US wholesale inventories rose 0.5% month-over-month to $938.6 billion in April 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.5% increase in March and slightly undershooting market expectations for a 0.6% gain. This was the third consecutive monthly increase in wholesale inventories, though the pace eased from March, which had registered the strongest growth since August 2022. Durable goods inventories climbed 0.9%, accelerating from a 0.5% rise in March, while nondurable goods inventories fell 0.2%, reversing a 3.2% increase in the previous month. On an annual basis, wholesale inventories were up 3.4%.