Advance International Trade in Goods
The international trade deficit was $134.9 billion in September, up $2.8 billion from $132.1 billion in August. Exports of goods for September were $209.2 billion, $5.3 billion more than August exports. Imports of goods for September were $344.1 billion, $8.1 billion more than August imports.
Advance Wholesale Inventories
Wholesale inventories for September, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $1,011.5 billion, up 0.6 percent (±0.2 percent) from August 2026, and were up 7.4 percent (±1.1 percent) from September 2025. The July 2026 to August 2026 percentage change was unrevised from up 0.5 percent (±0.2 percent).
Advance Retail Inventories
Retail inventories for September, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $885.3 billion, up 0.3 percent (±0.2 percent) from August 2026, and were up 4.8 percent (±0.5 percent) from September 2025. The July 2026 to August 2026 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.2 percent (±0.2 percent)* to up 0.3 percent (±0.2 percent).
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