Free Data Graphic 2 minutesFree ReportCoresight Bites: US Retail Sales, September 2021—Two-Year Sales Growth Accelerates Coresight Research October 20, 2021 Coresight Bites provide free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. Coresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on retail sales (in total and by sector) and key consumer indicators, focusing on the US, the UK and China. Complementing our monthly reports, the Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail. Coresight Research’s measure of core retail sales is the unadjusted year-over-year change, excluding gasoline and automobiles. As reported by the US Census Bureau on October 15, 2021, September 2021 saw healthy growth on a year-over-year basis, posting the second consecutive month of double-digit growth—however, it was a slight deceleration from August. Compared to 2019 values, September sales were strong, with growth picking up from August—likely driven by declining rates of Covid-19 Delta cases, combined with an in-person back-to-school season and increasing numbers of workers heading back to the office. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: ChatGPT and Generative AI: Five Things Retailers Should Know—UpdateWeinswig’s Weekly: New-Year ThoughtsWeinswig’s Weekly: Tackling the Food-Waste Challenge with TechnologyAmazon Apparel US Consumer Survey 2024—Infographic: Amazon Regains Its Spot as America’s Most-Shopped Clothing and Footwear Retailer