October 2022 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: Macroeconomic Uncertainty Reigns as Fall Begins

What's Inside

Coresight Research’s 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 October 20, 2022. 

Data in this report include/are: 

• US actual retail sales versus model predicted sales
• US unemployment rate and labor force participation rate 
• US average hourly wages for all private-sector employees
• US annualized real disposable income per capita  
• Personal savings rate 
• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index  

Other relevant research:  

• The previous Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales report, August 2022 Leading Indicators of US Retail Sales: The Prospects for Late-Summer Spending
• The Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank
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• Click here to read more of Coresight Research’s key retail insights on the holiday season