US Wholesale Inventory Growth Slows in April

2026-05-29 12:39 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

US wholesale inventories advanced by 0.5% month-over-month to $938.6 billion in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.5% increase in March and compared with market forecasts for a 0.6% rise.

This marked the third consecutive monthly increase in wholesale inventories, but the pace moderated from March, which saw the strongest growth since August 2022.

Stocks of durable goods rose by 0.9%, after a 0.5% increase in March, while those of nondurables decreased by 0.2%, after a 3.2% advance in the prior month.

On a yearly basis, wholesale inventories rose by 3.4%.



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