Retail Trade in the United States

Measurement
Number
Indicator Type or Source
Business Applications
Period End Date
November 1, 2024
Clasification
Census
 
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Covid
Retail Trade in the United States is an economic indicator measured in Number. It covers the period from Friday, December 17, 2004, to Friday, November 1, 2024, and is updated monthly. Please note, the core business applications series that correspond to a subset of all applications for an Employer Identification Number (EIN). Includes all applications for an EIN, except for applications for tax liens, estates, trusts, certain financial filings, applications outside of the 50 states and DC or with no state-county geocodes, applications with certain NAICS codes in sector 11 (agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting) or 92 (public administration) that have low transition rates, and applications in certain industries (e.g. private households, civic and social organizations). See the U.S. Census's FAQs (https://www.census.gov/econ/bfs/faqs.html) for more details. 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)

20-Year History of Retail Trade in the United States

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 20-year history of retail trade in the united states going back to Friday, December 17, 2004. The current value is 86,489 which was updated on Friday, November 1, 2024. Investors and financial institutions use historical economic data to make decisions about where and when to invest. Understanding the economic indicators can help these stakeholders to assess the risk and potential return of different investment options..
Nov 1, 202486,489  
Oct 1, 202474,593  
Sep 1, 202469,963  
Aug 1, 202470,574  
Jul 1, 202473,712  
Jun 1, 202479,871  
May 1, 202480,059  
Apr 1, 202487,923  
Mar 1, 202479,532  
Feb 1, 202470,579  
Jan 1, 202480,552  
Dec 1, 202386,163  
Nov 1, 202397,107  
Oct 1, 202398,790  
Sep 1, 202398,922  
Aug 1, 202381,320  
Jul 1, 202380,292  
Jun 1, 202374,799  
May 1, 202372,238  
Apr 1, 202370,660  
Mar 1, 202374,840  
Feb 1, 202371,272  
Jan 1, 202368,409  
Dec 1, 202271,411  
Nov 1, 202269,904  
Oct 1, 202270,535  
Sep 1, 202271,643  
Aug 1, 202268,548  
Jul 1, 202268,286  
Jun 1, 202263,161  
May 1, 202268,636  
Apr 1, 202274,886  
Mar 1, 202276,993  
Feb 1, 202281,926  
Jan 1, 202281,318  
Dec 1, 202175,913  
Nov 1, 202171,864  
Oct 1, 202172,371  
Sep 1, 202175,319  
Aug 1, 202174,806  
Jul 1, 202176,122  
Jun 1, 202176,985  
May 1, 202194,197  
Apr 1, 202197,082  
Mar 1, 202185,976  
Feb 1, 202186,517  
Jan 1, 202194,513  
Dec 1, 202070,504  
Nov 1, 202077,101  
Oct 1, 202080,512  
Sep 1, 202085,869  
Aug 1, 202099,374  
Jul 1, 2020117,930  
Jun 1, 202079,122  
May 1, 202065,346  
Apr 1, 202041,640  
Mar 1, 202036,891  
Feb 1, 202043,206  
Jan 1, 202038,578  
Dec 1, 201948,256  
Nov 1, 201943,320  
Oct 1, 201945,015  
Sep 1, 201943,492  
Aug 1, 201944,095  
Jul 1, 201942,054  
Jun 1, 201943,386  
May 1, 201942,966  
Apr 1, 201943,967  
Mar 1, 201944,840  
Feb 1, 201943,337  
Jan 1, 201938,246  
Dec 1, 201843,038  
Nov 1, 201841,449  
Oct 1, 201841,514  
Sep 1, 201841,465  
Aug 1, 201840,510  
Jul 1, 201839,689  
Jun 1, 201840,154  
May 1, 201839,718  
Apr 1, 201838,794  
Mar 1, 201839,567  
Feb 1, 201839,202  
Jan 1, 201839,614  
Dec 1, 201737,719  
Nov 1, 201740,009  
Oct 1, 201738,365  
Sep 1, 201736,344  
Aug 1, 201738,324  
Jul 1, 201738,040  
Jun 1, 201737,533  
May 1, 201737,267  
Apr 1, 201736,738  
Mar 1, 201736,922  
Feb 1, 201736,717  
Jan 1, 201736,522  
Dec 1, 201636,727  
Nov 1, 201636,048  
Oct 1, 201635,187  
Sep 1, 201636,516  
Aug 1, 201635,041  
Jul 1, 201637,389  
Jun 1, 201630,050  
May 1, 201635,238  
Apr 1, 201634,103  
Mar 1, 201632,714  
Feb 1, 201633,147  
Jan 1, 201635,068  
Dec 1, 201530,885  
Nov 1, 201532,406  
Oct 1, 201532,576  
Sep 1, 201532,356  
Aug 1, 201531,277  
Jul 1, 201532,047  
Jun 1, 201531,819  
May 1, 201530,855  
Apr 1, 201531,500  
Mar 1, 201531,280  
Feb 1, 201531,141  
Jan 1, 201534,136  
Dec 1, 201427,616  
Nov 1, 201430,087  
Oct 1, 201430,579  
Sep 1, 201430,636  
Aug 1, 201430,426  
Jul 1, 201430,456  
Jun 1, 201431,047  
May 1, 201430,790  
Apr 1, 201431,219  
Mar 1, 201431,627  
Feb 1, 201431,275  
Jan 1, 201428,710  
Dec 1, 201331,961  
Nov 1, 201330,997  
Oct 1, 201331,595  
Sep 1, 201329,770  
Aug 1, 201331,632  
Jul 1, 201330,306  
Jun 1, 201330,006  
May 1, 201328,667  
Apr 1, 201329,691  
Mar 1, 201330,013  
Feb 1, 201329,590  
Jan 1, 201329,945  
Dec 1, 201236,546  
Nov 1, 201228,237  
Oct 1, 201229,462  
Sep 1, 201228,622  
Aug 1, 201228,710  
Jul 1, 201229,175  
Jun 1, 201228,962  
May 1, 201230,594  
Apr 1, 201230,013  
Mar 1, 201230,535  
Feb 1, 201229,421  
Jan 1, 201225,106  
Dec 1, 201132,505  
Nov 1, 201132,379  
Oct 1, 201129,231  
Sep 1, 201129,591  
Aug 1, 201129,095  
Jul 1, 201129,776  
Jun 1, 201130,113  
May 1, 201125,309  
Apr 1, 201129,932  
Mar 1, 201129,728  
Feb 1, 201131,353  
Jan 1, 201130,552  
Dec 1, 201028,695  
Nov 1, 201030,451  
Oct 1, 201029,383  
Sep 1, 201029,110  
Aug 1, 201028,210  
Jul 1, 201028,044  
Jun 1, 201027,652  
May 1, 201028,411  
Apr 1, 201027,903  
Mar 1, 201027,613  
Feb 1, 201027,520  
Jan 1, 201027,463  
Dec 1, 200927,136  
Nov 1, 200928,946  
Oct 1, 200928,336  
Sep 1, 200928,274  
Aug 1, 200928,264  
Jul 1, 200928,806  
Jun 1, 200928,070  
May 1, 200927,497  
Apr 1, 200926,852  
Mar 1, 200926,508  
Feb 1, 200926,055  
Jan 1, 200927,771  
Dec 1, 200824,245  
Nov 1, 200827,221  
Oct 1, 200826,982  
Sep 1, 200828,240  
Aug 1, 200829,048  
Jul 1, 200827,888  
Jun 1, 200827,254  
May 1, 200828,408  
Apr 1, 200828,625  
Mar 1, 200828,716  
Feb 1, 200827,442  
Jan 1, 200827,705  
Dec 1, 200731,600  
Nov 1, 200727,638  
Oct 1, 200730,489  
Sep 1, 200727,728  
Aug 1, 200726,191  
Jul 1, 200726,695  
Jun 1, 200726,792  
May 1, 200726,392  
Apr 1, 200725,648  
Mar 1, 200725,772  
Feb 1, 200726,007  
Jan 1, 200724,807  
Dec 1, 200629,010  
Nov 1, 200624,554  
Oct 1, 200625,166  
Sep 1, 200625,038  
Aug 1, 200625,852  
Jul 1, 200626,088  
Jun 1, 200625,751  
May 1, 200625,872  
Apr 1, 200626,215  
Mar 1, 200625,897  
Feb 1, 200626,297  
Jan 1, 200625,702  
Dec 1, 200527,915  
Nov 1, 200526,414  
Oct 1, 200527,654  
Sep 1, 200521,673  
Aug 1, 200524,845  
Jul 1, 200524,975  
Jun 1, 200525,358  
May 1, 200525,075  
Apr 1, 200524,985  
Mar 1, 200524,993  
Feb 1, 200525,167  
Jan 1, 200524,529  
Dec 1, 200424,048  
Nov 1, 200426,597  
Oct 1, 200423,594  
Sep 1, 200423,763  
Aug 1, 200423,867  

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