Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services by Kind of Business

Retail Sales by Kind of Business, Millions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

			Millions of Dollars
	Name	Period	Value	Preceding Period	Year Ago from Period
	Retail Trade and Food Services	Aug 2025	732,059	727,727	697,039
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Auto	Aug 2025	592,282	588,742	564,844
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	680,248	676,134	644,913
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Auto and Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	540,471	537,149	512,718
	Retail Trade	Aug 2025	632,082	628,747	603,601
	Retail Trade, excluding Auto	Aug 2025	492,305	489,762	471,406
	GAFO (General Merchandise Normally Sold in Department Stores)	Aug 2025	133,730	133,697	128,989
	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	Aug 2025	139,777	138,985	132,195
	Auto and Other Motor Vehicles	Aug 2025	128,311	127,648	120,955
	Automobile Dealers
	New Car Dealers
	Used Car Dealers
	Automotive Parts, Acc., and Tire Stores	Aug 2025	11,466	11,337	11,240
	Furniture, Home Furniture, Electronics, and Appliance Stores	Aug 2025	19,082	19,336	18,648
	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	Aug 2025	11,354	11,588	11,144
	Furniture Stores
	Home Furnishings Stores
	Floor Covering Stores
	All Other Home Furnishings Stores
	Electronics and Appliance Stores	Aug 2025	7,728	7,748	7,504
	Building Mat. and Garden Equip. and Supplies Dealers	Aug 2025	40,090	39,989	40,896
	Building Mat. and Supplies Dealers	Aug 2025	34,536	34,399	35,748
	Paint and Wallpaper Stores
	Hardware Stores
	Food and Beverage Stores	Aug 2025	85,341	84,791	82,540
	Grocery Stores	Aug 2025	76,888	76,360	74,216
	Supermarkets and Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores
	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	Aug 2025	6,012	6,000	6,005
	Health and Personal Care Stores	Aug 2025	40,150	40,182	37,678
	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	Aug 2025	34,604	34,523	32,148
	Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	51,811	51,593	52,126
	Clothing and Clothing Access. Stores	Aug 2025	27,240	26,978	24,957
	Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	19,623	19,415	17,721
	Men's Clothing Stores	.	.	.	.
	Women's Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	2,775	2,742	2,833
	Family Clothing Stores
	Other Clothing Stores
	Shoe Stores	Aug 2025	3,320	3,308	3,123
	Jewelry Stores	.	.	.	.
	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores	Aug 2025	8,155	8,072	7,801
	Sporting Goods Stores
	Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
	Book Stores
	General Merchandise Stores	Aug 2025	77,056	77,002	75,258
	Department Stores	.	.	.	.
	Discount Dept. Stores
	Department Stores (Excl. Discount Department Stores)
	Other General Merchandise Stores	.	.	.	.
	Warehouse Clubs and Superstores	.	.	.	.
	All Other Gen. Merchandise Stores	.	.	.	.
	Miscellaneous Store Retailers	Aug 2025	14,655	15,092	13,594
	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores
	Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
	Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
	Used Merchandise Stores
	Nonstore Retailers	Aug 2025	128,725	126,727	117,908
	Electronic Shopping and Mail-order Houses	Aug 2025	121,422	119,541	111,207
	Fuel Dealers	Aug 2025	3,380	3,304	3,078
	Food Services and Drinking Places	Aug 2025	99,977	98,980	93,438
	Full Service Restaurants
	Limited Service Eating Places
	Drinking Places