Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services

Measurement
Millions of Dollars
Indicator Type or Source
Retail Sales
Period End Date
March 1, 2025
Clasification
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Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services is an economic indicator measured in Millions of Dollars. It covers the period from Wednesday, June 7, 1995, to Saturday, March 1, 2025, and is updated monthly. Please note, 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 Please view all Census indicators for more information or continue to All Top Economic Indicators.
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (fred.stlouisfed.org)

30-Year History of Retail Sales Retail Trade and Food Services

The above interactive chart and the table below show the 30-year history of retail sales retail trade and food services going back to Wednesday, June 7, 1995. The current value is 723,714 which was updated on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Historical data is often used in econometric models to forecast future economic conditions. These forecasts can influence a wide range of decisions, from monetary policy at central banks to investment strategies at businesses and financial institutions.
Mar 1, 2025723,714  
Feb 1, 2025711,757  
Jan 1, 2025711,461  
Dec 1, 2024717,662  
Nov 1, 2024712,145  
Oct 1, 2024707,613  
Sep 1, 2024703,079  
Aug 1, 2024697,522  
Jul 1, 2024699,098  
Jun 1, 2024690,682  
May 1, 2024691,223  
Apr 1, 2024688,629  
Mar 1, 2024687,641  
Feb 1, 2024685,280  
Jan 1, 2024680,456  
Dec 1, 2023686,277  
Nov 1, 2023685,328  
Oct 1, 2023686,148  
Sep 1, 2023689,403  
Aug 1, 2023684,755  
Jul 1, 2023678,424  
Jun 1, 2023677,117  
May 1, 2023673,902  
Apr 1, 2023670,494  
Mar 1, 2023665,071  
Feb 1, 2023672,152  
Jan 1, 2023680,253  
Dec 1, 2022651,763  
Nov 1, 2022659,458  
Oct 1, 2022668,671  
Sep 1, 2022661,854  
Aug 1, 2022663,566  
Jul 1, 2022659,550  
Jun 1, 2022666,113  
May 1, 2022659,847  
Apr 1, 2022660,194  
Mar 1, 2022651,027  
Feb 1, 2022638,101  
Jan 1, 2022631,509  
Dec 1, 2021619,938  
Nov 1, 2021624,874  
Oct 1, 2021618,573  
Sep 1, 2021609,671  
Aug 1, 2021605,533  
Jul 1, 2021601,817  
Jun 1, 2021611,950  
May 1, 2021605,282  
Apr 1, 2021608,961  
Mar 1, 2021603,581  
Feb 1, 2021544,891  
Jan 1, 2021559,230  
Dec 1, 2020538,548  
Nov 1, 2020533,941  
Oct 1, 2020539,114  
Sep 1, 2020541,302  
Aug 1, 2020530,735  
Jul 1, 2020526,304  
Jun 1, 2020518,038  
May 1, 2020478,449  
Apr 1, 2020401,028  
Mar 1, 2020468,324  
Feb 1, 2020515,330  
Jan 1, 2020515,119  
Dec 1, 2019515,866  
Nov 1, 2019514,215  
Oct 1, 2019510,648  
Sep 1, 2019509,282  
Aug 1, 2019512,561  
Jul 1, 2019509,091  
Jun 1, 2019505,251  
May 1, 2019504,741  
Apr 1, 2019499,343  
Mar 1, 2019499,292  
Feb 1, 2019491,751  
Jan 1, 2019490,440  
Dec 1, 2018489,113  
Nov 1, 2018498,854  
Oct 1, 2018496,416  
Sep 1, 2018491,507  
Aug 1, 2018493,445  
Jul 1, 2018493,142  
Jun 1, 2018490,228  
May 1, 2018491,960  
Apr 1, 2018484,154  
Mar 1, 2018484,110  
Feb 1, 2018484,031  
Jan 1, 2018481,414  
Dec 1, 2017483,586  
Nov 1, 2017480,949  
Oct 1, 2017476,107  
Sep 1, 2017475,724  
Aug 1, 2017466,020  
Jul 1, 2017465,089  
Jun 1, 2017465,130  
May 1, 2017462,754  
Apr 1, 2017465,276  
Mar 1, 2017463,674  
Feb 1, 2017464,284  
Jan 1, 2017464,412  
Dec 1, 2016459,305  
Nov 1, 2016453,892  
Oct 1, 2016453,847  
Sep 1, 2016453,056  
Aug 1, 2016449,946  
Jul 1, 2016449,789  
Jun 1, 2016450,237  
May 1, 2016445,490  
Apr 1, 2016444,254  
Mar 1, 2016441,856  
Feb 1, 2016443,117  
Jan 1, 2016439,466  
Dec 1, 2015442,149  
Nov 1, 2015440,303  
Oct 1, 2015438,693  
Sep 1, 2015439,867  
Aug 1, 2015441,849  
Jul 1, 2015441,942  
Jun 1, 2015437,951  
May 1, 2015437,865  
Apr 1, 2015434,470  
Mar 1, 2015433,647  
Feb 1, 2015427,119  
Jan 1, 2015428,208  
Dec 1, 2014430,110  
Nov 1, 2014433,113  
Oct 1, 2014431,903  
Sep 1, 2014430,189  
Aug 1, 2014431,379  
Jul 1, 2014428,079  
Jun 1, 2014427,305  
May 1, 2014426,253  
Apr 1, 2014425,546  
Mar 1, 2014421,230  
Feb 1, 2014416,736  
Jan 1, 2014411,561  
Dec 1, 2013414,812  
Nov 1, 2013412,561  
Oct 1, 2013411,399  
Sep 1, 2013410,044  
Aug 1, 2013409,691  
Jul 1, 2013410,268  
Jun 1, 2013407,921  
May 1, 2013406,677  
Apr 1, 2013404,231  
Mar 1, 2013406,223  
Feb 1, 2013409,118  
Jan 1, 2013404,434  
Dec 1, 2012401,093  
Nov 1, 2012399,708  
Oct 1, 2012397,494  
Sep 1, 2012397,681  
Aug 1, 2012394,524  
Jul 1, 2012389,686  
Jun 1, 2012387,901  
May 1, 2012391,376  
Apr 1, 2012392,073  
Mar 1, 2012393,698  
Feb 1, 2012392,310  
Jan 1, 2012387,531  
Dec 1, 2011383,985  
Nov 1, 2011383,422  
Oct 1, 2011382,207  
Sep 1, 2011380,042  
Aug 1, 2011375,860  
Jul 1, 2011375,442  
Jun 1, 2011375,587  
May 1, 2011372,505  
Apr 1, 2011372,820  
Mar 1, 2011370,775  
Feb 1, 2011367,475  
Jan 1, 2011364,394  
Dec 1, 2010361,979  
Nov 1, 2010359,450  
Oct 1, 2010356,215  
Sep 1, 2010352,179  
Aug 1, 2010349,188  
Jul 1, 2010347,612  
Jun 1, 2010346,516  
May 1, 2010346,858  
Apr 1, 2010349,869  
Mar 1, 2010346,974  
Feb 1, 2010339,580  
Jan 1, 2010339,093  
Dec 1, 2009338,736  
Nov 1, 2009337,321  
Oct 1, 2009334,595  
Sep 1, 2009330,998  
Aug 1, 2009339,586  
Jul 1, 2009333,670  
Jun 1, 2009332,227  
May 1, 2009327,011  
Apr 1, 2009324,323  
Mar 1, 2009322,634  
Feb 1, 2009328,376  
Jan 1, 2009329,787  
Dec 1, 2008324,767  
Nov 1, 2008332,498  
Oct 1, 2008346,137  
Sep 1, 2008358,991  
Aug 1, 2008364,611  
Jul 1, 2008367,594  
Jun 1, 2008368,926  
May 1, 2008368,255  
Apr 1, 2008364,816  
Mar 1, 2008365,164  
Feb 1, 2008364,126  
Jan 1, 2008367,368  
Dec 1, 2007366,569  
Nov 1, 2007370,776  
Oct 1, 2007367,322  
Sep 1, 2007365,178  
Aug 1, 2007363,676  
Jul 1, 2007361,770  
Jun 1, 2007360,234  
May 1, 2007363,085  
Apr 1, 2007358,562  
Mar 1, 2007359,415  
Feb 1, 2007356,545  
Jan 1, 2007355,792  
Dec 1, 2006356,367  
Nov 1, 2006352,116  
Oct 1, 2006351,035  
Sep 1, 2006351,240  
Aug 1, 2006353,285  
Jul 1, 2006351,916  
Jun 1, 2006350,795  
May 1, 2006348,889  
Apr 1, 2006350,072  
Mar 1, 2006348,357  
Feb 1, 2006347,021  
Jan 1, 2006349,664  
Dec 1, 2005339,895  
Nov 1, 2005339,719  
Oct 1, 2005336,753  
Sep 1, 2005336,600  
Aug 1, 2005335,605  
Jul 1, 2005339,529  
Jun 1, 2005337,219  
May 1, 2005327,233  
Apr 1, 2005329,124  
Mar 1, 2005326,179  
Feb 1, 2005325,308  
Jan 1, 2005321,272  
Dec 1, 2004324,672  
Nov 1, 2004320,520  
Oct 1, 2004318,476  
Sep 1, 2004317,446  
Aug 1, 2004311,192  
Jul 1, 2004311,681  
Jun 1, 2004309,127  
May 1, 2004311,088  
Apr 1, 2004307,358  
Mar 1, 2004309,471  
Feb 1, 2004303,915  
Jan 1, 2004301,993  
Dec 1, 2003300,702  
Nov 1, 2003299,433  
Oct 1, 2003298,205  
Sep 1, 2003298,921  
Aug 1, 2003299,592  
Jul 1, 2003296,207  
Jun 1, 2003293,671  
May 1, 2003289,619  
Apr 1, 2003289,053  
Mar 1, 2003288,177  
Feb 1, 2003284,696  
Jan 1, 2003288,657  
Dec 1, 2002286,646  
Nov 1, 2002283,408  
Oct 1, 2002282,940  
Sep 1, 2002281,064  
Aug 1, 2002285,884  
Jul 1, 2002284,161  
Jun 1, 2002280,426  
May 1, 2002278,966  
Apr 1, 2002281,147  
Mar 1, 2002278,079  
Feb 1, 2002278,869  
Jan 1, 2002277,135  
Dec 1, 2001276,302  
Nov 1, 2001280,033  
Oct 1, 2001288,632  
Sep 1, 2001268,652  
Aug 1, 2001275,659  
Jul 1, 2001273,098  
Jun 1, 2001274,474  
May 1, 2001275,769  
Apr 1, 2001274,410  
Mar 1, 2001269,820  
Feb 1, 2001272,627  
Jan 1, 2001272,881  
Dec 1, 2000268,338  
Nov 1, 2000268,850  
Oct 1, 2000270,339  
Sep 1, 2000270,523  
Aug 1, 2000266,885  
Jul 1, 2000265,683  
Jun 1, 2000267,750  
May 1, 2000265,992  
Apr 1, 2000264,067  
Mar 1, 2000269,019  
Feb 1, 2000265,686  
Jan 1, 2000261,545  
Dec 1, 1999263,311  
Nov 1, 1999258,133  
Oct 1, 1999254,816  
Sep 1, 1999255,029  
Aug 1, 1999253,844  
Jul 1, 1999251,263  
Jun 1, 1999249,329  
May 1, 1999248,367  
Apr 1, 1999246,628  
Mar 1, 1999244,687  
Feb 1, 1999243,346  
Jan 1, 1999240,269  
Dec 1, 1998240,140  
Nov 1, 1998237,592  
Oct 1, 1998236,174  
Sep 1, 1998232,308  
Aug 1, 1998229,792  
Jul 1, 1998231,551  
Jun 1, 1998233,207  
May 1, 1998230,995  
Apr 1, 1998230,409  
Mar 1, 1998226,889  
Feb 1, 1998225,746  
Jan 1, 1998225,954  
Dec 1, 1997225,236  
Nov 1, 1997223,718  
Oct 1, 1997224,300  
Sep 1, 1997224,509  
Aug 1, 1997223,120  
Jul 1, 1997222,985  
Jun 1, 1997220,233  
May 1, 1997217,771  
Apr 1, 1997217,925  
Mar 1, 1997221,189  
Feb 1, 1997219,587  
Jan 1, 1997218,124  
Dec 1, 1996215,690  
Nov 1, 1996215,167  
Oct 1, 1996215,526  
Sep 1, 1996213,233  
Aug 1, 1996210,846  
Jul 1, 1996210,827  
Jun 1, 1996209,474  
May 1, 1996211,157  
Apr 1, 1996209,294  
Mar 1, 1996207,650  
Feb 1, 1996206,875  
Jan 1, 1996203,793  
Dec 1, 1995204,032  
Nov 1, 1995203,545  
Oct 1, 1995200,597  
Sep 1, 1995201,337  
Aug 1, 1995201,078  
Jul 1, 1995199,110  
Jun 1, 1995200,383  
May 1, 1995198,060  
Apr 1, 1995195,310  
Mar 1, 1995195,179  
Feb 1, 1995193,068  
Jan 1, 1995195,908  
Dec 1, 1994194,939  
Nov 1, 1994194,425  
Oct 1, 1994193,914  
Sep 1, 1994192,585  
Aug 1, 1994190,771  
Jul 1, 1994188,062  
Jun 1, 1994187,800  
May 1, 1994185,616  
Apr 1, 1994186,423  
Mar 1, 1994186,721  
Feb 1, 1994183,101  
Jan 1, 1994179,615  
Dec 1, 1993181,077  
Nov 1, 1993179,758  
Oct 1, 1993177,588  
Sep 1, 1993176,608  
Aug 1, 1993175,233  
Jul 1, 1993175,822  
Jun 1, 1993173,018  
May 1, 1993172,960  
Apr 1, 1993172,102  
Mar 1, 1993167,682  
Feb 1, 1993168,840  
Jan 1, 1993169,500  
Dec 1, 1992167,691  
Nov 1, 1992166,124  
Oct 1, 1992166,063  
Sep 1, 1992164,361  
Aug 1, 1992162,412  
Jul 1, 1992162,855  
Jun 1, 1992161,205  
May 1, 1992160,471  
Apr 1, 1992159,921  
Mar 1, 1992158,647  
Feb 1, 1992159,189  

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