ECONOMIC

TABLE B-16.—Inventories and final sales of business in 1972 dollars, 1947-76[Billions of 1972 dollars, except as noted; seasonally adjusted]Inventories IInventory-finalsales ratioYear andquarterTotalFarmNonfarmWholesaletradeRetailtradeOtherFinalsales 2TotalTotalnonfarmManufacturingNonfarm3Fourth quarter:1947 .19481949118.6124.1119.725.726.726.293.097.393.549.951.348.613.815.015.020.522.522.08.78.67.8397.2412.0415.10.299.301.2880.234.236.2251950 .1951195219531954130.2143.9148.2149.7147.527.529.130.430.231.1102.7114.8117.9119.6116.551.862.565.266.963.317.017.517.918.118.425.225.325.325.826.08.79.59.68.78.8442.6476.5499.1516.2517.0.294.302.297.290.285.232.241.236.232.2251955 . . . .1956195719581959155.3161.1162.6160.8167.231.530.731.432.432.4123.7130.3131.2128.4134.866.771.671.168.671.119.920.520.320.322.128.729.030.029.731.18.49.29.89.810.5547.4557.6565.3577.2596.8.284.289.288.279.280.226.234232.222.22619601961196219631964171.6174.5182.6190.4197.732.833.234.535.735.1138.8141.2148.1154.7162.672.474.278.480.884.722.723.424.326.227:533.032.234.035.737.610.711.411.412.012.8609.0636.6664.2699.3730.7.282.274.275.272.271.228.221.223221.22319651966196719681969209.0225.7237.7246.4257.036.236.036.837.037.3172.8189.7200.9209.4219.789.199.0105.9110.7115.828.932.033.934.936.541.044.444.847.049.413.814.316.316.818.0791.3809.2837.2882.8892.2.264.279.284.279.288218.234.240.237.24619701971197219731974261.3267.9211A293.9302.337.739.239.842.141.7223.6228.8237.6251.8260.7117.1115.4117.5123.6129.738.740.142.445.348.549.053.756.560.359.218.819.521.322.723.4891.7935.01, 007.61,031.8997.0.293.287.275.285.303.251.245.236.244.26119751976 P290.3299.442.642.5247.7256.9124.1127.544.947.855.657.923.123.71,035.71, 082. 2.280.277.239.2371974:1IIIllIV296.7299.1300.3302.341.941.941.841.7254.8257.2258.5260.7125.7127.4128.6129.746.647.748.048.559.659.258.959.222.922.923.023.41,029.51, 026.71,022.0997.0.288.291.294.303.247.251.253.2611975:1IIIllIV297.2291.9291.7290.341.942.042.242.6255.3249.9249.4247.7128.7126.6125.0124.147.345.745.544.956.455.256.255.622.922.522.623.1996.11,011.11,021.81,035.7.298.289.285.280.256.247.244.2391976:1 IIIIIIV x»292.9295.7298.2299.443.042.742.742.5249.9252.9255.5256.9124.1125.4126.4127.545.746.847.447.856.857.258.257.923.323.523.523.71,044.71,059.91,068.01,082.2.280.279.279.277.239.239.239.2371 End of quarter.2 Annual rates.3 Ratio based on total final sales, which include a small amount of final sales by farms.Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.205224-250 O - 77 - 14