Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary Contributions from the U.S. Census Bureau's Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) and Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) (DISCONTINUED)

Title Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary Contributions from the U.S. Census Bureau's Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) and Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MARTS) (DISCONTINUED)
Series ID CARTSILPCM
Source Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Release Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary
Seasonal Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Weekly
Units Log Percent Change Week over Week
Date Range 2018-01-07 to 2022-03-28
Last Updated 2022-04-11 9:06 AM CDT
Notes As described in Introducing CARTS: A New Index Tracking National Retail Spending, The Chicago Fed Advance Retail Trade Summary (CARTS) refers to a weekly index of national retail spending that tracks the U.S. Census Bureau's Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) using a mixed-frequency dynamic factor model to combine high-frequency time series from five private companies (Consumer Edge, Facteus, Morning Consult, SafeGraph, and Womply), as well as two federal agencies (the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the U.S. Census Bureau).

The first release of the month covers the entirety of the previous month (final release), and the second release covers the first half of the current month (preliminary release). All weekly data are adjusted such that each month has four weeks, running from the 1st through 7th, 8th through 14th, 15th through 21st, and 22nd through the final day of the month. Additional information is available online.

The CARTS weekly decomposition component represents contributions to the log percent change from weekly data on credit & debit cards, mobility, and consumer sentiment.

For technical details, see:

Brave, Scott A., Michael Fogarty, Daniel Aaronson, Ezra Karger, and Spencer Krane, 2021, Tracking U.S. consumers in real time with a new weekly index of retail trade, Working Paper 2021-05, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.21033/wp-2021-052
DATE VALUE
2018-01-07 0.076292439952819780
2018-01-14 0.141195824754727920
2018-01-21 0.142622427140593480
2018-01-28 0.206858582622267750
2018-02-04 .
2018-02-07 0.228667521176566400
2018-02-14 0.148047242406915970
2018-02-21 0.051404202069772950
2018-02-28 -0.042713013428383295
2018-03-07 -0.106254551426490070
2018-03-14 -0.074471005991112200
2018-03-21 -0.037040910349388174
2018-03-28 -0.020205462889165290
2018-04-07 0.033843536597097880
2018-04-14 0.147231090914559330
2018-04-21 0.279803270603481260
2018-04-28 0.404797925672224000
2018-05-02 .
2018-05-07 0.441130250747743900
2018-05-14 0.303114842056202400
2018-05-21 0.100259977872657960
2018-05-28 -0.090504432470875890
2018-06-07 -0.190045823732010100
2018-06-14 -0.112411347469026960
2018-06-21 0.030819032482566774
2018-06-28 0.164400108048261500
2018-07-07 0.244935157131044720
2018-07-14 0.219978580362454770
2018-07-21 0.149873933919905220
2018-07-28 0.079145452089834580
2018-07-30 .
2018-08-07 0.014906010239183287
2018-08-14 -0.038506051935219490
2018-08-21 -0.100604285105274110
2018-08-28 -0.166550728977375970
2018-09-07 -0.168126367054570010
2018-09-14 -0.044167283286128860
2018-09-21 0.123053115000394830
2018-09-28 0.284812807029052600
2018-10-07 0.389632433085992440
2018-10-14 0.375118882493785800
2018-10-21 0.325489864173390200
2018-10-28 0.274829501285078900
2018-10-30 .
2018-11-07 0.140507957896080280
2018-11-14 -0.160861816708667620
2018-11-21 -0.568495583859967100
2018-11-28 -0.977719157637022000
2018-12-07 -1.094465459506050000
2018-12-14 -0.645608351318579400
2018-12-21 -0.005512505488180153
2018-12-28 0.587652984348293700
2019-01-02 .
2019-01-07 0.910444527408881700
2019-01-14 0.702864247936481000
2019-01-21 0.287638320671843900
2019-01-28 -0.101418499223228720
2019-02-07 -0.321300938989892300
2019-02-14 -0.213280420928979750
2019-02-21 0.032338332871514240
2019-02-28 0.269817106015190270
2019-03-07 0.416175162021258400
2019-03-14 0.387382185600666500
2019-03-21 0.295201244961692800
2019-03-28 0.211282078046992480
2019-04-07 0.142105863768524380
2019-04-14 0.101778358240742480
2019-04-21 0.079156898163745480
2019-04-28 0.059110322636127240
2019-04-29 .
2019-05-07 0.048067352534072730
2019-05-14 0.055628628592210930
2019-05-21 0.065158676711341480
2019-05-28 0.071575565733366640
2019-06-07 0.084887883006104230
2019-06-14 0.111478713040733740
2019-06-21 0.143511375376423920
2019-06-28 0.175003610797323350
2019-07-07 0.187056760577465790
2019-07-14 0.158635253029158070
2019-07-21 0.114641943704804950
2019-07-28 0.070470127863820630
2019-07-30 .
2019-08-07 0.026818618048333246
2019-08-14 -0.017712732844949966
2019-08-21 -0.075967941841564910
2019-08-28 -0.138571318503624360
2019-09-07 -0.148741564744770930
2019-09-14 -0.059939986129220045
2019-09-21 0.056358598528919716
2019-09-28 0.160085480049119240
2019-10-02 .
2019-10-07 0.208674075893643600
2019-10-14 0.146706327804399660
2019-10-21 0.031636930229765920
2019-10-28 -0.082535896344690360
2019-11-07 -0.136176041801757020
2019-11-14 -0.073349746600655440
2019-11-21 0.028128326026198136
2019-11-28 0.122999807256876080
2019-12-07 0.194843256749680030
2019-12-14 0.219040476684992520
2019-12-21 0.227105254145401780
2019-12-28 0.235096841653212650
2019-12-30 .
2020-01-07 0.205904511392585420
2020-01-14 0.100027299397119500
2020-01-21 -0.039445692763607710
2020-01-28 -0.159880283385002930
2020-02-07 -0.186769088425684540
2020-02-14 -0.077025805480128290
2020-02-21 0.065875383003591640
2020-02-28 0.133640288108619410
2020-03-07 -0.247217316944057820
2020-03-14 -1.527074981950628000
2020-03-21 -3.424846785718191500
2020-03-28 -5.370487523297198000
2020-03-31 .
2020-04-07 -5.892745652005108000
2020-04-14 -3.646589124863994300
2020-04-21 -0.461424965759330700
2020-04-28 2.528820946430607700
2020-05-07 4.405256196071286000
2020-05-14 4.113985503617783500
2020-05-21 3.137867165962551700
2020-05-28 2.334208194563372000
2020-06-07 1.612067620821580300
2020-06-14 1.060008326738387000
2020-06-21 0.764896742974063300
2020-06-28 0.566548486674971600
2020-06-30 .
2020-07-07 0.386617330588064200
2020-07-14 0.276778682660224260
2020-07-21 0.221322482653540630
2020-07-28 0.173206272340274720
2020-08-07 0.155857049481942180
2020-08-14 0.215611918962636600
2020-08-21 0.322400509498038560
2020-08-28 0.431435340988039600
2020-09-01 .
2020-09-07 0.465044929616318770
2020-09-14 0.353703435670323600
2020-09-21 0.197855869735180200
2020-09-28 0.056905452336302210
2020-10-07 -0.039168604398761230
2020-10-14 -0.057564408724740850
2020-10-21 -0.057583305147648800
2020-10-28 -0.085314717999949570
2020-11-07 -0.191953585339819930
2020-11-14 -0.443078714921127800
2020-11-21 -0.822102603789568900
2020-11-28 -1.196628935942535500
2020-11-30 .
2020-12-07 -1.108497843124785800
2020-12-14 -0.121519609635016640
2020-12-21 1.270243337947227500
2020-12-28 2.613183882653199000
2021-01-07 3.109778026696790000
2021-01-14 1.974731017478470500
2021-01-21 0.240543961451162750
2021-01-28 -1.367554786422860800
2021-02-07 -2.081218354680094400
2021-02-14 -1.032099143395066400
2021-02-21 0.789872462284766200
2021-02-28 2.564361667689945400
2021-03-07 3.473673626442898200
2021-03-14 2.715335474789805700
2021-03-21 1.392084317059092200
2021-03-28 0.179450064560112700
2021-03-29 .
2021-04-07 -0.657043303411831900
2021-04-14 -0.750106292778449600
2021-04-21 -0.527603724951908300
2021-04-28 -0.313403745502965500
2021-05-07 -0.093798120186313240
2021-05-14 0.145056983427363000
2021-05-21 0.374289070131139400
2021-05-28 0.579970173349958700
2021-06-02 .
2021-06-07 0.625707351715039800
2021-06-14 0.360520488942184470
2021-06-21 -0.027523015110432500
2021-06-28 -0.393266167464207900
2021-07-07 -0.545179689743590700
2021-07-14 -0.279841186938427500
2021-07-21 0.151957148364979750
2021-07-28 0.563324565805918000
2021-08-07 0.784309013880490900
2021-08-14 0.638791060449062900
2021-08-21 0.362988269397581900
2021-08-28 0.110955041761086560
2021-08-30 .
2021-09-07 -0.036784919940525380
2021-09-14 0.024281670950508400
2021-09-21 0.189110325767342050
2021-09-28 0.362903014481073150
2021-10-07 0.486090393228495000
2021-10-14 0.507907858716648500
2021-10-21 0.515895154814795200
2021-10-28 0.523487575686815700
2021-11-07 0.384529053262775530
2021-11-14 -0.036728985958384910
2021-11-21 -0.604995935846431300
2021-11-28 -1.161486802349971400
2021-11-30 .
2021-12-07 -1.313061193594229000
2021-12-14 -0.672949114558893600
2021-12-21 0.268661172910472000
2021-12-28 1.163994587103756500
2022-01-07 1.642244005634741000
2022-01-14 1.306899497844213000
2022-01-21 0.687532520250112000
2022-01-28 0.121467596618855960
2022-02-01 .
2022-02-07 -0.263608303168262100
2022-02-14 -0.291053207459022500
2022-02-21 -0.194179197560855670
2022-02-28 -0.082829038621614950
2022-03-07 0.020281571490263422
2022-03-14 0.065851811741319030
2022-03-21 0.078980348856514300
2022-03-28 0.105169871518069590

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