Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2017, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $474.9 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent from the previous month, and 4.5 percent above April 2016. Total sales for the February 2017 through April 2017 period were up 4.7 percent from the same period a year ago.

The February 2017 to March 2017 percent change was revised from down 0.2 percent to up 0.1 percent. Retail trade sales were up 0.4 percent from March 2017, and up 4.5 percent (±0.7 percent) from last year. Gasoline Stations sales were up 12.3 percent from April 2016, while Nonstore Retailers were up 11.9 percent (±1.8 percent) from last year.