Monthly & Annual Wholesale Trade
You are here: Census.gov › Business & Industry › Wholesale › Monthly & Annual
Latest Monthly Wholesale Trade Report
The March 2013 report was released on May 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Monthly Wholesale Time Series Tables through March 2013:
Time Series/Trend Charts: Create your own customizable time series
Latest Annual Wholesale Trade Report
The 2011 Annual Wholesale Trade Report was released on February 28, 2013. A summary of changes PDF [73KB] provides comparability with previous surveys.
Data Tables:
- Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [40kb]
- Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs Excel [43kb]
- Sales and Inventories of MSBOs1 Excel [35kb]
- Purchases and Gross Margins of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs1 Excel [44kb]
- Total Operating Expenses of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [58kb]
- For 2007 Detailed Operating Expenses, last revised on 2/28/2011, visit Historic Releases
- Sales, Commissions and Operating Expenses of AGBRs2 Excel [34kb]
- Inventories Held Outside of the U.S. by U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [71kb]
- For estimates of e-commerce sales, please see our most recent E-Stats report.
- Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [42kb]
- Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs1 Excel [48kb]
- Sampling Variability for Sales and Inventories of MSBOs1 Excel [43kb]
- Sampling Variability for Purchases and Gross Margins of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers, except MSBOs1 Excel [55kb]
- Sampling Variability for Total Operating Expenses of U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [56kb]
- For Sampling Variability of 2007 Detailed Operating Expenses, last revised on 2/28/2011, visit Historic Releases
- Sampling Variability for Sales and Commissions for AGBRs2 Excel [36kb]
- Sampling Variability for Inventories Held Outside of the U.S. by U.S. Merchant Wholesalers Excel [75kb]
1 Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Offices
2 Agents, Brokers, and Electronic Markets
Announcements
Special Notice: Monthly wholesale sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios will be revised to reflect the introduction of a new sample, new seasonal factors and results of the 2011 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. Revised adjusted and not adjusted estimates are scheduled to be released on our website on May 31, 2013 at 10:00 am. EDT. For further information on the new sample, see FAQs.
Special Notice: Annual Wholesale Trade Survey estimates were revised to reflect the introduction of a new sample. Revised estimates were released on our website on February 28, 2013. For further information on the new sample, see FAQs.
Mobile App: To receive the latest updates on the nation's key economic indicators, download the America's Economy app for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets.
Release Schedule
The Upcoming Release Dates are below:
- Monthly (April 2013) releases June 11, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Click here to access the 2012/2013 Release Schedule. PDF [75 kb]
- Annual (2011) released February 28, 2013.
Contact Us
Contact the Monthly and Annual Wholesale staff:
- Email us!
- Call us: (301)763-2703
denotes a file in Adobe’s Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will need the Adobe® Reader® 
available free from Adobe.
[Excel] or the letters [xls] indicate a document is in the Microsoft® Excel® Spreadsheet Format (XLS). To view the file, you will need the Microsoft® Excel® Viewer available for free from Microsoft®.
This symbol indicates a link to a non-government web site. Our linking to these sites does not constitute an endorsement of any products, services or the information found on them. Once you link to another site you are subject to the policies of the new site.
Email Updates
Facebook
Twitter
Flickr
YouTube