Title: Total Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio Series ID: TOTBUSIRNSA Source: U.S. Census Bureau Release: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly, End of Period Units: Ratio Date Range: 1992-01-01 to 2024-02-01 Last Updated: 2024-04-15 9:01 AM CDT Notes: The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that business have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales. DATE VALUE 1992-01-01 1.68 1992-02-01 1.63 1992-03-01 1.50 1992-04-01 1.53 1992-05-01 1.52 1992-06-01 1.44 1992-07-01 1.55 1992-08-01 1.52 1992-09-01 1.47 1992-10-01 1.49 1992-11-01 1.56 1992-12-01 1.40 1993-01-01 1.66 1993-02-01 1.61 1993-03-01 1.46 1993-04-01 1.51 1993-05-01 1.49 1993-06-01 1.42 1993-07-01 1.55 1993-08-01 1.48 1993-09-01 1.45 1993-10-01 1.49 1993-11-01 1.51 1993-12-01 1.38 1994-01-01 1.64 1994-02-01 1.58 1994-03-01 1.40 1994-04-01 1.49 1994-05-01 1.46 1994-06-01 1.39 1994-07-01 1.55 1994-08-01 1.40 1994-09-01 1.41 1994-10-01 1.46 1994-11-01 1.48 1994-12-01 1.36 1995-01-01 1.59 1995-02-01 1.57 1995-03-01 1.42 1995-04-01 1.53 1995-05-01 1.45 1995-06-01 1.39 1995-07-01 1.58 1995-08-01 1.43 1995-09-01 1.44 1995-10-01 1.48 1995-11-01 1.51 1995-12-01 1.39 1996-01-01 1.62 1996-02-01 1.55 1996-03-01 1.44 1996-04-01 1.47 1996-05-01 1.41 1996-06-01 1.40 1996-07-01 1.49 1996-08-01 1.40 1996-09-01 1.42 1996-10-01 1.42 1996-11-01 1.47 1996-12-01 1.36 1997-01-01 1.54 1997-02-01 1.51 1997-03-01 1.38 1997-04-01 1.43 1997-05-01 1.40 1997-06-01 1.36 1997-07-01 1.45 1997-08-01 1.40 1997-09-01 1.36 1997-10-01 1.40 1997-11-01 1.49 1997-12-01 1.33 1998-01-01 1.57 1998-02-01 1.53 1998-03-01 1.38 1998-04-01 1.44 1998-05-01 1.43 1998-06-01 1.35 1998-07-01 1.48 1998-08-01 1.43 1998-09-01 1.39 1998-10-01 1.43 1998-11-01 1.50 1998-12-01 1.33 1999-01-01 1.59 1999-02-01 1.52 1999-03-01 1.35 1999-04-01 1.43 1999-05-01 1.40 1999-06-01 1.32 1999-07-01 1.45 1999-08-01 1.36 1999-09-01 1.35 1999-10-01 1.41 1999-11-01 1.43 1999-12-01 1.29 2000-01-01 1.54 2000-02-01 1.45 2000-03-01 1.31 2000-04-01 1.44 2000-05-01 1.36 2000-06-01 1.31 2000-07-01 1.48 2000-08-01 1.36 2000-09-01 1.37 2000-10-01 1.43 2000-11-01 1.48 2000-12-01 1.36 2001-01-01 1.55 2001-02-01 1.54 2001-03-01 1.38 2001-04-01 1.48 2001-05-01 1.37 2001-06-01 1.37 2001-07-01 1.48 2001-08-01 1.35 2001-09-01 1.45 2001-10-01 1.39 2001-11-01 1.44 2001-12-01 1.33 2002-01-01 1.49 2002-02-01 1.49 2002-03-01 1.34 2002-04-01 1.36 2002-05-01 1.30 2002-06-01 1.32 2002-07-01 1.37 2002-08-01 1.29 2002-09-01 1.35 2002-10-01 1.34 2002-11-01 1.41 2002-12-01 1.30 2003-01-01 1.45 2003-02-01 1.48 2003-03-01 1.33 2003-04-01 1.38 2003-05-01 1.33 2003-06-01 1.30 2003-07-01 1.34 2003-08-01 1.29 2003-09-01 1.29 2003-10-01 1.30 2003-11-01 1.40 2003-12-01 1.22 2004-01-01 1.42 2004-02-01 1.40 2004-03-01 1.22 2004-04-01 1.30 2004-05-01 1.28 2004-06-01 1.24 2004-07-01 1.33 2004-08-01 1.26 2004-09-01 1.28 2004-10-01 1.31 2004-11-01 1.34 2004-12-01 1.20 2005-01-01 1.42 2005-02-01 1.41 2005-03-01 1.23 2005-04-01 1.30 2005-05-01 1.26 2005-06-01 1.21 2005-07-01 1.30 2005-08-01 1.19 2005-09-01 1.23 2005-10-01 1.27 2005-11-01 1.30 2005-12-01 1.19 2006-01-01 1.36 2006-02-01 1.38 2006-03-01 1.20 2006-04-01 1.31 2006-05-01 1.22 2006-06-01 1.21 2006-07-01 1.32 2006-08-01 1.21 2006-09-01 1.30 2006-10-01 1.32 2006-11-01 1.36 2006-12-01 1.24 2007-01-01 1.40 2007-02-01 1.43 2007-03-01 1.24 2007-04-01 1.31 2007-05-01 1.22 2007-06-01 1.23 2007-07-01 1.30 2007-08-01 1.21 2007-09-01 1.31 2007-10-01 1.26 2007-11-01 1.30 2007-12-01 1.24 2008-01-01 1.35 2008-02-01 1.37 2008-03-01 1.27 2008-04-01 1.27 2008-05-01 1.21 2008-06-01 1.20 2008-07-01 1.24 2008-08-01 1.25 2008-09-01 1.30 2008-10-01 1.34 2008-11-01 1.54 2008-12-01 1.38 2009-01-01 1.59 2009-02-01 1.60 2009-03-01 1.43 2009-04-01 1.45 2009-05-01 1.40 2009-06-01 1.31 2009-07-01 1.34 2009-08-01 1.30 2009-09-01 1.31 2009-10-01 1.31 2009-11-01 1.36 2009-12-01 1.20 2010-01-01 1.39 2010-02-01 1.41 2010-03-01 1.20 2010-04-01 1.24 2010-05-01 1.24 2010-06-01 1.21 2010-07-01 1.27 2010-08-01 1.23 2010-09-01 1.27 2010-10-01 1.30 2010-11-01 1.31 2010-12-01 1.19 2011-01-01 1.37 2011-02-01 1.39 2011-03-01 1.18 2011-04-01 1.26 2011-05-01 1.23 2011-06-01 1.20 2011-07-01 1.29 2011-08-01 1.20 2011-09-01 1.25 2011-10-01 1.29 2011-11-01 1.31 2011-12-01 1.20 2012-01-01 1.36 2012-02-01 1.34 2012-03-01 1.21 2012-04-01 1.27 2012-05-01 1.21 2012-06-01 1.25 2012-07-01 1.31 2012-08-01 1.23 2012-09-01 1.32 2012-10-01 1.28 2012-11-01 1.32 2012-12-01 1.25 2013-01-01 1.38 2013-02-01 1.41 2013-03-01 1.27 2013-04-01 1.30 2013-05-01 1.22 2013-06-01 1.26 2013-07-01 1.28 2013-08-01 1.24 2013-09-01 1.31 2013-10-01 1.28 2013-11-01 1.35 2013-12-01 1.24 2014-01-01 1.41 2014-02-01 1.45 2014-03-01 1.28 2014-04-01 1.30 2014-05-01 1.26 2014-06-01 1.27 2014-07-01 1.29 2014-08-01 1.28 2014-09-01 1.30 2014-10-01 1.31 2014-11-01 1.41 2014-12-01 1.26 2015-01-01 1.50 2015-02-01 1.54 2015-03-01 1.34 2015-04-01 1.38 2015-05-01 1.36 2015-06-01 1.31 2015-07-01 1.37 2015-08-01 1.37 2015-09-01 1.38 2015-10-01 1.40 2015-11-01 1.47 2015-12-01 1.32 2016-01-01 1.59 2016-02-01 1.53 2016-03-01 1.37 2016-04-01 1.45 2016-05-01 1.39 2016-06-01 1.34 2016-07-01 1.45 2016-08-01 1.35 2016-09-01 1.39 2016-10-01 1.43 2016-11-01 1.44 2016-12-01 1.31 2017-01-01 1.52 2017-02-01 1.55 2017-03-01 1.34 2017-04-01 1.44 2017-05-01 1.34 2017-06-01 1.33 2017-07-01 1.44 2017-08-01 1.33 2017-09-01 1.38 2017-10-01 1.37 2017-11-01 1.38 2017-12-01 1.30 2018-01-01 1.47 2018-02-01 1.53 2018-03-01 1.32 2018-04-01 1.39 2018-05-01 1.27 2018-06-01 1.30 2018-07-01 1.36 2018-08-01 1.29 2018-09-01 1.39 2018-10-01 1.34 2018-11-01 1.39 2018-12-01 1.35 2019-01-01 1.52 2019-02-01 1.58 2019-03-01 1.39 2019-04-01 1.41 2019-05-01 1.34 2019-06-01 1.39 2019-07-01 1.40 2019-08-01 1.37 2019-09-01 1.44 2019-10-01 1.41 2019-11-01 1.47 2019-12-01 1.36 2020-01-01 1.53 2020-02-01 1.56 2020-03-01 1.47 2020-04-01 1.74 2020-05-01 1.54 2020-06-01 1.35 2020-07-01 1.35 2020-08-01 1.34 2020-09-01 1.35 2020-10-01 1.34 2020-11-01 1.41 2020-12-01 1.27 2021-01-01 1.45 2021-02-01 1.50 2021-03-01 1.22 2021-04-01 1.26 2021-05-01 1.25 2021-06-01 1.20 2021-07-01 1.26 2021-08-01 1.24 2021-09-01 1.27 2021-10-01 1.29 2021-11-01 1.29 2021-12-01 1.24 2022-01-01 1.42 2022-02-01 1.45 2022-03-01 1.24 2022-04-01 1.32 2022-05-01 1.28 2022-06-01 1.26 2022-07-01 1.37 2022-08-01 1.30 2022-09-01 1.35 2022-10-01 1.37 2022-11-01 1.40 2022-12-01 1.34 2023-01-01 1.48 2023-02-01 1.53 2023-03-01 1.33 2023-04-01 1.44 2023-05-01 1.33 2023-06-01 1.33 2023-07-01 1.41 2023-08-01 1.30 2023-09-01 1.37 2023-10-01 1.36 2023-11-01 1.39 2023-12-01 1.34 2024-01-01 1.48 2024-02-01 1.47