Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $734.9 billion, up 1.4 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, and up 4.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from March 2024. Total sales for the January 2025 through March 2025 period were up 4.1 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The January 2025 to February 2025 percent change was unrevised from up 0.2 percent (±0.2 percent)*.

Retail trade sales were up 1.4 percent (±0.5 percent) from February 2025, and up 4.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from last year. Motor vehicle and parts dealers were up 8.8 percent (±1.8 percent) from last year, while nonstore retailers were up 4.8 percent (±1.4 percent) from March 2024.