Retail sales in the US increased 0.7% mom in November 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.5% rise in October and above forecasts of 0.5%. The data continued to point to a robust consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. Biggest increases were recorded for sales at motor vehicles and part dealers (2.6%) and nonstore retailers (1.8%). Increases were also seen for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (0.9%); building material & garden equipment supplies dealers (0.4%); furniture (0.3%); electronics and appliances (0.3%); and gasoline stations (0.1%). In contrast, sales were flat at health and personal care stores and declined at miscellaneous store retailers (-3.5%); food services and drinking places (-0.4%); food and beverages stores (-0.2%); clothing (-0.2%); and general merchandise stores (-0.1%). Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, increased 0.4%. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.70 percent in November of 2024 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in the United States averaged 0.39 percent from 1992 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 18.80 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -14.50 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. U.S. Retail Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.70 percent in November of 2024 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in the United States is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the U.S. Retail Sales is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-15 01:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Oct 0.4% 0.8% 0.3% 0.3%
2024-12-17 01:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Nov 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%
2025-01-16 01:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Dec 0.7% 0.5% 0.5%

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 0.20 0.20 percent Nov 2024
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM 0.20 0.20 percent Nov 2024

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Chain Store Sales 2305.00 2184.00 USD Million Oct 2024
Retail Sales MoM 0.70 0.50 percent Nov 2024
Retail Sales YoY 3.80 2.90 percent Nov 2024

U.S. Retail Sales
Retail sales report in the US provides aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a period of a month. There are thirteen major types of retailers: Nonstore retailers (20% of total sales), Motor vehicle & parts dealers (18%), Food services & drinking places (13%), Food & beverage stores (12%), General merchandise stores (10%), Gasoline stations (7%), Building material & garden dealers (6%), Health & personal care stores (5%), Clothing & clothing accessories stores (4%), Miscellaneous store retailers (2%), Furniture stores (2%), Electronics & appliance stores (1%), and Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores (1%).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.70 0.50 18.80 -14.50 1992 - 2024 percent Monthly
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US Retail Sales Above Forecasts
Retail sales in the US increased 0.7% mom in November 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.5% rise in October and above forecasts of 0.5%. The data continued to point to a robust consumer spending during the holiday shopping season. Biggest increases were recorded for sales at motor vehicles and part dealers (2.6%) and nonstore retailers (1.8%). Increases were also seen for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (0.9%); building material & garden equipment supplies dealers (0.4%); furniture (0.3%); electronics and appliances (0.3%); and gasoline stations (0.1%). In contrast, sales were flat at health and personal care stores and declined at miscellaneous store retailers (-3.5%); food services and drinking places (-0.4%); food and beverages stores (-0.2%); clothing (-0.2%); and general merchandise stores (-0.1%). Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, increased 0.4%.
2024-12-17
US Retail Sales Beat Forecasts
Retail sales in the US increased 0.4% month-over-month in October 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.8% gain in September, and above market forecasts of 0.3%. Sales increased the most at electronics & appliance stores (2.3%); auto dealers (1.9%); food services & drinking places (0.7%); building material & garden equipment (0.5%); nonstore retailers (0.3%); general merchandise store (0.2%); food & beverage stores (0.1%); and gasoline stations (0.1%). In contrast, sales declined at miscellaneous store retailers (-1.6%); furniture stores (-1.3%); sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (-1.1%); and clothing (-0.2%). Excluding autos, retail sales edged up 0.1%. Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, decreased 0.1%, after its biggest gain since early 2023. Retail sales data is not adjusted for inflation and includes mostly goods.
2024-11-15
US Retail Sales Rise More Than Expected
Retail sales in the US increased 0.4% month-over-month in September 2024, well above a 0.1% gain in August and beating market expectations of a 0.3% rise. Sales at miscellaneous store retailers recorded the biggest increase (4%), followed by clothing (1.5%), health and personal care stores (1.1%) and food and beverages stores (1%). Other increases were also seen for food services and drinking places (1%); general merchandise stores (0.5%); nonstore retailers (0.4%); sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores (0.3%); and building material and garden equipment supplies dealers (0.2%). In contrast, sales at electronics and appliance stores sank 3.3% and other decreases were reported at gasoline stations (-1.6%); and furniture stores (-1.4%). Sales at auto dealers flattened. Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, jumped 0.7%, the most in three months.
2024-10-17