Table: U.S. Aug retail sales data

Sept. 16 (Reuters) - Commerce Department seasonally adjusted data on U.S. retail sales.

PERCENT CHANGES: Aug July Aug'26/25

• Retail Sales 1.2 -0.5 6.0
• Excluding autos 1.4 -0.2 6.9
• Excluding gasoline 1.1 -0.6 4.9
• Excluding autos/gas 1.2 -0.3 5.6
• Motor vehicles/parts 0.6 -1.8 2.1
• Auto/other motor veh. 0.5 -2.0 1.7
• Furniture/home furn 0.9 -0.2 1.9
• Electronics/appliances 1.6 -0.1 7.8
• Building/garden equip -0.2 -0.1 5.1
• Food/beverage 0.4 -0.2 0.5
• Grocery stores 0.5 -0.2 0.5
• Health/personal care 0.9 0.3 1.9
• Gasoline stations 3.1 -0.2 21.0
• Clothing/accessories 0.7 1.3 4.3
• Sporting goods/hobbies 1.2 0.2 10.7
• General merchandise 0.7 0.5 4.5
• Department stores -0.8 0.0 1.9
• Misc store retailers 1.9 -0.6 14.0
• Non-store retailers 2.6 -1.7 9.9
• Food/drink services 1.2 0.5 5.8