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U.S. Core Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

Jul 17, 2025

Actual

0.5%

Forecast

0.3%

-0.2%

Core Retail Sales measures the change in the total value of sales at the retail level in the U.S., excluding automobiles. It is an important indicator of consumer spending which accounts for a large percentage of US GDP.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Jul 17, 2025 (Jun)	14:30	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%
Jun 17, 2025 (May)	14:30	-0.3%	0.2%	0.0%
May 15, 2025 (Apr)	14:30	0.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Apr 16, 2025 (Mar)	14:30	0.5%	0.4%	0.7%
Mar 17, 2025 (Feb)	14:30	0.3%	0.3%	-0.6%
Feb 14, 2025 (Jan)	15:30	-0.4%	0.3%	0.7%

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