Observations

Feb 2026: -0.7

Updated: May 21, 2026 11:05 AM CDT

Units:

Percent Change from Year Ago,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Monthly State Retail Sales: Health and Personal Care Stores in California	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Release

Monthly State Retail Sales	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Units

Percent Change from Year Ago	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Frequency

Monthly	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Notes

The Monthly State Retail Sales (MSRS) report is a blended data product combining Monthly Retail Trade Survey data, administrative data, and third-party data. Data are available for year-over-year percent changes for Total Retail Sales excluding Nonstore Retailers as well as 11 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) retail subsectors. For more information on the MSRS view the methodology (https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/monthly-state-retail-sales.html). This is the first version of these experimental data. This series measures retail sales for pharmacies and drug stores; cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume stores; optical goods stores; other health and personal care stores. The listed retailers correspond to 44611, 44612, 44613, 44619 in the 2017 NAICS manual.	2020-09-30	2026-05-21

Monthly State Retail Sales: Health and Personal Care Stores in California (MSRSCA446)