Inventory by Product Type Report for Shopify
This is grouped inventory data organized by custom product types, alongside product and variant details, providing a comprehensive view to analyze overall inventory status.
5 from 1,800+ merchants
2,000+ data fields
Trusted by 40,000+ Shopify stores
Updated June 2026
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Why the Inventory by Product Type Report matters
The most expensive inventory mistakes happen at the category level, not the SKU level. Over-buying an entire product type for a season costs far more than over-buying one SKU. Yet most inventory reports show you data SKU-by-SKU, requiring mental aggregation you can't do reliably across 5,000+ variants.
The Inventory by Product Type Report rolls the data up to the level merchandisers and buyers actually plan at. You see total stock per type, total inventory value per type, and (with added columns) total sales per type. That's the view that tells you whether your category mix is healthy - and where the next season's PO needs adjustment.
For seasonal merchants, fashion brands, and multi-line retailers, this is the report that drives buying meetings.
What's included in the report
Category dimension - Product Type - The category defined on each Shopify product.
Aggregated metrics - Total Products - Number of distinct products in the type.
Total Variants - Number of variants in the type.
Total Inventory Quantity - Sum of units across all variants in the type.
Total Inventory Value - Sum of Quantity × Price across the type.
Drill-down columns - Product Title · Variant Title · SKU · Vendor · Location · Inventory Quantity · Inventory Value
Sales by Product Type (last 30/90 days) · Sell-Through Rate · Inventory Days Remaining per type · Average Margin per type · Stock-to-Sales Ratio
Who uses this report - 4 scenarios
1. Merchandisers planning the next season's buy
2. Buyers reviewing category health
3. Founders running portfolio analysis
4. Planners running sell-through review
How to read the Inventory by Product Type Report
• Stock-to-Sales ratio by type. Healthy = 1-2× monthly sales. Above 3× = overstocked category; below 1× = understocked.
• Concentration risk. If one type holds 50%+ of total Inventory Value, you're concentrated. Healthy mix or risk?
• Empty or near-empty types. A product type with very few variants in stock - discontinue, refresh, or restock?
• Sales vs. stock disconnect. A type taking 30% of stock value but generating only 8% of sales = the merchandising conversation.
How to build the report in Report Pundit
- Open Report Pundit from your Shopify admin and click Pre-built Reports.
- Select Inventory by Product Type Report from the Inventory category.
- Apply filters (location, vendor, collection, product tag, product type, status - whatever fits).
- Customize columns - add COGS, inventory days remaining, sales velocity, sell-through, or any of 2,000+ fields.
- Run the report. Results load in seconds for most stores.
Export or schedule - Google Sheets, Excel, CSV, PDF, or scheduled email delivery to your team.
Sample report
Customization & filters
• Filter by specific Product Type(s) - focus on the categories you own
• Add Sales by Product Type (last 30 / 90 days) - pair stock with movement
• Add Sell-Through Rate - the merchandiser's headline metric
• Drill down: expand any type to see SKU-level detail
• Group by Vendor within type - for buyer reviews
• Filter by Location - category mix per warehouse
Automate & export
- Schedules — hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or custom cron
- Delivery formats — Excel, CSV, PDF, or push to Google Sheets in real time
- Group by month or week — trends instead of a static snapshot
- Destinations — email (multiple recipients), Google Sheets, Google Drive, FTP/SFTP, Looker Studio, BigQuery
- Conditional alerts — get notified only if a channel's net sales drop more than X% week-over-week
Report Pundit vs Shopify's native Sales by Channel report
Frequently Asked Questions
A report that aggregates your stock by product type or category, showing total products, total variants, total quantity, and total inventory value per type - instead of one row per SKU.
From the Product Type field on each Shopify product. If your products don't have a Product Type set, you can group by Collections, Tags, or Vendor instead.
Yes. Expand any product type to see the underlying products, variants, and quantities.
Benefits
View Product Availability
Product Grouping
Inventory Status Overview
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