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Releases not available for May 1954, January 1956, August 1956, December 1958, January 1970, December 1973, and August 1991.
Advance Retail Sales not produced from March 1970 to January 1972.
Release Dates (1953 to present)
The file below contains the historic press release dates for the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey since 1953, and is available as:
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau | Monthly & Annual Retail Trade | (301) 763-2713 |
Last Revised:
October 17, 2012