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ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES, APRIL 2024
May 15, 2024 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and
food services sales for April 2024:
Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and
holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $705.2 billion, virtually unchanged
(±0.4 percent)* from the previous month, but up 3.0 percent (±0.5 percent) above April 2023.
Total sales for the February 2024 through April 2024 period were up 3.0 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period
a year ago. The February 2024 to March 2024 percent change was revised from up 0.7 percent (±0.5
percent) to up 0.6 percent (±0.1 percent).
Retail trade sales were virtually unchanged (±0.4 percent)* from March 2024, but up 2.7 percent (±0.5
percent) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 7.5 percent (±1.6 percent) from last year, while food
services and drinking places were up 5.5 percent (±2.1 percent) from April 20.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| NAICS1 | Kind of Business | 4 Month Total | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| code | % Chg. | Apr.3 | Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Mar. | Apr.3 | Mar. | Feb. | Apr. | Mar. | ||
| 2024 | 2023 | (a) | (p) | (r) | (a) | (p) | (r) | (r) | (r) | ||||
| Retail & food services, | |||||||||||||
| total ……………………………….………..……….. | 2.692.373 | 3,5 | 701.649 | 708.557 | 644.825 | 674.516 | 692.701 | 705.180 | 705.057 | 700.519 | 684.397 | 679.067 | |
| Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts) … | 2.169.876 | 3,7 | 563.955 | 567.997 | 518.529 | 541.636 | 551.718 | 572.863 | 571.723 | 566.846 | 553.167 | 549.907 | |
| Total (excl. gasoline stations) …………………………. | 2.488.948 | 3,8 | 645.457 | 655.092 | 597.462 | 621.170 | 638.387 | 648.988 | 650.556 | 647.122 | 630.348 | 624.204 | |
| Total (excl. motor vehicle & parts & | |||||||||||||
| gasoline stations) ………………………. | 1.966.451 | 4,2 | 507.763 | 514.532 | 471.166 | 488.290 | 497.404 | 516.671 | 517.222 | 513.449 | 499.118 | 495.044 | |
| Retail …..…………………………….……….. | 2.325.842 | 3,1 | 607.395 | 610.478 | 555.528 | 584.626 | 600.348 | 611.302 | 611.381 | 606.720 | 595.397 | 590.606 | |
| GAFO4………………………….…………………………..………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 129.191 | 115.707 | 124.133 | 124.263 | (*) | 130.527 | 130.706 | 128.823 | 128.247 | |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers …….……….. | 522.497 | 2,6 | 137.694 | 140.560 | 126.296 | 132.880 | 140.983 | 132.317 | 133.334 | 133.673 | 131.230 | 129.160 |
| 4411, 4412 | Auto & other motor veh. dealers . | 478.366 | 2,2 | 126.124 | 128.932 | 115.944 | 122.044 | 129.711 | 121.040 | 121.979 | 122.433 | 120.240 | 118.674 |
| 44111 | New car dealers ……………….……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 105.688 | 95.883 | 97.979 | 103.509 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| 4413 | Auto parts, acc. & tire stores…………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 11.628 | 10.352 | 10.836 | 11.272 | (*) | 11.355 | 11.240 | 10.990 | 10.486 |
| 442 | Furniture & home furn. stores ……………..……….. | 41.710 | -9,0 | 10.315 | 11.020 | 10.343 | 11.091 | 12.450 | 10.667 | 10.720 | 10.968 | 11.650 | 11.835 |
| 4421 | Furniture stores …………………..………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 5.997 | 5.705 | 5.885 | 6.777 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| 4422 | Home furnishings stores ………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | (S) | (S) | (S) | (S) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores …………….. | 28.549 | -0,2 | 6.885 | 7.203 | 7.267 | 6.692 | 7.508 | 7.684 | 7.574 | 7.814 | 7.622 | 7.788 |
| 444 | Building material & garden eq. & | ||||||||||||
| supplies dealers…………………….………..……….. | 150.483 | -2,5 | 45.193 | 38.674 | 33.820 | 43.232 | 41.869 | 40.695 | 40.477 | 40.301 | 41.104 | 40.867 | |
| 4441 | Building mat. & sup. dealers …………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 33.337 | 29.585 | 36.260 | 36.073 | (*) | 35.129 | 35.053 | 35.445 | 35.435 |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores…………….……….. | 319.146 | 1,8 | 78.954 | 83.424 | 76.955 | 79.684 | 80.812 | 83.046 | 82.422 | 81.992 | 81.234 | 81.425 |
| 4451 | Grocery stores …………………..………..……….. | 287.760 | 1,5 | 70.847 | 74.970 | 69.307 | 71.746 | 72.939 | 74.263 | 73.789 | 73.341 | 72.913 | 73.158 |
| 4453 | Beer, wine & liquor stores ……………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 5.882 | 5.360 | 5.634 | 5.642 | (*) | 6.058 | 6.063 | 5.943 | 5.871 |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores …….……….. | 142.602 | 2,9 | 35.320 | 36.300 | 34.588 | 34.595 | 36.645 | 36.004 | 36.228 | 36.142 | 36.112 | 35.682 |
| 44611 | Pharmacies & drug stores ……………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 29.946 | 28.883 | 28.821 | 30.449 | (*) | 30.218 | 30.212 | 29.991 | 29.911 |
| 447 | Gasoline stations ……………………………..……….. | 203.425 | -0,8 | 56.192 | 53.465 | 47.363 | 53.346 | 54.314 | 56.192 | 54.501 | 53.397 | 54.049 | 54.863 |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories | ||||||||||||
| stores …………………………….…..………..……….. | 90.271 | 2,0 | 24.012 | 25.066 | 22.005 | 24.232 | 24.510 | 25.845 | 25.432 | 25.949 | 25.175 | 25.387 | |
| 44811 | Men’s clothing stores …………………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | (S) | (S) | (S) | (S) | (*) | (S) | (S) | (S) | (S) |
| 44812 | Women’s clothing stores ………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 3.238 | 2.650 | 3.114 | 3.156 | (*) | 3.090 | 3.132 | 3.032 | 3.070 |
| 44814 | Family clothing stores …………………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 10.472 | 8.566 | 9.867 | 9.812 | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) | (NA) |
| 4482 | Shoe stores ………………………………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 3.186 | 2.774 | 3.184 | 3.367 | (*) | 3.055 | 3.267 | 3.303 | 3.307 |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, musical | ||||||||||||
| instrument, & book stores …………………….. | 29.414 | -2,3 | 7.447 | 7.989 | 6.891 | 7.918 | 8.203 | 8.238 | 8.313 | 8.424 | 8.644 | 8.554 | |
| 452 | General merchandise stores……….………..……….. | 280.694 | 3,3 | 71.447 | 75.807 | 67.287 | 71.953 | 69.256 | 75.866 | 76.113 | 75.145 | 73.142 | 72.099 |
| 4521 | Department stores ………………….……….. | 38.888 | -2,4 | 9.966 | 10.525 | 9.513 | 10.521 | 10.606 | 10.972 | 10.916 | 11.063 | 11.103 | 11.231 |
| 4529 | Other general merch. stores…. ..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 65.282 | 57.774 | 61.432 | 58.650 | (*) | 65.197 | 64.082 | 62.039 | 60.868 |
| 45291 | Warehouse clubs & | ||||||||||||
| supercenters………………….………..……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 56.125 | 49.609 | 52.816 | 50.180 | (*) | 55.957 | 54.877 | 53.457 | 52.216 | |
| 45299 | All oth. gen. merch. stores…………….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 9.157 | 8.165 | 8.616 | 8.470 | (*) | 9.240 | 9.205 | 8.582 | 8.652 |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers ……..……….. | 56.983 | 7,5 | 15.587 | 14.975 | 13.391 | 14.128 | 13.978 | 15.419 | 15.488 | 15.109 | 14.437 | 14.121 |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers …………………..………..……….. | 460.068 | 10,1 | 118.349 | 115.995 | 109.322 | 104.875 | 109.820 | 119.329 | 120.779 | 117.806 | 110.998 | 108.825 |
| 4541 | Elect. shopping & m/o houses ….……….. | (*) | (*) | (*) | 106.317 | 98.984 | 95.911 | 98.825 | (*) | 111.560 | 108.416 | 101.279 | 99.023 |
| 722 | Food services & drinking places ……….. | 366.531 | 6,2 | 94.254 | 98.079 | 89.297 | 89.890 | 92.353 | 93.878 | 93.676 | 93.799 | 89.000 | 88.461 |
