The Census Bureau said Monday that September inventories rose 0.7% from August, up from the 0.6% advance estimate, to $1,013.1 billion at month-end.
The revised growth rate was one-tenth of a percentage point above the advance estimate of 0.6%. Inventories were 7.6% higher than in September 2025.
The series counts inventory held by merchant wholesalers but excludes manufacturers’ sales branches and offices. Census adjusts the figures for seasonal and trading-day differences; they are not adjusted for price changes.
The inventory-to-sales ratio stood at 1.21 in September, compared with 1.34 a year earlier.
