Observations

May 2026: -1.5

Updated: Aug 20, 2026 11:04 AM CDT

Units:

Percent Change from Year Ago,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Monthly State Retail Sales: General Merchandise Stores in California	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Release

Monthly State Retail Sales	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Units

Percent Change from Year Ago	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Frequency

Monthly	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

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 department stores (except discount department stores); discount department stores; other general merchandise stores (including warehouse clubs and supercenters). The listed retailers correspond to 452111, 452112, 4529 in the 2017 NAICS manual.	2020-09-30	2026-08-20

Monthly State Retail Sales: General Merchandise Stores in California (MSRSCA452)