Advance Wholesale Inventories
Advance Wholesale Inventories
About This Event
Advance the amount of wholesale inventories for February will be released.
Previous: -0.5%
Forecast:
Wholesale inventories is a measure of the change in the total value of goods held in inventory by wholesalers. Lower than expected inventories is bullish, while higher than expected inventories is bearish.
Wholesale inventories in the United States increased 0.1 percent from a month earlier in February 2023, slightly below the preliminary estimate of a 0.2 percent growth and partially recovering from a revised 0.6 percent decline in January. Stocks of durable goods were up 0.5 percent (vs -0.2 percent in January) on the back of rising inventories of automotive (1.7 percent vs -0.1 percent), electrical (1.6 percent vs 0.2 percent), machinery (0.9 percent vs 1.0 percent), and hardware (0.7 percent vs -0.1 percent). By contrast, inventories of non-durable goods dropped 0.5 percent, due to declines in stocks of farm products (-3.3 percent vs -4.9 percent), petroleum (-2.7 percent vs -0.9 percent), chemicals (-1.0 percent vs -1.4 percent), and drugs (-0.9 percent vs 1.0 percent). On a yearly basis, wholesale inventories rose by 12.0 percent in February. source: U.S. Census Bureau
Why This Event Matters
Economic releases such as Advance Wholesale Inventories are widely followed because they can shape expectations for growth, inflation, and monetary policy. Traders and investors often use these data points when assessing interest-rate outlooks, Treasury yields, and sector rotation themes. The scheduled timing is March 28, 2023 (America/New_York), subject to source updates.
Source summary: Advance the amount of wholesale inventories for February will be released.
Previous: -0.5% Forecast:
Wholesale inventories is a measure of the change in the total value of goods held in inventory by wholesalers. Lower than expected inventories is bullish, while higher than expected inventories is bearish.
Wholesale inventories in the United States increased 0.1 percent from a month earlier...
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Advance Wholesale Inventories?
- It is a stock market catalyst entry on Catacal—an event or release investors and traders may monitor. Details are summarized from the cited source and may be updated over time.
- When is Advance Wholesale Inventories?
- The calendar shows Mar 28, 2023 (America/New_York). Verify the exact time and any changes using the source link when planning around the event.
- Why does Advance Wholesale Inventories matter for investors?
- Macro releases can influence rate expectations, yields, and sector leadership. Market participants often reassess positioning after the data.
- Which stocks or sectors could be affected?
- Symbols linked to this listing include SPY; other names in the same industry group may also move with related news.
- How is this event categorized?
- Catacal groups this entry under "Economic Data" for navigation. Categories help you find comparable catalysts and build a week-by-week watchlist.
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