Business Inventory in United States

U.S. Census Bureau · Monthly · Importance

0.8% (Jul-26) MOM · % · Monthly · CSV

Recessions COVID recession

Period	%
Jul 2026	0.8%
Jun 2026	0.1%
May 2026	0.4%
Apr 2026	0.6%
Mar 2026	1.0%
Feb 2026	0.4%
Jan 2026	0.0%
Dec 2025	0.0%
Nov 2025	0.0%
Oct 2025	0.2%
Sep 2025	0.3%
Aug 2025	0.0%
Jul 2025	0.1%
Jun 2025	0.2%
May 2025	0.0%
Apr 2025	-0.1%
Mar 2025	0.1%
Feb 2025	0.1%
Jan 2025	0.4%
Dec 2024	-0.3%
Nov 2024	0.2%
Oct 2024	0.1%
Sep 2024	0.0%
Aug 2024	0.3%
Jul 2024	0.4%
Jun 2024	0.3%
May 2024	0.4%
Apr 2024	0.3%
Mar 2024	-0.1%
Feb 2024	0.4%
Jan 2024	-0.2%
Dec 2023	0.5%
Nov 2023	-0.2%
Oct 2023	-0.1%
Sep 2023	0.2%
Aug 2023	0.3%
Jul 2023	-0.2%
Jun 2023	-0.1%
May 2023	-0.2%
Apr 2023	0.0%
Mar 2023	-0.1%
Feb 2023	-0.1%
Jan 2023	-0.1%
Dec 2022	0.5%
Nov 2022	0.4%
Oct 2022	0.5%
Sep 2022	0.2%
Aug 2022	0.8%
Jul 2022	0.7%
Jun 2022	1.5%
May 2022	1.7%
Apr 2022	1.3%
Mar 2022	2.4%
Feb 2022	1.9%
Jan 2022	1.8%
Dec 2021	2.6%
Nov 2021	1.7%
Oct 2021	1.6%
Sep 2021	1.2%
Aug 2021	0.9%

About this indicator

Source

U.S. Census Bureau

Frequency

Monthly

Release

Around the second week of the month. (14:00 GMT)

What it is

It provides information on stock levels at month end that are inventoried by Retail Stores, wholesalers and manufacturers. In turn, the inventory / sales ratio, which represents the time it would take to output inventories at the current sales pace is offered.

How it's calculated

The calculation is made based on the data from three surveys; the monthly survey of retail sales, the monthly survey of wholesale and survey inventory, transportation and manufacturing industries orders.

Market implications

The data provided can be used for analysis of the evolution of production and to measure productivity. It also serves as an indicator of the economic situation and consumption trends.

Limitations

The data are preliminary and subject to revision, caution should be exercised when interpreting them.