Gross private domestic investment: Change in private inventories (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly
This series is part of the dataset: US nominal GDP and its components
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, the change in private inventories was -35 billion US dollars (annual rate) in 2025-Q4, compared to -60 in 2025-Q3. This marks a reduction of 41.67 percent.
Sample. This quarterly series has 316 data points in total. The time range covered by the series extends from March 1947 to December 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some descriptive statistics calculated on the entire sample: the change in private inventories was equal on average to 24 USD billion (annual rate); it recorded a bottom of -283 in June 2020; it peaked at 283 in March 2022.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | -45790.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | -59667.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | -35253.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Gross private domestic investment: Change in private inventories |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | Annual rate |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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GDP
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Main GDP components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Gross private domestic investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Net exports of goods and services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
PCE components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Durable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Goods: Nondurable goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Personal consumption expenditures (PCE): Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Investment components
Net exports components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Exports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Exports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Imports (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Imports: Goods (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Imports: Services (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
Government spending components
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: National defense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: Federal: Nondefense (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |
| Government consumption expenditures and gross investment: State and local (USD million; nominal) - United States - BEA - Quarterly | 316 | 1947-03-31 | 2025-12-31 |