The Coresight Research US Retail Sales Databank brings together retail sales data to help you understand the scale and trajectory of US retail. Our Databank provides easy access to retail sales in total and by sector, by year and by month, in dollar terms and in year-over-year growth. This Databank is updated monthly. The US Retail Sales Databank includes: Monthly Retail Sales: We chart retail sales for each of the latest 24 months, and the unadjusted year-over-year change for each of the latest 12 months. US Retail Sales, Total and by Sector: We detail the latest 13 months of monthly retail sales. US Retail Sales Growth, Total and by Sector: We present the year-over-year growth for the latest 13 months of total retail sales and sales by sector. US Retail Sales (Annual): We chart the annual retail sales and unadjusted year-over-year change from 2010 to 2022. This measure of retail sales excludes sales by motor vehicle and parts dealers, gasoline stations and food-service businesses. Breakdown of Retail Sales by Sector: We present the constitution of total retail sales by major retail sectors. We chart annual retail sales and year-over-year percentage changes for the following retail sectors. Descriptions for these sectors are provided after the charts. Food and beverage retailers Grocery retailers General merchandise retailers Department store retailers Home-improvement and gardening retailers Health and personal care retailers Clothing, footwear and accessories retailers Furniture and home-furnishing retailers Electronics and appliance retailers Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers Miscellaneous retailers Nonstore retailers Monthly Retail Sales Total retail sales (excluding sales by gasoline stations and automotive vehicles and parts dealers) increased by 5.5% year over year in October 2024—significantly up from 2.7% in September and 3.3% in August—according to Coresight Research calculations based on data from the US Census Bureau. This growth was likely driven by early holiday shopping, as many retailers, including Target and Walmart, launched early holiday sales events in October, aiming to pull forward demand and capture more sales, a move that appeared to resonate with consumers. Non store retailers; building material and garden supply retailers; and miscellaneous store retailers led retail sales growth this month as the sectors that recorded growth above 5%. Non store retailers recorded their strongest growth rate since July 2024. It should be noted that both July and October saw sales events from Amazon, as well as major rivals Target and Walmart. Both the electronics and appliance stores and furniture and sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and bookstores sectors reported year-over-year sales declines this month of 1.1% and 1.6%, respectively, though these represent sequential improvements from September. Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research US Retail Sales, by Sector: Latest 13 Months (USD Bil.) wdt_ID Sector Apr 23 May 23 Jun 23 Jul 23 Aug 23 Sep 23 Oct 23 Nov 23 Dec 23 Jan 24 Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 24 May 24 Jun 24 Jul 24 Aug 24 Sep 24 Oct 24 1 Total retail sales (excl. automobiles and gasoline) 398.4 428.6 413.3 410.4 422.4 398.6 417.7 443.9 490.1 388.1 381.9 415.9 411.8 441.4 418.4 431.5 433.4 409.5 440.7 2 Food and beverage stores 79.7 83.5 81.3 83.2 82.9 80.7 81.4 83.4 89.2 79.8 77.0 83.2 78.8 85.9 82.8 85.2 85.3 81.2 84.6 3 - Grocery stores 71.7 74.8 72.7 74.5 74.5 72.3 73.0 74.3 77.8 72.6 69.3 74.8 70.8 76.8 74.0 76.2 76.3 72.9 75.8 4 General merchandise stores 72.0 74.8 73.3 73.8 75.4 70.7 73.8 77.9 92.7 66.2 67.3 75.7 70.7 77.8 75.2 74.9 78.6 71.4 76.3 5 - Department stores 10.5 11.0 10.4 10.6 11.5 10.1 10.3 12.3 16.6 8.9 9.5 10.5 9.9 11.1 10.6 10.4 11.4 9.9 10.4 6 Clothing and clothing access. stores 24.2 26.1 24.4 24.9 26.7 23.3 23.9 28.6 40.7 19.2 22.0 25.0 24.0 27.6 25.1 25.5 27.2 23.1 25.0 7 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers 43.2 50.5 46.4 41.9 43.9 39.9 41.9 39.7 36.6 32.8 33.8 38.7 44.9 48.5 43.8 44.1 42.9 40.4 44.9 8 Health and personal care stores 34.6 36.9 36.4 34.6 37.1 35.9 38.4 37.1 40.7 6.4 34.6 36.2 35.5 37.3 35.7 37.3 38.0 37.7 39.8 9 Furniture and home furnishings stores 11.1 11.7 11.7 11.2 11.9 11.5 10.9 12.1 11.8 10.0 10.3 11.0 10.6 11.4 10.8 11.4 11.9 11.3 11.3 10 Electronics and appliance stores 6.7 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.7 7.5 7.4 8.8 10.0 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.0 7.6 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.0 7.4 11 Sporting goods hobby musical instrument and book stores 7.9 8.3 8.6 8.5 9.2 8.2 7.9 9.4 11.9 7.1 6.9 8.0 7.3 8.0 8.2 8.0 8.9 7.8 7.8 12 Miscellaneous store retailers 14.1 15.8 15.6 14.5 14.5 14.5 15.5 14.7 15.3 13.0 13.4 14.9 15.4 16.6 15.7 15.5 15.8 15.3 16.4 13 Nonstore retailers 104.9 113.7 108.4 110.7 113.3 106.3 116.3 132.1 141.1 116.4 109.3 115.9 117.5 120.6 113.8 122.0 117.0 114.4 127.3 Grocery retailers are a subset of food and beverage retailers. Department store retailers are a subset of general merchandise retailers. Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research US Retail Sales, by Sector: Latest 13 Months (YoY % Change) wdt_ID Sector Apr 23 May 23 Jun 23 Jul 23 Aug 23 Sep 23 Oct 23 Nov 23 Dec 23 Jan 24 Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 24 May 24 Jun 24 Jul 24 Aug 24 Sep 24 Oct 24 1 Total retail sales (excl. automobiles and gasoline) 1.4% 4.6% 3.3% 3.5% 3.7% 2.7% 3.6% 4.3% 3.4% 2.7% 5.9% 2.7% 3.4% 3.0% 1.2% 5.1% 2.6% 2.7% 5.5% 2 Food and beverage stores 2.7% 3.2% 1.2% 1.1% 2.6% 2.2% -0.2% 0.9% 0.4% 1.2% 3.8% 3.0% -1.1% 2.9% 1.9% 2.4% 2.9% 0.6% 3.9% 3 - Grocery stores 3.1% 2.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2.7% 2.1% -0.3% 0.6% -0.1% 1.3% 3.4% 2.5% -1.4% 2.7% 1.8% 2.4% 2.5% 0.7% 3.8% 4 General merchandise stores 2.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.7% 2.8% 2.1% -0.1% 0.8% 1.9% -0.3% 4.8% 9.3% -1.7% 4.1% 2.6% 1.4% 4.3% 0.9% 3.4% 5 - Department stores -3.5% -2.6% -5.1% -3.1% -2.3% -4.2% -6.5% -3.6% -3.3% -4.3% 0.7% -1.1% -6.2% 0.7% 1.6% -1.7% -0.5% -2.4% 1.0% 6 Clothing and clothing access. stores -3.9% -0.2% 0.1% 1.6% 3.9% 0.8% -1.3% 1.9% 3.6% 0.4% 6.5% 1.9% -1.0% 5.6% 3.1% 2.2% 2.1% -0.8% 4.3% 7 Building mat. and garden equip. and supplies dealers -6.6% 0.5% -4.1% -4.0% -3.1% -6.8% -3.0% -2.3% -6.2% -6.8% -0.7% -7.6% 3.8% -4.1% -5.5% 5.3% -2.3% 1.2% 7.1% 8 Health and personal care stores 5.9% 11.3% 8.0% 5.9% 8.2% 6.4% 11.9% 9.5% 7.3% -81.5% 5.7% -1.1% 2.5% 0.9% -2.0% 8.0% 2.6% 4.8% 3.5% 9 Furniture and home furnishings stores -9.3% -4.2% -1.9% -5.0% -5.3% -5.4% -9.5% -4.0% -5.3% -11.8% -5.3% -11.5% -4.1% -2.6% -7.4% 2.0% 0.3% -1.8% 3.8% 10 Electronics and appliance stores -10.7% -3.1% -0.7% -4.6% -2.4% -1.4% 0.8% 3.7% 1.4% -4.5% 6.0% -4.0% 4.2% 5.0% -1.1% 6.3% -0.4% -6.9% -1.1% 11 Sporting goods hobby musical instrument and book stores -2.4% 1.8% 0.3% 0.0% -2.1% -0.7% -2.5% -1.6% -4.8% -1.9% 2.0% -2.6% -7.4% -3.3% -5.1% -5.6% -3.3% -5.5% -1.6% 12 Miscellaneous store retailers -1.8% 1.3% 1.1% -0.9% -5.2% 0.8% 4.1% 6.6% 3.0% 2.8% 9.4% 6.9% 8.9% 5.4% 1.1% 6.7% 9.1% 5.4% 5.7% 13 Nonstore retailers 6.5% 11.5% 10.6% 12.4% 10.1% 8.7% 12.7% 11.6% 9.9% 10.8% 11.5% 5.5% 12.1% 6.1% 5.0% 10.2% 3.3% 7.7% 9.4% Data are not seasonally adjusted. Grocery retailers are a subset of food and beverage retailers. Department store retailers are a subset of general merchandise retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research US Retail Sales (Annual) This measure of retail sales excludes sales by food-service businesses, gasoline stations and motor vehicle and parts dealers. Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Breakdown of Retail Sales By Sector, 2023 Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Food and Beverage Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Grocery Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research General Merchandise Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Department Store Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Clothing, Footwear and Accessories Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Home-Improvement and Gardening Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Health and Personal Care Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Furniture and Home-Furnishing Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Electronics and Appliance Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument and Book Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Miscellaneous Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Nonstore Retailers Source: US Census Bureau/Coresight Research Below, we provide the Census Bureau’s descriptions of the retail sectors that we cover, in brief. Furniture and home-furnishing retailers: Retailers that sell furniture, home furnishings, floor coverings and major home appliances and electronics. Some may offer interior decorating services along with the sale of products. Electronics and appliance retailers: Retailers that sell household and consumer electronics, such as household appliances, home entertainment systems, computers, computer peripherals, mobile phones, gaming consoles and others. Home-improvement and gardening retailers: Retailers that sell home-improvement and garden equipment and supplies. Food and beverage retailers: Retailers that sell fresh and processed food, such as supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty food stores, markets (for meat, fish, fruit and vegetables), baked goods stores, confectionery stores and liquor stores. Grocery retailers: A subsector of food and beverage retailers that includes supermarkets and convenience stores, which retail general lines of food. Health and personal care retailers: Retailers that primarily sell personal care products, beauty products, medicines, supplements and optical goods. Drugstore retailers and pharmacies, beauty shops and perfume retailers are part of this sector. Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument and book retailers: Retailers that sell sporting equipment (including fitness equipment, camping gear, bicycles, athletic uniforms and specialty sports footwear), toys, games, musical instruments, hobby and craft supplies, and books. Clothing, footwear and accessories retailers: Retailers that sell women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, accessories (such as hats, gloves, handbags, ties and belts), footwear, jewelry, and luggage and leather goods. General merchandise retailers: Retailers that sell many lines of products. Department stores, discount department stores, warehouse clubs, supercenters and variety stores fall within this sector. Department stores: A subsector of general merchandise retailers. Retailers within this group sell a wide range of products, including apparel, footwear, appliances, home furnishings, jewelry, toys and beauty products. Miscellaneous retailers: Retailers include florists; office supplies and stationery retailers; gift and novelty retailers; used-merchandise retailers; pet and pet supplies retailers; art dealers; mobile home dealers; and tobacco retailers. Nonstore retailers: Retailers include electronic shopping and mail order houses, vending-machine operators, direct-selling businesses and fuel dealers, among other direct-selling businesses such as in-home retailers and those that sell from a truck or wagon. This sector also includes online sales from some store-based retailers that separate this business from their store-based operations. Data on this page are based on non seasonally adjusted data published by the US Census Bureau. This report is for Premium subscribers only. Learn more about subscriptions here.
