FOR RELEASE AT 8:30 AM EDT, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024

ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, JUNE 2024
Release Number: CB24-110
July 16, 2024 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and
food services sales for June 2024:

Percent Change in Retail and Food Services Sales from

ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES
Previous Month
Data adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences but not for
price changes.
3
June 2024 $704.3 billion 0.0%*
2
1
May 2024
$704.5 billion 0.3%
0
(revised)
-1
-2
Next release: August 15, 2024
-3
* The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. There is insufficient statistical April May June
evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero. Total Ex Auto Auto Gen Mer
Data adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences but Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advanced Monthly Retail Trade Survey,
not for price changes. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advanced Monthly Retail July 16, 2024
Trade Survey, July 16, 2024

Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and
holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $704.3 billion, virtually unchanged
(±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, but up 2.3 percent (±0.5 percent) above June 2023. Total sales
for the April 2024 through June 2024 period were up 2.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a
year ago. The April 2024 to May 2024 percent change was revised from up 0.1 percent (±0.4 percent)* to
up 0.3 percent (±0.2 percent).
Retail trade sales were down 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from May 2024, but up 2.0 percent (±0.5
percent) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 8.9 percent (±1.4 percent) from last year, while food
services and drinking places were up 4.4 percent (±2.1 percent) from June 2023.
General Information
The July 2024 Advance Monthly Retail report is scheduled for release on August 15, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
View the full schedule in the Economic Briefing Room: <https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/>.
The full text and tables of this release can be found at <www.census.gov/retail/>.

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EXPLANATORY NOTES
The advance estimates are based on a subsample of the Census Bureau’s full retail and food services
sample. A stratified random sampling method is used to select approximately 4,800 retail and food
services firms whose sales are then weighted and benchmarked to represent the complete universe of
over three million retail and food services firms. For more information on how data is collected for the
Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, see our methodology page at:
<https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/how_surveys_are_collected.html>.

Survey Description
The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the Advance Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey to provide
an early estimate of monthly sales by kind of business for retail and food service firms located in the
United States. Each month, questionnaires are mailed to a probability sample of approximately 4,800
employer firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey. Advance sales estimates are
computed using a link relative estimator. For each detailed industry, we compute a ratio of current-to-
previous month weighted sales using data from units for which we have obtained usable responses for
both the current and previous month. For each detailed industry, the advance total sales estimates for the
current month is computed by multiplying this ratio by the preliminary sales estimate for the previous
month (derived from the larger MRTS) at the appropriate industry level. Total estimates for broader
industries are computed as the sum of the detailed industry estimates. The link relative estimate is used
because imputation is not performed for most nonrespondents in MARTS. For a limited number of
nonresponding companies that have influential effects on the estimates, sales may be estimated based on
historical performance of that company. The monthly estimates are benchmarked to the annual survey
estimates from the Annual Retail Trade Survey once available. The estimates are adjusted for seasonal
variation and holiday and trading day differences. Additional information on MARTS and MRTS can be
found on the Census Bureau website at: <www.census.gov/retail>.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure
avoidance protection of the confidential source data (Project No. P-7504206, Disclosure Review Board
(DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0003).

Reliability of Estimates
Because the estimates presented in this report are based on a sample survey, they contain sampling error
and nonsampling error.

Sampling error is the difference between the estimate and the result that would be obtained from a
complete enumeration of the sampling frame conducted under the same survey conditions. This error
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occurs because only a subset of the entire sampling frame is measured in a sample survey. Standard errors
and coefficients of variation (CV), as given in Table 3 of this report, are estimated measures of sampling
variation.
The margin of sampling error, as used on page 1, gives a range about the estimate which is a 90-percent
confidence interval. If, for example, the percent change estimate is +1.2 percent and its estimated
standard error is 0.9 percent, then the margin of sampling error is ±1.753 x 0.9 percent or ±1.6 percent,
and the 90 percent confidence interval is –0.4 percent to +2.8 percent. If the interval contains 0, then one
does not have sufficient evidence to conclude at the 90 percent confidence level that the change is
different from zero and therefore the change is not statistically significant. Estimated changes shown in
the text are statistically significant unless otherwise noted. For a monthly total, the median estimated
coefficient of variation is given. The resulting confidence interval is the estimated value ±1.753 x CV x (the
estimated monthly total). The Census Bureau recommends that individuals using estimates in this report
incorporate this information into their analyses, as sampling error could affect the conclusions drawn from
the estimates.
Nonsampling error encompasses all other factors that contribute to the total error of a sample survey
estimate. This type of error can occur because of nonresponse, insufficient coverage of the universe of
retail businesses, mistakes in the recording and coding of data, and other errors of collection, response,
coverage, or processing. Although nonsampling error is not measured directly, the Census Bureau employs
quality control procedures throughout the process to minimize this type of error.

Weather Information
For information on the impact of weather events on the compilation of this report, please see the
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on our website at:
<www.census.gov/retail/marts_weather_faqs.html>

RESOURCES
The Rest of the Consumer Spending Story
Retail and services together represent what’s commonly referred to as consumer spending. Quarterly
Services Survey (QSS) revenue comprises roughly 2/3 of the personal consumption expenditures
component of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
The first quarter 2024 Quarterly Services Report was released on June 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Learn about
historical revenue trends for certain industries going back 15 years and other data, such as in-patient days
and discharges for hospitals, by visiting <https://www.census.gov/services/index.html>

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API
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users and makes key demographic, socio-economic and housing statistics more accessible than ever
before. <www.census.gov/developers/>

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* The 90 percent confidence interval includes zero. There is insufficient statistical evidence to conclude that the actual change is different from zero.

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Table 1. Estimated Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, by Kind of Business
(Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey,
and administrative records.)
Not Adjusted Adjusted2
1
NAICS 6 Month Total 2024 2023 2024 2023
Kind of Business
code % Chg. Jun.3 May Apr. Jun. May Jun.3 May Apr. Jun. May
2024 2023 (a) (p) (r) (a) (p) (r) (r) (r)
Retail & food services,
total ……………………………….………..……… 4,138,967 2.8 703,632 745,229 700,302 702,231 722,019 704,324 704,483 702,681 688,630 686,672
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts) … 3,338,181 3.2 571,141 600,414 561,592 563,062 579,809 573,593 571,095 570,577 554,922 554,719
Total (excl. gasoline stations) ………………3,824,542 3.1 648,859 687,329 645,366 646,294 665,570 652,406 650,971 648,018 636,499 634,112
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts &
gasoline stations) ………………………. 3,023,756 3.6 516,368 542,514 506,656 507,125 523,360 521,675 517,583 515,914 502,791 502,159
Retail …..…………………………….……….. 3,573,219 2.3 606,051 644,318 605,419 608,430 627,266 609,493 609,908 608,458 597,826 596,688
GAFO4………………………....……...……...…………..………..……… (*) (*) (*) 134,697 121,802 127,859 130,729 (*) 130,975 130,367 128,802 128,712
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers …….……… 800,786 1.3 132,491 144,815 138,710 139,169 142,210 130,731 133,388 132,104 133,708 131,953
4411, 4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers . 732,495 0.9 120,763 132,598 126,921 127,343 130,540 119,096 121,873 120,647 122,445 120,870
44111 New car dealers ……………….……….. (*) (*) (*) 108,397 103,876 102,861 104,507 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4413 Auto parts, acc. & tire stores…………… (*) (*) (*) 12,217 11,789 11,826 11,670 (*) 11,515 11,457 11,263 11,083
442 Furniture & home furn. stores …………… 64,392 ‐7.0 10,940 11,420 10,635 11,689 11,732 11,084 11,013 10,941 11,550 11,446
4421 Furniture stores …………………..………. (*) (*) (*) 5,988 5,562 6,448 6,198 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4422 Home furnishings stores ………..……… (*) (*) (*) (S) (S) (S) (S) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
443 Electronics & appliance stores …………… 43,559 0.8 7,454 7,462 6,974 7,359 7,279 7,863 7,830 7,810 7,658 7,711
444 Building material & garden eq. &
supplies dealers…………………….………..… 242,376 ‐3.5 43,741 48,457 44,866 46,360 50,535 40,675 40,112 40,402 41,034 41,919
4441 Building mat. & sup. dealers …………… (*) (*) (*) 41,313 38,192 39,816 42,641 (*) 34,863 35,071 35,329 36,106
445 Food & beverage stores…………….………. 487,444 1.9 82,661 85,921 78,846 81,316 83,500 82,674 82,626 82,825 81,107 81,288
4451 Grocery stores …………………..………..… 438,194 1.7 73,847 76,844 70,765 72,659 74,846 73,921 73,888 74,099 72,659 72,807
4453 Beer, wine & liquor stores ……………… (*) (*) (*) 6,391 5,646 6,157 6,184 (*) 6,092 6,071 5,960 6,021
446 Health & personal care stores …….……… 214,904 1.4 35,484 36,733 35,467 36,375 36,924 36,544 36,226 36,117 36,302 36,414
44611 Pharmacies & drug stores ……………… (*) (*) (*) 30,618 29,687 30,324 30,906 (*) 30,077 30,139 30,385 30,389
447 Gasoline stations ……………………………..… 314,425 ‐0.9 54,773 57,900 54,936 55,937 56,449 51,918 53,512 54,663 52,131 52,560
448 Clothing & clothing accessories
stores …………………………….…..………..…… 142,997 2.9 25,282 27,543 23,993 24,364 26,096 26,363 26,210 25,893 25,277 25,195
44811 Men's clothing stores …………………… (*) (*) (*) (S) (S) (S) (S) (*) (S) (S) (S) (S)
44812 Women's clothing stores ………..……… (*) (*) (*) 3,411 3,052 2,915 3,398 (*) 3,090 3,089 3,033 3,109
44814 Family clothing stores …………………… (*) (*) (*) 11,541 10,067 10,010 10,305 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
4482 Shoe stores ………………………………..… (*) (*) (*) 3,206 2,902 3,146 3,327 (*) 3,156 3,175 3,354 3,337
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical
instrument, & book stores ………………… 45,476 ‐3.2 8,141 8,033 7,332 8,590 8,291 8,257 8,264 8,129 8,547 8,574
452 General merchandise stores……….……… 433,773 3.3 76,084 77,816 70,741 73,294 74,795 75,619 75,283 75,189 73,238 73,235
4521 Department stores ………………….……… 60,350 ‐1.4 10,543 11,054 9,871 10,398 10,975 10,976 10,934 10,931 10,795 11,106
4529 Other general merch. stores…. ..…… (*) (*) (*) 66,762 60,870 62,896 63,820 (*) 64,349 64,258 62,443 62,129
45291 Warehouse clubs &
supercenters………………….………..… (*) (*) (*) 57,041 52,046 54,040 54,622 (*) 55,272 55,133 53,718 53,394
45299 All oth. gen. merch. stores…………… (*) (*) (*) 9,721 8,824 8,856 9,198 (*) 9,077 9,125 8,725 8,735
453 Miscellaneous store retailers ……..……… 88,837 5.3 15,440 16,651 15,387 15,572 15,761 15,055 15,008 15,201 14,643 14,338
454 Nonstore retailers …………………..………..… 694,250 8.5 113,560 121,567 117,532 108,405 113,694 122,710 120,436 119,184 112,631 112,055
4541 Elect. shopping & m/o houses ….…… (*) (*) (*) 112,929 108,547 98,994 104,270 (*) 111,590 109,865 102,478 102,326
722 Food services & drinking places ……….. 565,748 6.0 97,581 100,911 94,883 93,801 94,753 94,831 94,575 94,223 90,804 89,984

(*) Advance estimates are not available for this kind of business. (NA) Not available (a) Advance estimate (p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate

(S) Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality
(total quantity response rate is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality.
(1) For a full description of the NAICS codes used in this table, see <https://www.census.gov/naics/>.
(2) Estimates are concurrently adjusted for seasonal variation and for holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes. Concurrent seasonal adjustment
uses all available unadjusted estimates as input to the X‐13ARIMA‐SEATS program. The factors derived from the program are used in calculating all seasonally
adjusted estimates shown in this table. Year‐to‐date seasonally adjusted sales estimates are not tabulated. Adjustment factors and explanatory material can be found
on the Internet at <http://www.census.gov/retail>.
(3) Advance estimates are based on early reports obtained from a small sample of firms selected from the larger Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) sample.
All other estimates are from the MRTS sample.
(4) GAFO represents firms which specialize in department store types of merchandise and is comprised of furniture & home furnishings (442), electronics & appliances (443),
clothing & accessories (448), sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book (451), general merchandise (452), office supply, stationery, and gift stores (4532).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, July 16, 2024. (Project No. P‐7504206 / Approval CBDRB‐FY24‐0003), Table 3 provides estimated measures
of sampling variability. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at
<www.census.gov/retail/how_surveys_are_collected.html>.
Table 2. Estimated Change in Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, by Kind of Business
(Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey,
and administrative records.)
Percent Change1
Apr. 2024
Jun. 2024 Advance May 2024 Preliminary through
NAICS Kind of Business from ‐‐ from ‐‐ Jun. 2024 from ‐‐
code Jan. 2024 Apr. 2023
May 2024 Jun. 2023 Apr. 2024 May 2023 through through
(p) (r) (r) (r) Mar. 2024 Jun. 2023
Retail & food services,
total ………………………………..…………..…… 0.0 2.3 0.3 2.6 0.6 2.5
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts) ….. 0.4 3.4 0.1 3.0 0.8 3.2
Total (excl. gasoline stations) ……………… 0.2 2.5 0.5 2.7 0.6 2.7
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts &
gasoline stations) ……………………….…… 0.8 3.8 0.3 3.1 0.8 3.4
Retail ………………………..………..………….. ‐0.1 2.0 0.2 2.2 0.5 2.1
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers ……………… ‐2.0 ‐2.2 1.0 1.1 ‐0.4 ‐0.1
4411, 4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers … ‐2.3 ‐2.7 1.0 0.8 ‐0.6 ‐0.5
442 Furniture & home furn. stores ……………… 0.6 ‐4.0 0.7 ‐3.8 0.4 ‐4.4
443 Electronics & appliance stores …….……… 0.4 2.7 0.3 1.5 2.1 2.2
444 Building material & garden eq. &
supplies dealers………………………………… 1.4 ‐0.9 ‐0.7 ‐4.3 1.1 ‐2.3
445 Food & beverage stores………………………… 0.1 1.9 ‐0.2 1.6 0.8 1.9
4451 Grocery stores …………………….………… 0.0 1.7 ‐0.3 1.5 0.7 1.6
446 Health & personal care stores ……………… 0.9 0.7 0.3 ‐0.5 0.3 0.1
447 Gasoline stations ……………………..………… ‐3.0 ‐0.4 ‐2.1 1.8 0.3 0.9
448 Clothing & clothing accessories
stores ……………………….……………………..… 0.6 4.3 1.2 4.0 1.6 3.8
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical
instrument, & book stores ………………… ‐0.1 ‐3.4 1.7 ‐3.6 ‐1.8 ‐4.2
452 General merchandise stores………………… 0.4 3.3 0.1 2.8 0.1 2.9
4521 Department stores ………………………. 0.4 1.7 0.0 ‐1.5 ‐0.6 ‐0.6
453 Miscellaneous store retailers ……….……… 0.3 2.8 ‐1.3 4.7 ‐0.3 4.3
454 Nonstore retailers …………………….………… 1.9 8.9 1.1 7.5 1.4 7.9
722 Food services & drinking places …………. 0.3 4.4 0.4 5.1 0.9 5.2

(p) Preliminary estimate (r) Revised estimate

(1) Estimates shown in this table are derived from adjusted estimates provided in Table 1 of this report.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, July 16, 2024. (Project No. P‐7504206 / Approval CBDRB‐FY24‐0003),
Table 3 provides estimated measures of sampling variability. Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error,
nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at <www.census.gov/retail/how_surveys_are_collected.html>.
Table 3. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability and Revision to Advance Estimates Jun. 2024
(Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey and Monthly Retail Trade Survey)
Median standard error Revision for month‐
Median Percent change to‐month change
NAICS Code Kind of Business CV Previous Mo. Previous Qtr. Current Mo. Median
Current Mo. to to to same Average absolute
(%) Current Mo. Current Qtr. Mo. Last Yr. revision revision
Retail & food services,
total ………………..………………………………… 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.2
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts) ……… 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
Total (excl. gasoline stations) ……………… 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts &
gasoline stations) ……………………………… 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2
Retail, total …..…………………………………… 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
441 Motor vehicle & parts dealers ……………… 1.5 0.8 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.3
4411, 4412 Auto & other motor veh. dealers ……… 1.6 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.1 0.3
442 Furniture & home furn. stores……………… 3.0 1.8 0.8 1.7 0.2 0.9
443 Electronics & appliance stores ……………… 2.1 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.3 0.6
444 Building material & garden eq. &
supplies dealers………………………………… 2.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2
445 Food & beverage stores………………………… 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 ‐0.1 0.1
4451 Grocery stores ………………………………. 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.5 ‐0.1 0.1
446 Health & personal care stores ……………… 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 ‐0.1 0.3
447 Gasoline stations ………………………………… 1.4 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.5
448 Clothing & clothing accessories
stores ………………………………………………… 3.1 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.2
451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical
instrument, & book stores ……………….. 2.6 1.1 0.9 1.4 ‐0.2 0.4
452 General merchandise stores………………… 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.1
4521 Department stores ………………………… 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
453 Miscellaneous store retailers ……………… 5.0 2.4 1.4 2.9 0.4 1.7
454 Nonstore retailers ………………………………… 2.0 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.4
722 Food services & drinking places …………… 3.4 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.0 0.3
(1) Estimated measures of sampling variability are based on estimates not adjusted for seasonal variation or holiday or trading day variation. Medians are based
on estimates for the most recent 12 months.

(2) These columns provide measures of the difference between the advance‐to‐preliminary and preliminary‐to‐final estimates of month‐to‐month change for the
same pair of months as measured by the Advance sample and MRTS sample. The average and median revisions are based on estimates for the most
recent 12 months.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, July 16, 2024. (Project No. P‐7504206 / Approval CBDRB‐FY24‐0003),
Additional information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at
<www.census.gov/retail/how_surveys_are_collected.html>.