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Merchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio (WHLSLRIRSA)

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Aug 2018: 1.26  
Updated: Oct 15, 2018

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Seasonally Adjusted

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(a) Merchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio, Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted (WHLSLRIRSA)
The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that wholesalers have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.

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(a) Merchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio, Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted (WHLSLRIRSA)
The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that wholesalers have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.

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NOTES
Title Release Dates
Merchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Source    
U.S. Bureau of the Census 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Release    
Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Units    
Ratio 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Frequency    
Monthly 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Seasonally Adjusted 2013-06-13 2018-10-15
 
Notes    
The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that wholesalers have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.

2013-06-13 2018-10-15
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