Business inventories in March came in at $2.58 trillion, up 0.1% from the month prior and up 2.5% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said. Trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments were $1.92 trillion, up 0.7% from the month prior and up 2.5% from a year ago.
New York Fed: Consumer short-term inflation expectations slip in February
Consumer inflation expectations in February declined at the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium- and longer-term horizons, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported in its most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.










