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Wholesale trade, January 2024
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) grew 0.1% to $82.4 billion in January. Sales increased in three of the seven subsectors, led by the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector and the personal and household goods subsector. On an annual basis, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were 2.0% lower in January compared with the same month one year earlier. Petroleum products as well as oilseeds and grain data continue to be available in data tables but will be ... (full story)