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Advance Economic Indicators

January 2017

Release date: February 28, 2017



Full Report

  • Advance Economic Indicators Report   PDF [130KB] 

Report by Table

  • Table 1-  U.S. International Trade in Goods by Principal End-Use Category   PDF [30KB] | XLS [270KB]
  • Tables 2 & 3-  Wholesale and Retail Inventories   PDF [30KB]  | XLS [270KB]


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Announcements

Statement Regarding COVID-19 Impact - The Census Bureau continues to monitor response and data quality and has determined that estimates in this release meet publication standards. For more information, see COVID19 FAQs.

Intention to Revise- Revisions to the Wholesale and Retail adjusted and not adjusted monthly estimates are scheduled for release in March 2021 and April 2021, respectively. Estimates will be revised to reflect the results of the 2019 Annual Wholesale and Annual Retail Trade Surveys and the results of the 2017 Economic Census. Revisions to the Monthly Wholesale estimates will be reflected in the February 2021 Advance Economic Indicators release scheduled for March 26, 2021. Revisions to the Monthly Retail estimates will be reflected in the March 2021 Advance Economic Indicators release scheduled for April 28, 2021.

API - The URL for the economic indicators data in the Census Bureau API (Application Programming Interface) has been updated to add /timeseries/. Examples can be found on the Developers' webpage.

FRED Mobile App - Receive the latest updates on the nation's key economic indicators by downloading the FRED App for both Apple and Android devices. FRED, the signature database of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, now incorporates the Census Bureau's 13 economic indicators.


Release Schedule

Next release: March 26, 2021

Complete Release Schedule

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Economic Indicators Division |  Last Revised: March 24, 2026