Distrib. Trade Sales & Manufacturers' Shipments Up 0.2% in Feb.

Washington, DC, April 17, 2017—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,360.7 billion, up 0.2% from January 2017 and was up 7.1% from February 2016, according to the Commerce Department.

Manufacturers’ and trade inventories were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,839.9 billion, up 0.3% from January 2017 and were up 2.8% from February 2016.

The total business inventories/sales ratio based on seasonally adjusted data at the end of February was 1.35. The February 2016 ratio was 1.41.