Observations
Sep 2025: -0.2 | Percent Change from Month Ago, Seasonally Adjusted | Monthly
Updated: Apr 1, 2026 9:45 AM CDT
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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
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.
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary: Real Retail and Food Services Sales Excluding Autos: Second Revision [CARTSRREV2], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CARTSRREV2, .
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