Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2023, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $686.1 billion, up 0.4% (±0.5%) from the previous month, and up 1.6% (±0.7%) above April 2022. Total sales for the February 2023 through April 2023 period were up 3.1% (±0.4%) from the same period a year ago. The February 2023 to March 2023% change was revised from down 0.6% (±0.5%) to down 0.7% (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.4% (±0.5%) from March 2023, and up 0.5% (±0.5%) above last year. Non-store retailers were up 8.0% (±1.2%) from last year, while food services and drinking places were up 9.4% (±2.5%) from April 2022.
