Our Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week series spotlights key data points from this week’s research.

Discover key data points we are watching in week 12 of 2025. This week, we focus on US retail sales performance and projections as well as survey-driven insights on consumers’ financial expectations.

Dive into the full research report behind these data points:

1. February 2025 US Retail Sales: First Year-Over-Year Drop Since the Pandemic
2. Look out for our upcoming US Retail Sales Outlook report, one of our monthly reports.
3. Consumer Sentiment Falls Further After Stock-Market Sell-Off; Plus, Social Commerce in Focus: US Consumer Survey Insights—with associated infographic and video

Other relevant research:

• The US Retail Sales Databank features retail sales values and year-over-year growth, in total and by sector, by year and by month. This Databank is updated monthly.
• The Coresight Research US Consumer Survey Databank provides additional insight into US consumer behaviors from our weekly surveys.
• All graphics in the Three Data Points series