May 8 (Reuters) - Commerce Department report of wholesale inventories and sales, seasonally adjusted.
(PERCENT CHANGES) Mar Feb Mar'26/25
Inventories Total 1.3 0.9 2.9
Durable Goods 0.2 0.9 1.3
Automotive -0.1 0.3 -4.1
Prof'l Equipment 0.2 0.9 1.5
Computer Equip. 2.6 1.3 -0.5
Machinery -0.2 0.5 -0.7
Nondurable Goods 3.2 1.1 5.7
Petroleum 33.9 5.5 41.2
Inventories ex-autos* 1.5 N/A 3.7

(PERCENT CHANGES) Mar Feb Mar'26/25
Sales Total 2.8 2.6 10.9
Durable Goods 0.3 4.1 12.2
Automotive 1.6 1.8 2.1
Prof'l Equipment -0.6 3.4 12.5
Computer Equip. -3.9 3.6 12.4
Machinery 1.6 1.9 6.3
Nondurable Goods 5.3 1.2 9.7
Petroleum 23.9 2.6 29.8

(BILLIONS OF DLRS) Mar Feb Mar'25
Inventories Total 932.84 920.44 906.37
Durable Goods 578.30 576.89 570.90
Automotive 88.85 88.94 92.62
Nondurable Goods 354.55 343.56 335.47
Inventories ex-autos* 844.00 831.51 813.75

(BILLIONS OF DLRS) Mar Feb Mar'25
Sales Total 772.18 751.14 696.30
Durable Goods 378.01 376.89 336.96
Automotive 53.72 52.86 52.60
Nondurable Goods 394.17 374.25 359.33

Stock-to-Sales Ratio Mar Feb Mar'25
1.21 1.23 1.30
FORECASTS:
Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast:
U.S. March wholesale inventories +1.4 pct

NOTES/HISTORICAL COMPARISONS:
Initial estimates of March wholesale inventories were released on April 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))