# What Business Inventories Tell Us About the GDP Trajectory

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Podcast: [Economic Indicators with Fexingo: GDP, CPI, PMI, and Reading the Macro Data](https://stenobird.com/podcast/economic-indicators-with-fexingo-gdp-cpi-pmi-and-reading-the-macro-data-7871725)
Published: 2026-06-20T05:49:45+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/economic-indicators/episode-0063.mp3
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## Resource

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into a fresh angle on economic indicators: the role of business inventories in shaping GDP growth. With new data showing total business inventories reaching $2.73 trillion as of April 2026, and real GDP growth slowing to 1.6 percent, the hosts explore how inventory builds and draws can mask underlying economic momentum. They discuss why business inventories are a lagging indicator, how destocking can signal a sharp economic slowdown, and what the current inventory-to-sales ratio suggests about future GDP revisions. Lucas shares a concrete example from the 2022-2023 inventory cycle, and Luna connects the dots to recent industrial production and capacity utilization data. A must-listen for anyone trying to read between the lines of quarterly GDP reports. #BusinessInventories #GDP #EconomicIndicators #InventoryCycle #InventoryToSalesRatio #RealGDP #IndustrialProduction #CapacityUtilization #MacroData #EconomicGrowth #SupplyChain #Destocking #Restocking #2026Economy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics #MacroEconomics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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