Retail Sales in the United States increased 3.9% year-on-year in December 2024, following an upwardly revised 4.1% rise in November. Retail Sales YoY in the United States averaged 4.74 percent from 1993 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 52.50 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -19.90 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales YoY in the United States is expected to be 2.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-17 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 3.8% 2.9% 3.8%
2025-01-16 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Dec 3.9% 4.1% 4.0%
2025-02-14 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Jan 3.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Chain Store Sales 3099.00 2305.00 USD Million Nov 2024
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 0.40 0.20 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM 0.30 0.20 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales MoM 0.40 0.80 percent Dec 2024
Retail Sales YoY 3.90 4.10 percent Dec 2024

United States Retail Sales YoY
In the United States, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.90 4.10 52.50 -19.90 1993 - 2024 percent Monthly
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