INVENTORIES/SALES RATIO SEAS ADJ - VALUE IN LAST MONTH OF YEAR - SEAS ADJ. copyright 2008 by EconStats(tm) Notes : Units : mil dollars | Source : US Bureau of the Census MTIS |    Note : figures are in millions of dollars per MONTH. Figures have NOT been converted to yearly rates. A p indicates preliminary data. | Column (1) : Total business Inventories seas adj (tbtiva) | Units : mil$ sa Code tbtiva 13 Column (2) : Total manufacturers Inventories seas adj (amtmti) | Units : mil$ sa Code amtmti 14 Column (3) : Total retail trade Inventories seas adj (pzb44000) | Units : mil$ sa Code pzb44000 15 Column (4) : Total wholesalers Inventories seas adj (pzb42000) | Units : mil$ sa Code pzb42000 16 EconStats does not guarantee the accuracy of this data. 20081017 , Business Inventories; seas adj ,, Value at quarter end Frequency of underlying data: monthly. ,, Units: millions of dollars. Source: U.S. Census Bureau and EconStats ,,Fourth of Six files. ,, US Bureau of the Census MTIS . ,, Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (MTIS) Jan1992 to Aug2008, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ,Total business Inventories seas adj (tbtiva),Total manufacturers Inventories seas adj (amtmti),Total retail trade Inventories seas adj (pzb44000),Total wholesalers Inventories seas adj (pzb42000) ,mil$ sa,mil$ sa,mil$ sa,mil$ sa ,Seasonally adjusted,Seasonally adjusted,Seasonally adjusted,Seasonally adjusted ,End of months in Quarter,End of months in Quarter,End of months in Quarter,End of months in Quarter YearQtr,Jan1992 to Aug2008,Jan1992 to Aug2008,Jan1992 to Aug2008,Jan1992 to Aug2008 20083 ,1511781 ,562453 ,503934 ,445394 , | 5.86 %y/y 1.40 %qt/qt | 7.75 %y/y 1.23 %qt/qt | 0.54 %y/y 0.77 %qt/qt | 10.01 %y/y 2.35 %qt/qt 20082 ,1490874 ,555627 ,500100 ,435147 , | 5.66 %y/y 1.60 %qt/qt | 7.27 %y/y 1.80 %qt/qt | 1.04 %y/y 0.03 %qt/qt | 9.30 %y/y 3.19 %qt/qt 20081 ,1467463 ,545791 ,499972 ,421700 , | 5.19 %y/y 1.64 %qt/qt | 6.39 %y/y 2.85 %qt/qt | 2.43 %y/y -0.25 %qt/qt | 7.04 %y/y 2.37 %qt/qt 20074 ,1443837 ,530664 ,501218 ,411955 , | 3.84 %y/y 1.10 %qt/qt | 3.75 %y/y 1.66 %qt/qt | 2.58 %y/y 0.00 %qt/qt | 5.53 %y/y 1.75 %qt/qt 20073 ,1428075 ,521995 ,501217 ,404863 , | 3.31 %y/y 1.21 %qt/qt | 2.83 %y/y 0.78 %qt/qt | 2.66 %y/y 1.26 %qt/qt | 4.76 %y/y 1.69 %qt/qt 20072 ,1411042 ,517956 ,494960 ,398126 , | 3.71 %y/y 1.14 %qt/qt | 4.36 %y/y 0.97 %qt/qt | 1.56 %y/y 1.40 %qt/qt | 5.65 %y/y 1.05 %qt/qt 20071 ,1395099 ,512988 ,488131 ,393980 , | 5.07 %y/y 0.34 %qt/qt | 6.23 %y/y 0.29 %qt/qt | 1.92 %y/y -0.09 %qt/qt | 7.66 %y/y 0.93 %qt/qt 20064 ,1390428 ,511487 ,488591 ,390350 , | 6.53 %y/y 0.58 %qt/qt | 8.17 %y/y 0.76 %qt/qt | 3.52 %y/y 0.07 %qt/qt | 8.31 %y/y 1.00 %qt/qt 20063 ,1382356 ,507632 ,488245 ,386479 , | 8.28 %y/y 1.60 %qt/qt | 9.80 %y/y 2.28 %qt/qt | 5.77 %y/y 0.18 %qt/qt | 9.58 %y/y 2.56 %qt/qt 20062 ,1360535 ,496334 ,487356 ,376845 , | 7.23 %y/y 2.47 %qt/qt | 8.41 %y/y 2.78 %qt/qt | 5.48 %y/y 1.76 %qt/qt | 7.98 %y/y 2.98 %qt/qt 20061 ,1327795 ,482900 ,478944 ,365951 , | 5.02 %y/y 1.73 %qt/qt | 5.98 %y/y 2.12 %qt/qt | 2.99 %y/y 1.48 %qt/qt | 6.48 %y/y 1.54 %qt/qt 20054 ,1305227 ,472860 ,471956 ,360411 , | 5.43 %y/y 2.24 %qt/qt | 7.30 %y/y 2.28 %qt/qt | 2.29 %y/y 2.24 %qt/qt | 7.29 %y/y 2.19 %qt/qt 20053 ,1276654 ,462324 ,461628 ,352702 , | 5.08 %y/y 0.62 %qt/qt | 7.40 %y/y 0.98 %qt/qt | 0.82 %y/y -0.08 %qt/qt | 8.00 %y/y 1.07 %qt/qt 20052 ,1268819 ,457820 ,462018 ,348981 , | 6.43 %y/y 0.35 %qt/qt | 8.34 %y/y 0.47 %qt/qt | 2.35 %y/y -0.65 %qt/qt | 9.67 %y/y 1.55 %qt/qt 20051 ,1264355 ,455665 ,465023 ,343667 , | 8.42 %y/y 2.13 %qt/qt | 10.28 %y/y 3.40 %qt/qt | 5.40 %y/y 0.78 %qt/qt | 10.21 %y/y 2.30 %qt/qt 20044 ,1238037 ,440697 ,461405 ,335935 , | 7.97 %y/y 1.91 %qt/qt | 7.93 %y/y 2.38 %qt/qt | 6.72 %y/y 0.77 %qt/qt | 9.77 %y/y 2.87 %qt/qt 20043 ,1214880 ,430452 ,457863 ,326565 , | 6.89 %y/y 1.91 %qt/qt | 4.91 %y/y 1.87 %qt/qt | 7.57 %y/y 1.43 %qt/qt | 8.65 %y/y 2.63 %qt/qt 20042 ,1192156 ,422564 ,451396 ,318196 , | 4.50 %y/y 2.22 %qt/qt | 1.25 %y/y 2.27 %qt/qt | 6.65 %y/y 2.31 %qt/qt | 5.98 %y/y 2.04 %qt/qt 20041 ,1166215 ,413188 ,441201 ,311826 , | 1.49 %y/y 1.70 %qt/qt | -2.30 %y/y 1.20 %qt/qt | 4.05 %y/y 2.05 %qt/qt | 3.21 %y/y 1.89 %qt/qt 20034 ,1146695 ,408304 ,432359 ,306032 , | 0.58 %y/y 0.90 %qt/qt | -3.50 %y/y -0.49 %qt/qt | 3.89 %y/y 1.58 %qt/qt | 1.74 %y/y 1.82 %qt/qt 20033 ,1136523 ,410318 ,425645 ,300560 , | 0.63 %y/y -0.38 %qt/qt | -2.32 %y/y -1.69 %qt/qt | 3.58 %y/y 0.56 %qt/qt | 0.71 %y/y 0.11 %qt/qt 20032 ,1140868 ,417365 ,423268 ,300235 , | 2.48 %y/y -0.72 %qt/qt | 0.06 %y/y -1.32 %qt/qt | 5.24 %y/y -0.18 %qt/qt | 2.13 %y/y -0.62 %qt/qt 20031 ,1149089 ,422929 ,424040 ,302120 , | 3.66 %y/y 0.79 %qt/qt | 1.24 %y/y -0.05 %qt/qt | 6.78 %y/y 1.89 %qt/qt | 2.87 %y/y 0.44 %qt/qt 20024 ,1140083 ,423133 ,416159 ,300791 , | 1.79 %y/y 0.94 %qt/qt | -1.16 %y/y 0.73 %qt/qt | 5.43 %y/y 1.27 %qt/qt | 1.21 %y/y 0.79 %qt/qt 20023 ,1129443 ,420077 ,410931 ,298435 , | -2.45 %y/y 1.45 %qt/qt | -5.56 %y/y 0.71 %qt/qt | 0.57 %y/y 2.18 %qt/qt | -1.97 %y/y 1.52 %qt/qt 20022 ,1113261 ,417107 ,402174 ,293980 , | -5.10 %y/y 0.43 %qt/qt | -9.31 %y/y -0.15 %qt/qt | -0.55 %y/y 1.28 %qt/qt | -4.78 %y/y 0.10 %qt/qt 20021 ,1108531 ,417737 ,397102 ,293692 , | -6.51 %y/y -1.03 %qt/qt | -11.58 %y/y -2.42 %qt/qt | -1.85 %y/y 0.61 %qt/qt | -4.86 %y/y -1.18 %qt/qt 20014 ,1120025 ,428113 ,394713 ,297199 , | -6.48 %y/y -3.27 %qt/qt | -11.12 %y/y -3.75 %qt/qt | -2.98 %y/y -3.40 %qt/qt | -3.84 %y/y -2.38 %qt/qt 20013 ,1157839 ,444788 ,408612 ,304439 , | -2.22 %y/y -1.30 %qt/qt | -6.88 %y/y -3.29 %qt/qt | 1.83 %y/y 1.04 %qt/qt | -0.24 %y/y -1.40 %qt/qt 20012 ,1173067 ,459925 ,404389 ,308753 , | -0.11 %y/y -1.07 %qt/qt | -2.92 %y/y -2.65 %qt/qt | 1.70 %y/y -0.05 %qt/qt | 1.91 %y/y 0.02 %qt/qt 20011 ,1185722 ,472451 ,404580 ,308691 , | 3.04 %y/y -0.99 %qt/qt | 1.26 %y/y -1.91 %qt/qt | 4.40 %y/y -0.56 %qt/qt | 4.07 %y/y -0.12 %qt/qt 20004 ,1197597 ,481673 ,406853 ,309071 , | 5.16 %y/y 1.14 %qt/qt | 3.89 %y/y 0.84 %qt/qt | 5.67 %y/y 1.39 %qt/qt | 6.51 %y/y 1.28 %qt/qt 20003 ,1184094 ,477656 ,401276 ,305162 , | 6.41 %y/y 0.83 %qt/qt | 5.09 %y/y 0.82 %qt/qt | 6.72 %y/y 0.91 %qt/qt | 8.13 %y/y 0.72 %qt/qt 20002 ,1174375 ,473759 ,397638 ,302978 , | 6.86 %y/y 2.06 %qt/qt | 5.41 %y/y 1.54 %qt/qt | 6.66 %y/y 2.61 %qt/qt | 9.47 %y/y 2.14 %qt/qt 20001 ,1150714 ,466570 ,387518 ,296626 , | 5.51 %y/y 1.05 %qt/qt | 4.02 %y/y 0.64 %qt/qt | 5.81 %y/y 0.65 %qt/qt | 7.53 %y/y 2.22 %qt/qt 19994 ,1138805 ,463625 ,385009 ,290171 , | 5.57 %y/y 2.34 %qt/qt | 3.24 %y/y 2.01 %qt/qt | 7.76 %y/y 2.39 %qt/qt | 6.52 %y/y 2.82 %qt/qt 19993 ,1112732 ,454504 ,376007 ,282221 , | 3.82 %y/y 1.25 %qt/qt | 0.80 %y/y 1.13 %qt/qt | 6.81 %y/y 0.85 %qt/qt | 4.99 %y/y 1.97 %qt/qt 19992 ,1099029 ,449432 ,372825 ,276772 , | 3.45 %y/y 0.77 %qt/qt | -0.34 %y/y 0.20 %qt/qt | 7.40 %y/y 1.80 %qt/qt | 4.73 %y/y 0.33 %qt/qt 19991 ,1090618 ,448519 ,366234 ,275865 , | 2.78 %y/y 1.10 %qt/qt | 0.00 %y/y -0.12 %qt/qt | 4.91 %y/y 2.51 %qt/qt | 4.69 %y/y 1.27 %qt/qt 19984 ,1078740 ,449065 ,357269 ,272406 , | 3.06 %y/y 0.65 %qt/qt | 1.24 %y/y -0.41 %qt/qt | 3.67 %y/y 1.49 %qt/qt | 5.36 %y/y 1.34 %qt/qt 19983 ,1071750 ,450896 ,352041 ,268813 , | 3.54 %y/y 0.88 %qt/qt | 2.59 %y/y -0.02 %qt/qt | 2.76 %y/y 1.41 %qt/qt | 6.22 %y/y 1.72 %qt/qt 19982 ,1062394 ,450966 ,347151 ,264277 , | 3.61 %y/y 0.12 %qt/qt | 3.48 %y/y 0.54 %qt/qt | 2.51 %y/y -0.56 %qt/qt | 5.34 %y/y 0.29 %qt/qt 19981 ,1061131 ,448522 ,349096 ,263513 , | 4.93 %y/y 1.38 %qt/qt | 3.82 %y/y 1.12 %qt/qt | 4.43 %y/y 1.30 %qt/qt | 7.55 %y/y 1.92 %qt/qt 19974 ,1046721 ,443566 ,344609 ,258546 , | 4.10 %y/y 1.12 %qt/qt | 3.05 %y/y 0.93 %qt/qt | 3.17 %y/y 0.59 %qt/qt | 7.26 %y/y 2.16 %qt/qt 19973 ,1035146 ,439494 ,342579 ,253073 , | 3.36 %y/y 0.96 %qt/qt | 2.41 %y/y 0.84 %qt/qt | 3.05 %y/y 1.16 %qt/qt | 5.51 %y/y 0.88 %qt/qt 19972 ,1025345 ,435814 ,338660 ,250871 , | 3.17 %y/y 1.39 %qt/qt | 2.13 %y/y 0.88 %qt/qt | 4.02 %y/y 1.31 %qt/qt | 3.86 %y/y 2.39 %qt/qt 19971 ,1011322 ,432021 ,334292 ,245009 , | 2.14 %y/y 0.58 %qt/qt | 0.82 %y/y 0.37 %qt/qt | 3.76 %y/y 0.08 %qt/qt | 2.34 %y/y 1.65 %qt/qt 19964 ,1005497 ,430446 ,334010 ,241041 , | 1.97 %y/y 0.40 %qt/qt | 1.34 %y/y 0.30 %qt/qt | 3.43 %y/y 0.47 %qt/qt | 1.11 %y/y 0.50 %qt/qt 19963 ,1001448 ,429152 ,332448 ,239848 , | 2.10 %y/y 0.76 %qt/qt | 1.51 %y/y 0.57 %qt/qt | 3.57 %y/y 2.11 %qt/qt | 1.17 %y/y -0.70 %qt/qt 19962 ,993866 ,426731 ,325586 ,241549 , | 2.44 %y/y 0.38 %qt/qt | 2.11 %y/y -0.41 %qt/qt | 2.06 %y/y 1.06 %qt/qt | 3.54 %y/y 0.89 %qt/qt 19961 ,990091 ,428492 ,322183 ,239416 , | 3.97 %y/y 0.41 %qt/qt | 4.53 %y/y 0.88 %qt/qt | 2.66 %y/y -0.23 %qt/qt | 4.75 %y/y 0.43 %qt/qt 19954 ,986089 ,424772 ,322925 ,238392 , | 6.34 %y/y 0.54 %qt/qt | 6.22 %y/y 0.47 %qt/qt | 5.72 %y/y 0.61 %qt/qt | 7.39 %y/y 0.56 %qt/qt 19953 ,980829 ,422779 ,320975 ,237075 , | 7.92 %y/y 1.09 %qt/qt | 7.64 %y/y 1.16 %qt/qt | 6.64 %y/y 0.62 %qt/qt | 10.23 %y/y 1.62 %qt/qt 19952 ,970238 ,417932 ,319009 ,233297 , | 9.11 %y/y 1.88 %qt/qt | 7.89 %y/y 1.96 %qt/qt | 9.23 %y/y 1.65 %qt/qt | 11.19 %y/y 2.07 %qt/qt 19951 ,952322 ,409917 ,313836 ,228569 , | 9.51 %y/y 2.70 %qt/qt | 7.03 %y/y 2.50 %qt/qt | 11.73 %y/y 2.75 %qt/qt | 11.09 %y/y 2.97 %qt/qt 19944 ,927330 ,399910 ,305442 ,221978 , | 7.33 %y/y 2.03 %qt/qt | 5.33 %y/y 1.82 %qt/qt | 9.27 %y/y 1.48 %qt/qt | 8.37 %y/y 3.21 %qt/qt 19943 ,908840 ,392769 ,300990 ,215081 , | 6.22 %y/y 2.20 %qt/qt | 3.43 %y/y 1.39 %qt/qt | 10.25 %y/y 3.06 %qt/qt | 6.03 %y/y 2.51 %qt/qt 19942 ,889260 ,387381 ,292059 ,209820 , | 4.62 %y/y 2.26 %qt/qt | 2.06 %y/y 1.15 %qt/qt | 7.89 %y/y 3.98 %qt/qt | 5.07 %y/y 1.98 %qt/qt 19941 ,869614 ,382990 ,280876 ,205748 , | 2.83 %y/y 0.65 %qt/qt | 1.29 %y/y 0.88 %qt/qt | 4.53 %y/y 0.48 %qt/qt | 3.48 %y/y 0.44 %qt/qt 19934 ,864028 ,379660 ,279526 ,204842 , | 3.23 %y/y 0.98 %qt/qt | 0.25 %y/y -0.02 %qt/qt | 6.95 %y/y 2.39 %qt/qt | 4.03 %y/y 0.98 %qt/qt 19933 ,855610 ,379738 ,273014 ,202858 , | 3.30 %y/y 0.66 %qt/qt | 0.10 %y/y 0.04 %qt/qt | 6.82 %y/y 0.85 %qt/qt | 4.92 %y/y 1.58 %qt/qt 19932 ,849972 ,379571 ,270703 ,199698 , | 3.50 %y/y 0.51 %qt/qt | 0.62 %y/y 0.38 %qt/qt | 7.80 %y/y 0.75 %qt/qt | 3.56 %y/y 0.44 %qt/qt 19931 ,845648 ,378116 ,268701 ,198831 , | 3.95 %y/y 1.03 %qt/qt | 0.06 %y/y -0.16 %qt/qt | 9.66 %y/y 2.81 %qt/qt | 4.35 %y/y 0.97 %qt/qt 19924 ,836992 ,378709 ,261369 ,196914 , | | | | 19923 ,828295 ,379369 ,255582 ,193344 , | | | | 19922 ,821191 ,377237 ,251123 ,192831 , | | | | 19921 ,813480 ,377896 ,245037 ,190547 , | | | |