News published on Business Daily in February 2020

News from February 2020


Inventories for businesses in the pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry increase $526 million, or 1.4 percent, to $37.8 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the petroleum refineries industry increase $49 million, or 0.1 percent, to $33 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the pesticide, fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing industry increase $13 million, or 0.3 percent, to $5.1 billion in September, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft industry decrease $109 million, or 0.1 percent, to $130 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense capital goods industry increase $1.5 billion, or 0.8 percent, to $195.9 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the defense capital goods industry increase $194 million, or 0.8 percent, to $23.9 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft industry increase $229 million, or 0.2 percent, to $130.1 billion in September, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the capital goods industry increase $1.8 billion, or 0.8 percent, to $220.2 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the motor vehicles and parts industry decrease $126 million, or 0.3 percent, to $38.9 billion in October, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.