Redbook Index in the United States increased by 8.20 percent in the week ending September 26 of 2026 over the same week in the previous year. Redbook Index in the United States averaged 3.91 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.90 percent in November of 2021 and a record low of -12.60 percent in May of 2020. source: Redbook Research Inc.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-22 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Sep/19 7.6% 8.5%
2026-09-29 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Sep/26 8.2% 7.6%
2026-10-06 12:55 PM
Redbook YoY
Oct/03 8.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bank Lending Rate 7.00 6.75 percent Sep 2026
Chain Store Sales 3060.00 3024.00 USD Million Aug 2026
Michigan Consumer Sentiment 48.10 51.70 points Sep 2026
Consumer Credit Change 18.06 14.56 USD Billion Jul 2026
Consumer Spending 16788.70 16634.20 USD Billion Jun 2026
Credit Card Accounts 653.63 647.96 Million Jun 2026
Debt Balance Auto Loans 1.71 1.69 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Credit Cards 1.26 1.24 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Mortgages 13.12 13.19 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Debt Balance Student Loans 1.65 1.66 Trillion USD Jun 2026
Total Household Debt 18.77 18.78 USD Trillion Jun 2026
Disposable Personal Income 24223.20 24154.60 USD Billion Aug 2026
RCM/TIPP Economic Optimism Index 45.60 45.10 points Sep 2026
Gasoline Prices 1.15 1.07 USD/Liter Sep 2026
Households Debt to GDP 67.20 68.10 percent of GDP Mar 2026
Michigan Consumer Expectations 46.30 51.50 points Sep 2026
Michigan Current Conditions 50.90 51.90 points Sep 2026
Personal Income MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Aug 2026
Personal Savings 4.10 4.60 percent Aug 2026
Personal Spending MoM 0.90 0.10 percent Aug 2026
Private Sector Credit 14004.70 13903.00 USD Billion Aug 2026
Redbook YoY 8.20 7.60 percent Sep 2026
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 1.40 -0.20 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos MoM 1.20 -0.30 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales MoM 1.20 -0.50 percent Aug 2026
Retail Sales YoY 6.00 5.00 percent Aug 2026
Used Car Prices MoM -0.90 -1.40 percent Aug 2026
Used Car Prices YoY 0.40 1.30 percent Aug 2026


United States Redbook Index
The Johnson Redbook Index is a sales-weighted of year-over-year same-store sales growth in a sample of large US general merchandise retailers representing about 9,000 stores. Same-store sales are sales in stores continuously open for 12 months or longer. By dollar value, the Index represents over 80% of the equivalent 'official' retail sales series collected and published by the US Department of Commerce. Redbook compiles the Index by collecting and interpreting performance estimates from retailers. The Index and its sub-groups are sales-weighted aggregates of these estimates. Weeks are retail weeks (Sunday to Saturday), and equally weighted within the month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.20 7.60 21.90 -12.60 2005 - 2026 percent Weekly
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