April wholesale inventories up 2.1% YoY: economic indicators report
Adjusted wholesale inventories for April were estimated at an end-of-month level of $906.9 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.2%) from March 2025, and were up 2.1% (±0.5%) from April 2024.
The February 2025 to March 2025 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.4% (±0.2%) to up 0.3% (±0.2%).
The international trade deficit was $87.6 billion in April, down $74.6 billion from $162.3 billion in March. Exports of goods for April were $188.5 billion, $6.3 billion more than March exports. Imports of goods for April were $276.1 billion, $68.4 billion less than March imports.
Retail inventories for April, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $803.5 billion, down 0.1 percent (±0.2 percent)* from March 2025, and were up 3.5% (±0.9%) from April 2024. The February 2025 to March 2025 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of down 0.2% (±0.2%) to down 0.3% (±0.2%).
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