Wholesale inventories in the United States rose by 0.5% in February compared to the previous month and amounted to $901.1 billion, according to a report by the US Census Bureau on Wednesday.

The figure came unchanged from the increase published at the end of February.

Meanwhile, the sales of merchant wholesalers in February stood at $673.7 billion, climbing by 2.3% from the month before and 0.8% annually.

The February inventories/sales ratio was 1.34 compared to 1.37 in February 2023.