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US retail sales: latest report and release dates

The latest US retail sales report, for September 2026, showed sales +0.8% on the month and 6.3% on the year. The next report, for October 2026, is due on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST.

Figures as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:20 AM UTC.

Sales a month+0.8%+1.2% the report before
Sales a year6.3%year on year
Excluding autos+0.9%control group +0.1%
Next releaseNov 17, 2026in 5d 5h · 8:30 AM EST
Every report

US retail sales report since Jan 18, 2023

Newest first, as first published. Click a report for all its figures and how the majors moved. The move is EUR/USD in pips against the last price before the release: a negative move is a higher dollar. “Against last time” compares the headline figure with the report before it, not with an expectation.

Report forReleasedRetail sales, a monthRetail sales, a yearAgainst last timeEUR/USD 15 min60 min
September 2026 Oct 15, 2026 +0.8% 6.3% ▼ lower +3.9 +3.7
August 2026 Sep 16, 2026 +1.2% 6.0% ▲ higher +5.2 +4.5
July 2026 Aug 14, 2026 −0.6% 5.0% ▼ lower −3.7 −2.2
June 2026 Jul 16, 2026 +0.2% 6.7% ▼ lower −10.9 −5.3
May 2026 Jun 17, 2026 +0.9% 6.9% ▲ higher +1.3 +2.2
April 2026 May 14, 2026 +0.5% 4.9% ▼ lower −7.7 −9.2
March 2026 Apr 21, 2026 +1.7% 4.0% ▲ higher −1.9 +6.8
February 2026 Apr 1, 2026 +0.6% 3.7% ▲ higher +18.3 +12.8
January 2026 Mar 6, 2026 −0.2% 3.2% ▼ lower +26.2 −6.4
December 2025 Feb 10, 2026 0.0% 2.4% ▼ lower +8.7 +28.8
November 2025 Jan 14, 2026 +0.6% 3.3% ▲ higher +5.1 +7.4
October 2025 Dec 16, 2025 0.0% 3.5% ▼ lower −5.9 +13.6
September 2025 Nov 25, 2025 +0.2% 4.3% ▼ lower −6.0 +2.3
August 2025 Sep 16, 2025 +0.6% 5.0% ▲ higher −2.7 +20.7
July 2025 Aug 15, 2025 +0.5% 3.9% ▼ lower +10.0 +6.6
June 2025 Jul 17, 2025 +0.6% 3.9% ▲ higher +4.0 +11.9
May 2025 Jun 17, 2025 −0.9% 3.3% ▼ lower −5.4 −6.2
April 2025 May 15, 2025 +0.1% 5.2% ▼ lower +8.6 +10.7
March 2025 Apr 16, 2025 +1.4% 4.6% ▲ higher +1.2 +13.1
February 2025 Mar 17, 2025 +0.2% 3.1% ▲ higher −10.7 +1.8
January 2025 Feb 14, 2025 −0.9% 4.2% ▼ lower +1.8 +15.8
December 2024 Jan 16, 2025 +0.4% 3.9% ▼ lower +12.7 +8.6
November 2024 Dec 17, 2024 +0.7% 3.8% ▲ higher −0.9 +11.5
October 2024 Nov 15, 2024 +0.4% 2.8% ■ same −20.9 −38.8
September 2024 Oct 17, 2024 +0.4% 1.7% ▲ higher −22.3 −51.0
August 2024 Sep 17, 2024 +0.1% 2.1% ▼ lower −9.6 −14.0
July 2024 Aug 15, 2024 +1.0% 2.7% ▲ higher −50.2 −52.0
June 2024 Jul 16, 2024 0.0% 2.3% ▼ lower −19.4 −24.7
May 2024 Jun 18, 2024 +0.1% 2.3% ▲ higher +18.0 +18.0
April 2024 May 15, 2024 0.0% 3.0% ▼ lower +34.9 +26.7
March 2024 Apr 15, 2024 +0.7% 4.0% ▲ higher −11.3 −7.8
February 2024 Mar 14, 2024 +0.6% 1.5% ▲ higher +7.6 −15.0
January 2024 Feb 15, 2024 −0.8% 0.6% ▼ lower +24.6 +23.0
December 2023 Jan 17, 2024 +0.6% 5.6% ▲ higher −11.5 −5.7
November 2023 Dec 14, 2023 +0.3% 4.1% ▲ higher +3.3 +28.3
October 2023 Nov 15, 2023 −0.1% 2.5% ▼ lower −27.9 −21.2
September 2023 Oct 17, 2023 +0.7% 3.8% ▲ higher −28.1 −19.6
August 2023 Sep 14, 2023 +0.6% 2.5% ▼ lower −20.2 −33.0
July 2023 Aug 15, 2023 +0.7% 3.2% ▲ higher −0.8 +18.0
June 2023 Jul 18, 2023 +0.2% 1.5% ▼ lower −22.1 −16.6
May 2023 Jun 15, 2023 +0.3% 1.6% ▼ lower +27.8 +36.6
April 2023 May 16, 2023 +0.4% 1.6% ▲ higher +4.2 −5.3
March 2023 Apr 14, 2023 −1.0% 2.9% ▼ lower −33.1 −31.8
February 2023 Mar 15, 2023 −0.4% 5.4% ▼ lower −8.0 −49.9
January 2023 Feb 15, 2023 +3.0% 6.4% ▲ higher −5.7 −20.6
December 2022 Jan 18, 2023 −1.1% 6.0% — +15.6 +38.4
What the dollar did

How the dollar reacts to the retail sales report

Measured on one-minute candles for the 46 reports since Jan 18, 2023, the same way each time: the price just before the release against the price 1, 5, 15 and 60 minutes after. The median move in EUR/USD in the first 15 minutes was 9.1 pips, and the pair’s range in the first 15 minutes (high to low) was 22.6 pips. In 10 of 46 the direction at 15 minutes was the opposite of the direction at 60.

A higher figure is not reliably good for the dollar. When the headline was higher than the report before (21 reports), EUR/USD was lower, a stronger dollar, 15 minutes after in 11; when it was lower (23 reports), in 13. These are small samples, and they set each report against the one before, not against what economists expected, which is what markets trade. This site does not publish those forecasts, so it cannot say whether a report surprised. Past reactions describe what happened; they are not a forecast.

What it means for the next Fed decision

The Fed decides next on Wednesday, December 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Data like this retail sales report is part of what the committee weighs: see the Fed rate forecast for the dots against today’s rate.

The odds from the record for that meeting: hold 62%. They are counted from every Fed decision since 2008 by fixed rules, not from markets and not from this report: how they are made.

Schedule

Upcoming retail sales report dates

As the calendar lists them, in New York time. U.S. Census Bureau publishes the official schedule.

Report forDateNew YorkUTC
October 2026Tuesday, November 17, 20268:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
November 2026Friday, December 11, 20268:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
December 2026Friday, January 15, 20278:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
January 2027Wednesday, February 17, 20278:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
February 2027Wednesday, March 17, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
March 2027Friday, April 16, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
April 2027Monday, May 17, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
May 2027Wednesday, June 16, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
June 2027Friday, July 16, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
July 2027Tuesday, August 17, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
August 2027Wednesday, September 15, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
September 2027Friday, October 15, 20278:30 AM EDT12:30 PM UTC
October 2027Monday, November 15, 20278:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
November 2027Tuesday, December 14, 20278:30 AM EST1:30 PM UTC
Questions

US retail sales report: questions

What was the latest retail sales report?

The latest US retail sales report, for September 2026, showed sales +0.8% on the month and 6.3% on the year.

When is the next retail sales release?

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 8:30 AM EST, for October 2026. After it: Dec 11, 2026, Jan 15, 2027, Feb 17, 2027. Dates are the calendar’s; U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own schedule.

What is the retail sales control group?

Retail sales excluding autos, gasoline, building materials and food services. It is the part that feeds the consumer spending figure in GDP.

What time is retail sales released?

At 8:30 am New York time, about the middle of the month, for the month before.

How does the dollar react to the retail sales report?

Across the 46 reports measured since Jan 18, 2023, the median move in EUR/USD in the first 15 minutes was 9.1 pips and the pair’s range in those 15 minutes was 22.6 pips. In 10 of the 46 the direction at 15 minutes was not the direction at 60. Past reactions describe what happened, not what will.

Is a higher sales figure good for the dollar?

Not reliably. Of the 21 reports where the headline figure was higher than the one before, EUR/USD was lower (the dollar higher) 15 minutes after in 11; of the 23 where it was lower, in 13. That compares with the previous report, not with what economists expected, which is what markets trade, and this site does not publish those forecasts.

Where do the figures come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, as first published, with FXStreet economic calendar for the release times and Dukascopy bid candles for the prices, read automatically and never typed by hand. Reports are later revised; check the agency’s own site.

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