United States Retail Sales 2026-10-15 08:30 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

Retail Sales release preview

United States Retail Sales is scheduled for release on Oct 15, 2026. The previous reading was -0.6. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history the moment Federal Reserve data lands.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.