US Retail Sales Rise Less Than Expected
Retail sales in the US went up 0.2% month-over-month in September 2025, the smallest increase in four months, following a 0.6% rise in August, and below forecasts of a 0.4% gain.
Sales rose the most at miscellaneous store retailers (2.9%) and gasoline stations (2%). Other increases were also seen in sales at health & personal care stores (1.1%), food services & drinking places (0.7%), furniture stores (0.6%), food and beverages stores (0.2%), building material & garden equipment dealers (0.2%), and general merchandise stores (0.1%).
On the other hand, sales fell for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (-2.5%), clothing (-0.7%) and nonstore retailers (-0.7%), electronics & appliance stores (-0.5%), and motor vehicles & parts (-0.3%).
Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, declined 0.1%, following a 0.6% gain in August, and compared to forecasts of a 0.3% rise.
Source: Tradingeconomics.com
