Economic calendar / US retail sales
Next US retail sales
How much Americans spent in shops and restaurants last month.
8:30 a.m. ET, 12:30 UTC. Your time zone: shown in US Eastern time.
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Who watches it
US dollar pairs, gold, US indices (Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow).
Official schedule
Dates and times come from the U.S. Census Bureau. See the source.
Prop firm news rules for this release
- FTMO: not on FTMO's restricted list.
- FundingPips: not in its USD announcements reference.
- FundedNext (funded): if it is a listed high-impact release, only 40% of the profit from USD-correlated trades executed 5 minutes before to 5 minutes after counts.
- The5ers (High Stakes): if it is high-impact (red folder) on Forex Factory, no order in the related currency or index may execute from 2 minutes before to 2 minutes after.
The four firms' news rules, quoted from their own pages (read October 9, 2026).
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Every scheduled date
| Date | Time (ET) | Your time |
|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jul 16, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, Aug 14, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Wed, Sep 16, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Thu, Oct 15, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Wed, Dec 16, 2026 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Tue, Mar 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, Apr 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, May 14, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Wed, Jun 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, Jul 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Mon, Aug 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Thu, Sep 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Fri, Oct 15, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Tue, Nov 16, 2027 | 8:30 a.m. |
Greyed rows have been released.
Questions
When is the next US retail sales?
The next US retail sales is on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC), according to the official schedule published by the U.S. Census Bureau.
What time is the Retail released?
8:30 a.m. ET, which is 12:30 UTC.
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