May wholesale inventories up 0.3% from April
Wholesale inventories for May were estimated at an end-of-month level of $944.0 billion, up 0.3% from April 2026, and were up 4.3% from May 2025, according to the Advance Economic Indicators Report last week from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The March 2026 to April 2026 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.6% to up 0.7%.
Retail inventories for May were estimated at an end-of-month level of $832.2 billion, up 0.6% from April 2026, and were up 3.4% from May 2025. The March 2026 to April 2026 percentage change was unrevised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.7%.
The international trade deficit was $105.8 billion in May, up $22.7 billion from $83.0 billion in April. Exports of goods for May were $207.7 billion, $11.8 billion less than April exports. Imports of goods for May were $313.4 billion, $10.9 billion more than April imports.
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.
