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Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $139.83 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from September 2025.

September 2026, USD million139,833 Provisional
Change on September 2025+2.5%
Series high140,955June 2026
Series low32,453March 1992

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

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Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to September 2026

25K50K75K100K125K150K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-092026-09: 139,833 USD million050K100K150K1992-012003-082015-032026-092026-09: 139,833 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 417 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-09139,833 Provisional
2026-08139,525 Provisional
2026-07138,578
2026-06140,955
2026-05137,902
2026-04136,157
2026-03137,299
2026-02136,589
2026-01134,822
2025-12135,764
2025-11136,236
2025-10134,478
2025-09136,356
2025-08136,391
2025-07136,092
2025-06132,874
2025-05131,773
2025-04138,629
2025-03139,261
2025-02131,290
2025-01134,679
2024-12137,376
2024-11136,661
2024-10133,086
2024-09130,052
2024-08130,115
2024-07131,018
2024-06126,432
2024-05130,975
2024-04129,054
2024-03129,963
2024-02131,530
2024-01130,506
2023-12131,018
2023-11132,139
2023-10133,373
2023-09135,824
2023-08134,927
2023-07134,733
2023-06137,583
2023-05135,191
2023-04133,217
2023-03131,904
2023-02133,838
2023-01138,963
2022-12125,107
2022-11129,506
2022-10133,651
2022-09131,247
2022-08131,958
2022-07128,416
2022-06131,743
2022-05130,133
2022-04134,842
2022-03132,422
2022-02133,756
2022-01133,687
2021-12124,422
2021-11127,648
2021-10125,523
2021-09123,496
2021-08122,084
2021-07125,458
2021-06129,971
2021-05133,559
2021-04136,378
2021-03132,492
2021-02112,921
2021-01117,005
2020-12113,490
2020-11111,545
2020-10112,758
2020-09113,025
2020-08109,395
2020-07108,614
2020-06108,577
2020-05100,216
2020-0466,434
2020-0376,819
2020-02104,459
2020-01103,810
2019-12104,962
2019-11107,098
2019-10104,351
2019-09104,158
2019-08106,687
2019-07103,908
2019-06103,453
2019-05103,556
2019-04101,396
2019-03103,530
2019-02100,820
2019-0199,468
2018-12102,400
2018-11101,440
2018-10100,005
2018-0999,484
2018-08100,040
2018-07100,530
2018-0699,827
2018-05100,301
2018-0499,198
2018-0398,978
2018-0298,615
2018-0198,592
2017-1299,092
2017-1199,339
2017-1099,967
2017-0999,247
2017-0895,546
2017-0797,361
2017-0697,254
2017-0596,153
2017-0495,945
2017-0395,409
2017-0297,218
2017-0197,819
2016-1298,079
2016-1195,126
2016-1095,624
2016-0995,924
2016-0894,989
2016-0794,683
2016-0693,454
2016-0592,706
2016-0492,488
2016-0391,994
2016-0293,713
2016-0191,798
2015-1292,226
2015-1192,611
2015-1091,530
2015-0992,159
2015-0891,911
2015-0791,185
2015-0690,677
2015-0590,924
2015-0490,287
2015-0389,649
2015-0285,679
2015-0187,146
2014-1285,891
2014-1186,457
2014-1085,352
2014-0984,871
2014-0885,953
2014-0785,176
2014-0684,743
2014-0584,479
2014-0484,398
2014-0383,022
2014-0279,995
2014-0177,857
2013-1280,040
2013-1180,387
2013-1080,095
2013-0978,830
2013-0879,923
2013-0780,200
2013-0680,027
2013-0578,388
2013-0476,912
2013-0376,508
2013-0277,271
2013-0176,324
2012-1275,422
2012-1174,408
2012-1073,279
2012-0973,767
2012-0872,468
2012-0771,701
2012-0670,904
2012-0572,182
2012-0471,431
2012-0371,115
2012-0271,146
2012-0170,093
2011-1269,946
2011-1168,750
2011-1068,451
2011-0967,369
2011-0864,273
2011-0765,128
2011-0665,387
2011-0564,401
2011-0465,217
2011-0366,117
2011-0265,764
2011-0164,723
2010-1263,811
2010-1163,792
2010-1063,414
2010-0961,817
2010-0861,109
2010-0761,258
2010-0660,012
2010-0560,122
2010-0460,347
2010-0359,438
2010-0254,389
2010-0155,446
2009-1255,666
2009-1155,915
2009-1055,253
2009-0952,078
2009-0860,797
2009-0756,711
2009-0655,070
2009-0552,606
2009-0452,245
2009-0351,714
2009-0252,725
2009-0154,269
2008-1252,682
2008-1153,545
2008-1055,550
2008-0960,951
2008-0863,417
2008-0763,303
2008-0665,644
2008-0567,421
2008-0468,354
2008-0370,077
2008-0270,501
2008-0172,256
2007-1271,610
2007-1174,181
2007-1076,240
2007-0975,604
2007-0875,021
2007-0773,679
2007-0673,046
2007-0575,594
2007-0474,584
2007-0373,755
2007-0274,304
2007-0173,791
2006-1273,748
2006-1174,637
2006-1074,135
2006-0972,915
2006-0873,670
2006-0774,717
2006-0674,060
2006-0572,425
2006-0473,245
2006-0373,146
2006-0272,460
2006-0175,195
2005-1271,640
2005-1171,647
2005-1066,411
2005-0969,276
2005-0872,120
2005-0780,130
2005-0678,384
2005-0571,721
2005-0471,891
2005-0372,627
2005-0272,045
2005-0170,376
2004-1273,938
2004-1171,800
2004-1071,267
2004-0973,296
2004-0869,618
2004-0769,896
2004-0668,948
2004-0570,774
2004-0468,882
2004-0370,791
2004-0269,468
2004-0167,344
2003-1269,008
2003-1168,896
2003-1068,528
2003-0969,769
2003-0870,445
2003-0770,221
2003-0669,935
2003-0568,182
2003-0468,420
2003-0366,319
2003-0265,267
2003-0168,304
2002-1268,362
2002-1165,339
2002-1066,437
2002-0966,115
2002-0870,550
2002-0769,154
2002-0665,997
2002-0564,254
2002-0466,609
2002-0365,157
2002-0266,936
2002-0166,543
2001-1266,255
2001-1170,538
2001-1079,627
2001-0961,603
2001-0865,340
2001-0764,850
2001-0665,467
2001-0566,514
2001-0465,645
2001-0364,187
2001-0265,022
2001-0165,034
2000-1261,456
2000-1162,945
2000-1065,020
2000-0964,735
2000-0864,451
2000-0763,451
2000-0665,742
2000-0565,410
2000-0463,981
2000-0367,329
2000-0267,906
2000-0165,942
1999-1264,711
1999-1164,791
1999-1062,510
1999-0963,804
1999-0864,529
1999-0763,007
1999-0662,453
1999-0561,851
1999-0461,182
1999-0360,662
1999-0259,961
1999-0158,721
1998-1259,503
1998-1158,329
1998-1057,773
1998-0955,920
1998-0853,392
1998-0755,288
1998-0658,386
1998-0556,468
1998-0456,570
1998-0354,881
1998-0253,549
1998-0154,241
1997-1254,746
1997-1153,565
1997-1053,843
1997-0954,366
1997-0853,814
1997-0754,375
1997-0652,860
1997-0551,236
1997-0452,293
1997-0353,189
1997-0253,319
1997-0153,055
1996-1251,613
1996-1151,296
1996-1052,604
1996-0951,865
1996-0850,181
1996-0751,210
1996-0650,083
1996-0551,572
1996-0450,730
1996-0350,513
1996-0251,291
1996-0149,530
1995-1248,505
1995-1148,997
1995-1048,281
1995-0947,693
1995-0848,852
1995-0747,332
1995-0648,706
1995-0547,129
1995-0445,632
1995-0345,823
1995-0244,817
1995-0145,993
1994-1245,770
1994-1146,294
1994-1045,686
1994-0945,325
1994-0844,176
1994-0743,050
1994-0643,525
1994-0543,238
1994-0443,836
1994-0343,781
1994-0242,712
1994-0141,231
1993-1241,939
1993-1141,141
1993-1039,654
1993-0939,375
1993-0839,289
1993-0739,345
1993-0637,925
1993-0537,792
1993-0437,718
1993-0335,239
1993-0235,748
1993-0136,088
1992-1235,563
1992-1134,964
1992-1035,174
1992-0935,042
1992-0833,159
1992-0734,599
1992-0633,912
1992-0533,197
1992-0432,951
1992-0332,453
1992-0232,806
1992-0132,679

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $139.18 billion to $139.53 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 2026139,178139,52510
July 2026138,534138,57810
September 2025136,506136,35610
August 2025136,632136,39110

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Definition

Monthly sales of motor vehicle and parts dealers (NAICS 441) 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 motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), 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 motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, 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 motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, 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-motor-vehicle-and-parts-dealers/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 motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, 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-motor-vehicle-and-parts-dealers/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 motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, 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-motor-vehicle-and-parts-dealers/united-states (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, 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-motor-vehicle-and-parts-dealers/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey, newest month from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of motor vehicle and parts dealers (441), 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: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $139.83 billion in September 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from September 2025.

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What was the highest retail sales: motor vehicle and parts dealers, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$140.96 billion in June 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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