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The U.S. Census Bureau is updating its economic indicator release calendar in coordination with other agencies and the Office of Management and Budget to address the impacts of the recent lapse in federal funding. We will provide the updated release schedule as soon as it becomes available. For more information, see Census' Recovery Plan for Principal Federal Economic Indicators.

The October 2025 release for Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services and the September 2025 release for Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services, originally scheduled for November 14, 2025, have been rescheduled for release on December 16, 2025. For more information, see the Economic Indicators Release Schedule.

The Third Quarter 2025 release for Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, originally scheduled for November 18, 2025, has been rescheduled for release on December 18, 2025.


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Release Dates for 2025/2026

Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report

Data Month Release Date at 8:30 am
September 2025 November 25, 2025
October 2025 December 16, 2025
November 2025 January 14, 2026
December 2025 To be announced at a later date
January 2026 To be announced at a later date
February 2026 To be announced at a later date
March 2026 To be announced at a later date
April 2026 To be announced at a later date
May 2026 To be announced at a later date
June 2026 To be announced at a later date
July 2026 To be announced at a later date
August 2026 To be announced at a later date
September 2026 To be announced at a later date
October 2026 To be announced at a later date
November 2026 To be announced at a later date
December 2026 To be announced at a later date
Historical Release Dates in Excel [37KB]

Monthly Retail Trade Report

Data Month Release Date at 8:30 am for sales and
10:00 am for inventories
August 2025 November 25, 2025
September 2025 December 16, 2025
October 2025 January 14, 2026
November 2025 To be announced at a later date
December 2025 To be announced at a later date
January 2026 To be announced at a later date
February 2026 To be announced at a later date
March 2026 To be announced at a later date
April 2026 To be announced at a later date
May 2026 To be announced at a later date
June 2026 To be announced at a later date
July 2026 To be announced at a later date
August 2026 To be announced at a later date
September 2026 To be announced at a later date
October 2026 To be announced at a later date
November 2026 To be announced at a later date
December 2026 To be announced at a later date
Historical Release Dates in Excel [36KB]

Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Report

Quarter Release Date at 10:00 am
3rd Quarter 2025 December 18, 2025
4th Quarter 2025 To be announced at a later date
1st Quarter 2026 To be announced at a later date
2nd Quarter 2026 To be announced at a later date
3rd Quarter 2026 To be announced at a later date
Historical Release Dates in Excel [33KB]




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