October business inventories up 0.4 pct vs 0.5 pct rise expected

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US business inventories in October rose at their sharpest pace in three months, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Total inventories rose 0.4 pct, compared with a 0.5 pct gain economists had expected. Business sales fell 0.2 pct in the month.

The inventory-to-sales ratio rose a tick to 1.31, a figure that means the typical business had about 39.9 days of sales on hand in the backroom in October. After a sustained period of historically low ratios, the inventory-to-sales ratio is now at its highest level since February 2005.

The department s estimate for inventories in September was revised lower to a 0.3 pct increase, compared to a 0.4 pct increase estimated last month.
In the past year, sales have risen 3.6 pct, while inventories have risen 7.3 pct.

The figures are not adjusted for price changes.

Total retail inventories remained unchanged in October after falling 0.3 pct in September. Auto retail inventories fell 0.6 pct in October after falling 1.4 pct September.

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商務部公布, 美國10月份商業存貨按月上升0.4%, 創3個月來的最大升幅。 10月份升幅小於市場預期的0.5%。 是月商業銷售下跌0.2%; 存貨與銷售比率升至1.31, 創去年2月以來的新高。 9月份商業存貨由初估的升0.4%, 下修至升0.3%。 10月份零售存貨持平, 對比9月份的跌0.3%; 汽車零售存貨跌0.6%, 對比9月份的跌1.4%。 按年計, 10月份商業存貨升7.3%; 銷售升3.6%。