Insight Report | March 16, 2023 Premium February 2023 US Retail Sales: Total Sales See Second Month of Strong ExpansionIn February 2023, US retail sales (excluding gasoline and automobiles) grew 6.5% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at total growth trends and performance by sector. Read More
Insight Report | February 16, 2023 Premium January 2023 US Retail Sales: Most Sectors See Positive Year-over-Year Sales GrowthIn January 2023, US retail sales (excluding gasoline and automobiles) grew 4.7% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at total growth trends and performance by sector. Read More
Insight Report | November 17, 2022 Premium October 2022 US Retail Sales: As Inflation Eases, So Too Does Sales GrowthOctober 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew 6.4% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look how different sectors performed. Read More
Insight Report | August 18, 2022 Premium July 2022 US Retail Sales: Growth Strengthens as Inflation ModeratesJuly 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by 7% year over year, remaining healthy. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales increases and which declined in July 2022. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2022 Premium May 2022 US Retail Sales: Sales Stay Nominally Healthy While Volumes Continue To DeclineMay 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by 6.5% year over year as discretionary spending was squeezed by inflation. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales increase and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | May 18, 2022 Premium April 2022 US Retail Sales: Growth Strengthens but Volumes Remain Down Year over YearApril 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by 6% year over year as discretionary spending was squeezed by inflation. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales increase and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | April 19, 2022 Premium March 2022 US Retail Sales: Forty-Year High Inflation Squeezes Discretionary SpendingMarch 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by 4% year over year as discretionary spending was squeezed by inflation. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales increase and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | March 17, 2022 Premium February 2022 US Retail Sales: When Will Consumer Spending Slow?February 2022 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a very strong 12.8% year over year. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales increase and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | December 16, 2021 Premium November 2021 US Retail Sales: Sales Jump 15% Amid Raised InflationNovember 2021 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 24.8% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | November 17, 2021 Premium October 2021 US Retail Sales: Strong Sales Growth Implies Earlier Holiday Season Than UsualOctober 2021 US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 25.0% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well. Read More
Insight Report | October 18, 2021 Premium September 2021 US Retail Sales: Two-Year Sales Growth Accelerates, Driven by Nonstore RetailersTotal US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 25.8% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in September 2021. Read More
Insight Report | September 17, 2021 Premium August 2021 US Retail Sales: Total Sales Up Almost 20% on a Two-Year BasisTotal US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 19.7% when compared to 2019 values, slightly decelerating from July’s 21% growth. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in August 2021. Read More
Insight Report | August 18, 2021 Premium July 2021 US Retail Sales: Total Sales Up 21% on a Two-Year BasisTotal US retail sales, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a strong 21% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, we look at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in July 2021. Read More
Insight Report | June 16, 2021 Premium May 2021 US Retail Sales: Total Sales Up 20% over Two YearsTotal US retail sales in May 2021, excluding gasoline and automobiles, grew by a very strong 20% when compared to 2019 values. Using data from the US Census Bureau, this report looks at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in May 2021. Read More
Insight Report | May 17, 2021 Premium April 2021 US Retail Sales: Confident Consumers and Pent-Up Spending Power Drive Another Strong MonthUS retail sales grew by nearly 29% year over year in April 2021, 10 percentage points higher than March’s growth. Using data from the US Census Bureau, this report looks at which retail sectors saw sales surge and which did not do well in April 2021. Read More
