Monthly & Annual Retail Trade

Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report

INTENTION TO REVISE: Monthly retail sales estimates will be revised to reflect the introduction of a new sample, new seasonal factors, and results of the 2011 Annual Retail Trade Survey. Revised adjusted and not adjusted estimates are scheduled to be released on May 31, 2013. For further information, see our FAQs.

The April 2013 Advance Monthly Sales for Retail Trade and Food Services report was released on May 13, 2013 at 8:30 a.m., and available as:

• Full Publication in Excel [244KB] | PDF [65KB]
• Time Series (Adjusted Sales Data/Seasonal Factors—1992 to present)

Time Series/Trend Charts: Create your own customizable time series.

Monthly Retail Trade Report

INTENTION TO REVISE: Monthly retail sales, inventories, and inventories-to-sales ratios will be revised to reflect the introduction of a new sample, new seasonal factors and results of the 2011 Annual Retail Trade Survey. Revised adjusted and not adjusted estimates are scheduled to be released on May 31, 2013. For further information, see our FAQs.

The March 2013 Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services report was released on May 13, 2013 for sales and inventories, and available as:

• Retail and Food Services Sales: Excel (1992-present) [556KB]
• Retail Inventories and Inventories/Sales Ratios: Excel (1992-present) [340KB]
• Adjustment Factors for Seasonal and Other Variations of Monthly Estimates: Sales | Inventories
• Reliability of Monthly Estimates: Sales | Inventories
• Annual Revision of Monthly Retail and Food Services: Sales and Inventories--January 1992 through March 2012

Time Series/Trend Charts: Create your own customizable time series.

Latest Annual Retail Trade Report

The 2011 Annual Retail Trade Report was released on March 29, 2013. A Summary of Changes provides comparability with previous surveys.

• Annual Retail Trade Survey—2011:
  Sales (1992-2011): Excel [63KB]
  Sales Taxes (2004-2011): Excel [45KB]
  Inventories (1992-2011): Excel [44KB]
  Purchases (1992-2011): Excel [46KB]
  Total Operating Expenses (2006-2011): Excel [46KB]
  2007 Detailed Operating Expenses, including Accommodation and Food Services (last revised on 3/31/2011): Visit Historical Releases
  Gross Margin (1993-2011): Excel [46KB]
  Gross Margin as a Percentage of Sales (1993-2011): Excel [47KB]
  Accounts Receivable (2004-2011): Excel [41KB]
  Per Capita Sales (2000-2011): Excel [39KB]
  Inventories Held Inside and Outside the U.S. (2004-2011): Excel [40KB]
  For estimates of E-commerce sales, please see our most recent E-Stats report
• Annual Accommodation and Food Services—2011:
  Sales (1992-2011): Excel [37KB]
• Measures of Sampling Variability—2011:
  Annual Sales, Sales Taxes, End-of-Year Inventories by Location Held, Accounts Receivable by Type of Account, Operating Expenses, Purchases, and Gross Margin: Excel [69KB]
  

Latest Quarterly E-Commerce Report

INTENTION TO REVISE: Quarterly Retail E-commerce estimates will be revised to reflect the introduction of a new sample, new seasonal factors and results of the 2011 Annual Retail Trade Survey. Revised adjusted and not adjusted estimates are scheduled to be released on May 31, 2013. For further information, see our FAQs.

The 1st Quarter 2013 Retail E-Commerce Sales Report was released on May 15, 2013 and available as:

• Full 1Q 2013 Publication in PDF [64KB]
• Individual 1Q 2013 Tables available in Excel Format: Table 1 [24KB] | Table 2 [20KB]
  Individual 1Q 2013 Tables available as delimited text: Table 1 | Table 2

• Time Series available in Excel Format: Adjusted Sales [28KB] | Not Adjusted Sales [28KB]
  Time Series available as delimited text: Adjusted Sales | Not Adjusted Sales

• Explanation of Benchmarking Revisions for E-Commerce Estimates