Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) fell 0.2% to $83.6 billion in December. Sales decreased in three of the seven subsectors, representing 53.4% of total wholesale sales. The largest decrease was in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector (-2.1% to $17.7 billion), followed by the building material and supplies subsector (-2.8% to $11.8 billion). Wholesale sales were 0.6% higher in December, compared with the same month one year earlier.
In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) decreased 0.8% in December.
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