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U.S. Retail Sales for March increase 0.9%, Ex-Auto up 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $441.4 billion, an increase of 0.9 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 1.3 percent (±0.9%) above March 2014. Total sales for the January 2015 through March 2015 period were up 2.2 percent (±0.7%) from the same period a year ago. The January 2015 to February 2015 percent change was revised from -0.6 percent (±0.5%) to -0.5 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.9 (±0.5%) from February 2015, and 0.5 percent (±0.9%)* above last year. Food services and drinking places were up 7.7 percent (±3.5%) from March 2014 and building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers were up 6.3 percent (±2.5%) from last year.
Posted: April 14, 2015 Tuesday 08:30 AM