# United States Retail Sales ex-Auto

United States Retail Sales ex-Auto was up 7.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 605,188 USD m.
That is the highest reading since October 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (Apr 2020) to 40.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALESCORE.M.SA`
- 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-ex-auto

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 605,188 USD m | 7.2 |
| August 2026 | 599,797 USD m | 6.3 |
| July 2026 | 591,337 USD m | 5.2 |
| June 2026 | 591,943 USD m | 5.9 |
| May 2026 | 593,513 USD m | 7.2 |
| April 2026 | 587,764 USD m | 5.6 |
| March 2026 | 582,401 USD m | 4.8 |
| February 2026 | 571,370 USD m | 3.4 |
| January 2026 | 567,038 USD m | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 570,500 USD m | 2.9 |
| November 2025 | 569,217 USD m | 3.7 |
| October 2025 | 566,312 USD m | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 564,592 USD m | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 564,016 USD m | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 562,188 USD m | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 559,009 USD m | 3.6 |
| May 2025 | 553,715 USD m | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 556,835 USD m | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 555,489 USD m | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 552,482 USD m | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 552,379 USD m | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 554,418 USD m | 3.4 |
| November 2024 | 549,048 USD m | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 548,722 USD m | 2.7 |

## API

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

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