Wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) rose 0.2% MoM and 5.7% YoY to $86.5 billion in March, up from the advance estimate of a -0.3% MoM decline.

• Sales increased in three of the seven subsectors, representing 32.0% of total wholesale sales.
• The largest increase came from the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector (+4.5% MoM to $15.1 billion), followed by the miscellaneous subsector (+4.1% MoM to $11.0 billion).
• In volume terms, wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) decreased -0.3% MoM in March.