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U.S. Retail Sales for August unch%, Ex-Auto up 0.1%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $389.5 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.5%) from the previous month and 7.2 percent (±0.7%) above August 2010. Total sales for the June through August 2011 period were up 7.9 percent (±0.7%) from the same period a year ago. The June to July 2011 percent change was revised from +0.5 percent (±0.5%)* to +0.3 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from July 2011, and 7.5 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Gasoline stations sales were up 20.8 percent (±1.7%) from August 2010 and nonstore retailers sales were up 10.4 percent (±2.5%) from last year.
Posted: September 14, 2011 Wednesday 08:30 AM