Year-over-year growth in U.S. retail sales, as tracked by the Redbook Index, eased in the latest reading, signaling a moderation in consumer spending momentum. The index showed a 9.0% increase compared with the same month a year earlier, down from a 10.4% year-over-year gain previously reported.
Updated on 20 October 2026, the data reflect a slowdown in the pace of annual retail sales growth. The “actual” figure compares the current month’s sales to the same month last year, while the “previous” figure measures the prior month against its year-ago counterpart. The step down from 10.4% to 9.0% suggests that while retail activity remains solidly higher than a year ago, the rate of expansion has begun to cool.
