The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers' shipments for November, adjusted for seasonal and trading-day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1,326.7 billion, up 0.1 percent from October 2016 and was up 2.3 percent from November 2015.

Inventories Manufacturers' and trade inventories, adjusted for seasonal variations but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,827.5 billion, up 0.7 percent from October 2016 and were up 1.5 percent (±0.4 percent) from November 2015