[Marxism] Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room

[S. Artesian]

Sales. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the combined value of 
distributive trade sales and manufacturers'shipments for April, adjusted for 
seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was 
estimated at $966.8 billion, down 0.3 percent (±0.2%) from March 2009 and 
down 17.3 percent (±0.5%) from April 2008.

Inventories. Manufacturers' and trade inventories, adjusted for seasonal 
variations but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month 
level of $1,384.7 billion, down 1.1 percent (±0.1%) from March 2009 and down 
6.6 percent (±0.4%) from April 2008.

Inventories/Sales Ratio. The total business inventories/sales ratio based on 
seasonally adjusted data at the end of April was 1.43. The April 2008 ratio 
was 1.27.

full at:  http://www.census.gov/mtis/www/data/pdf/mtis_current.pdf


Note to our bloke Cloke.  The Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room is a 
function of the US Department of Commerce, not Chamber of Commerce.   Any 
real information discrediting the veracity of the CBEBR reports greatly 
appreciated.