[Economic Report of the President (2000)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-55.--Manufacturing and trade sales and inventories, 1954-99
[Amounts in millions of dollars; monthly data seasonally adjusted]
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Total manufacturing and  trade         Manufac-  turing            Merchant  wholesalers              Retail  trade
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Year or month                                         Inven-                          Inven-                         Inven-                         Inven-
Sales\1\   tories\2\   Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\  Sales\1\  tories\2\  Ratio\3\
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1954..............................................................    46,443       73,175     1.60     23,355     41,612     1.81      8,993     10,637     1.18     14,095     20,926     1.51
1955..............................................................    51,694       79,516     1.47     26,480     45,069     1.62      9,893     11,678     1.13     15,321     22,769     1.43
1956..............................................................    54,063       87,304     1.55     27,740     50,642     1.73     10,513     13,260     1.19     15,811     23,402     1.47
1957..............................................................    55,879       89,052     1.59     28,736     51,871     1.80     10,475     12,730     1.23     16,667     24,451     1.44
1958..............................................................    54,201       87,055     1.61     27,248     50,203     1.84     10,257     12,739     1.24     16,696     24,113     1.44
1959..............................................................    59,729       92,097     1.54     30,286     52,913     1.75     11,491     13,879     1.21     17,951     25,305     1.41

1960..............................................................    60,827       94,719     1.56     30,878     53,786     1.74     11,656     14,120     1.21     18,294     26,813     1.47
1961..............................................................    61,159       95,580     1.56     30,922     54,871     1.77     11,988     14,488     1.21     18,249     26,221     1.44
1962..............................................................    65,662      101,049     1.54     33,358     58,172     1.74     12,674     14,936     1.18     19,630     27,941     1.42
1963..............................................................    68,995      105,463     1.53     35,058     60,029     1.71     13,382     16,048     1.20     20,556     29,386     1.43
1964..............................................................    73,682      111,504     1.51     37,331     63,410     1.70     14,529     17,000     1.17     21,823     31,094     1.42
1965..............................................................    80,283      120,929     1.51     40,995     68,207     1.66     15,611     18,317     1.17     23,677     34,405     1.45
1966..............................................................    87,187      136,824     1.57     44,870     77,986     1.74     16,987     20,765     1.22     25,330     38,073     1.50
1967..............................................................    90,820      145,681     1.60     46,486     84,646     1.82     19,576     25,786     1.32     24,757     35,249     1.42
1968..............................................................    98,685      156,611     1.59     50,229     90,560     1.80     21,012     27,166     1.29     27,445     38,885     1.42
1969..............................................................   105,690      170,400     1.61     53,501     98,145     1.83     22,818     29,800     1.31     29,371     42,455     1.45

1970..............................................................   108,221      178,594     1.65     52,805    101,599     1.92     24,167     33,354     1.38     31,249     43,641     1.40
1971..............................................................   116,895      188,991     1.62     55,906    102,567     1.83     26,492     36,568     1.38     34,497     49,856     1.45
1972..............................................................   131,081      203,227     1.55     63,027    108,121     1.72     29,866     40,297     1.35     38,189     54,809     1.44
1973..............................................................   153,677      234,406     1.53     72,931    124,499     1.71     38,115     46,918     1.23     42,631     62,989     1.48
1974..............................................................   177,912      287,144     1.61     84,790    157,625     1.86     47,982     58,667     1.22     45,141     70,852     1.57
1975..............................................................   182,198      288,992     1.59     86,589    159,708     1.84     46,634     57,774     1.24     48,975     71,510     1.46
1976..............................................................   204,150      318,345     1.56     98,797    174,636     1.77     50,698     64,622     1.27     54,655     79,087     1.45
1977..............................................................   229,513      350,706     1.53    113,201    188,378     1.66     56,136     73,179     1.30     60,176     89,149     1.48
1978..............................................................   260,320      400,931     1.54    126,905    211,691     1.67     66,413     86,934     1.31     67,002    102,306     1.53
1979..............................................................   297,701      452,640     1.52    143,936    242,157     1.68     79,051     99,679     1.26     74,713    110,804     1.48

1980..............................................................   327,233      508,924     1.56    154,391    265,215     1.72     93,099    122,631     1.32     79,743    121,078     1.52
1981..............................................................   355,822      545,786     1.53    168,129    283,413     1.69    101,180    129,654     1.28     86,514    132,719     1.53
1982..............................................................   347,625      573,908     1.67    163,351    311,852     1.95     95,211    127,428     1.36     89,062    134,628     1.49
1983..............................................................   369,286      590,287     1.56    172,547    312,379     1.78     99,225    130,075     1.28     97,514    147,833     1.44
1984..............................................................   410,124      649,780     1.53    190,682    339,516     1.73    112,199    142,452     1.23    107,243    167,812     1.49
1985..............................................................   422,583      664,039     1.56    194,538    334,749     1.73    113,459    147,409     1.28    114,586    181,881     1.52
1986..............................................................   430,419      662,738     1.55    194,657    322,654     1.68    114,960    153,574     1.32    120,803    186,510     1.56
1987..............................................................   457,735      709,848     1.50    206,326    338,109     1.59    122,968    163,903     1.29    128,442    207,836     1.55
1988..............................................................   497,157      767,222     1.49    224,619    369,374     1.57    134,521    178,801     1.30    138,017    219,047     1.54
1989..............................................................   527,039      815,455     1.52    236,698    391,212     1.63    143,760    187,009     1.28    146,581    237,234     1.58

1990..............................................................   545,909      840,663     1.52    242,686    405,073     1.65    149,506    195,775     1.29    153,718    239,815     1.56
1991..............................................................   542,815      834,715     1.53    239,847    390,950     1.65    148,306    200,376     1.33    154,661    243,389     1.54
1992..............................................................   567,176      842,939     1.48    250,394    382,510     1.54    154,150    208,244     1.32    162,632    252,185     1.52
1993..............................................................   595,444      870,316     1.44    260,635    384,039     1.47    161,223    216,974     1.32    173,586    269,303     1.51
1994..............................................................   638,742      934,342     1.41    279,002    404,877     1.41    172,237    235,413     1.31    187,503    294,052     1.50
1995..............................................................   684,261      994,826     1.43    299,555    430,985     1.41    187,889    253,565     1.32    196,816    310,276     1.55
1996..............................................................   717,135    1,013,201     1.41    309,622    436,729     1.40    198,668    255,871     1.29    208,845    320,601     1.51
1997..............................................................   752,095    1,060,326     1.38    327,452    456,133     1.37    206,671    273,885     1.28    217,972    330,308     1.49
1998..............................................................   777,772    1,095,042     1.39    337,687    466,798     1.38    211,251    287,484     1.33    228,834    340,760     1.46

1998:Jan..........................................................   764,610    1,063,043     1.39    331,937    458,197     1.38    209,635    273,523     1.30    223,038    331,323     1.49
Feb...........................................................   769,153    1,069,619     1.39    335,883    461,178     1.37    209,112    276,503     1.32    224,158    331,938     1.48
Mar...........................................................   774,054    1,074,243     1.39    338,991    461,948     1.36    210,555    278,013     1.32    224,508    334,282     1.49
Apr...........................................................   773,653    1,077,101     1.39    335,553    464,668     1.38    211,441    277,163     1.31    226,659    335.270     1.48
May...........................................................   772,689    1,077,294     1.39    333,622    465,729     1.40    210,436    278,837     1.33    228,631    332,728     1.46
June..........................................................   775,648    1,078,506     1.39    335,110    466,701     1.39    210,660    278,881     1.32    229,878    332,924     1.45

July..........................................................   775,112    1,079,804     1.39    335,380    467,636     1.39    211,665    279,067     1.32    228,067    333,101     1.46
Aug...........................................................   774,164    1,083,716     1.40    336,445    468,445     1.39    209,621    281,803     1.34    228,098    333,468     1.46
Sept..........................................................   781,291    1,088,414     1.39    340,481    468,552     1.38    211,305    284,138     1.34    229,505    335,724     1.46
Oct...........................................................   784,513    1,091,246     1.39    340,133    471,031     1.38    211,499    284,073     1.34    232,881    336,142     1.44
Nov...........................................................   788,042    1,095,041     1.39    341,423    471,000     1.38    212,157    285,615     1.35    234,462    338,426     1.44
Dec...........................................................   796,406    1,095,042     1.37    344,247    466,798     1.36    215,550    287,484     1.33    236,609    340,760     1.44

1999:Jan..........................................................   794,865    1,095,209     1.38    341,673    464,867     1.36    213,597    286,698     1.34    239,595    343,644     1.43
Feb...........................................................   803,481    1,098,308     1.37    343,724    464,198     1.35    216,138    288,638     1.34    243,619    345,472     1.42
Mar...........................................................   812,055    1,103,619     1.36    349,065    463,578     1.33    219,595    289,360     1.32    243,395    350,681     1.44
Apr...........................................................   812,237    1,105,654     1.36    347,568    463,194     1.33    219,921    289,636     1.32    244,748    352,824     1.44
May...........................................................   821,761    1,108,901     1.35    350,624    463,742     1.32    223,909    290,216     1.30    247,228    354,943     1.44
June..........................................................   829,593    1,112,311     1.34    354,702    462,690     1.30    227,863    291,367     1.28    247,028    358,254     1.45

July..........................................................   834,062    1,115,790     1.34    357,301    465,043     1.30    227,293    293,982     1.29    249,468    356,765     1.43
Aug...........................................................   844,439    1,119,251     1.33    361,844    464,351     1.28    229,827    295,558     1.29    252,768    359,342     1.42
Sept..........................................................   842,647    1,124,016     1.33    358,709    465,669     1.30    231,135    298,469     1.29    252,803    359,878     1.42
Oct...........................................................   846,797    1,127,772     1.33    360,201    467,522     1.30    233,048    299,793     1.29    253,548    360,457     1.42
Nov..........................................................   858,160    1,137,356     1.33    364,913    469,518     1.29    236,805    302,947     1.28    256,442    364,891     1.42
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\1\Annual data are averages of monthly not seasonally adjusted figures.
\2\Seasonally adjusted, end of period. Inventories beginning January 1982 for manufacturing and December 1980 for wholesale and retail trade are not comparable with earlier periods.
\3\Inventory/sales ratio. Annual data are: beginning 1982, averages of monthly ratios; for 1958-81, ratio of December inventories to monthly average sales for the year; and for earlier years,
weighted averages. Monthly data are ratio of inventories at end of month to sales for month.

Note.--Earlier data are not strictly comparable with data beginning 1958 for manufacturing and beginning 1967 for wholesale and retail trade.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.