Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services

Measurement
Millions of Dollars
Indicator Type or Source
Retail Sales
Period End Date
September 1, 2024
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Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services is an economic indicator measured in Millions of Dollars. It covers the period from Saturday, December 17, 1994, to Sunday, September 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, the most recent month's value of the advance estimate based on data from a subsample of firms from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey is available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSAFS Information about the Monthly Retail Trade Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/about_the_surveys.html Please view all Census indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

30-Year History of Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 30-year history of retail sales retail trade and food services going back to Saturday, December 17, 1994. The current value is 716,026 which was updated on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Historical data is often used in econometric models to forecast future economic conditions. These forecasts can influence a wide range of decisions, from monetary policy at central banks to investment strategies at businesses and financial institutions.
Sep 1, 2024716,026  
Aug 1, 2024710,038  
Jul 1, 2024710,851  
Jun 1, 2024702,350  
May 1, 2024704,309  
Apr 1, 2024702,681  
Mar 1, 2024703,738  
Feb 1, 2024700,519  
Jan 1, 2024695,631  
Dec 1, 2023703,256  
Nov 1, 2023700,707  
Oct 1, 2023698,956  
Sep 1, 2023702,109  
Aug 1, 2023696,238  
Jul 1, 2023690,641  
Jun 1, 2023688,810  
May 1, 2023686,672  
Apr 1, 2023683,698  
Mar 1, 2023679,067  
Feb 1, 2023686,434  
Jan 1, 2023693,826  
Dec 1, 2022666,734  
Nov 1, 2022673,674  
Oct 1, 2022681,748  
Sep 1, 2022673,312  
Aug 1, 2022675,107  
Jul 1, 2022671,067  
Jun 1, 2022675,702  
May 1, 2022671,040  
Apr 1, 2022673,245  
Mar 1, 2022664,167  
Feb 1, 2022650,522  
Jan 1, 2022644,034  
Dec 1, 2021632,515  
Nov 1, 2021637,775  
Oct 1, 2021630,562  
Sep 1, 2021620,529  
Aug 1, 2021616,892  
Jul 1, 2021612,647  
Jun 1, 2021622,125  
May 1, 2021615,543  
Apr 1, 2021622,705  
Mar 1, 2021616,348  
Feb 1, 2021555,489  
Jan 1, 2021570,510  
Dec 1, 2020549,300  
Nov 1, 2020544,421  
Oct 1, 2020549,271  
Sep 1, 2020551,131  
Aug 1, 2020540,423  
Jul 1, 2020535,644  
Jun 1, 2020526,970  
May 1, 2020484,978  
Apr 1, 2020408,312  
Mar 1, 2020477,676  
Feb 1, 2020525,380  
Jan 1, 2020525,411  
Dec 1, 2019524,954  
Nov 1, 2019523,120  
Oct 1, 2019519,795  
Sep 1, 2019518,188  
Aug 1, 2019521,348  
Jul 1, 2019518,274  
Jun 1, 2019513,716  
May 1, 2019512,930  
Apr 1, 2019509,564  
Mar 1, 2019508,944  
Feb 1, 2019500,928  
Jan 1, 2019500,208  
Dec 1, 2018496,973  
Nov 1, 2018507,278  
Oct 1, 2018505,622  
Sep 1, 2018500,033  
Aug 1, 2018501,962  
Jul 1, 2018502,255  
Jun 1, 2018499,218  
May 1, 2018500,930  
Apr 1, 2018494,498  
Mar 1, 2018493,022  
Feb 1, 2018493,334  
Jan 1, 2018490,426  
Dec 1, 2017492,579  
Nov 1, 2017490,013  
Oct 1, 2017484,848  
Sep 1, 2017484,163  
Aug 1, 2017474,449  
Jul 1, 2017473,552  
Jun 1, 2017473,546  
May 1, 2017471,630  
Apr 1, 2017473,986  
Mar 1, 2017472,149  
Feb 1, 2017472,945  
Jan 1, 2017473,019  
Dec 1, 2016467,852  
Nov 1, 2016462,231  
Oct 1, 2016462,362  
Sep 1, 2016461,400  
Aug 1, 2016458,375  
Jul 1, 2016457,894  
Jun 1, 2016458,711  
May 1, 2016453,898  
Apr 1, 2016452,238  
Mar 1, 2016450,462  
Feb 1, 2016451,898  
Jan 1, 2016447,376  
Dec 1, 2015450,598  
Nov 1, 2015448,738  
Oct 1, 2015446,905  
Sep 1, 2015448,090  
Aug 1, 2015450,168  
Jul 1, 2015450,143  
Jun 1, 2015446,572  
May 1, 2015446,114  
Apr 1, 2015442,967  
Mar 1, 2015441,895  
Feb 1, 2015435,450  
Jan 1, 2015436,125  
Dec 1, 2014438,509  
Nov 1, 2014441,249  
Oct 1, 2014440,095  
Sep 1, 2014438,459  
Aug 1, 2014439,518  
Jul 1, 2014436,150  
Jun 1, 2014435,438  
May 1, 2014434,248  
Apr 1, 2014433,530  
Mar 1, 2014429,132  
Feb 1, 2014424,793  
Jan 1, 2014419,015  
Dec 1, 2013422,794  
Nov 1, 2013420,513  
Oct 1, 2013419,247  
Sep 1, 2013417,654  
Aug 1, 2013417,377  
Jul 1, 2013418,110  
Jun 1, 2013415,442  
May 1, 2013414,325  
Apr 1, 2013411,770  
Mar 1, 2013414,024  
Feb 1, 2013417,013  
Jan 1, 2013412,115  
Dec 1, 2012408,665  
Nov 1, 2012407,308  
Oct 1, 2012405,437  
Sep 1, 2012405,357  
Aug 1, 2012402,211  
Jul 1, 2012397,407  
Jun 1, 2012395,595  
May 1, 2012399,180  
Apr 1, 2012399,972  
Mar 1, 2012401,569  
Feb 1, 2012400,300  
Jan 1, 2012395,469  
Dec 1, 2011391,510  
Nov 1, 2011391,274  
Oct 1, 2011389,853  
Sep 1, 2011387,567  
Aug 1, 2011383,691  
Jul 1, 2011382,837  
Jun 1, 2011383,142  
May 1, 2011380,024  
Apr 1, 2011380,335  
Mar 1, 2011378,506  
Feb 1, 2011375,017  
Jan 1, 2011371,841  
Dec 1, 2010369,139  
Nov 1, 2010367,051  
Oct 1, 2010363,469  
Sep 1, 2010359,359  
Aug 1, 2010356,448  
Jul 1, 2010354,717  
Jun 1, 2010353,647  
May 1, 2010354,068  
Apr 1, 2010357,354  
Mar 1, 2010354,119  
Feb 1, 2010346,724  
Jan 1, 2010345,889  
Dec 1, 2009346,072  
Nov 1, 2009344,375  
Oct 1, 2009341,654  
Sep 1, 2009338,507  
Aug 1, 2009346,668  
Jul 1, 2009340,517  
Jun 1, 2009339,883  
May 1, 2009334,256  
Apr 1, 2009331,352  
Mar 1, 2009329,747  
Feb 1, 2009335,576  
Jan 1, 2009336,929  
Dec 1, 2008332,091  
Nov 1, 2008339,350  
Oct 1, 2008352,950  
Sep 1, 2008366,729  
Aug 1, 2008372,284  
Jul 1, 2008375,038  
Jun 1, 2008376,455  
May 1, 2008376,036  
Apr 1, 2008372,572  
Mar 1, 2008372,745  
Feb 1, 2008371,833  
Jan 1, 2008375,236  
Dec 1, 2007374,298  
Nov 1, 2007378,860  
Oct 1, 2007375,289  
Sep 1, 2007372,869  
Aug 1, 2007371,358  
Jul 1, 2007369,614  
Jun 1, 2007368,154  
May 1, 2007370,934  
Apr 1, 2007366,187  
Mar 1, 2007367,158  
Feb 1, 2007364,006  
Jan 1, 2007363,616  
Dec 1, 2006363,730  
Nov 1, 2006359,266  
Oct 1, 2006358,462  
Sep 1, 2006358,961  
Aug 1, 2006360,691  
Jul 1, 2006359,006  
Jun 1, 2006357,879  
May 1, 2006356,704  
Apr 1, 2006357,423  
Mar 1, 2006355,665  
Feb 1, 2006354,706  
Jan 1, 2006357,331  
Dec 1, 2005347,405  
Nov 1, 2005347,325  
Oct 1, 2005344,097  
Sep 1, 2005343,956  
Aug 1, 2005343,307  
Jul 1, 2005346,576  
Jun 1, 2005343,998  
May 1, 2005334,522  
Apr 1, 2005336,583  
Mar 1, 2005333,581  
Feb 1, 2005333,026  
Jan 1, 2005328,696  
Dec 1, 2004331,874  
Nov 1, 2004327,836  
Oct 1, 2004326,740  
Sep 1, 2004324,569  
Aug 1, 2004318,977  
Jul 1, 2004318,549  
Jun 1, 2004314,958  
May 1, 2004318,964  
Apr 1, 2004313,512  
Mar 1, 2004316,912  
Feb 1, 2004311,393  
Jan 1, 2004309,254  
Dec 1, 2003307,407  
Nov 1, 2003308,527  
Oct 1, 2003304,809  
Sep 1, 2003305,933  
Aug 1, 2003307,809  
Jul 1, 2003302,747  
Jun 1, 2003299,626  
May 1, 2003296,410  
Apr 1, 2003295,600  
Mar 1, 2003296,325  
Feb 1, 2003291,167  
Jan 1, 2003295,248  
Dec 1, 2002293,947  
Nov 1, 2002291,484  
Oct 1, 2002289,576  
Sep 1, 2002288,410  
Aug 1, 2002292,650  
Jul 1, 2002290,385  
Jun 1, 2002287,372  
May 1, 2002284,951  
Apr 1, 2002288,833  
Mar 1, 2002284,262  
Feb 1, 2002285,054  
Jan 1, 2002283,508  
Dec 1, 2001283,705  
Nov 1, 2001287,111  
Oct 1, 2001294,540  
Sep 1, 2001276,084  
Aug 1, 2001281,413  
Jul 1, 2001279,504  
Jun 1, 2001280,401  
May 1, 2001281,496  
Apr 1, 2001280,808  
Mar 1, 2001276,450  
Feb 1, 2001278,773  
Jan 1, 2001278,834  
Dec 1, 2000275,791  
Nov 1, 2000276,029  
Oct 1, 2000276,927  
Sep 1, 2000277,548  
Aug 1, 2000272,918  
Jul 1, 2000272,630  
Jun 1, 2000273,422  
May 1, 2000271,394  
Apr 1, 2000271,046  
Mar 1, 2000275,192  
Feb 1, 2000272,020  
Jan 1, 2000268,044  
Dec 1, 1999269,863  
Nov 1, 1999264,965  
Oct 1, 1999261,818  
Sep 1, 1999261,317  
Aug 1, 1999260,230  
Jul 1, 1999257,456  
Jun 1, 1999255,449  
May 1, 1999254,735  
Apr 1, 1999252,477  
Mar 1, 1999250,667  
Feb 1, 1999249,520  
Jan 1, 1999246,868  
Dec 1, 1998246,530  
Nov 1, 1998244,291  
Oct 1, 1998242,549  
Sep 1, 1998238,550  
Aug 1, 1998236,379  
Jul 1, 1998237,411  
Jun 1, 1998238,971  
May 1, 1998237,075  
Apr 1, 1998235,986  
Mar 1, 1998233,083  
Feb 1, 1998231,684  
Jan 1, 1998231,587  
Dec 1, 1997231,181  
Nov 1, 1997230,440  
Oct 1, 1997229,836  
Sep 1, 1997230,312  
Aug 1, 1997229,309  
Jul 1, 1997228,703  
Jun 1, 1997226,057  
May 1, 1997222,929  
Apr 1, 1997224,615  
Mar 1, 1997226,161  
Feb 1, 1997225,422  
Jan 1, 1997223,481  
Dec 1, 1996221,991  
Nov 1, 1996220,963  
Oct 1, 1996221,060  
Sep 1, 1996219,256  
Aug 1, 1996216,358  
Jul 1, 1996216,332  
Jun 1, 1996216,068  
May 1, 1996216,299  
Apr 1, 1996214,676  
Mar 1, 1996213,891  
Feb 1, 1996212,008  
Jan 1, 1996208,699  
Dec 1, 1995210,399  
Nov 1, 1995208,664  
Oct 1, 1995206,176  
Sep 1, 1995207,006  
Aug 1, 1995206,521  
Jul 1, 1995204,920  
Jun 1, 1995205,500  
May 1, 1995202,986  
Apr 1, 1995201,032  
Mar 1, 1995200,247  
Feb 1, 1995198,399  
Jan 1, 1995201,573  
Dec 1, 1994200,702  
Nov 1, 1994199,731  
Oct 1, 1994199,571  
Sep 1, 1994197,765  
Aug 1, 1994196,163  
Jul 1, 1994193,743  
Jun 1, 1994193,130  
May 1, 1994190,929  
Apr 1, 1994191,639  
Mar 1, 1994191,579  
Feb 1, 1994188,074  
Jan 1, 1994185,142  
Dec 1, 1993186,399  
Nov 1, 1993184,747  
Oct 1, 1993182,884  
Sep 1, 1993181,773  
Aug 1, 1993180,707  
Jul 1, 1993180,743  
Jun 1, 1993178,157  
May 1, 1993178,426  
Apr 1, 1993176,749  
Mar 1, 1993172,306  
Feb 1, 1993173,744  
Jan 1, 1993175,108  
Dec 1, 1992173,105  
Nov 1, 1992171,003  
Oct 1, 1992170,625  
Sep 1, 1992169,400  
Aug 1, 1992167,800  
Jul 1, 1992167,257  
Jun 1, 1992166,077  
May 1, 1992165,612  
Apr 1, 1992164,709  
Mar 1, 1992163,721  
Feb 1, 1992164,213  

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