April wholesale inventories up 0.5% from March
The April international trade deficit was $82.4 billion, down $2.9 billion from $85.3 billion in March, according to the latest Advance Economic Indicators Report from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports of goods for April were $219.7 billion, $8.5 billion more than March exports. Imports of goods for April were $302.1 billion, $5.6 billion more than March imports.
Advance Wholesale Inventories
Wholesale 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 $938.6 billion, up 0.5% from March 2026, and were up 3.4% from April 2025. The February 2026 to March 2026 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 1.3% to up 1.5%.
Advance Retail Inventories
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 $827.3 billion, up 0.7% from March 2026, and were up 3.0% from April 2025. The February 2026 to March 2026 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.6% to up 0.7%.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The May/June issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about GHX Industrial. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam and Frank Hurtte, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
