TABLE-US April wholesale inventories data
June 9 (Reuters) - Commerce Department report of wholesale inventories and sales, seasonally adjusted.
(PERCENT CHANGES) Apr Mar Apr'26/25
Inventories Total 0.6 1.5 3.6
Durable Goods 0.9 0.5 2.4
Automotive 0.3 0.0 -4.1
Prof'l Equipment 1.1 0.7 1.2
Computer Equip. 0.1 3.6 -2.2
Machinery 0.3 0.0 0.8
Nondurable Goods 0.2 3.2 5.6
Petroleum 2.7 34.0 59.4
Inventories ex-autos* 0.6 N/A 4.4
(PERCENT CHANGES) Apr Mar Apr'26/25
Sales Total 2.0 3.0 13.3
Durable Goods 0.9 0.4 13.1
Automotive 0.5 1.3 2.6
Prof'l Equipment 1.2 -0.8 12.4
Computer Equip. 2.2 -3.4 14.3
Machinery -0.1 1.4 4.7
Nondurable Goods 3.0 5.6 13.5
Petroleum 8.9 25.2 47.6
(BILLIONS OF DLRS) Apr Mar Apr'25
Inventories Total 940.29 934.57 907.98
Durable Goods 585.10 580.03 571.52
Automotive 89.14 88.92 93.00
Nondurable Goods 355.19 354.55 336.46
Inventories ex-autos* 851.15 845.66 814.98
(BILLIONS OF DLRS) Apr Mar Apr'25
Sales Total 789.05 773.62 696.51
Durable Goods 381.87 378.32 337.72
Automotive 53.80 53.55 52.45
Nondurable Goods 407.19 395.30 358.79
Stock-to-Sales Ratio Apr Mar Apr'25
1.19 1.21 1.30
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
U.S. April wholesale inventories +0.5 pct
U.S. April wholesale sales +2.4 pct
NOTES/HISTORICAL COMPARISONS:
Initial estimates of April wholesale inventories were released on May 29.
*Calculated by Reuters. N/A - not available
The stock-to-sales ratio is a measure of how long it would take to deplete inventories at the current sales pace.
((Washington newsroom))
