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The publishing industry's net sales, excluding online publishing in the fourth quarter of 2019 were up 3 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the electronic computer manufacturing industry increase $60 million, or 3.5 percent, to $1.8 billion in March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in May were valued at $12.6 billion, a decrease of 6.6 percent from the same period a year earlier.

The estimated sales for retail stores for March 2020 was $434.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The estimated sales for the retail and food services sales industry during March 2020 was $481.5 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

Inventories for businesses in the computer storage device manufacturing industry increase $15 million, or 1.6 percent, to $950 million in March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for retail stores for March 2020 was $434.2 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The pharmaceuticals and medicines industry’s net sales in the first quarter of 2020 were up 6.9 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers in May 2020 were $27 billion.

Inventories held by beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages wholesalers in April 2020 were valued at $19.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages wholesalers in April 2020 were valued at $19.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The broadcasting industry, which does not include internet broadcasting, had $38.2 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2020.

Inventories for businesses in the material handling equipment manufacturing industry decrease $43 million, or 0.8 percent, to $5 billion in March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the metalworking machinery manufacturing industry increase $107 million, or 1.8 percent, to $6.1 billion in March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The beverage and tobacco products industry had $51.4 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2020.

Inventories held by farm product raw materials wholesalers in May were valued at $21.3 billion, a decrease of 15.4 percent from the same period a year earlier.

The beverage and tobacco products industry had $51.4 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2020.

Sales by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in May 2020 were $9 billion.

Inventories for businesses in the communication equipment industry was unchanged over February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for restaurants and other eating places for March 2020 was $41.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.