U.S. Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room

Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $87.9 billion in March from $83.5 billion in February as imports increased more than exports.

March 2026: 5.3° % Change
February 2026: 3.2° % Change

Advance Retail Inventories

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

March 2026 end-of-month inventories were $823.5 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/-0.2 percent) from last month.

March 2026: +0.7 % Change in Inventories
February 2026 (r): +0.3 % Change in Inventories

New Residential Construction

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Privately-owned housing starts in March 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,502,000. This is 10.8 percent (+/- 16.3%)* above the revised February 2026 estimate of 1,356,000.

March 2026: +10.8* % Change
February 2026 (r): -3.0* % Change

Advance Wholesale Inventories

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

March end-of-month inventories were $932.8 billion, up 1.4 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

March 2026: +1.4 % Change in Inventories
February 2026 (r): +0.9 % Change in Inventories

Advance Monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

New orders for manufactured durable goods in March, up following three consecutive monthly decreases, increased $2.6 billion or 0.8 percent to $318.9 billion.

March 2026: +0.8° % Change
February 2026 (r): -1.2° % Change

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

The homeownership rate of 65.3 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the first quarter 2025. The homeownership rate in the Midwest was higher than the rate in the first quarter 2025, while the rates in the Northeast, South, and West were not statistically different from first quarter 2025 rates.

1st Qtr 2026: +0.2* Percentage Points
1st Qtr 2025: -0.5* Percentage Points

Rental Vacancy Rate

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

The rental vacancy rate of 7.3 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the first quarter 2025. Compared to the first quarter 2025, rental vacancy rate was higher in the Northeast and South, lower in the Midwest, and not statistically different in the West..

1st Qtr 2026: +0.2* Percentage Points
1st Qtr 2025: +0.5 Percentage Points

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for February 2026 were $2,686.8 billion, up 0.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $2,014.8 billion, up 1.7 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

February 2026: +0.4 % Change in Inventories
January 2026 (r): 0.0* % Change in Inventories

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2026 were $752.1 billion, up 1.7 percent (+/-0.4 percent) from the previous month.

March 2026: +1.7 % Change
February 2026 (r): +0.7 % Change

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

New orders for manufactured goods in February, up three of the last four months, increased $0.3 billion or virtually unchanged to $619.6 billion.

February 2026: +0.0° % Change
January 2026 (r): +0.0° % Change

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

February 2026 sales of merchant wholesalers were $751.9 billion, up 2.7 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $919.6 billion, up 0.8 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month.

February 2026: +0.8 % Change in Inventories
January 2026 (r): -0.3 % Change in Inventories

Business Formation Statistics

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Total U.S. Business Applications were 491,941 in March 2026, down 0.9% from February 2026.

March 2026: -0.9° % Change
February 2026 (r): -5.7° % Change

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:30:00 -0400

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $57.3 billion in February from $54.7 billion in January (revised), as imports increased more than exports.

February 2026: 4.9° % Change
January 2026 (r): -25.0° % Change

Quarterly Financial Report

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Manufacturing corporations' not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $241.4 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, down $11.5 (+/- 4.2) billion from third quarter of 2025.

4th Qtr 2025: -11.5 Billions of Dollars
3rd Qtr 2025 (r): +30.5 Billions of Dollars

Construction Spending

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Total construction activity for January 2026 ($2,190.4 billion) was 0.3 percent (+/-0.5 percent)* below the revised December 2025 ($2,197.6 billion).

January 2026: -0.3* % Change
December 2025 (r): +0.8* % Change

Quarterly Financial Report - Retail

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $60.7 billion for the fourth quarter 2025 (the 3 months ending January 31, 2026), up $6.8 (+/- 0.4) billion from third quarter 2025 (the 3 months ending October 31, 2025).

4th Qtr 2025: +6.8 Billions of Dollars
3rd Qtr 2025 (r): -7.0 Billions of Dollars

New Home Sales

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Sales of new single-family houses in January 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 587,000. This is 17.6 percent (+/- 13.3%) below the revised December 2025 estimate of 712,000.

January 2026: -17.6 % Change
December 2025 (r): -6.8* % Change

Quarterly Services Survey

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 -0400

U.S. selected services total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $6,163.5 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from the third quarter of 2025 and up 6.7 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the fourth quarter of 2024. The third quarter of 2025 to fourth quarter of 2025 percentage change was not revised from the advance estimate.

4th Qtr 2025: +0.8 % Change
3rd Qtr 2025 (r): +2.4 % Change