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US Retail Sales 15 October 2026

US Retail Sales 15 October 2026: 0.8% for September 2026, above the 0.3% forecast and against 1.3% in August 2026 (first reported as 1.2%). It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Thu 15 Oct 2026 at 12:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET). The next release is due on Tue 17 Nov 2026 at 13:30 UTC (8:30 AM ET).

These figures were verified on 15 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
0.8%
September 2026
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
1.3%
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 October 2026: 0.8% for September 2026 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Oct 2026Sep0.8%0.3%1.3%
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%
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