Distributive Trade Sales & Manufacturers Shipments Up 0.9% in April

Washington, DC, June 14, 2016— The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April was estimated at $1,290.2 billion, up 0.9% from March 2016, but was down 1.3% from April 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Manufacturers’ and trade inventories were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,807.1 billion, up 0.1% from March 2016 and were up 1.0% from April 2015.

The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of April was 1.40. The April 2015 ratio was 1.37.