Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) grew 0.2% to $81.3 billion in July. Despite the majority of subsectors reporting a monthly decline, it was the increase of sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector and the building material and supplies subsector that drove the overall sector to an increase. On an annual basis, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were up 1.1%. Petroleum products as well as oilseed and grain data continue to be ... (full story)