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Retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $77.15 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million77,152 Provisional
Change on September 2025+0.9%
Series high77,152September 2026
Series low27,338March 1992

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

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Retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

20K30K40K50K60K70K80K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 77,152 USD million20K40K60K80K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 77,152 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-0977,152 Provisional
2026-0876,783 Provisional
2026-0776,589
2026-0676,684
2026-0576,946
2026-0476,812
2026-0376,333
2026-0275,397
2026-0176,457
2025-1276,380
2025-1176,263
2025-1076,462
2025-0976,454
2025-0876,528
2025-0776,069
2025-0675,933
2025-0575,045
2025-0475,657
2025-0375,750
2025-0275,699
2025-0175,391
2024-1275,296
2024-1174,527
2024-1074,708
2024-0974,480
2024-0873,756
2024-0774,245
2024-0673,542
2024-0573,117
2024-0473,377
2024-0372,760
2024-0272,279
2024-0172,260
2023-1272,368
2023-1172,499
2023-1072,185
2023-0972,176
2023-0872,155
2023-0771,692
2023-0671,611
2023-0571,610
2023-0471,630
2023-0371,904
2023-0272,322
2023-0171,460
2022-1272,039
2022-1172,258
2022-1071,891
2022-0971,240
2022-0870,715
2022-0770,479
2022-0671,072
2022-0570,148
2022-0469,228
2022-0369,054
2022-0268,302
2022-0168,281
2021-1267,766
2021-1167,297
2021-1067,164
2021-0966,798
2021-0866,606
2021-0764,971
2021-0665,343
2021-0564,428
2021-0463,731
2021-0363,220
2021-0263,069
2021-0162,751
2020-1261,927
2020-1162,050
2020-1061,203
2020-0961,613
2020-0861,700
2020-0762,813
2020-0662,804
2020-0563,945
2020-0463,456
2020-0373,513
2020-0257,346
2020-0157,275
2019-1257,873
2019-1157,559
2019-1057,326
2019-0957,569
2019-0858,122
2019-0758,009
2019-0657,508
2019-0557,145
2019-0457,159
2019-0356,920
2019-0255,842
2019-0157,041
2018-1256,150
2018-1156,136
2018-1055,971
2018-0955,753
2018-0855,520
2018-0755,652
2018-0655,416
2018-0555,527
2018-0455,497
2018-0355,390
2018-0255,248
2018-0155,003
2017-1255,629
2017-1154,923
2017-1054,927
2017-0954,793
2017-0854,159
2017-0753,867
2017-0653,879
2017-0553,988
2017-0453,979
2017-0353,794
2017-0253,421
2017-0153,057
2016-1252,953
2016-1152,570
2016-1052,493
2016-0952,284
2016-0851,926
2016-0751,685
2016-0651,987
2016-0551,722
2016-0451,494
2016-0350,893
2016-0251,245
2016-0151,323
2015-1251,053
2015-1151,259
2015-1050,985
2015-0951,114
2015-0851,214
2015-0751,301
2015-0651,137
2015-0550,928
2015-0450,830
2015-0350,972
2015-0251,027
2015-0150,949
2014-1250,805
2014-1150,667
2014-1050,636
2014-0950,413
2014-0850,236
2014-0750,050
2014-0649,832
2014-0549,510
2014-0449,234
2014-0348,897
2014-0248,860
2014-0148,839
2013-1248,632
2013-1148,185
2013-1048,130
2013-0947,970
2013-0847,908
2013-0747,735
2013-0647,481
2013-0547,492
2013-0446,955
2013-0347,382
2013-0247,444
2013-0146,963
2012-1246,879
2012-1146,986
2012-1047,101
2012-0946,820
2012-0846,735
2012-0746,631
2012-0646,554
2012-0546,536
2012-0446,542
2012-0346,457
2012-0245,975
2012-0145,926
2011-1245,766
2011-1145,821
2011-1045,679
2011-0945,606
2011-0845,700
2011-0745,506
2011-0645,456
2011-0545,034
2011-0445,439
2011-0344,748
2011-0244,644
2011-0144,329
2010-1243,830
2010-1143,760
2010-1043,167
2010-0943,314
2010-0842,920
2010-0742,725
2010-0642,587
2010-0542,931
2010-0442,845
2010-0342,963
2010-0243,396
2010-0142,690
2009-1242,734
2009-1142,509
2009-1042,462
2009-0942,342
2009-0842,053
2009-0742,131
2009-0642,178
2009-0542,001
2009-0441,952
2009-0341,693
2009-0241,772
2009-0142,496
2008-1241,663
2008-1142,220
2008-1042,440
2008-0942,535
2008-0842,717
2008-0742,552
2008-0642,293
2008-0542,288
2008-0442,196
2008-0341,830
2008-0241,677
2008-0141,820
2007-1241,616
2007-1141,517
2007-1041,019
2007-0940,776
2007-0840,628
2007-0740,638
2007-0640,547
2007-0540,378
2007-0440,060
2007-0340,263
2007-0240,302
2007-0139,875
2006-1239,793
2006-1139,618
2006-1039,622
2006-0939,099
2006-0839,359
2006-0739,032
2006-0639,070
2006-0538,903
2006-0438,557
2006-0338,541
2006-0238,565
2006-0137,936
2005-1238,528
2005-1138,144
2005-1038,177
2005-0938,302
2005-0837,935
2005-0737,654
2005-0637,800
2005-0537,529
2005-0437,666
2005-0337,346
2005-0237,220
2005-0137,259
2004-1237,095
2004-1136,916
2004-1036,656
2004-0936,791
2004-0836,149
2004-0736,352
2004-0636,086
2004-0536,219
2004-0436,120
2004-0335,951
2004-0235,445
2004-0136,177
2003-1235,277
2003-1135,348
2003-1035,520
2003-0935,526
2003-0835,534
2003-0735,632
2003-0635,249
2003-0535,115
2003-0435,218
2003-0335,127
2003-0235,221
2003-0135,322
2002-1234,547
2002-1134,984
2002-1034,739
2002-0934,363
2002-0834,758
2002-0734,650
2002-0634,538
2002-0534,722
2002-0434,402
2002-0334,784
2002-0234,809
2002-0134,793
2001-1234,912
2001-1135,003
2001-1034,923
2001-0934,768
2001-0834,788
2001-0734,334
2001-0634,582
2001-0534,533
2001-0434,239
2001-0334,308
2001-0234,267
2001-0133,834
2000-1234,156
2000-1133,700
2000-1033,426
2000-0933,487
2000-0833,275
2000-0733,099
2000-0633,427
2000-0532,873
2000-0433,122
2000-0332,834
2000-0232,191
2000-0131,836
1999-1233,913
1999-1132,629
1999-1032,560
1999-0932,911
1999-0832,375
1999-0732,705
1999-0632,230
1999-0532,434
1999-0432,391
1999-0332,107
1999-0232,120
1999-0131,749
1998-1231,913
1998-1131,507
1998-1031,670
1998-0931,384
1998-0831,329
1998-0731,350
1998-0631,113
1998-0530,946
1998-0430,878
1998-0330,677
1998-0230,530
1998-0130,760
1997-1230,568
1997-1130,803
1997-1030,931
1997-0930,750
1997-0830,832
1997-0730,694
1997-0630,355
1997-0530,772
1997-0430,605
1997-0330,801
1997-0230,590
1997-0130,691
1996-1230,247
1996-1130,575
1996-1030,450
1996-0930,064
1996-0830,381
1996-0730,083
1996-0629,850
1996-0529,895
1996-0429,872
1996-0329,716
1996-0229,677
1996-0129,665
1995-1229,589
1995-1129,483
1995-1029,228
1995-0929,391
1995-0829,376
1995-0729,302
1995-0629,523
1995-0529,358
1995-0429,096
1995-0329,302
1995-0229,196
1995-0129,288
1994-1229,198
1994-1129,051
1994-1029,022
1994-0929,251
1994-0828,997
1994-0728,768
1994-0628,956
1994-0528,558
1994-0428,756
1994-0328,616
1994-0228,509
1994-0128,283
1993-1228,365
1993-1128,271
1993-1028,235
1993-0928,124
1993-0827,865
1993-0728,358
1993-0627,910
1993-0528,028
1993-0428,037
1993-0327,891
1993-0227,999
1993-0127,746
1992-1227,760
1992-1127,791
1992-1028,153
1992-0927,641
1992-0827,795
1992-0727,891
1992-0627,586
1992-0527,589
1992-0427,471
1992-0327,338
1992-0227,352
1992-0127,465

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $76.87 billion to $76.78 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 202676,87076,78310
July 202676,51876,58910
August 202576,45376,52810

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Definition

Monthly sales of grocery stores (NAICS 4451) 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 grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: grocery 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

MLA 9

Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: grocery 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-grocery-stores/united-states. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: grocery 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-grocery-stores/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: grocery 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-grocery-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 grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: grocery 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-grocery-stores/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of grocery stores (4451), 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: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $77.15 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% 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 grocery stores (4451), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-15.

What was the highest retail sales: grocery stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$77.15 billion in September 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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