Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)

The Retail Sales ex Autos released by the US Census Bureau is a monthly data that shows all goods sold by retailers based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes except the automobile sector. The retail sales index is often taken as an indicator of consumer confidence. This report is the "advance" report, which can be revised fairly significantly after the final numbers are calculated. The positive economic growth anticipates bullish movements for the USD.

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Most recent - Friday 15 August 2025 12:30

0.8%

Revised

0.8%

Forecast

0.3%

Actual

0.3%

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) was 0.3% against a forecast of 0.3%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Friday 15 August 2025 12:30

0.3%

Thursday 17 July 2025 12:30

0.3%

0.5%

Tuesday 17 June 2025 12:30

0.1%

-0.3%

Thursday 15 May 2025 12:30

0.3%

0.1%

Wednesday 16 April 2025 12:30

0.3%

0.5%

Monday 17 March 2025 12:30

0.5%

0.3%

Friday 14 February 2025 13:30

0.3%

-0.4%

Thursday 16 January 2025 13:30

0.4%

Tuesday 17 December 2024 13:30

0.4%

0.2%

Friday 15 November 2024 13:30

0.3%

0.1%

Thursday 17 October 2024 12:30

0.1%

0.5%

Tuesday 17 September 2024 12:30

0.2%

0.1%

Thursday 15 August 2024 12:30

0.1%

0.4%

Tuesday 16 July 2024 12:30

0.1%

0.4%

Tuesday 18 June 2024 12:30

0.2%

-0.1%

Wednesday 15 May 2024 12:30

0.2%

Monday 15 April 2024 12:30

0.4%

1.1%

Thursday 14 March 2024 12:30

0.5%

0.3%

Thursday 15 February 2024 13:30

0.2%

-0.6%

Wednesday 17 January 2024 13:30

0.2%

0.4%

Thursday 14 December 2023 13:30

-0.1%

0.2%

Wednesday 15 November 2023 13:30

0.1%

Tuesday 17 October 2023 12:30

0.2%

0.6%

Thursday 14 September 2023 12:30

0.4%

0.6%

Tuesday 15 August 2023 12:30

0.4%

Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:30

0.3%

0.2%

Thursday 15 June 2023 12:30

0.1%

Tuesday 16 May 2023 12:30

0.4%

Friday 14 April 2023 12:30

-0.3%

-0.8%

Wednesday 15 March 2023 12:30

-0.1%

Wednesday 15 February 2023 13:30

0.8%

2.3%

Wednesday 18 January 2023 13:30

-0.4%

-1.1%

Thursday 15 December 2022 13:30

0.2%

-0.2%

Wednesday 16 November 2022 13:30

0.4%

1.3%

Friday 14 October 2022 12:30

-0.1%

0.1%

Thursday 15 September 2022 12:30

0.1%

-0.3%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) result:

		Previous	Latest
Building Permits (MoM)	Bearish change	1.393M	1.354M
Housing Starts (MoM)	Bullish change	1.321M	1.428M
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations	Bullish change	4.5%	4.9%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bullish change	3.4%	3.9%
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index	Bearish change	57.7	57.2
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bearish change	61.7	58.6
Industrial Production (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	-0.1%
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bullish change	5.5	11.9
Retail Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	0.9%	0.5%
Retail Sales Control Group	Bearish change	0.8%	0.5%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	227K	224K
Producer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0%	0.9%
Producer Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	2.4%	3.3%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bullish change	0%	0.9%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bullish change	2.6%	3.7%
Monthly Budget Statement	Bearish change	$27B	$-291B
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	(no change)	2.7%	2.7%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)	Bullish change	0.2%	0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)	Bullish change	2.9%	3.1%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	218K	226K
Nonfarm Productivity	Bullish change	-1.8%	2.4%
Unit Labor Costs	Bearish change	6.9%	1.6%

About Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)

Country:	United States
Currency:	USD
Source:	US Census Bureau
Category:	Consumption
Frequency:	Monthly

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Calendar - Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) - United States

Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)

Most recent - Friday 15 August 2025 12:30

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