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U.S. Retail Sales for January increase 0.2%, Ex-Auto up 0.1%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $449.9 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 3.4 percent (±0.7%) above January 2015. Total sales for the November 2015 through January 2016 period were up 2.5 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The November 2015 to December 2015 percent change was revised from down 0.1 percent (±0.5%) to up 0.2 percent (±0.3%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from December 2015, and up 3.1 percent (±0.5%) from last year. Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores were up 9.1 percent (±2.1%) from January 2015 and nonstore retailers were up 8.7 percent (±1.2%) from last year.
Posted: February 12, 2016 Friday 08:30 AM