News published on Business Daily in July 2020

News from July 2020


Inventories for businesses in the dairy product manufacturing industry increase $44 million, or 0.5 percent, to $8.1 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The estimated sales for electronic shopping and mail-order houses for March 2020 was $62.6 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.

The miscellaneous manufacturing industry had $60.8 billion in net sales in the 4th quarter of 2019.

Sales by motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies wholesalers in May 2020 were $28.5 billion.

The communications equipment industry’s net sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 were up 7.4 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.



Texas firms that promote renewable energy continue to rely on fossil fuels

The $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the U.S. House July 1 will extend a variety of financial breaks for renewable energy projects long subsidized by taxpayers, but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

Inventories held by miscellaneous nondurable goods wholesalers in April were valued at $35.2 billion, a decrease of 1.3 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Inventories held by farm product raw materials wholesalers in March 2020 were valued at $22 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the furniture and related products industry decrease $39 million, or 0.5 percent, to $7.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The computer and peripheral equipment industry’s net sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 were up 5.1 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Inventories for businesses in the nondurable goods industry decrease $2.5 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $264.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The management and technical consulting services industry had $26.5 billion in net sales in the 4th quarter of 2019.

The management and technical consulting services industry had $26.5 billion in net sales in the 4th quarter of 2019.

Inventories for businesses in the nondurable goods industry decrease $2.5 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $264.9 billion in February, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The computer and peripheral equipment industry’s net sales in the fourth quarter of 2019 were up 5.1 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The machinery industry had $98.9 billion in net sales in the 4th quarter of 2019.

The estimated sales for department stores for March 2020 was $7.9 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey.