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US Business Inventories m/m: next release date and history

What it measures

Stock of goods held by manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.

Why traders watch it

Used in GDP calculations; rarely a market mover on its own.

Usual market effect. Actual above forecast is typically good for the dollar.

Release details

Published by
Census Bureau
Frequency
Monthly
Time zone
All release times shown in US Eastern (ET)
History held
25 releases, Nov 2024 – Oct 2026

Last 25 releases — actual vs forecast

25 releases · oldest → newest-0.2 … 0.9
ReleaseActualForecastPreviousRead
Oct 2026 2026-10-15 0.4% 0.4% 0.9% —
Sep 2026 2026-09-16 0.8% 0.6% 0.1% —
Aug 2026 2026-08-14 0.0% 0.2% 0.4% —
Jul 2026 2026-07-16 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% —
Jun 2026 2026-06-17 0.5% 0.5% 1.0% —
May 2026 2026-05-14 0.9% 0.8% 0.4% —
Apr 2026 2026-04-21 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% —
Apr 2026 2026-04-01 -0.1% 0.0% 0.0% —
Mar 2026 2026-03-06 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% —
Feb 2026 2026-02-10 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% —
Jan 2026 2026-01-14 0.3% 0.1% 0.3% —
Dec 2025 2025-12-16 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% —
Dec 2025 2025-12-15 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% —
Nov 2025 2025-11-25 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% —
Sep 2025 2025-09-16 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% —
Aug 2025 2025-08-15 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% —
Jul 2025 2025-07-17 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% —
Jun 2025 2025-06-17 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% —
May 2025 2025-05-15 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% —
Apr 2025 2025-04-16 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% —
Mar 2025 2025-03-17 0.3% 0.3% -0.2% —
Feb 2025 2025-02-14 -0.2% 0.0% 0.1% —
Jan 2025 2025-01-16 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% —
Dec 2024 2024-12-17 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% —
Nov 2024 2024-11-15 0.1% 0.2% 0.3% —

“Read” is Tape Desk's own bullish/bearish call on how the surprise usually lands for US stock indexes. It is a rule of thumb, not advice.

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