# United States Retail Sales: Health & Personal Care Stores

United States Retail Sales: Health & Personal Care Stores was down 1.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 39,535 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.3% (Apr 2020) to 21.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-HEALTH`
- 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-health-and-personal-care-stores

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 39,535 USD m | −1.2 |
| August 2026 | 39,248 USD m | −0.8 |
| July 2026 | 38,777 USD m | −2.3 |
| June 2026 | 38,451 USD m | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 38,448 USD m | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 38,100 USD m | −2.2 |
| March 2026 | 38,088 USD m | −1.8 |
| February 2026 | 37,584 USD m | −2.4 |
| January 2026 | 36,931 USD m | −2.9 |
| December 2025 | 40,226 USD m | 5.6 |
| November 2025 | 40,005 USD m | 4.9 |
| October 2025 | 40,106 USD m | 5.5 |
| September 2025 | 40,009 USD m | 5.0 |
| August 2025 | 39,565 USD m | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 39,675 USD m | 6.8 |
| June 2025 | 39,325 USD m | 10.2 |
| May 2025 | 38,902 USD m | 9.9 |
| April 2025 | 38,963 USD m | 10.8 |
| March 2025 | 38,778 USD m | 11.8 |
| February 2025 | 38,502 USD m | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 38,022 USD m | 9.8 |
| December 2024 | 38,090 USD m | 9.7 |
| November 2024 | 38,153 USD m | 7.6 |
| October 2024 | 38,006 USD m | 7.9 |

## API

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

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