Retail Sales in the United States decreased 0.90 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Retail Sales in the United States increased 3.30 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - United States Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade (MARTSMPCSM44000USN) from Feb 1992 to May 2025 about retail trade, percent, sales, retail, services, and USA.

Key information about United States Retail Sales Growth

• United States Retail Sales grew 1.0 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 1.6 % increase in the previous month.
• US Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 4.7 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 42.0 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -15.8 % in Apr 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of US recorded 1,407,152.0 units in May 2023, representing a growth of 22.8 %.

Retail sales Y-on-Y in the USA, May, 2025 The most recent value is 0.95 percent as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 2.69 percent. Historically, the average for the USA from January 1993 to May 2025 is 2.22 percent. The minimum of -21.93 percent was recorded in April 2020, while the maximum of 49.24 percent was reached in April 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Retail Sales in Japan increased 2.20 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Retail Sales YoY - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Retail Sales in China increased 4.80 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - China Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Retail sales index in Poland, May, 2025 The most recent value is 111.3 index points as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 113.4 index points. Historically, the average for Poland from January 2000 to May 2025 is 70.49 index points. The minimum of 39.7 index points was recorded in January 2000, while the maximum of 113.4 index points was reached in April 2025. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Retail sales index in Germany, May, 2025 The most recent value is 98.8 index points as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 99.6 index points. Historically, the average for Germany from January 1994 to May 2025 is 86.28 index points. The minimum of 77.8 index points was recorded in June 2009, while the maximum of 105.7 index points was reached in June 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (MARTSMPCSM44X72USS) from Feb 1992 to May 2025 about retail trade, food, percent, sales, retail, services, and USA.

United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY: Contribution: Business Cycle Indicators: Weekly Economic Index data was reported at 0.224 % in 12 May 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.224 % for 05 May 2025. United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY: Contribution: Business Cycle Indicators: Weekly Economic Index data is updated weekly, averaging 0.000 % from Feb 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 274 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.721 % in 16 Aug 2021 and a record low of 0.000 % in 14 Apr 2025. United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY: Contribution: Business Cycle Indicators: Weekly Economic Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Retail Sales.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom decreased 2.70 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United Kingdom Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Retail Sales in Estonia increased 1.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Estonia Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Retail sales Y-on-Y in Japan, May, 2025 The most recent value is 2.2 percent as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 3.5 percent. Historically, the average for Japan from January 2003 to May 2025 is 0.93 percent. The minimum of -13.9 percent was recorded in April 2020, while the maximum of 12 percent was reached in April 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY data was reported at 4.089 % in 12 May 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.963 % for 05 May 2025. United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY data is updated weekly, averaging 3.924 % from Feb 2020 (Median) to 12 May 2025, with 274 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.471 % in 17 May 2021 and a record low of -13.873 % in 25 May 2020. United States Retail Sales Nowcast: sa: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.CEIC.NC: CEIC Nowcast: Retail Sales.

Retail sales index in France, May, 2025 The most recent value is 105.2 index points as of May 2025, a decline compared to the previous value of 105.4 index points. Historically, the average for France from January 1999 to May 2025 is 78.51 index points. The minimum of 52.4 index points was recorded in January 1999, while the maximum of 105.4 index points was reached in August 2024. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.

-John Keats

While we don't know the context in which John Keats mentioned this, we are sure about its implication in data science. While you would have enjoyed and gained exposure to real world problems in this challenge, here is another opportunity to get your hand dirty with this practice problem.

Problem Statement :

The data scientists at BigMart have collected 2013 sales data for 1559 products across 10 stores in different cities. Also, certain attributes of each product and store have been defined. The aim is to build a predictive model and find out the sales of each product at a particular store.

Using this model, BigMart will try to understand the properties of products and stores which play a key role in increasing sales.

Please note that the data may have missing values as some stores might not report all the data due to technical glitches. Hence, it will be required to treat them accordingly.

Data :

We have 14204 samples in data set.

Variable Description

Item Identifier: A code provided for the item of sale

Item Weight: Weight of item

Item Fat Content: A categorical column of how much fat is present in the item: ‘Low Fat’, ‘Regular’, ‘low fat’, ‘LF’, ‘reg’

Item Visibility: Numeric value for how visible the item is

Item Type: What category does the item belong to: ‘Dairy’, ‘Soft Drinks’, ‘Meat’, ‘Fruits and Vegetables’, ‘Household’, ‘Baking Goods’, ‘Snack Foods’, ‘Frozen Foods’, ‘Breakfast’, ’Health and Hygiene’, ‘Hard Drinks’, ‘Canned’, ‘Breads’, ‘Starchy Foods’, ‘Others’, ‘Seafood’.

Item MRP: The MRP price of item

Outlet Identifier: Which outlet was the item sold. This will be categorical column

Outlet Establishment Year: Which year was the outlet established

Outlet Size: A categorical column to explain size of outlet: ‘Medium’, ‘High’, ‘Small’.

Outlet Location Type: A categorical column to describe the location of the outlet: ‘Tier 1’, ‘Tier 2’, ‘Tier 3’

Outlet Type: Categorical column for type of outlet: ‘Supermarket Type1’, ‘Supermarket Type2’, ‘Supermarket Type3’, ‘Grocery Store’

Item Outlet Sales: The number of sales for an item.

Evaluation Metric:

We will use the Root Mean Square Error value to judge your response

Retail sales index in Chile, May, 2025 The most recent value is 122.43 index points as of May 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 120.77 index points. Historically, the average for Chile from January 2005 to May 2025 is 92.73 index points. The minimum of 45.45 index points was recorded in February 2005, while the maximum of 168.61 index points was reached in December 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Key information about China Retail Sales Growth

• China Retail Sales grew 12.7 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 18.4 % increase in the previous month.
• China Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 11.9 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 41.0 % in Nov 1994 and a record low of -15.8 % in Mar 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of China recorded 2,381,614.0 units in May 2023, representing a growth of 27.9 %.

In 2024, global retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated ************ U.S. dollars. Projections indicate a ** percent growth in this figure over the coming years, with expectations to come close to ************** dollars by 2028. World players Among the key players on the world stage, the American marketplace giant Amazon holds the title of the largest e-commerce player globally, with a gross merchandise value of nearly *********** U.S. dollars in 2024. Amazon was also the most valuable retail brand globally, followed by mostly American competitors such as Walmart and the Home Depot. Leading e-tailing regions E-commerce is a dormant channel globally, but nowhere has it been as successful as in Asia. In 2024, the e-commerce revenue in that continent alone was measured at nearly ************ U.S. dollars, outperforming the Americas and Europe. That year, the up-and-coming e-commerce markets also centered around Asia. The Philippines and India stood out as the swiftest-growing e-commerce markets based on online sales, anticipating a growth rate surpassing ** percent.