Retail Sales Rose 0.4% in September
October 17, 2024, from Floor Focus FloorDaily News
Washington, DC, October 17, 2024 – Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2024 were $714.4 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month and up 1.7% from September 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Total sales for the July 2024 through September 2024 period were up 2.3% from the same period a year ago. The July 2024 to August 2024 percent change was unrevised from up 0.1%.
Retail trade sales were up 0.3% from August 2024, and up 1.4% from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 7.1% from last year, while food services and drinking places were up 3.7% from September 2023.