Total U.S. wholesale durable goods purchases 2002-2017

This timeline shows the total durable goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017. In 2014, the total durable goods purchases in U.S. wholesale amounted to about 1.95 trillion U.S. dollars.

Total durable goods purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in trillion U.S. dollars)

Year	Trillion U.S. dollars
17	2.01
16*	1.87
15*	1.9
14*	1.95
13*	1.89
12*	1.83
11*	1.72
10*	1.53
09*	1.32
08*	1.64
07*	1.63
06*	1.56
05*	1.42
04*	1.32
03*	1.13
02	1.09

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March 2019

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United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2017

Supplementary notes

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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