Retail Sales in the United States increased 27.70 percent in March of 2021 over the same month in the previous year. It is a record high annual increase amid big falls in March of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales YoY in the United States averaged 4.29 percent from 1993 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 27.70 percent in March of 2021 and a record low of -19.90 percent in April of 2020. This page provides - United States Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Retail Sales YoY - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2021.

Retail Sales YoY in the United States is expected to be 4.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Retail Sales YoY in the United States to stand at 1.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United States Retail Sales YoY

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
27.70 6.70 27.70 -19.90 1993 - 2021 percent Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-15 01:30 PM Dec 2.9% 3.7% 3.6%
2021-02-17 01:30 PM Jan 7.43% 2.53% 2.8%
2021-03-16 12:30 PM Feb 6.3% 9.5% 5.5%
2021-04-15 12:30 PM Mar 27.7% 6.7% 7.9%
2021-05-14 12:30 PM Apr 27.7% 30.5%
2021-06-15 12:30 PM May
2021-07-16 12:30 PM Jun
2021-08-17 12:30 PM Jul
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United States Consumer Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Consumer Confidence 88.30 84.90 111.40 51.70 points [+]
Retail Sales MoM 9.80 -2.70 18.30 -14.70 percent [+]
Retail Sales YoY 27.70 6.70 27.70 -19.90 percent [+]
Retail Sales Ex Autos 8.40 -2.50 12.30 -15.20 percent [+]
Consumer Spending 13333.84 12999.09 13353.69 1403.69 USD Billion [+]
Disposable Personal Income 21902.41 17721.01 21902.41 351.54 USD Billion [+]
Personal Spending 4.20 -1.00 8.70 -12.70 percent [+]
Personal Income 21.10 -7.00 21.10 -7.00 percent [+]
Personal Savings 27.60 13.90 33.70 2.20 percent [+]
Consumer Credit 25.84 26.13 29.22 -64.09 USD Billion [+]
Private Sector Credit 10375.33 10361.55 10829.94 39.04 USD Billion [+]
Bank Lending Rate 3.25 3.25 20.50 2.00 percent [+]
Economic Optimism Index 54.40 56.40 62.90 35.80 [+]
Redbook Index 13.30 14.20 14.20 -12.60 percent [+]
Chain Store Sales 1495.00 1273.00 15875.00 11.00 USD Million [+]
Gasoline Prices 0.75 0.74 1.07 0.24 USD/Liter [+]
Households Debt To GDP 78.00 76.40 98.60 23.60 percent of GDP [+]
Consumer Confidence Current Conditions 113.20 112.50 121.10 57.50 [+]
Consumer Confidence Economic Expectations 80.20 83.90 108.60 44.20 [+]
Consumer Confidence Price Trends 2.70 2.60 10.40 0.40 [+]


United States Retail Sales YoY
In the United States, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.