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Business inventories fell in September to their lowest level in almost four years, the Commerce Department said Monday.

The 0.4% decline left goods unsold at factories, retailers and wholesalers at a $1.3 trillion level.

Sales fell 0.3%. Economists had forecast a 0.7% downturn in inventories, Bloomberg reported.

When sales are growing, it usually means trucking is seeing additional demand to deliver goond restock shelves.