Retail Sales: Book Stores

MRTSSM451211USNincome spendingFree tier

Series IDMRTSSM451211USN
UnitsMillions of Dollars
FrequencyMonthly
Categoryincome spending
Latest observation2026-08-01
HistoryPoint-in-time: every value as first published plus each revision, so backtests see only what was known on the day

Latest reading

The latest Retail Sales: Book Stores observation, for 2026-08-01, is 965 Millions of Dollars, up from 613 for 2026-07-01. It has not been revised since it was first published. 99.8% of observations in this history were revised after first release.

Latest observation2026-08-01
Latest value965 Millions of Dollars
Previous613 (2026-07-01)
Change352 (+57.4%)
First published value965
Last release2026-10-15
Vintages stored114
Observations416
Largest revision (5 years)2024-12-01: 1,059 → 928

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