# United States Retail Sales: Clothing & Accessories Stores

United States Retail Sales: Clothing & Accessories Stores was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 26,478 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −87.8% (Apr 2020) to 761.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 9.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-CLOTH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD m
- Coverage: 1992-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (417 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/retail-sales-clothing-and-accessories-stores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 26,478 USD m | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 26,486 USD m | 4.3 |
| July 2026 | 26,327 USD m | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 25,987 USD m | 4.1 |
| May 2026 | 26,136 USD m | 6.2 |
| April 2026 | 25,864 USD m | 5.4 |
| March 2026 | 26,049 USD m | 7.0 |
| February 2026 | 25,999 USD m | 8.7 |
| January 2026 | 25,344 USD m | 4.2 |
| December 2025 | 25,539 USD m | 5.3 |
| November 2025 | 25,696 USD m | 7.7 |
| October 2025 | 25,533 USD m | 7.0 |
| September 2025 | 25,222 USD m | 6.3 |
| August 2025 | 25,400 USD m | 8.1 |
| July 2025 | 25,254 USD m | 6.2 |
| June 2025 | 24,967 USD m | 4.5 |
| May 2025 | 24,612 USD m | 3.4 |
| April 2025 | 24,534 USD m | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 24,349 USD m | 6.5 |
| February 2025 | 23,918 USD m | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 24,313 USD m | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 24,245 USD m | 1.6 |
| November 2024 | 23,860 USD m | 1.4 |
| October 2024 | 23,867 USD m | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-CLOTH"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-CLOTH",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```