Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $726.3 billion, up 0.5 percent (±0.4 percent) from the previous month, and up 3.9 percent (±0.5 percent) from July 2024. Total sales for the May 2025 through July 2025 period were up 3.9 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The May 2025 to June 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) to up 0.9 percent (±0.2 percent).

Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (±0.5 percent) from June 2025, and up 3.7 percent (±0.5 percent) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 8.0 percent (±1.2 percent) from last year, while food service and drinking places were up 5.6 percent (±1.8 percent) from July 2024.