U.S. Census Bureau Economic Briefing Room

Advance Retail Inventories

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

July 2026 end-of-month inventories were $838.5 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/-0.2 percent) from last month.

July 2026: +0.7 % Change in Inventories
June 2026 (r): -0.2* % Change in Inventories

Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $118.8 billion in July from $101.4 billion in June as exports decreased and imports increased.

July 2026: 17.2° % Change
June 2026: -3.7° % Change

Advance Wholesale Inventories

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

July end-of-month inventories were $959.1 billion, up 1.3 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

July 2026: +1.3 % Change in Inventories
June 2026 (r): +0.3 % Change in Inventories

Advance Monthly Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, up four of the last five months, increased $3.6 billion or 1.1 percent to $339.3 billion.

July 2026: +1.1° % Change
June 2026 (r): +0.5° % Change

New Home Sales

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Sales of new single-family houses in July 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000. This is 10.5 percent (+/- 14.0%)* below the revised June 2026 estimate of 678,000.

July 2026: -10.5* % Change
June 2026 (r): +7.6* % Change

Quarterly Services Survey

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Advance U.S. selected services total revenue for the second quarter of 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $6,421.9 billion, an increase of 3.1 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the first quarter of 2026 and up 7.7 percent (+/- 0.6 percent) from the second quarter of 2025.

2nd Qtr 2026: +3.1 % Change
1st Qtr 2026 (r): +1.1 % Change

New Residential Construction

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

Privately-owned housing starts in July 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,239,000. This is 12.4 percent (+/- 9.5%) below the revised June 2026 estimate of 1,415,000.

July 2026: -12.4 % Change
June 2026 (r): +19.7 % Change

Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for June 2026 were $2,740.2 billion, virtually unchanged (+/- 0.1 percent)* from last month. U.S. total business sales were $2,111.3 billion, down 1.1 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

June 2026: 0.0* % Change in Inventories
May 2026 (r): +0.4 % Change in Inventories

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2026 were $763.6 billion, down 0.6 percent (+/-0.4 percent) from the previous month.

July 2026: -0.6 % Change
June 2026 (r): +0.2* % Change

Business Formation Statistics

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Total U.S. Business Applications were 578,926 in July 2026, up 8.1% from June 2026.

July 2026: +8.1° % Change
June 2026 (r): +1.3° % Change

Monthly Wholesale Trade: Sales and Inventories

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

June 2026 sales of merchant wholesalers were $794.1 billion, down 3.0 percent (+/- 0.5 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $944.7 billion, up 0.2 percent (+/- 0.2 percent)* from last month.

June 2026: +0.2* % Change in Inventories
May 2026 (r): +0.3 % Change in Inventories

Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

New orders for manufactured goods in June, down two consecutive months, decreased $2.3 billion or 0.3 percent to $656.5 billion.

June 2026: -0.3° % Change
May 2026 (r): -1.1° % Change

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0400

The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $73.3 billion in June from $77.6 billion in May (revised), as imports decreased more than exports.

June 2026: -5.6° % Change
May 2026 (r): 42.3° % Change

Construction Spending

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Total construction activity for June 2026 ($2,166.5 billion) was 0.1 percent (+/-0.8 percent)* below the revised May 2026 ($2,168.5 billion) estimate.

June 2026: -0.1* % Change
May 2026 (r): 0.0* % Change

Rental Vacancy Rate

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

The rental vacancy rate of 7.3 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the second quarter 2025. Compared to the second quarter 2025, the rental vacancy rate was higher in the Northeast and not statistically different in the Midwest, South, and West.

2nd Qtr 2026: +0.3* Percentage Points
2nd Qtr 2025: +0.4 Percentage Points

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:00:00 -0400

The homeownership rate of 65.0 percent was virtually the same as the rate in the second quarter 2025. The homeownership rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from second quarter 2025 rates.

2nd Qtr 2026: +0.0* Percentage Points
2nd Qtr 2025: -0.6* Percentage Points

Quarterly Financial Report - Retail

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $62.6 billion for the first quarter 2026 (the 3 months ending April 30, 2026), down $0.3 (+/- 0.1) billion from fourth quarter 2025 (the 3 months ending January 31, 2026).

1st Qtr 2026: -0.3 Billions of Dollars
4th Qtr 2025 (r): +9.5 Billions of Dollars

Quarterly Financial Report

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0400

Manufacturing corporations' not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $282.8 billion for the first quarter of 2026, up $48.2 (+/- 1.0) billion from fourth quarter of 2025.

1st Qtr 2026: +48.2 Billions of Dollars
4th Qtr 2025 (r): -17.4 Billions of Dollars