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US Retail Sales

US Retail Sales 16 September 2026

US Retail Sales 16 September 2026: 1.2% for August 2026, above the 0.8% forecast and up from -0.6% in July 2026. It is the highest reading since March 2026. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 16 Sep 2026 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
1.2%
August 2026
Forecast
0.8%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.6%
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 September 2026: 1.2% for August 2026 against a 0.8% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
16 Sep 2026Aug1.2%0.8%-0.6%
14 Aug 2026Jul-0.6%0.1%0.2%
16 Jul 2026Jun0.2%0.2%0.9%
17 Jun 2026May0.9%0.5%0.5%
14 May 2026Apr0.5%0.5%1.7%
21 Apr 2026Mar1.7%1.4%0.6%
1 Apr 2026Feb0.6%0.5%-0.2%
6 Mar 2026Jan-0.2%-0.3%0.0%
10 Feb 2026Dec0%0.4%0.6%
25 Nov 2025Sep0.2%0.4%0.6%
16 Sep 2025Aug0.6%0.2%0.6%
15 Aug 2025Jul0.5%0.5%0.9%
The release before:US Retail Sales 14 August 2026The release after:US Retail Sales 15 October 2026US Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar