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US retail sales annual growth

Sales growth tracks consumer demand in cash terms before adjusting for inflation.

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US retail sales annual growth

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US retail sales annual growth-200204060US retail sales annual growth6.291993200420152026

Source: FRED · As of 6 November 2026

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DateUS retail sales annual growth (%)
Jan 19936.485
Feb 19936.063
Mar 19935.695
Apr 19937.617
May 19937.783
Jun 19937.328
Jul 19937.962
Aug 19937.894
Sep 19937.451
Oct 19936.94
Nov 19938.207
Dec 19937.983
Jan 19945.968
Feb 19948.446
Mar 199411.354
Apr 19948.321
May 19947.317
Jun 19948.544
Jul 19946.962
Aug 19948.867
Sep 19949.047
Oct 19949.193
Nov 19948.159
Dec 19947.655
Jan 19959.071
Feb 19955.443
Mar 19954.53
Apr 19954.767
May 19956.704
Jun 19956.7
Jul 19955.875
Aug 19955.403
Sep 19954.544
Oct 19953.446
Nov 19954.691
Dec 19954.665
Jan 19964.025
Feb 19967.151
Mar 19966.39
Apr 19967.16
May 19966.613
Jun 19964.537
Jul 19965.885
Aug 19964.858
Sep 19965.909
Oct 19967.442
Nov 19965.71
Dec 19965.714
Jan 19977.032
Feb 19976.145
Mar 19976.52
Apr 19974.124
May 19973.132
Jun 19975.136
Jul 19975.767
Aug 19975.821
Sep 19975.288
Oct 19974.071
Nov 19973.974
Dec 19974.426
Jan 19983.59
Feb 19982.805
Mar 19982.577
Apr 19985.729
May 19986.072
Jun 19985.891
Jul 19983.842
Aug 19982.99
Sep 19983.474
Oct 19985.294
Nov 19986.202
Dec 19986.617
Jan 19996.335
Feb 19997.796
Mar 19997.844
Apr 19997.039
May 19997.521
Jun 19996.913
Jul 19998.513
Aug 199910.467
Sep 19999.781
Oct 19997.893
Nov 19998.645
Dec 19999.649
Jan 20008.855
Feb 20009.18
Mar 20009.944
Apr 20007.071
May 20007.096
Jun 20007.388
Jul 20005.739
Aug 20005.137
Sep 20006.075
Oct 20006.092
Nov 20004.152
Dec 20001.909
Jan 20014.334
Feb 20012.612
Mar 20010.298
Apr 20013.917
May 20013.676
Jun 20012.511
Jul 20012.791
Aug 20013.288
Sep 2001-0.692
Oct 20016.767
Nov 20014.16
Dec 20012.968
Jan 20021.559
Feb 20022.29
Mar 20023.061
Apr 20022.455
May 20021.159
Jun 20022.169
Jul 20024.051
Aug 20023.709
Sep 20024.62
Oct 2002-1.972
Nov 20021.205
Dec 20023.744
Jan 20034.158
Feb 20032.09
Mar 20033.631
Apr 20032.812
May 20033.819
Jun 20034.723
Jul 20034.239
Aug 20034.795
Sep 20036.353
Oct 20035.395
Nov 20035.654
Dec 20034.904
Jan 20044.62
Feb 20046.751
Mar 20047.389
Apr 20046.333
May 20047.413
Jun 20045.263
Jul 20045.224
Aug 20043.872
Sep 20046.197
Oct 20046.798
Nov 20047.042
Dec 20047.971
Jan 20056.384
Feb 20057.039
Mar 20055.399
Apr 20057.082
May 20055.19
Jun 20059.088
Jul 20058.935
Aug 20057.845
Sep 20056.034
Oct 20055.739
Nov 20055.99
Dec 20054.689
Jan 20068.837
Feb 20066.675
Mar 20066.799
Apr 20066.365
May 20066.618
Jun 20064.026
Jul 20063.648
Aug 20065.268
Sep 20064.349
Oct 20064.241
Nov 20063.649
Dec 20064.846
Jan 20071.753
Feb 20072.745
Mar 20073.174
Apr 20072.425
May 20074.069
Jun 20072.691
Jul 20072.8
Aug 20072.941
Sep 20073.968
Oct 20074.64
Nov 20075.299
Dec 20072.863
Jan 20083.254
Feb 20082.126
Mar 20081.6
Apr 20081.744
May 20081.424
Jun 20082.413
Jul 20081.61
Aug 20080.257
Sep 2008-1.694
Oct 2008-5.767
Nov 2008-10.324
Dec 2008-11.404
Jan 2009-10.23
Feb 2009-9.818
Mar 2009-11.647
Apr 2009-11.1
May 2009-11.2
Jun 2009-9.948
Jul 2009-9.229
Aug 2009-6.863
Sep 2009-7.798
Oct 2009-3.335
Nov 20091.451
Dec 20094.301
Jan 20102.822
Feb 20103.412
Mar 20107.544
Apr 20107.877
May 20106.069
Jun 20104.301
Jul 20104.178
Aug 20102.828
Sep 20106.399
Oct 20106.462
Nov 20106.56
Dec 20106.862
Jan 20117.461
Feb 20118.215
Mar 20116.86
Apr 20116.56
May 20117.394
Jun 20118.39
Jul 20118.006
Aug 20117.638
Sep 20117.912
Oct 20117.297
Nov 20116.669
Dec 20116.079
Jan 20126.349
Feb 20126.758
Mar 20126.182
Apr 20125.164
May 20125.066
Jun 20123.279
Jul 20123.794
Aug 20124.966
Sep 20124.641
Oct 20124
Nov 20124.248
Dec 20124.455
Jan 20134.362
Feb 20134.284
Mar 20133.181
Apr 20133.101
May 20133.91
Jun 20135.161
Jul 20135.282
Aug 20133.844
Sep 20133.109
Oct 20133.498
Nov 20133.216
Dec 20133.42
Jan 20141.762
Feb 20141.862
Mar 20143.694
Apr 20145.273
May 20144.814
Jun 20144.752
Jul 20144.341
Aug 20145.294
Sep 20144.913
Oct 20144.984
Nov 20144.982
Dec 20143.688
Jan 20154.039
Feb 20152.488
Mar 20152.941
Apr 20152.107
May 20152.724
Jun 20152.484
Jul 20153.255
Aug 20152.44
Sep 20152.233
Oct 20151.601
Nov 20151.674
Dec 20152.8
Jan 20162.584
Feb 20163.77
Mar 20161.89
Apr 20162.237
May 20161.73
Jun 20162.852
Jul 20161.75
Aug 20161.815
Sep 20163.05
Oct 20163.439
Nov 20163.035
Dec 20163.947
Jan 20175.686
Feb 20174.761
Mar 20174.929
Apr 20174.733
May 20173.888
Jun 20173.293
Jul 20173.427
Aug 20173.576
Sep 20174.953
Oct 20174.854
Nov 20176.038
Dec 20175.216
Jan 20183.654
Feb 20184.289
Mar 20184.499
Apr 20184.082
May 20186.362
Jun 20185.422
Jul 20186.068
Aug 20185.954
Sep 20183.382
Oct 20184.333
Nov 20183.809
Dec 20181.303
Jan 20191.995
Feb 20191.674
Mar 20193.131
Apr 20193.171
May 20192.672
Jun 20193.102
Jul 20193.244
Aug 20193.942
Sep 20193.611
Oct 20192.887
Nov 20193.043
Dec 20195.388
Jan 20205.018
Feb 20204.768
Mar 2020-6.201
Apr 2020-19.506
May 2020-4.967
Jun 20202.633
Jul 20203.445
Aug 20203.468
Sep 20206.229
Oct 20205.591
Nov 20203.865
Dec 20204.484
Jan 20218.599
Feb 20215.742
Mar 202128.796
Apr 202151.495
May 202126.097
Jun 202117.864
Jul 202114.248
Aug 202114.011
Sep 202112.734
Oct 202114.746
Nov 202117.107
Dec 202115.259
Jan 202213.289
Feb 202217.491
Mar 20228.134
Apr 20228.578
May 20229.204
Jun 20229.199
Jul 20229.59
Aug 20229.511
Sep 20228.344
Oct 20227.739
Nov 20224.861
Dec 20224.274
Jan 20236.391
Feb 20233.726
Mar 20230.379
Apr 2023-0.385
May 20230.148
Jun 2023-0.525
Jul 20230.552
Aug 20230.699
Sep 20231.516
Oct 20230.134
Nov 20231.525
Dec 20232.878
Jan 2024-2.082
Feb 2024-0.011
Mar 20241.402
Apr 20240.895
May 20240.809
Jun 20240.235
Jul 20241.548
Aug 20240.455
Sep 20240.731
Oct 20242.095
Nov 20242.895
Dec 20243.723
Jan 20254.005
Feb 20252.881
Mar 20254.579
Apr 20254.603
May 20252.67
Jun 20253.88
Jul 20253.654
Aug 20254.434
Sep 20253.69
Oct 20252.784
Nov 20252.879
Dec 20252.092
Jan 20262.154
Feb 20263.537
Mar 20263.591
Apr 20264.092
May 20266.7
Jun 20265.928
Jul 20264.53
Aug 20265.556
Sep 20266.288

Recent observations

Date%
September 20266.288
August 20265.556
July 20264.53
June 20265.928
May 20266.7
April 20264.092
March 20263.591
February 20263.537
January 20262.154
December 20252.092
November 20252.879
October 20252.784
September 20253.69
August 20254.434
July 20253.654
June 20253.88
May 20252.67
April 20254.603
March 20254.579
February 20252.881
January 20254.005
December 20243.723
November 20242.895
October 20242.095

Source: FRED · Attribution and methods