February US wholesale inventories +1.0% vs +0.8% expected

Wholesale trade sales and inventories for Feb 2018

• Prior was +1.1%
• Sales 1.0% vs +0.1% exp
• Prior sales -1.1% (revised to -1.5%)
• Inventory-to-sales ratio 1.26 vs 1.26 prior
• Durable goods inventories +1.1%
• Non-durable goods inventories +0.8%

That will lead to some positive takes on GDP and the sales number (especially auto sales) is a good look for the future.