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Wholesale Demand Index

Search interest in U.S. resale in August 2026: index 110.2, +0.1% vs last month, −4.2% vs last year.

Data through Aug 2026 · updated Oct 28, 2026

Search interest index

110.2

+0.1% vs last month

−4.2% vs last year

Preliminary

2024 = 100

Median resale price

insufficient data

Sell-through rate

24.0%

+2.6 p.p. vs last quarter

+0.2 p.p. vs last year

Preliminary

Resale demand index

accruing

since Oct 2026; first reading Jan 2027

How has resale demand moved?

Search interest in resale, all categories (U.S.)
  • Search interest
Search interest in resale, all categories (U.S.)708090100110120202420252026Search interest 110.2
Search interest in resale, all categories (U.S.)
Period Search interest
Aug 2026 110.2 Preliminary
Jul 2026 110.1
Jun 2026 108.3
May 2026 111.6
Apr 2026 111.4
Mar 2026 99.5
Feb 2026 95.0
Jan 2026 102.3
Dec 2025 108.6
Nov 2025 104.4
Oct 2025 103.2
Sep 2025 101.3
Aug 2025 115.0
Jul 2025 99.6
Jun 2025 99.0
May 2025 102.6
Apr 2025 101.7
Mar 2025 92.9
Feb 2025 81.3
Jan 2025 96.1
Dec 2024 103.9
Nov 2024 108.7
Oct 2024 102.5
Sep 2024 106.2
Aug 2024 110.2
Jul 2024 115.2
Jun 2024 101.5
May 2024 99.9
Apr 2024 90.8
Mar 2024 91.4
Feb 2024 82.7
Jan 2024 87.0
Dec 2023 99.4
Nov 2023 94.4
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What changed in August 2026?

Search interest in U.S. resale fell 4.2% from a year earlier in August 2026 and rose 0.1% from the month before. Clothing Bales grew fastest (+305.0% vs last year, preliminary), while Valentine's Day cooled the most (−80.0%, preliminary). The index stands above its 2024 average.

How is demand moving by category?

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Which categories are rising and which are cooling?

Rising fastest

  1. Clothing Bales+305.0%
  2. Plush+286.7%
  3. Shapewear+129.2%
  4. Ashtrays & Cases+126.1%
  5. Wallets & Card Holders+115.4%

Cooling most

  1. Valentine's Day−80.0%
  2. Mixed Apparel · Dresses−64.8%
  3. Tanks & Camis−57.1%
  4. OTC Medicine−57.1%
  5. Home improvement−54.1%

See the full Demand Index table

What did the latest report find?

September 2026 Wholesale Demand Report Search interest in U.S. resale was down 4.2% year over year in Aug 2026; Plush gained the most (+286.7%) Read the report

What is the Wholesale Demand Index?

A monthly set of resale indicators for each category and brand: search interest compared with its own base (2024 = 100), median resale prices and sell-through in the wider resale market. The resale demand index (Oct 2026 = 100) is accruing since Oct 2026; first reading Jan 2027. Read how it is built or download the data.

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Closo Research. (2026). Wholesale Demand Index, August 2026. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://closo.co/tools/closo/research

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