Sales
January 2002 sales of merchant wholesalers, after adjustment for seasonal variations and trading-day differences but not for price changes, were $225.2 billion, up 1.2 percent (+/-0.5%) from the revised December level, but were down 3.7 percent (+/-1.5%) from the January 2001 level. The December preliminary estimate was revised downward $0.1 billion or 0.1 percent. January sales of durable goods increased 1.3 percent (+/-0.9%) from last month, but were 4.8 percent (+/-2.4%) below a year ago. Compared to last month, sales of lumber and other construction materials were up 4.6 percent and furniture and home furnishings were up 4.2 percent. January sales of nondurable goods increased 1.1 percent (+/-0.7%) from December, but were down 2.5 percent (+/-1.8%) from last year. Sales of petroleum and petroleum products were up 4.5 percent from last month, while beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages fell 3.3 percent.Inventories
Total inventories of merchant wholesalers, after adjustment for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were $287.7 billion at the end of January, down 0.2 percent (+/-0.3%) from last month, and were down 5.1 percent (+/-2.4%) from a year ago. The December preliminary estimate was revised upward $0.2 billion or 0.1 percent. End-of-month inventories of durable goods were down 0.4 percent (+/-0.4%) from December and decreased 10.3 percent (+/-2.2%) from last January. Compared to last month, inventories of motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies were down 1.1 percent and metals and minerals, except petroleum decreased 1.6 percent. Among nondurable goods, petroleum and petroleum products increased 4.5 percent and beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages were up 1.9 percent.Inventories/Sales Ratio
The January inventories/sales ratio for merchant wholesalers, based on seasonally adjusted data, was 1.28. The January 2001 ratio was 1.30. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- January (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
Table 1A - Adjusted Estimated Monthly Sales Table 1B - Unadjusted Estimated Monthly Sales Table 2A - Adjusted Percent Changes Table 2B - Unadjusted Percent Changes
TABLE 1A. ADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2002 AND 2001
(In Millions of dollars) 2002 2001 2001 NAICS Kind of business Jan(p) Dec(r) Jan(r) code Sales, Total....................................... 225206 222565 233830 421 Durable Goods....................................... 113012 111554 118716 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 16825 16596 16865 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 3588 3445 3831 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6683 6387 5922 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 22112 22080 22596 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 11738 12077 13134 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 7193 7015 8042 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 17428 17162 19857 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 5378 5322 5299 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 20574 20796 22105 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 13231 12751 14199 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 112194 111011 115114 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6084 6123 6612 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 17241 17275 15006 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 7165 7169 7610 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 34745 34473 33333 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 8617 8381 9335 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 4885 4789 5000 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 11613 11108 15733 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6403 6619 6251 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 15441 15074 16234 Inventories, Total.................................. 287699 288391 303233 421 Durable Goods....................................... 173642 174345 193628 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 24222 24503 26193 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 5321 5393 5961 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6694 6675 6625 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 22839 22770 26222 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 8492 8392 10967 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 12004 12197 14054 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 24280 24581 30351 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 10647 10601 10819 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 47131 47119 49808 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 20504 20506 23595 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 114057 114046 109605 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6144 6171 6828 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 28259 28441 22237 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 12356 12273 12427 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 21315 21290 21885 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 10093 10056 10924 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 5814 5819 5666 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 4613 4414 4290 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6982 6852 6717 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 18481 18730 18631 Inventories/Sales Ratios, Total...................... 1.28 1.30 1.30 421 Durable Goods....................................... 1.54 1.56 1.63 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 1.44 1.48 1.55 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 1.48 1.57 1.56 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 1.00 1.05 1.12 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 1.03 1.03 1.16 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 0.72 0.69 0.84 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 1.67 1.74 1.75 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 1.39 1.43 1.53 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 1.98 1.99 2.04 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 2.29 2.27 2.25 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 1.55 1.61 1.66 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 1.02 1.03 0.95 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 1.01 1.01 1.03 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 1.64 1.65 1.48 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 1.72 1.71 1.63 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 0.61 0.62 0.66 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 1.17 1.20 1.17 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 1.19 1.22 1.13 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 0.40 0.40 0.27 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 1.09 1.04 1.07 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 1.20 1.24 1.15 (r) REVISED. (p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1992-MARCH 2001. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- January (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.TABLE 2A. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
ADJUSTED(1) INVENTORIES, SALES END-OF-MONTH (AT COST) NAICS Kind of business code Jan Dec Jan Jan Dec Jan 2002 2001 2002 2002 2001 2002 from from from from from from Dec Nov Jan Dec Nov Jan 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 TOTAL.............................................. 1.2 -0.5 -3.7 -0.2 -0.5 -5.1 421 Durable Goods....................................... 1.3 -0.7 -4.8 -0.4 -1.1 -10.3 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 1.4 -1.1 -0.2 -1.1 -1.3 -7.5 4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings......................... 4.2 -2.6 -6.3 -1.3 -1.4 -10.7 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 4.6 3.1 12.9 0.3 -0.5 1.0 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 0.1 0.3 -2.1 0.3 -0.5 -12.9 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. -2.8 0.2 -10.6 1.2 -4.2 -22.6 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 2.5 -4.6 -10.6 -1.6 -1.1 -14.6 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 1.5 -4.4 -12.2 -1.2 -3.1 -20.0 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.4 -0.1 -1.6 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... -1.1 0.6 -6.9 0.0 -0.6 -5.4 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 3.8 1.5 -6.8 0.0 -1.4 -13.1 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 1.1 -0.2 -2.5 0.0 0.4 4.1 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... -0.6 0.5 -8.0 -0.4 -1.4 -10.0 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... -0.2 1.0 14.9 -0.6 2.4 27.1 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... -0.1 -3.1 -5.8 0.7 -1.8 -0.6 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 0.8 0.4 4.2 0.1 1.4 -2.6 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 2.8 -3.2 -7.7 0.4 0.2 -7.6 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 2.0 -0.7 -2.3 -0.1 -0.4 2.6 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 4.5 -0.7 -26.2 4.5 5.4 7.5 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... -3.3 4.1 2.4 1.9 2.6 3.9 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 2.4 -1.4 -4.9 -1.3 -3.1 -0.8 (1) ADJUSTED FOR SEASONAL VARIATION AND, IN THE CASE OF SALES, ALSO TRADING-DAY DIFFERENCES. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- January (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.TABLE 1B. UNADJUSTED ESTIMATED MONTHLY SALES, INVENTORIES, AND INVENTORIES/SALES RATIOS OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS: 2002 AND 2001
(In Millions of dollars) 2002 2001 2001 2002 2001 NAICS Kind of business Jan(p) Dec(r) Jan(r) CUM CUM code Sales, Total....................................... 217182 215004 224706 217182 224706 421 Durable Goods....................................... 105938 106234 110826 105938 110826 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 15513 15999 15162 15513 15162 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 3297 3204 3517 3297 3517 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 5948 5218 5265 5948 5265 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 20763 22610 21240 20763 21240 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 10975 12717 12385 10975 12385 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 7186 6194 8002 7186 8002 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 16626 16270 18824 16626 18824 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 5136 4657 5023 5136 5023 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 19257 19777 20801 19257 20801 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 12212 12305 12992 12212 12992 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 111244 108770 113880 111244 113880 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6114 5743 6645 6114 6645 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 18482 17344 16056 18482 16056 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 7015 5513 7268 7015 7268 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 33598 34439 32233 33598 32233 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 9625 8850 10418 9625 10418 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 4948 4272 5025 4948 5025 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 11764 10753 16095 11764 16095 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 5276 7129 5026 5276 5026 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 14422 14727 15114 14422 15114 Inventories, Total.................................. 290748 288899 306500 421 Durable Goods....................................... 172104 170950 192183 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 24416 24062 26429 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 5209 5258 5842 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 6600 6388 6512 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 22999 22611 26458 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 8594 8384 11131 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 11992 12295 14068 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 24231 24163 30321 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 10445 10421 10613 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 45811 45800 48463 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 20401 19952 23477 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 118644 117949 114317 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6083 6190 6767 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 29841 29465 23504 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 12665 12138 12787 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 21230 21631 21797 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 12535 12318 13611 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 5750 5819 5621 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 4613 4551 4286 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 6577 6283 6307 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 19350 19554 19637 Inventories/Sales Ratios, Total...................... 1.34 1.34 1.36 421 Durable Goods....................................... 1.62 1.61 1.73 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... 1.57 1.50 1.74 4212 Furniture and Home furnishings......................... 1.58 1.64 1.66 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 1.11 1.22 1.24 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... 1.11 1.00 1.25 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. 0.78 0.66 0.90 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 1.67 1.98 1.76 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 1.46 1.49 1.61 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 2.03 2.24 2.11 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... 2.38 2.32 2.33 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ 1.67 1.62 1.81 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 1.07 1.08 1.00 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 0.99 1.08 1.02 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 1.61 1.70 1.46 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 1.81 2.20 1.76 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... 0.63 0.63 0.68 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 1.30 1.39 1.31 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 1.16 1.36 1.12 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 0.39 0.42 0.27 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... 1.25 0.88 1.25 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... 1.34 1.33 1.30 (r) REVISED. (p) PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE. SEE SAMPLE DESIGN AND ESTIMATION PROCEDURES IN ANNUAL BENCHMARK REPORT FOR WHOLESALE TRADE: JANUARY 1992-MARCH 2001. SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- January (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.TABLE 2B. PERCENT CHANGES IN SALES AND INVENTORIES OF MERCHANT WHOLESALERS
UNADJUSTED INVENTORIES, SALES END-OF-MONTH (AT COST) NAICS Kind of business code 01 Months Jan Dec Jan 2002 Jan Dec Jan 2002 2001 2002 from 2002 2001 2002 from from from 01 from from from Dec Nov Jan Months Dec Nov Jan 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 TOTAL.............................................. 1.0 -3.5 -3.3 -3.3 0.6 -1.1 -5.1 421 Durable Goods....................................... -0.3 -5.0 -4.4 -4.4 0.7 -2.3 -10.4 4211 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies..... -3.0 -5.4 2.3 2.3 1.5 -3.7 -7.6 4212 Furniture and Home Furnishings......................... 2.9 -14.3 -6.3 -6.3 -0.9 -2.9 -10.8 4213 Lumber & Other Construction Materials.................. 14.0 -12.2 13.0 13.0 3.3 -1.3 1.4 4214 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies..... -8.2 6.0 -2.2 -2.2 1.7 -2.8 -13.1 42143 Computer & Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software. -13.7 11.2 -11.4 -11.4 2.5 -8.1 -22.8 4215 Metals and Minerals, ex. Petroleum..................... 16.0 -13.1 -10.2 -10.2 -2.5 1.5 -14.8 4216 Electrical Goods....................................... 2.2 -11.2 -11.7 -11.7 0.3 -4.7 -20.1 4217 Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies.. 10.3 -12.2 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.1 -1.6 4218 Machinery, Equipment and Supplies...................... -2.6 -0.2 -7.4 -7.4 0.0 -1.1 -5.5 4219 Miscellaneous Durable Goods............................ -0.8 -7.9 -6.0 -6.0 2.3 -3.3 -13.1 422 Nondurable Goods..................................... 2.3 -2.0 -2.3 -2.3 0.6 0.6 3.8 4221 Paper and Paper Products............................... 6.5 -5.2 -8.0 -8.0 -1.7 -1.3 -10.1 4222 Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.......................... 6.6 0.2 15.1 15.1 1.3 5.5 27.0 4223 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions...................... 27.2 -22.7 -3.5 -3.5 4.3 1.4 -1.0 4224 Groceries and Related Products......................... -2.4 -0.1 4.2 4.2 -1.9 -1.0 -2.6 4225 Farm Product Raw Materials............................. 8.8 -4.1 -7.6 -7.6 1.8 -1.6 -7.9 4226 Chemicals and Allied Products.......................... 15.8 -8.0 -1.5 -1.5 -1.2 0.9 2.3 4227 Petroleum and Petroleum Products....................... 9.4 -2.9 -26.9 -26.9 1.4 4.2 7.6 4228 Beer, Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverages........... -26.0 4.7 5.0 5.0 4.7 -9.8 4.3 4229 Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods......................... -2.1 3.2 -4.6 -4.6 -1.0 -0.4 -1.5SOURCE: Monthly Wholesale Trade Sales and Inventories-- January (For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402. Postage stamps not acceptable; currency submitted at sender's risk. Annual subscription $17.00; single copy $1.50. Remittances from foreign countries must be by international money order or by draft on a U.S. bank, $21.25 per year.) Questions concerning this report should be directed to Mr. Scott Scheleur (301) 457-2747/2764.
