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Enviado: 7/6/2007 14:0010:00 AM ET, Jun 07, 2007 - 3 minutes ago
U.S. March wholesale inventories revised to rise 0.4%
U.S. April wholesale petroleum inventories rise 6.3%
U.S. April wholesale petroleum sales rise 6.7%
U.S. April wholesale inventories rise 0.3%
U.S. April wholesale sales rise 1.3%
By Robert Schroeder Last Update: 10:00 AM ET Jun 7, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose by 0.3% in April, led mostly by a 6.3% gain in petroleum inventories, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The April inventory gain follows a revised increase of 0.4% in March. Wholesale inventories are up 7.1% from a year ago. At the same time, wholesale sales rose by 1.3% in April, with petroleum sales again leading the way. Wholesale petroleum sales climbed by 6.7% in April and are 9.3% above year-ago levels. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had anticipated monthly wholesale inventories would rise 0.3%.
U.S. March wholesale inventories revised to rise 0.4%
U.S. April wholesale petroleum inventories rise 6.3%
U.S. April wholesale petroleum sales rise 6.7%
U.S. April wholesale inventories rise 0.3%
U.S. April wholesale sales rise 1.3%
By Robert Schroeder Last Update: 10:00 AM ET Jun 7, 2007
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose by 0.3% in April, led mostly by a 6.3% gain in petroleum inventories, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. The April inventory gain follows a revised increase of 0.4% in March. Wholesale inventories are up 7.1% from a year ago. At the same time, wholesale sales rose by 1.3% in April, with petroleum sales again leading the way. Wholesale petroleum sales climbed by 6.7% in April and are 9.3% above year-ago levels. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had anticipated monthly wholesale inventories would rise 0.3%.