# United States Retail Sales – Apr 21, 2026: 1.7

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-04-21
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 1.7 |
| Previous | 0.9 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-03-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-04-21 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-04-21 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_retail_sales_2026-04-21 |

United States Retail Sales came in at 1.7 on Apr 21, 2026, compared with 0.9 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-14 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -- |
| 2026-08-14 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | 1 | 0.4 | -- |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -- |
| 2026-04-21 | 1.7 | 0.9 | -- |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| 2026-02-10 | 0 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2026-01-14 | 0.5 | -0.2 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -- |
| 2025-11-25 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/retail_sales?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/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-04-01
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-05-14
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt