Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Advance retail sales (U.S. Census)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to seasonally-adjusted advance estimates for the US economy released by the Census Bureau, sales at clothing and clothing accessories stores were 27.04 billion US dollars in September 2025, compared to 27.24 in August. This constitutes a reduction of 0.73 percent.
Sample. There are 405 records in the monthly time series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time period extending from January 1992 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: sales had an average value of 17.22 USD billion; they hit a maximum of 27.24 in August 2025; they registered a minimum of 2.73 in April 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-31 | 26978.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 27240.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 27043.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores Sales (advance estimate) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main aggregates SA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade and Food Services Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Retail trade categories SA
Main aggregates NSA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade and Food Services Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
Retail trade categories NSA
Other (subcategories)
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto and Other Motor Vehicles Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Auto and Other Motor Vehicles Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 405 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-09-30 |