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US Retail Sales

US Retail Sales 16 February 2022

US Retail Sales 16 February 2022: 3.8% for January 2022, above the 2% forecast and against -2.5% in December 2021 (first reported as -1.9%). It is the highest reading since March 2021. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Feb 2022 at 13:30 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
3.8%
January 2022
Forecast
2%
The market consensus
Previous
-2.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: A broad, forecast-beating rise usually supports the dollar modestly through the growth outlook.

US Retail Sales 16 February 2022: 3.8% for January 2022 against a 2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Feb 2022Jan3.8%2%-2.5%
14 Jan 2022Dec-1.9%0%0.2%
15 Dec 2021Nov0.3%0.8%1.8%
16 Nov 2021Oct1.7%1.4%0.8%
15 Oct 2021Sep0.7%-0.2%0.9%
16 Sep 2021Aug0.7%-0.8%-1.8%
17 Aug 2021Jul-1.1%-0.3%0.7%
16 Jul 2021Jun0.6%-0.4%-1.7%
15 Jun 2021May-1.3%-0.8%0.9%
14 May 2021Apr0.0%1%10.7%
15 Apr 2021Mar9.8%5.9%-2.7%
16 Mar 2021Feb-3%-0.5%7.6%
The release before:US Retail Sales 14 January 2022The release after:US Retail Sales 16 March 2022US Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar