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: Analyst Corner: Three Consumer-Focused Predictions for US Retail for the Second Half of 2025, with Anand Kumar3Q25 Earnings Season Wrap-Up: 84% of Companies Grow Sales, 77% Beat Top-Line Consensus in a Solid Quarter for Discount, Off-Price and Specialty ApparelWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 21: Greggs Drives Store Closures—And OpeningsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 52: Pacsun Plots Major US Expansion Drive
