Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

According to the US Census Bureau, May 2026 wholesale trade showed restrained momentum. Merchant wholesalers recorded eight hundred seventeen point four billion dollars in sales—up three point four percent from April. Inventories rose just one tenth of a percent to nine hundred forty-one point eight billion dollars, suggesting wholesalers are managing supply carefully despite sales growth.

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