Advance International Trade in Goods
The international trade deficit was $85.5 billion in August, down $17.3 billion from $102.8 billion in July. Exports of goods for August were $176.1 billion, $2.3 billion less than July exports. Imports of goods for August were $261.6 billion, $19.6 billion less than July imports.
Advance Wholesale Inventories
Wholesale inventories for August, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $905.2 billion, down 0.2 percent (±0.2 percent)* from July 2025, and were up 0.7 percent (±0.7 percent)* from August 2024. The June 2025 to July 2025 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.1 percent (±0.4 percent)* to virtually unchanged (±0.4 percent)*.
Advance Retail Inventories
Retail inventories for August, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $809.4 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.2 percent)* from July 2025, and were up 1.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from August 2024. The June 2025 to July 2025 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.2 percent (±0.2 percent)* to up 0.1 percent (±0.2 percent)*.
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