US exports of goods rose USD 1.1B to USD 149.0B in August. Imports of goods rose USD 1.9B to AUD 236.6B. Goods trade balance deficit widened to USD -87.6B, versus expectation of USD -87.0B. Wholesale inventories rose 1.2% mom to USD 731.0B. Retail inventories rose 0.1% mom to USD 603.3B.