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* Retail sales projections are based on the MRTS & MARTS and weekly data for retail transactions from Consumer Edge, SafeGraph, Facteus, BEA, and Numerator; retail foot traffic from Advan; gasoline sales from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); and consumer sentiment from Morning Consult.
*Retail sales projections are based on the MRTS & MARTS and weekly data for retail transactions from Consumer Edge, SafeGraph, Facteus, BEA, and Numerator; retail foot traffic from Advan; gasoline sales from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); and consumer sentiment from Morning Consult.
The Advance Monthly and Monthly Retail Trade Surveys (MARTS and MRTS), the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), and the Quarterly E-Commerce Report work together to produce the most comprehensive data available on retail economic activity in the United States.
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To provide current estimates of sales at retail and food services stores and inventories held by retail stores. The United States Code, Title 13, authorizes this survey and provides for voluntary responses.
Companies with one or more establishments that sell merchandise and related services to final consumers.
A mail-out/mail-back survey of about 13,000 retail businesses with paid employees; supplemented by estimates for nonemployers, new employers, and missed employers obtained from benchmarking to the Annual Retail Trade Survey. The sample of retail firms is drawn from the Business Register which contains all Employer Identification Numbers (EINs) and ...
Monthly Retail Trade Sales and Inventories estimates are released approximately 6 weeks after the end of the reference month. Statistics include retail sales, inventories, and ratios of inventories-to-sales. Estimates are both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted. The Annual Revision of Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services is released annually each...
These data are widely used throughout government, academic, and business communities. The Bureau of Economic Analysis uses the estimates to calculate Gross Domestic Product. The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the estimates to develop consumer price indexes and productivity measurements. The Council of Economic Advisers uses the estimates to analyz...
Contributes to two designated principal economic indicators. This survey is an integral component of the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey and the Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales Report.
The estimates from MARTS are released approximately ten business days after the end of the reference month and are revised one month later by estimates from the Monthly Retail Trade and Food Services Survey (MRTS). Estimates are summarized by industry classification based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Sampling Frame
Table 1. Estimated Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services, by Kind of Business (Total sales estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Monthly Retail Trade Survey, and administrative records.) NAICS1
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*Retail sales projections are based on the MRTS & MARTS and weekly data for retail transactions from Bloomberg Second Measure, Consumer Edge, Facteus, Numerator, and SafeGraph; retail foot traffic from Advan; gasoline sales from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA); and consumer sentiment from Morning Consult. Retail & food services ...
