# United States Retail Sales: General Merchandise Stores

United States Retail Sales: General Merchandise Stores was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 81,776 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Jun 2023) to 20.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-GENMERCH`
- 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-general-merchandise-stores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 81,776 USD m | 4.2 |
| August 2026 | 81,844 USD m | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 81,233 USD m | 3.6 |
| June 2026 | 80,870 USD m | 3.4 |
| May 2026 | 80,798 USD m | 4.9 |
| April 2026 | 80,466 USD m | 3.4 |
| March 2026 | 80,601 USD m | 3.5 |
| February 2026 | 79,817 USD m | 2.6 |
| January 2026 | 79,420 USD m | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 79,019 USD m | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 78,899 USD m | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 78,905 USD m | 1.9 |
| September 2025 | 78,476 USD m | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 78,235 USD m | 2.4 |
| July 2025 | 78,389 USD m | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 78,195 USD m | 3.0 |
| May 2025 | 77,053 USD m | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 77,819 USD m | 3.2 |
| March 2025 | 77,885 USD m | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 77,807 USD m | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 78,367 USD m | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 78,030 USD m | 4.0 |
| November 2024 | 77,575 USD m | 4.1 |
| October 2024 | 77,437 USD m | 4.1 |

## API

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

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