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Economic Data Brief |
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Growth & spending
Advance Retail Sales — June 2026
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| Retail and food services sales rose 0.2% in June 2026 to $768.6B, +6.7% from a year ago. Prior month: $766.9B. Prior periods were revised in 39 series — figures below reflect that. | |
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Total retail
$768.6B
▲ +0.2% m/m
· +6.7% y/y
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Ex autos
$625.0B
▼ −0.2% m/m
· +6.9% y/y
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Nonstore
$142.7B
▲ +1.9% m/m
· +14.2% y/y
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Restaurants
$102.5B
▲ +0.1% m/m
· +3.8% y/y
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| Revision check| REVISIONS DETECTED (39) — since first published. Every change below is calculated on the revised figures. | | Sporting goods, hobby, books · March 2026 | $8.5B | → | $8.7B | ▲ +$0.2B | | Miscellaneous store retailers · April 2026 | $15.9B | → | $15.7B | ▼ −$0.3B | | Food services and drinking places · May 2026 | $101.0B | → | $102.4B | ▲ +$1.5B | | Sporting goods, hobby, books · May 2026 | $8.8B | → | $9.0B | ▲ +$0.1B | | Gasoline stations · April 2026 | $61.5B | → | $62.4B | ▲ +$0.9B | | Miscellaneous store retailers · March 2026 | $16.0B | → | $15.8B | ▼ −$0.2B | | Sporting goods, hobby, books · April 2026 | $8.8B | → | $8.9B | ▲ +$0.1B | | Electronics and appliances · March 2026 | $8.0B | → | $8.1B | ▲ +$0.1B | | Furniture and home furnishings · May 2026 | $11.2B | → | $11.3B | ▲ +$0.1B | | Health and personal care · March 2026 | $39.9B | → | $40.2B | ▲ +$0.3B | | Gasoline stations · March 2026 | $60.6B | → | $60.1B | ▼ −$0.4B | | Miscellaneous store retailers · May 2026 | $16.1B | → | $16.2B | ▲ +$0.1B | | Clothing and accessories · May 2026 | $27.8B | → | $28.0B | ▲ +$0.2B | | General merchandise stores · March 2026 | $78.6B | → | $79.1B | ▲ +$0.5B | | and 25 more smaller revisions (all of them are applied to the figures below). |
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Key figures| Headline → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Retail and food services salesREVISED millions of dollars, SA | $768.6B | $766.9B | ▲ +$1.7B | ▲ +0.2% | ▲ +$48.4B | ▲ +6.7% | | | Ex motor vehicles and partsREVISED | $625.0B | $626.0B | ▼ −$1.0B | ▼ −0.2% | ▲ +$40.6B | ▲ +6.9% | | | Retail trade (ex food services)REVISED | $666.1B | $664.4B | ▲ +$1.6B | ▲ +0.2% | ▲ +$44.7B | ▲ +7.2% | | | Trend bars show year-over-year % change over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
| Major categories → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % | 12-period trend |
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| Motor vehicle and parts dealersREVISED | $143.5B | $140.9B | ▲ +$2.6B | ▲ +1.9% | ▲ +$7.8B | ▲ +5.7% | | | Gasoline stationsREVISED | $60.6B | $64.0B | ▼ −$3.4B | ▼ −5.3% | ▲ +$10.0B | ▲ +19.8% | | | Nonstore retailers (e-commerce)REVISED | $142.7B | $140.0B | ▲ +$2.7B | ▲ +1.9% | ▲ +$17.8B | ▲ +14.2% | | | Food services and drinking placesREVISED | $102.5B | $102.4B | ▲ +$0.1B | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +$3.7B | ▲ +3.8% | | | General merchandise storesREVISED | $79.5B | $79.4B | ▲ $0.0B | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +$2.7B | ▲ +3.5% | | | Food and beverage storesREVISED | $85.4B | $85.6B | ▼ −$0.2B | ▼ −0.2% | ▲ +$0.9B | ▲ +1.0% | | | Building materials and gardenREVISED | $41.8B | $41.7B | ▲ $0.0B | ▲ +0.1% | ▲ +$1.4B | ▲ +3.5% | | | Trend bars show year-over-year % change for index series, the level for rates and survey indexes over the last 13 periods; the latest period is highlighted. |
What stood out- Motor vehicle and parts dealers: highest level on record (data back to January 1992).
- Sporting goods, hobby, books: highest level on record (data back to January 1992).
- Nonstore retailers (e-commerce): up 14.2% from a year ago — the fastest pace since July 2022.
- Health and personal care: up 0.2% from a year ago — the slowest pace since June 2020.
- Electronics and appliances: up 8.6% from a year ago — the fastest pace since February 2022.
- The 5.3% monthly drop in Gasoline stations is the biggest since December 2022.
Full detailShow every category and subcategory| Full detail — remaining categories → | June 2026 | May 2026 | M/M chg | M/M % | Y/Y chg | Y/Y % |
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| Clothing and accessoriesREVISED | $27.9B | $28.0B | ▼ −$0.1B | ▼ −0.3% | ▲ +$1.3B | ▲ +4.8% | | Health and personal careREVISED | $39.9B | $40.2B | ▼ −$0.3B | ▼ −0.8% | ▲ +$0.1B | ▲ +0.2% | | Furniture and home furnishingsREVISED | $11.3B | $11.3B | ▼ $0.0B | ▼ 0.0% | ▼ $0.0B | ▼ 0.0% | | Electronics and appliancesREVISED | $8.2B | $8.2B | ▲ +$0.1B | ▲ +0.8% | ▲ +$0.7B | ▲ +8.6% | | Sporting goods, hobby, booksREVISED | $9.1B | $9.0B | ▲ +$0.1B | ▲ +1.3% | ▲ +$1.2B | ▲ +15.2% | | Miscellaneous store retailersREVISED | $16.1B | $16.2B | ▼ $0.0B | ▼ −0.3% | ▲ +$0.9B | ▲ +6.0% |
Sources |
Economic Impact Group, LLC
Economic research for developing communities
Prepared 2026-08-03 13:18 UTC. Green marks an
increase, red a decrease — direction only, not good or bad.
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