Inventory-to-Sales Ratio
1.28
· May 2026
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2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
1.30
1.40
1.50
1.60
1.70
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
1.28
Inventory-to-Sales Ratio — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Inventory-to-Sales Ratio
1992
1.51
1993
1.49
1994
1.44
1995
1.45
1996
1.43
1997
1.42
1998
1.42
1999
1.39
2000
1.42
2001
1.39
2002
1.37
2003
1.31
2004
1.28
2005
1.25
2006
1.28
2007
1.28
2008
1.47
2009
1.28
2010
1.27
2011
1.26
2012
1.29
2013
1.30
2014
1.35
2015
1.43
2016
1.39
2017
1.35
2018
1.40
2019
1.43
2020
1.34
2021
1.31
2022
1.43
2023
1.40
2024
1.39
2025
1.36
2026
1.28
Source: FRED · ISRATIO · econscout.com