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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.


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Release Dates for 2024/2025

Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report

Data Month Release Date at 8:30 am
September 2024 October 17, 2024
October 2024 November 15, 2024
November 2024 December 17, 2024
December 2024 January 16, 2025
January 2025 February 14, 2025
February 2025 March 17, 2025
March 2025 April 16, 2025
April 2025 May 15, 2025
May 2025 June 17, 2025
June 2025 July 17, 2025
July 2025 August 15, 2025
August 2025 September 16, 2025
September 2025 November 25, 2025
October 2025 To be announced at a later date
November 2025 To be announced at a later date
December 2025 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 2024 October 17, 2024
September 2024 November 15, 2024
October 2024 December 17, 2024
November 2024 January 16, 2025
December 2024 February 14, 2025
January 2025 March 17, 2025
February 2025 April 16, 2025
March 2025 May 15, 2025
April 2025 June 17, 2025
May 2025 July 17, 2025
June 2025 August 15, 2025
July 2025 September 16, 2025
August 2025 November 25, 2025
September 2025 To be announced at a later date
October 2025 To be announced at a later date
November 2025 To be announced at a later date
December 2025 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 2024 November 19, 2024
4th Quarter 2024 February 19, 2025
1st Quarter 2025 May 19, 2025
2nd Quarter 2025 August 19, 2025
3rd Quarter 2025 To be announced at a later date
Historical Release Dates in Excel [33KB]




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