Retail sales · RSGCS
Grocery store sales
As of Sep 2026, the grocery store sales had risen 0.9% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 0.3% in Aug 2026. The latest value was $77.2B.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
$77.2B
Change from Aug 2026
+0.5%
A year earlier
$76.5B
12-month change
+0.9%
$77.2B Sep 2026 · Millions of dollars
Millions of dollars. Data from Jan 1992 to Sep 2026 (417 observations).
What it measures
This is monthly sales at grocery stores, which move with both food prices and how much people eat at home.
- Official title
- Advance Retail Sales: Grocery Stores
- Units
- Millions of dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Census Bureau
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $77.2B | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| Aug 2026 | $76.8B | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $76.6B | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $76.7B | -0.3% | +1.0% |
| May 2026 | $76.9B | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| Apr 2026 | $76.8B | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| Mar 2026 | $76.3B | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| Feb 2026 | $75.4B | -1.4% | -0.4% |
| Jan 2026 | $76.5B | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| Dec 2025 | $76.4B | +0.2% | +1.4% |
| Nov 2025 | $76.3B | -0.3% | +2.3% |
| Oct 2025 | $76.5B | +0.0% | +2.3% |
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Advance Retail Sales: Grocery Stores [RSGCS], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSGCS, Oct 27, 2026.
- View RSGCS on FRED® · U.S. Census Bureau
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