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U.S. Retail Sales for July unch%, Ex-Auto down 0.3%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $457.7 billion, virtually unchanged (±0.5%)* from the previous month, and 2.3 percent (±0.7%) above July 2015. Total sales for the May 2016 through July 2016 period were up 2.5 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago.
The May 2016 to June 2016 percent change was revised from up 0.6 percent (±0.5%) to up 0.8 percent (±0.2%). Retail trade sales were virtually unchanged (±0.5%)* from June 2016, and up 1.9 percent (±0.5%) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 14.1 percent (±1.2%) from July 2015, while Health and Personal Care Stores were up 7.8 percent (±2.3%) from last year.
Posted: August 12, 2016 Friday 08:30 AM