Retail Monitor YoY in the United States decreased to 3.54 percent in December from 4.53 percent in November of 2025. Retail Monitor YoY in the United States averaged 3.83 percent from 2023 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.24 percent in December of 2024 and a record low of -0.60 percent in April of 2024. source: CNBC/National Retail Federation



United States Retail Monitor YoY
The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor provides a first look at how retail sales perform each month. The Retail Monitor leverages Affinity Solutions’ data from more than 140 million credit and debit cards, with nearly nine billion transactions totaling more than $500 billion in annual spending, to measure the annual change in US retail sales.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.54 4.53 7.24 -0.60 2023 - 2025 percent Monthly
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