Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (RSAFS)

Observations

May 2026: 0.9
Updated: Jun 17, 2026 7:41 AM CDT
Next Release Date: Jul 16, 2026
May 2026:  0.9  
Apr 2026:  0.4  
Mar 2026:  1.7  
Feb 2026:  0.9  
Jan 2026:  0.0  
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Units:

Percent Change,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  

Release: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The value for the most recent month is an advance estimate that is based on data from a subsample of firms from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The advance estimate will be superseded in following months by revised estimates derived from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The associated series from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey is available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM44X72USS

Information about the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/about_the_surveys.html

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services [RSAFS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSAFS, .

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Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services

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