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: Apr 21 2026, 08:37 EDT Next Release: May 14 2026, 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 2026 752.06B USD 1.66%
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM Mar 2026 1.66% 131.6%
US Retail and Food Services Sales YoY Mar 2026 3.97% 0.17%
US Retail Sales Mar 2026 651.84B USD 1.90%
US Retail Sales MoM Mar 2026 1.90% 154.4%
US Retail Sales YoY Mar 2026 4.21% 12.53%
Last Updated: Apr 16 2026, 08:34 EDT Next Release: May 18 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: Apr 15 2026, 08:33 EDT Next Release: May 14 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 Feb 2026 30.22B CAD 1.31%
British Columbia Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 10.76B CAD -1.17%
Canada Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 117.75B CAD 2.18%
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Feb 2026 2.18% --
Manitoba Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 3.663B CAD 4.43%
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 Feb 2026 47.07B CAD 2.83%
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales Jun 2025 111.08M CAD --
Quebec Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 17.84B CAD 3.20%
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 4.792B CAD 2.38%
Last Updated: Apr 8 2026, 11:02 EDT Next Release: May 7 2026, 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 15 2026, 02:04 EDT Next Release: Apr 30 2026, 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 Feb 2026 117.00 -0.59%
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM Feb 2026 -0.60% --
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY Jan 2026 0.90% -80.85%
Germany Retail Sales Feb 2026 147.80 -0.74%
Germany Retail Sales MoM Feb 2026 -0.70% --
Last Updated: Apr 6 2026, 10:03 EDT Next Release: May 5 2026, 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 Mar 2026 53.60 -4.11%
US ISM Services Business Activity Index Mar 2026 53.90 -10.02%
US ISM Services Employment Index Mar 2026 45.20 -12.74%
US ISM Services Exports Index Mar 2026 50.70 -11.36%
US ISM Services Imports Index Mar 2026 55.20 6.56%
US ISM Services Inventories Index Mar 2026 54.80 -2.84%
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index Mar 2026 54.30 -1.81%
US ISM Services New Orders Index Mar 2026 60.60 0.00%
US ISM Services PMI Mar 2026 54.00 -3.74%
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index Mar 2026 70.70 12.22%
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index Mar 2026 56.20 4.27%
Last Updated: Apr 9 2026, 10:01 EDT Next Release: May 8 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 Feb 2026 919.58B USD 0.84%
US Wholesale Inventories MoM Feb 2026 0.84% --
US Wholesale Inventories YoY Feb 2026 1.82% 37.79%
US Wholesale Inventories: Durable Goods Feb 2026 576.28B USD 0.75%
US Wholesale Inventories: Nondurable Goods Feb 2026 343.30B USD 0.99%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio Feb 2026 1.22 -2.40%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Durable Goods Feb 2026 1.53 -3.16%
US Wholesale Inventory Sales Ratio: Nondurable Goods Feb 2026 0.92 0.00%
US Wholesale Sales Feb 2026 751.87B USD 2.75%
US Wholesale Sales MoM Feb 2026 2.75% 151.9%
US Wholesale Sales YoY Feb 2026 8.77% 7.50%
US Wholesale Sales: Durable Goods Feb 2026 376.73B USD 4.10%
US Wholesale Sales: Nondurable Goods Feb 2026 375.15B USD 1.43%
Last Updated: Mar 30 2026, 21:30 EDT Next Release: Apr 29 2026, 21:30 EDT

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 Feb 2026 50.31T JPY -0.22%
Japan Commercial Sales MoM Feb 2026 -1.00% --
Japan Commercial Sales YoY Feb 2026 0.90% -40.00%
Japan Retail Sales MoM Feb 2026 -2.00% --
Japan Retail Sales YoY Feb 2026 0.90% -40.00%
Japan Wholesale Sales MoM Feb 2026 -1.20% --
Japan Wholesale Sales YoY Feb 2026 1.30% -13.33%
Retail Sales Value Feb 2026 12.16T JPY -6.15%
Wholesale Sales Value Feb 2026 38.15T JPY 1.83%
Last Updated: Mar 10 2026, 10:05 EDT Next Release: May 18 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 Q4 2025 316.13B USD 1.71%
US E-Commerce Sales as Percent of Retail Sales Q4 2025 16.60% 1.22%
US E-Commerce Sales QoQ Q4 2025 1.71% -18.08%
US E-Commerce Sales TTM Q4 2025 1.231T USD 1.30%
US E-Commerce Sales YoY Q4 2025 5.26% -0.22%
Last Updated: Mar 12 2026, 10:01 EDT Next Release: Jun 11 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: Apr 28 2026, 10:03 EDT Next Release: May 27 2026, 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 Non-Manufacturing Survey Indicators

Indicator Period Value % CHG PREV
Richmond Fed Service Average Wages Index Apr 2026 18.00 -5.26%
Richmond Fed Service Expected Product Demand Index Apr 2026 25.00 -24.24%
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index Apr 2026 6.00 -33.33%
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index Apr 2026 9.00 0.00%
Last Updated: Apr 9 2026, 10:01 EDT Next Release: Apr 30 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 Mar 2026 237.04K 18.49%
US Automobile Exports Jan 2026 124.48K 7.30%
US Automobile Imports from Canada Jan 2026 30.25K -40.21%
US Automobile Imports from Mexico Jan 2026 131.15K 32.60%
US Domestic Auto Sales Mar 2026 146.57K -1.85%
US Foreign Auto Sales Mar 2026 78.22K 5.80%
US Heavy Truck Sales Mar 2026 28.48K -9.04%
US Light Truck Sales Mar 2026 1.167M 16.91%
US Total Vehicle Sales Mar 2026 16.69M 3.42%
US Total Vehicle Sales Mar 2026 1.433M 17.06%
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY Mar 2026 -9.07% --
Last Updated: Apr 28 2026, 10:30 EDT Next Release: May 27 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: Apr 24 2026, 04:31 EDT Next Release: May 22 2026, 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 2026 0.20% --
UK Retail Sales excluding Fuel YoY Mar 2026 1.70% -37.04%
UK Retail Sales MoM Mar 2026 0.70% --
UK Retail Sales YoY Mar 2026 1.70% -5.56%
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Food MoM Mar 2026 -0.80% --
UK Retail Sales: Predominantly Non-Food MoM Mar 2026 0.70% --

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