U.S. Business Sales Fell in June While Inventories Held Steady
June business sales and factory shipments fell 1.1% from May, while inventories were virtually unchanged and the inventory-to-sales ratio stayed below its year-earlier level.
Economic Data
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BLS pages still show schedule for second-quarter productivity report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics scheduled its preliminary second-quarter 2026 Productivity and Costs report for Aug. 6, but its productivity pages continued to show the schedule and first-quarter results rather than second-quarter tables.
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June wholesale report puts inventories at $944.7 billion and sales at $794.1 billion
The U.S. Census Bureau is set to publish its June 2026 Monthly Wholesale Trade report at 10 a.m. on August 6, offering an updated federal read on wholesale sales, inventories and inventory-to-sales conditions.
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U.S. labor productivity rose 1.4% in the second quarter as unit labor costs increased 1.3%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its preliminary second-quarter 2026 Productivity and Costs report on Aug. 6, offering a new measure of U.S. output, labor productivity and unit labor costs.
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U.S. Productivity Report Due Aug. 6 Ahead of July Jobs Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release preliminary second-quarter productivity and costs data at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time on Aug. 6, one day before the July jobs report.