Retailers: Inventories to Sales Ratio
Consumer · FRED/Treasury · RETAILIRSA
What this measures. The inventories to sales ratios show the relationship of the end-of-month values of inventory to the monthly sales. These ratios can be looked at as indications of the number of months of inventory that are on hand in relation to the sales for a month. For example, a ratio of 2.5 would indicate that the retail stores have enough merchandise on hand to…
The latest reading sits at LOW relative to this series' own history (411 observations) — a statement of where it is in its range, not a forecast. Hover the chart for values; the marked point is the most recent observation.
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