Advance International Trade in Goods
The international trade deficit was $87.9 billion in March, up $4.4 billion from $83.5 billion in February. Exports of goods for March were $211.5 billion, $5.2 billion more than February exports. Imports of goods for March were $299.3 billion, $9.6 billion more than February imports.
Advance Wholesale Inventories
Wholesale inventories for March, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $932.8 billion, up 1.4 percent (±0.2 percent) from February 2026, and were up 2.9 percent (±1.1 percent) from March 2025. The January 2026 to February 2026 percentage change was revised from the preliminary estimate of up 0.8 percent (±0.4 percent) to up 0.9 percent (±0.4 percent).
Advance Retail Inventories
Retail inventories for March, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $823.5 billion, up 0.7 percent (±0.2 percent) from February 2026, and were up 2.3 percent (±0.5 percent) from March 2025. The January 2026 to February 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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