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US retail sales release dates 2026–2027
How much US shoppers spent last month: the earliest hard data on consumer demand. Published by the U.S. Census Bureau at 8:30 a.m. ET; every date below is from its own schedule and shown in your time zone.
November 17, 2026
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Schedule
| Release date | Covers | Your time | UTC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | October 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2026 | November 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2027 | December 2026 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2027 | January 2027 | 13:30 | |
| Tue, Mar 16, 2027 | February 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Fri, Apr 16, 2027 | March 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Fri, May 14, 2027 | April 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Wed, Jun 16, 2027 | May 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Fri, Jul 16, 2027 | June 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Mon, Aug 16, 2027 | July 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Thu, Sep 16, 2027 | August 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Fri, Oct 15, 2027 | September 2027 | 12:30 | |
| Tue, Nov 16, 2027 | October 2027 | 13:30 | |
| Wed, Dec 15, 2027 | November 2027 | 13:30 |
Read from census.gov on November 9, 2026. Agencies can move a date; their own schedule is final.
What the retail sales is
The Census Bureau’s advance retail sales report estimates what US retailers and restaurants sold in the month before, about two weeks after it ends, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.
It is the first hard number on consumer spending each month. Strong sales point to an economy that can carry higher rates; weak ones point the other way.
What traders watch
- Control group
- Sales without autos, gasoline, building materials and food services feed straight into GDP, so economists watch it more than the headline.
- Nominal figures
- Sales are in dollars, not adjusted for inflation, so part of any rise is just higher prices.
- Revisions
- The previous month is revised in each release, sometimes by more than the new month’s change.
Questions people ask
At 8:30 a.m. Eastern time: 13:30 UTC in winter, 12:30 UTC during US daylight saving time.
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