Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $704.3 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, but up 2.3 percent (±0.5 percent) above June 2023. Total sales for the April 2024 through June 2024 period were up 2.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The April 2024 to May 2024 percent change was revised from up 0.1 percent (±0.4 percent)* to up 0.3 percent (±0.2 percent).

Retail trade sales were down 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from May 2024, but up 2.0 percent (±0.5 percent) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 8.9 percent (±1.4 percent) from last year, while food services and drinking places were up 4.4 percent (±2.1 percent) from June 2023.