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: Feb 13 2026, 08:31 EST Next Release: Mar 6 2026, 08:30 EST

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 Dec 2025 734.97B USD -0.02%
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM Dec 2025 -0.02% --
US Retail and Food Services Sales YoY Dec 2025 2.43% -25.61%
US Retail Sales Dec 2025 634.74B USD 0.00%
US Retail Sales MoM Dec 2025 0.00% -99.19%
US Retail Sales YoY Dec 2025 2.08% -30.19%
Last Updated: Feb 18 2026, 08:36 EST Next Release: Mar 17 2026, 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: Feb 17 2026, 08:34 EST Next Release: Mar 12 2026, 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 Dec 2025 30.16B CAD -1.15%
British Columbia Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 10.80B CAD -0.48%
Canada Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 117.17B CAD 1.15%
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Dec 2025 1.15% --
Manitoba Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 3.677B CAD 8.58%
New Brunswick Wholesale Sales Dec 2024 1.112B CAD 4.83%
Nova Scotia Wholesale Sales Dec 2024 1.326B CAD -2.72%
Ontario Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 47.02B CAD 3.14%
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales Jun 2025 111.08M CAD --
Quebec Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 17.36B CAD 1.38%
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 4.789B CAD -2.54%
Last Updated: Feb 5 2026, 10:02 EST Next Release: Mar 5 2026, 10:00 EST

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: Feb 15 2026, 02:02 EST Next Release: Mar 2 2026, 02:00 EST

This report contains statistics on German Retail Sales and Employment.

Major Germany Retail Trade Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Germany Real Retail Sales Dec 2025 117.10 0.09%
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM Dec 2025 0.10% --
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY Oct 2025 1.30% -61.76%
Germany Retail Sales Dec 2025 146.80 -0.14%
Germany Retail Sales MoM Dec 2025 -0.10% --
Last Updated: Feb 6 2026, 10:50 EST Next Release: Mar 4 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Jan 2026 44.00 3.29%
US ISM Services Business Activity Index Jan 2026 57.40 3.99%
US ISM Services Employment Index Jan 2026 50.30 -2.71%
US ISM Services Exports Index Jan 2026 45.00 -16.97%
US ISM Services Imports Index Jan 2026 48.20 -4.17%
US ISM Services Inventories Index Jan 2026 45.10 -16.79%
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index Jan 2026 54.30 0.37%
US ISM Services New Orders Index Jan 2026 53.10 -6.02%
US ISM Services PMI Jan 2026 53.80 0.00%
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index Jan 2026 66.60 2.30%
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index Jan 2026 54.20 4.63%
Last Updated: Feb 24 2026, 10:01 EST Next Release: Mar 19 2026, 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 Dec 2025 917.97B USD 0.25%
US Wholesale Inventories MoM Dec 2025 0.25% 0.49%
US Wholesale Inventories YoY Dec 2025 2.95% 54.46%
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods Dec 2025 571.45B USD 0.36%
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods Dec 2025 346.52B USD 0.05%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio Dec 2025 1.27 -0.78%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods Dec 2025 1.62 -1.22%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods Dec 2025 0.94 0.00%
US Wholesale Sales Dec 2025 722.08B USD 1.03%
US Wholesale Sales MoM Dec 2025 1.03% -27.61%
US Wholesale Sales YoY Dec 2025 5.22% -2.11%
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods Dec 2025 352.67B USD 1.68%
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods Dec 2025 369.41B USD 0.41%
Last Updated: Jan 29 2026, 20:33 EST Next Release: Feb 26 2026, 20:30 EST

This survey is conducted to clarify the trends in business activities of establishments (including department stores, chain stores, supermarkets, other large-scale stores and convenience stores) engaged in trade.

Major Preliminary Report on the Current Survey of Commerce Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Commercial Sales Value Dec 2025 58.80T JPY 10.75%
Japan Commercial Sales MoM Dec 2025 -1.80% --
Japan Commercial Sales YoY Dec 2025 0.30% --
Japan Retail Sales MoM Dec 2025 -2.00% --
Japan Retail Sales YoY Dec 2025 0.30% --
Japan Wholesale Sales MoM Dec 2025 -1.70% --
Japan Wholesale Sales YoY Dec 2025 0.90% --
Retail Sales Value Dec 2025 14.82T JPY 11.00%
Wholesale Sales Value Dec 2025 43.98T JPY 10.66%
Last Updated: Dec 19 2025, 14:56 EST Next Release: Mar 10 2026, 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 Q3 2025 310.27B USD 1.91%
US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales Q3 2025 16.40% 0.61%
US E-Commerce Sales QoQ Q3 2025 1.91% 25.65%
US E-Commerce Sales TTM Q3 2025 1.215T USD 1.25%
US E-Commerce Sales YoY Q3 2025 5.09% -6.04%
Last Updated: Dec 11 2025, 10:04 EST Next Release: Mar 12 2026, 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: Feb 25 2026, 17:17 EST Next Release: --

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 Non-Manufacturing Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Richmond Fed Service Average Wages Index Feb 2026 17.00 -15.00%
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index Jan 2026 32.00 18.52%
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index Jan 2026 5.00 0.00%
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index Jan 2026 -3.00 --
Last Updated: Feb 20 2026, 10:32 EST Next Release: Mar 13 2026, 10:30 EDT

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 Jan 2026 190.10K -14.99%
US Automobile Exports Nov 2025 152.34K -13.60%
US Automobile Imports from Canada Nov 2025 66.11K -24.36%
US Automobile Imports from Mexico Nov 2025 106.87K -16.52%
US Domestic Auto Sales Jan 2026 146.12K -3.79%
US Foreign Auto Sales Jan 2026 70.27K -0.71%
US Heavy Truck Sales Jan 2026 32.46K -0.66%
US Light Truck Sales Jan 2026 913.16K -26.13%
US Total Vehicle Sales Jan 2026 15.20M -7.33%
US Total Vehicle Sales Jan 2026 1.132M -24.51%
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY Jan 2026 -4.71% --
Last Updated: Feb 24 2026, 10:30 EST Next Release: Mar 31 2026, 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: Feb 20 2026, 04:33 EST Next Release: Mar 27 2026, 05:30 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 Jan 2026 2.00% 566.7%
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY Jan 2026 5.50% 120.0%
UK Retail Sales MoM Jan 2026 1.80% 350.0%
UK Retail Sales YoY Jan 2026 4.50% 136.8%
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM Jan 2026 1.20% 500.0%
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM Jan 2026 2.20% --

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