U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in August
The Census Bureau estimated manufacturers’ and trade inventories at $2.8188 trillion at the end of August.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimated manufacturers’ and trade inventories at $2.8188 trillion at the end of August, up 0.4% from July and 4.6% from a year earlier, adjusted for seasonality and trading-day differences. July was revised to $2.8071 trillion.
August sales were estimated at $2.1235 trillion, 1.1% above July. The inventories-to-sales ratio was 1.33. Dollar values are not adjusted for price changes; the 90% confidence interval for the monthly inventory change includes zero, so the release says there is insufficient evidence that the actual change differs from zero.
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U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in August
The Census Bureau estimated manufacturers’ and trade inventories at $2.8188 trillion at the end of August.
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U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% in August
The Census Bureau estimated manufacturers’ and trade inventories at $2.8188 trillion at the end of August.
Methodology
Inventory and sales values are adjusted for seasonality and trading-day effects, not prices. The 90% confidence interval for the monthly inventory change includes zero; estimates combine manufacturing, retail and wholesale surveys.
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Source indicators
Values and measurement bases reported in the official source.
| Inventories, end of August | 2818.8 | — |
| Monthly inventory change | — | 0.4 |
| Annual inventory change | — | 4.6 |
| Sales in August | 2123.5 | — |
Methodology
Inventory and sales values are adjusted for seasonality and trading-day effects, not prices. The 90% confidence interval for the monthly inventory change includes zero; estimates combine manufacturing, retail and wholesale surveys.
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