Advance International Trade in Goods
The international trade deficit was $89.1 billion in July, down $9.5 billion from $98.6 billion in June. Exports of goods for July were $181.0 billion, $0.4 billion less than June exports. Imports of goods for July were $270.0 billion, $9.9 billion less than June imports.
Advance Wholesale Inventories
Wholesale inventories for July, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $902.9 billion, up 0.8% (±0.2%) from June 2022, and were up 25.4% (±1.1%) from July 2021. The May 2022 to June 2022%age change was revised from up 1.8% (±0.4%) to up 1.9% (±0.4%).
Advance Retail Inventories
Retail inventories for July, adjusted for seasonal variations and trading day differences, but not for price changes, were estimated at an end-of-month level of $730.7 billion, up 1.1% (±0.2%) from June 2022, and were up 20.5% (±0.7%) from July 2021. The May 2022 to June 2022%age change was revised from up 2.0% (±0.2%) to up 1.9% (±0.2%).
