The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2025: Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services – Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2025, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $732.6 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, and up 3.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from October 2024. Total sales for the August 2025 through October 2025 period were up 4.2 percent (±0.4 percent) from the same period a year ago. The August 2025 to September 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.2 percent (±0.4 percent)* to up 0.1 percent (±0.3 percent)*. Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from September 2025, and up 3.4 percent (±0.5 percent) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 9.0 percent (±1.2 percent) from last year, while food service and drinking places were up 4.1 percent (±1.8 percent) from October 2024. General Information – The U.S. Census Bureau is updating its economic indicator release calendar in coordination with other
agencies and the Office of Management and Budget to address the impacts of the recent lapse in federal funding. We will provide the updated release schedule at <https://www.census.gov/economicindicators/calendar-listview-2025.html> as soon as it becomes available.