.67 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.65 (X)
2001.. 0.66 0.66 0.65 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.65 0.64 0.62 0.62 0.63 (X)
2002.. 0.62 0.61(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 0.77 0.79 0.73 0.76 0.78 0.79 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.79 0.83 0.78 (X)
1993.. 0.78 0.83 0.72 0.76 0.72 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.73 0.77 0.77 0.76 (X)
1994.. 0.78 0.81 0.71 0.74 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.67 0.73 0.75 0.72 0.71 (X)
1995.. 0.74 0.77 0.68 0.73 0.66 0.69 0.72 0.66 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.71 (X)
1996.. 0.71 0.72 0.71 0.72 0.67 0.73 0.68 0.67 0.74 0.69 0.72 0.70 (X)
1997.. 0.69 0.71 0.63 0.65 0.62 0.65 0.64 0.65 0.68 0.70 0.74 0.68 (X)
1998.. 0.73 0.74 0.65 0.68 0.67 0.66 0.65 0.66 0.68 0.67 0.70 0.65 (X)
1999.. 0.72 0.74 0.64 0.69 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.66 0.68 0.71 0.71 0.67 (X)
2000.. 0.73 0.72 0.65 0.69 0.62 0.64 0.65 0.63 0.69 0.69 0.70 0.67 (X)
2001.. 0.68 0.71 0.62 0.64 0.60 0.64 0.61 0.61 0.67 0.62 0.64 0.64 (X)
2002.. 0.64 0.66(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,633 8,600 8,810 8,558 8,659 8,487 9,030 9,024 9,894 8,916 8,793 8,583 (X)
1993.. 8,399 8,372 8,204 8,322 8,800 8,028 7,952 8,006 7,859 7,883 7,836 8,380 (X)
1994.. 7,838 7,683 8,003 7,993 8,477 8,359 8,316 8,344 8,180 8,648 8,463 8,860 (X)
1995.. 9,435 9,744 9,658 9,918 9,468 10,005 9,991 10,151 10,326 10,301 10,618 10,170 (X)
1996.. 10,992 11,073 11,617 11,307 11,077 11,639 12,087 12,439 11,533 10,849 11,139 11,035 (X)
1997.. 10,492 10,789 10,090 10,458 10,416 10,161 9,656 10,017 10,520 11,705 10,281 10,194 (X)
1998.. 10,068 9,253 9,048 8,852 8,934 8,521 8,687 8,728 8,734 8,859 8,894 9,195 (X)
1999.. 8,377 8,544 8,401 8,113 8,770 8,830 8,434 8,299 8,571 8,646 8,552 8,185 (X)
2000.. 8,296 8,363 8,706 9,029 8,909 9,140 9,092 8,917 8,847 8,991 8,877 9,534 (X)
2001.. 9,325 9,610 9,520 9,060 8,661 8,222 8,766 9,011 8,629 8,505 8,570 8,227 (X)
2002.. 8,547 8,468(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 9,557 8,308 9,576 8,455 8,460 8,037 8,515 8,365 9,290 9,397 8,617 9,647 106,224
1993.. 8,802 7,987 9,270 8,106 8,606 7,667 7,252 7,694 7,254 8,088 8,095 9,218 98,039
1994.. 8,285 7,376 8,939 7,633 8,562 7,841 7,343 8,277 7,509 8,933 8,912 9,480 99,090
1995.. 10,445 9,393 10,460 9,154 9,856 9,325 8,782 9,989 9,417 11,146 11,085 10,536 119,588
1996.. 12,586 11,139 11,710 11,273 11,132 10,324 11,410 11,469 10,587 12,249 11,518 12,128 137,525
1997.. 11,594 10,401 10,140 10,343 10,197 9,267 9,038 8,835 10,320 12,969 10,425 11,723 125,252
1998.. 10,743 8,911 9,464 8,507 8,443 8,282 7,862 7,672 8,594 9,656 9,294 10,565 107,993
1999.. 8,578 8,202 9,132 7,740 8,340 8,609 7,447 7,610 8,202 9,147 9,450 9,151 101,608
2000.. 8,528 8,580 9,228 8,180 9,194 8,674 7,801 8,462 8,192 10,043 9,525 9,982 106,389
2001.. 10,435 9,274 9,929 8,444 8,886 7,630 7,907 8,353 7,688 9,823 9,076 8,647 106,092
2002.. 9,564 8,214(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 17,778
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,905 9,024 9,042 8,820 8,748 8,450 8,155 8,064 8,250 8,130 8,013 8,075 (X)
1993.. 8,362 8,382 8,419 8,694 8,776 9,159 9,570 9,560 8,796 8,546 9,222 9,241 (X)
1994.. 9,403 9,607 9,576 9,695 9,844 9,425 9,054 8,974 9,225 9,057 9,584 9,914 (X)
1995.. 9,897 9,912 10,131 9,847 10,041 10,488 11,687 12,453 12,134 11,703 11,850 11,879 (X)
1996.. 12,052 11,918 12,049 12,825 13,323 13,009 11,843 11,186 9,539 9,673 9,604 9,463 (X)
1997.. 9,596 9,876 9,772 9,965 9,699 9,783 10,207 9,739 9,448 10,354 10,958 10,055 (X)
1998.. 9,734 9,527 9,275 8,561 8,479 9,144 9,205 9,378 9,963 10,066 10,253 10,109 (X)
1999.. 9,899 9,803 9,919 10,211 10,007 9,860 9,870 10,523 10,489 10,433 10,048 9,857 (X)
2000.. 10,240 10,168 10,671 10,898 11,057 10,776 10,483 10,505 10,467 10,397 10,742 11,013 (X)
2001.. 10,778 10,835 10,541 10,442 10,694 10,708 10,889 10,925 10,563 9,694 9,900 9,930 (X)
2002.. 9,977 10,113(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,639 11,352 10,290 8,988 7,646 6,557 6,108 5,540 5,866 8,536 9,648 9,932 (X)
1993.. 10,946 10,519 9,556 8,851 7,653 7,107 7,158 6,568 6,289 9,050 11,159 11,385 (X)
1994.. 12,318 11,990 10,792 9,831 8,505 7,295 6,763 6,165 6,633 9,763 11,712 12,263 (X)
1995.. 12,935 12,261 11,306 9,916 8,575 8,107 8,672 8,518 8,858 12,943 14,682 14,765 (X)
1996.. 15,667 14,564 13,314 12,774 11,191 9,991 8,740 7,696 7,126 11,027 12,044 11,782 (X)
1997.. 12,360 11,871 10,691 9,845 8,089 7,494 7,451 6,749 7,228 12,083 13,862 12,509 (X)
1998.. 12,411 11,271 10,054 8,398 7,046 6,986 6,701 6,602 7,791 11,938 12,970 12,515 (X)
1999.. 12,503 11,460 10,703 9,976 8,356 7,563 7,185 7,524 8,349 12,384 12,680 12,164 (X)
2000.. 12,821 11,795 11,493 10,626 9,299 8,287 7,684 7,637 8,436 12,269 13,460 13,502 (X)
2001.. 13,418 12,515 11,353 10,202 9,090 8,288 8,025 8,019 8,556 11,313 12,336 12,144 (X)
2002.. 12,371 11,681(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.03 1.05 1.03 1.03 1.01 1.00 0.90 0.89 0.83 0.91 0.91 0.94 (X)
1993.. 1.00 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.00 1.14 1.20 1.19 1.12 1.08 1.18 1.10 (X)
1994.. 1.20 1.25 1.20 1.21 1.16 1.13 1.09 1.08 1.13 1.05 1.13 1.12 (X)
1995.. 1.05 1.02 1.05 0.99 1.06 1.05 1.17 1.23 1.18 1.14 1.12 1.17 (X)
1996.. 1.10 1.08 1.04 1.13 1.20 1.12 0.98 0.90 0.83 0.89 0.86 0.86 (X)
1997.. 0.91 0.92 0.97 0.95 0.93 0.96 1.06 0.97 0.90 0.88 1.07 0.99 (X)
1998.. 0.97 1.03 1.03 0.97 0.95 1.07 1.06 1.07 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.10 (X)
1999.. 1.18 1.15 1.18 1.26 1.14 1.12 1.17 1.27 1.22 1.21 1.17 1.20 (X)
2000.. 1.23 1.22 1.23 1.21 1.24 1.18 1.15 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.21 1.16 (X)
2001.. 1.16 1.13 1.11 1.15 1.23 1.30 1.24 1.21 1.22 1.14 1.16 1.21 (X)
2002.. 1.17 1.19(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.22 1.37 1.07 1.06 0.90 0.82 0.72 0.66 0.63 0.91 1.12 1.03 (X)
1993.. 1.24 1.32 1.03 1.09 0.89 0.93 0.99 0.85 0.87 1.12 1.38 1.24 (X)
1994.. 1.49 1.63 1.21 1.29 0.99 0.93 0.92 0.74 0.88 1.09 1.31 1.29 (X)
1995.. 1.24 1.31 1.08 1.08 0.87 0.87 0.99 0.85 0.94 1.16 1.32 1.40 (X)
1996.. 1.24 1.31 1.14 1.13 1.01 0.97 0.77 0.67 0.67 0.90 1.05 0.97 (X)
1997.. 1.07 1.14 1.05 0.95 0.79 0.81 0.82 0.76 0.70 0.93 1.33 1.07 (X)
1998.. 1.16 1.26 1.06 0.99 0.83 0.84 0.85 0.86 0.91 1.24 1.40 1.18 (X)
1999.. 1.46 1.40 1.17 1.29 1.00 0.88 0.96 0.99 1.02 1.35 1.34 1.33 (X)
2000.. 1.50 1.37 1.25 1.30 1.01 0.96 0.99 0.90 1.03 1.22 1.41 1.35 (X)
2001.. 1.29 1.35 1.14 1.21 1.02 1.09 1.01 0.96 1.11 1.15 1.36 1.40 (X)
2002.. 1.29 1.42(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Note: For NAICS Code 4225, estimates have not been adjusted using the results of the most recent economic census.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,138 3,147 3,197 3,140 3,230 3,312 3,358 3,354 3,348 3,338 3,120 3,346 (X)
1993.. 3,343 3,466 3,370 3,346 3,318 3,300 3,263 3,244 3,347 3,255 3,316 3,315 (X)
1994.. 3,340 3,349 3,438 3,442 3,520 3,533 3,597 3,755 3,740 3,812 3,873 3,959 (X)
1995.. 4,063 4,148 4,058 4,202 4,198 4,181 4,190 4,149 4,171 4,264 4,365 4,374 (X)
1996.. 4,297 4,288 4,364 4,498 4,523 4,472 4,487 4,519 4,509 4,508 4,460 4,433 (X)
1997.. 4,476 4,558 4,609 4,643 4,620 4,754 4,796 4,724 4,808 4,716 4,645 4,680 (X)
1998.. 4,748 4,705 4,504 4,576 4,590 4,528 4,519 4,584 4,526 4,658 4,632 4,537 (X)
1999.. 4,537 4,300 4,474 4,441 4,533 4,710 4,619 4,632 4,624 4,681 4,795 4,824 (X)
2000.. 4,839 4,625 4,893 4,979 4,939 5,040 5,017 5,068 5,140 5,121 5,030 5,171 (X)
2001.. 5,030 5,093 5,059 4,958 4,917 4,856 4,941 4,854 4,841 4,815 4,829 4,805 (X)
2002.. 4,934 4,982(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,116 3,012 3,376 3,218 3,340 3,564 3,368 3,331 3,408 3,328 2,920 3,189 39,170
1993.. 3,129 3,251 3,680 3,426 3,414 3,584 3,191 3,325 3,367 3,154 3,240 3,126 39,887
1994.. 3,106 3,138 3,754 3,463 3,738 3,794 3,414 3,988 3,744 3,694 3,819 3,638 43,290
1995.. 3,909 3,891 4,375 4,101 4,597 4,486 3,964 4,431 4,046 4,307 4,256 3,902 50,265
1996.. 4,263 4,198 4,425 4,642 4,935 4,530 4,554 4,664 4,320 4,756 4,237 4,065 53,589
1997.. 4,449 4,275 4,618 4,810 4,870 4,916 4,926 4,748 4,774 4,975 4,264 4,423 56,048
1998.. 4,591 4,423 4,680 4,668 4,673 4,863 4,636 4,570 4,535 4,788 4,322 4,324 55,073
1999.. 4,269 4,046 4,805 4,517 4,551 5,096 4,624 4,790 4,592 4,681 4,622 4,568 55,161
2000.. 4,520 4,593 5,270 4,770 5,275 5,413 4,856 5,433 4,965 5,249 4,834 4,628 59,806
2001.. 5,015 4,808 5,312 4,854 5,286 5,075 4,961 5,169 4,536 5,075 4,631 4,262 58,984
2002.. 4,954 4,703(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9,657
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,548 3,622 3,731 3,805 3,732 3,839 3,925 3,832 3,667 3,677 3,848 3,765 (X)
1993.. 3,895 3,905 3,975 3,947 4,068 4,088 4,141 4,187 4,283 4,316 4,228 4,229 (X)
1994.. 4,205 4,178 4,141 4,180 4,253 4,209 4,281 4,330 4,421 4,465 4,509 4,592 (X)
1995.. 4,705 4,825 4,829 4,889 4,954 5,039 5,010 4,967 5,155 4,954 4,912 5,056 (X)
1996.. 4,972 5,087 5,127 5,212 5,034 5,019 4,993 5,169 5,130 5,280 5,544 5,325 (X)
1997.. 5,373 5,390 5,433 5,363 5,217 5,561 5,594 5,593 5,583 5,605 5,672 5,568 (X)
1998.. 5,612 5,465 5,441 5,603 5,740 5,524 5,707 5,663 5,781 5,747 5,830 5,818 (X)
1999.. 5,918 5,921 5,807 5,802 5,769 5,726 5,822 5,739 5,796 5,846 5,876 6,051 (X)
2000.. 6,032 6,090 6,160 6,147 6,112 6,168 6,144 6,165 6,072 6,044 6,010 6,009 (X)
2001.. 5,951 5,870 6,028 6,207 6,149 6,167 6,145 6,072 6,187 6,229 6,144 6,122 (X)
2002.. 6,126 6,115(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,481 3,665 3,802 3,824 3,807 3,904 3,898 3,920 3,605 3,578 3,802 3,712 (X)
1993.. 3,825 3,956 4,051 3,971 4,145 4,153 4,108 4,275 4,206 4,199 4,173 4,178 (X)
1994.. 4,138 4,245 4,220 4,201 4,330 4,268 4,247 4,404 4,337 4,358 4,450 4,551 (X)
1995.. 4,649 4,902 4,916 4,913 5,043 5,089 4,975 5,027 5,057 4,840 4,853 5,031 (X)
1996.. 4,937 5,168 5,209 5,233 5,115 5,054 4,978 5,200 5,033 5,164 5,483 5,325 (X)
1997.. 5,357 5,460 5,509 5,395 5,285 5,583 5,605 5,604 5,471 5,476 5,621 5,585 (X)
1998.. 5,606 5,520 5,506 5,631 5,803 5,541 5,747 5,663 5,671 5,615 5,783 5,841 (X)
1999.. 5,912 5,957 5,865 5,837 5,832 5,749 5,892 5,739 5,697 5,717 5,823 6,069 (X)
2000.. 6,014 6,102 6,209 6,190 6,185 6,199 6,236 6,165 5,981 5,917 5,944 6,021 (X)
2001.. 5,909 5,864 6,076 6,269 6,229 6,210 6,243 6,084 6,100 6,104 6,070 6,128 (X)
2002.. 6,059 6,097(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.21 1.16 1.16 1.17 1.14 1.10 1.10 1.23 1.13 (X)
1993.. 1.17 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.23 1.24 1.27 1.29 1.28 1.33 1.28 1.28 (X)
1994.. 1.26 1.25 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.19 1.19 1.15 1.18 1.17 1.16 1.16 (X)
1995.. 1.16 1.16 1.19 1.16 1.18 1.21 1.20 1.20 1.24 1.16 1.13 1.16 (X)
1996.. 1.16 1.19 1.17 1.16 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.14 1.14 1.17 1.24 1.20 (X)
1997.. 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.18 1.16 1.19 1.22 1.19 (X)
1998.. 1.18 1.16 1.21 1.22 1.25 1.22 1.26 1.24 1.28 1.23 1.26 1.28 (X)
1999.. 1.30 1.38 1.30 1.31 1.27 1.22 1.26 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.23 1.25 (X)
2000.. 1.25 1.32 1.26 1.23 1.24 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.18 1.18 1.19 1.16 (X)
2001.. 1.18 1.15 1.19 1.25 1.25 1.27 1.24 1.25 1.28 1.29 1.27 1.27 (X)
2002.. 1.24 1.23(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.12 1.22 1.13 1.19 1.14 1.10 1.16 1.18 1.06 1.08 1.30 1.16 (X)
1993.. 1.22 1.22 1.10 1.16 1.21 1.16 1.29 1.29 1.25 1.33 1.29 1.34 (X)
1994.. 1.33 1.35 1.12 1.21 1.16 1.12 1.24 1.10 1.16 1.18 1.17 1.25 (X)
1995.. 1.19 1.26 1.12 1.20 1.10 1.13 1.26 1.13 1.25 1.12 1.14 1.29 (X)
1996.. 1.16 1.23 1.18 1.13 1.04 1.12 1.09 1.11 1.17 1.09 1.29 1.31 (X)
1997.. 1.20 1.28 1.19 1.12 1.09 1.14 1.14 1.18 1.15 1.10 1.32 1.26 (X)
1998.. 1.22 1.25 1.18 1.21 1.24 1.14 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.17 1.34 1.35 (X)
1999.. 1.38 1.47 1.22 1.29 1.28 1.13 1.27 1.20 1.24 1.22 1.26 1.33 (X)
2000.. 1.33 1.33 1.18 1.30 1.17 1.15 1.28 1.13 1.20 1.13 1.23 1.30 (X)
2001.. 1.18 1.22 1.14 1.29 1.18 1.22 1.26 1.18 1.34 1.20 1.31 1.44 (X)
2002.. 1.22 1.30(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,111 10,835 11,040 11,093 11,287 11,899 11,977 11,595 11,718 12,121 11,449 11,087 (X)
1993.. 10,707 10,919 11,019 10,926 11,225 10,509 10,321 10,569 10,733 10,872 10,498 9,313 (X)
1994.. 10,555 10,526 10,599 9,524 9,903 10,383 10,685 11,191 10,613 10,623 10,617 10,552 (X)
1995.. 10,496 10,694 10,244 10,743 10,870 10,889 10,706 10,615 10,384 10,055 10,323 10,678 (X)
1996.. 11,046 11,330 11,608 11,802 11,808 11,491 11,640 11,723 12,011 12,702 12,750 12,989 (X)
1997.. 13,291 12,696 12,524 11,007 11,501 11,397 11,164 11,818 11,168 10,873 11,157 10,949 (X)
1998.. 10,128 9,907 9,846 9,841 9,905 9,915 9,863 9,223 9,493 9,649 9,562 9,234 (X)
1999.. 9,235 8,896 10,002 10,751 11,038 11,222 11,811 12,386 12,358 12,341 12,778 12,968 (X)
2000.. 13,643 14,673 14,876 14,585 14,190 15,907 15,995 15,442 16,799 16,818 16,594 17,367 (X)
2001.. 17,295 16,450 15,326 15,882 15,899 14,937 14,228 14,385 15,508 13,178 12,627 12,375 (X)
2002.. 12,653 12,229(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,322 10,217 11,139 11,193 11,310 11,887 12,205 11,479 11,566 12,630 11,254 11,331 137,533
1993.. 10,439 10,231 11,394 11,297 11,113 10,404 10,156 10,738 10,497 11,133 10,529 9,797 127,728
1994.. 10,186 9,905 10,747 9,676 10,101 10,175 10,300 11,672 10,560 10,676 10,596 10,805 125,399
1995.. 10,527 10,074 10,582 10,453 11,348 10,824 10,117 10,965 10,072 10,387 10,302 10,827 126,478
1996.. 11,344 10,990 11,411 12,109 12,481 10,767 11,628 11,934 11,555 13,197 12,737 13,340 143,493
1997.. 13,716 11,947 12,036 11,315 11,743 11,089 11,086 11,865 11,000 11,525 10,700 11,486 139,508
1998.. 10,067 9,293 9,738 9,959 10,073 9,895 10,031 9,085 9,465 9,852 9,409 9,530 116,397
1999.. 9,087 8,327 10,152 10,977 11,038 11,345 11,634 12,559 12,259 12,489 12,727 13,578 136,172
2000.. 13,193 14,262 15,218 13,972 15,056 16,225 15,339 15,967 16,631 17,138 16,279 17,298 186,578
2001.. 17,745 15,381 15,173 15,644 16,710 14,982 14,057 15,191 14,733 13,771 12,501 12,090 177,978
2002.. 12,919 11,422(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 24,341
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,836 3,820 3,836 3,736 3,730 3,861 3,830 3,791 3,875 3,950 3,964 3,942 (X)
1993.. 4,057 4,000 3,946 3,965 3,940 3,963 3,907 4,024 3,992 3,964 3,886 3,540 (X)
1994.. 3,688 3,854 3,836 3,864 3,923 4,000 4,154 4,177 4,191 4,178 4,271 4,211 (X)
1995.. 4,149 4,235 4,304 4,382 4,460 4,410 4,381 4,242 4,200 4,072 4,050 4,105 (X)
1996.. 4,133 4,176 4,224 4,222 4,056 3,992 4,046 4,236 4,156 4,333 4,379 4,513 (X)
1997.. 4,416 4,363 4,201 4,099 4,095 3,915 3,883 3,841 3,937 3,957 3,930 3,987 (X)
1998.. 3,904 3,717 3,732 3,786 3,908 3,791 3,714 3,650 3,843 3,646 3,505 3,412 (X)
1999.. 3,508 3,560 3,599 3,657 3,631 3,758 3,846 3,783 3,916 3,846 3,904 3,757 (X)
2000.. 3,909 4,004 4,097 4,042 3,970 4,210 4,126 4,325 4,235 4,247 4,568 4,507 (X)
2001.. 4,229 4,273 4,235 4,162 4,188 4,188 4,264 4,155 4,121 4,202 4,252 4,414 (X)
2002.. 4,632 4,623(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,798 3,713 3,663 3,631 3,663 3,815 3,872 3,920 3,983 4,088 4,051 3,974 (X)
1993.. 4,012 3,892 3,780 3,870 3,877 3,904 3,938 4,153 4,092 4,099 3,968 3,582 (X)
1994.. 3,651 3,758 3,683 3,794 3,880 3,912 4,162 4,290 4,275 4,316 4,361 4,299 (X)
1995.. 4,116 4,133 4,145 4,329 4,438 4,278 4,359 4,327 4,263 4,210 4,139 4,224 (X)
1996.. 4,108 4,076 4,076 4,188 4,056 3,856 4,006 4,278 4,206 4,485 4,480 4,671 (X)
1997.. 4,403 4,267 4,071 4,066 4,087 3,786 3,833 3,856 3,968 4,096 4,032 4,138 (X)
1998.. 3,896 3,646 3,631 3,748 3,877 3,685 3,669 3,650 3,866 3,763 3,600 3,545 (X)
1999.. 3,504 3,503 3,513 3,606 3,580 3,675 3,808 3,783 3,932 3,950 4,013 3,900 (X)
2000.. 3,901 3,956 4,011 3,973 3,895 4,138 4,105 4,325 4,243 4,336 4,691 4,669 (X)
2001.. 4,225 4,239 4,163 4,091 4,096 4,121 4,243 4,167 4,117 4,269 4,363 4,582 (X)
2002.. 4,632 4,605(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.35 0.36 (X)
1993.. 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.35 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.36 0.37 0.38 (X)
1994.. 0.35 0.37 0.36 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.40 (X)
1995.. 0.40 0.40 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.38 (X)
1996.. 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.35 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.35 (X)
1997.. 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.37 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.33 0.35 0.36 0.35 0.36 (X)
1998.. 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.40 0.40 0.38 0.37 0.37 (X)
1999.. 0.38 0.40 0.36 0.34 0.33 0.33 0.33 0.31 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.29 (X)
2000.. 0.29 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.25 0.25 0.28 0.26 (X)
2001.. 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.30 0.29 0.27 0.32 0.34 0.36 (X)
2002.. 0.37 0.38(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 0.34 0.36 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.34 0.34 0.32 0.36 0.35 (X)
1993.. 0.38 0.38 0.33 0.34 0.35 0.38 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.37 (X)
1994.. 0.36 0.38 0.34 0.39 0.38 0.38 0.40 0.37 0.40 0.40 0.41 0.40 (X)
1995.. 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.40 0.43 0.39 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.39 (X)
1996.. 0.36 0.37 0.36 0.35 0.32 0.36 0.34 0.36 0.36 0.34 0.35 0.35 (X)
1997.. 0.32 0.36 0.34 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.32 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.36 (X)
1998.. 0.39 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.37 0.40 0.41 0.38 0.38 0.37 (X)
1999.. 0.39 0.42 0.35 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.30 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.29 (X)
2000.. 0.30 0.28 0.26 0.28 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.26 0.25 0.29 0.27 (X)
2001.. 0.24 0.28 0.27 0.26 0.25 0.28 0.30 0.27 0.28 0.31 0.35 0.38 (X)
2002.. 0.36 0.40(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,302 4,323 4,199 4,397 4,159 4,091 4,109 4,116 4,093 4,095 4,169 4,169 (X)
1993.. 4,124 4,107 4,168 4,254 4,290 4,163 4,274 4,253 4,312 4,296 4,221 4,233 (X)
1994.. 4,218 4,237 4,343 4,357 4,264 4,392 4,381 4,290 4,348 4,357 4,417 4,411 (X)
1995.. 4,423 4,339 4,239 4,272 4,294 4,402 4,331 4,460 4,380 4,460 4,496 4,498 (X)
1996.. 4,635 4,697 4,578 4,624 4,685 4,668 4,675 4,718 4,600 4,602 4,686 4,621 (X)
1997.. 4,651 4,716 4,831 4,589 4,851 4,784 4,898 4,926 4,975 4,905 4,880 5,173 (X)
1998.. 4,883 4,935 5,064 5,080 5,110 4,939 5,149 5,098 5,423 5,313 5,288 5,350 (X)
1999.. 5,422 5,423 5,410 5,469 5,545 5,527 5,552 5,655 5,736 5,811 5,828 5,769 (X)
2000.. 5,806 5,725 5,887 5,822 5,889 5,997 5,914 5,996 5,982 6,050 6,013 6,059 (X)
2001.. 6,209 6,161 5,842 6,075 5,950 6,033 6,202 6,039 5,759 5,874 6,133 6,407 (X)
2002.. 6,202 6,363(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 3,459 3,458 4,002 4,564 4,221 4,529 4,466 4,137 4,126 4,259 4,240 4,936 50,397
1993.. 3,031 3,261 4,160 4,377 4,307 4,696 4,458 4,457 4,364 4,236 4,500 4,974 50,821
1994.. 3,075 3,377 4,443 4,261 4,460 4,985 4,324 4,719 4,374 4,248 4,784 4,971 52,021
1995.. 3,370 3,484 4,269 3,994 4,715 4,974 4,223 5,000 4,235 4,554 4,851 4,826 52,495
1996.. 3,699 3,983 4,262 4,619 5,219 4,836 4,941 5,062 4,365 5,012 4,850 5,097 55,945
1997.. 3,758 3,825 4,454 4,635 5,210 5,057 5,231 5,034 4,970 5,342 4,831 5,965 58,312
1998.. 3,799 4,022 4,902 5,095 5,243 5,453 5,442 5,113 5,521 5,589 5,351 6,292 61,822
1999.. 4,034 4,436 5,480 5,485 5,589 6,179 5,624 5,893 5,834 5,857 6,189 6,784 67,384
2000.. 4,256 4,969 6,028 5,368 6,449 6,681 5,630 6,614 5,856 6,274 6,452 6,586 71,163
2001.. 4,980 5,095 5,743 5,729 6,599 6,461 6,171 6,619 5,396 6,338 6,581 6,888 72,600
2002.. 5,067 5,294(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 10,361
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,571 4,498 4,647 4,445 4,431 4,518 4,510 4,524 4,382 4,389 4,449 4,325 (X)
1993.. 4,336 4,332 4,392 4,396 4,295 4,293 4,215 4,156 4,294 4,338 4,311 4,465 (X)
1994.. 4,456 4,528 4,426 4,530 4,607 4,515 4,528 4,527 4,515 4,567 4,552 4,565 (X)
1995.. 4,613 4,624 4,599 4,553 4,671 4,577 4,713 4,813 4,808 4,728 4,731 4,701 (X)
1996.. 4,696 4,717 4,900 4,938 4,929 4,994 5,103 4,962 5,021 5,181 5,178 5,052 (X)
1997.. 5,069 4,940 4,806 4,974 4,817 5,047 4,981 5,023 5,163 5,069 5,133 5,463 (X)
1998.. 5,373 5,502 5,818 5,486 5,506 5,725 5,655 5,807 5,868 5,920 6,068 5,785 (X)
1999.. 5,893 6,066 6,388 6,151 6,338 6,168 6,272 6,247 6,120 6,115 6,086 6,170 (X)
2000.. 6,267 6,286 6,272 6,338 6,425 6,273 6,296 6,346 6,357 6,417 6,455 6,556 (X)
2001.. 6,528 6,445 6,388 6,410 6,412 6,520 6,401 6,400 6,423 6,385 6,292 6,445 (X)
2002.. 6,567 6,568(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 4,338 4,345 4,526 4,485 4,365 4,464 4,560 4,515 4,522 4,815 4,765 3,992 (X)
1993.. 4,111 4,176 4,278 4,431 4,226 4,241 4,270 4,148 4,440 4,763 4,621 4,121 (X)
1994.. 4,211 4,356 4,302 4,566 4,524 4,474 4,600 4,518 4,691 5,015 4,875 4,223 (X)
1995.. 4,341 4,439 4,456 4,580 4,573 4,563 4,803 4,803 5,015 5,182 5,062 4,344 (X)
1996.. 4,395 4,524 4,743 4,963 4,821 5,014 5,210 4,962 5,257 5,652 5,525 4,663 (X)
1997.. 4,729 4,737 4,662 4,994 4,725 5,103 5,091 5,033 5,395 5,500 5,456 5,031 (X)
1998.. 5,008 5,282 5,655 5,513 5,429 5,822 5,768 5,824 6,114 6,376 6,402 5,328 (X)
1999.. 5,504 5,848 6,235 6,194 6,287 6,291 6,379 6,259 6,346 6,555 6,384 5,670 (X)
2000.. 5,878 6,079 6,147 6,395 6,412 6,392 6,390 6,359 6,567 6,853 6,739 6,025 (X)
2001.. 6,149 6,245 6,286 6,481 6,418 6,631 6,491 6,394 6,616 6,819 6,563 5,923 (X)
2002.. 6,206 6,364(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.06 1.04 1.11 1.01 1.07 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.04 (X)
1993.. 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.03 1.00 1.03 0.99 0.98 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.05 (X)
1994.. 1.06 1.07 1.02 1.04 1.08 1.03 1.03 1.06 1.04 1.05 1.03 1.03 (X)
1995.. 1.04 1.07 1.08 1.07 1.09 1.04 1.09 1.08 1.10 1.06 1.05 1.05 (X)
1996.. 1.01 1.00 1.07 1.07 1.05 1.07 1.09 1.05 1.09 1.13 1.10 1.09 (X)
1997.. 1.09 1.05 0.99 1.08 0.99 1.05 1.02 1.02 1.04 1.03 1.05 1.06 (X)
1998.. 1.10 1.11 1.15 1.08 1.08 1.16 1.10 1.14 1.08 1.11 1.15 1.08 (X)
1999.. 1.09 1.12 1.18 1.12 1.14 1.12 1.13 1.10 1.07 1.05 1.04 1.07 (X)
2000.. 1.08 1.10 1.07 1.09 1.09 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.07 1.08 (X)
2001.. 1.05 1.05 1.09 1.06 1.08 1.08 1.03 1.06 1.12 1.09 1.03 1.01 (X)
2002.. 1.06 1.03(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.25 1.26 1.13 0.98 1.03 0.99 1.02 1.09 1.10 1.13 1.12 0.81 (X)
1993.. 1.36 1.28 1.03 1.01 0.98 0.90 0.96 0.93 1.02 1.12 1.03 0.83 (X)
1994.. 1.37 1.29 0.97 1.07 1.01 0.90 1.06 0.96 1.07 1.18 1.02 0.85 (X)
1995.. 1.29 1.27 1.04 1.15 0.97 0.92 1.14 0.96 1.18 1.14 1.04 0.90 (X)
1996.. 1.19 1.14 1.11 1.07 0.92 1.04 1.05 0.98 1.20 1.13 1.14 0.91 (X)
1997.. 1.26 1.24 1.05 1.08 0.91 1.01 0.97 1.00 1.09 1.03 1.13 0.84 (X)
1998.. 1.32 1.31 1.15 1.08 1.04 1.07 1.06 1.14 1.11 1.14 1.20 0.85 (X)
1999.. 1.36 1.32 1.14 1.13 1.12 1.02 1.13 1.06 1.09 1.12 1.03 0.84 (X)
2000.. 1.38 1.22 1.02 1.19 0.99 0.96 1.13 0.96 1.12 1.09 1.04 0.91 (X)
2001.. 1.23 1.23 1.09 1.13 0.97 1.03 1.05 0.97 1.23 1.08 1.00 0.86 (X)
2002.. 1.22 1.20(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
Table 1. Revised Estimated Monthly Sales, Inventories, and Inventory/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, total: January 1992 Through February 2002
Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
NAICS 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods
Sales
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 9,889 9,267 9,425 9,300 9,193 9,198 9,367 9,172 9,707 9,562 9,613 8,789 (X)
1993.. 9,921 9,596 9,308 9,377 9,992 9,596 9,605 9,899 9,687 9,596 9,862 9,603 (X)
1994.. 9,541 9,767 9,991 9,869 9,671 9,758 9,822 9,919 10,212 10,349 10,197 10,562 (X)
1995.. 10,568 10,899 10,839 10,806 10,549 11,154 11,592 11,166 10,958 11,403 11,419 11,711 (X)
1996.. 11,480 11,275 11,084 11,731 11,790 11,998 12,449 12,603 12,009 12,148 11,933 11,631 (X)
1997.. 11,794 12,359 12,570 12,129 12,496 11,900 11,489 11,525 11,877 11,622 11,509 11,807 (X)
1998.. 11,834 11,779 12,089 12,573 12,923 12,077 12,234 12,106 12,687 12,391 13,136 13,557 (X)
1999.. 12,501 12,702 12,610 12,621 12,874 13,520 13,185 13,463 13,155 13,811 14,136 14,135 (X)
2000.. 14,677 14,313 14,694 14,453 14,369 14,494 14,245 14,232 14,603 14,471 14,581 15,117 (X)
2001.. 15,120 15,206 14,510 14,262 14,120 13,996 14,906 15,281 14,996 14,797 14,230 14,000 (X)
2002.. 14,255 14,238(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 8,870 8,405 9,717 10,481 10,204 10,053 9,545 9,025 9,396 9,610 8,844 8,657 112,807
1993.. 8,423 8,502 9,811 10,446 11,381 10,383 9,643 9,790 9,571 9,299 9,152 9,440 115,841
1994.. 8,253 8,693 10,541 10,747 11,083 10,861 9,488 10,048 9,885 10,266 9,330 10,213 119,408
1995.. 9,120 9,722 11,468 11,768 12,384 12,292 11,360 11,333 10,246 11,289 10,745 10,926 132,653
1996.. 10,091 10,711 11,173 13,397 13,842 12,778 12,424 12,389 11,409 12,282 10,716 11,305 142,517
1997.. 10,438 11,074 13,123 13,730 14,458 13,042 11,443 10,730 11,449 11,552 10,324 11,795 143,158
1998.. 10,485 10,589 12,778 14,559 14,267 13,442 11,953 11,501 12,116 12,094 12,138 13,733 149,655
1999.. 10,801 11,432 13,669 14,312 14,483 14,804 12,658 12,830 12,997 12,913 13,288 14,248 158,435
2000.. 13,224 13,354 15,914 15,624 16,438 15,987 13,504 13,990 13,800 14,066 13,896 14,437 174,234
2001.. 14,152 13,731 15,482 15,745 16,139 14,850 14,295 14,960 14,171 14,738 13,305 13,748 175,316
2002.. 13,485 12,885(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 26,370
Inventories
Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,462 11,482 11,405 11,113 10,598 11,274 11,518 11,498 11,473 11,669 12,102 12,179 (X)
1993.. 12,105 11,993 12,112 12,147 12,014 12,156 11,991 12,290 12,594 12,065 12,129 12,020 (X)
1994.. 11,997 12,202 12,138 12,244 12,399 12,410 12,534 12,681 12,758 12,745 12,595 12,517 (X)
1995.. 12,816 12,981 13,088 13,855 13,558 13,808 13,833 13,636 13,935 14,572 14,372 14,340 (X)
1996.. 14,647 14,386 14,144 15,014 15,394 15,113 15,363 14,911 14,603 14,708 14,664 13,854 (X)
1997.. 14,602 14,528 14,454 14,397 14,168 14,026 13,929 14,384 14,607 14,198 14,175 14,644 (X)
1998.. 14,285 14,742 14,803 14,460 14,685 15,004 15,073 14,969 15,082 14,848 15,334 15,437 (X)
1999.. 15,516 15,265 15,256 15,250 14,401 14,601 14,734 15,042 15,429 15,702 16,194 16,605 (X)
2000.. 16,788 16,860 16,896 16,851 17,262 17,496 17,636 17,907 17,989 18,369 18,126 18,242 (X)
2001.. 18,434 18,891 18,970 19,245 19,635 19,883 19,943 19,960 19,547 19,346 18,987 18,480 (X)
2002.. 18,203 18,014(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars
1992.. 11,943 12,136 12,146 11,902 10,736 10,970 11,011 10,659 10,521 11,424 12,150 12,130 (X)
1993.. 12,625 12,665 12,899 13,034 12,182 11,828 11,463 11,368 11,536 11,812 12,165 11,996 (X)
1994.. 12,549 12,885 12,927 13,150 12,573 12,038 11,932 11,692 11,699 12,465 12,608 12,567 (X)
1995.. 13,444 13,747 13,965 14,853 13,721 13,325 13,114 12,545 12,806 14,193 14,372 14,541 (X)
1996.. 15,453 15,321 15,134 16,020 15,486 14,463 14,457 13,688 13,493 14,281 14,693 14,256 (X)
1997.. 15,493 15,560 15,495 15,203 14,140 13,311 13,024 13,233 13,555 13,772 14,274 15,274 (X)
1998.. 15,214 15,848 15,869 15,096 14,509 14,134 14,003 13,861 14,102 14,432 15,518 16,255 (X)
1999.. 16,525 16,425 16,278 15,708 14,113 13,710 13,688 14,064 14,534 15,341 16,486 17,535 (X)
2000.. 17,812 18,108 17,910 17,222 16,813 16,446 16,419 16,886 17,072 18,093 18,525 19,209 (X)
2001.. 19,448 20,157 19,975 19,553 19,085 18,750 18,667 18,982 18,628 19,191 19,443 19,367 (X)
2002.. 19,095 19,113(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Inventory/Sales Ratios, Total
Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.16 1.24 1.21 1.19 1.15 1.23 1.23 1.25 1.18 1.22 1.26 1.39 (X)
1993.. 1.22 1.25 1.30 1.30 1.20 1.27 1.25 1.24 1.30 1.26 1.23 1.25 (X)
1994.. 1.26 1.25 1.21 1.24 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.28 1.25 1.23 1.24 1.19 (X)
1995.. 1.21 1.19 1.21 1.28 1.29 1.24 1.19 1.22 1.27 1.28 1.26 1.22 (X)
1996.. 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.31 1.26 1.23 1.18 1.22 1.21 1.23 1.19 (X)
1997.. 1.24 1.18 1.15 1.19 1.13 1.18 1.21 1.25 1.23 1.22 1.23 1.24 (X)
1998.. 1.21 1.25 1.22 1.15 1.14 1.24 1.23 1.24 1.19 1.20 1.17 1.14 (X)
1999.. 1.24 1.20 1.21 1.21 1.12 1.08 1.12 1.12 1.17 1.14 1.15 1.17 (X)
2000.. 1.14 1.18 1.15 1.17 1.20 1.21 1.24 1.26 1.23 1.27 1.24 1.21 (X)
2001.. 1.22 1.24 1.31 1.35 1.39 1.42 1.34 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.33 1.32 (X)
2002.. 1.28 1.27(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
Not Seasonally Adjusted
1992.. 1.35 1.44 1.25 1.14 1.05 1.09 1.15 1.18 1.12 1.19 1.37 1.40 (X)
1993.. 1.50 1.49 1.31 1.25 1.07 1.14 1.19 1.16 1.21 1.27 1.33 1.27 (X)
1994.. 1.52 1.48 1.23 1.22 1.13 1.11 1.26 1.16 1.18 1.21 1.35 1.23 (X)
1995.. 1.47 1.41 1.22 1.26 1.11 1.08 1.15 1.11 1.25 1.26 1.34 1.33 (X)
1996.. 1.53 1.43 1.35 1.20 1.12 1.13 1.16 1.10 1.18 1.16 1.37 1.26 (X)
1997.. 1.48 1.41 1.18 1.11 0.98 1.02 1.14 1.23 1.18 1.19 1.38 1.29 (X)
1998.. 1.45 1.50 1.24 1.04 1.02 1.05 1.17 1.21 1.16 1.19 1.28 1.18 (X)
1999.. 1.53 1.44 1.19 1.10 0.97 0.93 1.08 1.10 1.12 1.19 1.24 1.23 (X)
2000.. 1.35 1.36 1.13 1.10 1.02 1.03 1.22 1.21 1.24 1.29 1.33 1.33 (X)
2001.. 1.37 1.47 1.29 1.24 1.18 1.26 1.31 1.27 1.31 1.30 1.46 1.41 (X)
2002.. 1.42 1.48(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X)
(X) Cumulative data are not applicable for inventories or inventory/sales ratios.
(NA) Not Available.
(p) Preliminary estimate.
(Seasonally Adjusted) Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and, in the case of sales, also for trading-day differences.
Cumulative seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated.
(Not Seasonally Adjusted) Estimates are not adjusted for seasonal variations or trading-day differences.
Note: Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes.
Tables 3 and 4 provide measures of sampling variability of estimated monthly and annual totals, respectively.
The introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error,
sample design, and definitions.
Table 2. Estimated Annual Purchases, Gross Margins and Gross Margins/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business: 1992 Through 2000
[Purchases and gross margins estimates are shown in millions of dollars. Estimates are
based on data from from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey and administrative records.
Except where indicated, estimates have been adjusted using the results of the most recent
economic census]
NAICS
Code Kind of Business 1992 1993 1994
Purchases, Total ....................................... 1,405,042 1,454,639 1,552,452
421 Durable goods............................................ 642,151 702,455 780,580
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 122,776 125,192 133,786
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 19,305 21,165 22,452
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 36,956 41,952 46,389
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 95,517 115,919 127,968
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) (NA)
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 62,193 63,313 72,445
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 74,797 90,456 109,026
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 30,700 31,691 36,819
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 109,373 118,761 129,238
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 90,534 94,006 102,457
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 762,891 752,184 771,872
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 36,785 37,668 42,331
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 61,551 62,018 67,145
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 45,360 47,855 49,890
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 234,467 239,874 244,903
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 99,092 89,229 89,065
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 29,639 30,692 33,675
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 126,346 115,402 112,611
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 37,956 38,633 40,039
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 91,695 90,813 92,213
Gross Margins, Total................................... (NA) 363,730 398,100
421 Durable goods........................................... (NA) 212,086 236,302
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... (NA) 27,031 29,812
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... (NA) 8,768 8,999
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... (NA) 9,587 9,977
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... (NA) 40,521 40,336
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) (NA)
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... (NA) 16,131 18,127
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... (NA) 28,335 34,909
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (NA) 11,719 13,496
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... (NA) 43,400 48,429
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. (NA) 26,594 32,217
422 Nondurable goods........................................ (NA) 151,644 161,798
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. (NA) 12,696 13,280
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ (NA) 7,998 9,619
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ (NA) 18,546 19,371
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... (NA) 43,335 45,282
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... (NA) 10,263 10,903
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ (NA) 9,661 9,988
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... (NA) 11,934 13,505
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ (NA) 12,317 12,084
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... (NA) 24,894 27,766
Gross Margins/Sales Ratio, Total....................... (NA) 20.10 20.59
421 Durable goods........................................... (NA) 23.33 23.53
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... (NA) 17.72 18.25
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... (NA) 29.36 28.76
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... (NA) 18.69 17.82
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... (NA) 26.11 24.38
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) (NA)
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... (NA) 20.52 20.34
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... (NA) 24.02 24.71
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (NA) 27.22 27.42
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... (NA) 26.82 27.77
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. (NA) 22.40 24.04
422 Nondurable goods........................................ (NA) 16.83 17.41
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. (NA) 25.28 23.96
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ (NA) 11.59 12.59
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ (NA) 28.24 28.27
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... (NA) 15.27 15.62
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... (NA) 10.47 11.00
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ (NA) 24.22 23.07
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... (NA) 9.34 10.77
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ (NA) 24.24 23.23
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... (NA) 21.49 23.25
Table 2. Estimated Annual Purchases, Gross Margins and Gross Margins/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business: 1992 Through 2000
NAICS
Code Kind of Business 1995 1996 1997
Purchases, Total ....................................... 1,684,737 1,783,255 1,870,696
421 Durable goods............................................ 851,768 886,539 946,388
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 130,452 132,055 132,315
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 24,581 25,702 27,747
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 45,292 48,154 50,364
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 154,635 169,044 184,485
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) 118,562
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 75,099 75,380 81,121
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 128,655 131,385 142,142
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 38,739 40,613 43,249
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 142,032 153,130 165,740
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 112,283 111,076 119,225
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 832,969 896,716 924,308
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 51,692 50,675 52,082
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 73,828 82,896 94,006
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 48,738 52,204 59,510
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 258,072 264,979 277,468
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 105,914 122,086 115,331
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 38,700 40,798 42,607
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 113,930 129,948 126,159
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 39,862 42,445 44,317
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 102,233 110,685 112,828
Gross Margins, Total................................... 446,564 458,611 481,625
421 Durable goods........................................... 266,610 272,970 288,770
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 32,812 33,147 35,134
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 10,382 10,891 11,383
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 9,776 11,194 11,349
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 46,171 51,938 55,824
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) (NA)
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 19,665 19,581 20,273
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 42,707 39,501 40,564
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 13,417 14,194 14,172
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 53,354 55,310 62,419
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 38,326 37,214 37,652
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 179,954 185,641 192,855
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 14,835 14,083 15,054
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 9,541 12,790 15,000
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 18,405 21,252 26,395
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 51,331 52,617 53,530
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 16,176 12,456 10,648
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 12,045 13,085 13,701
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 12,473 13,992 12,816
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 12,754 13,819 14,363
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 32,394 31,547 31,348
Gross Margins/Sales Ratio, Total....................... 21.12 20.48 20.63
421 Durable goods........................................... 24.09 23.60 23.60
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 20.16 20.00 21.08
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 29.92 29.81 29.19
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 17.72 18.94 18.51
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 23.33 23.58 23.54
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. (NA) (NA) (NA)
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 20.66 20.73 20.16
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 25.43 23.03 22.25
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 25.81 26.15 24.75
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 27.90 26.77 27.88
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 25.57 25.11 24.19
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 17.85 17.14 17.36
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 22.45 21.72 22.64
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 11.39 13.56 13.97
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 27.23 29.07 31.29
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 16.61 16.56 16.21
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 13.53 9.06 8.50
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 23.96 24.42 24.45
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 9.86 9.75 9.19
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 24.30 24.70 24.63
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 24.42 22.14 21.90
Table 2. Estimated Annual Purchases, Gross Margins and Gross Margins/Sales
Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers by Kind of Business: 1992 Through 2000
NAICS
Code Kind of Business 1998 1999 2000
Purchases, Total ....................................... 1,902,986 2,030,313 2,205,566
421 Durable goods............................................ 979,698 1,048,455 1,107,526
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 137,091 156,387 157,945
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 29,119 30,539 32,930
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 52,252 59,014 58,554
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 198,264 214,855 220,169
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 126,990 137,181 138,562
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 79,205 76,195 81,876
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 145,749 161,865 184,934
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 45,659 47,693 49,720
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 179,020 180,171 186,514
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 113,339 121,736 134,884
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 923,288 981,858 1,098,040
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 54,772 58,557 62,817
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 108,593 127,760 146,358
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 59,639 59,945 62,224
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 290,652 301,823 321,674
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 99,743 93,532 98,853
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 41,497 41,309 44,982
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 104,624 123,177 170,329
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 46,580 50,368 52,898
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 117,188 125,387 137,905
Gross Margins, Total................................... 489,787 526,935 565,305
421 Durable goods........................................... 295,797 316,048 336,643
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 36,723 42,142 42,526
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 11,502 12,377 14,007
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 11,172 13,126 12,760
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 54,515 61,450 62,161
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 22,667 25,239 25,317
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 18,643 18,534 20,923
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 42,658 49,002 56,628
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 15,493 15,958 17,357
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 69,462 65,305 67,635
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 35,629 38,154 42,646
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 193,990 210,887 228,662
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 15,217 16,518 18,196
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 17,975 22,159 24,411
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 24,566 24,710 26,532
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 53,977 60,659 62,232
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 8,256 7,725 8,874
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 13,832 14,080 14,776
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 11,180 13,350 17,018
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 15,539 17,358 18,620
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 33,448 34,328 38,003
Gross Margins/Sales Ratio, Total....................... 20.58 20.74 20.54
421 Durable goods........................................... 23.37 23.33 23.46
4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies....... 21.20 21.50 21.31
4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings........................... 28.45 29.01 30.14
4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................... 17.55 18.37 17.92
4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies....... 21.46 22.33 21.99
42143 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 15.03 15.55 15.33
4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum....................... 19.20 19.55 20.39
4216 Electrical Goods......................................... 22.85 23.56 23.79
4217 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies 25.67 25.18 26.21
4218 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies....................... 28.64 26.71 26.67
4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods.............................. 24.13 24.03 24.42
422 Nondurable goods........................................ 17.41 17.78 17.37
4221 Paper and Paper Products................................. 21.76 22.07 22.72
4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries............................ 14.43 15.10 14.66
4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions........................ 29.18 28.84 29.93
4224 Groceries and Related Products........................... 15.67 16.83 16.24
4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................... 7.64 7.60 8.34
4226 Chemicals and Allied Products............................ 25.12 25.53 24.71
4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products......................... 9.61 9.80 9.12
4228 Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages............ 25.14 25.76 26.17
4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods........................... 22.35 21.67 21.81
(NA) Not available.
Note: Estimates have not been adjusted using the result of the most recent economic census.
For NAICS Code 4225, estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Table 4 provides estimated
measures of sampling variability. The introduction and appendixes give information on confidentiality
protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design and definitions.
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Released: May 3, 2002
Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Service Sector Statistics Division
