Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey

OMB 0607-0190

The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey provides the only continuous measure of monthly wholesale sales, end-of-month inventories, and inventories/sales ratios in the United States by selected kinds of business for merchant wholesalers, excluding manufacturers' sales branches and offices. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses this information to improve the inventory valuation adjustments applied to estimates of the Gross Domestic Product. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the data as input to their Producer Price Indexes and in developing productivity measurements.

The latest form for Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey expires 2023-05-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form SM 4217-A Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Form
MWTS_30dayFRN_published.pdf Supplementary Document
2023 MWTS OMB Supporting Statement part B - FINAL.docx Supporting Statement B
2023 MWTS OMB Supporting Statement part A - FINAL.docx Supporting Statement A
Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Form

All Historical Document Collections

202212-0607-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2022-12-20
202001-0607-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-01-16
201704-0607-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-04-17
201404-0607-006 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2014-05-07
201103-0607-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2011-03-11
200803-0607-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2008-03-27
200503-0607-005 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-03-22
200206-0607-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2002-06-04
200007-0607-005 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2000-07-21
199906-0607-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1999-06-15
199606-0607-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1996-06-10
199509-0607-004 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	1995-09-06
199304-0607-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1993-04-06
199103-0607-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1991-03-12
198904-0607-040 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1989-04-27
198809-0607-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1988-09-12
198512-0607-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1985-12-18
198510-0607-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1985-10-31
198301-0607-010 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1983-01-12
198107-0607-056 Approved with change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	1981-07-28
198001-0607-004 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	1980-01-21
197607-0607-007 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1976-07-15