Retail sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations in the US, which are used to calculate GDP, rose 0.4% month-over-month in November 2025, following a 0.6% gain in October, in line with expectations source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales Control Group in the United States averaged 0.39 percent from 1992 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -11.50 percent in April of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Retail Sales Control Group MoM. United States Retail Sales Control Group MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-16 01:30 PM
Retail Sales Control Group MoM
Oct 0.8% -0.1% 0.4% 0.3%
2026-01-14 01:30 PM
Retail Sales Control Group MoM
Nov 0.4% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1%
2026-02-10 01:30 PM
Retail Sales Control Group MoM
Dec 0.4%


United States Retail Sales Control Group MoM
Control-group retail sales in the US exclude sales of food services, auto dealers, building materials, and gasoline stations. These figures are a key input for the government's calculation of goods spending in gross domestic product (GDP).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.40 0.60 11.20 -11.50 1992 - 2025 percent Monthly