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
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 2024 | 36.07B CAD | 8.34% |
British Columbia Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 10.57B CAD | 3.55% |
Canada Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 120.01B CAD | 2.28% |
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM | Feb 2024 | 2.28% | 485.4% |
Manitoba Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 3.772B CAD | 0.81% |
New Brunswick Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 1.115B CAD | 2.97% |
Nova Scotia Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 1.346B CAD | 0.62% |
Ontario Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 44.56B CAD | -0.47% |
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 124.26M CAD | 9.01% |
Quebec Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 17.21B CAD | 0.01% |
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 4.422B CAD | -7.71% |
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 | Feb 2024 | 109.30 | -1.89% |
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM | Feb 2024 | -1.90% | -- |
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY | Feb 2024 | 1.70% | -- |
Germany Retail Sales | Feb 2024 | 135.40 | -1.81% |
Germany Retail Sales MoM | Feb 2024 | -1.80% | -- |
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 | Mar 2024 | 44.80 | -10.93% |
US ISM Services Business Activity Index | Mar 2024 | 57.40 | 0.35% |
US ISM Services Employment Index | Mar 2024 | 48.50 | 1.04% |
US ISM Services Exports Index | Mar 2024 | 52.70 | 2.13% |
US ISM Services Imports Index | Mar 2024 | 52.40 | -3.50% |
US ISM Services Inventories Index | Mar 2024 | 45.60 | -3.18% |
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index | Mar 2024 | 55.70 | -1.76% |
US ISM Services New Orders Index | Mar 2024 | 54.40 | -3.03% |
US ISM Services PMI | Mar 2024 | 51.40 | -2.28% |
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index | Mar 2024 | 53.40 | -8.87% |
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index | Mar 2024 | 45.40 | -7.16% |
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 | Feb 2024 | 901.08B USD | 0.51% |
US Wholesale Inventories MoM | Feb 2024 | 0.51% | -- |
US Wholesale Inventories YoY | Feb 2024 | -1.55% | -- |
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods | Feb 2024 | 571.75B USD | 0.99% |
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods | Feb 2024 | 329.33B USD | -0.31% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio | Feb 2024 | 1.34 | -1.47% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods | Feb 2024 | 1.80 | -0.55% |
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods | Feb 2024 | 0.92 | -3.16% |
US Wholesale Sales | Feb 2024 | 673.74B USD | 2.34% |
US Wholesale Sales MoM | Feb 2024 | 2.34% | -- |
US Wholesale Sales YoY | Feb 2024 | 0.82% | -- |
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods | Feb 2024 | 316.95B USD | 1.55% |
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods | Feb 2024 | 356.78B USD | 3.04% |
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 2023 | 285.22B USD | 0.81% |
US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales | Q4 2023 | 15.60% | 0.65% |
US E-Commerce Sales QoQ | Q4 2023 | 0.81% | -55.50% |
US E-Commerce Sales TTM | Q4 2023 | 1.118T USD | 1.81% |
US E-Commerce Sales YoY | Q4 2023 | 7.50% | 5.33% |
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 | Oct 2023 | 30.00 | 42.86% |
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index | Oct 2023 | 2.00 | -92.00% |
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index | Oct 2023 | 15.00 | 400.0% |
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index | Oct 2023 | -11.00 | -- |
Richmond Fed Services Price Trends | Oct 2023 | 4.46% | -8.42% |
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 | Feb 2024 | 243.70K | 14.94% |
US Automobile Exports | Dec 2023 | 68.94K | -12.40% |
US Automobile Imports from Canada | Jan 2024 | 43.21K | 4.71% |
US Automobile Imports from Mexico | Jan 2024 | 83.72K | 3.00% |
US Domestic Auto Sales | Feb 2024 | 181.44K | 3.48% |
US Foreign Auto Sales | Feb 2024 | 79.18K | 7.14% |
US Heavy Truck Sales | Feb 2024 | 44.19K | 4.70% |
US Light Truck Sales | Feb 2024 | 1.004M | 16.95% |
US Total Vehicle Sales | Feb 2024 | 16.34M | 5.92% |
US Total Vehicle Sales | Feb 2024 | 1.286M | 16.18% |
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY | Feb 2024 | 6.25% | -- |
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 | Mar 2024 | -15.60 | -- |
Texas Retail Company Outlook Index | Mar 2024 | -4.50 | -- |
Texas Retail Employment Index | Mar 2024 | -5.00 | -- |
Texas Retail Future Business Activity Index | Mar 2024 | 8.20 | -- |
Texas Retail Future Company Outlook Index | Mar 2024 | 15.40 | 266.7% |
Texas Retail Future Revenue Index | Mar 2024 | 33.50 | 285.1% |
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 | Mar 2024 | -5.50 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Company Outlook Index | Mar 2024 | -0.10 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Employment Index | Mar 2024 | -1.20 | -- |
Texas Service Sector Future Business Activity Index | Mar 2024 | 5.40 | -55.00% |
Texas Service Sector Future Company Outlook Index | Mar 2024 | 12.20 | -21.79% |
Texas Service Sector Future Revenue Index | Mar 2024 | 39.20 | 3.70% |
Texas Service Sector Future Selling Prices Index | Mar 2024 | 24.70 | 9.78% |
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 2024 | -0.30% | -- |
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY | Mar 2024 | 0.40% | -- |
UK Retail Sales MoM | Mar 2024 | 0.00% | -100.0% |
UK Retail Sales YoY | Mar 2024 | 0.80% | -- |
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM | Mar 2024 | -0.70% | -- |
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM | Mar 2024 | 0.50% | -44.44% |
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