Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Merchant Wholesalers - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 142,980 144,206 145,306 145,381 144,000 145,989 148,808 147,427 149,251 149,276 149,801 148,469 (X) 1993... 153,497 152,528 149,841 153,239 156,085 152,751 154,732 154,879 155,380 155,866 156,094 152,929 (X) 1994... 156,983 157,654 160,546 160,114 161,206 162,652 164,247 168,414 168,187 171,258 171,528 174,127 (X) 1995... 175,771 177,369 175,256 178,210 178,565 180,181 180,081 181,324 182,123 182,966 184,854 186,968 (X) 1996... 184,352 185,286 187,580 187,462 188,032 189,016 190,819 191,939 191,679 193,329 194,369 192,137 (X) 1997... 194,379 199,102 197,622 196,608 197,677 197,465 197,978 197,328 200,474 199,698 199,693 199,039 (X) 1998... 201,068 200,976 202,223 202,434 202,077 200,992 202,201 200,940 202,070 203,185 203,149 204,997 (X) 1999... 204,181 206,856 209,359 210,145 214,770 216,526 217,499 218,978 220,899 223,817 226,182 227,783 (X) 2000... 229,719 228,985 231,670 232,993 233,331 236,380 235,256 235,515 237,670 238,478 237,335 239,937 (X) 2001... 238,820 237,341 234,243 232,738 234,555 229,847 231,493 231,948 231,917 227,377 228,106 227,192 (X) 2002... 228,792 230,100 230,287 233,757 235,176 236,961 237,679 240,696 239,857 239,230 242,405 240,081 (X) 2003... 243,451 243,472 246,129 241,225 240,652 243,947 246,711 246,616 247,909 251,270 253,710 256,027 (X) 2004... 256,242 261,473 270,417 271,106 272,786 273,497 274,139 277,381 277,244 279,416 283,522 285,440 (X) 2005... 286,021 285,899 286,566 290,863 290,853 292,456 294,673 298,721 304,949 308,013 306,416 309,975 (X) 2006... 311,990 312,846 314,996(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 138,830 132,921 150,672 146,927 141,749 150,869 150,768 147,079 152,030 158,307 145,676 151,302 1,767,130 1993... 140,824 138,267 159,749 154,677 153,693 158,043 152,798 159,014 158,768 160,576 156,357 155,449 1,848,215 1994... 143,826 143,069 171,413 157,193 163,090 168,454 157,254 177,898 172,066 176,341 171,870 172,425 1,974,899 1995... 165,397 161,211 186,778 170,025 185,818 186,564 172,384 191,076 181,621 193,246 184,672 180,188 2,158,980 1996... 178,477 176,150 189,303 189,906 195,454 185,356 193,212 196,149 190,873 209,454 189,016 190,993 2,284,343 1997... 186,983 181,571 200,205 198,723 200,357 199,810 200,632 195,457 206,341 215,636 188,397 203,733 2,377,845 1998... 187,750 183,337 211,184 204,583 198,874 210,701 204,982 199,128 207,425 212,915 196,656 209,585 2,427,120 1999... 184,434 188,602 225,471 212,372 211,738 226,910 215,120 223,078 226,580 226,868 225,903 232,083 2,599,159 2000... 208,053 218,632 248,659 222,637 243,460 247,509 226,260 246,918 236,862 248,451 236,370 230,743 2,814,554 2001... 229,917 217,231 245,078 229,085 244,303 234,330 228,826 242,911 223,722 243,615 227,250 218,884 2,785,152 2002... 220,173 210,596 234,089 237,757 244,150 234,015 241,943 245,497 237,792 255,957 235,200 238,359 2,835,528 2003... 234,899 223,359 250,734 245,416 243,012 247,028 250,622 243,934 253,452 269,044 238,951 261,833 2,962,284 2004... 241,216 243,002 292,064 276,250 267,373 284,751 270,427 282,599 282,554 283,115 282,566 290,603 3,296,520 2005... 261,694 262,074 308,917 288,907 293,194 303,694 282,006 313,760 311,155 312,923 304,446 307,346 3,550,116 2006... 293,685 286,195 338,981(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Merchant Wholesalers - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 188,403 189,335 190,547 189,951 189,115 192,831 191,989 192,602 193,344 193,625 195,300 196,914 (X) 1993... 197,552 197,207 198,831 199,622 199,395 199,698 199,737 201,788 202,858 202,074 203,158 204,842 (X) 1994... 204,844 206,498 205,748 206,510 210,080 209,820 211,902 213,360 215,081 218,049 219,673 221,978 (X) 1995... 224,148 226,012 228,569 231,002 231,862 233,297 235,664 236,003 237,075 238,005 238,149 238,392 (X) 1996... 239,837 239,480 239,258 242,731 242,326 241,546 242,042 241,805 240,054 240,834 241,136 241,078 (X) 1997... 243,533 243,567 244,832 245,303 246,373 250,857 249,967 250,951 253,295 254,267 256,356 258,496 (X) 1998... 259,051 261,855 263,266 263,051 264,776 264,277 264,614 267,342 269,075 269,765 271,237 272,292 (X) 1999... 272,807 275,006 275,765 276,084 276,548 276,914 279,901 280,942 282,768 285,740 289,263 290,418 (X) 2000... 293,292 294,875 296,940 299,652 301,448 303,516 304,462 305,740 306,161 308,220 310,085 309,809 (X) 2001... 309,582 309,556 309,674 310,989 312,242 309,857 306,996 306,583 305,964 304,020 300,548 298,380 (X) 2002... 297,533 294,917 295,055 293,941 294,416 295,537 297,880 298,977 300,406 299,715 300,177 302,478 (X) 2003... 302,097 303,177 304,130 304,682 303,000 302,299 302,344 301,798 303,308 305,575 306,578 308,017 (X) 2004... 307,919 312,217 313,783 314,008 317,787 320,674 325,825 329,171 330,116 334,219 338,210 338,232 (X) 2005... 342,184 344,060 344,946 348,400 349,180 351,151 351,621 353,223 355,881 357,061 358,711 362,084 (X) 2006... 362,729 365,838 366,722(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 192,050 191,913 191,112 190,734 187,881 190,430 190,818 189,098 190,099 195,109 197,245 197,793 (X) 1993... 201,184 199,589 199,312 200,598 198,107 197,118 198,500 197,901 199,397 203,564 205,161 205,815 (X) 1994... 208,811 209,004 206,179 207,610 208,651 207,155 211,125 209,742 211,506 219,651 221,505 222,826 (X) 1995... 228,346 228,535 228,999 232,309 230,423 230,411 234,602 231,513 232,735 240,026 240,240 239,275 (X) 1996... 244,457 242,337 240,010 244,254 240,520 238,076 240,877 237,489 236,402 242,824 242,781 241,396 (X) 1997... 247,376 245,892 245,647 246,824 244,939 248,157 249,197 247,140 249,692 256,466 258,341 258,900 (X) 1998... 262,681 263,903 264,171 264,459 263,407 261,957 264,087 263,800 265,598 271,986 273,061 272,575 (X) 1999... 276,031 276,886 276,657 277,307 275,001 274,771 279,296 277,241 279,445 288,082 291,152 290,693 (X) 2000... 296,482 296,714 297,877 300,690 299,457 301,426 303,961 302,291 303,204 310,499 312,010 310,370 (X) 2001... 312,766 311,210 310,513 311,722 309,715 307,738 306,450 303,015 303,152 306,132 302,301 299,498 (X) 2002... 300,966 296,300 296,164 294,384 291,455 293,568 297,156 295,442 297,813 301,851 301,885 303,925 (X) 2003... 305,570 304,580 305,407 304,902 299,796 300,465 301,887 298,395 300,811 307,632 308,362 310,050 (X) 2004... 311,941 314,425 315,909 314,487 314,197 318,617 325,124 325,586 327,563 335,661 339,146 340,023 (X) 2005... 345,868 346,434 347,410 348,861 345,438 349,037 350,787 349,492 352,710 358,252 359,547 364,121 (X) 2006... 366,358 369,289 369,529(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Merchant Wholesalers - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.29 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.33 (X) 1993... 1.29 1.29 1.33 1.30 1.28 1.31 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.34 (X) 1994... 1.30 1.31 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.27 1.28 1.27 1.28 1.27 (X) 1995... 1.28 1.27 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.28 (X) 1996... 1.30 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.25 (X) 1997... 1.25 1.22 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.30 (X) 1998... 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.34 1.33 (X) 1999... 1.34 1.33 1.32 1.31 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.27 (X) 2000... 1.28 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.31 1.29 (X) 2001... 1.30 1.30 1.32 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.33 1.32 1.32 1.34 1.32 1.31 (X) 2002... 1.30 1.28 1.28 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.26 (X) 2003... 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.21 1.20 (X) 2004... 1.20 1.19 1.16 1.16 1.16 1.17 1.19 1.19 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.18 (X) 2005... 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.18 1.17 1.16 1.17 1.17 (X) 2006... 1.16 1.17 1.16(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.38 1.44 1.27 1.30 1.33 1.26 1.27 1.29 1.25 1.23 1.35 1.31 (X) 1993... 1.43 1.44 1.25 1.30 1.29 1.25 1.30 1.24 1.26 1.27 1.31 1.32 (X) 1994... 1.45 1.46 1.20 1.32 1.28 1.23 1.34 1.18 1.23 1.25 1.29 1.29 (X) 1995... 1.38 1.42 1.23 1.37 1.24 1.24 1.36 1.21 1.28 1.24 1.30 1.33 (X) 1996... 1.37 1.38 1.27 1.29 1.23 1.28 1.25 1.21 1.24 1.16 1.28 1.26 (X) 1997... 1.32 1.35 1.23 1.24 1.22 1.24 1.24 1.26 1.21 1.19 1.37 1.27 (X) 1998... 1.40 1.44 1.25 1.29 1.32 1.24 1.29 1.32 1.28 1.28 1.39 1.30 (X) 1999... 1.50 1.47 1.23 1.31 1.30 1.21 1.30 1.24 1.23 1.27 1.29 1.25 (X) 2000... 1.43 1.36 1.20 1.35 1.23 1.22 1.34 1.22 1.28 1.25 1.32 1.35 (X) 2001... 1.36 1.43 1.27 1.36 1.27 1.31 1.34 1.25 1.36 1.26 1.33 1.37 (X) 2002... 1.37 1.41 1.27 1.24 1.19 1.25 1.23 1.20 1.25 1.18 1.28 1.28 (X) 2003... 1.30 1.36 1.22 1.24 1.23 1.22 1.20 1.22 1.19 1.14 1.29 1.18 (X) 2004... 1.29 1.29 1.08 1.14 1.18 1.12 1.20 1.15 1.16 1.19 1.20 1.17 (X) 2005... 1.32 1.32 1.12 1.21 1.18 1.15 1.24 1.11 1.13 1.14 1.18 1.18 (X) 2006... 1.25 1.29 1.09(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Durable Goods - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 67,861 69,749 70,226 71,014 69,791 71,730 72,301 71,985 72,287 72,932 74,205 73,770 (X) 1993... 77,007 76,934 74,823 77,212 78,460 77,387 79,739 79,377 79,368 80,188 79,935 79,080 (X) 1994... 81,279 81,767 83,211 83,684 84,445 84,982 86,119 89,261 88,927 90,925 91,055 92,625 (X) 1995... 93,366 94,218 92,726 93,875 94,940 94,797 94,492 95,584 96,439 96,482 97,571 99,578 (X) 1996... 96,733 97,049 98,536 97,679 98,303 98,691 98,108 98,567 99,791 100,228 102,015 100,201 (X) 1997... 100,684 104,294 102,696 103,947 103,879 104,642 105,646 104,419 107,063 106,249 106,820 106,054 (X) 1998... 107,917 108,189 109,199 109,526 108,776 108,935 109,180 108,889 108,625 108,833 108,704 109,529 (X) 1999... 110,533 113,328 113,663 113,669 115,864 116,794 117,878 117,990 118,823 120,996 121,739 123,413 (X) 2000... 124,288 122,834 123,215 124,272 124,280 124,364 123,973 124,781 124,784 124,918 123,777 122,695 (X) 2001... 122,420 122,207 121,200 119,435 120,082 117,497 118,322 118,777 116,661 114,897 115,981 115,207 (X) 2002... 116,140 117,600 116,318 118,112 119,165 119,778 119,556 120,722 119,700 118,266 119,048 116,839 (X) 2003... 118,336 116,335 118,879 118,254 118,333 119,860 121,126 120,377 122,424 123,757 125,210 125,876 (X) 2004... 125,425 129,371 135,370 136,552 136,934 137,946 138,810 140,210 138,631 140,278 142,210 144,861 (X) 2005... 143,509 143,007 142,809 144,624 144,788 145,075 145,184 148,152 149,107 151,656 151,594 154,012 (X) 2006... 155,108 155,487 155,922(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 64,380 63,487 73,672 71,309 67,717 75,109 73,193 72,284 75,128 78,355 72,111 74,437 861,182 1993... 68,952 69,095 80,468 77,780 75,985 80,845 78,487 82,406 82,544 83,615 80,134 79,634 939,945 1994... 72,561 73,465 89,646 81,585 84,631 88,736 82,265 95,037 93,127 94,660 91,096 90,829 1,037,638 1995... 85,829 84,645 99,868 88,703 97,529 99,401 90,021 101,746 98,308 103,369 97,211 95,071 1,141,701 1996... 91,180 91,351 100,412 98,381 101,007 97,680 99,333 101,803 101,668 110,072 98,588 98,867 1,190,342 1997... 94,322 93,933 104,916 104,371 104,117 107,116 107,231 104,189 112,678 115,875 99,981 107,655 1,256,384 1998... 98,289 97,590 115,308 109,998 105,782 115,744 110,970 108,472 113,601 115,044 104,493 111,254 1,306,545 1999... 97,358 102,247 123,416 114,675 112,860 123,983 116,968 121,319 124,122 123,522 121,044 124,857 1,406,371 2000... 109,520 116,112 133,446 117,927 128,577 132,427 119,282 131,921 126,601 131,379 122,727 116,754 1,486,673 2001... 114,556 110,300 127,878 117,133 124,523 121,666 117,541 125,259 114,451 123,906 115,309 109,673 1,422,195 2002... 108,820 106,046 118,997 120,118 123,228 120,321 122,086 123,648 120,789 127,420 114,995 115,035 1,421,503 2003... 110,834 104,953 121,753 120,200 119,006 123,958 123,725 119,290 127,475 133,085 117,207 127,458 1,448,944 2004... 114,822 118,371 147,232 139,490 133,290 146,836 137,587 143,155 143,429 142,301 141,509 146,599 1,654,621 2005... 127,746 129,525 155,550 143,573 145,322 153,941 139,060 155,203 154,542 153,798 150,112 152,303 1,760,675 2006... 142,536 140,700 169,513(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Durable Goods - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 117,798 118,137 118,464 118,365 118,129 120,285 119,470 120,572 121,252 121,242 122,368 123,435 (X) 1993... 123,313 123,399 124,773 125,033 124,670 124,752 125,102 126,359 126,840 127,086 127,481 128,851 (X) 1994... 129,029 130,021 129,342 130,573 133,392 133,462 135,588 136,055 137,061 139,409 140,240 141,975 (X) 1995... 143,094 144,919 146,537 147,705 148,581 149,443 150,469 150,618 151,232 152,682 153,588 154,089 (X) 1996... 154,903 154,590 154,234 155,339 154,805 154,486 155,292 155,990 156,287 156,132 156,699 156,682 (X) 1997... 157,580 157,813 159,180 159,874 161,115 164,803 163,358 163,705 165,676 165,346 166,023 168,041 (X) 1998... 168,986 171,031 172,509 172,715 173,536 172,696 172,955 175,233 176,196 177,193 177,294 178,871 (X) 1999... 179,230 180,251 180,759 180,002 181,368 182,242 183,827 183,867 185,395 187,092 189,895 190,946 (X) 2000... 192,085 193,323 194,442 196,478 198,033 200,051 200,562 201,426 201,008 201,639 202,520 201,981 (X) 2001... 202,418 201,589 200,890 200,457 199,905 196,531 194,913 193,386 192,232 191,622 187,783 185,735 (X) 2002... 184,519 182,468 181,885 181,509 181,404 181,639 182,984 184,140 184,657 183,988 184,685 185,355 (X) 2003... 184,703 186,178 186,652 187,298 186,198 185,521 184,567 183,838 184,262 184,938 185,410 187,777 (X) 2004... 188,519 191,100 192,810 193,677 196,935 199,349 202,499 206,181 207,823 210,200 212,497 213,021 (X) 2005... 215,788 217,081 217,198 218,461 219,217 221,032 221,963 222,090 222,924 225,800 227,352 228,938 (X) 2006... 229,937 231,231 231,754(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 117,702 118,349 117,933 119,017 119,057 120,131 120,743 120,879 120,697 121,208 121,922 121,809 (X) 1993... 123,122 123,567 124,258 125,760 125,615 124,642 126,560 126,725 126,274 127,033 126,949 127,094 (X) 1994... 128,805 130,083 128,756 131,342 134,357 133,437 137,375 136,532 136,430 139,236 139,474 139,941 (X) 1995... 142,864 145,016 145,990 148,703 149,699 149,554 152,552 151,168 150,495 152,450 152,575 151,709 (X) 1996... 154,521 154,691 153,816 156,530 156,012 154,697 157,462 156,418 155,500 155,727 155,511 154,207 (X) 1997... 157,100 157,912 159,030 161,267 162,343 165,196 165,495 164,071 164,817 164,874 164,725 165,371 (X) 1998... 168,306 171,113 172,558 174,229 174,823 173,392 175,213 175,610 175,318 176,653 175,872 175,994 (X) 1999... 178,274 180,339 180,871 181,645 182,736 183,148 186,170 184,130 184,542 186,545 188,474 187,828 (X) 2000... 191,000 193,515 194,588 198,269 199,255 201,163 203,149 201,686 200,224 201,129 201,103 198,705 (X) 2001... 201,176 201,748 200,933 202,256 200,908 197,592 197,514 193,660 191,481 191,082 186,501 182,720 (X) 2002... 183,319 182,615 182,135 183,186 182,099 182,614 185,422 184,339 183,924 183,618 183,529 182,399 (X) 2003... 183,654 186,599 186,997 188,919 186,759 186,400 186,880 183,983 183,444 184,651 184,215 184,890 (X) 2004... 187,553 191,700 193,322 195,286 197,421 200,353 204,923 206,190 206,654 209,732 211,087 209,954 (X) 2005... 214,849 217,968 217,896 220,186 219,756 222,087 224,546 222,202 221,467 225,246 225,855 225,652 (X) 2006... 228,665 232,423 232,631(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual Durable Goods - Total Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.74 1.69 1.69 1.67 1.69 1.68 1.65 1.67 1.68 1.66 1.65 1.67 (X) 1993... 1.60 1.60 1.67 1.62 1.59 1.61 1.57 1.59 1.60 1.58 1.59 1.63 (X) 1994... 1.59 1.59 1.55 1.56 1.58 1.57 1.57 1.52 1.54 1.53 1.54 1.53 (X) 1995... 1.53 1.54 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.58 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.58 1.57 1.55 (X) 1996... 1.60 1.59 1.57 1.59 1.57 1.57 1.58 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.54 1.56 (X) 1997... 1.57 1.51 1.55 1.54 1.55 1.57 1.55 1.57 1.55 1.56 1.55 1.58 (X) 1998... 1.57 1.58 1.58 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.58 1.61 1.62 1.63 1.63 1.63 (X) 1999... 1.62 1.59 1.59 1.58 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.55 1.56 1.55 (X) 2000... 1.55 1.57 1.58 1.58 1.59 1.61 1.62 1.61 1.61 1.61 1.64 1.65 (X) 2001... 1.65 1.65 1.66 1.68 1.66 1.67 1.65 1.63 1.65 1.67 1.62 1.61 (X) 2002... 1.59 1.55 1.56 1.54 1.52 1.52 1.53 1.53 1.54 1.56 1.55 1.59 (X) 2003... 1.56 1.60 1.57 1.58 1.57 1.55 1.52 1.53 1.51 1.49 1.48 1.49 (X) 2004... 1.50 1.48 1.42 1.42 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.50 1.50 1.49 1.47 (X) 2005... 1.50 1.52 1.52 1.51 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.50 1.50 1.49 1.50 1.49 (X) 2006... 1.48 1.49 1.49(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.83 1.86 1.60 1.67 1.76 1.60 1.65 1.67 1.61 1.55 1.69 1.64 (X) 1993... 1.79 1.79 1.54 1.62 1.65 1.54 1.61 1.54 1.53 1.52 1.58 1.60 (X) 1994... 1.78 1.77 1.44 1.61 1.59 1.50 1.67 1.44 1.46 1.47 1.53 1.54 (X) 1995... 1.66 1.71 1.46 1.68 1.53 1.50 1.69 1.49 1.53 1.47 1.57 1.60 (X) 1996... 1.69 1.69 1.53 1.59 1.54 1.58 1.59 1.54 1.53 1.41 1.58 1.56 (X) 1997... 1.67 1.68 1.52 1.55 1.56 1.54 1.54 1.57 1.46 1.42 1.65 1.54 (X) 1998... 1.71 1.75 1.50 1.58 1.65 1.50 1.58 1.62 1.54 1.54 1.68 1.58 (X) 1999... 1.83 1.76 1.47 1.58 1.62 1.48 1.59 1.52 1.49 1.51 1.56 1.50 (X) 2000... 1.74 1.67 1.46 1.68 1.55 1.52 1.70 1.53 1.58 1.53 1.64 1.70 (X) 2001... 1.76 1.83 1.57 1.73 1.61 1.62 1.68 1.55 1.67 1.54 1.62 1.67 (X) 2002... 1.68 1.72 1.53 1.53 1.48 1.52 1.52 1.49 1.52 1.44 1.60 1.59 (X) 2003... 1.66 1.78 1.54 1.57 1.57 1.50 1.51 1.54 1.44 1.39 1.57 1.45 (X) 2004... 1.63 1.62 1.31 1.40 1.48 1.36 1.49 1.44 1.44 1.47 1.49 1.43 (X) 2005... 1.68 1.68 1.40 1.53 1.51 1.44 1.61 1.43 1.43 1.46 1.50 1.48 (X) 2006... 1.60 1.65 1.37(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4231 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 12,652 12,942 13,032 12,876 12,821 13,162 13,070 13,130 13,300 13,661 13,504 13,202 (X) 1993... 13,633 13,368 12,421 13,436 13,793 12,817 13,796 13,534 13,842 13,749 13,293 12,716 (X) 1994... 13,851 14,220 14,209 14,142 13,870 13,871 14,316 15,148 14,170 14,421 14,684 14,450 (X) 1995... 14,070 13,834 13,808 14,214 14,578 14,408 14,038 14,299 14,175 13,915 14,268 14,383 (X) 1996... 14,616 14,599 14,575 14,446 14,009 14,251 14,224 14,082 13,996 14,197 14,207 14,271 (X) 1997... 14,279 14,506 14,511 14,156 14,690 14,786 14,501 13,689 14,685 14,659 14,493 13,362 (X) 1998... 14,654 14,559 15,151 15,204 15,235 15,082 15,386 15,563 15,741 15,499 15,728 15,839 (X) 1999... 15,825 17,431 16,742 17,117 17,436 17,675 18,073 17,740 18,167 18,735 18,366 18,601 (X) 2000... 18,438 18,407 18,186 18,643 18,283 18,541 18,330 18,625 18,626 18,676 18,775 18,804 (X) 2001... 19,059 18,946 19,297 19,436 19,838 19,565 19,828 20,023 19,214 19,936 20,034 19,688 (X) 2002... 20,082 20,585 20,388 20,755 20,740 20,938 21,047 22,193 21,409 20,819 21,613 21,260 (X) 2003... 21,369 20,397 21,298 21,020 21,096 21,300 21,426 21,271 21,406 21,519 22,356 22,798 (X) 2004... 21,219 22,675 22,943 23,500 23,175 23,434 22,906 23,069 23,368 23,653 23,074 23,488 (X) 2005... 23,263 23,795 23,906 23,248 23,786 24,101 24,695 25,792 24,977 25,417 25,351 25,783 (X) 2006... 26,409 26,860 26,160(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 11,551 11,984 14,257 13,314 12,962 13,741 13,541 12,644 13,021 14,317 13,004 13,506 157,842 1993... 11,888 12,178 13,912 13,987 13,779 13,484 13,893 13,507 13,358 14,093 13,227 12,996 160,302 1994... 11,967 12,940 15,900 14,425 14,369 14,426 14,101 15,542 13,745 14,536 14,699 14,421 171,071 1995... 12,607 12,575 15,424 14,072 15,453 15,100 13,617 14,714 13,466 14,444 14,111 14,153 169,736 1996... 13,432 13,738 15,522 15,111 14,807 14,208 14,608 14,096 13,212 15,035 13,838 14,457 172,064 1997... 13,094 13,157 15,266 14,906 15,028 15,082 14,849 13,470 14,377 15,465 13,739 13,910 172,343 1998... 13,071 13,176 16,469 15,782 15,250 15,912 15,694 15,174 15,552 15,917 15,256 16,488 183,741 1999... 13,847 15,758 18,584 17,921 17,174 18,718 17,928 17,953 17,749 18,904 18,513 19,308 212,357 2000... 15,949 17,487 20,059 18,550 19,087 19,487 17,633 19,333 17,881 19,311 18,850 18,616 222,243 2001... 17,534 17,089 20,648 19,844 20,632 20,152 19,709 20,744 17,850 21,132 20,274 19,294 234,902 2002... 18,516 18,547 21,428 21,896 21,466 20,959 21,426 22,348 20,253 22,068 21,397 21,643 251,947 2003... 19,681 18,378 22,193 22,323 21,201 21,833 21,769 21,016 20,892 22,767 21,417 23,847 257,317 2004... 19,033 20,816 25,467 24,698 22,549 24,957 22,585 23,346 22,597 23,890 23,259 24,568 277,765 2005... 20,285 21,677 26,440 23,876 23,976 25,330 23,855 26,798 24,278 25,417 25,605 26,247 293,784 2006... 23,768 24,496 28,854(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4231 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 21,040 21,285 21,565 21,122 21,027 21,078 21,032 21,219 21,860 22,020 22,261 22,559 (X) 1993... 21,993 21,789 22,222 22,005 21,673 20,992 21,325 21,844 21,527 21,398 21,339 22,203 (X) 1994... 21,608 21,381 20,881 21,204 21,308 21,399 21,769 21,433 21,792 22,299 22,345 22,449 (X) 1995... 22,717 23,174 23,094 23,602 23,944 23,539 23,427 23,319 23,145 22,845 22,966 22,954 (X) 1996... 22,866 23,096 22,146 23,115 22,921 22,994 23,241 23,044 22,365 22,795 23,099 22,332 (X) 1997... 22,775 22,285 22,657 22,234 22,709 23,586 23,461 23,570 23,709 23,252 22,962 23,002 (X) 1998... 23,255 23,625 24,242 23,278 22,890 22,524 22,296 22,791 22,989 23,528 23,181 24,030 (X) 1999... 24,005 24,170 24,557 24,653 25,157 25,303 25,811 26,097 26,425 26,495 27,064 27,180 (X) 2000... 27,469 27,598 28,073 28,529 28,727 28,995 28,787 28,857 28,333 28,370 28,552 28,861 (X) 2001... 28,715 28,817 28,620 28,718 28,261 27,983 28,089 28,151 28,420 28,819 28,048 27,389 (X) 2002... 27,277 26,901 26,858 26,561 27,293 27,575 27,953 27,822 28,874 29,166 29,937 29,661 (X) 2003... 29,551 29,794 30,080 30,501 30,008 30,202 29,501 29,238 29,023 29,937 29,724 30,856 (X) 2004... 30,879 31,429 32,044 31,923 32,155 32,017 32,811 33,648 33,490 32,709 33,014 32,483 (X) 2005... 33,472 33,230 32,342 33,141 33,401 34,475 34,486 34,150 34,117 34,737 34,870 35,146 (X) 2006... 34,992 35,718 36,063(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 21,314 22,115 21,781 21,587 21,174 20,656 20,611 20,370 21,510 22,130 22,728 22,108 (X) 1993... 22,257 22,639 22,422 22,489 21,825 20,593 20,941 20,992 21,161 21,484 21,787 21,692 (X) 1994... 21,889 22,215 21,027 21,649 21,478 21,035 21,486 20,683 21,400 22,321 22,747 21,820 (X) 1995... 23,035 24,101 23,256 24,074 24,159 23,186 23,216 22,573 22,705 22,845 23,265 22,219 (X) 1996... 23,186 24,043 22,345 23,554 23,150 22,672 23,078 22,353 21,940 22,749 23,284 21,595 (X) 1997... 23,094 23,199 22,974 22,656 22,913 23,279 23,273 22,886 23,259 23,182 23,100 22,312 (X) 1998... 23,557 24,546 24,703 23,697 23,050 22,231 22,073 22,107 22,575 23,457 23,297 23,453 (X) 1999... 24,293 25,064 25,097 25,097 25,283 24,974 25,501 25,184 25,949 26,469 27,253 26,718 (X) 2000... 27,771 28,564 28,719 29,043 28,842 28,647 28,413 27,674 27,766 28,398 28,809 28,572 (X) 2001... 28,973 29,768 29,278 29,235 28,318 27,675 27,780 26,884 27,795 28,877 28,385 27,225 (X) 2002... 27,495 27,735 27,476 26,986 27,238 27,354 27,757 26,487 28,181 29,283 30,356 29,513 (X) 2003... 29,758 30,747 30,742 30,898 29,888 30,021 29,383 27,805 28,297 30,117 30,140 30,733 (X) 2004... 31,095 32,435 32,685 32,274 31,962 31,921 32,778 31,999 32,586 32,938 33,476 32,353 (X) 2005... 33,673 34,426 33,118 33,439 33,167 34,406 34,555 32,545 33,196 34,945 35,358 34,970 (X) 2006... 35,027 37,004 36,929(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4231 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.66 1.64 1.65 1.64 1.64 1.60 1.61 1.62 1.64 1.61 1.65 1.71 (X) 1993... 1.61 1.63 1.79 1.64 1.57 1.64 1.55 1.61 1.56 1.56 1.61 1.75 (X) 1994... 1.56 1.50 1.47 1.50 1.54 1.54 1.52 1.41 1.54 1.55 1.52 1.55 (X) 1995... 1.61 1.68 1.67 1.66 1.64 1.63 1.67 1.63 1.63 1.64 1.61 1.60 (X) 1996... 1.56 1.58 1.52 1.60 1.64 1.61 1.63 1.64 1.60 1.61 1.63 1.56 (X) 1997... 1.59 1.54 1.56 1.57 1.55 1.60 1.62 1.72 1.61 1.59 1.58 1.72 (X) 1998... 1.59 1.62 1.60 1.53 1.50 1.49 1.45 1.46 1.46 1.52 1.47 1.52 (X) 1999... 1.52 1.39 1.47 1.44 1.44 1.43 1.43 1.47 1.45 1.41 1.47 1.46 (X) 2000... 1.49 1.50 1.54 1.53 1.57 1.56 1.57 1.55 1.52 1.52 1.52 1.53 (X) 2001... 1.51 1.52 1.48 1.48 1.42 1.43 1.42 1.41 1.48 1.45 1.40 1.39 (X) 2002... 1.36 1.31 1.32 1.28 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.25 1.35 1.40 1.39 1.40 (X) 2003... 1.38 1.46 1.41 1.45 1.42 1.42 1.38 1.37 1.36 1.39 1.33 1.35 (X) 2004... 1.46 1.39 1.40 1.36 1.39 1.37 1.43 1.46 1.43 1.38 1.43 1.38 (X) 2005... 1.44 1.40 1.35 1.43 1.40 1.43 1.40 1.32 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.36 (X) 2006... 1.33 1.33 1.38(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.85 1.85 1.53 1.62 1.63 1.50 1.52 1.61 1.65 1.55 1.75 1.64 (X) 1993... 1.87 1.86 1.61 1.61 1.58 1.53 1.51 1.55 1.58 1.52 1.65 1.67 (X) 1994... 1.83 1.72 1.32 1.50 1.49 1.46 1.52 1.33 1.56 1.54 1.55 1.51 (X) 1995... 1.83 1.92 1.51 1.71 1.56 1.54 1.70 1.53 1.69 1.58 1.65 1.57 (X) 1996... 1.73 1.75 1.44 1.56 1.56 1.60 1.58 1.59 1.66 1.51 1.68 1.49 (X) 1997... 1.76 1.76 1.50 1.52 1.52 1.54 1.57 1.70 1.62 1.50 1.68 1.60 (X) 1998... 1.80 1.86 1.50 1.50 1.51 1.40 1.41 1.46 1.45 1.47 1.53 1.42 (X) 1999... 1.75 1.59 1.35 1.40 1.47 1.33 1.42 1.40 1.46 1.40 1.47 1.38 (X) 2000... 1.74 1.63 1.43 1.57 1.51 1.47 1.61 1.43 1.55 1.47 1.53 1.53 (X) 2001... 1.65 1.74 1.42 1.47 1.37 1.37 1.41 1.30 1.56 1.37 1.40 1.41 (X) 2002... 1.48 1.50 1.28 1.23 1.27 1.31 1.30 1.19 1.39 1.33 1.42 1.36 (X) 2003... 1.51 1.67 1.39 1.38 1.41 1.38 1.35 1.32 1.35 1.32 1.41 1.29 (X) 2004... 1.63 1.56 1.28 1.31 1.42 1.28 1.45 1.37 1.44 1.38 1.44 1.32 (X) 2005... 1.66 1.59 1.25 1.40 1.38 1.36 1.45 1.21 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.33 (X) 2006... 1.47 1.51 1.28(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4232 Furniture and Home Furnishings Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 2,533 2,533 2,555 2,586 2,548 2,618 2,506 2,517 2,576 2,497 2,782 2,681 (X) 1993... 2,704 2,683 2,543 2,707 2,773 2,751 2,736 2,763 2,687 2,687 2,584 2,530 (X) 1994... 2,613 2,663 2,625 2,643 2,619 2,652 2,784 2,852 2,917 2,991 2,941 3,015 (X) 1995... 3,057 3,017 3,152 3,092 3,113 3,012 3,035 3,036 2,982 3,003 3,074 3,071 (X) 1996... 2,952 3,049 3,018 3,077 3,198 3,248 3,186 3,131 3,235 3,200 3,326 3,312 (X) 1997... 3,309 3,475 3,249 3,312 3,212 3,209 3,265 3,221 3,545 3,510 3,435 3,522 (X) 1998... 3,609 3,460 3,565 3,524 3,521 3,607 3,555 3,606 3,611 3,553 3,721 3,676 (X) 1999... 3,688 3,764 3,739 3,774 3,840 3,842 4,036 3,978 3,949 4,099 4,048 4,137 (X) 2000... 4,193 4,288 4,262 4,364 4,428 4,433 4,384 4,445 4,529 4,506 4,456 4,441 (X) 2001... 4,442 4,458 4,468 4,389 4,298 4,319 4,306 4,341 4,272 4,386 4,400 4,327 (X) 2002... 4,466 4,383 4,472 4,478 4,459 4,672 4,492 4,433 4,434 4,410 4,528 4,269 (X) 2003... 4,444 4,526 4,487 4,468 4,522 4,559 4,677 4,599 4,632 4,603 4,639 4,650 (X) 2004... 4,652 4,670 4,743 4,767 4,867 4,773 4,832 4,977 5,013 4,876 4,896 4,964 (X) 2005... 4,913 4,917 4,919 5,006 4,995 5,119 5,111 5,092 5,119 5,349 5,253 5,375 (X) 2006... 5,503 5,506 5,491(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 2,297 2,259 2,688 2,612 2,472 2,676 2,446 2,577 2,728 2,804 2,793 2,686 31,038 1993... 2,304 2,361 2,729 2,756 2,718 2,770 2,618 2,907 2,870 2,891 2,685 2,540 32,149 1994... 2,242 2,346 2,817 2,585 2,648 2,697 2,575 3,060 3,136 3,224 3,017 2,970 33,317 1995... 2,696 2,661 3,370 2,937 3,213 3,096 2,847 3,255 3,080 3,309 3,200 2,911 36,575 1996... 2,663 2,839 3,027 3,123 3,300 3,125 3,167 3,281 3,361 3,581 3,369 3,259 38,095 1997... 2,995 3,082 3,275 3,305 3,238 3,225 3,265 3,244 3,786 3,900 3,390 3,522 40,227 1998... 3,216 3,083 3,693 3,549 3,398 3,751 3,562 3,675 3,781 3,859 3,803 3,650 43,020 1999... 3,179 3,365 3,960 3,827 3,721 3,942 3,967 4,197 4,166 4,279 4,259 4,063 46,925 2000... 3,665 4,014 4,531 4,128 4,503 4,628 4,191 4,823 4,615 4,884 4,643 4,072 52,697 2001... 4,104 4,003 4,651 4,301 4,384 4,345 4,246 4,727 4,229 4,846 4,616 3,981 52,433 2002... 4,144 3,936 4,472 4,518 4,548 4,569 4,537 4,739 4,558 4,869 4,551 4,043 53,484 2003... 4,137 4,055 4,518 4,432 4,517 4,636 4,742 4,732 4,915 5,054 4,514 4,506 54,758 2004... 4,252 4,231 5,018 4,805 4,716 4,930 4,803 5,320 5,279 5,032 5,082 4,830 58,298 2005... 4,363 4,406 5,194 4,856 4,990 5,344 4,881 5,561 5,442 5,563 5,353 5,128 61,081 2006... 5,035 4,944 5,787(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4232 Furniture and Home Furnishings Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 4,346 4,390 4,355 4,581 4,437 4,409 4,403 4,334 4,327 4,328 4,406 4,496 (X) 1993... 4,451 4,460 4,521 4,494 4,518 4,526 4,441 4,447 4,450 4,505 4,509 4,522 (X) 1994... 4,568 4,552 4,533 4,587 4,554 4,479 4,503 4,555 4,613 4,655 4,604 4,654 (X) 1995... 4,691 4,764 4,823 4,862 4,904 5,157 5,077 5,055 4,966 4,922 4,955 4,900 (X) 1996... 4,839 4,941 4,983 4,865 4,919 4,953 4,954 4,950 4,964 4,892 4,939 4,909 (X) 1997... 4,918 4,798 4,705 4,925 4,986 4,862 4,799 4,907 4,959 4,909 4,986 4,999 (X) 1998... 5,074 5,070 5,027 5,166 5,221 5,239 5,291 5,329 5,360 5,459 5,379 5,392 (X) 1999... 5,375 5,441 5,451 5,385 5,427 5,545 5,598 5,583 5,625 5,823 5,709 5,874 (X) 2000... 5,919 5,983 6,070 6,189 6,292 6,433 6,550 6,667 6,476 6,602 6,691 6,630 (X) 2001... 6,743 6,677 6,729 6,650 6,610 6,468 6,439 6,350 6,442 6,408 6,412 6,298 (X) 2002... 6,270 6,296 6,183 6,248 6,252 6,303 6,427 6,472 6,545 6,543 6,576 6,695 (X) 2003... 6,668 6,750 6,832 6,910 6,949 6,975 6,880 6,930 6,917 6,960 7,007 7,107 (X) 2004... 7,327 7,222 7,275 7,232 7,193 7,308 7,408 7,424 7,444 7,442 7,475 7,484 (X) 2005... 7,521 7,546 7,573 7,617 7,599 7,493 7,566 7,680 7,684 7,874 7,849 7,887 (X) 2006... 7,910 7,859 7,799(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 4,276 4,350 4,351 4,544 4,512 4,471 4,438 4,403 4,388 4,302 4,362 4,420 (X) 1993... 4,375 4,415 4,516 4,449 4,586 4,589 4,485 4,531 4,526 4,482 4,468 4,445 (X) 1994... 4,481 4,493 4,524 4,527 4,600 4,542 4,562 4,664 4,714 4,641 4,567 4,566 (X) 1995... 4,602 4,688 4,794 4,779 4,933 5,229 5,153 5,202 5,105 4,932 4,915 4,797 (X) 1996... 4,742 4,842 4,928 4,763 4,919 5,027 5,053 5,118 5,128 4,926 4,899 4,801 (X) 1997... 4,820 4,688 4,625 4,802 4,966 4,940 4,919 5,089 5,128 4,968 4,941 4,884 (X) 1998... 4,978 4,943 4,921 5,021 5,190 5,323 5,450 5,526 5,542 5,552 5,331 5,268 (X) 1999... 5,278 5,310 5,315 5,229 5,389 5,623 5,783 5,784 5,811 5,939 5,652 5,739 (X) 2000... 5,812 5,845 5,912 6,016 6,254 6,517 6,779 6,894 6,677 6,727 6,617 6,484 (X) 2001... 6,622 6,550 6,554 6,470 6,577 6,539 6,664 6,560 6,629 6,511 6,341 6,166 (X) 2002... 6,157 6,189 6,035 6,098 6,239 6,360 6,633 6,679 6,722 6,628 6,504 6,561 (X) 2003... 6,561 6,649 6,675 6,765 6,942 7,024 7,073 7,152 7,090 7,037 6,930 6,979 (X) 2004... 7,217 7,128 7,122 7,095 7,186 7,352 7,593 7,662 7,615 7,516 7,393 7,364 (X) 2005... 7,423 7,448 7,399 7,472 7,591 7,530 7,740 7,926 7,845 7,961 7,763 7,761 (X) 2006... 7,831 7,765 7,620(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4232 Furniture and Home Furnishings Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.72 1.73 1.70 1.77 1.74 1.68 1.76 1.72 1.68 1.73 1.58 1.68 (X) 1993... 1.65 1.66 1.78 1.66 1.63 1.65 1.62 1.61 1.66 1.68 1.74 1.79 (X) 1994... 1.75 1.71 1.73 1.74 1.74 1.69 1.62 1.60 1.58 1.56 1.57 1.54 (X) 1995... 1.53 1.58 1.53 1.57 1.58 1.71 1.67 1.67 1.67 1.64 1.61 1.60 (X) 1996... 1.64 1.62 1.65 1.58 1.54 1.52 1.55 1.58 1.53 1.53 1.48 1.48 (X) 1997... 1.49 1.38 1.45 1.49 1.55 1.52 1.47 1.52 1.40 1.40 1.45 1.42 (X) 1998... 1.41 1.47 1.41 1.47 1.48 1.45 1.49 1.48 1.48 1.54 1.45 1.47 (X) 1999... 1.46 1.45 1.46 1.43 1.41 1.44 1.39 1.40 1.42 1.42 1.41 1.42 (X) 2000... 1.41 1.40 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.45 1.49 1.50 1.43 1.47 1.50 1.49 (X) 2001... 1.52 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.54 1.50 1.50 1.46 1.51 1.46 1.46 1.46 (X) 2002... 1.40 1.44 1.38 1.40 1.40 1.35 1.43 1.46 1.48 1.48 1.45 1.57 (X) 2003... 1.50 1.49 1.52 1.55 1.54 1.53 1.47 1.51 1.49 1.51 1.51 1.53 (X) 2004... 1.58 1.55 1.53 1.52 1.48 1.53 1.53 1.49 1.48 1.53 1.53 1.51 (X) 2005... 1.53 1.53 1.54 1.52 1.52 1.46 1.48 1.51 1.50 1.47 1.49 1.47 (X) 2006... 1.44 1.43 1.42(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.86 1.93 1.62 1.74 1.83 1.67 1.81 1.71 1.61 1.53 1.56 1.65 (X) 1993... 1.90 1.87 1.65 1.61 1.69 1.66 1.71 1.56 1.58 1.55 1.66 1.75 (X) 1994... 2.00 1.92 1.61 1.75 1.74 1.68 1.77 1.52 1.50 1.44 1.51 1.54 (X) 1995... 1.71 1.76 1.42 1.63 1.54 1.69 1.81 1.60 1.66 1.49 1.54 1.65 (X) 1996... 1.78 1.71 1.63 1.53 1.49 1.61 1.60 1.56 1.53 1.38 1.45 1.47 (X) 1997... 1.61 1.52 1.41 1.45 1.53 1.53 1.51 1.57 1.35 1.27 1.46 1.39 (X) 1998... 1.55 1.60 1.33 1.41 1.53 1.42 1.53 1.50 1.47 1.44 1.40 1.44 (X) 1999... 1.66 1.58 1.34 1.37 1.45 1.43 1.46 1.38 1.39 1.39 1.33 1.41 (X) 2000... 1.59 1.46 1.30 1.46 1.39 1.41 1.62 1.43 1.45 1.38 1.43 1.59 (X) 2001... 1.61 1.64 1.41 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.57 1.39 1.57 1.34 1.37 1.55 (X) 2002... 1.49 1.57 1.35 1.35 1.37 1.39 1.46 1.41 1.47 1.36 1.43 1.62 (X) 2003... 1.59 1.64 1.48 1.53 1.54 1.52 1.49 1.51 1.44 1.39 1.54 1.55 (X) 2004... 1.70 1.68 1.42 1.48 1.52 1.49 1.58 1.44 1.44 1.49 1.45 1.52 (X) 2005... 1.70 1.69 1.42 1.54 1.52 1.41 1.59 1.43 1.44 1.43 1.45 1.51 (X) 2006... 1.56 1.57 1.32(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4233 Lumber & Other Construction Materials Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 3,980 4,166 4,132 4,203 4,261 4,324 4,236 4,282 4,384 4,333 4,348 4,210 (X) 1993... 4,652 5,179 4,757 4,788 4,715 4,736 4,772 4,826 4,839 4,910 5,255 5,134 (X) 1994... 5,098 5,071 5,238 5,300 5,439 5,393 5,635 5,525 5,500 5,629 5,724 5,867 (X) 1995... 5,671 5,638 5,546 5,535 5,567 5,441 5,354 5,484 5,546 5,618 5,483 5,542 (X) 1996... 5,595 5,658 5,865 5,801 5,934 6,135 6,071 6,227 6,279 6,263 6,446 6,158 (X) 1997... 6,153 6,521 6,430 6,606 6,405 6,499 6,516 6,543 6,534 6,396 6,322 6,507 (X) 1998... 6,518 6,466 6,386 6,482 6,501 6,530 6,725 6,788 6,754 6,869 6,881 6,945 (X) 1999... 6,800 6,986 7,121 7,171 7,356 7,522 7,625 7,401 7,509 7,558 7,802 7,626 (X) 2000... 7,679 7,438 7,506 7,331 7,337 7,300 7,109 7,084 7,127 7,143 7,127 7,295 (X) 2001... 7,155 7,241 7,288 7,345 7,642 7,500 7,542 7,596 7,418 7,552 7,654 7,809 (X) 2002... 7,842 8,218 8,094 8,220 7,950 7,890 7,677 7,890 7,884 7,930 7,842 7,765 (X) 2003... 8,183 7,950 8,237 8,158 8,221 8,586 9,020 9,090 9,542 9,692 9,739 9,266 (X) 2004... 9,277 9,576 10,662 10,926 11,187 10,927 10,961 11,447 10,932 10,515 10,544 10,942 (X) 2005... 10,885 10,981 10,810 10,767 10,628 10,781 10,877 10,964 11,143 11,463 11,765 11,996 (X) 2006... 12,480 11,829 11,954(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 3,574 3,545 4,124 4,354 4,393 4,666 4,566 4,548 4,643 4,706 4,078 3,907 51,104 1993... 3,880 4,371 4,909 4,936 4,838 5,153 4,939 5,318 5,158 5,165 5,076 4,759 58,502 1994... 4,231 4,270 5,427 5,247 5,760 5,916 5,669 6,332 5,858 5,905 5,569 5,192 65,376 1995... 4,860 4,730 5,740 5,297 6,079 5,985 5,408 6,345 5,690 6,090 5,357 4,711 66,292 1996... 4,940 4,968 5,625 5,900 6,521 6,337 6,623 6,962 6,467 7,046 6,021 5,345 72,755 1997... 5,458 5,471 6,134 6,758 6,764 7,012 7,200 7,073 6,913 7,176 5,702 5,791 77,452 1998... 5,547 5,444 6,322 6,676 6,664 7,301 7,492 7,290 7,159 7,350 6,379 6,160 79,784 1999... 5,617 5,917 7,335 7,400 7,540 8,485 8,159 8,186 7,952 7,792 7,396 6,726 88,505 2000... 6,366 6,635 7,851 7,089 8,078 8,234 7,315 8,104 7,220 7,586 6,792 5,909 87,179 2001... 6,418 6,249 7,383 7,396 8,460 8,092 7,987 8,682 7,307 8,292 7,225 6,239 89,730 2002... 7,144 7,158 7,989 8,557 8,809 8,190 8,368 8,632 8,057 8,739 7,081 6,367 95,091 2003... 7,569 6,996 8,122 8,599 8,714 9,153 9,841 9,608 10,067 10,690 8,483 7,830 105,672 2004... 8,340 8,609 11,291 11,571 11,388 11,987 11,498 12,454 11,664 10,757 9,753 9,312 128,624 2005... 9,524 9,696 11,459 10,982 11,181 11,838 11,018 12,323 11,845 11,646 10,930 9,837 132,279 2006... 11,432 10,457 12,683(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4233 Lumber & Other Construction Materials Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 5,197 5,052 5,092 5,401 5,257 5,298 5,418 5,400 5,427 5,528 5,499 5,593 (X) 1993... 5,846 5,851 6,008 6,210 5,992 5,959 5,948 5,944 5,934 6,007 5,819 6,018 (X) 1994... 5,982 5,978 6,022 6,029 6,149 6,303 6,364 6,399 6,383 6,469 6,567 6,631 (X) 1995... 6,583 6,763 6,685 6,626 6,584 6,435 6,327 6,370 6,544 6,496 6,627 6,716 (X) 1996... 6,706 6,736 6,738 6,744 6,782 6,913 6,932 7,078 7,320 7,186 7,181 7,267 (X) 1997... 7,233 7,427 7,485 7,692 7,814 7,971 8,031 8,134 8,121 8,024 8,136 8,058 (X) 1998... 8,090 8,058 7,945 8,068 7,950 7,902 7,945 8,149 7,774 7,794 7,791 7,704 (X) 1999... 7,772 7,769 7,903 8,046 8,187 8,202 8,402 8,416 8,499 8,583 8,483 8,555 (X) 2000... 8,704 8,768 8,834 8,864 8,888 8,925 8,867 8,720 8,698 8,696 8,707 8,807 (X) 2001... 8,651 8,594 8,581 8,423 8,425 8,337 8,511 8,708 8,782 8,995 8,838 8,785 (X) 2002... 8,743 8,621 8,706 8,779 8,787 8,780 8,832 8,937 9,065 9,161 9,201 9,233 (X) 2003... 9,332 9,525 9,464 9,533 9,474 9,571 9,598 9,779 9,918 10,178 10,616 10,882 (X) 2004... 11,203 11,447 11,580 12,071 12,809 12,823 13,152 13,367 13,726 13,901 13,724 13,951 (X) 2005... 14,225 14,683 14,786 14,431 14,551 14,513 14,600 14,616 14,267 14,702 14,911 15,474 (X) 2006... 15,508 15,548 15,644(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 5,218 5,108 5,372 5,509 5,409 5,415 5,440 5,314 5,291 5,307 5,274 5,476 (X) 1993... 5,858 5,915 6,326 6,334 6,160 6,090 5,972 5,861 5,809 5,767 5,592 5,892 (X) 1994... 5,964 6,044 6,323 6,144 6,315 6,454 6,389 6,335 6,281 6,210 6,331 6,485 (X) 1995... 6,524 6,824 6,972 6,759 6,749 6,609 6,365 6,338 6,472 6,243 6,402 6,541 (X) 1996... 6,599 6,776 6,981 6,892 6,952 7,113 7,008 7,085 7,283 6,906 6,944 7,034 (X) 1997... 7,081 7,434 7,702 7,884 8,017 8,218 8,168 8,175 8,105 7,727 7,851 7,744 (X) 1998... 7,904 8,034 8,152 8,294 8,173 8,163 8,120 8,198 7,758 7,513 7,503 7,365 (X) 1999... 7,593 7,730 8,101 8,287 8,424 8,473 8,604 8,466 8,474 8,283 8,161 8,153 (X) 2000... 8,530 8,733 9,073 9,148 9,155 9,211 9,062 8,755 8,646 8,383 8,367 8,384 (X) 2001... 8,504 8,594 8,838 8,709 8,686 8,595 8,664 8,708 8,703 8,662 8,476 8,363 (X) 2002... 8,629 8,681 8,985 9,086 9,077 9,052 8,964 8,919 8,956 8,785 8,796 8,799 (X) 2003... 9,239 9,639 9,795 9,876 9,806 9,868 9,723 9,740 9,759 9,720 10,096 10,371 (X) 2004... 11,102 11,653 12,032 12,530 13,309 13,220 13,323 13,300 13,438 13,220 12,997 13,295 (X) 2005... 14,111 14,991 15,363 14,994 15,162 14,963 14,804 14,528 13,925 13,952 14,046 14,747 (X) 2006... 15,399 15,983 16,317(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4233 Lumber & Other Construction Materials Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.31 1.21 1.23 1.29 1.23 1.23 1.28 1.26 1.24 1.28 1.26 1.33 (X) 1993... 1.26 1.13 1.26 1.30 1.27 1.26 1.25 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.11 1.17 (X) 1994... 1.17 1.18 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.17 1.13 1.16 1.16 1.15 1.15 1.13 (X) 1995... 1.16 1.20 1.21 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.16 1.18 1.16 1.21 1.21 (X) 1996... 1.20 1.19 1.15 1.16 1.14 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.17 1.15 1.11 1.18 (X) 1997... 1.18 1.14 1.16 1.16 1.22 1.23 1.23 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.29 1.24 (X) 1998... 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.22 1.21 1.18 1.20 1.15 1.13 1.13 1.11 (X) 1999... 1.14 1.11 1.11 1.12 1.11 1.09 1.10 1.14 1.13 1.14 1.09 1.12 (X) 2000... 1.13 1.18 1.18 1.21 1.21 1.22 1.25 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.22 1.21 (X) 2001... 1.21 1.19 1.18 1.15 1.10 1.11 1.13 1.15 1.18 1.19 1.15 1.12 (X) 2002... 1.11 1.05 1.08 1.07 1.11 1.11 1.15 1.13 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.19 (X) 2003... 1.14 1.20 1.15 1.17 1.15 1.11 1.06 1.08 1.04 1.05 1.09 1.17 (X) 2004... 1.21 1.20 1.09 1.10 1.14 1.17 1.20 1.17 1.26 1.32 1.30 1.27 (X) 2005... 1.31 1.34 1.37 1.34 1.37 1.35 1.34 1.33 1.28 1.28 1.27 1.29 (X) 2006... 1.24 1.31 1.31(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.46 1.44 1.30 1.27 1.23 1.16 1.19 1.17 1.14 1.13 1.29 1.40 (X) 1993... 1.51 1.35 1.29 1.28 1.27 1.18 1.21 1.10 1.13 1.12 1.10 1.24 (X) 1994... 1.41 1.42 1.17 1.17 1.10 1.09 1.13 1.00 1.07 1.05 1.14 1.25 (X) 1995... 1.34 1.44 1.21 1.28 1.11 1.10 1.18 1.00 1.14 1.03 1.20 1.39 (X) 1996... 1.34 1.36 1.24 1.17 1.07 1.12 1.06 1.02 1.13 0.98 1.15 1.32 (X) 1997... 1.30 1.36 1.26 1.17 1.19 1.17 1.13 1.16 1.17 1.08 1.38 1.34 (X) 1998... 1.42 1.48 1.29 1.24 1.23 1.12 1.08 1.12 1.08 1.02 1.18 1.20 (X) 1999... 1.35 1.31 1.10 1.12 1.12 1.00 1.05 1.03 1.07 1.06 1.10 1.21 (X) 2000... 1.34 1.32 1.16 1.29 1.13 1.12 1.24 1.08 1.20 1.11 1.23 1.42 (X) 2001... 1.33 1.38 1.20 1.18 1.03 1.06 1.08 1.00 1.19 1.04 1.17 1.34 (X) 2002... 1.21 1.21 1.12 1.06 1.03 1.11 1.07 1.03 1.11 1.01 1.24 1.38 (X) 2003... 1.22 1.38 1.21 1.15 1.13 1.08 0.99 1.01 0.97 0.91 1.19 1.32 (X) 2004... 1.33 1.35 1.07 1.08 1.17 1.10 1.16 1.07 1.15 1.23 1.33 1.43 (X) 2005... 1.48 1.55 1.34 1.37 1.36 1.26 1.34 1.18 1.18 1.20 1.29 1.50 (X) 2006... 1.35 1.53 1.29(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4234 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 10,350 10,541 10,575 11,388 11,002 10,972 11,284 11,089 11,037 11,394 11,675 11,520 (X) 1993... 12,401 13,062 12,344 12,746 12,472 12,844 12,926 13,148 13,127 13,750 13,421 12,922 (X) 1994... 13,250 13,139 13,252 13,375 13,152 13,190 13,639 13,998 14,076 14,447 14,708 15,212 (X) 1995... 15,553 15,687 15,806 15,719 16,401 16,569 16,553 16,380 17,173 17,295 17,251 17,752 (X) 1996... 17,315 17,699 18,129 17,969 18,580 18,332 18,440 18,570 18,444 18,171 19,489 18,332 (X) 1997... 18,549 19,493 19,020 19,471 19,457 19,852 19,531 19,551 20,170 20,162 20,749 20,831 (X) 1998... 20,903 21,228 21,269 21,458 21,032 21,530 21,577 21,726 21,498 21,763 21,250 21,698 (X) 1999... 22,186 22,492 22,866 22,798 23,314 23,496 23,684 23,842 23,622 24,336 24,381 24,399 (X) 2000... 24,011 23,762 23,993 23,895 23,579 23,085 23,257 23,756 23,711 23,938 23,203 22,229 (X) 2001... 22,859 22,943 22,551 22,891 23,032 22,584 22,683 22,159 21,821 21,214 21,505 21,794 (X) 2002... 21,898 22,061 22,034 21,837 22,662 23,146 22,889 23,275 23,474 23,121 23,328 22,620 (X) 2003... 22,668 22,574 22,797 23,027 22,482 22,378 22,533 22,252 22,418 22,743 23,128 23,377 (X) 2004... 23,998 24,152 24,404 24,203 24,187 24,890 25,257 24,311 23,992 24,682 25,132 25,542 (X) 2005... 24,808 24,867 24,673 25,021 25,268 25,119 25,005 25,996 26,374 26,269 26,024 26,592 (X) 2006... 26,232 26,387 27,072(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 10,661 9,740 11,040 11,286 9,902 11,169 11,408 11,022 11,721 11,986 11,033 12,545 133,513 1993... 11,917 11,847 13,331 12,466 11,362 13,139 12,706 13,385 14,112 13,929 13,018 13,995 155,207 1994... 12,720 11,891 14,471 12,613 12,337 13,704 12,875 14,698 15,075 14,736 14,237 16,064 165,421 1995... 15,071 14,165 17,229 14,477 15,991 17,199 15,725 17,330 17,911 18,004 16,733 18,089 197,924 1996... 17,055 16,779 18,637 17,412 18,246 18,222 18,477 18,960 19,403 19,643 18,047 19,359 220,240 1997... 17,974 17,505 19,800 18,867 18,718 20,388 19,707 19,258 21,884 21,593 18,757 22,727 237,178 1998... 19,461 19,020 22,694 20,986 19,581 22,908 21,663 21,552 23,411 22,633 19,720 23,889 257,518 1999... 19,701 20,085 25,153 22,046 21,962 25,141 23,187 24,247 26,008 24,312 23,333 26,668 281,843 2000... 21,370 22,075 26,344 21,840 23,555 24,793 22,164 25,015 25,062 24,608 22,553 22,851 282,230 2001... 21,419 20,396 24,085 21,380 23,216 23,578 22,184 23,045 22,672 22,381 20,795 22,644 267,795 2002... 20,650 19,590 22,651 20,942 22,685 23,748 23,141 23,345 25,117 24,439 21,928 24,226 272,462 2003... 21,217 20,046 23,641 22,037 21,830 23,609 22,939 21,340 24,749 23,812 21,370 26,019 272,609 2004... 21,862 21,713 26,722 23,065 22,736 27,080 24,828 23,971 26,823 24,213 24,554 28,709 296,276 2005... 21,955 22,007 27,313 23,019 24,232 27,555 23,630 26,386 29,249 26,006 25,530 29,304 306,186 2006... 23,714 23,141 29,779(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. 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Annual NAICS 4234 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 16,674 16,650 16,120 16,149 16,357 16,873 16,357 16,754 16,870 16,272 16,689 16,720 (X) 1993... 16,638 16,700 17,064 17,079 17,146 17,240 17,354 17,526 17,672 17,662 17,799 17,923 (X) 1994... 18,409 18,486 18,536 18,927 19,615 19,291 19,633 19,498 19,711 20,396 20,403 20,772 (X) 1995... 20,924 21,244 21,668 21,646 21,784 22,096 22,672 22,698 22,669 23,069 23,426 23,621 (X) 1996... 23,558 23,331 23,702 23,491 23,438 23,493 23,282 23,960 24,324 23,426 24,007 24,379 (X) 1997... 24,219 24,435 24,440 25,139 25,498 26,406 26,548 26,084 27,046 27,386 27,338 27,533 (X) 1998... 28,144 28,275 28,837 28,952 28,925 28,009 27,913 27,985 27,567 27,113 27,236 26,778 (X) 1999... 26,546 27,234 27,071 26,126 26,712 27,006 26,897 26,860 27,065 27,668 28,268 28,466 (X) 2000... 28,993 28,578 28,219 28,241 28,304 28,215 28,204 28,140 28,806 29,032 28,984 28,503 (X) 2001... 28,193 28,189 27,719 28,073 27,611 27,200 27,118 26,818 26,023 25,681 24,927 25,200 (X) 2002... 25,008 24,690 25,190 25,845 25,681 25,966 25,991 26,511 26,171 25,610 25,800 25,991 (X) 2003... 26,148 26,288 26,456 25,988 26,267 26,144 26,441 26,470 26,496 26,395 26,439 26,281 (X) 2004... 26,147 26,501 26,456 26,224 26,684 27,144 27,135 27,679 27,766 28,314 28,825 28,588 (X) 2005... 28,707 28,455 28,392 28,769 28,711 28,854 28,821 28,856 28,953 29,272 29,134 29,223 (X) 2006... 29,701 30,132 29,624(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 16,991 16,550 15,959 16,149 16,275 16,654 16,700 16,754 16,600 16,418 16,689 16,737 (X) 1993... 16,937 16,583 16,927 17,079 17,043 17,016 17,701 17,526 17,389 17,821 17,817 17,959 (X) 1994... 18,704 18,320 18,425 18,965 19,478 19,040 20,026 19,479 19,396 20,580 20,444 20,814 (X) 1995... 21,238 21,010 21,581 21,754 21,632 21,831 23,080 22,630 22,306 23,300 23,520 23,668 (X) 1996... 23,841 23,074 23,655 23,655 23,250 23,211 23,631 23,816 23,935 23,660 24,199 24,403 (X) 1997... 24,485 24,240 24,391 25,340 25,294 26,089 26,840 25,875 26,667 27,687 27,666 27,505 (X) 1998... 28,369 28,105 28,693 29,213 28,694 27,701 28,192 27,733 27,236 27,465 27,617 26,698 (X) 1999... 26,732 27,125 26,827 26,387 26,472 26,709 27,166 26,672 26,848 28,083 28,692 28,295 (X) 2000... 29,138 28,492 27,852 28,523 27,993 27,905 28,542 28,056 28,633 29,526 29,390 28,275 (X) 2001... 28,306 28,104 27,248 28,270 27,224 26,928 27,498 26,872 25,971 26,143 25,276 24,973 (X) 2002... 25,083 24,567 24,686 25,948 25,244 25,732 26,407 26,723 26,197 26,148 26,110 25,705 (X) 2003... 26,226 26,130 25,900 26,014 25,794 25,935 26,864 26,761 26,549 26,976 26,783 25,966 (X) 2004... 26,225 26,315 25,900 26,172 26,150 26,954 27,542 28,011 27,822 28,994 29,229 28,245 (X) 2005... 28,851 28,313 27,711 28,654 28,137 28,652 29,196 29,173 28,982 30,033 29,600 28,872 (X) 2006... 29,760 30,042 28,883(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4234 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.61 1.58 1.52 1.42 1.49 1.54 1.45 1.51 1.53 1.43 1.43 1.45 (X) 1993... 1.34 1.28 1.38 1.34 1.37 1.34 1.34 1.33 1.35 1.28 1.33 1.39 (X) 1994... 1.39 1.41 1.40 1.42 1.49 1.46 1.44 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.39 1.37 (X) 1995... 1.35 1.35 1.37 1.38 1.33 1.33 1.37 1.39 1.32 1.33 1.36 1.33 (X) 1996... 1.36 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.26 1.28 1.26 1.29 1.32 1.29 1.23 1.33 (X) 1997... 1.31 1.25 1.28 1.29 1.31 1.33 1.36 1.33 1.34 1.36 1.32 1.32 (X) 1998... 1.35 1.33 1.36 1.35 1.38 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.28 1.25 1.28 1.23 (X) 1999... 1.20 1.21 1.18 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.14 1.13 1.15 1.14 1.16 1.17 (X) 2000... 1.21 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.20 1.22 1.21 1.18 1.21 1.21 1.25 1.28 (X) 2001... 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.21 1.19 1.21 1.16 1.16 (X) 2002... 1.14 1.12 1.14 1.18 1.13 1.12 1.14 1.14 1.11 1.11 1.11 1.15 (X) 2003... 1.15 1.16 1.16 1.13 1.17 1.17 1.17 1.19 1.18 1.16 1.14 1.12 (X) 2004... 1.09 1.10 1.08 1.08 1.10 1.09 1.07 1.14 1.16 1.15 1.15 1.12 (X) 2005... 1.16 1.14 1.15 1.15 1.14 1.15 1.15 1.11 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.10 (X) 2006... 1.13 1.14 1.09(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.59 1.70 1.45 1.43 1.64 1.49 1.46 1.52 1.42 1.37 1.51 1.33 (X) 1993... 1.42 1.40 1.27 1.37 1.50 1.30 1.39 1.31 1.23 1.28 1.37 1.28 (X) 1994... 1.47 1.54 1.27 1.50 1.58 1.39 1.56 1.33 1.29 1.40 1.44 1.30 (X) 1995... 1.41 1.48 1.25 1.50 1.35 1.27 1.47 1.31 1.25 1.29 1.41 1.31 (X) 1996... 1.40 1.38 1.27 1.36 1.27 1.27 1.28 1.26 1.23 1.20 1.34 1.26 (X) 1997... 1.36 1.38 1.23 1.34 1.35 1.28 1.36 1.34 1.22 1.28 1.47 1.21 (X) 1998... 1.46 1.48 1.26 1.39 1.47 1.21 1.30 1.29 1.16 1.21 1.40 1.12 (X) 1999... 1.36 1.35 1.07 1.20 1.21 1.06 1.17 1.10 1.03 1.16 1.23 1.06 (X) 2000... 1.36 1.29 1.06 1.31 1.19 1.13 1.29 1.12 1.14 1.20 1.30 1.24 (X) 2001... 1.32 1.38 1.13 1.32 1.17 1.14 1.24 1.17 1.15 1.17 1.22 1.10 (X) 2002... 1.21 1.25 1.09 1.24 1.11 1.08 1.14 1.14 1.04 1.07 1.19 1.06 (X) 2003... 1.24 1.30 1.10 1.18 1.18 1.10 1.17 1.25 1.07 1.13 1.25 1.00 (X) 2004... 1.20 1.21 0.97 1.13 1.15 1.00 1.11 1.17 1.04 1.20 1.19 0.98 (X) 2005... 1.31 1.29 1.01 1.24 1.16 1.04 1.24 1.11 0.99 1.15 1.16 0.99 (X) 2006... 1.25 1.30 0.97(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 42343 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1997... 10,908 11,378 11,099 11,570 11,504 11,801 11,689 11,941 12,330 12,119 12,776 12,677 (X) 1998... 12,643 12,918 13,184 13,548 13,256 13,717 13,540 13,264 12,924 12,929 12,794 12,836 (X) 1999... 13,566 13,984 14,244 14,050 14,555 14,133 14,895 15,059 14,762 15,514 15,236 15,377 (X) 2000... 15,188 14,857 15,246 15,158 14,785 13,909 14,279 14,776 14,397 14,699 14,499 13,221 (X) 2001... 13,820 13,581 13,210 12,985 13,292 12,956 12,789 12,491 12,678 12,001 11,991 12,215 (X) 2002... 12,078 12,078 11,978 11,751 12,511 12,983 12,945 13,294 13,161 12,886 12,447 12,389 (X) 2003... 12,084 12,115 12,126 12,517 11,812 11,763 11,903 11,514 11,656 12,107 12,182 12,432 (X) 2004... 12,779 12,825 13,090 13,059 12,814 13,269 13,698 12,651 12,418 12,803 13,455 13,912 (X) 2005... 13,308 13,205 13,011 13,092 13,362 12,990 12,948 13,499 13,750 13,461 13,330 13,579 (X) 2006... 13,193 13,299 13,483(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1997... 10,635 10,286 11,743 11,153 10,745 12,320 11,724 11,714 13,415 12,882 11,498 13,945 142,060 1998... 11,809 11,639 14,225 13,087 12,063 14,814 13,513 13,184 14,204 13,356 11,758 14,184 157,836 1999... 12,128 12,502 15,868 13,333 13,434 15,419 14,478 15,315 16,474 15,483 14,307 17,038 175,779 2000... 13,608 13,698 16,877 13,597 14,489 15,189 13,579 15,530 15,606 15,066 13,687 13,922 174,848 2001... 13,032 11,951 14,174 11,855 13,053 13,889 12,405 12,991 13,540 12,697 11,164 13,094 153,845 2002... 11,390 10,592 12,373 10,975 12,261 13,658 13,023 13,294 14,530 13,543 11,302 13,677 150,618 2003... 11,383 10,613 12,599 11,716 11,245 12,728 11,998 11,019 13,288 12,591 10,805 14,334 144,319 2004... 11,731 11,389 14,360 12,171 11,891 14,755 13,397 12,347 14,318 12,470 12,580 16,138 157,547 2005... 11,951 11,568 14,325 11,901 12,614 14,497 12,223 13,593 15,647 13,205 12,544 15,399 159,467 2006... 12,032 11,623 14,804(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 42343 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1997... 11,087 11,267 11,252 11,561 11,982 12,776 12,851 12,501 13,337 13,464 13,058 13,286 (X) 1998... 13,506 13,517 14,372 14,195 14,233 13,685 13,276 13,494 12,977 12,693 12,766 12,856 (X) 1999... 12,587 13,309 12,599 11,698 12,572 12,709 12,636 12,658 12,539 13,060 13,351 13,544 (X) 2000... 13,536 13,531 12,482 12,342 12,048 12,059 12,093 12,046 12,727 13,398 12,813 12,281 (X) 2001... 12,222 12,089 11,765 11,866 11,594 11,000 11,120 10,706 10,261 10,169 9,750 9,620 (X) 2002... 9,457 9,504 9,823 10,275 10,113 10,214 10,075 10,336 10,076 9,538 9,355 9,401 (X) 2003... 9,636 9,795 9,819 9,658 9,951 9,841 9,972 9,840 9,735 9,813 9,805 9,991 (X) 2004... 9,835 9,784 9,898 9,821 9,835 10,289 10,115 10,443 10,396 10,587 11,079 10,764 (X) 2005... 10,627 10,594 10,619 10,438 10,301 10,352 10,033 10,309 10,803 10,754 10,640 10,588 (X) 2006... 10,750 10,751 10,597(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1997... 11,342 11,030 11,128 11,688 11,838 12,584 13,044 12,338 13,084 13,666 13,358 13,432 (X) 1998... 13,749 13,274 14,099 14,380 14,048 13,480 13,462 13,305 12,769 12,896 13,111 12,985 (X) 1999... 12,751 13,096 12,271 11,920 12,421 12,493 12,826 12,531 12,389 13,269 13,725 13,625 (X) 2000... 13,631 13,328 12,095 12,614 11,903 11,854 12,335 11,986 12,587 13,612 13,133 12,293 (X) 2001... 12,246 11,908 11,377 12,139 11,443 10,846 11,387 10,738 10,169 10,322 9,965 9,582 (X) 2002... 9,438 9,352 9,509 10,481 9,961 10,122 10,367 10,419 9,985 9,700 9,523 9,335 (X) 2003... 9,588 9,609 9,554 9,832 9,782 9,792 10,251 9,938 9,647 9,990 9,962 9,921 (X) 2004... 9,805 9,588 9,680 9,949 9,648 10,258 10,368 10,527 10,271 10,809 11,267 10,721 (X) 2005... 10,638 10,403 10,385 10,521 10,064 10,321 10,244 10,350 10,673 11,012 10,863 10,588 (X) 2006... 10,782 10,600 10,364(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 42343 Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1997... 1.02 0.99 1.01 1.00 1.04 1.08 1.10 1.05 1.08 1.11 1.02 1.05 (X) 1998... 1.07 1.05 1.09 1.05 1.07 1.00 0.98 1.02 1.00 0.98 1.00 1.00 (X) 1999... 0.93 0.95 0.88 0.83 0.86 0.90 0.85 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.88 0.88 (X) 2000... 0.89 0.91 0.82 0.81 0.81 0.87 0.85 0.82 0.88 0.91 0.88 0.93 (X) 2001... 0.88 0.89 0.89 0.91 0.87 0.85 0.87 0.86 0.81 0.85 0.81 0.79 (X) 2002... 0.78 0.79 0.82 0.87 0.81 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.77 0.74 0.75 0.76 (X) 2003... 0.80 0.81 0.81 0.77 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.85 0.84 0.81 0.80 0.80 (X) 2004... 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.78 0.74 0.83 0.84 0.83 0.82 0.77 (X) 2005... 0.80 0.80 0.82 0.80 0.77 0.80 0.77 0.76 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.78 (X) 2006... 0.81 0.81 0.79(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1993... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1994... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1995... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1996... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) 1997... 1.07 1.07 0.95 1.05 1.10 1.02 1.11 1.05 0.98 1.06 1.16 0.96 (X) 1998... 1.16 1.14 0.99 1.10 1.16 0.91 1.00 1.01 0.90 0.97 1.12 0.92 (X) 1999... 1.05 1.05 0.77 0.89 0.92 0.81 0.89 0.82 0.75 0.86 0.96 0.80 (X) 2000... 1.00 0.97 0.72 0.93 0.82 0.78 0.91 0.77 0.81 0.90 0.96 0.88 (X) 2001... 0.94 1.00 0.80 1.02 0.88 0.78 0.92 0.83 0.75 0.81 0.89 0.73 (X) 2002... 0.83 0.88 0.77 0.95 0.81 0.74 0.80 0.78 0.69 0.72 0.84 0.68 (X) 2003... 0.84 0.91 0.76 0.84 0.87 0.77 0.85 0.90 0.73 0.79 0.92 0.69 (X) 2004... 0.84 0.84 0.67 0.82 0.81 0.70 0.77 0.85 0.72 0.87 0.90 0.66 (X) 2005... 0.89 0.90 0.72 0.88 0.80 0.71 0.84 0.76 0.68 0.83 0.87 0.69 (X) 2006... 0.90 0.91 0.70(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4235 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 5,696 5,834 5,854 5,747 5,774 5,829 5,927 6,232 5,879 5,621 6,025 6,020 (X) 1993... 6,107 5,880 5,934 5,967 6,155 6,147 6,081 5,991 6,036 5,889 5,883 6,045 (X) 1994... 6,133 6,323 6,476 6,481 6,691 6,884 6,780 7,162 7,176 7,373 7,077 7,293 (X) 1995... 7,404 7,304 7,344 7,439 7,157 7,043 7,261 7,139 7,279 7,277 7,304 7,225 (X) 1996... 7,171 7,126 6,850 7,130 7,326 7,093 7,082 7,188 7,045 7,161 7,390 7,311 (X) 1997... 7,331 7,551 7,296 7,643 7,502 7,741 7,650 7,671 7,811 7,784 7,785 7,813 (X) 1998... 7,514 7,504 7,672 7,470 7,438 7,384 7,374 7,369 7,358 7,174 7,116 7,084 (X) 1999... 7,361 7,268 7,242 7,027 7,056 7,008 7,027 6,910 6,985 7,324 7,529 7,804 (X) 2000... 8,211 7,904 8,039 7,867 7,789 7,766 7,752 7,751 7,704 7,598 7,720 7,799 (X) 2001... 7,357 7,428 7,143 7,172 7,302 7,145 7,040 7,191 7,025 6,786 6,724 6,471 (X) 2002... 6,556 6,528 6,496 6,819 6,873 7,148 7,128 6,955 6,947 7,031 6,666 6,428 (X) 2003... 6,532 6,418 6,616 6,526 6,685 6,663 6,856 6,756 6,929 6,960 7,167 7,422 (X) 2004... 7,840 8,458 9,741 9,918 9,669 10,034 10,415 10,894 10,816 10,786 11,024 11,101 (X) 2005... 11,250 11,126 10,938 11,160 11,123 10,952 10,603 10,740 10,928 11,566 11,500 11,781 (X) 2006... 11,554 11,781 11,873(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 5,742 5,431 6,334 5,873 5,884 6,249 5,909 6,145 6,079 5,823 5,459 5,689 70,617 1993... 5,814 5,451 6,545 6,188 6,143 6,627 5,862 6,195 6,169 5,948 5,548 5,700 72,190 1994... 5,722 5,874 7,208 6,507 6,985 7,311 6,366 7,549 7,420 7,292 6,773 6,673 81,680 1995... 7,219 6,822 8,115 7,260 7,579 7,536 6,687 7,610 7,257 7,546 6,939 6,459 87,029 1996... 7,164 7,005 7,117 7,429 7,751 7,050 6,976 7,404 6,946 7,677 6,910 6,748 86,177 1997... 7,360 7,136 7,478 7,979 7,675 7,865 7,642 7,663 7,975 8,305 7,084 7,391 91,553 1998... 7,319 7,114 8,155 7,702 7,371 7,797 7,403 7,288 7,535 7,425 6,661 6,744 88,514 1999... 6,934 6,876 7,843 7,287 6,908 7,456 6,936 7,180 7,118 7,368 7,288 7,320 86,514 2000... 7,603 7,833 8,698 7,607 8,178 8,325 7,426 8,379 7,681 7,879 7,396 6,801 93,806 2001... 7,254 6,945 7,472 7,129 7,762 7,424 7,117 7,809 6,772 7,214 6,455 5,494 84,847 2002... 6,523 6,084 6,567 7,092 7,306 7,184 7,427 7,365 6,857 7,551 6,146 5,644 81,746 2003... 6,480 5,975 6,596 6,872 6,906 6,856 7,212 6,932 7,074 7,461 6,364 6,665 81,393 2004... 7,597 8,010 10,403 10,523 9,563 10,716 10,561 11,439 10,935 10,915 10,418 10,080 121,160 2005... 10,496 10,470 11,868 11,484 11,434 11,554 10,359 11,492 11,103 11,554 10,948 10,485 133,247 2006... 11,242 11,121 12,858(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4235 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 9,188 9,410 9,374 9,384 9,408 9,448 9,283 9,274 9,379 9,457 9,425 9,410 (X) 1993... 9,422 9,458 9,511 9,689 9,647 9,834 9,920 9,892 9,947 9,956 9,913 10,119 (X) 1994... 10,038 10,120 10,181 10,193 10,406 10,751 10,630 10,810 10,993 11,146 11,336 11,399 (X) 1995... 11,668 11,558 11,681 11,691 11,626 11,503 11,576 11,487 11,358 11,282 11,154 11,038 (X) 1996... 10,935 10,856 10,817 10,749 10,756 10,607 10,791 10,921 10,877 11,136 11,300 11,489 (X) 1997... 11,620 11,943 11,953 12,059 12,087 12,226 12,209 12,216 12,196 12,128 12,126 12,240 (X) 1998... 12,321 12,412 12,390 12,353 12,464 12,382 12,351 12,699 12,751 12,773 12,896 12,857 (X) 1999... 12,939 12,592 12,154 12,134 12,264 12,286 12,159 12,054 12,199 12,379 12,640 12,856 (X) 2000... 13,089 13,371 13,595 13,965 13,925 14,067 14,153 14,141 14,120 13,959 13,793 13,463 (X) 2001... 13,356 13,180 12,959 12,803 12,802 12,748 12,680 12,670 12,458 12,404 12,167 12,117 (X) 2002... 11,907 11,824 11,663 11,583 11,610 11,704 11,951 12,096 12,422 12,240 12,294 12,322 (X) 2003... 12,029 12,123 12,107 12,147 11,941 11,975 11,865 11,757 11,888 11,879 12,131 12,518 (X) 2004... 12,997 13,528 14,256 14,445 15,254 15,714 16,366 17,278 17,595 18,803 19,439 19,676 (X) 2005... 20,039 20,010 20,150 20,160 20,046 19,764 19,447 19,141 18,947 18,837 18,717 18,687 (X) 2006... 18,953 18,958 18,917(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 9,243 9,306 9,393 9,450 9,380 9,618 9,413 9,218 9,351 9,381 9,123 9,551 (X) 1993... 9,488 9,354 9,540 9,757 9,628 9,991 10,059 9,843 9,907 9,866 9,596 10,271 (X) 1994... 10,118 10,019 10,232 10,275 10,385 10,891 10,779 10,767 10,938 11,012 10,973 11,559 (X) 1995... 11,761 11,466 11,774 11,796 11,638 11,630 11,726 11,464 11,267 11,101 10,808 11,170 (X) 1996... 11,044 10,791 10,925 10,846 10,788 10,692 10,931 10,910 10,768 10,924 10,972 11,604 (X) 1997... 11,725 11,907 12,073 12,168 12,135 12,299 12,356 12,216 12,074 11,885 11,823 12,338 (X) 1998... 12,420 12,400 12,502 12,452 12,526 12,456 12,499 12,712 12,636 12,530 12,612 12,947 (X) 1999... 13,004 12,592 12,227 12,219 12,313 12,335 12,317 12,090 12,114 12,169 12,400 12,946 (X) 2000... 13,115 13,371 13,636 14,035 13,953 14,123 14,337 14,198 14,049 13,750 13,572 13,571 (X) 2001... 13,343 13,180 12,972 12,854 12,815 12,773 12,832 12,733 12,421 12,243 11,997 12,226 (X) 2002... 11,871 11,812 11,675 11,629 11,633 11,716 12,082 12,144 12,385 12,081 12,122 12,433 (X) 2003... 11,993 12,123 12,143 12,208 11,989 11,975 11,960 11,792 11,840 11,713 11,949 12,631 (X) 2004... 12,971 13,514 14,342 14,546 15,361 15,730 16,481 17,278 17,489 18,502 19,128 19,833 (X) 2005... 20,059 19,990 20,311 20,362 20,226 19,784 19,544 19,103 18,795 18,517 18,399 18,818 (X) 2006... 18,915 19,015 19,125(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4235 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.61 1.61 1.60 1.63 1.63 1.62 1.57 1.49 1.60 1.68 1.56 1.56 (X) 1993... 1.54 1.61 1.60 1.62 1.57 1.60 1.63 1.65 1.65 1.69 1.69 1.67 (X) 1994... 1.64 1.60 1.57 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.57 1.51 1.53 1.51 1.60 1.56 (X) 1995... 1.58 1.58 1.59 1.57 1.62 1.63 1.59 1.61 1.56 1.55 1.53 1.53 (X) 1996... 1.52 1.52 1.58 1.51 1.47 1.50 1.52 1.52 1.54 1.56 1.53 1.57 (X) 1997... 1.59 1.58 1.64 1.58 1.61 1.58 1.60 1.59 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.57 (X) 1998... 1.64 1.65 1.61 1.65 1.68 1.68 1.67 1.72 1.73 1.78 1.81 1.81 (X) 1999... 1.76 1.73 1.68 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.73 1.74 1.75 1.69 1.68 1.65 (X) 2000... 1.59 1.69 1.69 1.78 1.79 1.81 1.83 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.79 1.73 (X) 2001... 1.82 1.77 1.81 1.79 1.75 1.78 1.80 1.76 1.77 1.83 1.81 1.87 (X) 2002... 1.82 1.81 1.80 1.70 1.69 1.64 1.68 1.74 1.79 1.74 1.84 1.92 (X) 2003... 1.84 1.89 1.83 1.86 1.79 1.80 1.73 1.74 1.72 1.71 1.69 1.69 (X) 2004... 1.66 1.60 1.46 1.46 1.58 1.57 1.57 1.59 1.63 1.74 1.76 1.77 (X) 2005... 1.78 1.80 1.84 1.81 1.80 1.80 1.83 1.78 1.73 1.63 1.63 1.59 (X) 2006... 1.64 1.61 1.59(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.61 1.71 1.48 1.61 1.59 1.54 1.59 1.50 1.54 1.61 1.67 1.68 (X) 1993... 1.63 1.72 1.46 1.58 1.57 1.51 1.72 1.59 1.61 1.66 1.73 1.80 (X) 1994... 1.77 1.71 1.42 1.58 1.49 1.49 1.69 1.43 1.47 1.51 1.62 1.73 (X) 1995... 1.63 1.68 1.45 1.62 1.54 1.54 1.75 1.51 1.55 1.47 1.56 1.73 (X) 1996... 1.54 1.54 1.54 1.46 1.39 1.52 1.57 1.47 1.55 1.42 1.59 1.72 (X) 1997... 1.59 1.67 1.61 1.53 1.58 1.56 1.62 1.59 1.51 1.43 1.67 1.67 (X) 1998... 1.70 1.74 1.53 1.62 1.70 1.60 1.69 1.74 1.68 1.69 1.89 1.92 (X) 1999... 1.88 1.83 1.56 1.68 1.78 1.65 1.78 1.68 1.70 1.65 1.70 1.77 (X) 2000... 1.72 1.71 1.57 1.85 1.71 1.70 1.93 1.69 1.83 1.75 1.84 2.00 (X) 2001... 1.84 1.90 1.74 1.80 1.65 1.72 1.80 1.63 1.83 1.70 1.86 2.23 (X) 2002... 1.82 1.94 1.78 1.64 1.59 1.63 1.63 1.65 1.81 1.60 1.97 2.20 (X) 2003... 1.85 2.03 1.84 1.78 1.74 1.75 1.66 1.70 1.67 1.57 1.88 1.90 (X) 2004... 1.71 1.69 1.38 1.38 1.61 1.47 1.56 1.51 1.60 1.70 1.84 1.97 (X) 2005... 1.91 1.91 1.71 1.77 1.77 1.71 1.89 1.66 1.69 1.60 1.68 1.79 (X) 2006... 1.68 1.71 1.49(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4236 Electrical and Electronic Goods Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 9,472 9,460 9,317 9,309 9,104 9,296 9,502 9,384 9,258 9,364 9,858 9,941 (X) 1993... 10,156 10,321 10,265 10,736 10,916 10,977 11,454 11,614 11,876 11,977 12,004 12,011 (X) 1994... 12,048 12,026 12,688 12,701 13,461 13,266 13,070 13,503 13,625 14,164 14,111 14,417 (X) 1995... 14,981 15,163 14,878 15,254 15,452 15,405 15,457 15,743 16,052 16,010 16,253 16,252 (X) 1996... 16,050 15,828 16,065 15,644 15,289 15,539 15,388 15,328 15,600 15,623 15,504 14,730 (X) 1997... 15,710 15,934 16,062 16,066 16,333 16,335 16,738 16,742 16,615 16,210 16,294 16,520 (X) 1998... 16,396 16,524 16,742 16,790 16,950 16,708 16,792 16,684 16,700 17,166 16,885 16,877 (X) 1999... 17,006 17,551 17,720 17,895 18,098 18,361 18,693 18,906 19,166 19,524 20,055 20,793 (X) 2000... 21,186 20,813 20,832 21,199 21,510 22,167 22,001 22,384 22,339 21,908 21,735 22,016 (X) 2001... 21,647 20,903 20,743 19,744 19,226 18,119 18,677 18,500 18,411 18,524 19,252 18,447 (X) 2002... 18,685 18,734 18,469 18,834 19,084 18,522 18,634 18,448 18,453 18,247 18,534 18,425 (X) 2003... 18,336 18,409 18,700 18,468 18,167 18,828 19,062 18,670 19,286 19,831 19,784 19,517 (X) 2004... 19,632 20,126 20,340 20,975 21,952 21,481 21,252 21,551 21,219 21,038 21,438 21,803 (X) 2005... 22,056 21,062 21,660 22,102 21,878 21,894 21,928 22,237 22,172 22,623 22,493 22,550 (X) 2006... 22,787 22,824 22,893(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 8,932 8,779 9,475 9,020 8,558 9,556 9,616 9,553 10,091 10,319 9,878 9,792 113,569 1993... 9,120 9,402 10,758 10,435 10,228 11,284 11,317 12,137 12,886 12,863 12,388 11,831 134,649 1994... 10,783 10,956 13,310 12,053 12,976 13,571 12,573 14,489 14,878 15,156 14,492 13,884 159,121 1995... 13,753 13,783 15,726 14,003 15,344 15,852 14,823 16,814 17,176 17,595 16,481 15,261 186,611 1996... 15,103 14,973 16,274 15,159 15,182 15,197 15,634 15,956 16,567 17,545 15,364 14,200 187,154 1997... 14,673 14,500 16,319 15,568 15,876 16,433 16,989 16,976 18,144 18,123 15,610 16,404 195,615 1998... 14,937 15,053 17,546 16,186 16,086 17,393 17,077 16,834 18,119 18,642 16,547 16,725 201,145 1999... 15,118 15,989 19,138 17,358 17,175 19,151 18,562 19,568 20,546 20,598 20,316 20,606 224,125 2000... 18,834 19,856 22,415 19,588 21,618 23,098 21,231 23,682 23,367 23,639 21,974 20,739 260,041 2001... 20,413 19,043 21,780 18,796 19,322 18,554 18,490 19,518 18,577 20,487 19,599 17,285 231,864 2002... 17,601 17,048 18,875 18,608 19,199 18,411 18,969 18,983 18,970 20,108 18,515 17,670 222,957 2003... 17,291 16,715 18,999 18,357 17,913 19,205 19,348 18,726 20,385 21,834 19,171 19,185 227,129 2004... 18,101 18,516 21,825 20,891 21,074 22,620 21,061 22,154 22,195 22,048 21,953 21,323 253,761 2005... 19,784 19,082 23,133 21,616 21,637 22,923 21,161 23,527 23,258 23,618 22,988 21,535 264,262 2006... 21,055 20,701 24,450(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4236 Electrical and Electronic Goods Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 15,752 15,651 15,609 15,892 15,705 15,795 15,875 15,838 15,917 16,639 16,418 16,716 (X) 1993... 16,614 16,620 17,079 16,828 17,024 17,131 17,102 17,320 17,565 17,765 17,661 17,429 (X) 1994... 17,610 18,013 17,861 18,117 18,546 18,607 19,104 19,230 19,512 19,455 19,351 20,255 (X) 1995... 20,369 20,701 20,989 21,232 21,554 22,048 22,236 22,775 23,012 23,302 23,683 23,864 (X) 1996... 24,311 24,085 23,971 24,257 24,329 23,374 23,292 23,012 22,668 22,819 23,006 22,728 (X) 1997... 22,988 22,948 23,339 23,015 22,985 23,316 23,149 23,241 23,146 22,870 22,564 22,727 (X) 1998... 22,585 22,882 23,376 23,725 23,968 24,085 23,965 24,154 24,391 24,241 24,369 24,653 (X) 1999... 24,639 24,903 24,680 24,443 24,801 25,009 25,685 25,731 26,014 26,410 27,080 27,776 (X) 2000... 27,657 27,862 28,003 27,966 28,371 29,053 29,650 29,987 30,191 30,944 31,419 31,618 (X) 2001... 31,936 31,647 31,749 31,930 31,298 30,705 29,611 29,037 28,728 28,396 27,507 26,799 (X) 2002... 26,306 25,952 25,632 25,421 25,523 25,201 25,450 26,050 25,711 25,863 25,636 25,497 (X) 2003... 25,374 25,157 25,162 25,296 24,944 24,874 24,620 24,545 24,740 24,507 24,121 24,768 (X) 2004... 24,577 25,331 25,736 26,081 26,489 26,543 26,672 26,690 26,751 26,844 26,981 27,024 (X) 2005... 27,222 27,522 27,558 27,442 27,374 27,656 28,219 28,075 28,016 27,981 28,135 28,277 (X) 2006... 28,204 28,551 28,749(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 15,657 15,557 15,188 15,701 15,705 15,969 16,351 16,281 16,076 16,556 16,254 16,465 (X) 1993... 16,514 16,520 16,618 16,643 17,024 17,319 17,615 17,805 17,723 17,658 17,484 17,150 (X) 1994... 17,522 17,923 17,397 17,936 18,546 18,830 19,677 19,768 19,668 19,299 19,157 19,890 (X) 1995... 20,308 20,639 20,485 21,062 21,576 22,335 22,881 23,413 23,173 23,046 23,422 23,411 (X) 1996... 24,238 24,037 23,444 24,087 24,353 23,678 23,944 23,633 22,827 22,522 22,753 22,296 (X) 1997... 22,965 22,925 22,872 22,854 22,985 23,596 23,774 23,822 23,285 22,596 22,361 22,318 (X) 1998... 22,585 22,859 22,955 23,535 23,920 24,326 24,564 24,685 24,537 24,047 24,223 24,234 (X) 1999... 24,614 24,853 24,260 24,223 24,751 25,184 26,250 26,220 26,222 26,331 26,999 27,304 (X) 2000... 27,629 27,751 27,527 27,742 28,314 29,198 30,243 30,497 30,553 31,006 31,388 31,049 (X) 2001... 31,840 31,425 31,178 31,738 31,267 30,797 30,144 29,531 29,130 28,538 27,479 26,263 (X) 2002... 26,174 25,692 25,145 25,345 25,549 25,277 25,883 26,493 26,148 26,018 25,585 24,962 (X) 2003... 25,171 24,855 24,684 25,245 25,019 24,973 25,039 25,011 25,185 24,630 24,049 24,248 (X) 2004... 24,307 25,027 25,273 26,055 26,568 26,676 27,152 27,251 27,233 26,925 26,873 26,484 (X) 2005... 26,895 27,219 27,117 27,387 27,456 27,794 28,783 28,693 28,492 28,009 27,994 27,740 (X) 2006... 27,753 28,237 28,289(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4236 Electrical and Electronic Goods Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.66 1.65 1.68 1.71 1.73 1.70 1.67 1.69 1.72 1.78 1.67 1.68 (X) 1993... 1.64 1.61 1.66 1.57 1.56 1.56 1.49 1.49 1.48 1.48 1.47 1.45 (X) 1994... 1.46 1.50 1.41 1.43 1.38 1.40 1.46 1.42 1.43 1.37 1.37 1.40 (X) 1995... 1.36 1.37 1.41 1.39 1.39 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.43 1.46 1.46 1.47 (X) 1996... 1.51 1.52 1.49 1.55 1.59 1.50 1.51 1.50 1.45 1.46 1.48 1.54 (X) 1997... 1.46 1.44 1.45 1.43 1.41 1.43 1.38 1.39 1.39 1.41 1.38 1.38 (X) 1998... 1.38 1.38 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.44 1.43 1.45 1.46 1.41 1.44 1.46 (X) 1999... 1.45 1.42 1.39 1.37 1.37 1.36 1.37 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.35 1.34 (X) 2000... 1.31 1.34 1.34 1.32 1.32 1.31 1.35 1.34 1.35 1.41 1.45 1.44 (X) 2001... 1.48 1.51 1.53 1.62 1.63 1.69 1.59 1.57 1.56 1.53 1.43 1.45 (X) 2002... 1.41 1.39 1.39 1.35 1.34 1.36 1.37 1.41 1.39 1.42 1.38 1.38 (X) 2003... 1.38 1.37 1.35 1.37 1.37 1.32 1.29 1.31 1.28 1.24 1.22 1.27 (X) 2004... 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.24 1.21 1.24 1.26 1.24 1.26 1.28 1.26 1.24 (X) 2005... 1.23 1.31 1.27 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.29 1.26 1.26 1.24 1.25 1.25 (X) 2006... 1.24 1.25 1.26(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.75 1.77 1.60 1.74 1.84 1.67 1.70 1.70 1.59 1.60 1.65 1.68 (X) 1993... 1.81 1.76 1.54 1.59 1.66 1.53 1.56 1.47 1.38 1.37 1.41 1.45 (X) 1994... 1.62 1.64 1.31 1.49 1.43 1.39 1.57 1.36 1.32 1.27 1.32 1.43 (X) 1995... 1.48 1.50 1.30 1.50 1.41 1.41 1.54 1.39 1.35 1.31 1.42 1.53 (X) 1996... 1.60 1.61 1.44 1.59 1.60 1.56 1.53 1.48 1.38 1.28 1.48 1.57 (X) 1997... 1.57 1.58 1.40 1.47 1.45 1.44 1.40 1.40 1.28 1.25 1.43 1.36 (X) 1998... 1.51 1.52 1.31 1.45 1.49 1.40 1.44 1.47 1.35 1.29 1.46 1.45 (X) 1999... 1.63 1.55 1.27 1.40 1.44 1.32 1.41 1.34 1.28 1.28 1.33 1.33 (X) 2000... 1.47 1.40 1.23 1.42 1.31 1.26 1.42 1.29 1.31 1.31 1.43 1.50 (X) 2001... 1.56 1.65 1.43 1.69 1.62 1.66 1.63 1.51 1.57 1.39 1.40 1.52 (X) 2002... 1.49 1.51 1.33 1.36 1.33 1.37 1.36 1.40 1.38 1.29 1.38 1.41 (X) 2003... 1.46 1.49 1.30 1.38 1.40 1.30 1.29 1.34 1.24 1.13 1.25 1.26 (X) 2004... 1.34 1.35 1.16 1.25 1.26 1.18 1.29 1.23 1.23 1.22 1.22 1.24 (X) 2005... 1.36 1.43 1.17 1.27 1.27 1.21 1.36 1.22 1.23 1.19 1.22 1.29 (X) 2006... 1.32 1.36 1.16(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Sales of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4237 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 3,655 3,650 3,621 3,773 3,700 3,726 3,748 3,627 3,664 3,650 3,733 3,731 (X) 1993... 3,739 3,762 3,692 3,717 3,861 3,814 3,869 3,985 3,874 4,008 3,986 4,057 (X) 1994... 4,092 4,239 4,353 4,350 4,361 4,363 4,337 4,513 4,595 4,581 4,648 4,832 (X) 1995... 4,649 4,629 4,630 4,630 4,616 4,687 4,736 4,724 4,798 4,710 4,709 5,022 (X) 1996... 4,709 4,671 4,804 4,736 4,746 4,901 4,834 4,905 5,197 5,117 5,125 5,123 (X) 1997... 5,045 5,086 5,108 5,296 5,133 5,146 5,294 5,214 5,284 5,349 5,319 5,342 (X) 1998... 5,475 5,454 5,322 5,360 5,467 5,514 5,551 5,451 5,439 5,409 5,580 5,620 (X) 1999... 5,653 5,614 5,687 5,673 5,719 5,705 5,752 5,786 5,714 5,719 5,758 5,807 (X) 2000... 5,888 5,922 6,007 6,020 6,118 6,106 6,010 6,000 6,041 6,084 5,941 6,020 (X) 2001... 5,878 5,914 5,805 5,471 5,798 5,539 5,660 5,716 5,695 5,825 5,902 5,889 (X) 2002... 5,927 6,072 5,987 6,029 5,877 5,797 5,838 5,960 5,811 5,738 5,712 5,646 (X) 2003... 5,875 5,728 5,894 5,869 5,925 5,916 5,989 5,957 6,063 5,997 6,033 5,991 (X) 2004... 6,017 6,003 6,462 6,468 6,437 6,556 6,493 6,528 6,546 6,477 6,508 6,620 (X) 2005... 6,749 6,727 6,732 6,832 6,827 6,927 6,953 7,077 7,084 7,360 7,415 7,451 (X) 2006... 7,287 7,448 7,478(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 3,304 3,230 3,469 3,720 3,630 4,106 4,025 3,761 3,932 4,022 3,699 3,515 44,413 1993... 3,201 3,277 3,629 3,695 3,784 4,173 4,062 4,284 4,134 4,277 4,106 3,793 46,415 1994... 3,507 3,684 4,296 4,185 4,431 4,760 4,415 4,960 4,944 4,893 4,727 4,407 53,209 1995... 4,142 4,018 4,570 4,306 4,805 5,188 4,835 5,163 4,985 5,204 4,742 4,424 56,382 1996... 4,313 4,237 4,506 4,731 4,926 5,112 5,269 5,189 5,358 5,757 5,012 4,667 59,077 1997... 4,616 4,425 4,822 5,264 5,246 5,568 5,781 5,308 5,606 5,932 4,995 4,968 62,531 1998... 4,933 4,778 5,253 5,328 5,462 6,209 6,012 5,527 5,646 5,826 5,362 5,204 65,540 1999... 4,958 4,963 5,806 5,735 5,770 6,350 6,040 6,081 5,840 5,919 5,718 5,325 68,505 2000... 5,199 5,561 6,163 5,755 6,595 6,778 6,046 6,450 6,005 6,510 5,787 5,207 72,056 2001... 5,549 5,317 5,886 5,438 6,244 5,932 5,847 6,105 5,473 6,378 5,790 5,088 69,047 2002... 5,619 5,477 5,927 6,252 6,265 5,983 6,112 6,228 5,765 6,289 5,444 5,070 70,431 2003... 5,558 5,178 5,853 6,033 6,132 6,289 6,223 6,034 6,263 6,555 5,587 5,530 71,235 2004... 5,590 5,493 6,817 6,649 6,411 7,166 6,525 6,874 6,664 6,723 6,508 6,104 77,524 2005... 6,074 6,128 7,129 6,777 7,025 7,530 6,744 7,643 7,275 7,669 7,371 6,751 84,116 2006... 6,755 6,755 7,859(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories, NonLifo Method, of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4237 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 7,034 7,055 7,018 7,105 7,172 7,116 7,194 7,189 7,051 7,009 6,891 6,831 (X) 1993... 6,990 6,942 6,958 6,950 6,831 6,873 6,871 6,891 6,948 7,086 7,231 7,238 (X) 1994... 7,290 7,431 7,468 7,548 7,749 7,854 8,004 8,153 8,277 8,237 8,260 8,457 (X) 1995... 8,369 8,391 8,649 8,459 8,492 8,489 8,430 8,448 8,574 8,765 8,714 8,682 (X) 1996... 8,697 8,717 8,769 8,770 8,825 8,814 9,017 9,010 8,978 9,160 9,164 9,307 (X) 1997... 9,323 9,342 9,131 9,395 9,421 9,410 9,316 9,358 9,493 9,467 9,520 9,534 (X) 1998... 9,707 10,020 9,939 10,114 10,147 10,257 10,237 10,306 10,260 10,286 10,313 10,368 (X) 1999... 10,467 10,386 10,410 10,400 10,420 10,437 10,559 10,342 10,449 10,505 10,673 10,617 (X) 2000... 10,616 10,857 10,822 11,126 11,214 11,395 11,447 11,530 11,430 11,515 11,533 11,608 (X) 2001... 11,491 11,414 11,355 11,282 11,119 11,183 11,139 11,325 11,275 11,170 11,091 11,008 (X) 2002... 11,030 10,861 10,844 10,770 10,899 10,883 10,958 10,955 11,018 10,916 10,916 11,037 (X) 2003... 10,990 11,360 11,473 11,470 11,316 11,234 11,273 11,087 11,070 11,078 11,109 11,073 (X) 2004... 10,995 10,999 11,023 11,045 11,273 11,379 11,585 11,774 11,957 12,108 12,194 12,240 (X) 2005... 12,273 12,343 12,349 12,421 12,532 12,649 12,662 12,829 12,952 13,237 13,399 13,705 (X) 2006... 14,050 14,005 14,122(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) Not Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 6,921 7,062 7,067 7,176 7,323 7,066 7,230 7,282 7,093 6,967 6,774 6,729 (X) 1993... 6,871 6,942 7,014 7,019 6,981 6,832 6,905 6,974 6,983 7,043 7,108 7,129 (X) 1994... 7,159 7,424 7,543 7,631 7,919 7,823 8,036 8,235 8,310 8,179 8,120 8,330 (X) 1995... 8,210 8,374 8,744 8,569 8,687 8,489 8,455 8,516 8,591 8,686 8,566 8,552 (X) 1996... 8,532 8,691 8,874 8,902 9,028 8,867 9,035 9,055 8,978 9,059 9,008 9,158 (X) 1997... 9,146 9,314 9,241 9,564 9,638 9,514 9,344 9,405 9,465 9,334 9,349 9,372 (X) 1998... 9,532 9,990 10,048 10,306 10,360 10,421 10,278 10,358 10,209 10,121 10,117 10,181 (X) 1999... 10,289 10,365 10,514 10,598 10,618 10,625 10,622 10,414 10,386 10,316 10,460 10,437 (X) 2000... 10,457 10,846 10,930 11,326 11,393 11,612 11,539 11,611 11,373 11,296 11,291 11,411 (X) 2001... 11,330 11,425 11,469 11,463 11,286 11,373 11,250 11,404 11,219 10,958 10,836 10,832 (X) 2002... 10,887 10,894 10,974 10,921 11,052 11,035 11,068 11,021 10,963 10,709 10,654 10,871 (X) 2003... 10,869 11,428 11,634 11,619 11,474 11,369 11,374 11,131 11,004 10,879 10,831 10,918 (X) 2004... 10,896 11,087 11,199 11,189 11,442 11,493 11,666 11,786 11,861 11,902 11,901 12,081 (X) 2005... 12,175 12,466 12,547 12,582 12,720 12,763 12,725 12,816 12,835 13,012 13,077 13,541 (X) 2006... 13,952 14,173 14,362(p) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (X) (p)=Preliminary estimate (NA)=Not Available (X)=Cumulative Data are not applicable Revised Estimated Monthly Inventories/Sales Ratios of Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: January 1992 through March 2006 Year Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual NAICS 4237 Hardware, and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Seasonally Adjusted - Millions of Dollars 1992... 1.92 1.93 1.94 1.88 1.94 1.91 1.92 1.98 1.92 1.92 1.85 1.83 (X) 1993... 1.87 1.85 1.88 1.87 1.77 1.80 1.78 1.73 1.79 1.77 1.81 1.78 (X) 1994... 1.78 1.75 1.72 1.74 1.78 1.80 1.85 1.81 1.80 1.80 1.78 1.75 (X) 1995... 1.80 1.81 1.87 1.83 1.84 1.81 1.78 1.79 1.79 1.86 1.85 1.73 (X) 1996... 1.85 1.87 1.83 1.85 1.86 1.80 1.87 1.84 1.73 1.79 1.79 1.82 (X) 1997... 1.85 1.84 1.79 1.77 1.84 1.83 1.76 1.79 1.80 1.77 1.79 1.78 (X) 1998... 1.77 1.84 1.87 1.89 1.86 1.86 1.84 1.89 1.89 1.90 1.85 1.84 (X) 1999... 1.85 1.85 1.83 1.83 1.82 1.83 1.84 1.79 1.83 1.84 1.85 1.83 (X) 2000... 1.80 1.83 1.80 1.85 1.83 1.87 1.90 1.92 1.89 1.89 1.94 1.93 (X) 2001... 1.95 1.93 1.96 2.06 1.92 2.02 1.97 1.98 1.98 1.92 1.88 1.87 (X) 2002... 1.86 1.79 1.81 1.79 1.85 1.88 1.88 1.84 1.90 1.90 1.91 1.95 (X)