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What is the current state of inventories?

Written by The FTR Experts | Nov 18, 2021 4:03:06 PM

Eric Starks discusses the disparity between inventories and sales.

This Q&A response from The FTR Experts came from our November State of Freight Economic Outlook webinar. View the video and the key takeaways below.

 
Key Takeaways:
  • Retail inventories are so low compared to sales that it's putting additional pressure on not only the economy but the transportation sector as well.
  • Removing auto, remaining retail inventories show numbers far above pre-pandemic levels.