Real inventories, sales, and inventory-sales ratios for manufacturing and trade, 1998:IV-2002:II - Business Situation - Illustration

Survey of Current Business, Oct, 2002

The real inventories, sales, and inventory-sales ratios have been revised beginning with 1999 to incorporate the results of the recent annual revision of the national income and product accounts (NIPA's). (1) Tables 1, 2, and 3 show quarterly and monthly estimates of real inventories, sales, and inventory-sales ratios, respectively. Table 4 shows real manufacturing inventories by stage of fabrication. Real estimates are in chained (1996) dollars.

Data availability

Estimates for 1967:I to 1997:IV on the basis of the Standard Industrial Classification system and estimates beginning with 1997:IV on the basis of the North American Industry Classification System are available as downloadable files on BEA's Web site at <www.bea.gov>; click on "GDP and related data" and look under "Supplementary estimates, historical underlying detail," and click on "Change in private inventories."

The most recent estimates are also available by subscription from BEA: On diskette as part of the NIPA monthly update (product number NDS-0171, price $204.00) and as separate monthly printouts (product number NLS-0166, price $108.00). To order, call the BEA Order Desk at 1-800-704-0415 (outside the United States, call 202-606-9666).