US Economic Indicators
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- 2d agoWholesale Inventories: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsSeptember 2026 sales of merchant wholesalers were $840.1 billion, up 2.8 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from last month. End-of-month inventories were $1,013.1 billion, up 0.7 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.
- 1w agoInternational Trade Deficit in Goods & Services: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsThe nation's international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $105.0 billion in September from $105.7 billion in August (revised), as exports increased more than imports.
- 1w agoNew Orders for Manufactured Goods: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsNew orders for manufactured goods in September, up three consecutive months, increased $12.2 billion or 1.8 percent to $677.2 billion.
- 1w agoConstruction Spending: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsTotal construction spending for September 2026 ($2,186.1 billion) was 1.9 percent (+/- 0.7 percent) below the revised August 2026 ($2,227.4 billion) estimate.
- 2w agoAdvance International Trade Deficit in Goods: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsThe advance international trade deficit in goods increased to $134.9 billion in September from $132.1 billion in August as imports increased more than exports.
- 2w agoHomeownership Rate: 3rd Quarter 2026US Economic IndicatorsThe homeownership rate of 65.5 percent was not statistically different from the rate in the third quarter 2025. The homeownership rates in the Northeast, Midwest, South, and West were not statistically different from third quarter 2025 rates.
- 2w agoAdvance Retail Inventories: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsSeptember 2026 end-of-month inventories were $885.3 billion, up 0.3 percent (+/-0.2 percent) from last month.
- 2w agoRental Vacancy Rate: 3rd Quarter 2026US Economic IndicatorsThe rental vacancy rate of 7.6 percent was higher than the rate in the third quarter 2025. Compared to the third quarter 2025, the rental vacancy rates were higher in the Northeast and West, and they were not statistically different in the Midwest and South.
- 2w agoAdvance Wholesale Inventories: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsSeptember end-of-month inventories were $1,011.5 billion, up 0.6 percent (+/- 0.2 percent) from last month.
- 2w agoAdvance New Orders for Manufactured Durable Goods: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsNew orders for manufactured durable goods in September, up six of the last seven months, increased $6.3 billion or 1.8 percent to $345.4 billion.
- 2w agoNew Single-Family Houses Sold: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsSales of new single-family houses in September 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000. This is 0.6 percent (+/- 13.8%)* below the revised August 2026 estimate of 680,000.
- 3w agoHousing Starts: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsPrivately-owned housing starts in September 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,221,000. This is 5.2 percent (+/- 11.8%)* below the revised August 2026 estimate of 1,288,000.
- 3w agoBusiness Inventories: August 2026US Economic IndicatorsU.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.
- 3w agoAdvance Retail and Food Services Sales: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsU.S. retail and food services sales for September 2026 were $745.0 billion, up 0.8 percent (+/-0.4 percent) from the previous month.
- 4w agoBusiness Applications: September 2026US Economic IndicatorsTotal U.S. Business Applications were 534,947 in September 2026, up 0.5% from August 2026.
- 1mo agoWholesale Inventories: August 2026US Economic IndicatorsAugust 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.
- 2mo agoQuarterly Selected Services Revenue: 2nd Quarter 2026US Economic IndicatorsU.S. selected services total revenue for the second quarter of 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation but not for price changes, was $6,418.7 billion, an increase of 3.0 percent (+/- 0.4 percent) from the first quarter of 2026 and up 7.6 percent (+/- 0.6 percent) from the second quarter of 2025. The first quarter of 2026 to second quarter of 2026 percentage change was revised from the advance estim ...
- 2mo agoManufacturing Quarterly Profits: 2nd Quarter 2026US Economic IndicatorsManufacturing corporations' not seasonally adjusted after-tax profits were $370.1 billion for the second quarter of 2026, up $82.8 (+/- 1.2) billion from first quarter of 2026.
- 2mo agoRetailer Quarterly Profits: 2nd Quarter 2026US Economic IndicatorsNot seasonally adjusted after-tax profits for retail corporations with assets of $50 million and over were $112.3 billion for the second quarter 2026 (the 3 months ending July 31, 2026), up $47.2 (+/- 0.5) billion from first quarter 2026 (the 3 months ending April 30, 2026).