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1297. Merchant Wholesalers -- Sales and Inventories
[In billions of dollars (1,792.9 represents $1,792,900,000,000) except ratios. Inventories and stock/sales ratios, as of December, seasonally adjusted.Inventories and stock/sales
ratios, as of December, seasonallyadjusted. Data reflect latest revision.Based on Current Business Survey; see Appendix III]
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Kind of business
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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SALES (bil. dol.)
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Merchant wholesalers
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(X)
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1,379.3
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1,474.6
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1,611.5
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1,728.1
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1,792.9
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1,778.8
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1,843.5
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1,938.1
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2,075.9
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2,271.0
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2,391.0
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2,500.9
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2,554.1
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2,740.5
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Durable goods
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50
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681.9
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729.9
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799.9
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853.3
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880.7
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859.5
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905.7
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993.3
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1,099.0
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1,210.3
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1,258.0
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1,335.0
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1,381.8
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1,480.3
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Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies
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501
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151.9
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156.1
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166.4
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167.7
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173.8
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166.4
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170.2
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175.3
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188.7
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189.0
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192.4
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195.3
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202.6
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227.9
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Furniture and homefurnishings
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502
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24.5
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26.9
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30.1
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31.9
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33.8
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32.3
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33.1
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35.0
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36.9
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41.1
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43.3
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46.7
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48.4
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50.1
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Lumber and construction materials
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503
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51.8
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58.2
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61.2
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62.9
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63.6
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58.2
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63.7
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72.4
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79.8
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80.0
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86.0
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90.8
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94.4
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106.9
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Professional and commercial equipment
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504
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74.2
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84.5
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93.7
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109.7
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114.3
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124.0
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139.2
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162.3
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173.0
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207.2
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229.4
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247.5
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265.3
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281.6
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Metals and minerals, except petroleum
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505
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59.0
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67.6
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78.7
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80.0
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77.7
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76.1
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76.6
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78.7
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89.3
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95.3
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94.2
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100.6
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97.1
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94.3
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Electrical goods
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506
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88.5
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93.8
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101.6
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113.6
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116.4
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113.2
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115.0
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137.2
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163.5
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193.3
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194.7
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205.7
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210.6
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233.0
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Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment
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507
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39.0
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41.3
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45.0
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48.9
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52.6
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49.9
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52.9
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55.2
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63.4
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67.2
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69.9
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74.2
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78.2
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82.1
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Machinery, equipment, and supplies
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508
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114.3
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118.2
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137.5
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149.2
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157.0
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146.3
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148.7
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163.4
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176.4
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193.5
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207.3
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225.6
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244.1
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247.4
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Miscellaneous durable goods
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509
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78.7
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83.4
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85.6
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89.3
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91.4
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93.0
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106.4
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113.8
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128.0
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143.6
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140.9
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148.6
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140.9
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157.0
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Nondurable goods
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51
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697.4
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744.7
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811.6
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874.8
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912.3
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919.3
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937.7
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944.9
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976.9
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1,060.6
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1,133.0
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1,165.8
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1,172.3
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1,260.2
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Paper and paper products
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511
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35.8
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40.8
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46.7
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50.6
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51.5
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52.1
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54.6
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58.5
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66.3
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79.5
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79.2
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83.6
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89.6
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97.6
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Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries
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512
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29.2
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34.0
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40.2
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45.3
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51.6
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59.5
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66.7
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69.0
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76.6
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83.9
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93.9
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107.4
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124.4
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146.2
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Apparel, piece goods, and notions
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513
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42.4
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46.5
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52.8
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61.5
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64.8
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64.5
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67.5
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70.2
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72.6
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70.7
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75.3
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86.3
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86.0
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92.9
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Groceries and related products
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514
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222.2
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222.9
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235.6
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259.5
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272.4
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277.1
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278.3
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287.9
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293.5
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312.6
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319.2
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332.0
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346.2
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362.9
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Farm-product raw materials
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515
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94.1
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102.5
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124.4
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119.6
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107.6
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104.6
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105.9
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98.0
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99.1
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119.7
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136.8
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124.6
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107.7
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100.1
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Chemicals and allied products
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516
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23.7
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26.5
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34.2
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33.3
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35.7
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37.0
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39.0
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39.9
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43.4
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50.4
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53.3
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56.0
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55.1
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52.9
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Petroleum and petroleum products
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517
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116.2
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124.9
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121.8
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136.5
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148.5
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140.0
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142.3
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132.6
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130.5
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131.4
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148.0
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144.4
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120.5
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144.5
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Beer, wine, and distilled beverages
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518
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39.2
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41.5
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43.2
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45.4
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49.3
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51.6
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50.2
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50.7
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52.0
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52.6
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55.8
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58.2
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61.6
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66.8
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Miscellaneous nondurable goods
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519
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94.7
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105.2
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112.7
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123.0
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130.8
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133.1
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133.1
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138.1
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143.0
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159.7
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171.4
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173.4
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181.2
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196.2
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INVENTORIES (bil. dol.)
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Merchant wholesalers
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(X)
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153.6
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163.9
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178.8
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187.0
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195.8
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200.4
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208.3
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217.4
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236.3
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254.8
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257.6
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276.1
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290.2
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307.9
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Durable goods
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50
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102.3
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108.1
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117.0
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122.2
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126.5
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127.4
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131.5
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137.5
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151.9
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164.9
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168.2
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180.4
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191.1
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202.3
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Motor vehicles, parts, and supplies
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501
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19.3
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21.2
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22.4
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21.9
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23.7
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24.3
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24.4
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24.3
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24.8
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25.7
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25.3
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26.3
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26.8
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29.4
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Furniture and homefurnishings
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502
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3.6
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4.2
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4.6
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4.7
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4.6
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4.6
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4.8
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5.0
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5.2
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5.6
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5.7
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5.9
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6.1
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6.5
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Lumber and construction materials
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503
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5.1
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5.5
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5.8
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6.1
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6.0
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5.8
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6.2
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6.6
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7.3
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7.3
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7.8
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8.6
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8.3
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9.4
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Professional and commercial equipment
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504
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11.8
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11.7
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13.0
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14.8
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15.8
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16.9
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17.1
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18.3
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21.2
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24.1
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24.9
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28.1
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26.9
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27.5
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Metals and minerals, except petroleum
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505
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8.3
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8.7
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10.7
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10.9
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10.7
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10.0
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10.0
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10.8
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12.1
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11.7
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12.2
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13.0
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13.7
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13.2
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Electrical goods
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506
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12.8
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13.4
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14.3
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15.5
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16.0
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16.2
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17.3
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18.2
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21.3
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25.3
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24.3
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24.4
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26.3
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30.1
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Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment
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507
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6.4
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6.6
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7.2
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8.2
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8.5
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8.4
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8.8
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9.3
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10.9
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11.2
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12.0
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12.2
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13.4
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13.3
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Machinery, equipment, and supplies
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508
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26.0
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27.3
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29.4
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30.0
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31.5
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29.7
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30.0
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30.2
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33.6
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38.0
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39.9
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44.5
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50.8
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51.9
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Miscellaneous durable goods
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509
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8.9
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9.5
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9.6
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10.2
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9.8
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11.4
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12.8
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14.8
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15.4
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16.1
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16.2
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17.5
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18.8
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21.0
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Nondurable goods
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51
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51.2
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55.8
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61.8
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64.8
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69.4
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73.0
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76.8
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79.9
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84.4
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89.9
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89.5
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95.7
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99.1
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105.7
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Paper and paper products
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511
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3.4
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3.5
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4.1
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4.5
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4.9
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5.2
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5.6
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6.2
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6.8
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7.9
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8.1
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9.1
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9.5
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10.0
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Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries
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512
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4.1
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4.8
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5.4
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5.9
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6.5
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7.7
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9.0
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10.0
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10.4
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10.1
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11.4
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13.0
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14.9
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17.9
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Apparel, piece goods, and notions
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513
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7.4
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7.7
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8.1
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9.6
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9.8
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9.5
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10.7
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11.2
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11.8
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11.2
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11.5
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12.8
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12.8
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11.5
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Groceries and related products
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514
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12.1
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12.5
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12.9
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14.1
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14.7
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15.6
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16.0
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15.6
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16.0
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16.3
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16.2
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16.9
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17.1
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19.5
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Farm-product raw materials
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515
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6.2
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7.2
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9.3
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8.2
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8.8
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9.1
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9.0
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10.2
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10.8
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12.9
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10.3
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10.9
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10.9
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10.9
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Chemicals and allied products
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516
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2.3
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2.5
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2.9
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2.6
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3.1
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3.1
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3.2
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3.6
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4.0
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4.4
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4.6
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4.8
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5.0
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4.9
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Petroleum and petroleum products
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517
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3.7
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3.4
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3.6
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3.8
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4.5
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4.5
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4.4
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4.0
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4.8
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4.8
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5.3
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4.7
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4.0
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4.0
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Beer, wine, and distilled beverages
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518
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3.9
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4.0
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4.0
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4.2
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4.4
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4.7
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4.4
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4.5
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4.6
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4.8
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5.1
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5.6
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5.9
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