# 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 United States was $81.78 billion in September 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `retail_sales_usd_general_merchandise`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: USD million
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- 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 (https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-15
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-general-merchandise-stores/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=retail_sales_usd_general_merchandise&place=us

| Period | USD million |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09 | 81,776 (provisional) |
| 2026-08 | 81,844 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 81,233 |
| 2026-06 | 80,870 |
| 2026-05 | 80,798 |
| 2026-04 | 80,466 |
| 2026-03 | 80,601 |
| 2026-02 | 79,817 |
| 2026-01 | 79,420 |
| 2025-12 | 79,019 |
| 2025-11 | 78,899 |
| 2025-10 | 78,905 |
| 2025-09 | 78,476 |
| 2025-08 | 78,235 |
| 2025-07 | 78,389 |
| 2025-06 | 78,195 |
| 2025-05 | 77,053 |
| 2025-04 | 77,819 |
| 2025-03 | 77,885 |
| 2025-02 | 77,807 |
| 2025-01 | 78,367 |
| 2024-12 | 78,030 |
| 2024-11 | 77,575 |
| 2024-10 | 77,437 |
| 2024-09 | 77,255 |
| 2024-08 | 76,419 |
| 2024-07 | 76,890 |
| 2024-06 | 75,938 |
| 2024-05 | 75,814 |
| 2024-04 | 75,439 |
| 2024-03 | 75,466 |
| 2024-02 | 75,739 |
| 2024-01 | 74,770 |
| 2023-12 | 75,044 |
| 2023-11 | 74,534 |
| 2023-10 | 74,367 |
| 2023-09 | 74,476 |
| 2023-08 | 74,750 |
| 2023-07 | 74,382 |
| 2023-06 | 74,462 |
| 2023-05 | 74,183 |
| 2023-04 | 74,308 |
| 2023-03 | 73,610 |
| 2023-02 | 76,846 |
| 2023-01 | 77,390 |
| 2022-12 | 77,343 |
| 2022-11 | 78,325 |
| 2022-10 | 78,374 |
| 2022-09 | 78,654 |
| 2022-08 | 78,344 |
| 2022-07 | 77,780 |
| 2022-06 | 79,084 |
| 2022-05 | 77,513 |
| 2022-04 | 76,736 |
| 2022-03 | 75,644 |
| 2022-02 | 75,148 |
| 2022-01 | 73,836 |
| 2021-12 | 73,187 |
| 2021-11 | 72,874 |
| 2021-10 | 72,475 |
| 2021-09 | 71,352 |
| 2021-08 | 70,936 |
| 2021-07 | 70,292 |
| 2021-06 | 70,078 |
| 2021-05 | 69,834 |
| 2021-04 | 70,222 |
| 2021-03 | 70,035 |
| 2021-02 | 65,132 |
| 2021-01 | 68,122 |
| 2020-12 | 64,202 |
| 2020-11 | 63,977 |
| 2020-10 | 64,265 |
| 2020-09 | 64,695 |
| 2020-08 | 62,965 |
| 2020-07 | 64,211 |
| 2020-06 | 64,292 |
| 2020-05 | 63,338 |
| 2020-04 | 58,166 |
| 2020-03 | 64,913 |
| 2020-02 | 63,255 |
| 2020-01 | 62,494 |
| 2019-12 | 63,532 |
| 2019-11 | 62,696 |
| 2019-10 | 61,787 |
| 2019-09 | 61,292 |
| 2019-08 | 61,678 |
| 2019-07 | 61,892 |
| 2019-06 | 61,083 |
| 2019-05 | 60,664 |
| 2019-04 | 60,711 |
| 2019-03 | 60,881 |
| 2019-02 | 60,063 |
| 2019-01 | 60,053 |
| 2018-12 | 61,961 |
| 2018-11 | 61,501 |
| 2018-10 | 60,132 |
| 2018-09 | 59,714 |
| 2018-08 | 59,736 |
| 2018-07 | 59,377 |
| 2018-06 | 59,020 |
| 2018-05 | 59,902 |
| 2018-04 | 57,808 |
| 2018-03 | 58,779 |
| 2018-02 | 58,963 |
| 2018-01 | 58,588 |
| 2017-12 | 58,190 |
| 2017-11 | 57,815 |
| 2017-10 | 57,883 |
| 2017-09 | 58,291 |
| 2017-08 | 57,461 |
| 2017-07 | 57,411 |
| 2017-06 | 57,677 |
| 2017-05 | 56,333 |
| 2017-04 | 57,431 |
| 2017-03 | 57,360 |
| 2017-02 | 57,141 |
| 2017-01 | 57,846 |
| 2016-12 | 56,327 |
| 2016-11 | 56,520 |
| 2016-10 | 56,647 |
| 2016-09 | 56,070 |
| 2016-08 | 56,700 |
| 2016-07 | 56,748 |
| 2016-06 | 57,016 |
| 2016-05 | 56,600 |
| 2016-04 | 56,952 |
| 2016-03 | 56,884 |
| 2016-02 | 57,117 |
| 2016-01 | 56,267 |
| 2015-12 | 57,074 |
| 2015-11 | 56,720 |
| 2015-10 | 56,633 |
| 2015-09 | 56,797 |
| 2015-08 | 56,822 |
| 2015-07 | 56,926 |
| 2015-06 | 56,570 |
| 2015-05 | 56,637 |
| 2015-04 | 56,172 |
| 2015-03 | 56,359 |
| 2015-02 | 56,141 |
| 2015-01 | 56,521 |
| 2014-12 | 56,228 |
| 2014-11 | 56,279 |
| 2014-10 | 56,244 |
| 2014-09 | 56,141 |
| 2014-08 | 56,148 |
| 2014-07 | 55,993 |
| 2014-06 | 55,902 |
| 2014-05 | 55,826 |
| 2014-04 | 55,871 |
| 2014-03 | 55,364 |
| 2014-02 | 55,278 |
| 2014-01 | 54,546 |
| 2013-12 | 54,559 |
| 2013-11 | 54,649 |
| 2013-10 | 54,771 |
| 2013-09 | 54,790 |
| 2013-08 | 54,349 |
| 2013-07 | 54,513 |
| 2013-06 | 54,422 |
| 2013-05 | 54,395 |
| 2013-04 | 54,226 |
| 2013-03 | 54,028 |
| 2013-02 | 54,436 |
| 2013-01 | 54,074 |
| 2012-12 | 53,596 |
| 2012-11 | 53,461 |
| 2012-10 | 53,529 |
| 2012-09 | 53,328 |
| 2012-08 | 53,445 |
| 2012-07 | 53,147 |
| 2012-06 | 53,021 |
| 2012-05 | 53,078 |
| 2012-04 | 53,107 |
| 2012-03 | 53,550 |
| 2012-02 | 53,714 |
| 2012-01 | 52,999 |
| 2011-12 | 52,334 |
| 2011-11 | 52,496 |
| 2011-10 | 52,278 |
| 2011-09 | 52,422 |
| 2011-08 | 51,984 |
| 2011-07 | 51,992 |
| 2011-06 | 52,347 |
| 2011-05 | 51,627 |
| 2011-04 | 51,833 |
| 2011-03 | 51,474 |
| 2011-02 | 51,301 |
| 2011-01 | 50,726 |
| 2010-12 | 50,895 |
| 2010-11 | 51,213 |
| 2010-10 | 50,163 |
| 2010-09 | 50,146 |
| 2010-08 | 50,085 |
| 2010-07 | 49,824 |
| 2010-06 | 49,902 |
| 2010-05 | 49,799 |
| 2010-04 | 50,264 |
| 2010-03 | 50,094 |
| 2010-02 | 50,355 |
| 2010-01 | 49,771 |
| 2009-12 | 49,579 |
| 2009-11 | 49,115 |
| 2009-10 | 49,546 |
| 2009-09 | 48,959 |
| 2009-08 | 48,976 |
| 2009-07 | 48,734 |
| 2009-06 | 48,691 |
| 2009-05 | 48,916 |
| 2009-04 | 48,733 |
| 2009-03 | 48,722 |
| 2009-02 | 49,132 |
| 2009-01 | 49,136 |
| 2008-12 | 48,776 |
| 2008-11 | 49,497 |
| 2008-10 | 49,140 |
| 2008-09 | 49,349 |
| 2008-08 | 49,862 |
| 2008-07 | 50,491 |
| 2008-06 | 50,745 |
| 2008-05 | 50,181 |
| 2008-04 | 49,393 |
| 2008-03 | 48,786 |
| 2008-02 | 48,795 |
| 2008-01 | 48,796 |
| 2007-12 | 49,127 |
| 2007-11 | 48,856 |
| 2007-10 | 48,312 |
| 2007-09 | 48,260 |
| 2007-08 | 48,589 |
| 2007-07 | 48,260 |
| 2007-06 | 47,777 |
| 2007-05 | 47,821 |
| 2007-04 | 47,540 |
| 2007-03 | 48,024 |
| 2007-02 | 47,248 |
| 2007-01 | 47,824 |
| 2006-12 | 47,197 |
| 2006-11 | 46,716 |
| 2006-10 | 46,539 |
| 2006-09 | 46,465 |
| 2006-08 | 46,003 |
| 2006-07 | 45,750 |
| 2006-06 | 45,857 |
| 2006-05 | 45,664 |
| 2006-04 | 45,970 |
| 2006-03 | 45,515 |
| 2006-02 | 45,678 |
| 2006-01 | 45,505 |
| 2005-12 | 44,621 |
| 2005-11 | 45,105 |
| 2005-10 | 45,165 |
| 2005-09 | 44,282 |
| 2005-08 | 44,102 |
| 2005-07 | 43,910 |
| 2005-06 | 44,356 |
| 2005-05 | 43,317 |
| 2005-04 | 43,495 |
| 2005-03 | 42,732 |
| 2005-02 | 43,026 |
| 2005-01 | 42,404 |
| 2004-12 | 42,647 |
| 2004-11 | 42,033 |
| 2004-10 | 41,889 |
| 2004-09 | 41,561 |
| 2004-08 | 41,166 |
| 2004-07 | 41,065 |
| 2004-06 | 40,603 |
| 2004-05 | 41,084 |
| 2004-04 | 40,581 |
| 2004-03 | 40,940 |
| 2004-02 | 40,500 |
| 2004-01 | 40,305 |
| 2003-12 | 39,931 |
| 2003-11 | 39,788 |
| 2003-10 | 39,695 |
| 2003-09 | 39,703 |
| 2003-08 | 39,881 |
| 2003-07 | 39,400 |
| 2003-06 | 38,858 |
| 2003-05 | 38,304 |
| 2003-04 | 38,130 |
| 2003-03 | 38,301 |
| 2003-02 | 38,009 |
| 2003-01 | 37,651 |
| 2002-12 | 37,536 |
| 2002-11 | 37,420 |
| 2002-10 | 37,755 |
| 2002-09 | 37,058 |
| 2002-08 | 37,022 |
| 2002-07 | 37,028 |
| 2002-06 | 37,333 |
| 2002-05 | 37,127 |
| 2002-04 | 37,355 |
| 2002-03 | 36,939 |
| 2002-02 | 37,008 |
| 2002-01 | 36,718 |
| 2001-12 | 36,730 |
| 2001-11 | 36,604 |
| 2001-10 | 36,183 |
| 2001-09 | 35,782 |
| 2001-08 | 35,949 |
| 2001-07 | 35,686 |
| 2001-06 | 35,038 |
| 2001-05 | 35,229 |
| 2001-04 | 35,261 |
| 2001-03 | 33,977 |
| 2001-02 | 34,529 |
| 2001-01 | 35,330 |
| 2000-12 | 34,396 |
| 2000-11 | 34,405 |
| 2000-10 | 34,172 |
| 2000-09 | 33,974 |
| 2000-08 | 33,737 |
| 2000-07 | 33,504 |
| 2000-06 | 33,436 |
| 2000-05 | 33,293 |
| 2000-04 | 32,701 |
| 2000-03 | 33,198 |
| 2000-02 | 32,459 |
| 2000-01 | 32,160 |
| 1999-12 | 32,854 |
| 1999-11 | 31,827 |
| 1999-10 | 31,979 |
| 1999-09 | 32,260 |
| 1999-08 | 31,723 |
| 1999-07 | 31,511 |
| 1999-06 | 31,632 |
| 1999-05 | 31,183 |
| 1999-04 | 31,015 |
| 1999-03 | 31,289 |
| 1999-02 | 31,024 |
| 1999-01 | 30,555 |
| 1998-12 | 29,948 |
| 1998-11 | 29,996 |
| 1998-10 | 29,614 |
| 1998-09 | 29,477 |
| 1998-08 | 29,200 |
| 1998-07 | 29,103 |
| 1998-06 | 29,063 |
| 1998-05 | 28,993 |
| 1998-04 | 29,102 |
| 1998-03 | 28,679 |
| 1998-02 | 28,692 |
| 1998-01 | 28,296 |
| 1997-12 | 27,872 |
| 1997-11 | 28,015 |
| 1997-10 | 28,171 |
| 1997-09 | 27,714 |
| 1997-08 | 27,926 |
| 1997-07 | 27,865 |
| 1997-06 | 27,457 |
| 1997-05 | 27,291 |
| 1997-04 | 27,093 |
| 1997-03 | 27,249 |
| 1997-02 | 27,198 |
| 1997-01 | 27,132 |
| 1996-12 | 27,046 |
| 1996-11 | 26,623 |
| 1996-10 | 26,869 |
| 1996-09 | 26,585 |
| 1996-08 | 26,414 |
| 1996-07 | 26,059 |
| 1996-06 | 25,985 |
| 1996-05 | 26,232 |
| 1996-04 | 25,938 |
| 1996-03 | 25,489 |
| 1996-02 | 25,570 |
| 1996-01 | 24,914 |
| 1995-12 | 25,433 |
| 1995-11 | 25,490 |
| 1995-10 | 25,039 |
| 1995-09 | 25,356 |
| 1995-08 | 25,126 |
| 1995-07 | 25,251 |
| 1995-06 | 25,105 |
| 1995-05 | 24,770 |
| 1995-04 | 24,629 |
| 1995-03 | 24,621 |
| 1995-02 | 24,082 |
| 1995-01 | 24,702 |
| 1994-12 | 24,443 |
| 1994-11 | 24,265 |
| 1994-10 | 24,216 |
| 1994-09 | 23,950 |
| 1994-08 | 23,816 |
| 1994-07 | 23,484 |
| 1994-06 | 23,626 |
| 1994-05 | 23,180 |
| 1994-04 | 23,284 |
| 1994-03 | 23,601 |
| 1994-02 | 23,049 |
| 1994-01 | 22,562 |
| 1993-12 | 22,883 |
| 1993-11 | 22,669 |
| 1993-10 | 22,570 |
| 1993-09 | 22,415 |
| 1993-08 | 22,219 |
| 1993-07 | 22,217 |
| 1993-06 | 21,822 |
| 1993-05 | 21,923 |
| 1993-04 | 21,677 |
| 1993-03 | 21,225 |
| 1993-02 | 21,327 |
| 1993-01 | 21,233 |
| 1992-12 | 21,645 |
| 1992-11 | 21,114 |
| 1992-10 | 20,792 |
| 1992-09 | 20,583 |
| 1992-08 | 20,523 |
| 1992-07 | 20,154 |
| 1992-06 | 20,128 |
| 1992-05 | 20,228 |
| 1992-04 | 20,192 |
| 1992-03 | 20,057 |
| 1992-02 | 20,069 |
| 1992-01 | 19,813 |