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: Jan 14 2026, 09:30 EST Next Release: Feb 10 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 Nov 2025 735.90B USD 0.61%
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM Nov 2025 0.61% --
US Retail and Food Services Sales YoY Nov 2025 3.33% 2.06%
US Retail Sales Nov 2025 635.65B USD 0.62%
US Retail Sales MoM Nov 2025 0.62% --
US Retail Sales YoY Nov 2025 3.10% 0.01%
Last Updated: Jan 16 2026, 08:31 EST Next Release: Feb 18 2026, 08:30 EST

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: Jan 15 2026, 08:33 EST Next Release: Feb 17 2026, 08:30 EST

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 Nov 2025 30.58B CAD -1.31%
British Columbia Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 10.94B CAD 1.14%
Canada Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 115.60B CAD -1.86%
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Nov 2025 -1.86% --
Manitoba Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 3.381B CAD -3.36%
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 Nov 2025 45.61B CAD -3.32%
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales Jun 2025 111.08M CAD --
Quebec Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 16.76B CAD 0.04%
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 4.941B CAD -2.63%
Last Updated: Jan 9 2026, 10:02 EST Next Release: Feb 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 2 2026, 02:04 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: Jan 9 2026, 16:21 EST Next Release: Feb 7 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 Dec 2025 42.60 -13.24%
US ISM Services Business Activity Index Dec 2025 56.00 2.75%
US ISM Services Employment Index Dec 2025 52.00 6.34%
US ISM Services Exports Index Dec 2025 54.20 11.29%
US ISM Services Imports Index Dec 2025 50.30 2.86%
US ISM Services Inventories Index Dec 2025 54.20 1.50%
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index Dec 2025 54.10 -1.28%
US ISM Services New Orders Index Dec 2025 57.90 9.45%
US ISM Services PMI Dec 2025 54.40 3.42%
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index Dec 2025 64.30 -1.68%
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index Dec 2025 51.80 -4.25%
Last Updated: Jan 29 2026, 10:07 EST Next Release: Feb 24 2026, 10:00 EST

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 Nov 2025 914.97B USD 0.16%
US Wholesale Inventories MoM Nov 2025 0.16% -23.43%
US Wholesale Inventories YoY Nov 2025 1.82% 6.26%
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods Nov 2025 568.62B USD 0.16%
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods Nov 2025 346.35B USD 0.16%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio Nov 2025 1.28 -1.54%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods Nov 2025 1.64 -1.20%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods Nov 2025 0.94 -1.05%
US Wholesale Sales Nov 2025 714.09B USD 1.33%
US Wholesale Sales MoM Nov 2025 1.33% --
US Wholesale Sales YoY Nov 2025 5.23% 14.93%
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods Nov 2025 345.99B USD 1.15%
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods Nov 2025 368.10B USD 1.49%
Last Updated: Jan 29 2026, 20:33 EST Next Release: Feb 15 2026, 20:30 EST (R)

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: --

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: Dec 26 2025, 11:28 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 Dec 2025 17.00 41.67%
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index Dec 2025 27.00 3.85%
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index Dec 2025 5.00 400.0%
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index Dec 2025 -6.00 --
Last Updated: Jan 22 2026, 10:01 EST Next Release: --

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 Dec 2025 231.95K 13.51%
US Automobile Exports Oct 2025 177.36K 34.53%
US Automobile Imports from Canada Oct 2025 86.96K 32.61%
US Automobile Imports from Mexico Oct 2025 127.41K 24.44%
US Domestic Auto Sales Dec 2025 159.34K 12.06%
US Foreign Auto Sales Dec 2025 71.70K 4.54%
US Heavy Truck Sales Dec 2025 25.91K -7.58%
US Light Truck Sales Dec 2025 1.228M 13.84%
US Total Vehicle Sales Dec 2025 16.33M 1.74%
US Total Vehicle Sales Dec 2025 1.491M 13.95%
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY Dec 2025 -5.62% --
Last Updated: Dec 30 2025, 10:31 EST Next Release: Feb 24 2026, 10:30 EST

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 Dec 2025 -15.90 --
Texas Retail Company Outlook Index Dec 2025 -15.40 --
Texas Retail Employment Index Dec 2025 -6.20 --
Texas Retail Future Business Activity Index Dec 2025 2.20 -46.34%
Texas Retail Future Company Outlook Index Dec 2025 4.90 -46.15%
Texas Retail Future Revenue Index Dec 2025 18.80 172.5%
Last Updated: Jan 27 2026, 10:34 EST Next Release: Feb 24 2026, 10:30 EST

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: Jan 23 2026, 04:32 EST Next Release: Feb 20 2026, 04:30 EST

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 Dec 2025 0.30% --
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY Dec 2025 3.10% 19.23%
UK Retail Sales MoM Dec 2025 0.40% --
UK Retail Sales YoY Dec 2025 2.50% 38.89%
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM Dec 2025 0.20% --
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM Dec 2025 -0.90% --

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