The goods and services deficit was $80.9 billion in Sept., up $8.1 billion from $72.8 billion in August, according to a new analysis.
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The October Manufacturing PMI registered 60.8%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage point from the September reading of 61.1%
The 2021 3Q data reflects increases in private inventory investment, personal consumption expenditures and government spending.
Average annual sales growth for 12 months through Sept. was 19.6% for Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International.
Due to declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index decreased to -0.13 in Sept. from +0.05 in Aug.
Motion's third-quarter sales were $1.6 billion, up 14.5% from 2020 and representing 34% of total company revenues.
Watsco reported a 31% jump in EPS to a record $3.62 and a 16% sales growth to $1.78 billion in 3Q 2021.
U.S. Census Bureau and federal housing officials say units authorized by building permits fell 7.7% from August but remained unchanged from the same period in 2020.
Despite the drop, total industrial production rose 4.3% at an annual rate for 3Q, the 5th consecutive quarter with a gain of at least 4%.
The Census Bureau says the combined value of distributive trade sales and shipments and inventories for August was down 0.1% from July.
Year-to-date total reaches $3.55 billion, the highest through 8 months since 1998, according to the Manufacturing Technology Orders report.
Wholesale trade slowed in August, but it was still ahead of revised 2020 levels for the same period, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The seasonally adjusted Fastener Distributor Index (FDI) for September was 54.2, down from 55.8 in June, due to recent challenges.
The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis said the goods and services deficit was $73.3 billion.
Average annual sales growth for the 12 months through August was 18.7% percent, a new record for HARDI's average annual growth rate.
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The September Manufacturing PMI registered 61.1%%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from the August reading of 59.9%.
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released advance indicators showing that the international trade deficit and wholesale inventories increased in August.
