Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services by Kind of Business

Retail Sales by Kind of Business, Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

			Millions of Dollars
	Name	Period	Value	Preceding Period	Year Ago from Period
	Retail Trade and Food Services	Aug 2025	745,372	745,651	720,251
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Auto	Aug 2025	600,132	601,050	579,418
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	689,416	689,311	663,381
	Retail Trade and Food Services, excluding Auto and Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	544,176	544,710	522,548
	Retail Trade	Aug 2025	640,896	644,493	622,421
	Retail Trade, excluding Auto	Aug 2025	495,656	499,892	481,588
	GAFO (General Merchandise Normally Sold in Department Stores)	Aug 2025	138,789	133,091	134,695
	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	Aug 2025	145,240	144,601	140,833
	Auto and Other Motor Vehicles	Aug 2025	133,315	132,754	128,817
	Automobile Dealers	Aug 2025	125,206	123,415	120,609
	New Car Dealers	Aug 2025	112,936	111,378	108,124
	Used Car Dealers	Aug 2025	12,270	12,037	12,485
	Automotive Parts, Acc., and Tire Stores	Aug 2025	11,925	11,847	12,016
	Furniture, Home Furniture, Electronics, and Appliance Stores	Aug 2025	19,220	19,455	19,191
	Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores	Aug 2025	11,592	11,808	11,679
	Furniture Stores	Aug 2025	6,220	6,363	6,239
	Home Furnishings Stores	.	.	.	.
	Floor Covering Stores	.	.	.	.
	All Other Home Furnishings Stores	.	.	.	.
	Electronics and Appliance Stores	Aug 2025	7,628	7,647	7,512
	Household Appliance Stores	.	.	.	.
	Electronics Stores	Aug 2025	5,790	5,685	5,639
	Building Mat. and Garden Equip. and Supplies Dealers	Aug 2025	40,302	43,162	42,578
	Building Mat. and Supplies Dealers	Aug 2025	35,503	37,667	37,893
	Paint and Wallpaper Stores	Aug 2025	1,699	1,712	1,628
	Hardware Stores	Aug 2025	3,762	3,731	3,791
	Food and Beverage Stores	Aug 2025	86,818	86,847	84,417
	Grocery Stores	Aug 2025	78,272	78,193	75,923
	Supermarkets and Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores	Aug 2025	75,178	75,090	72,625
	Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	Aug 2025	6,144	6,228	6,203
	Health and Personal Care Stores	Aug 2025	39,829	39,981	38,017
	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	Aug 2025	34,223	34,661	32,405
	Gasoline Stations	Aug 2025	55,956	56,340	56,870
	Clothing and Clothing Access. Stores	Aug 2025	28,343	26,670	26,262
	Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	20,250	19,429	18,518
	Men's Clothing Stores	.	.	.	.
	Women's Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	2,750	2,649	2,836
	Family Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	13,195	12,756	11,621
	Other Clothing Stores	Aug 2025	1,709	1,613	1,674
	Shoe Stores	Aug 2025	4,343	3,569	4,100
	Jewelry Stores	.	.	.	.
	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores	Aug 2025	8,922	8,024	8,550
	Sporting Goods Stores	Aug 2025	5,501	5,088	5,392
	Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores	Aug 2025	1,919	1,718	1,615
	Book Stores	Aug 2025	791	612	837
	General Merchandise Stores	Aug 2025	79,847	76,422	78,018
	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	14,678	15,673	14,077
	Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores	Aug 2025	2,457	2,520	2,674
	Office Supplies and Stationery Stores	Aug 2025	775	660	853
	Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores	Aug 2025	1,682	1,860	1,821
	Used Merchandise Stores	Aug 2025	2,157	2,047	1,829
	Nonstore Retailers	Aug 2025	121,741	127,318	113,608
	Electronic Shopping and Mail-order Houses	Aug 2025	115,472	121,095	107,648
	Fuel Dealers	Aug 2025	2,248	2,151	2,127
	Food Services and Drinking Places	Aug 2025	104,476	101,158	97,830
	Drinking Places	.	.	.	.
	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	Aug 2025	94,583	92,574	88,263
	Full Service Restaurants	.	.	.	.
	Limited Service Eating Places	.	.	.	.