Distrib. Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up 1.4% in June

Washington, DC, August 17, 2021-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,640.8 billion, up 1.4% from May 2021 and was up 19.9% from June 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau

Manufacturers’ and trade inventories for June were estimated at an end-of-month level of $2,057.4 billion, up 0.8% from May 2021 and were up 6.6% from June 2020.

The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of June was 1.25. The June 2020 ratio was 1.41.