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Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $85.06 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million85,056 Provisional
Change on September 2025+0.9%
Series high85,056September 2026
Series low29,755March 1992

Next release: Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by U.S. Census Bureau. Release calendar

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Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

20K40K60K80K100K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 85,056 USD million20K40K60K80K100K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 85,056 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-0985,056 Provisional
2026-0884,727 Provisional
2026-0784,556
2026-0684,687
2026-0584,883
2026-0484,723
2026-0384,215
2026-0283,254
2026-0184,384
2025-1284,316
2025-1184,103
2025-1084,300
2025-0984,301
2025-0884,503
2025-0784,025
2025-0683,845
2025-0582,981
2025-0483,642
2025-0383,747
2025-0283,679
2025-0183,273
2024-1283,375
2024-1182,588
2024-1082,715
2024-0982,507
2024-0881,682
2024-0782,236
2024-0681,548
2024-0581,153
2024-0481,392
2024-0380,787
2024-0280,352
2024-0180,210
2023-1280,508
2023-1180,638
2023-1080,364
2023-0980,342
2023-0880,259
2023-0779,889
2023-0679,792
2023-0579,860
2023-0479,709
2023-0380,001
2023-0280,538
2023-0179,851
2022-1280,109
2022-1180,472
2022-1080,147
2022-0979,417
2022-0878,918
2022-0778,493
2022-0679,132
2022-0578,137
2022-0477,246
2022-0377,170
2022-0276,384
2022-0176,289
2021-1275,724
2021-1175,296
2021-1075,010
2021-0974,692
2021-0874,522
2021-0772,816
2021-0673,376
2021-0572,400
2021-0471,738
2021-0371,233
2021-0270,806
2021-0170,564
2020-1269,434
2020-1169,596
2020-1068,752
2020-0969,238
2020-0869,286
2020-0770,314
2020-0670,264
2020-0571,371
2020-0470,167
2020-0380,872
2020-0263,943
2020-0163,794
2019-1264,426
2019-1164,084
2019-1063,833
2019-0964,047
2019-0864,632
2019-0764,514
2019-0663,910
2019-0563,511
2019-0463,529
2019-0363,276
2019-0262,183
2019-0163,414
2018-1262,503
2018-1162,492
2018-1062,322
2018-0962,055
2018-0861,718
2018-0761,891
2018-0661,607
2018-0561,752
2018-0461,662
2018-0361,574
2018-0261,408
2018-0161,120
2017-1261,698
2017-1161,008
2017-1060,977
2017-0960,752
2017-0860,133
2017-0759,770
2017-0659,799
2017-0559,934
2017-0459,907
2017-0359,668
2017-0259,288
2017-0158,952
2016-1258,787
2016-1158,483
2016-1058,382
2016-0958,194
2016-0857,750
2016-0757,516
2016-0657,815
2016-0557,508
2016-0457,213
2016-0356,590
2016-0257,021
2016-0156,924
2015-1256,717
2015-1156,828
2015-1056,533
2015-0956,708
2015-0856,843
2015-0756,926
2015-0656,701
2015-0556,471
2015-0456,412
2015-0356,498
2015-0256,523
2015-0156,451
2014-1256,343
2014-1156,093
2014-1056,103
2014-0955,786
2014-0855,669
2014-0755,461
2014-0655,269
2014-0554,837
2014-0454,557
2014-0354,177
2014-0254,102
2014-0154,153
2013-1253,873
2013-1153,411
2013-1053,282
2013-0953,134
2013-0853,114
2013-0752,899
2013-0652,550
2013-0552,596
2013-0452,022
2013-0352,494
2013-0252,625
2013-0152,021
2012-1252,059
2012-1152,030
2012-1052,130
2012-0951,813
2012-0851,678
2012-0751,588
2012-0651,554
2012-0551,577
2012-0451,551
2012-0351,455
2012-0250,921
2012-0150,854
2011-1250,599
2011-1150,686
2011-1050,589
2011-0950,463
2011-0850,487
2011-0750,300
2011-0650,254
2011-0549,743
2011-0450,160
2011-0349,413
2011-0249,396
2011-0148,973
2010-1248,485
2010-1148,457
2010-1047,885
2010-0947,989
2010-0847,564
2010-0747,289
2010-0647,181
2010-0547,511
2010-0447,522
2010-0347,578
2010-0248,009
2010-0147,197
2009-1247,301
2009-1147,049
2009-1046,953
2009-0946,859
2009-0846,600
2009-0746,644
2009-0646,638
2009-0546,558
2009-0446,449
2009-0346,182
2009-0246,239
2009-0147,023
2008-1246,086
2008-1146,756
2008-1047,028
2008-0947,072
2008-0847,280
2008-0747,139
2008-0646,816
2008-0546,742
2008-0446,610
2008-0346,181
2008-0246,011
2008-0146,162
2007-1246,060
2007-1145,875
2007-1045,370
2007-0945,156
2007-0844,971
2007-0744,990
2007-0644,938
2007-0544,741
2007-0444,290
2007-0344,615
2007-0244,574
2007-0144,130
2006-1244,040
2006-1143,855
2006-1043,815
2006-0943,252
2006-0843,481
2006-0743,114
2006-0643,155
2006-0542,981
2006-0442,600
2006-0342,590
2006-0242,704
2006-0142,023
2005-1242,547
2005-1142,123
2005-1042,120
2005-0942,249
2005-0841,818
2005-0741,539
2005-0641,684
2005-0541,369
2005-0441,568
2005-0341,167
2005-0241,081
2005-0140,993
2004-1240,893
2004-1140,704
2004-1040,448
2004-0940,571
2004-0839,905
2004-0740,148
2004-0639,856
2004-0539,995
2004-0439,892
2004-0339,674
2004-0239,144
2004-0139,900
2003-1238,926
2003-1138,989
2003-1039,221
2003-0939,149
2003-0839,153
2003-0739,167
2003-0638,728
2003-0538,599
2003-0438,689
2003-0338,571
2003-0238,621
2003-0138,763
2002-1238,001
2002-1138,431
2002-1038,127
2002-0937,783
2002-0838,224
2002-0738,117
2002-0638,006
2002-0538,198
2002-0437,836
2002-0338,237
2002-0238,282
2002-0138,205
2001-1238,416
2001-1138,442
2001-1038,291
2001-0938,154
2001-0838,209
2001-0737,742
2001-0638,005
2001-0537,906
2001-0437,595
2001-0337,681
2001-0237,628
2001-0137,215
2000-1237,391
2000-1137,028
2000-1036,727
2000-0936,785
2000-0836,537
2000-0736,353
2000-0636,679
2000-0536,068
2000-0436,297
2000-0336,003
2000-0235,305
2000-0134,913
1999-1237,044
1999-1135,655
1999-1035,577
1999-0935,918
1999-0835,315
1999-0735,666
1999-0635,176
1999-0535,426
1999-0435,435
1999-0335,047
1999-0235,071
1999-0134,689
1998-1234,874
1998-1134,440
1998-1034,617
1998-0934,307
1998-0834,246
1998-0734,262
1998-0633,977
1998-0533,849
1998-0433,811
1998-0333,543
1998-0233,435
1998-0133,630
1997-1233,408
1997-1133,641
1997-1033,789
1997-0933,580
1997-0833,654
1997-0733,498
1997-0633,162
1997-0533,510
1997-0433,334
1997-0333,564
1997-0233,312
1997-0133,435
1996-1232,884
1996-1133,283
1996-1033,112
1996-0932,717
1996-0833,105
1996-0732,776
1996-0632,555
1996-0532,567
1996-0432,542
1996-0332,389
1996-0232,338
1996-0132,352
1995-1232,236
1995-1132,087
1995-1031,830
1995-0932,018
1995-0831,930
1995-0731,828
1995-0632,052
1995-0531,873
1995-0431,642
1995-0331,850
1995-0231,725
1995-0131,844
1994-1231,789
1994-1131,624
1994-1031,606
1994-0931,850
1994-0831,545
1994-0731,329
1994-0631,509
1994-0531,125
1994-0431,293
1994-0331,143
1994-0231,016
1994-0130,766
1993-1230,838
1993-1130,752
1993-1030,714
1993-0930,595
1993-0830,371
1993-0730,905
1993-0630,435
1993-0530,545
1993-0430,543
1993-0330,382
1993-0230,549
1993-0130,313
1992-1230,306
1992-1130,347
1992-1030,724
1992-0930,192
1992-0830,353
1992-0730,427
1992-0630,074
1992-0530,073
1992-0429,950
1992-0329,755
1992-0229,766
1992-0129,841

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $84.88 billion to $84.73 billion.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in USD million; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
August 202684,88084,72710
July 202684,50784,55610
September 202584,29084,30110
August 202584,41584,50310

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Definition

Monthly sales of food and beverage stores (NAICS 445) in the United States, in millions of US dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted. Census Bureau Monthly Retail Trade Survey, from January 1992.

Sales by kind of business: Census classifies each business by its main activity, so all its sales count there whatever the product (groceries sold by supercenters count under general merchandise stores, not grocery stores). Not consumer spending, which BEA measures by product and which includes services such as housing and health care. Adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, so changes include inflation.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS

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Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Census Bureau, 15 Oct. 2026, https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-food-and-beverage-stores/united-states. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-food-and-beverage-stores/united-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-food-and-beverage-stores/united-states (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS},
  urldate = {2026-10-15},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-food-and-beverage-stores/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of food and beverage stores (445), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.},
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What is the retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $85.06 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from September 2025.

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What was the highest retail sales: food and beverage stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$85.06 billion in September 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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