U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales
Advance monthly retail and food services sales, seasonally adjusted.
$745.0 bln+$5.7 blnAs of September 2026
Retail sales increased $5.7 bln to $745.0 bln, a new high. Second month up for an increase of $15.1 bln. Up $44.1 bln y-o-y.
Last two years
Source: Census Bureau via FRED (FRED: RSAFS).
Questions
What is the latest u.s. retail and food services sales?
$745.0 bln as of September 1, 2026.
What does retail sales measure?
Advance monthly retail and food services sales, seasonally adjusted.
Why does it matter for markets?
Fiscal income turning into spending. Strong sales with strong flows is the MMT case in one chart.
Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?
Census Bureau via FRED (FRED: RSAFS). This page refreshes automatically every month, within an hour of the source publishing.