# United States Retail Sales: Food Services & Drinking Places

United States Retail Sales: Food Services & Drinking Places was up 7.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 92,906 USD m.
That is the highest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −50.7% (Apr 2020) to 112.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 6.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-FOODSVC`
- 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-food-services-and-drinking-places

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 92,906 USD m | 7.0 |
| August 2026 | 91,882 USD m | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 90,652 USD m | 5.2 |
| June 2026 | 90,105 USD m | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 89,532 USD m | 4.2 |
| April 2026 | 88,700 USD m | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 87,793 USD m | 2.4 |
| February 2026 | 87,586 USD m | 5.3 |
| January 2026 | 86,989 USD m | 3.4 |
| December 2025 | 87,142 USD m | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 87,424 USD m | 4.6 |
| October 2025 | 86,890 USD m | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 86,837 USD m | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 86,837 USD m | 6.5 |
| July 2025 | 86,205 USD m | 5.8 |
| June 2025 | 86,401 USD m | 6.7 |
| May 2025 | 85,893 USD m | 6.0 |
| April 2025 | 86,400 USD m | 6.8 |
| March 2025 | 85,761 USD m | 6.2 |
| February 2025 | 83,158 USD m | 2.3 |
| January 2025 | 84,160 USD m | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 83,697 USD m | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 83,567 USD m | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 83,405 USD m | 4.3 |

## API

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

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