News published on Business Daily in February 2019

News from February 2019


Inventories for businesses in the computer and electronic products industry was unchanged over January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the apparel industry decrease $3 million, or 0.2 percent, to $1.9 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the ships and boats industry increase $50 million, or 1.7 percent, to $3.1 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increase $80 million, or 2.1 percent, to $3.9 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense aircraft and parts industry increase $319 million, or 0.5 percent, to $67.1 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the paper products industry increase $127 million, or 0.8 percent, to $16.3 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the computer storage device manufacturing industry decrease $58 million, or 5.3 percent, to $1 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft industry increase $618 million, or 0.5 percent, to $128.2 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the textile mills industry increase $23 million, or 0.7 percent, to $3.5 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the automobile manufacturing industry increase $128 million, or 3.1 percent, to $4.3 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the electric lighting equipment manufacturing industry increase $4 million, or 0.2 percent, to $2.3 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the machinery industry increase $530 million, or 0.8 percent, to $71.1 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer goods industry increase $1.7 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $201 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the communication equipment industry increase $56 million, or 1 percent, to $5.5 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the battery manufacturing industry increase $24 million, or 1.3 percent, to $1.9 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the material handling equipment manufacturing industry decrease $36 million, or 0.6 percent, to $5.9 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the information technology industries industry was unchanged over January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry decrease $50 million, or 0.1 percent, to $37.2 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the defense aircraft and parts industry increase $408 million, or 3.2 percent, to $13.3 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the apparel industry decrease $3 million, or 0.2 percent, to $1.9 billion in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.