Retail sales data releases today 16 July 2026

 

	Actual	Previous	consensus
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM	0.2%	0.7%	-0.1%
Retail Sales Control Group MoM	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%

US Retail Sales Data (June 2026 Release – Today, July 16, 2026)

·         Actual: 0.2% (Month-over-Month)

·         Forecast: 0.2%

·         Previous: 0.9%

US Market Impact

Since the result matched expectations, the immediate impact is likely to be neutral.

·         Dow Jones (US30): Mildly positive to neutral if earnings remain strong.

·         US Dollar (USD): Limited reaction because there was no surprise.

·         Gold (XAU/USD): May remain range-bound unless other data or Fed comments move the market.

·         Treasury Yields: Little change expected after the release.

For US30 (IC Markets)

·         If price breaks above resistance with strong volume, look for a buy.

·         If price fails at resistance and breaks below support, look for a sell.

·         Because the data matched forecasts, price action will likely be driven more by corporate earnings, Fed expectations, and technical levels than by retail sales alone 

ऐसा लगता है कि आज का डेटा (जून 2026 की रिटेल बिक्री, जो सुबह 8:30 बजे ET पर जारी होगा) अभी सर्च रिज़ल्ट में नहीं आया है — सबसे हालिया पब्लिश डेटा अभी भी **मई 2026** का है, जो 17 जून को आया था। स्थिति इस प्रकार है:

 

**मई 2026 (आखिरी बार पब्लिश डेटा, 17 जून):**

- रिटेल और फ़ूड सर्विस बिक्री: $763.7 बिलियन, महीने-दर-महीने 0.9% की बढ़ोतरी, जो 0.5% के अनुमान से ज़्यादा है और अप्रैल में 0.4% की संशोधित बढ़ोतरी से तेज़ है

- फ़ूड सर्विस, ऑटो, बिल्डिंग मटीरियल और गैस स्टेशन को छोड़कर बिक्री (GDP के लिए इस्तेमाल होने वाला "कंट्रोल ग्रुप") 0.7% बढ़ी, जबकि अप्रैल में इसमें 0.5% की बढ़ोतरी हुई थी

- गैस स्टेशन की बिक्री में सबसे ज़्यादा बढ़ोतरी (3.4%) देखी गई, जो ईरान के साथ युद्ध के कारण ईंधन की बढ़ी हुई कीमतों को दर्शाती है

 

**आज का डेटा (जून 2026 का डेटा):**

- आम सहमति वाला अनुमान महीने-दर-महीने 0.2% है, जबकि पिछली बार यह 0.9% था

- यह सुबह 8:30 बजे ET पर जारी होगा, साथ ही जॉबलेस क्लेम, फ़िली फ़ेड मैन्युफैक्चरिंग इंडेक्स और पेंडिंग होम सेल्स का डेटा भी आएगा

Retail sales data releases today 16 July 2026

It looks like today's release (June 2026 retail sales, out at 8:30 AM ET) hasn't shown up in search results yet — the most recent published data is still May 2026, which came out on June 17. Here's where things stand:

May 2026 (last published reading, June 17):

• Retail & food services sales: $763.7 billion, up 0.9% month-over-month, above the 0.5% forecast, and an acceleration from a downwardly revised 0.4% rise in April
• Sales excluding food services, autos, building materials, and gas stations (the "control group" used for GDP) rose 0.7%, following a 0.5% gain in April
• Gas station sales led the increase (3.4%), still reflecting elevated fuel prices tied to the war with Iran

Today's release (June 2026 data):

• Consensus forecast is 0.2% month-over-month, versus a strong 0.9% previous reading
• It's due at 8:30 AM ET, alongside jobless claims, the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index, and pending home sales

The U.S. Retail Sales data for June 2026 was released this morning at 12:30 PM ET, showing a significant and unexpected surge in consumer spending that heavily outpaced market expectations.

Here is the breakdown of the key metrics released today:

Core Retail Sales Data (June 2026)

Metric	Actual	Consensus Forecast	Previous Month (May)
Headline Retail Sales (MoM)	0.9%	0.2%	0.9%
Retail Sales Ex-Autos (MoM)	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%
Control Group Retail Sales *	0.7%	0.5%	0.3%

(Note: The Control Group metric excludes food services, auto dealers, building materials, and gas stations, and is directly used to calculate U.S. GDP.)

Key Takeaways

·         Consumer Resilience: Markets were bracing for a sharp slowdown down to 0.2% due to lingering economic anxieties, but consumer demand held remarkably strong at 0.9%.

·         Ex-Autos Surprise: Demand outside of auto dealerships was expected to slightly contract (-0.1%), but instead jumped to 0.8%, highlighting broad-based spending health.

·         Market Impact: This robust spending data, paired with a concurrent cooling in consumer price pressures reported earlier in the month, points to a strong economic foundation for the middle of 2026.