Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary: Retail and Food Services Sales Excluding Autos: Final Projection (CARTSFINAL)

Feb 2026: 0.1
Updated: Apr 1, 2026 9:45 AM CDT
Feb 2026:  0.1  
Jan 2026:  -0.1  
Dec 2025:  0.6  
Nov 2025:  0.3  
Oct 2025:  0.4  
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Percent Change from Month Ago,
Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago  

Release: Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary  

Units:  Percent Change from Month Ago, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Data from the Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary (CARTS) are released: (A) one day ahead of the U.S. Census Bureau retail sales release summarizing data through the end of the prior month (final release) and, (B) near the end of each month summarizing the weekly data available through mid-month (preliminary release). In some cases, as when official data releases are delayed, prior monthly estimates of CARTS data may be revised when delayed data becomes available. For more information, please see https://chicagofed.org/carts.

Suggested Citation:

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary: Retail and Food Services Sales Excluding Autos: Final Projection [CARTSFINAL], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CARTSFINAL, .

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