Wholesaler Sales Inched Up 0.3% in February

Washington, DC, April 17, 2019-February 2019 sales of merchant wholesalers were $495.9 billion, up 0.3% from the revised January level and were up 2.1% from the February 2018 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The December 2018 to January 2019 percent change was revised from the Monthly Wholesale Annual Revision Report estimate of up 0.4% to up 0.5%.

Total inventories of merchant wholesalers were $668.9 billion at the end of February, up 0.2% from the revised January level. Total inventories were up 6.9% from the revised February 2018 level.