1. Businesses made progress whittling inventories of unsold goods in June even as sales fell by the largest amount in nine years. 2. Businesses showed progress whittling inventories of unsold goods in July, marking the sixth month in a row that inventories have declined. 3. Businesses made progress whittling inventories of unsold goods in May, helped out by the biggest increase in sales in more than a year. 4. In another report, businesses showed progress whittling inventories of unsold goods in June even as sales fell by the largest amount in nine years. |