Combined Seasonal, Trading-Day, and Holiday Adjustment Factors for U.S. Retail Sales and Food Services by Kind of Business NAICS Kind of Business Dec 22 Jan 23 Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 23 May 23 Jun 23 Jul 23 Aug 23 Sep 23 Oct 23 Nov 23 Dec 23 Jan 24 Feb 24 Mar 24 Apr 24 code Retail Sales and Food Services, total 1.114 0.898 0.879 1.023 0.995 1.054 1.024 1.004 1.033 0.973 0.994 1.013 1.093 0.910 0.914 1.006 0.999 Retail Sales, total 1.127 0.897 0.874 1.020 0.991 1.053 1.023 0.999 1.032 0.970 0.993 1.023 1.103 0.911 0.910 1.001 0.996 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 0.997 0.875 0.901 1.093 1.023 1.076 1.051 1.020 1.065 0.992 0.970 0.928 0.971 0.900 0.938 1.054 1.052 4411, 4412 Automobile and other motor vehicle dealers 1.004 0.872 0.903 1.096 1.024 1.078 1.050 1.019 1.064 0.992 0.965 0.924 0.977 0.897 0.940 1.058 1.054 4413 Automotive parts, acc., and tire stores 0.950 0.920 0.887 1.071 0.993 1.052 1.048 1.003 1.073 0.993 1.035 0.980 0.929 0.941 0.926 1.012 1.030 442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 1.071 0.882 0.897 1.054 0.953 1.018 1.003 0.974 1.052 1.016 0.983 1.067 1.061 0.901 0.935 1.032 0.976 443 Electronics and appliance stores 1.397 0.935 0.886 0.974 0.872 0.937 0.944 0.931 0.987 0.962 0.955 1.183 1.351 0.944 0.927 0.971 0.891 444 Building mat. and garden equip. and supp. dealers 0.923 0.817 0.803 1.017 1.049 1.217 1.128 1.018 1.065 0.971 1.017 0.981 0.894 0.837 0.844 0.949 1.109 4441 Building mat. and supplies dealers 0.920 0.827 0.802 1.013 1.023 1.187 1.124 1.033 1.085 0.982 1.023 0.986 0.893 0.844 0.843 0.949 1.089 445 Food and beverage stores 1.091 0.970 0.904 0.993 0.981 1.027 1.003 1.021 1.012 0.983 0.990 1.014 1.087 0.976 0.938 1.013 0.948 4451 Grocery stores 1.062 0.987 0.911 0.998 0.984 1.028 1.002 1.020 1.014 0.983 0.992 1.008 1.059 0.992 0.945 1.017 0.952 4453 Beer, wine, and liquor stores 1.327 0.834 0.851 0.960 0.944 1.026 1.031 1.036 1.001 0.980 0.968 1.037 1.306 0.844 0.881 0.968 0.931 446 Health and personal care 1.124 0.986 0.918 1.031 0.965 1.022 1.005 0.962 1.010 0.973 1.017 0.990 1.106 1.002 0.954 1.000 0.985 44611 Pharmacies and drug stores 1.087 1.000 0.921 1.026 0.967 1.026 1.003 0.970 1.014 0.976 1.030 0.989 1.066 1.017 0.958 0.995 0.986 447 Gasoline stations 0.932 0.887 0.857 0.992 0.985 1.074 1.073 1.082 1.084 1.025 1.042 0.963 0.919 0.887 0.887 0.982 0.994 448 Clothing and clothing access. stores 1.576 0.731 0.801 0.974 0.961 1.035 0.966 0.974 1.035 0.916 0.940 1.109 1.557 0.737 0.834 1.003 0.929 44811 Men's clothing stores 1.343 0.791 0.790 0.965 1.132 1.098 0.993 0.895 0.921 0.980 1.043 1.028 1.351 0.792 0.814 0.991 1.072 44812 Women's clothing stores 1.374 0.725 0.805 1.042 1.025 1.106 0.961 0.973 0.976 0.957 0.958 1.132 1.371 0.729 0.833 1.059 0.988 4482 Shoe stores 1.401 0.675 0.804 1.034 0.973 1.005 0.941 1.029 1.264 0.936 0.909 1.024 1.386 0.675 0.834 1.070 0.916 44831 Jewelry stores 2.200 0.735 0.924 0.883 0.867 1.080 0.931 0.844 0.877 0.848 0.841 0.997 2.146 0.758 0.958 0.879 0.896 451 Sporting goods, hobby, musical inst., and book stor 1.427 0.828 0.779 0.959 0.929 0.971 1.013 0.982 1.089 0.967 0.933 1.104 1.413 0.841 0.803 0.966 0.922 452 General merchandise stores 1.254 0.887 0.865 0.958 0.985 1.025 0.999 0.994 1.018 0.956 0.995 1.054 1.248 0.889 0.900 0.984 0.942 4521 Department stores 1.525 0.791 0.829 0.943 0.946 0.989 0.948 0.960 1.038 0.927 0.952 1.144 1.515 0.804 0.865 0.971 0.901 45291 Warehouse clubs and superstores 1.193 0.916 0.878 0.956 0.990 1.025 1.004 1.006 1.022 0.965 1.005 1.031 1.190 0.910 0.909 0.988 0.946 45299 All other gen. merchandise stores 1.252 0.869 0.851 0.980 1.001 1.062 1.026 0.967 0.976 0.948 0.995 1.080 1.241 0.872 0.892 0.996 0.967 453 Miscellaneous stores retail 1.071 0.865 0.854 0.976 0.973 1.103 1.077 1.014 1.040 0.998 1.044 1.001 1.036 0.879 0.890 0.952 1.004 454 Nonstore retailers 1.224 0.957 0.896 1.008 0.949 1.012 0.959 0.960 0.986 0.918 0.994 1.137 1.193 0.979 0.932 0.944 1.000 4541 Electronic shopping and mail order houses 1.231 0.943 0.880 0.995 0.954 1.020 0.961 0.972 0.990 0.920 0.994 1.143 1.202 0.962 0.916 0.934 1.008 45431 Fuel dealers 1.401 1.557 1.359 1.290 0.827 0.779 0.718 0.609 0.689 0.724 0.945 1.142 1.347 1.585 1.435 1.193 0.881 722 Food services and drinking places 1.021 0.909 0.914 1.051 1.017 1.055 1.039 1.036 1.025 0.989 0.996 0.936 1.025 0.905 0.946 1.048 1.009 Note: Estimates are adjusted for seasonal variations and holiday and trading-day differences. Each month, new factors are developed using the latest estimates and applied to the not adjusted advance, preliminary, and final estimates and to the estimates of the previous year that correspond to the advance and preliminary months. The sales adjustment factors are not included in this table for those kinds of business for which adjusted estimates are not shown separately. Adjusted sales estimates are obtained by dividing the not adjusted estimates by the adjustment factors shown above for corresponding kinds of business. Adjusted estimates for the summary trade totals are obtained by summarizing the adjusted estimates for the individual kind of business. The options used to derive factors for each kind of business were selected during the last benchmarking operation and will not be subject to modification until the next benchmarking operation. These options are available upon request. SOURCE: MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY RETAIL INDICATORS BRANCH U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Last updated date: March 14, 2024