Business Inventories

Business Inventories is an economic figure that measures the monthly percentage changes in inventories held by manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers across the nation. It is a monthly report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Inventories are a key component of gross domestic product. If inventories are rising faster than sales, this indicates that the economy is slowing down.

Source:
Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Availability:
It is released at 8:30am EST six weeks after the month ends. For example, data for June is reported in mid August.

Frequency:
Monthly.

Links:
Business Inventories – http://www.census.gov/mtis/www/mtis.html