News published on Business Daily in September 2019

News from September 2019


Sales by apparel, piece goods and notions wholesalers in June 2019 were $13 billion, an increase of 7.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by grocery and related products wholesalers in June were valued at $39.4 billion, an increase of 1.1 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Inventories for businesses in the grain and oilseed milling industry decrease $58 million, or 1.1 percent, to $5.2 billion in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The computer and peripheral equipment industry's after-tax income in the first quarter of 2019 was down 27.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by furniture and home furnishings wholesalers in March 2019 were valued at $14.1 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by farm product raw materials wholesalers in March 2019 were valued at $23.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Total construction spending by the public sector for February 2019 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $327 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau report which was released in August.

Revenue for truck transportation industries across the U.S. was $73 billion for the 1st quarter of 2019, a 2.5 percent decrease from the previous quarter.

The food and beverage stores industry had $120.3 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2019.

The food and beverage stores industry had $120.3 billion in net sales in the 1st quarter of 2019.

Inventories for businesses in the food products industry decrease $148 million, or 0.3 percent, to $54.1 billion in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.


Unfilled orders for construction machinery manufacturing decreased $365 million, or 5.7 percent, to $5.99 billion in April, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report before released in August.

Revenue for broadcasting, excluding online broadcasting services across the U.S. was $42.8 billion for the 1st quarter of 2019.

Inventories held by metals and non-petroleum minerals wholesalers in June were valued at $34.7 billion, an increase of 6.8 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Inventories for businesses in the miscellaneous products industry increase $144 million, or 0.6 percent, to $24.4 billion in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories held by chemicals and allied products wholesalers in March 2019 were valued at $13 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Sales by miscellaneous durable goods wholesalers in June 2019 were $19.3 billion, an increase of 5 percent from the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the furniture and related products industry increase $18 million, or 0.2 percent, to $8.1 billion in April, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The miscellaneous manufacturing industry reported after-tax income of $6.9 billion in the first quarter of 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.