Industry & orders · ISRATIO
Inventories-to-sales ratio
As of Aug 2026, the inventories-to-sales ratio stood at 1.33 (ratio), a change of -0.01 from the month before.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
1.33
Change from Jul 2026
-0.01
A year earlier
1.40
12-month change
-5.0%
1.33 Aug 2026 · Ratio
Ratio. Data from Jan 1992 to Aug 2026 (416 observations).
What it measures
This ratio compares business inventories with monthly sales. A value of 1.4 means businesses hold about 1.4 months of sales in stock.
- Official title
- Total Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio
- Units
- Ratio
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Census Bureau
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| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.33 | -0.01 |
| Jul 2026 | 1.34 | +0.01 |
| Jun 2026 | 1.33 | +0.02 |
| May 2026 | 1.31 | -0.03 |
| Apr 2026 | 1.34 | -0.01 |
| Mar 2026 | 1.35 | -0.02 |
| Feb 2026 | 1.37 | -0.01 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.38 | -0.01 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.39 | -0.01 |
| Nov 2025 | 1.40 | -0.01 |
| Oct 2025 | 1.41 | +0.01 |
| Sep 2025 | 1.40 | 0.00 |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Total Business: Inventories to Sales Ratio [ISRATIO], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ISRATIO, Oct 27, 2026.
- View ISRATIO on FRED® · U.S. Census Bureau
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