Retail Sales y/y shows the change in the US retail sales for the given month compared to the same month of the previous year. The calculation is adjusted for inflation. The index is often called the consumer spending indicator and allows assessing inflation in the US. The indicator growth can have a positive effect on the US dollar quotes.
United States Retail Sales y/y
Last release
21 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
4.0%
Forecast
3.0%
Previous
4.0%
Next release
14 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 16 days
Forecast
3.4%
Previous
4.0%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
15 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
3.4%
—
3.3%
16 Jul 2019
Jun 2019
3.4%
—
2.9%
14 Jun 2019
May 2019
3.2%
—
3.7%
15 May 2019
Apr 2019
3.1%
—
3.8%
18 Apr 2019
Mar 2019
3.6%
—
2.2%
01 Apr 2019
Feb 2019
2.2%
—
2.8%
11 Mar 2019
Jan 2019
2.3%
—
1.6%
14 Feb 2019
Dec 2018
2.3%
—
4.1%
14 Dec 2018
Nov 2018
4.2%
—
4.8%
15 Nov 2018
Oct 2018
4.6%
—
4.2%
15 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
4.7%
—
6.5%
14 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
6.6%
—
6.7%
15 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
6.4%
—
6.1%
16 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
6.6%
—
6.5%
14 Jun 2018
May 2018
5.9%
—
4.8%
15 May 2018
Apr 2018
4.7%
—
4.9%
16 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
4.5%
—
4.1%
14 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
4.0%
—
3.9%
14 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
3.6%
—
5.2%
12 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
5.4%
—
6.0%