Table 6.—Real Change in Private Inventories

	Level					Change from preceding quarter
	1998	1999				1999
	IV	I	II	III	IV	I	II	III	IV
Change in private inventories	70.7	50.1	14.0	38.0	68.7	–20.6	–36.1	24.0	30.7
Farm	12.8	7.4	.9	–3.8	–6.4	–5.4	–6.5	–4.7	–2.6
Nonfarm	58.2	43.1	13.1	41.2	74.0	–15.1	–30.0	28.1	32.8
Manufacturing	12.0	0	–8.3	1.7	10.2	–12.0	–8.3	10.0	8.5
Durable goods	6.8	1.8	–6.6	1.8	3.8	–5.0	–8.4	8.4	2.0
Nondurable goods	5.3	–1.8	–1.7	0	6.3	–7.1	.1	1.7	6.3
Wholesale trade	17.2	9.5	11.1	25.1	16.7	–7.7	1.6	14.0	–8.4
Durable goods	15.5	11.8	11.0	11.1	19.3	–3.7	–.8	.1	8.2
Nondurable goods	1.4	–2.4	.1	14.0	–2.3	–3.8	2.5	13.9	–16.3
Retail trade	15.5	17.5	5.9	14.1	42.1	2.0	–11.6	8.2	28.0
Durable goods	16.0	9.5	4.0	11.8	28.1	–6.5	–5.5	7.8	16.3
Of which: Motor vehicle dealers	7.6	3.1	0	9.3	14.4	–4.5	–3.1	9.3	5.1
Nondurable goods	–.3	8.0	1.9	2.5	14.3	8.3	–6.1	.6	11.8
Other	13.6	15.7	4.1	.1	3.9	2.1	–11.6	–4.0	3.8
Durable goods	1.0	1.7	–2.0	–1.0	1.1	.7	–3.7	1.0	2.1
Nondurable goods	12.6	14.0	6.3	1.1	2.8	1.4	–7.7	–5.2	1.7
Addenda:
Motor vehicles	16.6	6.4	2.5	13.3	18.1	–10.2	–3.9	10.8	4.8
Autos	12.9	1.7	–7.9	3.3	7.7	–11.2	–9.6	11.2	4.4
Trucks	3.9	4.5	9.2	9.4	9.9	.6	4.7	.2	.5

NOTE.—See note to table 1 for an explanation of chained (1996) dollar series. Chained (1996) dollar levels and residuals are shown in NIPA tables 5.11 and 8.9B (motor vehicles).