Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: Stimulus and Vaccines Drive a Very Strong Month for US Retail Sales Coresight Research April 19, 2021 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. This metric accelerated to 17.3% in March, as reported by the US Census Bureau on April 15, 2021. The strong year-over-year growth was partly due to weak comparables, with March 2020 having recorded soft growth as the Covid-19 pandemic hit the US. However, comparing sales to March 2019 paints a similarly positive picture of strong growth in March 2021. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: The CORE Framework for Artificial Intelligence in RetailAnalyst Corner: Understand Who Shops Where in US Retail, with John MercerFive Ways AI Is Being Used in Apparel and Footwear Retailing—and What’s NextAnalyst Corner: Agentic Commerce Is Progressing at Warp Speed, with John Harmon
