Retail Sales MoM
United States · next release date not yet on the live calendar
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What it is
The Census Bureau's advance retail-sales report measures the month-on-month change in the total value of sales at US retail and food-service outlets. It is one of the earliest monthly reads on consumer spending. The figures are seasonally adjusted but not adjusted for inflation, so price changes move the headline as well as sales volumes.
Why it matters to traders
Consumer spending is the largest component of US GDP, which makes retail sales a closely watched growth indicator. Traders compare the headline with consensus, and also look at the ex-autos and control-group measures and at revisions to the prior month. A reading above expectations tends to support growth expectations and the dollar. A reading below expectations can raise concern about slowing demand. When the headline and the underlying measures point in different directions, the initial move can reverse once the detail is read.
Next scheduled release
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Retail Sales MoM is not on the current week's live calendar, and we don't hold a verified forward schedule for it — so no date is shown rather than an estimated one. It appears on the FXMARE economic calendar with a live countdown as soon as the release is published to the feed.
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