US Business Inventories Rise More than Expected

2026-09-16 14:08 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

Business inventories in the US went up by 0.8% month-over-month in July 2026, after an upwardly revised 0.1% increase in the prior month and above the expected 0.3% advance.

This marked the strongest increase in inventories since March, reflecting stronger stock accumulation at merchant wholesalers (1.3% vs 0.4% in June); retailers (0.8% vs -0.2%) and manufacturers (0.4% vs 0.1%).

Year-on-year, business inventories grew by 3.8%.



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