News published on Business Daily in February 2020

News from February 2020


Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding defense industry increase $2.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $402.3 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer goods industry decrease $889 million, or 0.4 percent, to $201.8 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer durable goods industry decrease $63 million, or 0.2 percent, to $32.3 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding transportation industry decrease $296 million, or 0.1 percent, to $284.8 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding transportation industry was unchanged over September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the durable goods excluding defense industry increase $1.2 billion, or 0.3 percent, to $403.4 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the communication equipment industry decrease $7 million, or 0.1 percent, to $5.6 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer nondurable goods industry decrease $826 million, or 0.5 percent, to $169.6 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the communication equipment industry decrease $14 million, or 0.3 percent, to $5.6 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer nondurable goods industry increase $101 million, or 0.1 percent, to $170.4 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer durable goods industry increase $20 million, or 0.1 percent, to $32.3 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the defense capital goods industry increase $365 million, or 1.5 percent, to $24.3 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the consumer goods industry increase $121 million, or 0.1 percent, to $202.7 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the photographic equipment manufacturing industry increase $20 million, or 1.1 percent, to $1.8 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the construction machinery manufacturing industry decrease $35 million, or 0.6 percent, to $5.9 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the industrial machinery manufacturing industry increase $5 million, or 0.1 percent, to $8.5 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the farm machinery and equipment manufacturing industry increase $46 million, or 1.1 percent, to $4.3 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the mining, oil and gas field machinery manufacturing industry increase $3 million, or 0.1 percent, to $5.5 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the machinery industry decrease $104 million, or 0.1 percent, to $72.1 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the construction machinery manufacturing industry decrease $85 million, or 1.4 percent, to $5.9 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.