U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for August 2026 were $2,818.8 billion, up 0.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were $2,123.5 billion, up 1.1 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month.

August 2026: +0.4 % Change in Inventories
July 2026 (r): +0.9 % Change in Inventories

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U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2026 were $745.0 billion, up 0.8 percent (+/-0.4 percent) from the previous month.

September 2026: +0.8 % Change
August 2026 (r): +1.3 % Change

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Total U.S. Business Applications were 534,947 in September 2026, up 0.5% from August 2026.

September 2026: +0.5° % Change
August 2026 (r): -7.7° % Change

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August 2026 sales of merchant wholesalers were $817.5 billion, up 1.8 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $964.2 billion, up 0.5 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

August 2026: +0.5 % Change in Inventories
July 2026 (r): +1.4 % Change in Inventories

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The nation's international trade deficit in goods and services increased to $105.6 billion in August from $92.8 billion in July (revised), as imports increased more than exports.

August 2026: 13.7° % Change
July 2026 (r): 30.4° % Change

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New orders for manufactured goods in August, up two consecutive months, increased $0.7 billion or 0.1 percent to $663.5 billion.

August 2026: +0.1° % Change
July 2026 (r): +0.8° % Change

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Total construction spending for August 2026 ($2,203.1 billion) was 0.9 percent (+/- 1.0 percent)* above the revised July 2026 ($2,184.5 billion) estimate.

August 2026: 0.9* % Change
July 2026 (r): -0.1* % Change

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The advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $132.6 billion in August from $118.9 billion in July as imports increased more than exports.

August 2026: 11.5° % Change
July 2026: 17.7° % Change

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August end-of-month inventories were $965.7 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.

August 2026: +0.7 % Change in Inventories
July 2026 (r): +1.3 % Change in Inventories

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August 2026 end-of-month inventories were $881.6 billion, up 0.3 percent (+/-0.2 percent) from last month.

August 2026: +0.3 % Change in Inventories
July 2026 (r): +0.8 % Change in Inventories

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New orders for manufactured durable goods in August, down following two consecutive monthly increases, decreased $0.1 billion or virtually unchanged to $338.6 billion.

August 2026: -0.0° % Change
July 2026 (r): +0.9° % Change

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Sales of new single-family houses in August 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 684,000. This is 6.4 percent (+/- 19.5%)* above the revised July 2026 estimate of 643,000.

August 2026: +6.4* % Change
July 2026 (r): -4.3* % Change

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