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FRED Expands Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary Data
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FRED Expands Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary Data
Posted on April 2, 2026
FRED has added 13 new series to its Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary (CARTS) release.
CARTS combines eight weekly indicators for retail sales (including payment card transactions, retail foot traffic, gasoline sales, and consumer sentiment) with the U.S. Census Bureau's monthly data on retail and food services sales (excluding motor vehicles and parts). The result is a time-consistent weekly index of retail trade that, when aggregated to a monthly frequency, matches the available Census Bureau data. The new data additions include series about both nominal and inflation-adjusted estimated retail sales figures, a price index of retail sales, and projections for both.
More details are available here.
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