Miner Company
Chasing The Value Consumer: March U.S. Retail Sales Trends And Q1 2026 Earnings Setup
March U.S. retail sales are expected, once again, to reflect headline strength, with both total sales and sales excluding autos projected to match February's solid gains of +0.6% and +0.5%, respectively. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are also likely to play an outsized role in March's data, boosting gasoline station sales data largely through higher prices rather than incremental volume.
March U.S. retail sales are expected, once again, to reflect headline strength, with both total sales and sales excluding autos projected to match February's solid gains of +0.6% and +0.5%, respectively. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are also likely to play an outsized role in March's data, boosting gasoline station sales data largely through higher prices rather than incremental volume.