U.S. total business sales for January 2010 were $1,046.9 billion, up 0.6% from last month. Month end inventories were $1,310.2 billion, virtually unchanged from last month.

January 2010: +0.6 % Change in sales
December 2009: +1.0 % Change in sales

U.S. retail and food service sales for February reached $355.5 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (�0.5%)* from the previous month.

February 2010: +0.3 % change
January 2009: +0.1 % change

U.S. Information sector revenue for the fourth quarter of 2009, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $286.2 billion, a increase of 0.8 percent (+/- 0.5) from the third quarter of 2009.

4th Qtr 2009: 0.8 % change
3rd Qtr 2009: 0.3 % change

The Nation's international trade deficit decreased to $37.3 billion in January 2010 from $39.9 billion (revised) in December 2009, as imports decreased more than exports.

January 2010: -37.3 $ billion
December 2009: -39.9 $ billion

January 2010 sales of merchant wholesalers were $346.7 billion, up 1.3 percent (+/-0.9%) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $382.2 billion, down 0.2 percent (+/-0.4%) from last month.

January 2010: -0.2 % change in Inv
December 2009: -1.0 % change in Inv