WASHINGTON, June 13 (UPI) -- U.S. manufacturers' and trade inventories rose in April to $1.31 trillion, up 0.4 percent from the March level.
The Commerce Department also said Tuesday that April's figure was up 4.1 percent from the comparable 2005 figure.
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Meanwhile, manufacturers' sales in April were $1.043 trillion, up 0.6 percent from March and up 7.5 percent from April 2005.