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.
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey to provide
Major Advance Monthly Retail Trade Report Indicators
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
The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales, e-commerce sales, and the number of retail locations by province, territory, and selected Census Metropolitan Areas from a sample of retailers.
Major Canada Retail Trade Indicators
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 | Jan 2023 | 10.09B CAD | 11.18% |
British Columbia Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 8.083B CAD | 11.87% |
Canada Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 86.77B CAD | 5.48% |
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM | Jan 2023 | 5.48% | -- |
Manitoba Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 2.749B CAD | 45.43% |
New Brunswick Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 797.10M CAD | 0.77% |
Nova Scotia Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 1.301B CAD | 23.15% |
Ontario Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 42.71B CAD | 1.35% |
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 110.96M CAD | -2.96% |
Quebec Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 15.50B CAD | 0.40% |
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 4.946B CAD | 20.35% |
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
This report contains statistics on German Retail Sales and Employment.
Major Germany Retail Trade Indicators
Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
Germany Real Retail Sales | Jan 2023 | 111.50 | -0.27% |
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM | Jan 2023 | -0.30% | -- |
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY | Jan 2023 | -4.60% | -- |
Germany Retail Sales | Jan 2023 | 134.30 | -0.67% |
Germany Retail Sales MoM | Jan 2023 | -0.70% | -- |
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 | Feb 2023 | 52.80 | -0.19% |
US ISM Services Business Activity Index | Feb 2023 | 56.30 | -6.79% |
US ISM Services Employment Index | Feb 2023 | 54.00 | 8.00% |
US ISM Services Exports Index | Feb 2023 | 61.70 | 4.58% |
US ISM Services Imports Index | Feb 2023 | 52.60 | -0.75% |
US ISM Services Inventories Index | Feb 2023 | 50.60 | 2.85% |
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index | Feb 2023 | 55.30 | -0.90% |
US ISM Services New Orders Index | Feb 2023 | 62.60 | 3.64% |
US ISM Services PMI | Feb 2023 | 55.10 | -0.18% |
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index | Feb 2023 | 65.60 | -3.24% |
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index | Feb 2023 | 47.60 | -4.80% |
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 | Jan 2023 | 929.02B USD | -0.42% |
US Wholesale Inventories MoM | Jan 2023 | -0.42% | -- |
US Wholesale Inventories YoY | Jan 2023 | 15.80% | -10.48% |
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods | Jan 2023 | 574.06B USD | -0.11% |
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods | Jan 2023 | 354.96B USD | -0.93% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio | Jan 2023 | 1.34 | -1.47% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods | Jan 2023 | 1.79 | -1.10% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods | Jan 2023 | 0.95 | -2.06% |
US Wholesale Sales | Jan 2023 | 693.84B USD | 1.01% |
US Wholesale Sales MoM | Jan 2023 | 1.01% | -- |
US Wholesale Sales YoY | Jan 2023 | 3.61% | -49.25% |
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods | Jan 2023 | 319.86B USD | 0.67% |
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods | Jan 2023 | 373.98B USD | 1.31% |
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 2022 | 261.97B USD | -0.09% |
US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales | Q4 2022 | 14.70% | 0.68% |
US E-Commerce Sales QoQ | Q4 2022 | -0.10% | -- |
US E-Commerce Sales TTM | Q4 2022 | 1.033T USD | 1.57% |
US E-Commerce Sales YoY | Q4 2022 | 6.49% | -30.01% |
The Quarterly Services Survey provides timely revenue performance data with respect to the service industry.
Major Quarterly Services Survey Indicators
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 | Feb 2023 | 36.00 | -5.26% |
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index | Feb 2023 | 10.00 | 400.0% |
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index | Feb 2023 | 5.00 | -44.44% |
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index | Feb 2023 | -3.00 | -- |
Richmond Fed Services Price Trends | Feb 2023 | 6.54% | -2.68% |
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 2023 | 207.66K | -14.51% |
US Automobile Exports | Nov 2022 | 74.55K | -1.55% |
US Automobile Imports from Canada | Nov 2022 | 43.92K | 24.60% |
US Automobile Imports from Mexico | Nov 2022 | 94.31K | 5.72% |
US Domestic Auto Sales | Jan 2023 | 186.14K | 13.47% |
US Foreign Auto Sales | Jan 2023 | 73.55K | 4.70% |
US Heavy Truck Sales | Jan 2023 | 38.86K | -6.95% |
US Light Truck Sales | Jan 2023 | 825.34K | -19.56% |
US Total Vehicle Sales | Jan 2023 | 16.20M | 16.79% |
US Total Vehicle Sales | Jan 2023 | 1.067M | -19.12% |
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY | Jan 2023 | 4.21% | -21.07% |
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 | Feb 2023 | -18.70 | -- |
Texas Retail Company Outlook Index | Feb 2023 | -18.40 | -- |
Texas Retail Employment Index | Feb 2023 | 6.90 | 245.0% |
Texas Retail Future Business Activity Index | Feb 2023 | -17.00 | -- |
Texas Retail Future Company Outlook Index | Feb 2023 | -8.00 | -- |
Texas Retail Future Revenue Index | Feb 2023 | 11.40 | 533.3% |
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
Indicator | Period | Value | % CHG PREV |
Texas Service Sector Business Activity Index | Feb 2023 | -9.30 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Company Outlook Index | Feb 2023 | -1.70 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Employment Index | Feb 2023 | 8.80 | -16.19% |
Texas Service Sector Future Business Activity Index | Feb 2023 | -3.60 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Future Company Outlook Index | Feb 2023 | 10.80 | 71.43% |
Texas Service Sector Future Revenue Index | Feb 2023 | 42.20 | 7.11% |
Texas Service Sector Future Selling Prices Index | Feb 2023 | 31.90 | -9.38% |
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 | Feb 2023 | 1.50% | 66.67% |
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY | Feb 2023 | -3.30% | -- |
UK Retail Sales MoM | Feb 2023 | 1.20% | 33.33% |
UK Retail Sales YoY | Feb 2023 | -3.50% | -- |
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM | Feb 2023 | 0.90% | 800.0% |
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM | Feb 2023 | 2.40% | 140.0% |
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