June Retail Sales
Updated: 16-Jul-26 09:35 ET



Highlights

• Total retail sales were up 0.2% month-over-month in June (Briefing.com consensus: 0.2%) following an upwardly revised 1.0% increase (from 0.9%) in May.
• Excluding autos, retail sales were down 0.2% month-over-month (Briefing.com consensus: 0.1%) following an upwardly revised 1.0% increase (from 0.8%) in May.

Key Factors

• Motor vehicle and parts dealer sales increased 1.9% following a 1.1% increase in May.
• Gasoline station sales fell 5.3% following a 2.6% increase in May.
• Clothing and clothing accessories stores sales decreased 0.3% month-over-month following a 0.9% increase in May.
• Nonstore retailer sales jumped 1.9% after increasing 1.4% in May.
• Food services and drinking places sales edged up 0.1% following a 1.2% increase in May.
• Furniture and home furnishing store sales were flat following a 1.6% increase in May.
• General merchandise store sales were up 0.1% month-over-month after increasing 0.4% in May.
• Electronics and appliance store sales jumped 0.8% following a 0.2% decline in May.
• Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealer sales rose 0.1% after decreasing 0.3% in May.

Big Picture

• The key takeaway from the report is that the headline disappointments are misleading, as they were driven primarily by gasoline station sales (-5.3%). Excluding gasoline stations, retail sales were up a solid 0.7% in June on the heels of a 0.9% increase in May.

Category	JUN	MAY	APR	MAR	FEB
Retail Sales	0.2%	1.0%	0.7%	1.7%	0.9%
Excluding Autos	-0.2%	1.0%	0.9%	2.0%	0.9%
Durable goods
Building Materials	0.1%	-0.3%	0.1%	1.3%	0.5%
Autos/parts	1.9%	1.1%	-0.4%	0.6%	1.0%
Furniture	0.0%	1.6%	-1.2%	2.4%	-0.4%
Nondurable goods
General Merchandise	0.1%	0.4%	0.0%	1.6%	0.1%
Food	-0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Gasoline stations	-5.3%	2.6%	3.7%	14.2%	1.7%
Clothing	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.2%	2.6%
e*retailing/non-store	1.9%	1.4%	1.5%	0.8%	1.8%