The timeline shows the value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017. In 2016, the value of U.S. wholesale durable goods inventories amounted to about 429.3 billion U.S. dollars.
Value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Durable goods include: motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies; furniture and home furnishings; lumber and other construction materials; professional and commercial equipment and supplies; computer and computer peripheral equipment and software; metals and minerals (except petroleum); electrical goods; hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery, equipment, and supplies; and miscellaneous durable goods.
Sales and inventory estimates are based on data from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. Estimates have been adjusted using the final results of the 2012 Economic Census.
Estimates have not been adjusted for price changes. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found here.
* Revised data.
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US Census Bureau. (March 6, 2019). Value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/199138/value-of-us-wholesale-durable-goods-inventories-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199138/value-of-us-wholesale-durable-goods-inventories-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2019). Value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/199138/value-of-us-wholesale-durable-goods-inventories-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Value of Durable Goods Inventories of Merchant Wholesalers in The United States from 2002 to 2017 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199138/value-of-us-wholesale-durable-goods-inventories-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Value of durable goods inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/199138/value-of-us-wholesale-durable-goods-inventories-since-1992/ (last visited May 28, 2022)
