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U.S. Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

Jun 17, 2025

Actual

-0.9%

Forecast

-0.5%

-0.1%

Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

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Currency: USD

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jun 17, 2025 (May)	08:30	-0.9%	-0.5%	-0.1%
May 15, 2025 (Apr)	08:30	0.1%	0.0%	1.7%
Apr 16, 2025 (Mar)	08:30	1.4%	1.3%	0.2%
Mar 17, 2025 (Feb)	08:30	0.2%	0.6%	-1.2%
Feb 14, 2025 (Jan)	09:30	-0.9%	-0.2%	0.7%
Jan 16, 2025 (Dec)	09:30	0.4%	0.6%	0.8%

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