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Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $81.78 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.2% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million81,776 Provisional
Change on September 2025+4.2%
Series high81,844August 2026
Series low19,813January 1992

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

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Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

020K40K60K80K100K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 81,776 USD million020K40K60K80K100K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 81,776 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-0981,776 Provisional
2026-0881,844 Provisional
2026-0781,233
2026-0680,870
2026-0580,798
2026-0480,466
2026-0380,601
2026-0279,817
2026-0179,420
2025-1279,019
2025-1178,899
2025-1078,905
2025-0978,476
2025-0878,235
2025-0778,389
2025-0678,195
2025-0577,053
2025-0477,819
2025-0377,885
2025-0277,807
2025-0178,367
2024-1278,030
2024-1177,575
2024-1077,437
2024-0977,255
2024-0876,419
2024-0776,890
2024-0675,938
2024-0575,814
2024-0475,439
2024-0375,466
2024-0275,739
2024-0174,770
2023-1275,044
2023-1174,534
2023-1074,367
2023-0974,476
2023-0874,750
2023-0774,382
2023-0674,462
2023-0574,183
2023-0474,308
2023-0373,610
2023-0276,846
2023-0177,390
2022-1277,343
2022-1178,325
2022-1078,374
2022-0978,654
2022-0878,344
2022-0777,780
2022-0679,084
2022-0577,513
2022-0476,736
2022-0375,644
2022-0275,148
2022-0173,836
2021-1273,187
2021-1172,874
2021-1072,475
2021-0971,352
2021-0870,936
2021-0770,292
2021-0670,078
2021-0569,834
2021-0470,222
2021-0370,035
2021-0265,132
2021-0168,122
2020-1264,202
2020-1163,977
2020-1064,265
2020-0964,695
2020-0862,965
2020-0764,211
2020-0664,292
2020-0563,338
2020-0458,166
2020-0364,913
2020-0263,255
2020-0162,494
2019-1263,532
2019-1162,696
2019-1061,787
2019-0961,292
2019-0861,678
2019-0761,892
2019-0661,083
2019-0560,664
2019-0460,711
2019-0360,881
2019-0260,063
2019-0160,053
2018-1261,961
2018-1161,501
2018-1060,132
2018-0959,714
2018-0859,736
2018-0759,377
2018-0659,020
2018-0559,902
2018-0457,808
2018-0358,779
2018-0258,963
2018-0158,588
2017-1258,190
2017-1157,815
2017-1057,883
2017-0958,291
2017-0857,461
2017-0757,411
2017-0657,677
2017-0556,333
2017-0457,431
2017-0357,360
2017-0257,141
2017-0157,846
2016-1256,327
2016-1156,520
2016-1056,647
2016-0956,070
2016-0856,700
2016-0756,748
2016-0657,016
2016-0556,600
2016-0456,952
2016-0356,884
2016-0257,117
2016-0156,267
2015-1257,074
2015-1156,720
2015-1056,633
2015-0956,797
2015-0856,822
2015-0756,926
2015-0656,570
2015-0556,637
2015-0456,172
2015-0356,359
2015-0256,141
2015-0156,521
2014-1256,228
2014-1156,279
2014-1056,244
2014-0956,141
2014-0856,148
2014-0755,993
2014-0655,902
2014-0555,826
2014-0455,871
2014-0355,364
2014-0255,278
2014-0154,546
2013-1254,559
2013-1154,649
2013-1054,771
2013-0954,790
2013-0854,349
2013-0754,513
2013-0654,422
2013-0554,395
2013-0454,226
2013-0354,028
2013-0254,436
2013-0154,074
2012-1253,596
2012-1153,461
2012-1053,529
2012-0953,328
2012-0853,445
2012-0753,147
2012-0653,021
2012-0553,078
2012-0453,107
2012-0353,550
2012-0253,714
2012-0152,999
2011-1252,334
2011-1152,496
2011-1052,278
2011-0952,422
2011-0851,984
2011-0751,992
2011-0652,347
2011-0551,627
2011-0451,833
2011-0351,474
2011-0251,301
2011-0150,726
2010-1250,895
2010-1151,213
2010-1050,163
2010-0950,146
2010-0850,085
2010-0749,824
2010-0649,902
2010-0549,799
2010-0450,264
2010-0350,094
2010-0250,355
2010-0149,771
2009-1249,579
2009-1149,115
2009-1049,546
2009-0948,959
2009-0848,976
2009-0748,734
2009-0648,691
2009-0548,916
2009-0448,733
2009-0348,722
2009-0249,132
2009-0149,136
2008-1248,776
2008-1149,497
2008-1049,140
2008-0949,349
2008-0849,862
2008-0750,491
2008-0650,745
2008-0550,181
2008-0449,393
2008-0348,786
2008-0248,795
2008-0148,796
2007-1249,127
2007-1148,856
2007-1048,312
2007-0948,260
2007-0848,589
2007-0748,260
2007-0647,777
2007-0547,821
2007-0447,540
2007-0348,024
2007-0247,248
2007-0147,824
2006-1247,197
2006-1146,716
2006-1046,539
2006-0946,465
2006-0846,003
2006-0745,750
2006-0645,857
2006-0545,664
2006-0445,970
2006-0345,515
2006-0245,678
2006-0145,505
2005-1244,621
2005-1145,105
2005-1045,165
2005-0944,282
2005-0844,102
2005-0743,910
2005-0644,356
2005-0543,317
2005-0443,495
2005-0342,732
2005-0243,026
2005-0142,404
2004-1242,647
2004-1142,033
2004-1041,889
2004-0941,561
2004-0841,166
2004-0741,065
2004-0640,603
2004-0541,084
2004-0440,581
2004-0340,940
2004-0240,500
2004-0140,305
2003-1239,931
2003-1139,788
2003-1039,695
2003-0939,703
2003-0839,881
2003-0739,400
2003-0638,858
2003-0538,304
2003-0438,130
2003-0338,301
2003-0238,009
2003-0137,651
2002-1237,536
2002-1137,420
2002-1037,755
2002-0937,058
2002-0837,022
2002-0737,028
2002-0637,333
2002-0537,127
2002-0437,355
2002-0336,939
2002-0237,008
2002-0136,718
2001-1236,730
2001-1136,604
2001-1036,183
2001-0935,782
2001-0835,949
2001-0735,686
2001-0635,038
2001-0535,229
2001-0435,261
2001-0333,977
2001-0234,529
2001-0135,330
2000-1234,396
2000-1134,405
2000-1034,172
2000-0933,974
2000-0833,737
2000-0733,504
2000-0633,436
2000-0533,293
2000-0432,701
2000-0333,198
2000-0232,459
2000-0132,160
1999-1232,854
1999-1131,827
1999-1031,979
1999-0932,260
1999-0831,723
1999-0731,511
1999-0631,632
1999-0531,183
1999-0431,015
1999-0331,289
1999-0231,024
1999-0130,555
1998-1229,948
1998-1129,996
1998-1029,614
1998-0929,477
1998-0829,200
1998-0729,103
1998-0629,063
1998-0528,993
1998-0429,102
1998-0328,679
1998-0228,692
1998-0128,296
1997-1227,872
1997-1128,015
1997-1028,171
1997-0927,714
1997-0827,926
1997-0727,865
1997-0627,457
1997-0527,291
1997-0427,093
1997-0327,249
1997-0227,198
1997-0127,132
1996-1227,046
1996-1126,623
1996-1026,869
1996-0926,585
1996-0826,414
1996-0726,059
1996-0625,985
1996-0526,232
1996-0425,938
1996-0325,489
1996-0225,570
1996-0124,914
1995-1225,433
1995-1125,490
1995-1025,039
1995-0925,356
1995-0825,126
1995-0725,251
1995-0625,105
1995-0524,770
1995-0424,629
1995-0324,621
1995-0224,082
1995-0124,702
1994-1224,443
1994-1124,265
1994-1024,216
1994-0923,950
1994-0823,816
1994-0723,484
1994-0623,626
1994-0523,180
1994-0423,284
1994-0323,601
1994-0223,049
1994-0122,562
1993-1222,883
1993-1122,669
1993-1022,570
1993-0922,415
1993-0822,219
1993-0722,217
1993-0621,822
1993-0521,923
1993-0421,677
1993-0321,225
1993-0221,327
1993-0121,233
1992-1221,645
1992-1121,114
1992-1020,792
1992-0920,583
1992-0820,523
1992-0720,154
1992-0620,128
1992-0520,228
1992-0420,192
1992-0320,057
1992-0220,069
1992-0119,813

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $81.74 billion to $81.84 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 202681,74381,84410
July 202681,28081,23310
September 202578,43278,47610
August 202578,23778,23510

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Definition

Monthly sales of general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (NAICS 452) 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 general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), 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 general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, 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 general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, 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-general-merchandise-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 general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, 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-general-merchandise-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 general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, 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-general-merchandise-stores/united-states (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

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  title = {{Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-09}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-15},
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What is the retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $81.78 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.2% from September 2025.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters (452), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-15.

What was the highest retail sales: general merchandise stores, including department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$81.84 billion in August 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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