US Aug wholesale inventories rise 0.5%

By Jessica Coacci U.S. wholesale inventories grew in August, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Stocks at wholesale warehouses rose 0.5% in August to $964.2 billion. Analysts polled by The Wall Street Journal were expecting a 0.7% increase. Sales by wholesalers rose 1.8% month over month in August to $817.5 billion. The inventory-to-sales ratio was 1.18 in August, down from 1.28 a year earlier. Write to Jessica Coacci at jessica.coacci@wsj.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 08, 2026 10:10 ET (14:10 GMT) Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. The statements in this document shall not be considered as an objective or independent explanation of the matters. Please note that this document (a) has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research, and (b) is not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination or publication of investment research.