EconomyRetail sales over time
Retail sales was 1.1% month over month for August 2026. It was released on 09/16. That is 1.6 percentage points above the prior reading of −0.5%. A year earlier (August 2025) it was −3.8%.
Retail sales
+1.6%pMonthly sales at retail stores and restaurants. The Census Bureau publishes the advance figure for the prior month around the middle of each month. The amounts are not adjusted for price changes.
- Latest
- +1.1%
- Aug data, released 09/16
- Change
- +1.6%p
- Before −0.5%
- A year earlier
- −3.8%
- Aug 2025+4.9%p
- 12-month range
- −0.6% ~ +1.7%
History
| Day | Retail sales | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | +1.5% | Oct 2021 data, released 21/11/16 |
| Nov 2021 | +1.0% | Nov 2021 data, released 21/12/15 |
| Dec 2021 | −0.8% | Dec 2021 data, released 22/01/14 |
| Jan 2022 | +1.9% | Jan 2022 data, released 22/02/16 |
| Feb 2022 | +1.0% | Feb 2022 data, released 22/03/16 |
| Mar 2022 | +2.0% | Mar 2022 data, released 22/04/14 |
| Apr 2022 | +1.4% | Apr 2022 data, released 22/05/17 |
| May 2022 | −0.1% | May 2022 data, released 22/06/15 |
| Jun 2022 | +0.9% | Jun 2022 data, released 22/07/15 |
| Jul 2022 | −1.0% | Jul 2022 data, released 22/08/17 |
| Aug 2022 | +0.6% | Aug 2022 data, released 22/09/15 |
| Sep 2022 | −0.3% | Sep 2022 data, released 22/10/14 |
| Oct 2022 | +1.0% | Oct 2022 data, released 22/11/16 |
| Nov 2022 | −1.4% | Nov 2022 data, released 22/12/15 |
| Dec 2022 | −1.2% | Dec 2022 data, released 23/01/18 |
| Jan 2023 | +4.4% | Jan 2023 data, released 23/02/15 |
| Feb 2023 | −1.2% | Feb 2023 data, released 23/03/15 |
| Mar 2023 | −1.1% | Mar 2023 data, released 23/04/14 |
| Apr 2023 | +0.8% | Apr 2023 data, released 23/05/16 |
| May 2023 | +0.5% | May 2023 data, released 23/06/15 |
| Jun 2023 | +0.5% | Jun 2023 data, released 23/07/18 |
| Jul 2023 | +0.2% | Jul 2023 data, released 23/08/15 |
| Aug 2023 | +0.9% | Aug 2023 data, released 23/09/14 |
| Sep 2023 | +0.7% | Sep 2023 data, released 23/10/17 |
| Oct 2023 | −0.5% | Oct 2023 data, released 23/11/15 |
| Nov 2023 | −0.1% | Nov 2023 data, released 23/12/14 |
| Dec 2023 | +0.1% | Dec 2023 data, released 24/01/17 |
| Jan 2024 | −0.8% | Jan 2024 data, released 24/02/15 |
| Feb 2024 | +0.7% | Feb 2024 data, released 24/03/14 |
| Mar 2024 | +0.3% | Mar 2024 data, released 24/04/15 |
| Apr 2024 | 0.0% | Apr 2024 data, released 24/05/15 |
| May 2024 | +0.8% | May 2024 data, released 24/06/18 |
| Jun 2024 | 0.0% | Jun 2024 data, released 24/07/16 |
| Jul 2024 | +0.9% | Jul 2024 data, released 24/08/15 |
| Aug 2024 | −0.3% | Aug 2024 data, released 24/09/17 |
| Sep 2024 | +0.9% | Sep 2024 data, released 24/10/17 |
| Oct 2024 | +0.7% | Oct 2024 data, released 24/11/15 |
| Nov 2024 | +0.5% | Nov 2024 data, released 24/12/17 |
| Dec 2024 | +0.8% | Dec 2024 data, released 25/01/16 |
| Jan 2025 | −0.8% | Jan 2025 data, released 25/02/14 |
| Feb 2025 | 0.0% | Feb 2025 data, released 25/03/17 |
| Mar 2025 | +1.7% | Mar 2025 data, released 25/04/16 |
| Apr 2025 | −0.1% | Apr 2025 data, released 25/05/15 |
| May 2025 | −1.1% | May 2025 data, released 25/06/17 |
| Jun 2025 | +0.7% | Jun 2025 data, released 25/07/17 |
| Jul 2025 | +1.2% | Jul 2025 data, released 25/08/15 |
| Aug 2025 | −3.8% | Aug 2025 data, released 25/09/16 |
| Sep 2025 | +0.2% | Sep 2025 data, released 25/11/25 |
| Oct 2025 | −0.1% | Oct 2025 data, released 25/12/16 |
| Nov 2025 | +0.7% | Nov 2025 data, released 01/14 |
| Dec 2025 | +0.1% | Dec 2025 data, released 02/10 |
| Jan | −0.6% | Jan data, released 03/06 |
| Feb | +0.9% | Feb data, released 04/01 |
| Mar | +1.7% | Mar data, released 04/21 |
| Apr | +0.6% | Apr data, released 05/14 |
| May | +1.0% | May data, released 06/17 |
| Jun | +0.2% | Jun data, released 07/16 |
| Jul | −0.5% | Jul data, released 08/14 |
| Aug | +1.1% | Aug data, released 09/16 |
Next release10/15 (Thu) · D-15
Release history
| Prior | Revision | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/16 | Aug | +1.2% | −0.5% | +1.7%p | was −0.6% |
| 08/14 | Jul | −0.6% | +0.2% | −0.8%p | |
| 07/16 | Jun | +0.2% | +1.0% | −0.8%p | was +0.9% |
| 06/17 | May | +0.9% | +0.4% | +0.5%p | was +0.5% |
| 05/14 | Apr | +0.5% | +1.6% | −1.1%p | was +1.7% |
| 04/21 | Mar | +1.7% | +0.7% | +1.0%p | was +0.6% |
| 04/01 | Feb | +0.6% | −0.1% | +0.7%p | was −0.2% |
| 03/06 | Jan | −0.2% | 0.0% | −0.2%p | |
| 02/10 | Dec 2025 | 0.0% | +0.6% | −0.6%p | |
| 01/14 | Nov 2025 | +0.6% | −0.1% | +0.7%p | was 0.0% |
| 25/12/16 | Oct 2025 | 0.0% | +0.1% | −0.1%p | was +0.2% |
| 25/11/25 | Sep 2025 | +0.2% | +0.6% | −0.4%p | |
| 25/09/16 | Aug 2025 | +0.6% | +0.6% | 0.0%p | was +0.5% |
| 25/08/15 | Jul 2025 | +0.5% | +0.9% | −0.4%p | was +0.6% |
| 25/07/17 | Jun 2025 | +0.6% | −0.9% | +1.5%p | |
| 25/06/17 | May 2025 | −0.9% | −0.1% | −0.8%p | was +0.1% |
| 25/05/15 | Apr 2025 | +0.1% | +1.7% | −1.6%p | was +1.4% |
| 25/04/16 | Mar 2025 | +1.4% | +0.2% | +1.2%p | |
| 25/03/17 | Feb 2025 | +0.2% | −1.2% | +1.4%p | was −0.9% |
| 25/02/14 | Jan 2025 | −0.9% | +0.7% | −1.6%p | was +0.4% |
Markets on release days
| Release day | 2-year yield | SPY |
|---|---|---|
| 09/28 | +11bp | −0.8% |
| 09/16 | +7bp | −0.2% |
| 08/14 | +2bp | −0.2% |
| 07/16 | +3bp | −0.6% |
| 06/17 | +15bp | −1.0% |
| 05/14 | +2bp | +0.6% |
| 04/21 | +6bp | −0.4% |
| 04/01 | +2bp | +0.6% |
| 03/06 | −1bp | −1.3% |
| 02/10 | −3bp | −0.1% |
| 01/14 | −2bp | −0.6% |
| 25/12/16 | −3bp | −0.4% |
| 25/11/25 | −3bp | +0.8% |
| 25/09/16 | −3bp | −0.0% |
| 25/08/15 | +1bp | −0.3% |
| 25/07/17 | +3bp | +0.7% |
| 25/06/17 | −3bp | −0.9% |
| 25/05/15 | −9bp | +0.6% |
| 25/04/25 | −3bp | +0.4% |
| 25/04/16 | −7bp | −1.9% |
The same day's moves, not the release's effect. The 2-year yield in basis points; SPY from the day's close.