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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Release: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
Units: Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly, End of Period
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 manufacturers have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.
U.S. Census Bureau, Manufacturers: Inventories to Sales Ratio [MNFCTRIRSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MNFCTRIRSA, May 16, 2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Release: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
Units: Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly, End of Period
Effective June 14, 2001, data were reconstructed to reflect the switch from the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
U.S. Census Bureau, Total Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio [ISRATIO], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ISRATIO, May 16, 2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Release: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
Units: Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly, End of Period
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 wholesalers have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.
U.S. Census Bureau, Merchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio [WHLSLRIRSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WHLSLRIRSA, May 16, 2024.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Release: Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
Units: Ratio, Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency: Monthly, End of Period
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 the retail stores have enough merchandise on hand to cover two and a half months of sales.
U.S. Census Bureau, Retailers: Inventories to Sales Ratio [RETAILIRSA], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RETAILIRSA, May 16, 2024.
Manufacturers: Inventories to Sales Ratio
Monthly, Not Seasonally AdjustedTotal Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio
Monthly, Not Seasonally AdjustedMerchant Wholesalers: Inventories to Sales Ratio
Monthly, Not Seasonally AdjustedRetailers: Inventories to Sales Ratio
Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted