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U.S. Retail Sales for September up 0.6%, Ex-Auto up 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $367.7 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 7.3 percent (±0.7%) above September 2009. Total sales for the July through September 2010 period were up 5.7 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The July to August 2010 percent change was revised from +0.4 percent (±0.5%)* to +0.7 percent (±0.3%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (±0.5%) from August 2010, and 7.7 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers sales were up 19.0 percent (±2.6%) from September 2009 and nonstore retailers sales were up 14.4 percent (±3.1%)from last year.
Posted: October 15, 2010 Friday 08:30 AM