Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $752.1 billion, up 1.7 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 4.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from March 2025.
 
Total sales for the January 2026 through March 2026 period were up 3.7 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago.
 
Retail trade sales were up 1.9 percent (±0.5 percent) from February 2026, and up 4.2 percent (±0.5 percent) from last year.
 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Post by: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade