Wholesale revenues in September 2009 were up 0.7 percent to $320.2 billion from August, but down 15.2 percent from September 2008, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

September sales of durable goods were up 0.7 percent from last month, but were down 16.2 percent from a year ago. Sales of nondurable goods were up 0.6 percent from last month, but were down 14.3 percent from last year.

Inventories. Inventories of wholesalers were …