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Inventories for businesses in the transportation equipment industry increase $1.3 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $144 billion in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by grocery and related products wholesalers in April 2020 were $51.6 billion, an increase of 7.5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the machinery industry decrease $742 million, or 1.1 percent, to $69.7 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the fabricated metal products industry decrease $865 million, or 1.6 percent, to $51.7 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry decrease $17 million, or 0.5 percent, to $3.7 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in July 2020 were $39.2 billion.

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in July were $39.2 billion, an increase of 9.5 percent from the revised June 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the automobile manufacturing industry increase $203 million, or 3.6 percent, to $5.9 billion in May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by petroleum and petroleum products wholesalers in May were $27 billion, a decrease of 2.6 percent from the revised April 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Construction spending by the private sector on communication structures for July was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $22.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report.

Inventories for businesses in the defense capital goods industry increase $225 million, or 1.1 percent, to $21.3 billion in June, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by apparel, piece goods and notions wholesalers in April 2020 were $4.9 billion, an increase of 65.1 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the electric lighting equipment manufacturing industry was unchanged over May, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the aluminum and nonferrous metal products industry decrease $109 million, or 0.9 percent, to $12.7 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Construction spending by the private sector on communication structures for July was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $22.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report.

Inventories for businesses in the primary metals industry decrease $561 million, or 1.7 percent, to $33.4 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nonmetallic mineral products industry decrease $150 million, or 1 percent, to $14.2 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by paper and paper products wholesalers in June were $6.8 billion, an increase of 2.1 percent from the revised May 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the wood products industry decrease $31 million, or 0.3 percent, to $11.6 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nonmetallic mineral products industry decrease $150 million, or 1 percent, to $14.2 billion in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.