# United States Total Business Inventories-to-Sales Ratio

United States Total Business Inventories-to-Sales Ratio was 1.33 ratio in August 2026, down 0.7% from July 2026 and down 5.0% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.26 ratio (Apr 2021) to 1.74 ratio (Apr 2020), averaging 1.39 ratio.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.ISRATIO.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: ratio
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/total-business-inventories-to-sales-ratio

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| August 2026 | 1.33 ratio |
| July 2026 | 1.34 ratio |
| June 2026 | 1.33 ratio |
| May 2026 | 1.31 ratio |
| April 2026 | 1.34 ratio |
| March 2026 | 1.35 ratio |
| February 2026 | 1.37 ratio |
| January 2026 | 1.38 ratio |
| December 2025 | 1.39 ratio |
| November 2025 | 1.40 ratio |
| October 2025 | 1.41 ratio |
| September 2025 | 1.40 ratio |
| August 2025 | 1.40 ratio |
| July 2025 | 1.40 ratio |
| June 2025 | 1.42 ratio |
| May 2025 | 1.42 ratio |
| April 2025 | 1.41 ratio |
| March 2025 | 1.41 ratio |
| February 2025 | 1.42 ratio |
| January 2025 | 1.43 ratio |
| December 2024 | 1.42 ratio |
| November 2024 | 1.43 ratio |
| October 2024 | 1.44 ratio |
| September 2024 | 1.44 ratio |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.ISRATIO.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.ISRATIO.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```