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Wholesale trade, March 2024
Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain) fell 1.1% to $81.4 billion in March. Sales declined in three of the seven subsectors, with the largest decline coming from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector. On an annual basis, wholesale sales were 0.4% lower in March 2024, compared with the same month one year earlier. In volume terms, wholesale sales declined 1.2% in March. Following an increase in February, sales in the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector decreased, down 5.8% to $13.4 billion in ... (full story)