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Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, September 2026 Released

Released Thursday, 15 October 2026, 08:30 ET.

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Result

The retail and food services sales, seasonally adjusted in the United States rose to $745.02 billion in September 2026 from $739.32 billion in August 2026 (+0.8%), according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of retail trade and food services, total (44X72), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15. The figure as Invokely stored it on 2026-10-16.

Recent history

Against the previous release

The previous release, on 16 September 2026, gave $737.76 billion for August 2026.

Revisions to earlier periods

Revision history

Follow this statistic

Retail and food services sales, seasonally adjusted in United States: all figures

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of retail trade and food services, total (44X72), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

Statistics this release updates

• Retail and food services sales, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: clothing and clothing accessories stores, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted
• Sales of food services and drinking places, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliance stores, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: gasoline stations, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted
• Retail sales: nonstore retailers, seasonally adjusted
• Retail trade sales excluding food services, seasonally adjusted

Next release

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 08:30 ET