Inventories and wholesale sales · United States
United States Wholesale Sales MoM
The United States Wholesale Sales MoM measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in the United States, or the sales of wholesalers.
- Importance
- Medium
- Next release
- Currency
- USD · US dollar
- Central bank
- The Federal Reserve
Latest figures
No results of this release are shown yet. They appear here as soon as they are published.
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 United States Wholesale Sales MoM?
The United States Wholesale Sales MoM measures the stock of unsold goods held by businesses in the United States, or the sales of wholesalers.
When is the next United States Wholesale Sales MoM?
On Monday 9 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC.
Educational content only, not investment advice. Figures are the published results as recorded by our calendar; market reactions described are typical, not guaranteed.