What is the U.S. retail and food services sales total?

The most recent data for U.S. retail and food services sales total is $732.0 billion for August 2025, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month and 5.0% from August 2024. Retail Sales Surge Led by Huge Jump in Online Shopping Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services for August 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $732.0 billion, up 0.6 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 5.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from August 2024. Total sales for the June 2025 through August 2025 period were up 4.5 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The June 2025 to July 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.5 percent (±0.4 percent) to up 0.6 percent (±0.2 percent). Nonstore retailers were up 10.1 percent (±1.2 percent) from last year, while food service and drinking places were up 6.5 percent (±1.8 percent) from August 2024.