Advance Retail Sales: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores (RSSGHBMSN)

Mar 2026: 8,127
Updated: Apr 21, 2026 7:35 AM CDT
Mar 2026:  8,127  
Feb 2026:  6,814  
Jan 2026:  7,160  
Dec 2025:  12,293  
Nov 2025:  9,342  
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Units:

Millions of Dollars,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau  

Release: Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The value for the most recent month is an advance estimate that is based on data from a subsample of firms from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The advance estimate will be superseded in following months by revised estimates derived from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. The associated series from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey is available at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MRTSSM451USN

Information about the Advance Monthly Retail Sales Survey can be found on the Census website at https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/about_the_surveys.html

Suggested Citation:

U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Retail Sales: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores [RSSGHBMSN], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSSGHBMSN, .


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