United States Retail Sales Mom

Last Release

Oct 31, 2024

Actual

0.4

Units In

0.8

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 17, 2024

Time to Release

30 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18.2 May 2020	-14.7 Apr 2020	0.4 %	1992-2024	U.S. Census Bureau

Retail sales report in the US provides aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a period of a month. There are thirteen major types of retailers: Motor vehicle & parts dealers (around 20 percent of total sales), Food & beverage stores (13%), General merchandise stores (12.5%), Food services & drinking places (11%), Gasoline stations (10%), Nonstore retailers (9.2%), Building material & garden dealers (6%), Health & personal care stores (6%), Clothing & clothing accessories stores (5%), Miscellaneous store retailers (2.3%), Furniture stores (2%), Electronics & appliance stores (2%) and Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores (1.7%).

Latest Updates

Retail sales in the US increased 0.4% month-over-month in October 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in September, and above market forecasts of 0.3%. Sales increased the most at electronics & appliance stores (2.3%); auto dealers (1.9%); food services & drinking places (0.7%); building material & garden equipment (0.5%); nonstore retailers (0.3%); general merchandise store (0.2%); food & beverage stores (0.1%); and gasoline stations (0.1%). In contrast, sales declined at miscellaneous store retailers (-1.6%); furniture stores (-1.3%); sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (-1.1%); and clothing (-0.2%). Excluding autos, retail sales edged up 0.1%. Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, decreased 0.1%, after its biggest gain since early 2023. Retail sales data is not adjusted for inflation and includes mostly goods.