Redbook Index in the United States increased by 7.60 percent in the week ending August 15 of 2026 over the same week in the previous year. Redbook Index in the United States averaged 3.88 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.90 percent in November of 2021 and a record low of -12.60 percent in May of 2020. source: Redbook Research Inc.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-11 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Aug/08 8.3% 8.7%
2026-08-18 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Aug/15 7.6% 8.3%
2026-08-25 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Aug/22 7.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 6.75 6.75 percent Jul 2026
Chain Store Sales 3023.00 2981.00 USD Million Jul 2026
Michigan Consumer Sentiment 51.00 55.20 points Aug 2026
Consumer Credit Change 14.17 -1.08 USD Billion Jun 2026
Consumer Spending 16817.90 16687.70 USD Billion Jun 2026
Credit Card Accounts 653.63 647.96 Million Jun 2026
Debt Balance Auto Loans 1.71 1.69 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Credit Cards 1.26 1.24 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Mortgages 13.12 13.19 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Student Loans 1.65 1.66 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Total Household Debt 18.77 18.78 USD Trillion Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 23651.70 23486.90 USD Billion May 2026
RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 45.10 45.50 points Aug 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.04 1.07 USD/Liter Jul 2026
Households Debt to GDP 68.10 68.20 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Michigan Consumer Expectations 50.60 55.40 points Aug 2026
Michigan Current Conditions 51.80 54.80 points Aug 2026
Personal Income MoM 0.20 0.70 percent Jun 2026
Personal Savings 2.70 2.80 percent Jun 2026
Personal Spending MoM 0.30 0.90 percent Jun 2026
Private Sector Credit 13854.10 13804.80 USD Billion Jun 2026
Redbook YoY 7.60 8.30 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM -0.30 -0.20 percent Jul 2026
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM -0.20 0.40 percent Jul 2026
Retail Sales MoM -0.60 0.20 percent Jul 2026
Retail Sales YoY 5.00 6.80 percent Jul 2026
Used Car Prices MoM -1.40 0.10 percent Jul 2026
Used Car Prices YoY 1.30 2.10 percent Jul 2026


United States Redbook Index
The Johnson Redbook Index is a sales-weighted of year-over-year same-store sales growth in a sample of large US general merchandise retailers representing about 9,000 stores. Same-store sales are sales in stores continuously open for 12 months or longer. By dollar value, the Index represents over 80% of the equivalent 'official' retail sales series collected and published by the US Department of Commerce. Redbook compiles the Index by collecting and interpreting performance estimates from retailers. The Index and its sub-groups are sales-weighted aggregates of these estimates. Weeks are retail weeks (Sunday to Saturday), and equally weighted within the month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.60 8.30 21.90 -12.60 2005 - 2026 percent Weekly
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