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US Retail Sales

US Retail Sales 15 August 2024

US Retail Sales 15 August 2024: 1% for July 2024, above the 0.3% forecast and against -0.2% in June 2024 (first reported as 0%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 15 Aug 2024 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
1%
July 2024
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.2%
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 15 August 2024: 1% for July 2024 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Aug 2024Jul1%0.3%-0.2%
16 Jul 2024Jun0%0%0.3%
18 Jun 2024May0.1%0.2%-0.2%
15 May 2024Apr0%0.4%0.6%
15 Apr 2024Mar0.7%0.3%0.9%
14 Mar 2024Feb0.6%0.8%-1.1%
15 Feb 2024Jan-0.8%-0.1%0.4%
17 Jan 2024Dec0.6%0.4%0.3%
14 Dec 2023Nov0.3%-0.1%-0.2%
15 Nov 2023Oct-0.1%-0.3%0.9%
17 Oct 2023Sep0.7%0.3%0.8%
14 Sep 2023Aug0.6%0.2%0.5%
The release before:US Retail Sales 16 July 2024The release after:US Retail Sales 17 September 2024US Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar