October Retail Sales Flat with September, Up 3.5% YOY

Washington, DC, December 16, 2025-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2025 were $732.6 billion, virtually unchanged from the previous month, and up 3.5% from October 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Total sales for the August 2025 through October 2025 period were up 4.2% from the same period a year ago. The August 2025 to September 2025 percent change was revised from up 0.2% to up 0.1%.

Retail trade sales were up 0.1% from September 2025 and up 3.4% from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 9.0% from last year, while food service and drinking places were up 4.1% from October 2024.