US wholesale inventories increased by 0.3% month-over-month to $943.9 billion in May 2026, following a 0.7% rise in April and above market forecasts for a 0.2% gain, advance data showed. This marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase in wholesale inventories, but the pace moderated from March, which saw the strongest growth since August 2022. Stocks of durable goods rose by 0.3%, after a 0.9% increase in April, while those of nondurables rose by 0.5%, after a 0.3% advance in the prior month. On a yearly basis, wholesale inventories rose by 4.3%.