Observations

Aug 2026: 749,355

Updated: Sep 29, 2026 10:22 AM CDT

Units:

Millions of Dollars,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Source

U.S. Census Bureau	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Release

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Units

Millions of Dollars	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Frequency

Monthly	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Notes

The value for the most recent month is an advance estimate that is based on data from a subsample of firms from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The advance estimate will be superseded in following months by revised estimates derived from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The associated series from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey is available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM44X72USN Information about the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/about_the_surveys.html	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Release Tables

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services