# United States Retail Sales – Oct 15, 2026 (Preview)

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales/announcements/usd_retail_sales_2026-10-15
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic release records
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Scheduled (pre-release preview) |
| Actual | -- |
| Previous | -0.6 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-10-15 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-10-15 08:30 America/New_York |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-10-15 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | usd_retail_sales_2026-10-15 |

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.

## 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_2026-08-14
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/retail-sales
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt