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US Retail Sales Hub: Census Release Windows
Retail sales track consumer goods spending at retail outlets. Softness or strength often feeds growth and retail-sector narratives — still not a trading signal from this page.
Census retail sales · FRED RSAFS · calendar chrome · Markets Desk · U.S. Census Bureau via FRED
Latest—
UnitMillions of dollars (SA) for Advance Retail Sales variants
As-of—
Provider—
OpenBB/FRED returned no macro rows — latest stays empty.
Release calendar
Editorial dates from public schedules — confirm on the source before trading or publishing.
| Date | Event | Note |
|---|
| 2026-10-16 | September 2026 retail sales window (typical) | Confirm on Census |
| 2026-11-14 | October 2026 retail sales window (typical) | Confirm on Census |
Methodology
Editorial hub until economy/retail OpenBB fetch is added. Empty latest value is intentional.
FRED series: RSAFS
FAQ
- Advance vs final?
- Census publishes advance estimates that revise. Cite the vintage and as-of when you use a number elsewhere.