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US Retail Sales

US Retail Sales 16 September 2020

US Retail Sales 16 September 2020: 0.6% for August 2020, below the 1% forecast and against 0.9% in July 2020 (first reported as 1.2%). It is the lowest reading since April 2020. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Sep 2020 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: U.S. Census Bureau. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.6%
August 2020
Forecast
1%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A clear miss usually weighs on the dollar if it points to weaker household demand.

US Retail Sales 16 September 2020: 0.6% for August 2020 against a 1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Sep 2020Aug0.6%1%0.9%
14 Aug 2020Jul1.2%1.9%8.4%
16 Jul 2020Jun7.5%5%18.2%
16 Jun 2020May17.7%8%-14.7%
15 May 2020Apr-16.4%-12%-8.3%
15 Apr 2020Mar-8.7%-8%-0.4%
17 Mar 2020Feb-0.5%0.2%0.6%
14 Feb 2020Jan0.3%0.3%0.2%
16 Jan 2020Dec0.3%0.3%0.3%
15 May 2019Apr-0.2%0.2%1.7%
18 Apr 2019Mar1.6%0.9%-0.2%
1 Apr 2019Feb-0.2%0.3%0.7%
The release before:US Retail Sales 14 August 2020The release after:US Retail Sales 16 October 2020US Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar