Redbook Index: Release Dates, Results & History
Redbook Index last printed 9.1 on Tue, Aug 25, 2026 against a 7.6 prior. The next release is Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
The Redbook index tracks same-store retail sales at large general merchandisers week by week, quoted as a year-over-year rate. It is the highest-frequency read on the American consumer, landing a day ahead of most weekly data and a month ahead of official retail sales. A sustained slide here is an early warning that the spending engine is cooling.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
A softening Redbook trend leans bullish Treasuries through the consumer-slowdown channel. Single weeks are noise; the market trades the multi-week drift. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | — | 7.6 | — | ABOVE PRIOR | |
| 7.6 | — | 8.3 | — | BELOW PRIOR | |
| 8.3 | — | 8.7 | -0.67 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 8.7 | — | 8.3 | +0.67 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 8.3 | — | 7.8 | +0.83 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| 7.8 | — | 8.2 | -0.67 | BELOW FORECAST |
The 6 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
Weekly, every Tuesday · 8:55 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.