Financial News: U.S. Wholesale Inventories Climb Slightly More Than Expect

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Climb Slightly More Than Expected In January

03/06/2025 - 10:45:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed wholesale inventories in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of January.

The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories climbed by 0.8 percent in January after falling by a revised 0.4 percent in February.

Economists had expected wholesale inventories to rise by 0.7 percent compared to the 0.5 percent decrease originally reported for the previous month.

The report said inventories of durable goods grew by 0.9 percent during the month, while inventories of non-durable goods increased by 0.7 percent.

Meanwhile, the Commerce Department said wholesale sales tumbled by 1.3 percent in January after jumping by 1.4 percent in December.

Sales of durable goods plunged by 2.3 percent during the month, while sales of non-durable goods dipped by 0.3 percent.

With inventories climbing and sales slumping, the inventories/sales ratio for merchant wholesalers rose to 1.33 in January from 1.30 in December.

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