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Advance Economic Indicators

The economic indicators included in this report are Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods, Advance Monthly Wholesale Inventories and Advance Monthly Retail Inventories.

February 2021 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] | XLSX [270KB]
  • Tables 2 & 3-  Wholesale and Retail Inventories   PDF [30KB]  | XLSX [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 estimates were released on March 24, 2021 and are reflected in this release. Revisions to the Retail estimates will be released April 26, 2021 and will be reflected in the March 2021 Advance Economic Indicators Release scheduled for April 28, 2021. Estimates are revised to reflect the results of the 2019 Annual Wholesale and Annual Retail Trade Surveys, as well as the 2017 Economic Census.

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: April 28, 2021

Complete Release Schedule

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Economic Indicators Division |  Last Revised: April 02, 2021