Business inventories in November 2009 increased 0.4% from the prior month, but were down 11.1% from the year before to $1,313.2 billion. Sales increased 2.0% from October, but were down 0.4% from November 2008 to $1,027.4 billion.
Business inventories were up 1.0% in July 2010 and up 2.4% from the July 2009 level. Sales were up 0.7% in July from the prior month and up 9.2% from their level a year ago.
Business inventories were up 0.3% in June 2010 from May and up 0.2% from their June 2009 level. Sales were down 0.6% in June 2010 from the prior month, but up 9.2% from the sales level one year ago.
Business inventories were up 0.1% in May 2010 from April but were down 1.5% from their level in May 2009. Sales were down 0.9% in May 2010 from the prior month but were up 11.8% from their level a year ago.
