STT-03 · E-Commerce & Retail · United States

US Retail Sales

US retail trade sales were $655.9 billion in Apr 2026, up 5.1% from Apr 2025.

$656BLatest · Apr 2026
+5.1%vs. Apr 2025
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Updated July 12, 2026

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US Retail Sales

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey. Public domain: citation requested.statspanda.com/statistics/us-retail-sales
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Definition

Estimated monthly sales of US retail trade businesses (NAICS 44-45), in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted but not price adjusted.

Limitations

Nominal values — inflation is not removed, so long-run growth overstates volume growth. Recent months are preliminary and revised in later releases.

Source & licenseU.S. Census BureauMonthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS), retail trade total (NAICS 44-45), seasonally adjusted. License: US public domain. View original source →

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US retail trade sales were $655.9 billion in Apr 2026, up 5.1% from Apr 2025.

US Retail Sales rose 5.1% compared with Apr 2025, reaching Apr 2026's reading.

U.S. Census Bureau — Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS), retail trade total (NAICS 44-45), seasonally adjusted. License: US public domain. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.

The underlying series is released on a monthly cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.

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