Observations

Aug 2026: 646,347

Updated: Sep 29, 2026 10:22 AM CDT

Units:

Millions of Dollars,

Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade	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

Seasonally Adjusted	2001-06-13	2026-09-28

Notes

E-commerce sales are included in the total monthly sales estimates. 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 The advance estimate will be superseded in following months by revised estimates derived from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey.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/MRTSSM44000USS 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