Observations

May 2026: 766,876

Updated: Jul 16, 2026 9:09 AM CDT

Units:

Millions of Dollars,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Release

Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Units

Millions of Dollars	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Frequency

Monthly	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Seasonal Adjustment

Seasonally Adjusted	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Notes

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	2017-11-15	2026-07-16

Release Tables

Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services