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Inventories drop in December
MarketWatch ^ | 2/12/10 | Greg Robb

Posted on 02/12/2010 8:21:04 AM PST by Kartographer

U.S. businesses cut their inventories for the first time in three months, but strong sales reduced the key inventory-to-sales ratio to below its pre-recession average, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

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I wonder how much of this is being driven by those who can 'stocking-up' as insurance against bad times to come?
1 posted on 02/12/2010 8:21:05 AM PST by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

was this unexpected?


2 posted on 02/12/2010 8:32:02 AM PST by Will not Live for another Man
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To: Kartographer

How about fine-tuning inventory to meet expected future sales and coming out a little on the low side; that’s the model I’ve seen predicted.


3 posted on 02/12/2010 9:51:05 AM PST by gusopol3
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