Economic releases on Thursday, October 15, 2026
- 01
Retail Sales rose to 6.3%
Retail Sales YoY %, September 2026, from 5.6% for August 2026. Source: Census.
Retail Sales YoY %, last five years Retail Sales YoY %, last five years - 02
Initial Jobless Claims rose to 199K
Initial claims, the week of Oct 10, 2026, from 198K for the week of Oct 3, 2026. Source: DOL.
Initial claims, last five years Initial claims, last five years - 03
Continued Jobless Claims held at 1.71M
Continued claims, the week of Oct 3, 2026, from 1.71M for the week of Sep 26, 2026. Source: DOL.
Continued claims, last five years Continued claims, last five years - 04
30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate held at 7.40%
30Y fixed rate, the week of Oct 15, 2026, from 7.40% for the week of Oct 8, 2026. Source: Freddie Mac.
30Y fixed rate, last five years 30Y fixed rate, last five years - 05
Real Retail Sales rose to $222B
Real retail sales ($, chained), September 2026, from $221B for August 2026. It is the highest since August 2024. Source: Census/FRED.
Real retail sales ($, chained), last five years Real retail sales ($, chained), last five years - 06
Inventories-to-Sales Ratio fell to 1.33
Inventories/sales ratio, August 2026, from 1.34 for July 2026. Source: Census.
Inventories/sales ratio, last five years Inventories/sales ratio, last five years
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Every official economic release dated Thursday, October 15, 2026, in order of importance and then by how unusual the reading is against its own history. Days with no releases have no edition. Market moves are not part of the edition. Values are those shown on each indicator page, which carry later revisions; charts end on the edition's date. Research and education, not financial advice.