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U.S. retail sales were up in September, the 12th consecutive month that number has risen, according to the National Retail Federation.
Not counting automobile and gasoline sales, retail sales totaled nearly $561 billion, up 0.28 percent from August and up four percent compared with September 2025, the association reported.
Both of those numbers are seasonally adjusted. In September, those numbers were 0.22 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively.
“Retail sales rose again as consumers continued to spend following a solid back-to-school shopping season,” said Matthew Shay, the federation’s president and chief executive officer, in a statement, “Households remain budget conscious, concentrating on everyday essentials even as higher gasoline prices continue to absorb a larger share of family budgets.”
Core retail sales, which don’t count restaurants along with auto dealerships and service stations, totaled $453 billion in September, up 0.27 percent month over month and up 3.73 percent year over year.
That compared with increases of 0.17 percent and 3.4 percent in August, the federation reported.
