Distrib. Trade Sales & Manufacturer Shipments Down 0.1% in June

Washington, DC, August 15, 2023-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,818.6 billion, down 0.1% from May 2023 and was down 3.1% from June 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Manufacturers’ and trade inventories for June were estimated at an end-of-month level of $2,541.1 billion, virtually unchanged from May 2023, but were up 2.0% from June 2022.

The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of June was 1.40. The June 2022 ratio was 1.33.