US retail sales release dates and times
The next US Advance Retail Sales release is on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 08:30 ET, for October 2026. That's 19:00 IST, 18:30 PKT, 14:30 WAT, 13:30 UK, 08:30 ET.
US retail sales dates 2026–2027
| Date | Your time | IST | PKT | WAT | UK | ET | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 November 2026 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | October 2026 |
| 16 December 2026 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | November 2026 |
| 15 January 2027 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | December 2026 |
| 17 February 2027 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | January 2027 |
| 16 March 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 12:30 | 08:30 | February 2027 |
| 16 April 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | March 2027 |
| 14 May 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | April 2027 |
| 16 June 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | May 2027 |
| 16 July 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | June 2027 |
| 16 August 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | July 2027 |
| 16 September 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | August 2027 |
| 15 October 2027 | 12:30 UTC | 18:00 | 17:30 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | September 2027 |
| 16 November 2027 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | October 2027 |
| 15 December 2027 | 13:30 UTC | 19:00 | 18:30 | 14:30 | 13:30 | 08:30 | November 2027 |
14 US Advance Retail Sales releases are scheduled from 17 November 2026 to 15 December 2027, according to TradingLookup's News-Day Calendar (October 2026).
What US retail sales are and why they move markets
The US Census Bureau's advance estimate of monthly sales at US retail and food services businesses.
Consumer spending is the largest part of the US economy, so retail sales are an early read on growth and can move the dollar and US stock index futures. We rate them high impact: central-bank decisions and the main inflation, jobs, GDP and retail data.
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Related releases
Source
- Publisher
- US Census Bureau
- Schedule page
- census.gov
- Re-read
- Every week