How are retail sales doing?
Retail trade sales were up 1.9 percent (±0.4 percent) from September 2021, and up 14.8 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Gasoline stations were up 46.8 percent (±1.6 percent) from October 2020, while food services and drinking places were up 29.3 percent (±3.9 percent) from last year.
Do retail sales include food?
Data on retail sales is compiled once a month by the U.S. Bureau of the Census and includes sales from all food service and retail stores. An accurate measure of retail sales is vital for gauging the economic health of the U.S. because consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of gross domestic product (GDP).
How many retail and food services firms are there?
A stratified random sampling method is used to select approximately 5,500 retail and food services firms whose sales are then weighted and benchmarked to represent the complete universe of over three million retail and food services firms.
When do new retail sales data come out?
New monthly state retail sales data were published as an experimental data product for the first time on September 30, 2020. Please visit here for the data, interactive visualization, and documentation. Special Notice: The Supplemental Tables provided below are currently an experimental product.
When does the December 2020 retail trade report come out?
The December 2020 Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services report was released on February 17, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. for sales and 10:00 a.m. for inventories, and available as: Time Series/Trend Charts: Create your own customizable time series.
What was the retail sales for April 2021?
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $619.9 billion, virtually unchanged (± 0.5 percent)* from the previous month, and 51.2 percent (± 0.7 percent) above April 2020. Total sales for