There were $732.0 billion in retail and food service sales, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month, and up 5.0% from August 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The July 2025 retail sales were revised up from 0.5% to 0.6%.
Core retail sales—excluding automobiles and gasoline, increased 0.7% this month and increased 5.4% from August 2024. Retail trade sales grew 4.8% from last year.
Nonstore retailers were up 2.0% from last month and up 10.1% from last year. Food services and drinking places were up 0.7% from last month and up 6.5% from August 2024. Sales at building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers edged up 0.1% from July and were down 2.3% from last year.
Motor vehicle & parts dealers and sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & bookstores were up 0.5% and up 0.8% respectively from last month.
Over the year, furniture & home furnishing stores and clothing & clothing accessories stores were up 5.2% and 8.3%, respectively.
Year-over-year sales were also up for miscellaneous store retailers and nonstore retailers 10.7% and 10.1% respectively.
Sales at gasoline stations were up 0.5% from the previous month, but down 0.7% from August 2024.
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