US retail sales excluding autos were flat for a second month in January 2026, the same as in December and aligning with expectations. Retail Sales Ex Autos in the United States averaged 0.39 percent from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 13.30 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of -14.50 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail Sales Ex Autos in the United States is expected to be 0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.