Inventories at merchant wholesalers were up 0.2% on month, according to adjusted figures published Monday, matching economists’ expectations and offsetting the 0.2% decline in September.

U.S. wholesale inventories rebounded moderately in October amid a small rise in stocks of long-lasting manufactured goods. The Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday that wholesale inventories increased 0.

Wholesale inventories rose 0.2% M/M to $90.5.0B in October's second print, unchanged from the advance estimate and accelerating from September's -0.2%. From a year ago, inventories grew 0.9%, the U.S.