# United States Retail Sales

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 1.24 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-16 |
| Previous value | -0.54 |
| Change | 1.78 |

## Next release

The next United States Retail Sales release is scheduled for Oct 15, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Retail Sales printed 1.24% month on month in August 2026, a change of 1.78 percentage points from -0.54%. The value sits above the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 | 1.24 | -0.54 | -0.44 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-09-16 |
| 2026-08-16 | -0.54 | 0.31 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-08-16 |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.31 | 0.07 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-07-16 |
| 2025-10-16 | 0.07 | 0.62 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-10-16 |
| 2025-09-16 | 0.62 | 1.07 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-09-16 |
| 2025-08-18 | 1.07 | 0.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-08-18 |
| 2025-07-16 | 0.7 | -1.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-07-16 |
| 2025-06-16 | -1.1 | -0.12 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-06-16 |
| 2025-05-16 | -0.12 | 1.65 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-05-16 |
| 2025-04-16 | 1.65 | 0.04 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-04-16 |
| 2025-03-17 | 0.04 | -0.84 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-03-17 |
| 2025-02-18 | -0.84 | 0.76 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2025-02-18 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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