Wholesale sales rose 1.8 percent in August to $817.5 billion
The Census Bureau's Monthly Wholesale Trade Report for August 2026 (CB26-152), released October 8, reported seasonally adjusted merchant wholesaler sales of $817.5 billion, up 1.8 percent from the revised July level and up 15.6 percent from August 2025. Inventories were $964.2 billion, up 0.5 percent on the month and 6.4 percent on the year. The inventories-to-sales ratio was 1.18, compared with 1.28 in August 2025. The July-to-August inventory percent change was revised from the advance estimate of up 0.7 percent to up 0.5 percent.
- Merchant wholesaler sales
- $817.5B
- Merchant wholesaler sales, monthly change
- 1.8%
- Merchant wholesaler sales, change from a year earlier
- 15.6%
- Merchant wholesaler inventories
- $964.2B
- Merchant wholesaler inventories, monthly change
- 0.5%
- Merchant wholesaler inventories, change from a year earlier
- 6.4%
- Inventories-to-sales ratio
- 1.18
Source: Monthly Wholesale Trade Report: August 2026 — U.S. Census Bureau.
all 7 figures found at the source
- found Merchant wholesaler sales = $817.5B — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Merchant wholesaler sales, monthly change = 1.8% — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Merchant wholesaler sales, change from a year earlier = 15.6% — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Merchant wholesaler inventories = $964.2B — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Merchant wholesaler inventories, monthly change = 0.5% — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Merchant wholesaler inventories, change from a year earlier = 6.4% — at U.S. Census Bureau
- found Inventories-to-sales ratio = 1.18 — at U.S. Census Bureau
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