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U.S. Retail Sales for June 2021 increase 0.6%, Ex-Auto up 1.3%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $621.3 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, and 18.0 percent (±0.7 percent) above June 2020. Total sales for the April 2021 through June 2021 period were up 31.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The April 2021 to May 2021 percent change was revised from down 1.3 percent (±0.5 percent) to down 1.7 percent (±0.3 percent).
Retail trade sales were up 0.3 percent (±0.5 percent)* from May 2021, and up 15.6 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Clothing and clothing accessories stores were up 47.1 percent (±2.8 percent) from June 2020, while food services and drinking places were up 40.2 percent (±3.0 percent) from last year.
Posted: July 16, 2021 Friday 08:30 AM