Retail and food service sales for July were $726.3 billion, up 0.5 percent from the previous month, the Commerce Department said in its advance estimate. Sales were up 3.9 percent from a year ago.
Excluding automobiles and gasoline, sales were up 0.2 percent from the previous month and up 4.4 percent from last year.
The May 2025 to June 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.6 percent to up 0.9 percent.
Total sales for the May 2025 through July 2025 period were up 3.9 percent from the same period a year ago.
