OMB control number

Monthly Retail Surveys

OMB 0607-0717 ยท DOC/CENSUS.

OMB 0607-0717

The Monthly Retail Surveys (MRS), comprised of the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS) and the Advanced Monthly Retail Survey (MARTS), provide estimates of monthly retail sales, end-of-month merchandise inventories, and quarterly e-commerce sales of retailers in the United States by selected kinds of business. They also provide monthly sales of food service establishments. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) uses this information to prepare the National Income and Products Accounts and to benchmark the annual input-output tables. Statistics provided are used to calculate the gross domestic product (GDP).

The latest form for Monthly Retail Surveys expires 2029-04-30 and is listed under ICR 202511-0607-002.

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
ReferenceFilingReceivedConcludedAction
202511-0607-002 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2025-12-04 Approved with change
202301-0607-002 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2023-01-13 Approved without change
202001-0607-005 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2020-01-22 Approved without change
201704-0607-005 Revision of a currently approved collection 2017-05-12 Approved without change
201405-0607-001 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2014-06-11 Approved without change
201103-0607-003 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2011-03-10 Approved without change
200803-0607-003 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2008-03-27 Approved without change
200604-0607-003 No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection 2006-04-05 Approved without change
200503-0607-004 Extension without change of a currently approved collection 2005-03-15 Approved without change
200204-0607-002 Revision of a currently approved collection 2002-04-26 Approved without change
199906-0607-001 Revision of a currently approved collection 1999-06-16 Approved without change
199606-0607-002 Revision of a currently approved collection 1996-06-10 Approved without change
199404-0607-004 Revision of a currently approved collection 1994-04-15 Approved without change
199105-0607-006 New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number) 1991-05-30 Approved without change