TABLE — U.S. Aug business inventories rise 0.4%

Oct 15 (Reuters) — Commerce Department seasonally adjusted data on U.S. business inventories and sales. Pct Changes: INVENTORIES Aug July Aug'26/25 Total Business 0.4 0.9 4.6 Manufacturers 0.5 0.4 2.6 Retailers 0.2 0.9 4.8 Ex autos/parts UNCH 0.8 4.1 Autos/parts 0.8 1.0 6.5 Wholesalers 0.5 1.4 6.4 SALES Aug July Aug'26/25 Total Business 1.1 0.5 10.2 Manufacturers UNCH 0.8 8.5 Retailers 1.3 -0.5 5.5 Ex autos/parts 1.4 -3.9 6.4 Autos/parts 0.7 -3.9 2.3 Wholesalers 1.8 1.0 15.6 Blns Of Dlrs: INVENTORIES Aug July Aug'25 Total Business 2,818.8 2,807.1 2,695.2 Manufacturers 972.4 967.3 947.6 Retailers 882.2 880.0 841.6 Ex autos/parts 605.3 605.3 581.4 Autos/parts 276.9 274.7 260.1 Wholesalers 964.2 959.8 906.0 SALES Aug July Aug'25 Total Business 2,123.5 2,101.1 1,927.6 Manufacturers 658.6 658.6 606.8 Retailers 647.4 639.3 613.6 Ex autos/parts 507.9 500.7 477.2 Autos/parts 139.5 138.6 136.4 Wholesalers 817.5 803.2 707.2 Inventory-to- Aug July Aug'25 Sales Ratio 1.33 1.34 1.40 FORECAST: Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast: U.S. Aug business inventories +0.4% HISTORICAL COMPARISONS/NOTES: The inventory/sales ratio is a measure of how long it would take to deplete inventories at the