Recent growth now showing a peak in November 2013. Excluding the volatile Vehicles sector, sales flat from December to January. Read More
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Retail Sales – Up 0.2% in December, with continued Vehicle sales volatility.
Food & Beverage Store sales up a significant 2.0% in December – even after seasonal adjustment. Last month’s report revised down heavily such that today’s estimate for December sales is now below the initial estimate of the November level. Read More
Retail Sales up 0.7% in November
Half of the increase came from the category of Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers. October’s total sales gain was revised up to 0.6% from the previously reported 0.4%. Read More
Retail Sales: Up 0.4% in October
An increase (seasonally adjusted) of $1730M, of which $1,056M came from Motor Vehicles & Parts Dealers. This series has been very volatile and dominant recently. Apart from Gas Stations, where prices dropped 10%, almost all other sections saw growth. Read More
Retail Sales: Down 0.1% in September
But, excluding seasonally volatile Motor Vehicles sales, the total figure is up 0.4%. Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers plunged by $1.8bn In Sept. while all other sectors combined to add $1.3bn to the monthly sales figure. Read More