In the United States, total retail sales excluding automobile dealers and gasoline stations increased by 7.19% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from a 5.73% gain in April, according to the Retail Monitor. This marked the fastest pace of growth since December 2024. source: CNBC/National Retail Federation

Retail Monitor YoY in the United States averaged 4.22 percent from 2023 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7.24 percent in December of 2024 and a record low of -0.60 percent in April of 2024. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Retail Monitor YoY. United States Retail Monitor YoY - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on June of 2026.

United States Retail Monitor YoY

The CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor provides a first look at how retail sales perform each month. The Retail Monitor leverages Affinity Solutions’ data from more than 140 million credit and debit cards, with nearly nine billion transactions totaling more than $500 billion in annual spending, to measure the annual change in US retail sales.