# United States Retail Sales Control Group – Apr 1, 2026: 0.8

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales-control-group/announcements/usd_retail_sales_control_group_2026-04-01
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 0.8 |
| Previous | -0.5 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-02-28 |
| Release time (local) | Planned 2026-04-01 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | Planned 2026-04-01 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_retail_sales_control_group_2026-04-01 |

United States Retail Sales Control Group came in at 0.8 on Apr 1, 2026, compared with -0.5 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-15 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.45 |
| 2026-09-16 | 1.2 | -0.2 | -0.55 |
| 2026-08-14 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -- |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -- |
| 2026-04-21 | 0.9 | 0.8 | -- |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.8 | -0.5 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-02-10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-01-14 | 0.2 | 0.6 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | 0.6 | 0 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/retail_sales_control_group
X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY
```

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales-control-group/announcements/usd_retail_sales_control_group_2026-03-06
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales-control-group/announcements/usd_retail_sales_control_group_2026-04-21
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales-control-group
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt