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Retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $39.54 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million39,535 Provisional
Change on September 2025-1.2%
Series high40,226December 2025
Series low7,194July 1992

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

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Retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

010K20K30K40K50K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 39,535 USD million010K20K30K40K50K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 39,535 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-0939,535 Provisional
2026-0839,248 Provisional
2026-0738,777
2026-0638,451
2026-0538,448
2026-0438,100
2026-0338,088
2026-0237,584
2026-0136,931
2025-1240,226
2025-1140,005
2025-1040,106
2025-0940,009
2025-0839,565
2025-0739,675
2025-0639,325
2025-0538,902
2025-0438,963
2025-0338,778
2025-0238,502
2025-0138,022
2024-1238,090
2024-1138,153
2024-1038,006
2024-0938,100
2024-0837,372
2024-0737,143
2024-0635,694
2024-0535,404
2024-0435,166
2024-0334,682
2024-0234,831
2024-0134,640
2023-1234,715
2023-1135,458
2023-1035,235
2023-0933,927
2023-0834,182
2023-0733,440
2023-0633,708
2023-0533,754
2023-0433,429
2023-0333,211
2023-0233,121
2023-0132,966
2022-1231,731
2022-1132,498
2022-1032,287
2022-0932,244
2022-0832,134
2022-0732,302
2022-0632,154
2022-0531,721
2022-0431,871
2022-0331,627
2022-0231,486
2022-0131,781
2021-1231,536
2021-1131,604
2021-1031,186
2021-0931,272
2021-0831,488
2021-0731,298
2021-0631,429
2021-0530,485
2021-0431,113
2021-0331,233
2021-0228,841
2021-0129,096
2020-1229,027
2020-1128,881
2020-1029,295
2020-0929,369
2020-0828,857
2020-0729,419
2020-0627,883
2020-0526,070
2020-0425,599
2020-0330,086
2020-0228,733
2020-0128,435
2019-1227,661
2019-1128,032
2019-1028,251
2019-0927,964
2019-0828,079
2019-0728,095
2019-0628,248
2019-0528,413
2019-0428,223
2019-0328,310
2019-0228,423
2019-0128,071
2018-1227,264
2018-1128,462
2018-1027,934
2018-0927,707
2018-0827,844
2018-0727,642
2018-0627,527
2018-0527,839
2018-0427,406
2018-0327,195
2018-0227,018
2018-0127,183
2017-1227,236
2017-1127,385
2017-1027,213
2017-0927,068
2017-0826,958
2017-0726,714
2017-0626,668
2017-0526,452
2017-0426,376
2017-0326,174
2017-0226,015
2017-0125,685
2016-1225,710
2016-1125,604
2016-1025,382
2016-0926,193
2016-0826,147
2016-0726,250
2016-0626,256
2016-0526,120
2016-0426,197
2016-0325,949
2016-0226,142
2016-0125,587
2015-1225,761
2015-1125,556
2015-1025,419
2015-0925,634
2015-0825,292
2015-0725,141
2015-0624,913
2015-0524,747
2015-0424,774
2015-0325,209
2015-0224,629
2015-0124,857
2014-1224,662
2014-1124,514
2014-1024,410
2014-0924,505
2014-0824,398
2014-0724,321
2014-0624,297
2014-0524,112
2014-0423,780
2014-0323,590
2014-0223,458
2014-0123,344
2013-1223,385
2013-1123,337
2013-1023,340
2013-0923,318
2013-0822,926
2013-0722,904
2013-0622,661
2013-0522,692
2013-0422,595
2013-0322,690
2013-0222,660
2013-0122,832
2012-1222,561
2012-1122,345
2012-1022,197
2012-0922,292
2012-0822,442
2012-0722,505
2012-0622,164
2012-0522,591
2012-0422,774
2012-0322,696
2012-0222,709
2012-0122,716
2011-1222,422
2011-1122,484
2011-1022,569
2011-0922,444
2011-0822,543
2011-0722,442
2011-0622,323
2011-0522,327
2011-0422,162
2011-0322,275
2011-0222,169
2011-0122,421
2010-1222,002
2010-1121,914
2010-1021,833
2010-0921,634
2010-0821,594
2010-0721,487
2010-0621,400
2010-0521,146
2010-0421,206
2010-0321,090
2010-0220,942
2010-0120,917
2009-1220,951
2009-1121,045
2009-1021,012
2009-0920,955
2009-0820,815
2009-0720,753
2009-0620,801
2009-0520,853
2009-0420,797
2009-0320,661
2009-0220,639
2009-0120,486
2008-1220,457
2008-1120,495
2008-1020,358
2008-0920,387
2008-0820,347
2008-0720,373
2008-0620,270
2008-0520,282
2008-0419,892
2008-0320,059
2008-0220,024
2008-0119,857
2007-1219,691
2007-1119,705
2007-1019,726
2007-0919,851
2007-0819,718
2007-0719,549
2007-0619,579
2007-0519,350
2007-0419,316
2007-0319,259
2007-0219,135
2007-0119,188
2006-1219,280
2006-1119,048
2006-1018,834
2006-0918,683
2006-0818,517
2006-0718,444
2006-0618,364
2006-0518,271
2006-0418,087
2006-0317,995
2006-0217,879
2006-0117,831
2005-1217,824
2005-1117,619
2005-1017,562
2005-0917,493
2005-0817,357
2005-0717,441
2005-0617,187
2005-0517,241
2005-0417,143
2005-0317,038
2005-0217,085
2005-0116,999
2004-1216,681
2004-1116,572
2004-1016,588
2004-0916,414
2004-0816,428
2004-0716,375
2004-0616,360
2004-0516,302
2004-0416,284
2004-0316,250
2004-0215,914
2004-0116,187
2003-1216,421
2003-1116,330
2003-1016,219
2003-0916,194
2003-0816,146
2003-0715,957
2003-0615,733
2003-0515,646
2003-0415,527
2003-0315,486
2003-0215,350
2003-0115,313
2002-1215,104
2002-1115,229
2002-1015,067
2002-0915,152
2002-0814,963
2002-0714,815
2002-0614,809
2002-0514,734
2002-0414,705
2002-0314,646
2002-0214,550
2002-0114,339
2001-1214,184
2001-1114,105
2001-1014,105
2001-0913,802
2001-0813,831
2001-0713,724
2001-0613,727
2001-0513,639
2001-0413,518
2001-0313,496
2001-0213,421
2001-0113,235
2000-1213,414
2000-1113,194
2000-1013,116
2000-0913,149
2000-0812,874
2000-0712,845
2000-0612,711
2000-0512,655
2000-0412,626
2000-0312,403
2000-0212,194
2000-0112,246
1999-1212,624
1999-1112,094
1999-1012,037
1999-0911,840
1999-0811,705
1999-0711,740
1999-0611,695
1999-0511,624
1999-0411,449
1999-0311,451
1999-0211,347
1999-0111,322
1998-1211,166
1998-1111,094
1998-1010,987
1998-0910,831
1998-0810,942
1998-0710,706
1998-0610,534
1998-0510,553
1998-0410,480
1998-0310,247
1998-0210,271
1998-0110,302
1997-1210,080
1997-1110,119
1997-109,947
1997-099,987
1997-089,876
1997-079,827
1997-069,804
1997-059,637
1997-049,432
1997-039,861
1997-029,546
1997-019,347
1996-129,392
1996-119,345
1996-109,251
1996-099,113
1996-089,137
1996-079,023
1996-069,003
1996-058,982
1996-048,798
1996-038,920
1996-028,669
1996-018,456
1995-128,664
1995-118,593
1995-108,483
1995-098,552
1995-088,383
1995-078,351
1995-068,390
1995-058,321
1995-048,374
1995-038,206
1995-028,217
1995-018,211
1994-128,173
1994-118,103
1994-108,134
1994-098,086
1994-088,048
1994-078,005
1994-067,926
1994-057,856
1994-047,764
1994-037,829
1994-027,648
1994-017,806
1993-127,851
1993-117,692
1993-107,686
1993-097,673
1993-087,610
1993-077,672
1993-067,599
1993-057,591
1993-047,595
1993-037,509
1993-027,566
1993-017,437
1992-127,371
1992-117,410
1992-107,452
1992-097,322
1992-087,471
1992-077,194
1992-067,323
1992-057,395
1992-047,423
1992-037,356
1992-027,364
1992-017,313

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $39.22 billion to $39.25 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 202639,21639,24810
July 202638,74638,77710
September 202540,08940,00910
August 202539,48539,56510

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Definition

Monthly sales of health and personal care stores (NAICS 446) 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 health and personal care stores (446), 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 health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: health and personal care 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 health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: health and personal care 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-health-and-personal-care-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 health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: health and personal care 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-health-and-personal-care-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 health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: health and personal care 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-health-and-personal-care-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 health and personal care stores (446), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: health and personal care 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-health-and-personal-care-stores/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of health and personal care stores (446), 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: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $39.54 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from September 2025.

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What was the highest retail sales: health and personal care stores, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$40.23 billion in December 2025, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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