They contain preliminary current month estimates and final data for the previous month. Data are both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted. The Annual Benchmark report for Wholesale Trade are released annually each spring. Annual estimates are benchmarked to the most recent census of wholesale trade. This report also presents the results of a benchmarking operation that revises monthly sales and inventories estimates.
Estimates are both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted.
USES The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the estimates as an input to estimate sales and inventories for the Gross Domestic Product. The Council of Economic Advisers uses the estimates to assess near term economic activity. The Department of the Treasury uses the estimates to research economic trends. Business and industry groups use the estimates to forecast future demand. Researchers use the estimates to benchmark the results from their own sampling operations.