Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $752.1 billion, up 1.7% (±0.4%) from the previous month, and up 4.0% (±0.5%) from March 2025.
Total sales for the January 2026 through March 2026 period were up 3.7% (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The January 2026 to February 2026% change was revised from up 0.6% (±0.4%) to up 0.7% (±0.2).
Retail trade sales were up 1.9% (±0.5%) from February 2026, and up 4.2% (±0.5%) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 10.1% (±1.8%) from last year, while food services and drinking places were up 2.4% (±1.9%) from March 2025.
