The advance results for May indicate that wholesale sales (excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain) decreased -0.4% MoM, the 2nd straight monthly decline.

• The decline reflects lower sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector.
• This estimate was calculated based on a weighted response rate of 63.4%. The average final response rate to the survey over the 12 preceding months was 82.1%.