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title: Retail Sales
description: "Retail Sales, Sep 16, 2026: actual 1.2, forecast 0.8, previous -0.6 · ABOVE FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
source: Helious
canonical: "https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-62842aef1a56c324/retail-sales-mom-1-2"
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              16 Sept 2026, 12:30 UTC



# Retail Sales (MoM): 1.2




           Actual1.2
           Forecast0.8
           Previous-0.6

               Surprise
               +1.25σ

           VerdictABOVE FORECAST
           ReadBonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape)


            Retail Sales (MoM) — Actual 1.2, forecast 0.8, prev -0.6. Surprise: ABOVE FORECAST by 1.2 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BEARISH · Equities BEARISH (rates-driven tape).




        [
          The Retail Sales release history, the schedule and the next date →](https://helious.io/data/retail-sales)



        ← [Retail Sales (MoM): -0.6](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-dac1919c565d58c0/retail-sales-mom-0-6)
        [Retail Sales (YoY): 6](https://helious.io/news/rel-ev-95f3aad5f477aabd/retail-sales-yoy-6) →


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