RSAFSConsumerMonthlyAdvance Retail Sales: Retail Trade & Food Services
Monthly advance estimate of retail sales, seasonally adjusted. Direct measure of consumer spending strength.
Update frequency
Monthly
Unit
Millions of USD
Historical coverage
1992-01/..
Why RSAFS matters
Real-time GDP nowcasting, holiday-season demand analysis, and consumer-discretionary sector rotation.
Get the latest value
Fetch the most recent Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade & Food Services reading with a single GET request. Free tier includes 100 calls per day.
# cURL
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/RSAFS
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/RSAFS",
headers={"X-API-Key": "brd_your_key"},
)
print(r.json())
# JavaScript
const res = await fetch("https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/RSAFS", {
headers: { "X-API-Key": "brd_your_key" },
});
const data = await res.json();
Full historical time series
Retrieve the complete Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade & Food Services history with min/max/change statistics. Use the range parameter to control the window (1m, 3m, 6m, 1y, 2y, 5y — Enterprise plan extends further).
curl -H "X-API-Key: brd_your_key" \
"https://api.bullrundata.com/api/v1/indicators/RSAFS/timeseries?range=5y"