• Prior month 0.3%
• Business inventories 0.2% versus 0.2% estimate
• Total business inventories to $2590 versus $2585.2 billion last month
• Retail inventories ex auto 0.1% vs 0.5% prior month.

Details from the Census Bureau

• Sales:

  • Total sales (distributive trade + manufacturers’ shipments) rose 1.2% from January 2025

  • Sales increased 3.6% year-over-year from February 2024

  • Seasonally adjusted, not adjusted for price changes

  • Total value: $1,921.1 billion

• Inventories:

  • Total inventories rose 0.2% from January 2025

  • Inventories were up 2.1% compared to February 2024

  • Total value: $2,590.0 billion

  • Seasonally adjusted, not adjusted for price changes

• Inventories-to-Sales Ratio:

  • 1.35 in February 2025

  • Down from 1.37 in February 2024

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.