RSAFSAdvance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services — Current Value & Historical Data
Gray bands: NBER recessions
What is Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services?
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.
Current Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services Value
As of April 1, 2026, the current advance retail sales: retail trade and food services is 757085.00 Millions of Dollars. This is the most recent observation available for this series, updated monthly.
Historical Trend
Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services rose 0.49% month-over-month. Over the past year, advance retail sales: retail trade and food services rose 4.67% from March 2025. In the series' tracked history, the highest recorded value was 757085.00 (April 2026), and the lowest was 158647.00 (March 1992).
Methodology & Source
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Frequency: Monthly
Units: Millions of Dollars
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 The advance estimate will be superseded in following months by revised estimates derived from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey.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...