# United States Retail Sales

United States Retail Sales was up 6.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 745,021 USD m.
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 9th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −19.5% (Apr 2020) to 51.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
- Makrognosis code: `US.RETSALES.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD m
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 745,021 USD m | 6.3 |
| August 2026 | 739,322 USD m | 5.6 |
| July 2026 | 729,915 USD m | 4.5 |
| June 2026 | 732,898 USD m | 5.9 |
| May 2026 | 731,415 USD m | 6.7 |
| April 2026 | 723,921 USD m | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 719,700 USD m | 3.6 |
| February 2026 | 707,959 USD m | 3.5 |
| January 2026 | 701,860 USD m | 2.2 |
| December 2025 | 706,264 USD m | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 705,453 USD m | 2.9 |
| October 2025 | 700,790 USD m | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 700,948 USD m | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 700,407 USD m | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 698,280 USD m | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 691,883 USD m | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 685,488 USD m | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 695,464 USD m | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 694,750 USD m | 4.6 |
| February 2025 | 683,772 USD m | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 687,058 USD m | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 691,794 USD m | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 685,709 USD m | 2.9 |
| October 2024 | 681,808 USD m | 2.1 |

## API

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

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