Inventories and wholesale sales · Australia
Australia Business Inventories QoQ
The Australia Business Inventories QoQ measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Australia, or the sales of wholesalers.
- Importance
- Medium
- Released
- Quarterly
- Next release
- Currency
- AUD · Australian dollar
- Central bank
- The Reserve Bank of Australia
Latest figures
The latest release for Q2, published on 31 August 2026, came in at -0.2%, down from 0.7% the time before (revised).
Over the last 7 releases it ranged from -0.9% to 0.8%, averaging 0.0%.
| Released | For | Actual | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2026 | Q2 | -0.2% | – | 0.7% ® |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Q1 | 0.5% | – | -0.1% |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Q4 | -0.1% | – | -0.8% ® |
| 1 Dec 2025 | Q3 | -0.9% | – | 0.1% |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Q2 | 0.1% | – | 1.2% ® |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Q1 | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% ® |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Q4 | 0.1% | 0% | -0.7% |
Why it matters
Inventory changes feed directly into GDP: building stocks adds to growth, running them down subtracts. A pile-up of unsold goods can foreshadow cuts in production.
How it is calculated
Businesses report the book value of their stocks and sales; the inventory-to-sales ratio shows how many months of sales are on the shelves.
What changes mean
- Rising inventories with falling sales are a warning sign; with rising sales they are healthy restocking.
- Markets react little except where the figure changes GDP estimates.
A short history
Inventory cycles were first described by Joseph Kitchin in the 1920s ("Kitchin cycles" of about 40 months).
Questions
What is the Australia Business Inventories QoQ?
The Australia Business Inventories QoQ measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in Australia, or the sales of wholesalers.
What was the latest Australia Business Inventories QoQ?
-0.2% for Q2, published on 31 August 2026.
When is the next Australia Business Inventories QoQ?
On Monday 30 November 2026 at 00:30 UTC.
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