Observations

Oct 2025: -0.7

Updated: Jan 8, 2026 9:03 AM CST

Units:

Percent,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly,

End of Month

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Merchant Wholesalers, Except Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices: Nondurable Goods: Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Inventories	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Release

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Units

Percent	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Frequency

Monthly, End of Month	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Notes

Definition of inventories (as provided by the Census Bureau): The value, at cost, of merchandise on hand and available for sale at the end of the reference month. All goods owned by a firm, regardless of location, except goods outside the United States are included. Items not held for resale, such as fixtures, equipment, and supplies are excluded. Also excluded is the value of goods on a firm's premises but not owned by the firm. (http://www.census.gov/wholesale/definitions.html)	2013-08-09	2026-01-08

Release Tables

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories