Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-05-31
United States's retail sales stands at 3.46% as of 2026-05-31, up from 1.54% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (436 observations).
In 2026-05-31, United States's retail sales was 3.46%, up from 1.54% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, United States's retail sales was 1.54%, up from 1.21% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, United States's retail sales was 1.21%, down from 1.49% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, United States's retail sales was 1.49%, up from 0.8089% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, United States's retail sales was 0.8089%, up from -0.5294% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 3.46% | +1.92% |
| 2026-04-30 | 1.54% | +0.3305% |
| 2026-03-31 | 1.21% | -0.2794% |
| 2026-02-28 | 1.49% | +0.6782% |
| 2026-01-31 | 0.8089% | +1.34% |
| 2025-12-31 | -0.5294% | -0.7686% |
| 2025-11-30 | 0.2391% | -0.5932% |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.8324% | -0.9075% |
| 2025-08-31 | 1.74% | +0.7249% |
| 2025-07-31 | 1.02% | +0.1526% |
| 2025-06-30 | 0.8624% | +0.554% |
| 2025-05-31 | 0.3084% | -2.11% |
| 2025-04-30 | 2.42% | -0.0812% |
| 2025-03-31 | 2.5% | +1.38% |
| 2025-02-28 | 1.12% | -0.2986% |
| 2025-01-31 | 1.42% | -0.2854% |
| 2024-12-31 | 1.7% | +0.6126% |
| 2024-11-30 | 1.09% | +0.7776% |
| 2024-10-31 | 0.3106% | +1.08% |
| 2024-09-30 | -0.7686% | +0.3952% |
| 2024-08-31 | -1.16% | -1.04% |
| 2024-07-31 | -0.1279% | +0.891% |
| 2024-06-30 | -1.02% | -0.2036% |
| 2024-05-31 | -0.8152% | +0.4807% |
| 2024-04-30 | -1.3% | -0.7909% |
| 2024-03-31 | -0.505% | +1.39% |
| 2024-02-29 | -1.9% | +1.59% |
| 2024-01-31 | -3.49% | -4.56% |
| 2023-12-31 | 1.07% | +1.21% |
| 2023-11-30 | -0.1427% | +1.27% |
| 2023-10-31 | -1.41% | -1.1% |
| 2023-09-30 | -0.3088% | +0.9586% |
| 2023-08-31 | -1.27% | +0.246% |
| 2023-07-31 | -1.51% | +0.9498% |
| 2023-06-30 | -2.46% | +0.4378% |
| 2023-05-31 | -2.9% | +1.33% |
| 2023-04-30 | -4.24% | -0.2666% |
| 2023-03-31 | -3.97% | -2.09% |
| 2023-02-28 | -1.88% | -1.25% |
| 2023-01-31 | -0.6281% | +1.64% |
| 2022-12-31 | -2.27% | +0.0996% |
| 2022-11-30 | -2.37% | -1.91% |
| 2022-10-31 | -0.4541% | -0.2529% |
| 2022-09-30 | -0.2012% | -1.06% |
| 2022-08-31 | 0.8565% | -0.1785% |
| 2022-07-31 | 1.03% | +1.56% |
| 2022-06-30 | -0.5263% | -0.0868% |
| 2022-05-31 | -0.4395% | +0.5639% |
| 2022-04-30 | -1% | +0.9387% |
| 2022-03-31 | -1.94% | -8.8% |
| 2022-02-28 | 6.86% | +3.01% |
| 2022-01-31 | 3.84% | -1.24% |
| 2021-12-31 | 5.08% | -2.75% |
| 2021-11-30 | 7.83% | +1.05% |
| 2021-10-31 | 6.78% | +1.25% |
| 2021-09-30 | 5.53% | -1.37% |
| 2021-08-31 | 6.9% | +0.4627% |
| 2021-07-31 | 6.44% | -3.69% |
| 2021-06-30 | 10.13% | -6.65% |
| 2021-05-31 | 16.78% | -23.83% |
| 2021-04-30 | 40.61% | +15.76% |
| 2021-03-31 | 24.86% | +17.53% |
| 2021-02-28 | 7.32% | -3.18% |
| 2021-01-31 | 10.5% | +3.84% |
| 2020-12-31 | 6.67% | +1.44% |
| 2020-11-30 | 5.23% | -1.34% |
| 2020-10-31 | 6.57% | -0.5179% |
| 2020-09-30 | 7.09% | +2.81% |
| 2020-08-31 | 4.28% | -0.6431% |
| 2020-07-31 | 4.92% | +0.3133% |
| 2020-06-30 | 4.61% | +5.83% |
| 2020-05-31 | -1.23% | +14.44% |
| 2020-04-30 | -15.67% | -10.32% |
| 2020-03-31 | -5.35% | -6.86% |
| 2020-02-29 | 1.51% | +0.0775% |
| 2020-01-31 | 1.44% | -1.02% |
| 2019-12-31 | 2.45% | +2.17% |
| 2019-11-30 | 0.2794% | -0.211% |
| 2019-10-31 | 0.4904% | -0.8429% |
| 2019-09-30 | 1.33% | -0.7099% |
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United States's retail sales is 3.46% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 1.54% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 40.61% (2021-04-30); the lowest is -15.67% (2020-04-30), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.