# United States Retail Sales: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book

United States Retail Sales: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book was up 9.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 9.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 8,681.0 USD m.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.9% (Apr 2020) to 141.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-SPORT`
- 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-sporting-goods-hobby-book

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,681.0 USD m | 9.6 |
| August 2026 | 8,727.0 USD m | 9.5 |
| July 2026 | 8,640.0 USD m | 9.0 |
| June 2026 | 8,680.0 USD m | 12.0 |
| May 2026 | 8,643.0 USD m | 11.1 |
| April 2026 | 8,601.0 USD m | 11.7 |
| March 2026 | 8,447.0 USD m | 4.7 |
| February 2026 | 8,395.0 USD m | 8.7 |
| January 2026 | 8,220.0 USD m | 5.8 |
| December 2025 | 8,182.0 USD m | 3.4 |
| November 2025 | 8,162.0 USD m | 5.6 |
| October 2025 | 8,057.0 USD m | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 7,923.0 USD m | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 7,973.0 USD m | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 7,926.0 USD m | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 7,752.0 USD m | 0.01 |
| May 2025 | 7,777.0 USD m | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 7,700.0 USD m | 1.4 |
| March 2025 | 8,066.0 USD m | 5.3 |
| February 2025 | 7,723.0 USD m | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 7,773.0 USD m | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 7,913.0 USD m | 5.4 |
| November 2024 | 7,730.0 USD m | −0.01 |
| October 2024 | 7,765.0 USD m | 1.3 |

## API

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

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