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

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago  

Release: Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary  

Units:  Percent Change from Month Ago, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

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.