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Our monthly Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales series offers analysis of key macroeconomic indicators and developing trends. Learn more about higher labor prices and the decline of stimulus effects.

The Coresight Research monthly  Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales  series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data, as of the end of June 2021. 

This report includes discussion of the following 10 indicators: 

1. Unemployment rate
2. Labor force participation rate
3. Disposable income
4. Average hourly wages
5. Consumer sentiment
6. Savings rate
7. Gas prices
8. Interest rate
9. Housing starts
10. Home price index

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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. Click here to view our full collection of monthly reports.

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.