United States Wholesale Inventories

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

-0.2

Units In

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
2.7 Mar 2022	-1.9 Mar 2009	0.4 %	1992-2025	U.S. Census Bureau

The Wholesale Inventories are the stock of unsold goods held by wholesalers. Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product changes. A high inventory points to economic slowdown in the US, while a low reading points to a stronger growth.

Latest Updates

US wholesale inventories rose by 0.2% to $915 billion in November 2025, maintaining the same pace as in October. It was the third consecutive month of mild increases in inventories. Durable goods stocks went up 0.2%, after decreasing by 0.1% in the prior month, mainly on the back of electrical equipment (+1.7%), miscellaneous durables (+1.3%) and computer equipment (0.9%) offsetting a 3.5% decline in furniture. Nondurable goods inventories increased by 0.2%, following a 0.7% rise in October, as higher stocks of drugs (+1%), apparel (+0.6%), groceries (+0.4%), alcohol (+0.4%) and farm products (+0.2%) were outweighed by decreases in paper (-2.9%) and chemicals (-1%). On a yearly basis, wholesale inventories grew by 1.8% in November.