There were $720.1 billion in retail and food service sales, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month, and up 3.9% from June 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The May 2025 retail sales were unrevised from down 0.9%.
Core retail sales—excluding automobiles and gasoline—increased 0.6% this month and increased 4.1% from June 2024. Retail trade sales grew 3.5% from last year.
Nonstore retailers were up 0.4% from last month and up 4.5% from last year. Food services and drinking places were up 0.6% from last month and up 6.6% from June 2024. Sales at building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers were up 0.9% from May and down 1.1% from last year.
Motor vehicle & parts dealers and sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & bookstores were up 1.2% and up 0.2% respectively.
Over the year, furniture & home furnishing stores and clothing & clothing accessories stores were up 4.5% and 3.9%, respectively.
Year-over-year sales were also up for miscellaneous store retailers (8.5%) and nonstore retailers (4.5%).
Sales at gasoline stations were unchanged from May, and down 4.4% from June 2024.
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