# Retail sector Informational only - not investment advice. Retail sector hub linking selected general-merchandise retailers to macro indicators with descriptive context labels. As of: 2026-06-14 ## Companies - [WMT](/company/WMT/): Walmart Inc. - [TGT](/company/TGT/): TARGET CORP - [COST](/company/COST/): COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW ## Macro Indicators - [CPIAUCSL](/indicator/CPIAUCSL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items in U.S. City Average - [UNRATE](/indicator/UNRATE/): Unemployment Rate - [FEDFUNDS](/indicator/FEDFUNDS/): Federal Funds Effective Rate - [CES0500000003](/indicator/CES0500000003/): Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private - [DFEDTARU](/indicator/DFEDTARU/): Federal Funds Target Range - Upper Limit - [DFEDTARL](/indicator/DFEDTARL/): Federal Funds Target Range - Lower Limit - [DGS3MO](/indicator/DGS3MO/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity - [DGS2](/indicator/DGS2/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 2-Year Constant Maturity - [DGS10](/indicator/DGS10/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity - [DGS30](/indicator/DGS30/): Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 30-Year Constant Maturity - [T10Y2Y](/indicator/T10Y2Y/): 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Minus 2-Year Treasury Constant Maturity - [CPILFESL](/indicator/CPILFESL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: All Items Less Food and Energy - [CPIUFDSL](/indicator/CPIUFDSL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Food - [CPIENGSL](/indicator/CPIENGSL/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Energy - [CUSR0000SAH1](/indicator/CUSR0000SAH1/): Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: Shelter - [PCEPI](/indicator/PCEPI/): Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index - [PCEPILFE](/indicator/PCEPILFE/): Personal Consumption Expenditures Excluding Food and Energy: Chain-type Price Index - [PPIACO](/indicator/PPIACO/): Producer Price Index by Commodity: All Commodities - [T10YIE](/indicator/T10YIE/): 10-Year Breakeven Inflation Rate - [U6RATE](/indicator/U6RATE/): Total Unemployed, Plus All Marginally Attached Workers Plus Total Employed Part Time for Economic Reasons - [PAYEMS](/indicator/PAYEMS/): All Employees, Total Nonfarm - [CIVPART](/indicator/CIVPART/): Labor Force Participation Rate - [EMRATIO](/indicator/EMRATIO/): Employment-Population Ratio - [UNEMPLOY](/indicator/UNEMPLOY/): Unemployed - [CE16OV](/indicator/CE16OV/): Employment Level - [ICSA](/indicator/ICSA/): Initial Claims - [JTSJOL](/indicator/JTSJOL/): Job Openings: Total Nonfarm - [JTSQUR](/indicator/JTSQUR/): Quits: Total Nonfarm - [GDPC1](/indicator/GDPC1/): Real Gross Domestic Product - [A191RL1Q225SBEA](/indicator/A191RL1Q225SBEA/): Real Gross Domestic Product: Percent Change from Preceding Period - [INDPRO](/indicator/INDPRO/): Industrial Production: Total Index - [TCU](/indicator/TCU/): Capacity Utilization: Total Index - [HOUST](/indicator/HOUST/): New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started: Total Units - [PERMIT](/indicator/PERMIT/): New Privately-Owned Housing Units Authorized in Permit-Issuing Places: Total Units - [RSAFS](/indicator/RSAFS/): Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade - [PCE](/indicator/PCE/): Personal Consumption Expenditures - [DSPIC96](/indicator/DSPIC96/): Real Disposable Personal Income - [PSAVERT](/indicator/PSAVERT/): Personal Saving Rate - [M2SL](/indicator/M2SL/): M2 - [BOPGSTB](/indicator/BOPGSTB/): U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Balance ## Sources Macro data: - [CPIAUCSL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIAUCSL): FRED series CPIAUCSL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [UNRATE](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE): FRED series UNRATE, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [FEDFUNDS](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS): FRED series FEDFUNDS, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [CES0500000003](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003): FRED series CES0500000003, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [DFEDTARU](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFEDTARU): FRED series DFEDTARU, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [DFEDTARL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DFEDTARL): FRED series DFEDTARL, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [DGS3MO](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS3MO): FRED series DGS3MO, source: Board of Governors / U.S. Treasury market data - [DGS2](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS2): FRED series DGS2, source: Board of Governors / U.S. Treasury market data - [DGS10](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10): FRED series DGS10, source: Board of Governors / U.S. Treasury market data - [DGS30](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS30): FRED series DGS30, source: Board of Governors / U.S. Treasury market data - [T10Y2Y](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10Y2Y): FRED series T10Y2Y, source: Board of Governors / U.S. Treasury market data - [CPILFESL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPILFESL): FRED series CPILFESL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [CPIUFDSL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUFDSL): FRED series CPIUFDSL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [CPIENGSL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIENGSL): FRED series CPIENGSL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [CUSR0000SAH1](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CUSR0000SAH1): FRED series CUSR0000SAH1, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [PCEPI](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEPI): FRED series PCEPI, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [PCEPILFE](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEPILFE): FRED series PCEPILFE, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [PPIACO](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PPIACO): FRED series PPIACO, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [T10YIE](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/T10YIE): FRED series T10YIE, Fed/Treasury-derived 10-year breakeven inflation from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis using U.S. Treasury market data - [U6RATE](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/U6RATE): FRED series U6RATE, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [PAYEMS](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS): FRED series PAYEMS, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [CIVPART](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CIVPART): FRED series CIVPART, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [EMRATIO](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/EMRATIO): FRED series EMRATIO, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [UNEMPLOY](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNEMPLOY): FRED series UNEMPLOY, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [CE16OV](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CE16OV): FRED series CE16OV, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [ICSA](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ICSA): FRED series ICSA, source: U.S. Employment and Training Administration - [JTSJOL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSJOL): FRED series JTSJOL, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [JTSQUR](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSQUR): FRED series JTSQUR, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - [GDPC1](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GDPC1): FRED series GDPC1, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [A191RL1Q225SBEA](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/A191RL1Q225SBEA): FRED series A191RL1Q225SBEA, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [INDPRO](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/INDPRO): FRED series INDPRO, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [TCU](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TCU): FRED series TCU, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [HOUST](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/HOUST): FRED series HOUST, source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - [PERMIT](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PERMIT): FRED series PERMIT, source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - [RSAFS](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RSAFS): FRED series RSAFS, source: U.S. Census Bureau - [PCE](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCE): FRED series PCE, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [DSPIC96](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DSPIC96): FRED series DSPIC96, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [PSAVERT](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PSAVERT): FRED series PSAVERT, source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis - [M2SL](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL): FRED series M2SL, source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - [BOPGSTB](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BOPGSTB): FRED series BOPGSTB, source: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis SEC data: - [WMT SEC company page](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=104169); [latest 10-K 0000104169-26-000055](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416926000055/wmt-20260131.htm) - [TGT SEC company page](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=27419); [latest 10-K 0000027419-26-000016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27419/000002741926000016/tgt-20260131.htm) - [COST SEC company page](https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=909832); [latest 10-K 0000909832-25-000101](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000101/cost-20250831.htm)