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The Inventory-to-Sales Ratio Falls a Sixth Month to 1.47

The Inventory-to-Sales Ratio fell for a sixth straight month in May 2026, reaching 1.47, down 6.4% on the year.

The Inventory-to-Sales Ratio fell for a sixth straight month in May 2026, reaching 1.47, down 6.4% on the year.

consecutive declines: 6 months. from 1.57 after November 2025 to 1.47

The run began after November 2025, when the series stood at 1.57 — a slide of 6.4% over the streak.

A run this long changes how the next print reads: a rise would end a 6-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a seventh consecutive decrease would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: Federal Reserve, Census, BLS, and ATA via FRED.

Published 2026-08-11.