# United States Retail Sales – Aug 14, 2026: -0.41

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-08-14
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | -0.41 |
| Previous | 0.2 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-07-31 |
| Release time (local) | -- |
| Release time (UTC) | -- |
| Release ID | usd_retail_sales_2026-08-14 |

United States Retail Sales came in at -0.41 on Aug 14, 2026, compared with 0.2 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 | 0.77 | 1.29 | 1.38 |
| 2026-09-16 | 1.29 | -0.41 | -0.44 |
| 2026-08-14 | -0.41 | 0.2 | -- |
| 2026-07-16 | 0.2 | 1.04 | -- |
| 2026-06-17 | 1.04 | 0.59 | -- |
| 2026-05-14 | 0.59 | 1.66 | -- |
| 2026-04-21 | 1.66 | 0.87 | -- |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.87 | -0.62 | -- |
| 2026-03-06 | -0.62 | 0.11 | -- |
| 2026-02-10 | 0.11 | 0.67 | -- |
| 2026-01-14 | 0.67 | -0.02 | -- |
| 2025-12-16 | -0.02 | 0.08 | -- |

## API access

```
GET https://api.fxmacrodata.com/v1/announcements/usd/retail_sales
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/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-07-16
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-09-16
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt