US retail sales inched lower by 0.2% from the previous month in January of 2026, pulling back from a stall in the last month of 2025 and loosely in line with market expectations of a 0.3% drop. It was the first decline since October. Retail volumes contracted sharply for motor vehicle and parts dealers (-0.9%), gasoline stations (-2.9%), electronics and appliances stores (-0.6%), and clothing and accessories (-1.7%). Still, sales rose for furniture (0.7%), building materials and garden equipment (0.6%), miscellaneous stores (2%), and non-store retailers (1.9%). These were enough to lift the control group of retail sales by 0.3%, likely having a positive impact in the US GDP. From the previous year, retail sales rose by 3.2% in January. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales in the United States decreased 0.20 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in the United States averaged 0.39 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 19.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -14.40 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. US Retail Sales - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

Retail Sales in the United States decreased 0.20 percent in January of 2026 over the previous month. Retail Sales MoM in the United States is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the US Retail Sales is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-10 01:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Dec 0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.4%
2026-03-06 01:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Jan -0.2% 0% -0.3% -0.2%
2026-04-16 12:30 PM
Retail Sales MoM
Feb

Components Last Previous Unit Reference
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 0.00 0.00 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM 0.30 0.10 percent Jan 2026

Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Chain Store Sales 816.51 736.35 USD Million Dec 2025
Retail Sales Control Group MoM 0.30 0.00 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.20 0.00 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales YoY 3.20 2.40 percent Jan 2026


US Retail Sales
Retail sales report in the US provides aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services over a period of a month. There are thirteen major types of retailers: Motor vehicle & parts dealers (20% of total sales), Nonstore retailers (17%), Food services & drinking places (14%), Food & beverage stores (12%), General merchandise stores (10%), Gasoline stations (7%), Building material & garden equipment dealers (6%), Health & personal care stores (5%), Clothing & clothing accessories stores (3%), Miscellaneous store retailers (2%), Furniture & home furnishings stores (2%), Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument & book stores (1%), and Electronics & appliance stores (1%).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.20 0.00 19.30 -14.40 1992 - 2026 percent Monthly
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US Retail Sales Contract in January
US retail sales inched lower by 0.2% from the previous month in January of 2026, pulling back from a stall in the last month of 2025 and loosely in line with market expectations of a 0.3% drop. It was the first decline since October. Retail volumes contracted sharply for motor vehicle and parts dealers (-0.9%), gasoline stations (-2.9%), electronics and appliances stores (-0.6%), and clothing and accessories (-1.7%). Still, sales rose for furniture (0.7%), building materials and garden equipment (0.6%), miscellaneous stores (2%), and non-store retailers (1.9%). These were enough to lift the control group of retail sales by 0.3%, likely having a positive impact in the US GDP. From the previous year, retail sales rose by 3.2% in January.
2026-03-06
US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Stall
US retail sales unexpectedly stalled in December 2025, following a 0.6% increase in November and falling short of forecasts for a 0.4% gain. Gains in sales at building material and garden equipment dealers (1.2%), sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book stores (0.4%), gasoline stations (0.3%), food and beverage stores (0.2%), and nonstore retailers (0.1%) were offset by declines at miscellaneous store retailers (-0.9%), furniture stores (-0.9%), clothing retailers (-0.7%), electronics and appliance stores (-0.4%), motor vehicle and parts dealers (-0.2%), health (-0.2%), food services and drinking places (-0.1%) and general merchandise stores (-0.1%). Excluding auto dealers and gasoline stations, sales were also flat. Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, edged down 0.1%, the first decline in three months.
2026-02-10
US Retail Sales Rebound
US retail sales rose 0.6% mom in November 2025, the largest gain since July, rebounding from a revised 0.1% decline in October and exceeding forecasts of a 0.4% increase. The rise was driven by a rebound in auto sales, following a slowdown caused by the expiration of federal tax incentives on electric vehicles, and by strong holiday shopping. Biggest increases were seen in sales for sporting goods, musical instrument, & book stores (1.9%); miscellaneous store retailers (1.7%); gasoline stations (1.4%); building and garden suppliers (1.3%); motor vehicle dealers (1%); clothing stores (0.9%); food services & drinking places (0.6%); nonstore retailers (0.4%); health & personal care (0.3%); and food & beverage stores (0.1%). On the other hand, sales were flat at general merchandise and electronics stores and fell 0.1% at furniture stores. Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, rose 0.4%.
2026-01-14