The retail and services category consists of indicators which provide figures on various aspects of the retail and services sectors of the economy. These include sales for a multitude of sections of retail and services as well as indexes meant to provide a measure of activity in the sector.

Last Updated: May 13 2025, 08:30 EDT Next Release: May 15 2025, 08:30 EDT

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey to provide

Major Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Retail and Food Services Sales Mar 2025 734.87B USD 1.43%
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM Mar 2025 1.43% 548.1%
US Retail and Food Services Sales YoY Mar 2025 4.60% 29.95%
US Retail Sales Mar 2025 636.52B USD 1.37%
US Retail Sales MoM Mar 2025 1.37% 255.3%
US Retail Sales YoY Mar 2025 4.58% 24.57%
Last Updated: Apr 16 2025, 08:31 EDT Next Release: May 16 2025, 08:30 EDT

The Business Leaders Survey is a monthly survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that asks companies across its District - which includes New York State, Northern New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut - about recent and expected trends in key business indicators. Participants from the service sector respond to a questionnaire and report on a variety of indicators, both in terms of recent and expected changes. 

The survey is sent on the first business day of each month to the same pool of about 150 business executives, usually the president or CEO, in the region's service sector. In a typical month, about 100 responses are received by around the tenth of the month when the survey closes.

Major Business Leaders Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Apr 14 2025, 08:33 EDT Next Release: May 15 2025, 08:30 EDT

Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey provides information on the performance of the wholesale trade sector and is an important indicator of the health of the Canadian economy. In addition, the business community uses the data to analyse market performance.

Major Canada Wholesale Trade Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Alberta Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 31.66B CAD -7.47%
British Columbia Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 11.30B CAD -5.95%
Canada Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 119.31B CAD -2.72%
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Feb 2025 -2.72% --
Manitoba Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 3.258B CAD -4.99%
New Brunswick Wholesale Sales Dec 2024 1.018B CAD -9.46%
Nova Scotia Wholesale Sales Dec 2024 1.309B CAD -1.94%
Ontario Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 47.58B CAD 0.56%
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales Dec 2024 126.13M CAD 0.98%
Quebec Wholesale Sales Feb 2025 17.72B CAD -0.50%
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales Jan 2025 4.504B CAD --
Last Updated: May 7 2025, 06:01 EDT Next Release: Jun 6 2025, 11:00 EDT

The European Retail Trade report contains data on retail trade in Europe. Retail trade is major indicator on the current state of the economy. Included in this report is both data indexed to 2015 as well as both change from the previous period and the year-over-year change.

Major European Retail Trade Indicators

Last Updated: Apr 30 2025, 02:02 EDT Next Release: May 30 2025, 02:00 EDT

This report contains statistics on German Retail Sales and Employment.

Major Germany Retail Trade Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Germany Real Retail Sales Mar 2025 115.40 -0.17%
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM Mar 2025 -0.20% --
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY Mar 2025 0.30% --
Germany Retail Sales Mar 2025 144.70 -0.07%
Germany Retail Sales MoM Mar 2025 -0.10% --
Last Updated: May 5 2025, 10:00 EDT Next Release: Jun 4 2025, 10:00 EDT

The Services ISM Report On Business is based on data compiled from purchasing and supply executives nationwide. Survey responses reflect the change, if any, in the current month compared to the previous month. A Services PMI above 49.2 percent, over time, indicates that the overall economy, is generally expanding; below 49.2 percent, it is generally declining.

Major ISM Services Report On Business Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US ISM Services Backlog Index Apr 2025 48.00 1.27%
US ISM Services Business Activity Index Apr 2025 53.70 -3.94%
US ISM Services Employment Index Apr 2025 49.00 6.06%
US ISM Services Exports Index Apr 2025 48.60 6.11%
US ISM Services Imports Index Apr 2025 44.30 -15.78%
US ISM Services Inventories Index Apr 2025 53.40 6.16%
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index Apr 2025 56.10 -0.88%
US ISM Services New Orders Index Apr 2025 52.30 3.77%
US ISM Services PMI Apr 2025 51.60 1.57%
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index Apr 2025 65.10 6.90%
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index Apr 2025 51.30 1.38%
Last Updated: May 8 2025, 10:04 EDT Next Release: Jun 9 2025, 10:00 EDT

The Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey tracks month-to-month trends for sales and inventories of US merchant wholesalers, excluding manufacturers' sales branches and offices.

Major Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Wholesale Inventories Mar 2025 907.52B USD 0.40%
US Wholesale Inventories MoM Mar 2025 0.40% -20.18%
US Wholesale Inventories YoY Mar 2025 2.21% 75.43%
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods Mar 2025 571.66B USD 0.59%
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods Mar 2025 335.87B USD 0.07%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio Mar 2025 1.30 0.00%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods Mar 2025 1.69 -0.59%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods Mar 2025 0.93 -1.06%
US Wholesale Sales Mar 2025 697.90B USD 0.60%
US Wholesale Sales MoM Mar 2025 0.60% -70.11%
US Wholesale Sales YoY Mar 2025 6.09% 55.81%
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods Mar 2025 338.40B USD 0.96%
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods Mar 2025 359.51B USD 0.25%
Last Updated: Feb 19 2025, 11:59 EST Next Release: May 19 2025, 10:00 EDT

On a quarterly basis, the Quarterly E-Commerce Report is published. This report provides a single quarterly estimate measuring all retail e-commerce sales captured by the Monthly Retail Trade Survey.

Major Quarterly E-Commerce Report Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US E-Commerce Sales Q4 2024 308.91B USD 2.67%
US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales Q4 2024 16.40% 0.61%
US E-Commerce Sales QoQ Q4 2024 2.67% -5.91%
US E-Commerce Sales TTM Q4 2024 1.190T USD 2.27%
US E-Commerce Sales YoY Q4 2024 9.35% 22.38%
Last Updated: Mar 13 2025, 10:03 EDT Next Release: Jun 12 2025, 10:00 EDT

The Quarterly Services Survey provides timely revenue performance data with respect to the service industry.

Major Quarterly Services Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Apr 22 2025, 10:01 EDT Next Release: May 28 2025, 10:00 EDT

The Survey of Service Sector Activity is taken by various retailers, wholesalers, and other non-retail services. The respondents provide information on sales revenues, inventories, and shopper traffic, as well as information on employment, wages, and prices.

Major Richmond Fed Survey of Service Sector Activity Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Richmond Fed Service Average Wages Index Apr 2025 13.00 -31.58%
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index Apr 2025 -2.00 --
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index Apr 2025 8.00 166.7%
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index Apr 2025 -7.00 --
Last Updated: Apr 30 2025, 10:03 EDT Next Release: May 29 2025, 10:30 EDT (R)

Supplemental Estimates for motor vehicles provide unit data on unadjusted and seasonally adjusted auto and truck sales, domestic auto production, Canadian and Mexican auto imports, auto exports, and domestic auto inventories.

Major Supplemental Estimates Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
US Auto Sales Mar 2025 287.60K 30.85%
US Automobile Exports Jan 2025 127.60K 98.83%
US Automobile Imports from Canada Jan 2025 46.75K 91.34%
US Automobile Imports from Mexico Jan 2025 130.23K 54.86%
US Domestic Auto Sales Mar 2025 172.79K 5.77%
US Foreign Auto Sales Mar 2025 86.73K 5.00%
US Heavy Truck Sales Mar 2025 33.60K -7.47%
US Light Truck Sales Mar 2025 1.298M 29.65%
US Total Vehicle Sales Mar 2025 18.17M 10.47%
US Total Vehicle Sales Mar 2025 1.620M 29.36%
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY Mar 2025 12.60% 654.8%
Last Updated: Apr 29 2025, 10:33 EDT Next Release: May 28 2025, 10:30 EDT

The Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey is a monthly survey of area service sector businesses. Firm executives report on how business conditions have changed for a number of indicators such as revenue, employment, prices and company outlook.

Major Texas Retail Outlook Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Texas Retail Business Activity Index Apr 2025 -14.80 --
Texas Retail Company Outlook Index Apr 2025 -25.00 --
Texas Retail Employment Index Apr 2025 -8.10 --
Texas Retail Future Business Activity Index Apr 2025 -24.20 --
Texas Retail Future Company Outlook Index Apr 2025 -25.10 --
Texas Retail Future Revenue Index Apr 2025 0.10 -99.46%
Last Updated: Apr 29 2025, 10:33 EDT Next Release: May 28 2025, 10:30 EDT

The Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey is a monthly survey of area service sector businesses. Firm executives report on how business conditions have changed for a number of indicators such as revenue, employment, prices and company outlook.

Major Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey Indicators

Last Updated: Apr 25 2025, 04:32 EDT Next Release: May 23 2025, 04:30 EDT

Retail Sales Index time series is a first estimate of retail sales in value and volume terms for Great Britain, seasonally and non-seasonally adjusted.

Major UK Retail Sales Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel MoM Mar 2025 0.50% -28.57%
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY Mar 2025 3.30% 83.33%
UK Retail Sales MoM Mar 2025 0.40% -42.86%
UK Retail Sales YoY Mar 2025 2.60% 44.44%
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM Mar 2025 -1.30% --
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM Mar 2025 1.70% -37.04%

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