# United States Retail Sales: Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers

United States Retail Sales: Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers was up 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 139,833 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.5% (Apr 2020) to 105.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-AUTO`
- 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-motor-vehicle-and-parts-dealers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 139,833 USD m | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 139,525 USD m | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 138,578 USD m | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 140,955 USD m | 6.1 |
| May 2026 | 137,902 USD m | 4.7 |
| April 2026 | 136,157 USD m | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 137,299 USD m | −1.4 |
| February 2026 | 136,589 USD m | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 134,822 USD m | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 135,764 USD m | −1.2 |
| November 2025 | 136,236 USD m | −0.3 |
| October 2025 | 134,478 USD m | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 136,356 USD m | 4.8 |
| August 2025 | 136,391 USD m | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 136,092 USD m | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 132,874 USD m | 5.1 |
| May 2025 | 131,773 USD m | 0.6 |
| April 2025 | 138,629 USD m | 7.4 |
| March 2025 | 139,261 USD m | 7.2 |
| February 2025 | 131,290 USD m | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 134,679 USD m | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 137,376 USD m | 4.9 |
| November 2024 | 136,661 USD m | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 133,086 USD m | −0.2 |

## API

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

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