Retail trade sales in the United States saw a monthly rise of 0.6% to reach $720.1 billion, the Census Bureau said in its advance report published on Thursday. Year-on-year, the figure increased by 3.5%. Retail and food services grew by 0.6% on a monthly basis and 3.9% on an annual one to reach $720.1 billion. Compared to the same month the previous year, nonstore retailers gained 4.5%, and food services and drinking places 6.6%. Total sales for the three months between April and June 2025 went up by 4.1% in comparison to the same period in 2024. (full story)

US retail sales for June 2025 • Prior month -0.9% • Retail sales for June 0.6% versus 0.1% estimate • Retail sales ex autos 0.5% vs 0.3% estimate. Prior month revised to -0.2% from -0.3%. • Retail sales ex gas/autos 0.6% vs -0.1% last month.Prior month revised to 0.0% from -0.1% • Retail sales control group 0.5% versus 0.3% estimate. Prior month revised lower to 0.2% from 0.4% • Retail sales YoY 3.5% vs 3.29% last month. The data is better than expected. The control group was better than expectations but the prior month was revised lower. The control group in U.S. retail sales refers to a specific subset of retail ... (full story)