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: Mar 11 2026, 09:29 EDT Next Release: --

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 Jan 2026 733.54B USD -0.16%
US Retail and Food Services Sales MoM Jan 2026 -0.16% --
US Retail and Food Services Sales YoY Jan 2026 3.16% 29.95%
US Retail Sales Jan 2026 633.71B USD -0.15%
US Retail Sales MoM Jan 2026 -0.15% --
US Retail Sales YoY Jan 2026 3.05% 46.10%
Last Updated: Mar 17 2026, 08:33 EDT Next Release: Apr 16 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: Mar 12 2026, 08:34 EDT Next Release: Apr 15 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 Jan 2026 29.66B CAD -1.24%
British Columbia Wholesale Sales Jan 2026 10.91B CAD -0.16%
Canada Wholesale Sales Jan 2026 115.09B CAD -1.65%
Canada Wholesale Sales MoM Jan 2026 -1.65% --
Manitoba Wholesale Sales Jan 2026 3.485B CAD -6.88%
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 Jan 2026 45.86B CAD -2.15%
Prince Edward Island Wholesale Sales Jun 2025 111.08M CAD --
Quebec Wholesale Sales Jan 2026 17.20B CAD -1.20%
Saskatchewan Wholesale Sales Jan 2026 4.659B CAD -1.61%
Last Updated: Mar 5 2026, 10:00 EST Next Release: Apr 8 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: Mar 15 2026, 03:02 EDT Next Release: Mar 31 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 Jan 2026 117.30 -0.93%
Germany Real Retail Sales MoM Jan 2026 -0.90% --
Germany Real Retail Sales YoY Dec 2025 3.90% --
Germany Retail Sales Jan 2026 148.50 0.00%
Germany Retail Sales MoM Jan 2026 0.00% -100.0%
Last Updated: Mar 4 2026, 11:03 EST Next Release: Apr 6 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 Feb 2026 55.90 27.05%
US ISM Services Business Activity Index Feb 2026 59.90 4.36%
US ISM Services Employment Index Feb 2026 51.80 2.98%
US ISM Services Exports Index Feb 2026 57.20 27.11%
US ISM Services Imports Index Feb 2026 51.80 7.47%
US ISM Services Inventories Index Feb 2026 56.40 25.06%
US ISM Services Inventory Sentiment Index Feb 2026 55.30 1.84%
US ISM Services New Orders Index Feb 2026 58.60 10.36%
US ISM Services PMI Feb 2026 56.10 4.28%
US ISM Services Prices Paid Index Feb 2026 63.00 -5.41%
US ISM Services Supplier Deliveries Index Feb 2026 53.90 -0.55%
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: Feb 26 2026, 20:33 EST Next Release: Mar 18 2026, 21:30 EDT (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 Jan 2026 50.29T JPY -14.57%
Japan Commercial Sales MoM Jan 2026 5.00% --
Japan Commercial Sales YoY Jan 2026 1.30% 225.0%
Japan Retail Sales MoM Jan 2026 4.10% --
Japan Retail Sales YoY Jan 2026 1.30% 225.0%
Japan Wholesale Sales MoM Jan 2026 6.20% --
Japan Wholesale Sales YoY Jan 2026 1.10% 10.00%
Retail Sales Value Jan 2026 12.95T JPY -12.60%
Wholesale Sales Value Jan 2026 37.33T JPY -15.23%
Last Updated: Mar 10 2026, 10:05 EDT 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 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: Mar 3 2026, 09:20 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 Feb 2026 28.00 -12.50%
Richmond Fed Service Number of Employees Index Feb 2026 0.00 -100.0%
Richmond Fed Service Revenues Index Feb 2026 -8.00 --
Last Updated: Mar 13 2026, 10:00 EDT Next Release: Apr 9 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 Feb 2026 200.05K 5.04%
US Automobile Exports Dec 2025 115.20K -24.23%
US Automobile Imports from Canada Dec 2025 50.94K -23.06%
US Automobile Imports from Mexico Dec 2025 99.69K -6.81%
US Domestic Auto Sales Feb 2026 149.34K 2.20%
US Foreign Auto Sales Feb 2026 73.92K 4.58%
US Heavy Truck Sales Feb 2026 30.65K -5.56%
US Light Truck Sales Feb 2026 997.27K 9.17%
US Total Vehicle Sales Feb 2026 16.12M 5.98%
US Total Vehicle Sales Feb 2026 1.223M 8.04%
US Total Vehicle Sales YoY Feb 2026 -1.83% --
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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