News published on Business Daily in March 2019

News from March 2019


Inventories for businesses in the nondurable goods industry increase $588 million, or 0.2 percent, to $269 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the capital goods industry increase $510 million, or 0.2 percent, to $206.8 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the wood products industry decrease $69 million, or 0.6 percent, to $12.3 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the ventilation, heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry increase $19 million, or 0.4 percent, to $5.4 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the communication equipment industry increase $17 million, or 0.3 percent, to $5.5 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer goods industry increase $1.2 billion, or 0.6 percent, to $202.2 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the petroleum refineries industry increase $843 million, or 2.5 percent, to $34.3 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the paper products industry increase $20 million, or 0.1 percent, to $16.3 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the photographic equipment manufacturing industry decrease $12 million, or 0.7 percent, to $1.7 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the furniture and related products industry decrease $42 million, or 0.5 percent, to $8 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft industry was unchanged over February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the battery manufacturing industry increase $22 million, or 1.2 percent, to $1.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense aircraft and parts industry increase $858 million, or 1.3 percent, to $68 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing industry increase $38 million, or 3.3 percent, to $1.2 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the search and navigation equipment, nondefense industry increase $16 million, or 0.6 percent, to $2.7 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the information technology industries industry increase $70 million, or 0.2 percent, to $39.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the tobacco manufacturing industry decrease $18 million, or 0.4 percent, to $4.5 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the printing industry decrease $62 million, or 1.1 percent, to $5.6 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the machinery industry decrease $148 million, or 0.2 percent, to $70.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding defense industry increase $1.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, to $392 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.