The advance results for August indicate that wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) were down -1.3% MoM, reversing the 1.2% MoM increase in July and the largest decline since April.

• This estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 72.9%.
• The average final response rate to the survey over the 12 preceding months was 81.4%.