Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.10 percent in April 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 5.20 percent in April 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.

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 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Sales excluding Motor Vehicle and Parts. The U.S. Census Bureau provides Retail Sales excluding Motor Vehicle and Parts in USD. Retail Sales include Food Services.

Graph and download economic data for Motor Vehicle Retail Sales: Domestic Autos (DAUTOSA) from Jan 1967 to May 2025 about headline figure, vehicles, retail trade, domestic, new, sales, retail, and USA.

Retail Sales in China increased 5.10 percent in April 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.

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.

Key information about Mexico Retail Sales Growth

• Mexico Retail Sales grew 4.6 % YoY in Apr 2023, compared with a 1.8 % increase in the previous month.
• Mexico Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Apr 2023, with an average growth rate of 2.0 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 34.7 % in May 2021 and a record low of -23.3 % in May 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of Mexico recorded 111,416.0 units in May 2023, representing a growth of 18.0 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography provides Retail Trade Index with base 2018=100. Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2009 is calculated from Retail Trade Index with base 2003=100.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade (RSXFS) from Jan 1992 to Apr 2025 about retail trade, sales, retail, services, and USA.

Retail Sales in the United Kingdom increased 1.20 percent in April 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.

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.

In 2024, global retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated six trillion U.S. dollars. Projections indicate a 31 percent growth in this figure over the coming years, with expectations to come close to eight trillion 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 800 billion 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 two trillion 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 20 percent.

Retail Sales in Japan increased 3.30 percent in April 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.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores (RSFHFS) from Jan 1992 to Mar 2025 about furniture, retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

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 %.

The National Bureau of Statistics provides monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth.

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

This data set contains preliminary weekly retail sales data for cannabis and cannabis products in both the adult-use cannabis and medical marijuana markets. The data reported is compiled at specific points in time and only captures data current at the time the report is generated. The weekly data set captures retail cannabis sales from Sunday through Saturday of the week. Weeks spanning across two different months only include days within the same month. The first and last week of each month may show lower sales as they may not be made up of a full week (7 days). Data values may be updated and change over time as updates occur. Accordingly, weekly reported data may not exactly match annually reported data.

Retail Sales Ex Autos in the United States decreased to 0.10 percent in April from 0.80 percent in March of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Indonesia Retail Sales Growth

• Indonesia Retail Sales grew 0.0 % YoY in May 2023, compared with a 1.5 % increase in the previous month.
• Indonesia Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2011 to May 2023, with an average growth rate of 7.9 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 28.2 % in Dec 2013 and a record low of -20.6 % in May 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of Indonesia recorded 82,097.0 units in May 2023, representing a growth of 65.2 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Incl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Sales Index. Bank Indonesia provides Retail Sales Index with base 2010=100.